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Japanese Erotic Scenes Circa 1890

Japanese erotic scenes on ivory beautifully framed. Each miniature represents different lovemaking. Very beautiful work dating from the end of the 19th century. Frame measurement 41-35cm Miniature[...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €

Important Door Lock And Knocker With Its Knob And Articulated Cremone Bolt 19th Century

A beautiful 1810 iron and bronze door set comprising a knob, a knocker and a large lock and its key decorated with its cremone bolt and latch. This beautiful and rare set dismantled from the entrance [...]

Period: 19th century

320 €

Masterpiece Of A Companion Builder's Table: "pavillon Carré Louis XVI", Marble And Miscellaneous

I present here a rare piece that this proportionate reduction of a building of the end of the 18th century in Louis XVI style, work of "Compagnon Bâtisseur-Marbrier" of the 20th. This small castle wor[...]

Period: 20th century

12 000 €

Rare Scale Model Of A Ceremonial Carriage From The End Of The 18th-beginning Of The 19th Century

Rare Scale Model of Ceremonial or Travel Carriage in painted wood decorated with carved and gilded ornamental elements with motifs of stylized Cornucopias and winged Sphinxes and gilded bronze ornamen[...]

Period: 18th century

1 900 €

Two Louis d'Or Doors In Brass Covered In Leather, Red And Brown

2 cylindrical cases for your Louis D'or, that is to say two Porte Louis simply. They are made of brass covered with leather, brown for one and red for the other, the latter is gilded with iron: 10 100[...]

Period: 19th century

70 €
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20th Century Collectible Bottle - Old Rhum J.m - Martinique 1980 - Curiosity

Collector's bottle: Rhum JM Vieux 1980 Brut de Fût - 10 years, 50\% vol.This Rhum JM Vieux, distilled in 1980 and aged in ex-Bourbon barrels for 10 years, is a real treasure for collectors. Brut de fû[...]

Period: 20th century

1 420 €
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Curious Obelisk

Decorative element in the shape of an OBELISK in gray painted wood, the quadrangular base decorated with facsimiles.

Period: 20th century

250 €

Solid Silver Wine Taster

Silver tastevin from the period 1809-1819 The cup is tarred with decoration of grapes all around  inside and outside the cup , the handle is a long snake that makes a loop , this tastevin is engraved [...]

Period: 19th century

450 €
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Twa Super Constellation Metal Agency Model

RARE AND SUPERB TWA SUPER CONSTELLATION AGENCY MODEL LARGE ALL-METAL MODEL

Period: 20th century

2 800 €

Minerals Collection Of Upper Katanga

Superb collection of minerals from Haut Katanga, in a trompe l'oeil marquetry wooden box in the shape of a book. Magnificent work! In very good condition! Superb stones! With mineral description sheet[...]

Period: 20th century

750 €

Large Quartz Crystal Rock

Large Crystal Rock Quartz (Mineral) mounted on a black plexiglass base. Dimensions: Total height: 41cm Crystal height: 36cm Width: 17cm

Period: 20th century

180 €

Labret – Transfacial Lip Adornment In Rock Crystal - Niger

Rare ornament in the shape of a stick (head on one side and tip on the other) made of translucent rock crystal (quartz), called a "labret".By customs of ornamental mutilation of the face of certain pe[...]

Period: 19th century

200 €

Medieval Style Theatre Crown / Paris Opera, Circa 1920

Very beautiful medieval-style human-sized crown in gilded metal, cut colored glass cabochons and fancy pearls. A high-quality piece dating from the first half of the 20th century and which, according [...]

Period: 20th century

850 €

Silver Thumb Seal Coat Of Arms Of The Pétau (de Maulette) Family Alias Péteau Orléans, Beauce

Silver Thumb Seal Coat of Arms of the Pétau (de Maulette) Family Alias Péteau Orléans, Beauce Ile de France “Azure, three roses argent (2 & 1), on a chief or charged with an eagle rising (alias naissa[...]

Period: 18th century

380 €

Witchcraft Ritual Cauldron - Occultism, Esotericism - Necro - Devil - Cabinet Of Curiosities

France Second Half of the 19th Century Provenance: Private Collection - South of France Esoteric Artifact for Black Magic Rituals and Demonic Conjurations Depicting the Seven Deadly Sins Through [...]

Period: 19th century

1 500 €
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Nicely Wrought Iron Key - European - 17th Century

Nicely Wrought Iron Key - European - 17th Century

Period: 17th century

280 €
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Numismatic Gallery Of The Kings Of France 74 Copper Medals Made By A. Caque 1795-1881

This numismatic gallery contains two tables of medals, 74 in total, where the profiles of the Kings and Emperor of France appear. The first table begins with Pharamond (420-428) and stops at Hugues Ca[...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €

Cocofesse Sea Coconut Seed

Seed of the sea coconut, called Cocofesse. Partially polished seed of Lodoicea maldivica. Height: 36 cm "Coco De Mer" The sea coco is the palm tree with the largest coconuts in the world. It only gr[...]

Period: 20th century

2 800 €

Seal Stamp Matrix In Silver Coat Of Arms And Crown Early 19th Century

Seal Stamp Silver Matrix Coat of Arms and Crown Early 19th Century Turned Wooden Handle

Period: 19th century

280 €

Gallery Of Plaster Medallions

19th or 20th century? Pair of wooden frames painted in imitation of marble (modern) composed of a total of 63 plaster medallions representing the profiles of the kings of France. Minor accidents, crac[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €

A Reproduced Spinning Wheel In Bronze On A Smaller Scale, With Mechanism From The 1950s French…

A bronze reproduction spinning wheel... Polished but left in its original state...! FRENCH origin... For me, a school end... Or maybe even a masterpiece from the end of the journeyman trade... Fr[...]

Period: 20th century

1 380 €

Original Box Decorated With A Scene Of A Visit To A Gynecologist 19th Century

Original round shaped box in black wood, the lid is painted with a "rare" scene of a visit to a gynecologist, the doctor is sitting behind his desk and in front of a naked patient. Work from the 19th [...]

Period: 19th century

490 €

Secret Erotic Decor Box

Rare Box with Secret Erotic Decor from the 19th Century

Period: 19th century

620 €

Grand Tour Plaster Intaglio Box 19th Century Italy

3 boxes filled with 146 plaster intaglios in the form of 3 bound books opening on both sides. These travel souvenirs from Italy are filled with samples of plaster intaglios, copies of Antiquity, with [...]

Period: 19th century

2 150 €

Curious Little 18th Century Baroque Bronze Mirror, Oxidized Mercury Glass

Very curious little baroque mirror to hang, 18th century, Louis XV-Transition period.Beveled oval glass surrounded by a lively bronze frame.The tin, with mercury, seems to have undergone a circular an[...]

Period: 18th century

200 €

Wrought Iron Key With Crown, Late 17th Century

Wrought iron key with crown decoration, late 17th century Length 8 cm

Period: 17th century

450 €
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Imposing Chondrite Meteorite - 1,270 Kg - Curiosity

Exceptional pyramid-shaped meteorite with its complete fusion crust. It is a chondrite meteorite, which are the oldest rocks in the solar system, having undergone little or no geochemical reworking si[...]

Period: Before 16th century

2 500 €

Arquebus Key With Powder Flask

This very rare and elegant powder flask opens by pressing on the mother-spring which detaches from it, it has a double transverse winding arquebus key, a movable ring on which there must have been a s[...]

Period: 17th century

1 450 €
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Former Little Flayed

Old small flayed figure probably from the Deyrolle house in the 1930s. Body and elements in plaster cast on wooden frame. Missing lungs. Hand painted. Very beautiful patina.

Period: 20th century

750 €

African Grey Parrot

Gabon grey with paper.

Period: 20th century

650 €

Malachiet Freeform On Custom Stand

Exceptional specimen of free-form malachite on foot. Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral. It is often found in nature with the related azurite. Malachite was worked as a gemstone very ea[...]

Period: Before 16th century

1 850 €

Septarian Nodule On Foot

Beautiful cross section of a septarian nodule on a metal stand. Septarian nodules are fossilized mud bubbles that are 50-70 million years old. Belgium is one of the main sites for the discovery of the[...]

Period: Before 16th century

1 500 €

A Medieval Green Glazed Whistle In The Form Of An Owl

A charming and rare owl whistle or bird call. The tail forms the whistle and the top of the head has a hole for the air to escape. The bird has (the remains of) a green tail, head and breast and brown[...]

Period: Before 16th century

475 €

Big And Beautiful Stone Of Dreams Or Said Of Japanese Scholars Mounted In The 19th Century

A stone of dreams or of scholars... In granite and base carved in rosewood... The stone is recessed without a fixation to the base... In perfect condition... The base made at the end of the 19th c[...]

Period: 20th century

2 800 €

Japanese Golden Carp In Lacquer By Zo Hiko House Of Kyoto, 1920s.

Japanese golden carp in lacquered wood from the Zo Hiko house in Kyoto, Japan, 1920s. In Japan, the meaning of the koi carp is multiple. This emblematic fish represents bravery, perseverance, coura[...]

Period: 20th century

2 000 €

Stamp Seal Matrix Wrought Iron Coat Of Arms Of The City Of Ripe Ancona Italy 17th Century

Stamp Seal Matrix Wrought Iron Coat of Arms of the City of Ripe Ancona Italy 17th Century

Period: 17th century

230 €

Bank Of France Cashier Registration Plate

Personalized plate with registration number 96, of a cashier of the Bank of France which shows in relief in an oval a safe on a table and surmounted by a bust of Minerva and the inscription in relief [...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Matrix Seal Stamp With The Coat Of Arms Of The Commune Of Assisi Italy Period 17th Century Wrought Iron

Matrix Seal Stamp With The Coat Of Arms Of The Commune Of Assisi Italy Period 17th Century Wrought Iron

Period: 17th century

280 €

Silver Tastevin With Silver Spanish Medal- Empire Period

Heavy silver tastevin from PARIS 1798-1809. With in the background a medal with the profile of the King of Spain Charles IV from 1794, on the back of the medal are his arms with crown and supporters. [...]

Period: 19th century

450 €
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Renaissance Ceremonial Shield

Ceremonial shield in cast iron in the shape of a shield with a rich bas-relief decoration. The central medallion represents a battle scene, surrounded by four smaller medallions with allegories of war[...]

Period: 19th century

450 €

Napoleon Plaque For Magic Lantern Wooden Frame

Composed of three hand-painted images, fixed in a wooden frame. Titled: a godem - the little hat - a brave of vaterloo (sic). One of the last representations of the Emperor before his disgrace, a trib[...]

Period: 19th century

500 €

An Architectural Model Of A Roof

An architectural model of a roof made at the beginning of the 20th century by a Companion Carpenter.

Period: 20th century

1 450 €

Grande Gogotte De Fontainebleau Geology Concretions

Large concretions called the Fontainebleau gogotte. Good condition, some wear. Dimensions:

Period: Before 16th century

450 €

Mammoth Femur Base - Curiosity

Mammoth Femur Huge fossil femoral bone of a woolly mammoth. The bone was fished in the North Sea and then stabilized. 81cm long the femur alone! About 100,000 years old Custom-made base by BAM - Arman[...]

Period: Before 16th century

1 200 €

Antique Mannequin, Articulated Wooden Painter's Mannequin, 19th Century

38 cm high 15 x 9 cm for its base In very good condition despite the complexity of the mechanism for the movements.

Period: 19th century

420 €

Collectible Scissors, Engraved Steel, 18th Century, Transitional Style, Fine Quality

Pair of collector's scissors, circa 1770, a system incorporating two blade springs, all from steel, deeply engraved, threaded oval rings, as is edge on each side; stems, each starting from a shell or [...]

Period: 18th century

380 €
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The Optical Box Showman Saxony Porcelain 19th Century

Very beautiful 19th century group in Saxon porcelain representing a small optical box showman and two children looking inside. 13 x 17 cm

Period: 19th century

1 450 €

Pair Of Socks Of Emperor Napoleon III

Pair of socks of the Emperor Napoleon III The socks are in ivory silk thread and embroidered in red silk thread "N.J2. 2" They measure 29.5 cm and are in very good condition. Bears the label of the im[...]

Period: 19th century

1 500 €

Pair Of Dutch Marquetry Chests Of Drawers, 19th Century.

Rare and beautiful pair of Dutch master's chests of drawers in veneered wood, dating from the second half of the 19th century, around 1860. The two master's chests of drawers that we are presenting op[...]

Period: 19th century

1 600 €

Ostrich Egg Decorated With Coat Of Arms

Ostrich egg carved and decorated representing the Argentine coat of arms and that of an American Indian, perfect condition

Period: 19th century

320 €

Aram. Skeleton Of A Hand. Cast Aluminum Paperweight. 20th Century. Curiosity.

Cast aluminum paperweight representing the skeleton of a hand with a missing phalanx. Signed and numbered: Aram. 366/2000. Good condition. 14.5 x 8.5 x 1.6 cm.

Period: 20th century

140 €
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Mounted Stalactite, 17th-19th Century

Mounted Stalactite China or Europe, 17th–19th century   Limestone stalactite with bronze base   H. 31 cm   Provenance: French art market   The base design and its decorative elements sugge[...]

Period: 18th century

3 900 €

Miniature Wardrobe

Miniature Louis Philippe mahogany and mahogany veneer cabinet opening with two doors on the front with lock and key in working order. The interior has two shelves with a small central drawer. Shipping[...]

Period: 19th century

380 €

Small Louis XV Walnut Master's Buffet

Small low sideboard in solid walnut in the Louis XV style. Some marquetry decorations on the front. It opens with two doors and two drawers. Dates from the beginning of the 19th century and is in good[...]

Period: 19th century

600 €

Silver Toothpicks

Silver toothpick with retractable tip, solid silver hallmark 925. Length open 9 cm / closed 6 cm Excellent condition. Price not negotiable. Payment by check or bank transfer. Shipping costs 9 euros Co[...]

Period: 19th century

75 €

Torque India

Very beautiful torque probably late 19th century. It is fitted with 2 turquoise colored glass paste cabochons, it is an alloy of silver and other metals you can see in the photo an old weld width 19.6[...]

Period: 19th century

780 €

Diorama 19ème

Intéressant et curieux diorama avec de nombreux oiseaux et un petit serpent dans un feuillage, caisse vitrée en sapin entouré d'un cadre, système électrique avec deux ampoules, vers 1880-1900.

Period: 19th century

780 €

Bretagne, Saint-julien-de-vouvantes : Cachet Buis Au Blason De La Ville, 18e Siècle.

Beau petit cachet au manche de buis tourné en bouton, monté solidement du sceau de la ville Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes, marqué Distrib, autour d’un vase sur pied en forme d’écu gravé de deux hermines e[...]

Period: 18th century

200 €
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Small Walnut Master's Secretary

This small walnut master's secretary is an exquisite example of Louis-Philippe style craftsmanship, combining elegance, functionality and compactness. It is composed of 3 drawers on the front, a flap [...]

Period: 19th century

750 €

Japanese Temple 80s Architecture "shinto Chaminis XX Century

Japanese wooden temple from the 80s "Shinto Chamanis Shrine" Sold in its old condition see photos 20th century More photos on request TEL 0609061579 For international delivery, contact me thank you

Period: 20th century

3 800 €
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