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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 wit[...]

Period: 19th century

450 €

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 €

Double Notary Sign

Notary sign from the early 20th century in brass on an iron frame. Object having lived outside, it has the marks of time, oxidations, deformations, tears...

Period: 20th century

780 €

Old Sand Collection, Arenophile.

Ancient sand collection from all over the world, Europe, Asia, America, Africa, Oceania; preserved in test tubes closed with corks and located in handwritten cursive letters, era to be defined, most l[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

Alcohol Tasting Kit, Smoked Glass And Silver Metal

Necessary to taste certain alcohols (cognacs, white alcohols etc....) silver metal and smoked glass with its alcohol lamp probably used during a tasting

Period: 20th century

160 €

Silver Stamp, Eighteenth Century

This thumb seal is actually vermeil, but its use over the years has removed almost all of the gold layer, the grip of the seal is perforated and cut, it is fixed on the back of the seal which is gadro[...]

Period: 18th century

520 €

Miniature Table, France, 19th Century

Miniature table with circular top and central foot France, 19th century Excellent condition

Period: 19th century

1 800 €

Rare Small Combination Message Box

Rare small message box with numerical combination in golden metal. Excellent state of conservation and fully functional Probably Germany, early seventeenth century For refined collectors...

Period: 17th century

1 300 €

Japan XIXth Century. Fork And Knife Shibuichi

Japan for export to Europe Knife and fork dating from the end of the 19th century, The handles are made of Shibuichi, a partially gilded copper and silver alloy, each is double-sided, and decorated in[...]

Period: 19th century

260 €

Stay Busk

Rebus corset whale : Fully engraved whale bone body busk. 1st cartridge with a flame and the motto “Until the end”. 2nd cartridge a heart and an arrow and the motto “Not one catches me”. 3rd cartr[...]

Period: 17th century

1 800 €

Master Piece Staircase

Central suspended horseshoe staircase. Semi-circular right-turning flight of 24 steps. Limon and faux-limon "French style". Arrival landing with harlequin mosaic.

Period: 19th century

20 000 €

Pair Of 19th Century Shackles

Pair of 19th century shackles of European origin length of the chain 76cm diameter of the handcuffs approximately 8.5cm

Period: 19th century

300 €

Skinned Clastic

Splendid and spectacular clastic flayed of a human body from the head to the top of the thighs. It was made of hand-painted rubber and is complete with all of its detachable organs. Its elements are d[...]

Period: 20th century

1 900 €

Scale Model Still

Representative small scale mobile still. This small still allowed representatives who criss-crossed the countryside to offer vintage distillers their equipment, rather than moving the large model, the[...]

Period: 20th century

880 €

Late 18th Century Thumb Stamp.

This thumb stamp is in silver set with marcasites for the grip and in pompom mounted with a carnelian for the stamp. The stone is engraved with a flower and the inscription "LOVE". probably hung on a [...]

Period: 18th century

450 €

Ceremonial Dagger With Erotic Decors

Ceremonial dagger in carved hippopotamus ivory decorated with an erotic scene On one side is decorated in Indian ink with a mountain landscape on the other. The handle is decorated with a dragon's hea[...]

Period: 20th century

980 €

Nineteenth Travel Folding Cup

the case is in black Moroccan in excellent condition, the silver metal cup unfolds in three parts, the handle unfolds and folds up to enter the box. No apparent mark. It is a luxurious object, beautif[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €

Cast Bronze Harness Plate Lost Wax Forming A Lion Seventeenth - Eighteenth Century

Harness Plate Cast Bronze With Lost Wax Forming A Lion XVII - XVIII th Century It is probably an order piece given the exotic inspiration of the lion

Period: 18th century

220 €

Ostrich Egg On Exotic Wooden Stand

Ostrich egg (emptied of course!!) from the 70s. To make it a decorative object, it was placed on a support, in exotic wood, carved by hand by a craftsman. Very simple, very natural, symbol of the orig[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €
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Master's Trolley

realization al scale, of an agricultural cart for horses

Period: 19th century

750 €

“ Analyzes “ Engraved Marble Plaque And Golden Letter 24.3x61cm Psy Medical Psychoanalysis

Spectacular marble plaque and engraved. Bears the inscription ANALYSES in engraved and gilded letters. Dimensions: H: 24.3 cm. Length: 61.5cm. Thickness: 2.1cm. Weight: approx. 8 Kgs. IN VERY GO[...]

Period: 19th century

250 €
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Master's Thesis

Beautiful object of mastery of wood turner, forming a kind of barrel. Each element is independent of the other, connected to it by a screw made in the mass. See photos.

Period: 19th century

300 €

Lithographed Advertising Sheet

Advertising lithographed plate (circa 1900) representing a cherub carrying a bunch of grapes. Sulfur of Biabaux. Disease of the vine. imp. F. Appel, 17 rue du Delta. Paris.

Period: 19th century

190 €

Rare Engraved Glass On Metal Sign From A London Cigarette's Seller. Circa 1900

Rare engraved glass on metal sign from a London cigarette's seller. Circa 1900 Click Here to see this piece directly on Our Website

Period: 19th century

480 €

Stuffed Armadillo

A stuffed armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) mounted as a waiter, standing holding a scallop shell. Beginning of the 20th century.

Period: 20th century

695 €
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Large Anatomy Board 2 Meters - Flayed Man Frohse Anatomische Wandtafeln Human Body

HOMO SAPIENS Important anatomical chart from the beginning of the 20th century. Very good condition. Very clean apart from a small tear in the top without lifting. 200cm With original high and low str[...]

Period: 19th century

350 €

Fossilized Tree

Spectacular slice of fossilized tree mounted on a brushed steel base. Very decorative and rare object due to its dimensions.

Period: Before 16th century

990 €

Gourd Or Spray In Coloquinte With Silver Application From The 19th Time, Corsica

Gourd Or Pulverin In Coloquinte With Silver Application From The 19th Time, Corsica Complete With Its Cap And Chain

Period: 19th century

280 €

Pair Of Corporation Drinking Horns, 19th Century

There was a time when being a craftsman meant entering a community with deep-rooted rules and traditions. The apprentice worked for many years with his master before being able, perhaps, to become a[...]

Period: 19th century

2 400 €
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