This impressive and stylized 19th-century French folding knife, signed by the manufacturer COUTARET, is an authentic testimony to the utilitarian design of the era, with a perfect balance between func[...]
19th Century Precision Level Inclinometer. Scientific instrument for the precise measurement of any inclination and leveling of surfaces. Cast iron painted in black and red with a chiseled decoration [...]
This extraordinary Mughal dagger, also known as a Hindu Khanjar, was made around 1900 and stands out for its impeccable state of preservation. It is a striking and elegant piece that fuses lapidary ar[...]
Saint or Virgin of the Robe. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century. It has defects. The female figure is standing (right leg forward) on a small polygonal base. In partially polychrome wood, note [...]
Exceptionally beautiful 18th century jug. Originating from France. Beautiful green color. Used to store walnut oil. All the black spots are remnants of this oil, which has become rock hard.
Beautiful cross-section of a septarian nodule on a metal stand. Septarian nodules are fossilized mud bubbles that are 50 to 70 million years old. Belgium is one of the main discovery sites for these o[...]
Magnificent fossilized mammoth tooth, on a custom stand. The mammoth was a prehistoric mammal related to the elephant, but much larger. Mammoths lived in the cold regions of Europe, Asia, and North Am[...]
Authentic Spanish Naval Merit Cross with White Distinction, 2nd Class, from the Franco regime era. Made of gilt metal and enamel, it features a white-enamel Latin cross with a central deep blue anchor[...]
Magnificent neo-Gothic solid silver paten. The paten is made of solid silver. The face is superbly decorated. Around the edge, a large Crown of Thorns is engraved in reserve, on a vermiculated backgro[...]
Giant Ammonite Fossil on Custom Black Stand.Approximately 150-200 million years old.An ammonite is an extinct marine animal belonging to the squid class. Ammonites lived in the seas of the Paleozoic a[...]
Ophicleide Gautrot in Paris with ten keys 112 cm - ref SDC25OPH001 Rare large musical instrument circa 1850 Made by GAUTROT in Paris The ophicleide replaced the famous serpent between the 1st and the [...]
Large volume in 4, In Geneva. Mr. DC. XXXXVII. (1647). Tomo Secondo dedicated Alla Maestà Christianissima Anna d'Austria, Regina Madre del re Luigi XIV. And Régente di Francia: "Del Mercurio Ouero His[...]
Violin 4/4 Acoulon & Blondelet with Master Sarazat brand + Violin case - ref LND24VIO001 Rare professional violin in good condition, without accident, violin to be serviced, strings to be changed, bas[...]
Statue representing a standing androgynous figure. The legs are slightly bent, firmly anchored in the ground. The male genitals and breasts are present. The statue bears scarifications above the breas[...]
Superb eared bowl, in pewter, Rich decoration in the Bérain style, The fretel is decorated with an antique profile, This bowl does not have any hallmarks, However the work is very close to Bordeaux wo[...]
Antique ring sizer in embossed brass from the end of the 19th century. Toiletries/Feminine dressing table item with its small beveled mirror topped with a floral frieze. In its center, a medallion hig[...]
PROUDHON (Pierre-Joseph) - Complete Works. The Social Revolution Demonstrated by the Coup d'état of December 2. Project for a Permanent Exhibition. Paris, Marcel Rivière, 1936; in-8, 386 pp., paperbac[...]
Brass and bronze microscope, signed Nachet Paris. Offered in its original mahogany case including: 3 eyepieces, 2 objectives with boxes. Articulated stand, pivoting vertically. Sharpness adjustment by[...]
Small bust representing a Roman emperor crowned with laurel, made of agate finely carved in relief and in the round. The silver mount retains its original antique patina, never cleaned, revealing in p[...]
Miniature bust in chased yellow gold, probably representing a prelate or an ecclesiastical notable. The lower part is adorned with a fine belt of Princess-cut rubies (two missing). It rests on a pedes[...]
The simplest and smallest of the telescope levelsRare miniature model of a Boyelle-Morin level with dioptric collimator. According to the Morin catalog 1910-1911, page 15: "This model is the simplest [...]
"THE ART OF GARDENS" by G. GROMORT. Second edition, 1953. Volumes I & II. Good condition with slight wear to the corners and crowns. Sun-treated binding, especially the spines. Fresh text with browned[...]
"The French Effort in Morocco," a special propaganda issue published by "Le Sud-Ouest Economique" in April 1927. Some light scuffs and foxing inside. Approximately 250 pages under a magnificent cover [...]
Touareg Bracelet in low-grade silver (Mauritania to be confirmed), early 20th century, engraved with traditional ornamental motifs. Due to its age, the motifs have suffered wear but are still clearly [...]
NAPOLEON III period wall-mounted holy water font. Blackened wooden frame with curved glass. Finely carved Christ with a natural shell as a receptacle. Good condition with slight wear. In its original [...]
Arabic Knife Called Khadaam - Yemen, Mid 20th CenturyThis type of dagger is called khadaam in Arabic. It means "servant". It was worn in pair with the jambiya and had a utilitarian function. Curved bl[...]
STATUETTE of a hyena called a thilLobi culture, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Côte d'IvoireFirst half of the 20th centuryWood with a crusty patinaH.: 16.5 ; W.: 7.5 cmMonoxyle wooden statuette of a hyena wi[...]
Arabic Knife Called Khadaam - Yemen, Mid 20th CenturyThis type of dagger is called khadaam in Arabic. It means "servant". It was worn in pair with the jambiya and had a utilitarian function. Curved bl[...]
This interesting example of 18th century medical instruments is in beautiful condition and still contains its dark horn or tortoiseshell bleeding torches whose impeccable blades are marked PARIS. Silv[...]
Set of two beautiful original solid hardwood bowling balls. Originating from southern Europe, 18th century. Traces of wood-boring insects, but not active. Beautiful color. On a stand.
Antique patinated bronze sealing stamp. Anthropomorphic stamp depicting Saint Louis. Model of an LB ecclesiastic and Latin cross. Model presented in its original case from A. Normant Successeur 26 pla[...]
Cast bronze bell decorated with friezes of saints and angels, surmounted by a cross. Work from the end of the 16th century. Good condition, missing the clapper. Height 19 cm. Diameter 10 cm.
Antique & large monstrance in gilded and silvered bronze. Base with angel motifs. Terrace decorated with a paschal lamb, fleurs-de-lis and sheaves of wheat. Original lunula with cherub motif. Work fro[...]
Antique & large virgin crown. Very large model measuring 26cm in diameter and 26cm in height. Head circumference 15cm in diameter. Gilded brass decorated with rhinestones. Very good condition, stones [...]
Antique bronze MORTAR, with two handles bearing the coat of arms, inscription around the neck. In its original condition. Height 12.5 cm. Diameter 14.5 cm.
Nativity reliquary with two wax figures apparently representing the infant Jesus. A smaller one, on his bed of straw, holds a booklet in his hand. Wheat sheaves, pearls, decal, glass birds.
18th century BASSINOIRE, in chiseled and openwork embossed lairon, decorated with a radiant sun with gaudron and a fleur-de-lis in its center. Height: 41 cm. Diameter: 32 cm. Thickness 13 cm. Good gen[...]
Rare set of drawing instruments from the late 18th century, of which the king's foot, the protractor, and the reduction compass, bear the signature Diebolt à Strasbourg. These three main instruments[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1592. Maurice Bouguereau cartographe.1 rousseur marquée dans l’étang de Vandeuil.Très bon état.Format feuille : 55 x 41 cm.Format gravure : 46 x 33,5 cm.Original antique [...]
Small terrestrial globe or world map, drawn by the geographer J.Forest*, signed Maison Forest 17 rue de Buci in Paris, blackened wooden base, from the first half of the 20th century. This globe is in [...]
Cylindrical in shape, here is a very curious mirror. In light brown silk moire, very beautiful embroidery work with silver and gold thread (perhaps brass), on the border, the outer cover, and the back[...]
Antique Opticians box set of test lenses, circa 1900. In 1845, Emil Busch inherited the family-owned optical instrument company "Optische Anstalt Rathenow" founded in 1801. In 1852 he started to pro[...]
Pretty and rare oval enamel plaque painted on copper representing the laying of Christ in the tomb. It is presented in a 17th century carved and gilded wooden frame, original gilding. Apart from a sma[...]
Rare small 18th century diorama in its original box frame. Against a backdrop of a village festival with orchestra and dances, a peasant and his goat in spun glass seem to be attending these festiviti[...]
Portable, oblong-shaped urinal with a handle: "This container was initially used by ladies for "imperious urination", under the crinoline, during the endless sermons of the abbot of the same name" (G.[...]
Virgin's dress. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century. It has defects (hand, etc.). Polychrome wooden sculpture of a woman, with the head, neck, and hands carved and polychromed in detail, a sketc[...]
Album of 34 plates on French military costumes and a few others with foreign costumes. Note: some pages have a tear at the bottom and one is missing, see photos.
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