Gold and enamel oval-shaped hinged box. The lid, the base and the rim are decorated with swirling medallions of green and blue colors in the style of lapis lazuli on a guilloche background of striated[...]
Terracotta / pipe clay tobacco pot, WS&S. Bohemia, Teplice region, 19th century. Lid decorated with a lying greyhound in polychrome. Body with two Chinese heads forming a reserve for matches, a scrape[...]
A very beautiful set in a half sheepskin spine binding decorated with gilded titles and pale pink and black volume numbers from the beginning of the 19th century, printed in 1789 from the Works of Fre[...]
COSTER (Joseph François) - The commercial Lorraine, speech which won the science prize in the judgment of Mrs of the Royal Society of Sciences and Belles-Lettres of Nancy. Eulogy of Charles III known [...]
Suite of 4 beautiful shouldered Pharmacy jars, blown individually, in this glass made during a short period end of the 18th century, using sand from the bed of the Rhône, and Salicornus ash, giving i[...]
Silver necklace presenting in medallion a silver coin 1 scudo Pius VI, 1780, year VI. Obverse: oval coat of arms of the Pope, Latin writing: PIVS SEXTVS PONT MA VI and reverse: Holy Mother Church seat[...]
Large wrought iron castle or mansion door key for complicated lock, the pin in the shape of a Greek frieze. Second half of the 18th century. Beautiful object of curiosity, which recalls the passion th[...]
"Game" dummy board, the silhouette is representing a caricature of a cavalry soldier wearing wig and cocked hat and breastplate, oil on wood, England, late 18th century, George III period.
Provenance[...]
Chaussure en cuir intéressante et importante, signe probable ou objet du savoir-faire du cordonnier. Surdimensionnée puisqu'elle mesure 38 cm de long, elle possède une semelle épaisse composée de nomb[...]
Beautiful so-called forest surveyor's compass signed Lerebours in Paris Alidade in wood and with brass pins. Compass divided into silver. Needle mounted on agathe. It works. Protective cover. Full bal[...]
set of bone cards for the Dolphin lotto game. This aristocratic game appeared in 1775 at the table maker Vaugeois and remained in vogue throughout the 18th century. The lot consists of: - 6 dolphins -[...]
Rare oil lamp in blown glass and zoomorphic pinch, depicting a dog, the absent wick was dipping into it by the slightly flared tail.
period is end of XVIIIth century
COLLECTIVE - Brief for Mr. Barthélémy-Louis-Martin de Chaumont, Bishop of St. Diez, respondent against Mr. Jacques Lhermite, parish priest of Trois-Vallois, applicant. Nancy, Chez Haener, 1789; in-4, [...]
CLÉMENT (Jean-François) - Rhetoric manuscript in Latin. Toul, By the author, 1746; in-8, 114 pp., period full calfskin binding, spine with 5 decorated bands, mottled edges, old handwriting on a few bl[...]
A somewhat exceptional lamp.
It is one large oil night light, "Provençal" (in the region they are called viholos or violas) from blown glass, worked with hot pliers, a rare model, with hollow column,[...]
wine merchant's kit including scale with its thermometer in their wooden box, the wine scale is stamped with an Augsburg pine cone from the 18th century, and the graduations on the stem made it possib[...]
Emigration Certificate issued by the Directory of Paris in 1793.
This document indicates that the citizen concerned is not included on the list of emigrants.
To be compared with the documents from t[...]
Couple of figures, probably merchants or farmers, carved from Swiss pine in Val Gardena, ("Grödnertal"), South Tyrol in the 18th century. Wandering figures, mostly sculpted in pairs, enjoyed great pop[...]
Petit flacon à sel en noix de Corozo monté argent.
Travail de marins ou de bagnards de la fin de l'époque Louis XVI représentant sur une face un dauphin et sur l'autre une fleur de lys stylisée.
L'e[...]
Baron de TOTT (1733-1793)
Memoirs of Baron de Tott on the Turks and the Tartars
Complete with his 4 volumes in 2 vols.
Beautiful edition.
Edition of Maestricht, published by JE Dufour & Ph. Roux, [...]
CAJOT (Jean-Joseph) - The plagiarism of MJJR of Geneva on education. The Hague, Chez Durand, 1766; in-8, XXIV-378 pp. + bookseller's catalogue, contemporary full marbled calfskin binding, decorated sm[...]
POPULAR ART: PONTOON WORK.
Half carved coconut, decorated with an 18th century man making a marriage proposal or begging for forgiveness, it is pontoon work carried out by a sailor or a convict, it[...]
[BUC'HOZ (Pierre-Joseph)] - Mineralogical and hydrological dictionary, containing 1) the description of mines, fossils, fluorines, crystals, earth, sand & pebbles, the art of exploiting mines, smeltin[...]
[BUC'HOZ (Pierre-Joseph)] - Dictionary of mineral waters containing their natural history; general observations & particular notices on different fountains; a hydrological biography; different methods[...]
End of the 18th century Large model of a leech jar in blown glass, hollow disc foot, traces of pontil, Perfect condition, Height 29 CM Diameter 29 cm Diameter of the foot 15 cm
Superb scientific object from the 18th century graphometer with several destinations angle calculations cartography manufactured and signed Meurand quai de l'clock Paris 1791 no defects excellent cond[...]
- Oval-shaped snuff box in chiseled and guilloché solid silver decorated with musical attributes trumpet, flute, sheet music, flowered music stand, monogram
on the edge of the D.L.B letter box. hollo[...]
Large snuffbox entirely in tortoiseshell with a rich decoration of brass marquetry. The rims are also in brass. On the bottom, it appears to be an Occitan cross dating from the 18th century.
Very original and interesting English wax case in solid silver.
The case is oblong, with a square section.
A movable part on an axis, held by a spring, forms a “clamp” which holds the wax stick.
[...]
plan of the city and suburb of Paris 1788 with all its additions and the new enclosure map mounted on canvas in 24 sections allegory of MONCEAU with street references. In Paris at Mondhare and Jean ru[...]
Rare carved boxwood snuffbox representing a kneeling horse. The 18th century hinged flap saddle. Slight loss in the saddle Popular work from the end of the 18th century
Notebook bound in red morocco containing handwritten sheets of the colonel general's regiment for the year 1789. this notebook belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Drouot de Lamarche and containing the orga[...]
Curious scene under a glass globe with miniature characters, composed of plants "moss, branches etc...etc..." Painted terracotta subjects and gold leaf highlights. Average height of the characters 3cm[...]
Rare exemplaire de :
• L'Écriture démontrée par Saintomer l'aîné,... Paris : Mondhare et Jean, ca. 1789-1790. 2°, IV-20 f., portrait et planches gravées. Complet. Inscriptions apocryphe l encre 1809.[...]
Beautiful pair of ewers, sewn and shaped leather, bituminized interior for sealing and also solidity, elegant shape, inspired by Roman Antiquity. Each is mounted with a cast and chiseled black lacquer[...]
Lot of four surgical saws for amputations, the top two are 18th, the other two early 19th (Empire period), the two 19th have markings (illegible). The largest has a horn handle, the other wooden handl[...]
Superb travel cutlery, folding knife and fork, Germany Augsburg, vintage 18th century.
The plates are made of green-tinted horn decorated with chiseled silver flowers.
The plates, like the bolsters,[...]
Pair of basket stirrups called cage, in wrought iron with openwork branches and floors, rotating attachment eye, good general condition and little oxidation. Payment by bank transfer. Shipping extra.
Very nice microscope designed by William Withering in its original box. It is composed of its three interchangeable lenses and its mirror. Very good general condition
A rare and beautiful copy of the known and so famous Masterpiece of Guillaume-Thomas Raynal in 1780 in Geneva at Jean-Léonard Pellet, Printer of the City & of the Academy. These 4 beautiful volumes, t[...]
Maritime chart of the Bay of Biscay containing the Costes of France and Spain from the Ile d'Ouessant to the Cap de Finistère, surveyed and engraved by order of the Roy (King)
18th century maritime c[...]
Prison Almanac. Year III of the Republic (1795) calendar of imprisoned royalists. 178 pages, curious engraved frontispiece. rare edition, it is assumed that clandestine given its strong anti-revolutio[...]
Changer's or goldsmith's balance from the s. XVIII. With its original weights and box. It is in very good condition except for a thread on one of the cymbals which needs to be repaired. has a table fo[...]
Couteau à deux lames opposées, acier et argent, mécanisme à ressort à talon carré recouvert d’argent gravé, comme le dos des deux lames. Flancs plats en écaille montés sur platines retournées. Estampi[...]
[AUBERT] - The life of Stanislas Leszczinski nicknamed the Beneficent, King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar. Paris, Chez Moutard, 1769; in-8, VIII-503 pp., full contemporary marbled calfskin bindi[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - Public session of the Nancy Society of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Thursday August 25, 1803, 7 Fructidor Year XI. Nancy, Chez J.-R. Vigneulle, 1803; in-8, 39 pp., beige half-calf box bin[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - The office for the Easter fortnight, according to the new breviary of Metz. Metz, Chez Collignon, 1789; in-12, 581 pp. + privilege, full red morocco binding, decorated smooth spine, gilt[...]
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