Musical cigar box with 6 doors with a rosewood veneer with the decoration of a lyre. The rest is in black lacquered wood. It opens by turning the axis at the top which triggers the music when the door[...]
Archimedes' screw or endless screw, 19th century. Tool for grains or flour mainly used in mills during the 19th century before mechanization. Atypical object, reflection of a time now gone.
PROYART (Abbot) - History of Stanislas the First, King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar. Paris / Brussels, Chez Méquignon-Havard, 1828; in-12, frontispiece, X-415 pp., full speckled sheepskin bindi[...]
unusual Chinese monk's staff, perhaps made of peach wood, lacquered with ideograms and carved, in the upper part there is a Buddhist monk in meditation, at the bottom there is a fish (carp), on the ba[...]
Desktop telephone model AC 110 (Old catalogue No. 375) made by L. M. Ericsson, Stockholm in period of 1895-1910. A legendary model that enjoys special attention from collectors.
Size app.: 30 cm (rou[...]
Beautiful object, chiseled and formerly tinned copper: a circular large tray with raised and gadrooned relief, with wide border decorated of rope and beads, origin Persia (Iran), Probably work from Is[...]
Très belle Lithophanie dans son cadre d'origine représentant une jeune fille dénudée et d'un amour allongé lui frôlant sa joue
Décors de roseaux, papillons, libellules et fleurs divers finement ré[...]
19th century Empire style walnut chest of drawers. It opens with 3 drawers on the front. Paneled sides. Ornamentation, buttons and lock entries in original bronze. Sold as is.
Very rare collectible desktop telephone L. M. Ericsson model BC 2000 (Old Catalogue No. 400) for battery ringing. Exclusive and unusual design in the form of an old times book press. Framework of poli[...]
Louis Philippe period jug and basin in Paris porcelain with colored flower and leaf decorations on a white background, gilded highlights Dimensions: H19 x 18d / H10 x 28d
At the top of a peak, the mountaineer salutes the surrounding alpine landscape with his hat, at his feet, two notches for cigarettes framed by flowering branches. The subject offers a beautiful relief[...]
Reduced terrestrial globe after that of P. Lapie*, by Lorrain, Bastien Aîné rue St André des Arts, Paris, with meridian circle and equatorial table in cardboard; on the supporting arms, the major plac[...]
Token box or box, in lacquered wood* enhanced with gilding decorated with friezes of vine branches (vine leaves and grapes) as well as bouquets of flowers surrounding the MO monogram; interior with 5 [...]
This magnificent complete copy in 6 beautiful large volumes in 8, full sheepskin, smooth spines decorated with rich gilded iron, titles and volume numbers in green morocco, marbled endpapers, ex-libri[...]
Large Guyon type bladder syringe from the end of the 19th century. In bakelite glass and chromed metal, graduated from 25 to 150 ml. Intended use: medicine: urology. Accuracy of use: This syringe was [...]
Georges BIZET (1838 - 1875), compositeur français
Lettre autographe signée à l’éditeur musical Antoine de Choudens. S.l.n.d. (circa 1863) ; 1 page ½ in-8°.
Bizet informe son éditeur qu’il a dû revoi[...]
Juliette DROUET (Fougères 1806- Paris 1883), French actress, mistress of Victor Hugo
Autograph letter signed "Juliette" to Victor HUGO with DRAWING. August 20 (1841) Friday evening 4:3/4; 4 pages in-[...]
French C.A. collection, the name will be communicated to the purchaser.
This African Dogon statuette is anchored in a circular base. Although the arms are absent, the shoulders are narrow and well [...]
The Bois de Vincennes described and photographed by Emile DE LA BEDOLLIERE and Ildefonse ROUSSET Published by A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie, Paris, 1866 Original edition decorated with 25 mounted a[...]
The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1907)
This Japanese ink and pigment painting on paper, mounted on a scroll with silk borders, depicts the macabre and captivating scene of two[...]
Ink on paper, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period
This ink-on-paper painting, mounted as a scroll with colored paper borders, is titled Skeletons Studying. It portrays a circle o[...]
Pretty brass match holder forming a heart on the top. Decor representing a peak on the base Initials GE Height: 16 cm Top width: 8.5 cm Bottom width: 5 cm Depth: 3.5 cm
19th century gourd, Corsican folk art, called "Zucca". Traditionally made and carried by shepherds, they could also sometimes be used as a pulverin, with adapted tips.This one is engraved with geometr[...]
Animated Vishnu Pendant Amulet
Tibet
19th century
Coral, turquoise and brass
Pendant dimensions: H: 9; W: 7.5 cm
Length when worn: 32 cm
Rectangular amulet depicting one of the three main H[...]
JAPAN: Meiji period, 19th century.
Lovely little vase in lacquered and partially woven bamboo.
Floral and plant decoration.
Brass base resting on 3 feet.
Upper edge in woven brass.
For ikebana fl[...]
Rare model of Crow spoontoon / gunstock tomahawk. The handle is sculpted, it represents at its top the figure of a bird. The forged blade is of European origin.
REGION: USA
MATERIAL: Hardwood, ste[...]
Rare Tlingit war dagger, 19th century, double-edged bronze or brass blade separated by a handle covered in very worn old hide. REGION: Alaska/Canada MATERIAL: bronze/brass, hide PERIOD: 19th century L[...]
Belle médaille uniface en étain représentant le Comte de Buffon et réalisée par le célèbre graveur Jacques Edouard GATTEAUX (né le 4 novembre 1788 et mort à Paris le 8 février 1881)
Dimension :
Di[...]
Lot of 20 copper cake or chocolate molds from the 19th century
Several very rare and atypical models.
Different markings on the molds: numbers, initials or brands (TROTTIER ...)
The set is in[...]
Large cauldron in red copper chiseled on all sides, from the Maghreb, Algeria.
From the 19th century, in very good condition and beautiful patina.
The deep chiseling represents friezes of plants, ep[...]
Breton wardrobe, Breton doll's furniture from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century around 1900. Dimensions 45 cm high, 30 cm wide and 16 cm deep. Nice typical Breton work, beautifully [...]
The pommel is in the shape of silver clover inserted with a large coral cabochon.
Decorated with gilded brass scrolls.
The scabbard is made of embossed silver, decorated on the top of the face of [...]
Old prayer book, in Latin and French, dating from 1883. This book is bound in all leather, the spine is decorated with 5 nerves. It is approved by Mgr Charles-théodore COLET, Bishop of Tours. The Roma[...]
French Navy telescope.mid-19th centuryThe telescope is signed "Edmond Lorieux, Paris" Edmond Marie Lorieux, (1832-1909) was a French engineer, inspector general of mines, secretary of the General Coun[...]
Fine earthenware toilet service decorated in blue with bouquets of flowers. It includes a bowl (diam. 3.5 cm x H. 9.5 cm), a jug and a soap dish (diam. 15 cm), along with a night vase (diam. 20 cm x H[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1875.
Impression en couleurs.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 65 x 49 cm.
Original antique chart of 1875.
Rare collection illustrant les ports de France.
Institutio[...]
Netsuke representing a tengu, a mountain deity associated with the samurai, emerging from its egg. The signature, although erased by wear, is still legible.
Netsuke commonly called stone carrier but referred to a disease of the testicles called hydrogen. The characters represented thus are generally blind also hence the closed right eye.. beautiful patina[...]
Antique fly trap, glass vase completely crafted and blown by hand, Italian manufacture from the late 19th century, good original and conservation conditions, the photos speak for themselves, diameter [...]
Old and exceptional funerary anthropomorphic statue from the Yombe / Kongo tribe DR Congo
Tribe : Yombe / Woyo / Kongo
Period: late 19th century
Height: 54 cm
Good condition (small chips / missing[...]
Magnifique commode de maîtrise Louis XV
Galbé de toute face , belle qualité , noyer palissandre , filé .
Bronze d'origine
Travail début 19 éme .
dimensions hauteur 33 cm
L[...]
Charming locksmith-blacksmith display window
This rare and captivating display case from the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century, represents a locksmith-blacksmith's sign, a true homage[...]
A very large antique mask formed from the carapace of a turtle, West Africa, probably Congo
Measure - 70cm x 63cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
It is possible to pay in installmen[...]
Beautiful book by Claude Farrère, Opium Smoke, leather bound. The preface written by Pierre LOUŸS, forty-sixth edition. The spine is decorated with 5 nerves, number of pages 296. Very good general con[...]
Superb set of 18 soldiers 1st and 2nd Empire. Made around 1860-70 in painted wood of very good quality Napoleon I, grognard, drummer, rider, infantryman etc... Height from 7 to 24.5 cm.
Becassine among the Alliers Edit Suzette's week 1917 Edit Gautier Languereau 1930 Becassine among the Turks 1919 Suzette's week Becassine Mobilized 1918 Sem Suz Becassine in Apprenticeship Sem Suz 191[...]
An antique silver torque, Hmong or Lisu people; in a glazed frame.
To see a similar torque at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, CLICK HERE
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good conditio[...]
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