Roman scale (statera) Venetian wrought iron"Late 16th - early 17th centuryItalian Roman Libra (statera) from the late Renaissance, a rare and statutory civic instrument, with a level of quality and co[...]
Anthropomorphic Lead Spout in the Form of a Dog. England, Tudor period, 16th century. Measurements: 9.3 × 6.8 × 3.6 cm (excluding stand); 11 × 8.2 × 7 cm (including stand). This small sculptural spout[...]
RARE MEDIEVAL METAL FRAME PURSE - Northern Europe, 15th-16th century. An exceptional travel purse or merchant's pouch made of leather and wrought iron, a remarkable example of late medieval European c[...]
DAUPHINÉ. MONTÉLIMAR. Lead sash bearing the coat of arms of Hugues Adhémar Adhémar, Lords of Montélimar.15th/16th century. The arms are described as: Gules, three crosses clechée and pommée or. This i[...]
The first is entirely made of tin, the inside of the spoon is engraved with "tramblé", the stem ringed in its center ends with a two-sided cherub's head, datable to the end of the 16th century (compar[...]
Rare salt cellar, good size: 8cm x 7cm, sand-cast bronze, it rests on 3 cut-out feet, lower border with two threads, overflowing profile, body with openwork basketwork decoration, strong threaded uppe[...]
A silver mounted rock crystal seal.European, late 16th - early 17th century.Measures 2.1 x 1.7 x 23cm.The silver fob seal is set with a carved rock crystal coat of arms highlighted from behind with bl[...]
Amazing little object, (perhaps ritual), which made me search a lot in documentation, finally found in D’Allemagne collection, see attached photo.We find dimensions, turned brass with beads and inlaid[...]
A pair of turned pear wood and ground honestone games pieces. South German, second third of the 16th century. Each measures 3.3cm in diameter. The two games pieces are made from turned pear wood, the [...]
Large block of rock crystals mounted on a base (approximately 10 kg) Very decorative and rare in these dimensions. For mineral collection (mineral stone). Dimensions without base 30 cm x 27 cm Weight [...]
A bone vanitas rosary bead carved with four heads.French, 16th century.Measures 3.3 x 3.2 x 3.1cm. The quadrifron bead is carved with the heads of Christ, a skull, a youthful woman and a man.Originall[...]
Flint lighter Venetian type from the 16th century, in wrought iron and oval in shape, the 2 sides form soles to be struck with the stone to obtain the sparks, the interior of the oval is in iron filig[...]
Round silver seal die, unmounted plate, diameter 3.3cm, superbly engraved, legible, with a complex coat of arms:under helmet with the crest of a winged dragon holding a mace, a coat of arms in 3 quar[...]
Bronze table bell decorated with animated scenes Condition: Good condition, crack, wear, in its original condition Height 12 cm FLANDERS, MALINES XVI/XVII century
Decorated bronze stirrup, a typology from 16th century, or early 17th, Henri IV reign, A civil stirrup, France or Spain, (our Languedoc?).
There is not much easily accessible documentation on these n[...]
Superb folding travel fork in steel, horn and silver inlay.
A rich decoration on the steel parts: bolsters, spring as well as the neck of the fork and the base of the tines.
The teeth are diamond sh[...]
Engraved Horn Powder Pear - Period Late 16th / Early 17th Century Very richly decorated: On one side: foliage scrolls with a horse and a horned beast On the other side: mating of a stag and a doe and [...]
An extremely rare instrument of torture known as 'The Pear of Anguish'. Wrought iron mechanism, with its original chain and the figure of a bull. Period XV-XVI century . An old repair in one of the [...]
Ivory knife (some gaps) representing a woman with her 3 children, 1 of whom hides her genitals with a palm tree, symbol of vitality.
The punched steel blade.
Dimension: length of 21 cm.
South[...]
Amulets against the evil eye. Bezoar stone and shellfish tongs? Spain or Hispanic America, 16th century. These amulets were very commonly used, especially to ward off the evil eye in newborn babies, a[...]
Haute Epoque
Exceptional bishop's pendant called "ENCOLPION" - either literally the medallion worn on the breast or on the torso
Greco-Byzantine carved and openwork boxwood monk's work, around 1[...]
Engraving end of XVI ° XVII ° Chamber of torture monogram IR Extremely rare engraving of shackled and tortured prisoners Subject: 28 x 44 Monogrammed IR We note that the margins have been cut (bottom)[...]
Rare & stunning sword hilt pommel wrought & carved iron, Italy XVIth cty with soldiers and riders
Provenance: came from La Roce Castle, nearly Neuvy en Sullias (Loiret, France)
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Pewter spoon late 16th century - early 17th century. Among the first metal models known in Europe; the previous ones being in wood. The spoon is also the oldest cutlery used before the knife and fork.[...]
This great memento-mori (remember that you are mortal) is carved in such a way that the slicing of the tool used is very visible. It has a bright dark brown patina. Part of the jaw bone on the left si[...]
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