A rare copper whelk consisting of a circular tube with a single coil, terminating in a dolphin's head with its mouth open. Traces of old polychromy in gold and red remain. It ends in a stylized tail. [...]
Antique patinated bronze bust. Historical subject depicting General Bonaparte. After Louis Simon Boizot. Fine quality of chasing. Mid-19th century. 8.5 cm high. Very good condition
Claude Bourgelat, Elements of Veterinary Art, Essay on Apparatus and Bandages, Second Edition, Madame Huzard, 1813. Octavo (length 19.7 cm, width 13 cm), laid paper, 20 folding plates out of 21 (numbe[...]
Large money changer's scale with 500-gram pans. Signed by Charpentier at P Couronné, 73 Rue Saint Denis, Weights and Measures Adjuster for the Treasury, the Crown, the Bank of France, the Mint and Med[...]
WARDEN (DB) - Statistical, historical, and political description of the United States of North America from the earliest settlements to the present day. Paris, Chez Rey et Gravier, 1820; octavo, front[...]
Impressive pipe bowl, late 18th/early 19th century, made of meerschaum, with hallmarked solid silver mounts. Height: 12.8 cm. Diameter (at the widest point): 5.2 cm. Width: 8 cm. Weight: 113 g. In goo[...]
Elegant 19th-century walking stick with a gilt bronze pommel bearing the likeness of Napoleon Bonaparte. Dimensions: Pommel height 7 cm, width 5 cm; Total height of the cane 96 cm. Very good condition[...]
AUSTRIA: Medal commemorating the marriage of Francis I of Austria and Caroline of Bavaria. Silver. Date: 1816. Signed: LOSCH F. (Obverse) STIGLMAIER F. (Reverse). Diameter: 40.5 mm. Weight: 29.12 g. C[...]
TULPAIN - Drawings, First Division. Paris, Published by the author, Year X (1802); folio, 60 plates, contemporary half-calf binding with corners. Green morocco title label on the front cover, marbled [...]
Metallic thread, bullion, and sequin embroidery on silk dating from the early 19th century, captioned in the lower register "Saint Robert, Abbot of Neuminster in the county of Northumberland," under t[...]
A rare and very fine copy in four octavo volumes. Printed in Paris by the Widow Lepetit, Bookseller and Publisher of the Bibliothèque portative des Voyages, 2 rue pavée-Saint-André-des-Arts, 1813. A m[...]
SYMES (Major M.) - Embassy in the Kingdom of Ava or the Empire of the Burmese. Paris, Gabriel Dufour, 1807; in-12, folding frontispiece representing the capture of wild elephants, 230 pp., paper bindi[...]
This work of French Renaissance poetry, seemingly appearing out of nowhere but published by the finest printer in France in 1803, written by an aristocratic woman of unknown origin at the time, was a [...]
Beautiful iron weather vane or rooster. 19th century. Swivels on a metal base. Dimensions: height 58 cm - length 52 cm. Signs of age, visible losses, small dents, restoration at the neck level.
SCHWEIGHAEUSER (Johannes) - Cebetis tabula sive vitae humanae pictura graece. Strasbourg, Chez Heitz, 1806; octavo, 120 pp., contemporary red boards, smooth spine with gilt decoration, edges painted y[...]
Pair of Restoration period candlesticks, goldsmith's work, 19th century dollhouse style, Empire or Restoration period. In perfect condition, high-quality chasing, undoubtedly done by a goldsmith, perf[...]
Selected Fables of La Fontaine, Paris, circa 1820Very rare complete set of 25 engraved cards, coloured by hand (there are two identical cards of No. 22, so in total 26 cards).Contained in a cardboard [...]
Rare book which deals with the personality of Buffon, the famous Naturalist: "Voyage à Montbar," containing very interesting details on the character of the person and the writings of Buffon. By the l[...]
Beautiful cast iron cash register from the National brand. Early 20th century , in good condition. An American work from around 1900 in Empire style. Very beautiful decorative object. Height 53 cm Wid[...]
Rare stamp called "seditious" in turned boxwood representing the profile of NAPOLEON I. These seditious objects were used by the Demi-Soldes (Soldiers of NAPOLEON dismissed by King LOUIS XVIII and the[...]
"Large French Solar Microscope by Soleil Fils in Paris" Interesting French solar microscope made by Soleil Fils in Paris. Good general condition. Small crack in the mirror.
Charming lyre with a fir body, maple back, and cherry inlays. The lyre, which requires restoration, features three strings, allowing the instrument to be played. It also produces a pleasant sound and [...]
Travel kit in solid mahogany box with brass trim and push button, interior consisting of a knife, a fork, a spoon, a silver cup, a corkscrew, a round mahogany case, silver hallmarks with rooster 2, ma[...]
[MAGAZINE] - COLLECTIVE (By a society of merchants and men of letters) - The organ of commerce and manufactures. Paris, Au Bureau de l'Organe et du Commerce, 1820; in-8, 584 pp., brown half-calf bindi[...]
An unusually shaped, lightly tinted blown glass bird bath featuring a pear-shaped container with an applied hanging ring at the top and a beautifully deformed cup at the front. Late 18th - early 19th [...]
Chiseled bronze cigarette lighter depicting an eagle inspired by the Eagle of Suger Germany 19th century, unmarked but most likely from the German manufacturer Erhard & Söhne It is in good condition, [...]
Solid silver snuff box. Silversmith Pierre Lambert Termonia. Active in Liège 1820-1844. Second grade. 833/1000. Weight 100 gr. Length 8.5 cm. Width 4.7 cm. Height 1.5 cm. Traces of use.
Third Set of Historical Cards, containing an Abridged Version of Greek History, a game published around 1810 in its sliding cardboard box with faux marble walls. The game consists of 45 cards decorate[...]
Important model in a wooden box, representing the Coronation of Josephine by Napoleon, after the famous painting by David. Characters and decoration in papier-mâché. Work carried out in 1964 by Florim[...]
Gilt and chiseled bronze, First Empire, circa 1805 Rare and prestigious chamberlain's key in gilt bronze, finely chiseled, decorated with the imperial eagle surmounted by the crown of the Lombards and[...]
rare double mountain chalice in monoxyl wood with two handles decorated with birds and a cup topped with a cross, origin Savoy, Haute Savoie, height: 14.2 cm, diameter: 8 cm
[MILITARIA] - Provisional ordinance on the exercise and maneuvers of the cavalry. Paris, Chez Magimel, 1808; in-12, XXIV-523 pp., contemporary half-calf binding, decorated smooth spine, marbled edges,[...]
Precious copy in long grain red morocco, stamped in the center of the covers with the Arms of Louis XVIII; "The Theory of the Factious, revealed and judged by its results, or Essay on the Current Stat[...]
Beautiful bronze obelisk with details similar to the one on Place de la Concorde, but the thermometer is missing. Slight chips on the marble base, see photos.
Tobacco box composed of four carved bone panels.The lid is decorated with a scene depicting two women beside two trees.The three other sides are adorned with floral motifs.The underside of the box sho[...]
[NAPOLEON I] Jean-François LE SUEUR (1760 – 1837), French composer and director of music for Emperor Napoleon I. Signed manuscript entitled “House of HM the Emperor and King. Service of the Grand Cham[...]
Set consisting of a pipe, two cigarette holders and a period case dating from the 19th century, entirely decorated with straw marquetry. The straw marquetry pipe 10 x 2.5 cm good condition, slight lac[...]
Corozo snuffbox depicting a crouching gunner in uniform holding his saber in his right hand. Condition: old restorations to the visor and lid (hinge and bottom of the uniform).Dimension: height 8.3 cm[...]
Interesting Norwegian snuff box in birch burl, dated 1815. The frame is in finely chiseled metal, on the upper part the base and on the two sides of the snuff box, the base the following initials U FS[...]
Manuscript of the operating courses based on the lessons of Professor Jacques Lordat (1773-1870) given in 1811 and 1812 at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier 18.5x23cm 78 pages Rare medical docume[...]
The novel The Incas or the Destruction of the Empire of Peru was published in 1777 and became a great publishing success. Its author, Marmontel (1723-1799), was a famous author throughout Europe, clos[...]
Miniature mahogany chair in the Empire style, with armrests and front legs shaped like winged lion protomes. The openwork backrest is decorated with two hunting horns and the rear legs are saber-shape[...]
Beautiful child's drum in painted wood, metal, pig's bladder, rope and leather. It is painted yellow and complete with its blackened wooden sticks. Empire style, from the late 19th or 1900s. Our drum [...]
Superb and rare Newton pocket globe, 9 cm in diameter (3.5 inches), preserved in its original shagreen case. Dated January 1817, it illustrates the planetary system as it was known at the beginning of[...]
Shell pill box of the "Olivo nulbosa undata" type. Mounted in silver, small guarantee hallmark (Lictor's bundle) 1798-1809. Tardy reference page 189. Payment by bank transfer. Postage extra.
Brass snuffbox from the Empire period, early 19th century, in the shape of a bicorn. A model in vogue under Napoleon I. Used condition with some deformation but the hinge works correctly and the snuff[...]
Incredible lot of 5 old maps This is the first general and detailed map of the kingdom of France produced between 1756 and 1815 by the Cassini family of cartographers. Models in very good general cond[...]
Medal signed Brenet : First Empire, Caroline Bonaparte visits the Paris Mint sd (1808). Head to the right of Caroline Bonaparte represented in imitation of a Greek nymph with the legend in Greek lette[...]
CAZOTTE (Jacques) - Playful and moral, historical and philosophical works of Jacques Cazotte. Paris, Chez Jean-François Bastien, 1817; in-8, double frontispiece, CXLVIII-400 + 556 + 582 + 580 pp., con[...]
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