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Old Padlock & Key, Copper, Brass & Iron, Mauritania Circa 1900

Very nice old padlock, composed of a copper and brass cube, where the mechanism is hidden. It is alternately decorated with diamonds and hearts. Above, the iron latch, and below the chain on which is [...]

Period: 19th century

145 €

Sculpture - Snake Vanity - Circa 1900

Beautiful vanity in very finely carved Taga walnut, the skull wrapped around a snake. Beautiful condition. Height 42 mm Width 32 mm Depth 42 mm Neat, secure and tracked delivery. For destinations outs[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €
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Drageoir / Brule Perfume Napoleon III Style Grand Tour, Bronze & Copper Antique Nineteenth

Old covered cup or incense burner in bronze with mythological decoration. Very beautiful decoration of vestal virgins dancing in the round around the cup. Taken from the anthropomorphic lid depicting [...]

Period: 19th century

540 €
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Companionship Work Box With Architecture Facade And Door XIX

Object of curiosity, this miniature piece of furniture represents the facade of a beautiful building, with cornice and architrave, in the center a door, surmounted by a transom with a diamond pattern [...]

Period: 19th century

2 800 €

Anglo-indian Hourglass In Wood And Glass. Early 20th Century.

Anglo-Indian Hourglass in wood and glass. Early 20th century. It also comes with its original case.

Period: 20th century

280 €

Large Tobacco Brand, Carved Boxwood, 19th Century, Fine Treen Barcelona

Superb object, thick round slab from boxwood 10cm in diameter, hollowed stamp with a thundering barrel, one mark probably 19th century for wooden cigar boxes; Deciphered text: hypothesis: Tabacco de [...]

Period: 19th century

380 €
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Old Canoe In Mahogany Manufacture Around 1920 XX Century

Old mahogany canoe Interior with flat bottom Painted exterior hull Manufactured around 1920 Three folding seats and three oars Sold in its old condition Dimension H 55 x W 470 x 88 cm More photos on r[...]

Period: 20th century

2 450 €
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Illuminated Restaurant Sign "paul Bocuse"

Very rare luminous sign of restaurant outside or inside representing Paul Bocuse.  DELIVERY IN FRANCE 99€. WORLD DELIVERY ON ESTIMATE  We propose on Proantic a selection of our articles for [...]

Period: 20th century

3 000 €

Rare Brass Doll Heads Late 19th Century

Three doll heads made up of the front in brass and the back in tin, except the smallest entirely in brass. the two largest have their sulphide eyes. The smallest no longer has them. Originally these h[...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €

Stick

This silver rod, decorated with guillochage, was used by Jewish ladies in Morocco to touch cats while avoiding their contact. This luxury accessory hung on the belt by means of a silk cord which passe[...]

Period: 19th century

280 €

Embossed And Printed Sheet Metal Plate: Coins To Accept

Old and very rare painted and printed sheet metal plate representing the coins to be accepted and probably coming from a bank or an exchange office. This plate dates from 1900. The pieces represented [...]

Period: 19th century

225 €

Scoreboard In Rosewood With Nd Insects In Semi-precious Stones .shibayama

Scoreboard in rosewood with floral motifs in gold and insects in semi-precious stones with shibayama workmanship. Japan. 9x6x1 cm

Period: 19th century

1 200 €
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China, Canton, Finger Protection Pin

I offer you this original silver jewel adorned with natural stone cabochons in good original condition. Cantonese work around 1900-20

Period: 20th century

130 €

Engraved Perfumer Still

Perfumer's still engraved "L'institut de beauté, 26 place Vendôme, Paris", the first perfumer in history. The handles are wooden. Beautiful unusual object

Period: 19th century

480 €

Assiette En Bronze Marie de Bourgogne Chocolaterie "A la marquise de Sévigné "

Une belle assiette (ou plat ) en bronze avec en son centre le sceau de Marie de Bourgogne ,diamètre 24 cm poids 1,5 kg ...marquée dessous à la pointe "à la marquise de Sévigné" un lien avec la Chocola[...]

Period: 19th century

125 €
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Jockey Saddle In Pigskin Early Twentieth

For an original decoration

Period: 20th century

180 €

Painting Box In Rosewood And Engraved Brass Marquetry XIX Century

Napoleon III paint box Lid decorated with a paint palette Engraved brass marquetry and material Compartmented interior lined with a paint kit Good condition Dimension H 6 x W 26 x 20 cm Epoque XIX cen[...]

Period: 19th century

480 €
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Laughing Cow Panel - Old Advertising Cardboard - Drawing After Benjamin Rabier 20th

Rare advertising panel (POS) of *The Laughing Cow*, also called "magic panel". This cardboard hanging panel is lithographed around its edge, with the cow's head in concave relief and hand painted. [...]

Period: 20th century

360 €
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Ruyi Scepter Or Stone Fibula China Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth

Ruyi Scepter Or Fibula In Stone China Late 19th Century Early 20th Century Very nice piece in perfect condition Ribbed brown stone Free and insured shipping in metropolitan France

Period: 20th century

280 €

Conical Anamorphosis XIX Th The Covered Pot

CONICAL ANAMORPHOSIS XIX th THE COVERED POT Beautiful conical anamorphosis XIX th representing a pot with its lid. Original gouache, 31 cm in diameter. Small lack on the edge does not prevent a perfec[...]

Period: 19th century

1 250 €

17th Century Baroque Cornish Serpentine Stone Jar With Lid.

Jar with screw lid entirely carved in serpentine stone from the 17th century Diameter 12 x 12 cm, height 17.5 cm

Period: 17th century

1 200 €
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Ancient Chinese Jade Boulder Carved Immortal

Period - 20th century or earlier Condition - Good condition Measure - 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY It is possible to pay in installments. On parle français. [...]

Period: 20th century

395 €
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Vintage Chewing Gum Dispenser Machine

Former chewing gum dispenser from the 1960s of the Italian brand MARCHIO DEP model "BAMBI". She has her key to fill the transparent plastic dispenser which works perfectly. The base is cast aluminum w[...]

Period: 20th century

390 €

Automated Cyclist, Porcelain Head

19th century, good condition. Height: 50cm. Mechanism box base 17.5 x 30 cm. Perfect working condition. Do not hesitate to visit our site and its many offers: https://www.lecentrevilleantiquites.com/,[...]

Period: 19th century

3 600 €

Mid-size Mono-stereo Graphsoscope

Nice graphoscope for magnified and 3D viewing of mono or stereoscopic optical views. English manufacture in precious wood. Bourgeois living room object. Last half of the 19th century.

Period: 19th century

800 €
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Soviet Presentation Hatchet

Soviet presentation hatchet "Industrialization is the only way to socialism". Similar decorative works were custom made as the USSR's first export presentation artwork and as gifts to Soviet party lea[...]

Period: 20th century

2 900 €

Patriotic Medallions Alsace And Lorraine 19th

Pair of medallions representing Alsace and Lorraine probably edited after the loss of these regions in 1870 Patinated bronze medallions second half of the 19th

Period: 19th century

220 €

Important Centerpiece In Polychrome And Gilded Carved Wood And Horn. Italy, First Half XIX .

Important centerpiece with a polychrome and gilded carved wooden base in the shape of a sea monster and large horn in the centre. Made in Italy in the first half of the 19th century.

Period: 19th century

2 500 €

Bridle Door - Terracotta Sculpture - Dog Head - Wolf (curiosity / Decoration) 19th Century

Amazing Sculpture of Wolf Dogs in Polychrome Terracotta – 19th Century Superb pair of polychrome heads representing two wolf dogs of great finesse. The realism is striking: each head is finely scul[...]

Period: 19th century

1 820 €
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Old "family Pharmacy" Case, Mid 19th Century

Old case "Pharmacie des familles" of the Pharmacie Normale, J. Guettrot, 15 Rue Drouot in Paris. Middle of the XIXth century. The wooden case is covered with a paper imitating leather, in the state w[...]

Period: 19th century

350 €

Diorama Reconstruction Seaside Landscape

Diorama hamlet by the sea in a mineral landscape, in an elm burl display case, the glass being replaced

Period: 19th century

750 €

Old Enamel Plate Good Year Goodyear Advertising Tires In Very Good Condition

GOOD YEAR TIRES. Old advertising enamel plate. Slightly domed. Dimensions: Length: 21.5 cm. Height: 12.5cm. Depth: 0.5 cm. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, slight oxidation on the back, presented natura[...]

Period: 20th century

180 €
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Gastronomy: Bell Menu And Advertisements, Parisian Brasserie, 1880s

an ideal object for cinema... Beautiful object, "Belle Epoque", partly silvered brass, piece of silverware engraved of art nouveau floral decoration, ergonomically shaped on level of handle, which hid[...]

Period: 19th century

280 €
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Chest Of Drawers Scale Model Inlaid With Flowers & Birds

The attributes of the gardener adorn the central panel of this pretty diminutive of a jumping chest of drawers. This beautiful piece, work of companionship or preparation for a master's degree, combin[...]

Period: 19th century

3 100 €

Framework Model Companionship Work Masters

Beautiful patina for this frame, probably the model of a project carried out by a companion who was preparing his master's degree. Complex set, with this angled design of a two-sided roof, this beauti[...]

Period: 19th century

1 150 €

Set Of 8 Jewelry Boxes - Seaside Souvenir In Shells.

Set of 8 jewelry boxes, seaside souvenir in shells. Work of the 50s/60s. Good general condition of the boxes. - We refuse sales by telephone, the sale will only be made by email or request via Proa[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Napoleon Copper Medallion Early XIXth

Empire period embossed copper medallion representing Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Object in good condition, 18cm in diameter by 2cm thick.

Period: 19th century

125 €

Leg Prosthesis From Maison Deleury - Werber

Nice leg prosthesis signed and numbered with the plate of the house Deleury in Paris (formerly Werber). It is articulated at the knee and its wooden foot is also articulated. This prosthesis is made o[...]

Period: 20th century

750 €

Wrought Iron Hairdressing Sign

Very elegant wrought iron from the 60s for indoor or outdoor use. Beautiful styling, good condition. 1.93 m long X 0.50 m high Do not hesitate to visit our site and its many offers: https://www.lecent[...]

Period: 20th century

400 €

Silk Handkerchief Universal Exhibition 1937

Square silk handkerchief from the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Presence on the handkerchief of flags of 45 countries including the flag of Nazi Germany. Handkerchief in perfect condition.

Period: 20th century

60 €

Double Cruet, Emerald Blown-spun Glass, Primitive, Catalonia

beautiful piece of primitive art glassware, blown, spun, and pliers worked, beautiful green color. A piece of virtuosity, but in same time utilitarian, since it is an oil-vinegar, in the South, we ca[...]

Period: 19th century

170 €
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Enamel Sign Postal Agency

Sign Postal Agency. Enamel plate from the 1930s. Emaillerie Japy frères & Cie.

Period: 20th century

520 €

Rare Seal Stamp Commissariat Of The Navy In Normandy Netherlands Turned Wood Handle

Rare Seal Stamp Commissariat Of The Navy In Normandy Netherlands Turned Wood Handle

Period: 19th century

380 €

Plaque Coat Of Arms Of Alliance Huit De Grandwillers Et Cotta Currency Adiuvante Deo Pro Aequo

Brass plate engraved with Arms of Alliance Huit De Grandwillers Et Cotta Devise Adiuvante Deo Pro Aequo dimensions of the velvet support: 21 x 19 cm

Period: 19th century

420 €

Leg Prosthesis - Proteor

Leg prosthesis from the 30s/50s from the top of the thigh to the foot. The thigh part is all leather adjustable with 3 tongue straps. It is structured by a chromed metal part that joins the knee joint[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Pair Of Spur XIX Century

Pair of XIX Century spur in nicely damascened silvered bronze. These spurs are rare and were proudly worn by cowboys. Provenanve: South America, probably Chilean Total height: 23.5cm Diameter: 12cm[...]

Period: 19th century

900 €

Coral For Teeth Female Profile

It is a coral that is glued on a tooth it is in its original box

Period: 20th century

110 €

Wooden Clog Maker Sign 19th

Rare clog maker's sign in polychrome oxblood-coloured wood. Good condition for its time and use

Period: 19th century

1 400 €

Flayed Ear Cut .emile Deyrolle.

Flayed cutaway ear, bearing a metal plate at the top left "Les fils d'Emile Deyrolle 46 Rue du Bac Paris. Note the wear and some mold, and the apocryphal paper label at the bottom center. Payment by b[...]

Period: 20th century

580 €

Bronze Seal

Bronze seal, in the shape of a shuttle or olive from an Augustinian convent. The iconography is close to that of Augustinian convents founded in the Duchy of Savoy in the 15th century.

Period: 16th century

800 €
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Master Chest Of Drawers In Walnut And Mahogany Burl, 18th

Chest of drawers in walnut veneer and mahogany burl mounted on fir, 18th

Period: 18th century

980 €

French Republic Notary Double Plate Sign

Notary sign from the early 20th century in brass on an iron clip. Object having lived outdoors, wear, oxidation, deformations, tears... Very nice collector's item and curiosity Marked "French Republic[...]

Period: 20th century

420 €

Museum, Circa 1550, Miniature Boxwood Carved & Openwork Pendant, Mont Athos In Greece

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[...]

Period: 16th century

10 000 €

Granville The Metamorphoses Of The Days

GRANVILLE les METAMORPHOSES Exceptional set of 9 characters in composition representing the animals of JJ GRANVILLE illustrating "the METAMORPHOSES OF THE DAY" From the period 1830 - 1850 and from a h[...]

Period: 19th century

5 500 €

* Miniature Corsican Kneader Masterwork Or Exhibition Baker Ref47

Rare curiosity master object or for representative or exhibition (museum object).It is a miniature crank kneader also called Corsican kneader (originally made by Ernest Corse, builder engineer in Cava[...]

Period: 19th century

900 €
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Projection And Magnification Lantern, Ica, Circa 1910

ICA projection and enlargement lantern. Made in Germany around 1910 by the ICA firm in Dresden. Sheet metal construction from Russia. It fits in a functional box. The latter also contains a film holde[...]

Period: 20th century

430 €
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Magic Lantern, Very Large Model By Carette, Circa 1890

Very large model of magic lantern for the projection of views by the manufacturer Carette. Height: 38cm. German manufacture in tinplate. Around 1890.

Period: 19th century

400 €
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Carriage Foot Warmer, For A Lady, Netherlands, 18th Century

Cubic-shaped carriage foot warmers from brass with domed and openwork top, engraved floral decoration and carrying loop, standing on 4 ball feet. The 4 sides are identical, hammered of a large oval[...]

Period: 18th century

640 €
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Mechanical Picture Of A Functioning Locomotive

Mechanical picture with key movement, manual winding. Colored lithograph on paper. Activated the wheels and pistons are set into motion. This picture was most certainly manufactured by Radiguet and ma[...]

Period: 19th century

900 €

19th Cty Incredible Blown Glass Pipe, Mastery Work For Companion?

Collection and curiosity item Incredible 19th century blown glass pipe, which could be a companion masterpiece by amaster glassmaker. Unrolled, the pipe, which has no faults or breaks whatsoever, sti[...]

Period: 19th century

590 €

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