Wooden car suitcase covered with green coated fabric. This suitcase bears the Vuitton brand on the bronze closures as well as on each nail. All parts are original as well as the labels. The bottom of [...]
If I tell you 106 x88 x30 cm you can imagine the effect it had in the 19th century when the toddler felt lifted from the ground by his nanny and placed on the semblance of a saddle painted directly on[...]
Historical Research on the Basque Country Abbé Haristoy 1884 2 Volumes 1893 and 1894 Bayonne ex libris binding from the 1930s very good condition 536 pages volume I, 568 pages volume II other photos o[...]
Amazing terracotta statuette, it represents a naked, truncated man, his gaze plunged into the celestial infinity. Despite his absence of legs, his thighs pretend to move forward. The buttock proportio[...]
Bronze Statuette of Venus
Roman Era, 2nd century AD
Bronze
H. 28 cm
Provenance:
Before 1946: Private collection, New York
Sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, April 6, 1946, LOT 45 (illustrated)
[...]
Seal of Bellegarde Gard, Occitanie Region Great Coat of Arms of France Three Fleurs De Lis The matrix is canceled the handle is damaged but the object is unique and historic!
Ceroplasty is a strange art that consists of using wax, a material used until the middle of the 20th century, to reproduce bodies and the anatomy of living beings. Some museums are entirely or partly [...]
This Spectacular Vieux Paris porcelain children tea set includes 6 Saucers (unfortunately one was broken and re-glued), 6 cups, a tea pot, a creamer, a sugar bowl, 6 soft metal spoons, a sugar tong,6 [...]
The fifteen joys of marriage is a text from the end of the Middle Ages, published at the end of the 14th century. The publisher cites as a source a manuscript kept in the library of Rouen. The subject[...]
Bringing this Dokra tribal art into your home means discovering another culture, an original, ancient but still very much alive know-how: it is participating in the perpetuation of a traditional, fami[...]
Magnificent series of books by PETIT de JULLEVILLE (L.), History of the French Language and Literature from the origins to 1900 Armand Colin, 1899, 8 volumes Very decorative set...
An early 20th century Thonet beech bentwood piano stool with caned seat. This iconic stool was designed by Thonet around 1900 in Austria. The seat is adjustable in height (see below for dimensions). I[...]
original edition 1818 Bayonne Chez Gosse by Joseph Pelot Memoir on the campaign of the French army in the Pyrenees in 1813 and 1814 187 pages binding pro ex libris Ciboure good general condition apart[...]
A rustic oak stool or small table, handmade in France around 1850. A beautiful primitive brutalist designed piece in oak with pronounced grain and beautiful patina. On 3 tapered wooden legs. Crafted w[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1630. Mercator/ Hondius cartographes.
Texte explicatif en latin au verso.
Beaux coloris anciens.
Fines rousseurs dans les marges.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 57,[...]
Original editions in two volumes 1895 The parishes of the Basque Country during the revolutionary period (cantons of Bidache, Byonne, Espelette, Hasparren, St Jean de luz and Ciboure) by the priest of[...]
Set of 44 old books sold in used condition. Incomplete series Description of the volumes -Chez Didot Numbers: 1-2-3-4-5-10-11-13-15-16-18-23-24-25-26-28-29-30-31-32-35-36-37-38-40-41-42-47-49-50-53-56[...]
Pun in the title… I meant that there are miniature molars, premolars, incisors and canines Monoxyles. This teaching material was probably intended for small dentistry students in a small faculty, in t[...]
Wooden ferret box from the 1920s. This box was used to transport a single ferret. It has a sturdy construction with a hinged lid and a carrying strap. The front has a metal latch and there are ventila[...]
Iron statuette in a seated, crouching position with clasped hands. REGION: Burkina Faso MATERIAL: Iron PERIOD: Late 19th - early 20th century DIMENSIONS: 28 x 10cm
Fully carved ivory elephant tusk, Loando, West Africa, 19th century.
Similar examples are in the Metropolitan Museum NY, Royal Museum of Greenwich, etc.
Cites document will be issued to the purchase[...]
Initiation chair, Dan, Republic of Ivory Coast Elegant and understated, this initiation chair is a testament to refined artistic know-how. Its rectangular seat rests on four sculpted legs, while its a[...]
Description
Missale romano moguntium, ex decreto sacrosancti concilii tridentini restitutum S. PII V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum, Clementis VIII. & Urbani VIII.. D. Philippi Caroli s. sedis mogun[...]
Description
Plinii Secundi Caii (23-79). Historiae naturalis libri XXXVII quo interpretatione et notis illustravit Joannes Harduinus... Ludovici Magni in usum serenissimi delphini. Editio altera emen[...]
Description
Darwin Charles (1809 – 1882). The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. Sixth edition, with additions and correc[...]
Rare painted metal plaque depicting an erotic scene. This relief plaque depicts 2 clergymen and a nun in an erotic scene. Presented in a gilded wooden frame.
"Large Ghanta bell with internal clapper, Shivaite cult, South India, late 18th century" Bell with internal clapper made up of two distinct elements, the body and its handle. The latter is topped with[...]
Group of two magots depicted seated around a wooden table with glass tavern elements, Piedmont, Louis XVI period, early 19th century, painted stucco, movable heads, glass case, cardboard, wood with gi[...]
Group of two magots depicted seated around a wooden table with glass tavern elements, Piedmont, Louis XVI period, early 19th century, painted stucco, movable heads, glass case with visible repair, car[...]
Pepper and salt shaker combo in brown teak Dansk Designs edition, Peugeot mill mechanism, circa late 50s - 1960, "mushroom" model, 7 holes, a removable lid at the top Large pepper and salt shaker comb[...]
in blackened wood decorated with engraved flowers. Small lack at the closure and replaced lid locking bracket (see photo). Free shipping for Metropolitan France
Very beautiful Dieppe sundial, equinoctial, lunar and horizontal dial Dieppe around 1650 Floral decoration and fillet frame. Compass of the dial in paper with various European cities. with hours for h[...]
Important and beautiful terrestrial globe of Library in boiled cardboard of the "Royale Géographique Sociéty", a production of the years 1830, faithfully reproduced in the Years "90". A decorative and[...]
"Heures du Moyen Age", book of hours inspired by medieval manuscripts, with beautiful ornaments and figures on each page, in color with gold highlights. This book was designed with the brand new techn[...]
Very beautiful old book by César Daly, Private Architecture in the 19th Century, Private Hotels, 1864, Volume One, First Volume, In used condition, see photos, Weight: 3630 gr, Dimensions: Height: 45 [...]
Double Louis d'or door from the late 19th century: Napoleon III.
For 10 and 20 gold franc coins.
Opening by pressure under the ring.
In silver-plated metal and gilded interior. Dimensions:
Length:[...]
Edition Tallandier 1991 Catonnage Publisher Green Italian-style canvas 50 pages Cover with engraved polychromy Print run of 4000 copies No. 1258 Facsimile edition of the Original Edition of 1887
Carabattola, instrument used during the Ash Wednesday procession. The priests turned them, producing a loud metallic noise. This solid walnut object is of remarkable quality, quite rare, it uses iron [...]
Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Kassite Dynasty of Babylon, 16th–12th century BCE
Rock crystal
H. 3.1 cm
Diam. 1.6 cm
Provenance:
Important private Parisian collection, acquired between [...]
"Made by J. Bouquet" [France], 1928, steel, brass on wooden base with brass handles.
Exhibition model, with double cylinder and ball regulator. Bears the plaque of its French manufacturer who made th[...]
Two cast iron cookers dating from the 1880s. Faithful replicas to scale of real cookers from the end of the 19th century, these miniature models were used by representatives when canvassing customers,[...]
Rare, strange, curious, astonishing, mysterious, well I'll stop there... My research on the net did not allow me to determine whether it is a statuette of Saint Paul or Saint Lonçin??? Astonishing amb[...]
Old taxidermy, that's obvious... The animal was stuffed, it's been a long time since it polished its fur. Is it a marten or a ferret, ... I don't know, the few tufts that remain on the tail don't enli[...]
We are buyers of key collections, and collector's keys
Large forged key, still hand-worked, indestructible, thick oval ring for 2 fingers, beautifully turned baluster base, round and solid rod with a[...]
Fragment of a large statue of Osiris - Egypt, Late Period.
Osiris is a major deity in Egyptian mythology, associated with death, resurrection and the judgment of souls in the afterlife. Mythical ki[...]
Et des mers voisines.
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1763. Bellin cartographe.
Coloris aquarelle.
Fines rousseurs claires éparses.
Très bon état.
Format feuille : 48 x 34 cm.
Format gravure : 47 [...]
French English dictionary and the reverse which was the reference in the 18th century. Work by Abel Boyer, Protestant lexicographer. The first edition of this dictionary dates from 1702. Good general [...]
Amulet in the Shape of a Bovine Protome
Probably Anatolia, around 5000 BC
Steatite L. 2.9 cm
Calcareous concretions
Provenance: Private Parisian collection, before 2000.
This pendant depicts [...]
Beautiful and rare military work in three works brought together in a 12mo volume in blond glazed calf, ribbed spine decorated with fine gilt iron in the compartments, garnet morocco title; covers wit[...]
DescriptionRousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Les Confessions de J.J. Rousseau, Suivies des Rêveries Du Promeneur Solitaire. A Geneve, 1782.Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Second partie des Confessions de J.J. Rou[...]
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