Attributable to the HB Grande Maison factory in Quimper. Polychrome earthenware, circa 1890. Height 7 cm, width 5.5 cm.
The difference between a snuff box and a tobacco shaker? The snuff box is gen[...]
Gunsmith's wrought iron filigree.
On the front: Jacquetin 1992
On the back: Class 1888
Length: 13.2 cm
Width: 2.2 cm
In very good condition with traces of use.
Tiny wrought iron watchmaker's hand vice.
Spring and screw thread perfectly functional.
Very good condition.
Traces of use but no oxidation or repairs.
Length: 11.2 cm
Erotic bronze: "La goulue"
Length: 15.7 cm.
Height: 6.2 cm
The most famous French Cancan dancer of the end of the 19th century at the Moulin Rouge.
Immortalized by the posters of Toulouse Lautre[...]
Rare and very beautiful life-size bull trophy in polychrome terracotta, horns and glass eyes, from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. In good condition, old restoration, very decora[...]
Beautiful set of 3 works in hair under domed glass (1 frame with non-domed glass) and oval frame in blackened wood and brass. 2 with pansy decoration signifying the memory of a loved one, family. The [...]
Beautiful set of 3 hair works under domed glass and oval frame in blackened wood and brass. Sober decoration of thought signifying the memory of a loved one, of family, 2 of which are underlined with [...]
Composition of Naturalized Birds Under Globe - 19th Century - Wood and Glass
Magnificent naturalist composition from the 19th century (Napoleon III period), comprising 16 naturalized birds careful[...]
[RELIGIOUS] - VILLATE (Baron E.) - Prayer book of Mr. Baron E. Villatte. Sl, At the author's, around 1850; small in-4, 10 pages mounted on tabs, full brown Jansenist morocco binding, blank spine with [...]
[RELIGIOUS] - ANONYMOUS - Wedding book. Sl, At the author's, around 1880; in-12, 28 pp., in sheets in an amateur's cardboard binding, (one lace on both originally). Very beautiful little book of hours[...]
Pair of silk paintings depicting the portrait of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie. Woven in Lyon on the Jacquard Loom, these two portraits are framed in the period and are in a beautiful state of fres[...]
Beautiful late 19th century wooden painted roller horse. It rests on its board with its original wheels (one heavily worm-eaten), with small modern rollers hidden underneath. The paint is period, with[...]
A large antique handmade leather snuff box in the form of a brogue shoe, good patina and the lid closes properly.
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 7.3 [...]
Rare painted sheet metal sign from the end of the 19th century
Mrs. Aguitton, midwife in the 1st century
Restorations to be expected
Dimensions: 80 x 55 cm
Cigarette holder.
Decorated with pearly shells, gilded bronze mount and alabaster base.
half of the 19th century.
Good condition.
H: 20 cm and Diam. 9 cm.
Shipping costs are not included.
Instrument to be identified from an old watchmaker's stock. Cast iron hand vice, brass plate. The crank operates three wheels with notched teeth, a small slot allows a metal wire to slide, for the res[...]
Siphon coffee maker with balance, Gabet was the inventor in 1844. The coffee maker is composed of 2 containers placed side by side, one in glass for coffee and the other in ceramic for water. To obtai[...]
Paris through the centuries. National history of Paris and the Parisians from the founding of Lutetia to the present day." Work written on a new plan and approved by Henri Martin F. Roy publisher, Par[...]
Small World Map on Stand in Blackened Wood. FOREST, Géographe Paris. Good condition with minor wear and rubbing. Split foot (photo). Bright colors. 24cms. Collection Shipping by Coilissimo with Tracki[...]
Rare automaton clock painting dated 1875 and signed Narbel Liberté Patrie. Decor painted on sheet metal of a village with its mill, its houses, its church with a bridge. Background of a wooded landsca[...]
Game Box marquetry
Work very fine marquetry
perfect condition,
interior in rosewood with 5 boxes with dice, cards, colored bone tokens, ...
Dimensions: height: 5 cm width: 31 cm depth: 25[...]
"Marine Chronometer 2 Days Signed Bond A Boston" Very nice two-day chronometer signed Bond a Boston. Very good working order. In its varnished mahogany case with brass handles. The chronometer is moun[...]
Old plaster bust dating from the end of the 19th century; Allegorical subject representing Marianne. Work based on the model by Theodore Doriot. 45cm high; In good condition
1878 Rare fixed under glass in tondo representing the General view of the Palais du Trocadéro. Entirely original, beautiful molded frame in blackened wood and original glass with beveled edge. Dimensi[...]
Important blown glass bottle called "mariner's" or "Passion bottle" containing Christ on his cross surrounded by two thieves in colored wood. It is closed by a wooden stopper covered with a coating on[...]
Superb tiny painted bronze subject, representing the parade of wood pigeons teasing each other on a rectangular bronze base. Chiselling is as usual for this quality, extremely fine, colors are still t[...]
A rather rare collection of anticlerical satirical pamphlets published at the end of the 19th century, this work is not precisely dated.It also contains "La guerre des Dieux", by Evariste Parny, and "[...]
Rare Geologist or Mineralogist walk stick with wrought iron knob in the shape of a hammer on one side and a pick on the other. Very good quality of forge, a little corrosion but beautiful patina of us[...]
19th Century Curiosity Object Straw and Hair Work Allegory of Music Very beautiful piece Napoleon III period Gilded wood frame, under glass Signed Gérard FEDT
A real and pretty "Curiosity", a beautiful decorative object and quite representative of the romanticism in vogue in the 19th century, especially under Napoleon III where the "Troubadour" style was ve[...]
ANONYMOUS - Journal of the marches and operations of the 126th infantry regiment during the siege of Paris 1870-1871. Sl, At the author's, around 1890; small in-4, 44 pp., paperback, damaged cover. Da[...]
ANONYMOUS - History of La Ferté-Milon. Sl (Ferté-Millon?), At the Author's, around 1860; small 4to, 120 pp., contemporary grey-blue binding, smooth spine in black paper. Work illustrated with 3 beauti[...]
Small bone statuette or other period late 19th century I think. Statuette mounted on a base, the feet are missing. Maybe Africa? Very beautiful old patina. Height: 12 cm without the base
Cigar case with hunting decoration in solid silver with Austrian title mark, 800/1000 silver. Important chiseled decoration representing a wild boar hunting scene, accompanied by foliage and a cartouc[...]
19th century snuffbox, with geometric decorations, marquetry, tortoiseshell and bone. An old reinforcement has been placed inside, see photo. Shipping possible, please contact us.
Rectangular snuffbox, in black pressed horn, lid decorated with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlays. Good condition, a trace in the horn below, see photo. Shipping possible, please contact us.
Fishing in North America, by Bénédict-Henry Révoil, illustrated by Yan Dargent, Edition Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours, 1887. In-8° (21 x 30 cm), 286 pages. Binding in green percaline cardboard. Gilt edge[...]
LAPAIX (Constant) - Illustrated description of Nancy and its surroundings. Nancy, Berger-Levrault, 1874; in-4, 113 pp., paperback. Text by Constant Lapaix, heraldic engraver honored by HM the Emperor [...]
Napoleon III period cigar humidor In marquetry veneer of violet wood Curved front, cartridge in marquetry of brass, and mother-of-pearl adorns the top of the humidor Interior in solid mahogany compose[...]
Old Limoges porcelain dinette. Very beautiful floral decoration in Art Nouveau style. Set enhanced with gilding. The salad bowl measures 12cm in diameter, the soup tureen measures 13cm in height. Set [...]
Pocket spittoon in nickel-plated brass from the end of the 19th century.
Marked “H.P 16” (Pulmonary Hospital)
Complete with its funnel.
Height: 10cm
Belly diameter: 6 cm
Good condition with tra[...]
Map made by the Geographer Victor Levasseur. Pélissier publisher, engraved by Smith and Burty in 1852 From the Atlas National Illustré between 1842 and 1872 This map shows the towns and villages of Av[...]
Engraved message case, 19th centuryBeautiful period object, this cylindrical case is composed of a meticulously engraved wooden body, illustrating scenes of life, landscapes, symbolic objects, houses,[...]
Set of 2 Langeais earthenware tobacco pots circa 1862 with platinum-enhanced decoration 1 - Berry and ivy leaf decoration with 4 pipe holders Raised barrel imitating a tree trunk with its branches It [...]
Terrestrial globe or world map (60 cm in circumference), signed J. Lebègue & Cie* 30 rue de Lille in Paris, on a blackened wooden base, from the Napoleon III period, 19th century. This globe is in goo[...]
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