Automa depicting a Weeping GentlewomanMaterial : Porcelain bisqueGerman ManufactoryIf interested, a video demonstrating the correct operation can be sent by private requestGermany - Early 20th Century[...]
Visible on request in Paris, and hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: 120€, contact me for the rest of the world. Important orthoceras fossil Paleozoic era -500/[...]
wrought iron key about 10 cm long with a drilled shank, an S-shaped bit and a cross-shaped hole, the circular ring with a diameter of 3 cm is drilled in its center and bears the inscriptions "election[...]
Dionysus, god of wine and vines, is honored on this cut crystal bottle, baluster-shaped with a square base. Beautiful carving for the decoration, the head of Dionysus with hair surrounded by bunches o[...]
Very fine example of a Sainte-lucie wooden box with a lid carved with a very rich decoration made of floral scrolls, a basket of flowers, two large birds and the inscription Jesus Maria Joseph.
Coat of arms of Belgium on vellum by Lambert Antoine de FROMENTEAU de RUYFF Baron Born on April 14, 1721 - Nancy, 54395, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France Died on December 29, 1788 - Ruyff, Baelen [...]
Erotica - Circa 1900 Bronze Plaque Scene With Religious - Ref Per25ero001No need to describe the scene, it is sufficiently "speaking"This plaque is an anticlerical satire from the end of the 19th cent[...]
Decorative element in cylindrical "diabolo" pearl forming two parts pierced with a large hole in its center and separated by a median disc. Spinach green jade shaded with beige and brown. China. Shang[...]
Ornamental elements pierced with a hole and chiseled with Leiwen and scroll motifs. White jade with honey spots. China. Spring and Autumn Dynasty 770 to 475 BC. Wear, calcification and small chips.
Lithophany 1532-52 circled in brass with attachmentThe game of skittlesDimension: 10x 12 cmA lithophanie is a thin ceramic plate with a relief whose thickness varies from 1.5 to 4 mm. The porcelain is[...]
Skulls of a pair of Black-helmeted Hornbills (Ceratogymna Atrata)Range of distribution: Equatorial Africa Mounted on a metal base, 10 x 10 cm Upper skull 10.5 x 19 x 6 cm Lower skull 6.5 x 17 x 5 cmTh[...]
The coco de mer is the palm tree with the largest coconuts in the world. It only grows on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. The coco de mer's growing location was only discovered in 1768[...]
Seal Stamp Stamp Brass Matrix with the Arms of the Buissy Family 18th Century Cambrésis, Ponthieu Silver, with a gules fess, charged with three gold clasps. Handle slightly dislocated from the socket
On one side Rembrandt, on other Téniers, Dutch masters inspired the ingenious anonymous engraver who created these two engraved paintings, on the same ash board with parallel veins, the two well-charr[...]
Elegant and rare 19th century salon spinning wheel from silver-plated bronze or brass, and ebony. Technical, the four oblique legs with beautiful turning are firmly screwed onto a weighted veneer base[...]
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND FUNCTIONAL ITS KEY IS ORIGINAL, WEIGHING 1 KG 300 SAFE PADLOCK, YOU MUST PUSH THE RATCHET TO THE RIGHT TO OPEN THE LOCK ENTRANCE, VERY GOOD SPRING, FROM THE LATE 18TH EARLY [...]
For those who know how to travel in style, here is a chrome-plated metal tumbler in three parts that fit together to form a small whisky glass... It is still presented in its cardboard case from the b[...]
Grigoris LAGOSborn in 1964Illuminated resin model of Paris applied to the city map. Backlit, it can be used as a wall light or a table lamp. The box is made of plexiglass and the stand is made of meta[...]
Beautiful and rare mourning souvenir frame with a large funeral decoration made of hair, on a fabric background. Below this cemetery scene, a metal plaque engraved with the name and dates of the decea[...]
Gilded wooden frame containing seven beige and black wax seals, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, under glass. Frame dimensions: height 16cm - width 18cm. Very decorative and in good condition.
Erotica - Vienna Bronze XIX Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) Oriental Dancer Per25bzv002Beautiful sculpture in good condition, cold colored bronze.No accident, articulation of the skirt without defec[...]
Dimensions: 3x2x2 cmCurious solid bronze figure used as a counterweight in an opium scale, dating from the 19th century. It represents a bird in a symbolic form (according to Asian tradition), with a [...]
Extraordinary miniature model of the Leaning Tower of Pisa from the Wunderkammer of the Grand Tour. Made of wood, with bells and railings in gilded brass and in good condition.Italian artefact from th[...]
Empty pocket...key holder...or card holder...whatever the use of this souvenir in spelter...dated, signed and named in superb condition. A Mursi woman from Chad or Makonde from Tanzania is represented[...]
Coconut butt or sea coconut seed (Lodoicea Maldivica), emblem of the Seychelles archipelago, transformed into a sculpture (wooden base). This sculpture is in good condition. The coconut butt was carve[...]
Superb and rare Polyphon music box with bells – Model 71GThis delightful Polyphon music box, Model 71G, plays music using specially designed 24.5 cm green discs. The mechanism is ratchet-type, and the[...]
Large marble marquetry ruler. 19th century. Souvenir of the Grand Tour. In soft, predominantly pastel tones, the two ends are bevelled, one end is slightly chipped, with tiny chips. Very good overall [...]
Vintage Educational Anatomical Model dating back to 1981, made in the USSR and used in schools at the time as a visual aid for the study of comparative anatomy and mammalian evolution.
A rare and per[...]
Collection of six roe deer antlers (Capreolus capreolus) with natural bone deformities, from a private collection. The anomalies in the antlers may appear in asymmetric shapes, unusual twists, or irre[...]
Set within a wooden and glass display case with Gothic lines, like an icon or a relic fragment, this halved nautilus shell holds within it a hand-painted female face in gouache, revealed by the irides[...]
a bell from an old Tibetan temple, used by any visitor for calling for help. Made of forged iron with a wooden clapper adorned with a piece of yak fur.An original piece come from an old past with a de[...]
Quick descriptionAntique automaton, singing bird circa 1900. Quality French manufacture, real feathers, brass cage. The automaton part works very well. The sound is low and could require intervention,[...]
Sorry, no Export airmail for this lot..Interesting set of large tube jars, from blown glass, resting on their flared foot, (sealed with cork stoppers), each bearing various inscriptions of European Ch[...]
A magnificent curio cabinet object of great refinement, carefully crafted in Hanau, Germany, by the prestigious silversmith J.S. Kaufmann, active from 1889. This extraordinary sculpture depicts a rich[...]
CHARLES-NICOLAS COCHIN THE YOUNGER (1715-1790) Ball Paré at Versailles for the Marriage of Monseigneur the Dauphin on Thursday, February 9, 1747. De Bonneval. Door and Steps on the Right. Etching and [...]
Miniature chest of drawers in the Louis XV style - Transition. Marquetry with butterfly wing decoration. Opens with three drawers, ogee sides, white marble top. This chest of drawers was made in the 2[...]
19th-century Regency-style straw marquetry chest of drawers.It opens on the front with four drawers in three rows (two drawers at the top).Curved front.Marquetry on all sides, including the interior a[...]
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[...]
Important antique breastplate necklace in the shape of a pectoral, originating from Tibet or Ladakh. Very beautiful work of assembly of colors and semi-precious stones; Mixture of turquoise, coral bea[...]
Pair of wrought iron fork locks. 17th century. Pair of wrought iron fasteners, called "fork" because of their shape. This type of piece was used in furniture to secure tables, whether dining tables or[...]
Antique mass set dating from the beginning of the 20th century. French work in pewter. Consists of a pair of cruets, its tray, a bell, a monstrance, a chalice, a censer and two candlesticks. The monst[...]
Free shipping for mainland France***************SICK BOTTLE called "Canard", pewter pomiform, with long tubular spout, acorn lid and molded handle. Hallmark of A. LAVEUR, active before 1892: initials [...]
Beautiful large round plaquette from cast and engraved bronze, by JP Montagny, official engraver of the new monarch, circa 1830/35. This left profile of King, as a Roman emperor crowned with oak, will[...]
Pair of stirrups. Silver, wood, metal. South America, 19th century. Pair of carved wooden stirrups, decorated with silver appliqués of their own color on the corners, top, and sides. They do not bear [...]
Rare "marriage" drinking cup, made of finely carved and gilded wood (small chips on the latter) in its period gilding representing a naked man and a naked woman on one side and on the other, rare work[...]
Rare 32-sided polyhedron, an icosidodecahedron, in red marble, ideal for a cabinet of curiosities, a beautiful master object, diameter approximately 10 cm, height approximately 9 cm, the viron being a[...]
Oval cameo in two-tone chalcedony, carved in chestnut on a parma background, representing the bust of the Emperor Caracalla, wearing a radiate crown and draped in the paludamentum, the purple mantle o[...]
This beautiful embroidery accessory to be fixed on the edge of the work table is entirely carved with a scene of Chinese characters in a garden, and a medallion of interlacing flowers and foliage. The[...]
Heavy whip handle from cast and chiseled bronze, two patinas: horse was silver, rider tied to his steed and base were gilded. The legend of the Cossack tortured on horseback went around the world dur[...]
XIXth opening with a lid (missing the key and hinges). The bottom of the lid is decorated with an old mirror framed with two-coloured straw marquetry nets.The lid is in laid with a port scene and requ[...]
A carpenter's masterpiece in blond oak, assembled with dowels, depicting a medieval half-timbered house. The ground floor is parqueted in a checkerboard pattern. Very good overall condition, despite a[...]
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