Prosforo, pronounced PROHS-foh-roh, means "offering" and is made by members of the Greek Orthodox faith as altar bread for Divine Liturgy celebrations. Bread consists of two loaves baked together, one[...]
Good quality and a complex system to open. Better than average, a fine example with good patina.
Period - end of the 19th century or first part of the 20th century.
Condition - Good condition
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ORIENTALISM-PERSIA-IRAN TINNED COPPER DINANDERIE XIXTH CENTURY MINIATURE DIAMETER: 10.5 cm Decorative Persian/Iranian tray of mastery in tinned copper, 19th century, with very rich incised/chiseled de[...]
Ce grand bassin Indo-persan est un vrai chef d'oeuvre d'art populaire de la dinanderie.
Le travail est gravé au repoussé ( de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur)
L'ensemble est gravé en relief d'un bestia[...]
Very nice functional pharmacy object used to reduce and chew cork stoppers for closing glass medicine vials. Invented in 1830 and functional until the beginning of the century. Caduceus serpent decor.[...]
Collection table bell, representing a windmill, marked property, monogrammed AB. In good general condition. Large model, height 20 cm, base 9.8 cm by 9.8 cm. weight 1.043 kg.
- This object is in im[...]
Antique butter stamp inscribed 1796? RHB. The reverse was used as a cutting board.
Measure - Max 37cm x 23cm
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Nutcracker Nutcracker In Boxwood Late 19th century POPULAR ART Very beautiful 19th century piece Finely carved Free and insured shipping in metropolitan France
Rare and important, opium pipe, 19th century China, in ivory, gilded silver and green jade pearl
(for ivory, see notification at the end of the text).
Decor of dragon and Guaniyn, Guānyīn (in Chines[...]
Rare and important, opium pipe, 19th century China, in silver plated brass, decorated with a dragon and a phoenix, representations of the symbol of auspiciousness and good life.
The shaft has a buffa[...]
Wedding linen beater. Carved wood decorated with a stylized vase surmounted by a bouquet of flowers, and in the lower part the initials of the bride and groom. Work probably from lower Brittany. Payme[...]
Heavy red copper tray, with scalloped edges, decorated with thirty-nine festoons around the edge.
19th century period, Ottoman art, Turkey
With a diameter of 40.5 cm, this serving tray is carved in [...]
19th Century Dutch Oil Lamp In Brass Very beautiful 19th century piece in very good general condition Floral motifs Free and insured shipping in metropolitan France
Small silver butter lamp, with eight lobes and decorated with flowers, Tibet or China, 19th C. Small period restoration mark under the chalice. Careful shipping, insured at 100\% of the value.
Fully polished and varnished copper hen's ass from the early 19th century, has two side handles with a wide hem on the edge, it bears discreet marks of time and use. Very good state of preservation Di[...]
Very small knife (2.4 cm) work of mastery comprising 2 blades, 1 saw, 1 corkscrew and a punch. Handle covered with mother-of-pearl (missing on one of the mother-of-pearl facets) Dimension: 2.4 cm, 19t[...]
Lovely little copper winegrower's watering can, with its original knob, bumps from use, it remains in very good general condition, beautiful uniform patina
Amusing object whose exact function escapes me. It is a carved wooden case intended to receive feathers, a pair of glasses or even a razor and the list is not exhaustive.... It represents a sailor car[...]
Pass-lace or ribbon (Tarrek) Tunis - XIX th Exclusively male silver jewel, used to tighten the sarwal (puffy pontal stopping at the calf) and the surface is decorated with plant motifs obtained by emb[...]
Rare very large sandstone gourd decorated with green glaze, used by day laborers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, for the fresh preservation of drinks that were gladly plunged into ponds, hence i[...]
A somewhat rare lamp, excellent condition.
It is one large oil night light, "Provençale", (in our region they are called viholos or violes), blown glass and worked with hot pliers, a rare model, with[...]
Work of mastery monoxyle representing a small pair of carved wooden clogs with heart motifs, ivy and oak leaves, connected by a wooden chain. France, late 19th century. Good condition: small repair on[...]
coffret en palissandre et citronnier repose sur des pieds boule en métal,l intérieur est en bois clair . Petites restauration au placage :angle bas gauche et coté, angle du couvercle Sur le couvercle[...]
Very large pendulum scale almost 1 meter long in cast iron from Béranger in Lyon, 19th time Capacity of 60 kg Eventful shape with its original trays in punched and very thick brass Very good general c[...]
Old Berber "Deggaga" sugar hammer from the Moroccan High Atlas, from the 19th century. Used to cut sugar loaves, in carved wood and engraved with popular motifs. Beautiful old patina, good state of pr[...]
Asia, Metal basin with antique green patina. In good general condition, mounted on a base. Period not determined. Basin dimensions diameter 32.3 cm height 3.7 cm Height with base 43 cm Careful, secure[...]
Voici deux jolies lampes à huile, "Provençales" en verre soufflé, un modèle charmant, avec colonne balustre creuse, col-réceptacle évasé, réservoir d'huile sphérique. La mèche passait à travers une ro[...]
Improbable object: an oil lamp from cut copper, soldered with tin, in shape of flat cylinder with hemmed base, hemmed side handle, round foot that can be placed on a candlestick. Four bent iron wick r[...]
Beautiful pewter pitcher tavern décorative, bearing in its center the bust of a man with a beret in the style of the Renaissance and on each side a 17th century tavern atmosphere, with barrels, cellar[...]
Belle tabatière de marin, ouverture à système de rotation contraire, en bois fruitier, en forme de coque de navire armé, dont on voit 21 sabords ouverts; elle est très ergonomique et douce, se nichant[...]
Puisette en cuivre et bronze. Travail des Flandres de style Renaissance, probablement du début du XIXème.
Elégant travail de dinanderie bien monté à dent de loup.
Etat :
Bon état général à part q[...]
Curieux et peu courant étui à verre en tressage de canne de rotin avec un symbole rappelant ceux des bateliers de Loire.
Ce travail a pu être réalisé par un marin lors de ses longues traversées.
E[...]
Large Isba chair in the style of the return of the Boyars. Mid 19th century. In carved wood, polychrome decoration with geometric and floral motifs. The backrest provided with a traditional Russian fa[...]
Old Folk Art Hanging Candlestick In Chiselled Bronze Very beautiful piece with two bobèches Richly decorated with wheeled and volatile characters Work from South Eastern Europe FREE AND INSURED SHIPPI[...]
Very nice terracotta milk jug from the region of Morocco.
Geometric pattern on the periphery of the bowl
A shock visible on photos
Dimension bowl diameter 16.5 cm and height 14 cm
Total grip with [...]
Elena Dmitrievna Polenova (1850-1898), Circa 1880 rectangular in shape with two drop-down drawers and two spiral columns framing an open shelf, lids carved with polychrome stylized berries and foliage[...]
MACHE BOUCHON en fonte de fer en forme de chien,
C'est une puissante mâchoire, à charnière, qui était à l'origine vissée au comptoir, la queue de chien en forme la poignée, prévue pour 3 diamètres de[...]
Antique corkscrew with ivory handle and steel
wick Fluted round wick in one piece of tang with blued steel tip beginning with an eight-faceted pilaster. Handle of two ivory plates worked in a half[...]
Large water or milk jug handcrafted late 18th early 19th assembly by hammered element assembled by enturage interlocked and welded with bronze and finished with tin to avoid leaks, the bottom is tinne[...]
Beautiful patronymic heater dated in glazed earthenware, with its original lid,
stamped inscription "A Familly year 1886 Héloïse Lemiere Chaumont Orne".
Traditional production from Orne in Normandie[...]
Rare Louis XV style pewter dish. Scalloped borders with bas-relief scenes inspired by ancient mythology (gods, goddesses, putti, tritons, etc.) on a gold background. In the center, two intertwined L s[...]
19th Century Table Fountain Richly Decorated With A House Very beautiful piece in painted and gilded metal in the style of Asia Decor of houses by the river Free and insured shipping in metropolitan F[...]
Copper and brass samovar with embossed decoration, the lid decorated with stylized foliage, the neck embellished with a vegetal frieze of fruits and vine branches, the turbulent handles in turned wood[...]
Beautiful closed basket from our region, wickerwork and colored straw weaving, rectangular, domed lid opening in two parts, a leather handle on each leaf, which closes with a leather strap on which cr[...]
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Beautiful 1st age cradle, which was hung under beams of chalet close to bed, thanks to its four side horns.
Made from beech, all sculpted and engraved with solar rosettes, [...]
original and beautiful spruce jar holder with 4 compartments resting on 4 feet, molded, Savoy origin, early 19th century period, in very good condition
Boxwood sculpture depicting a Breton carved from a boxwood branch. Man from the Quimper region whose costume is similar to that worn in the Quimper region. Payment by bank transfer. Shipping extra.
rare series of six mortars in thick porcelain and its pestle diameter from 8 cm to 21 cm, height: from three to 10.5 cm German marking in Berlin, weight approximately 8 kg
POPULAR ART from the end of the 19th century.
Rare Ovoscope or (egg candle) with a blackened wooden handle with a rotating egg cup at the top which accommodates the egg.
Its use is simple, you jus[...]
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