Bronze Bookbinding Stamp with the Arms of King Charles X (Imprimerie Royale). France, Paris, circa. 1824–1830. Materials and technique: Engraved bronze matrix mounted on an original turned wooden hand[...]
Beautiful, generously sized pipe case in honey-colored boxwood. This kind of case was used to protect the fragile clay pipes common mid-19th century. It opens wide to accommodate the long, delicate st[...]
A set of three solid silver keychains, one of which is a scissor lock with a double chain. They are hallmarked on the reverse with the head of Minerva and monograms. The head of the keychain is decora[...]
Small straw marquetry painting depicting a beautiful property surrounded by water. Made in La Rochelle by Father Ausa in 1814 for Mademoiselle N.....Rom. In used condition. Dimensions with frame: 29.5[...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery within France: €15. Contact me for shipping within Europe and worldwide. Champagne-style bottle. Smoked green glass. D[...]
An interesting work published in Paris in 1830, second edition, comprising a geographical dictionary, a vocabulary appendix, maps of the different continents, and a folio plate describing the currenci[...]
Blown glass oil lamp with its original iron wick guide. Significant air bubble in the stem, flat circular base. 19th century. Dimensions: height 18 cm - base diameter 9 cm. Very good condition.
Two theaters gilt metal telescopes with mother-of-pearl, blue stones, and black rubber inlay. One is signed Jacker in Paris. Condition: needs restoration, damaged, missing stones (9 pieces). Dimension[...]
Small Leather and Enamel Game Box by Maison Alphonse Giroux, c. 1850
This elegant leather game box contains two antique decks of 32 playing cards, paper markers, tokens, and a gilded metal pencil. [...]
A brown glazed earthenware jug with a globular body resting on a small foot, a short neck, and a ribboned handle, decorated with attractive stylized floral motifs and dotted lines in yellow slip. Val [...]
SÉVIGNÉ (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de) - Letters from Madame de Sévigné to her daughter and friends. Paris, Dabo, Tremblay, Fèret et Gayet, 1819; 12mo, approximately 400 pp. per volume, half-[...]
Wooden sculpture representing the "Lion of Lucerne," designed by Bertel Thorwaldsen and carved by Lukas Ahorn between 1820 and 1821 in memory of the officers and hundreds of soldiers of the Swiss Guar[...]
Solid silver snuffbox, France, first half of the 19th century. Traces of an old hallmark, probably a second rooster mark and a small guarantee mark, re-hallmarked with the Minerva 1st standard mark. S[...]
Drum microscope with niche by Charles Chevalier c.1832. The microscope, stored for transport in its mahogany case, opens by means of a sliding drawer and the microscope is screwed onto the body of the[...]
Full of charm and in a romantic spirit, these three small books, collected under the title "Les Petites Familles" (Little Families), contain several short stories intended to educate and guide Catholi[...]
Perpetual calendar for the years 1816 to 1823, composed of three discs on the back, displaying the days of the week, planetary signs, zodiac signs, and the lengths of days and nights. In medallions, p[...]
Rare and beautiful "First Edition of this famous Affair of the Necklace, in a magnificent copy of these fine volumes in octavo; full blond calfskin, smooth spines decorated with rich gilt tooling, tit[...]
I like these English words... silver baby rattle, nursery? whisle... but this whistling rattle is French... Birth gift for the youngest... He has already been baptized Léon Pierre or Philippe Louis (l[...]
Beautiful pipe with a lid made of porcelain, horn, cork, and pewter. It is decorated with a genre scene, a man paying his respects to a pretty Miller. On the rim of the bowl, the inscription "Guten Mo[...]
Large wall armorial, a convex shield from thick embossed and engraved copper, amati backgrounds reworked in chasing, it is a feat of coppersmith engraver, a prestigious piece. The motto: semper fideli[...]
Rare and beautiful bronze clock with brown and gold patina in the Neo-Gothic style, this curiosity is a library or desk clock from the beginning of the 19th century from the reign of Charles X. With r[...]
Rare and beautiful copy in three volumes in 8, full blond flamed sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with gilded irons, gilded irons 'guilloché', fillets and cut, titles and volume numbers red morocco, [...]
Celestial globe "Dedicated to Mr. A. Bouvard, Astronomer | as a tribute of gratitude | by Ch[arles] Dien | Paris, E. Bertaux Éditeur" (mention present on the cartouche). Globe mounted on a turned wood[...]
Antique and original porcelain milk jug, probably Paris, late 19th century. Very original, cows in the countryside decor with a village in the background. In good condition, with partially erased gold[...]
Beautiful plate of cartridge pouch of the Firemen officers, Restoration period, circa 1820, rectangular stamped brass plate with cut angles, showing the grenade, the two crossed axes, the woven bucket[...]
Engraved brass seal, oval shape, good size, its handle is turned boxwood, a beautiful old patina. Beautiful central romantic engraving, topped with a wreath of flowers, surrounded by branches, the ce[...]
12 small books height 19 cm width 12 cm, including 1 slightly larger 21/13.5 these books from the middle of the 19th century in Romantic style have the particularity of having an embossed cardboard co[...]
Superb antique marotte in polychrome painted papier-mâché and boiled cardboard, presenting an elegant female figure with black hair and a scalloped bodice. A rare example of 19th century craftsmanship[...]
Three agate boxes with gilt bronze mounts. The agate on these three boxes is in perfect condition. Sizes: 10cm long x 5cm wide x 2.5cm high 8.5cm long x 5cm wide x 2.3cm high 7.8cm long x 5cm wide x 1[...]
Rectangular snuff box in pressed horn, as the title attests, it concerns the glass gallery of the Palais Royal in Paris, we can determine exactly the period of this box because it was in 1828 that the[...]
This very beautiful volume is very fresh. In 8 in sheepskin with polka dot covers and a smooth blond spine decorated with gilded fillets and iron, orange leather title, marbled edges, printed in Paris[...]
Purchased together I find that this collection of Cameos in the image of the Gods and Goddesses of the Grand Tour, constitutes a unique set and a decorative panel presented together; a beautiful idea [...]
Very pretty round box in amboyna burl and tortoiseshell forming a snuffbox. Interior lined in tortoiseshell, on the top a medallion representing Marie Louise Empress. Diameter: 8.8 cm Height: 2.5 cm W[...]
Beautiful and rare set of 13 cake molds in red copper tinned inside, including kouglof molds, rare molds with the horn of plenty, duck, Charlotte molds, melon molds, etc. Four molds are signed Trottie[...]
Collection of various types of sands from European and exotic beaches from all over the world, collected inside glass test tubes with cap and cartouche indicating the origin and all collected in a woo[...]
Until the beginning of the 20th century, livestock farming was one of the main resources of the Chamonix valley. Dairy cows were milked twice a day, morning and evening. This single-legged manual milk[...]
We don't often find fire pots and rarely of this size: 29cm x 15cm, weight 20 Kg+, caliber 45mm! Marked in deep engraving of the city of Rochefort (Gard), and 1857... Mayor: Valadier Very beautiful mo[...]
Large rectangular wooden money box, probably beech, with painted decoration of a bird among flowers on the lid and drapes on the sides, a frieze running along the rim. It closes with two hooks on the [...]
Beautiful collector's item, a testament to the art of tableware. Table egg dish in painted sheet metal decorated with a rich gilded decoration of arabesque motifs and neoclassical scrolls. Oval-shaped[...]
Table cannon in patinated bronze, the barrel rises and lowers, the support on spoked wheels is mobile, 19th century work In good condition Length 19cm width 11cm height 9.5cm
Rare embroidery tool, this accessory, fixed to a table, allows you to hold the work in progress in place by an effective spring clamp, to manage needles, threads of four colors, while you work with y[...]
19th century call cord with opaline grip and silk, cotton and brass thread cord. Several wear spots, one from sewing (photos). From a private mansion in the "Noailles".
Token purse Velvet embroidered with fleur-de-lis, monogram IL Restoration period 19th century Royalist fleur-de-lis Dimensions: diameter: 11 cm height 8 cm
Very original small painting in straw marquetry on paper showing a hussar on horseback. Very pretty little miniature work from the end of the 19th century. In good condition, in its Charles X resinous[...]
Very original small painting in straw marquetry on paper presenting a sailing shipVery pretty little miniature work from the end of the 19th century, dated 1899In a Charles X resinous frameIn good con[...]
The universal camera lucida is an optical instrument used to draw or trace, enlarge or reduce an image using a triangular prism and lenses. The arm is adjustable by a rack system. The camera and its o[...]
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