[ANONYMOUS] - Heures nouvelles, containing the services that are said in church during the year, in Latin and in French. Saint-Die, Chez Trotot, 1816; small in-12, VIII-382 pp., period binding in full[...]
Collection dish or offerings in embossed brass, with central decoration of a large rosette or umbilicus flower, surrounded by Gothic inscriptions with date 1560, from Germany (Nuremberg region), from [...]
Collection dish or offerings in embossed brass, centrally decorated with a rosette or gadrooned umbilicus, surrounded by Gothic inscriptions, on the edge a frieze of stamped foliage, from Germany (Nur[...]
Bo ya kbolo monoxyle stool terminated at both ends by a flared truncated cone.
A rare handle allowed its transport. This seat was used by circumcised young people of the Dan ethnic group, Ivory Coast[...]
Cigar holder representing a bear pushing a bronze wheelbarrow on a marble base. The bear's head lifts up to put the matches in it as well as the wheelbarrow to slip in the cigars from the early 20th c[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - Public session of the Nancy Society of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Thursday August 25, 1803, 7 Fructidor Year XI. Nancy, Chez J.-R. Vigneulle, 1803; in-8, 39 pp., beige half-calf box bin[...]
Amulets against the evil eye. Bezoar stone and shellfish tongs? Spain or Hispanic America, 16th century. These amulets were very commonly used, especially to ward off the evil eye in newborn babies, a[...]
PRETTY RELIQUARY OF THE 18 TH ORIGIN BAYREUTH GERMANY FRAME PAINTED AND GOLD BAROQUE WITH FLOWERS TYPICAL OF THE REGION OF BAYREUTH RELIC OF ST IONIS PAPAE AND MARTYR SEAL OF THE BISHOPRIC AT THE BACK[...]
Fan handle featuring a standing hornbill bird wedging a ball between its beak and belly.
Sober and elegant sculpture.
Blackened wood with patina of use. H: 22 cm
Senufo people, Ivory Coast.
Mid 20[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - The office for the Easter fortnight, according to the new breviary of Metz. Metz, Chez Collignon, 1789; in-12, 581 pp. + privilege, full red morocco binding, decorated smooth spine, gilt[...]
Rare and old representation of a small votive figure present in the Nassara (House of Men) during secret ceremonies.
Sculpted in the trunk of an overmodeled tree fern and painted with natural pigment[...]
Old plate on which pieces of old 18 and 19th century crockery have been fixed like a mosaic. The "Picplate" house, a naive and raw work of art by Raymond Isidore in Chartres, has influenced many creat[...]
Very beautiful stone (soapstone?) representing a deceased tribal chief called "Fumani" seated cross-legged on a pedestal dressed in a cape and a hat which resembles European clothing from the beginnin[...]
IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A LENGTH OF 1.18 CM IN BRONZE, BRASS FINS, EARLY 20TH SHIPPING WILL BE CALCULATED DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION BY RECOMMENDED COLISSIMO WITH INSURANCE
VERY GOOD CONDITION AND FUNCTIONAL, FOR SPEED OF THE SHIP IN BRONZE AND BRASS, LENGTH 26 CM DIAMETER COUNTER 10 CM. WEIGHT OF 5 KG, MAHOGANY BASE OF 26 CM X 15 CM THE SHIPPING WILL BE CALCULATED DEPEN[...]
VERY GOOD CONDITION AND FUNCTIONAL, 31 CM IN LENGTH, DIAMETER OF THE COUNTER 31 CM, MAHOGANY BASE OF 26 CM X 15 CM OF A PODS OF 7 KG 500 GR THE PRICE OF THE SHIPPING WILL BE DETERMINED DEPENDING ON TH[...]
Very rare sundial in cast bronze, enamel, glass paste and steel, Chinese work from the 18th century. Two similar examples are housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing and are illustrated in the catalog [...]
Rare Marine Model 1842 pistol. This is not a modified Model 1837, but a new built Model 1842 pistol.
The 1837 model, the first percussion pistol adopted by the navy, had defects, which the 1842 model[...]
JUAN PALEOLOGO, BYZANTINE EMPEROR. UNIFACE PISANELLO MEDAL. LARGE UNIFACE PLATE OF THE FAMOUS MEDAL, WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST MADE, DURING THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO ITALY IN 1438, BY THE GREATEST OF[...]
Silver cane knob decorated with a heron, from the 1900s.
Silversmith's hallmark on the base of the pommel.
State of use, damaged on the top and the outer side.
Total height : 17cm.
Pommel height :[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - General customs of the Duchy of Lorraine, for the bailiwicks of Nancy, Vosge and Germany. Follow-up of the Compendium of the style to be observed in the instructions of the assize proced[...]
Yatagan-type Ottoman saber with its scabbard, 19th century period. Horn rocket with wrought brass trim. Yatagan blade with 1 edge and flat back, bearing an identified punch on one side, small lack in [...]
Sewing mannequin, doll bust around 1900.
Its base is in turned wood.
Her fabric bust.
Note: slight small stains on the fabric (visible in the photos) but good general condition.
Dimensions: Total [...]
Rare model of spinning wheel to be fixed on a table or base, with manufacturer's mark in Lille, complete and in perfect working order. Base in cast iron and dark walnut wood. Beautiful collector's or [...]
Pipe en argent niellé et bois,
Russie, fin XIXème siècle
Le fourneau à facettes octogonale en bruyère a décor d’argent niellé, les facettes décorées de bouquetins et d’oiseux stylisés le tuyau g[...]
Glazed earthenware colander with green glaze, partly round edge and fitted with two handles. Diameter with handles 26 cm, without handles 20 cm, height 10 cm. late 18th or early 19th century. Good con[...]
Pipe holder in amaranth and bakelite circa 1930. The staircase shape and the cut sides create a resolutely modernist line. The perfect harmony is sublimated thanks to the alternation of parallel lines[...]
Large basin (height: 40cm) in brass with embossed decoration from the 19th century, originating from Iran. The headband is geometrically decorated, the body is decorated with two processions of variou[...]
Five floors fitted with brass buttons are concealed under a curtained façade in perfect condition. This cigar humidor in stained wood and brass threads is in good condition, the curtain works very wel[...]
Beautiful boxwood Christ on a large cross mounted on a tortoiseshell, bone and blackened wood base. Nice size (66 cm high). Note some small gaps in the fingers.
A fine and large Iron Tibetan Gau with repousee decoration of Buddhist symbols, beasts, creatues and personages, containing a clay Tsa-tsa image of Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche; cushioned with numerou[...]
XVIIth Engraving Enhanced Virgin Reading Very beautiful piece enhanced with gilding and pigments High quality of execution, blackened wooden frame, piece under glass; Inscription at the base: Ecce eni[...]
Lot of three blown glass oil lamps, in good condition.
A fourth damaged lamp of the same type is offered free with the purchase of the set of three.
Many detail photos at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh[...]
[ANONYMOUS] - Police code for the towns and suburbs of Nancy. Nancy, Chez Hiacinthe Leclerc, 1769; in-12, 212 pp. + table, period full marbled calfskin binding, decorated smooth spine, painted edges. [...]
This small box (Pinong Binali) in rigid spiral basketry, decorated with points, made it possible to preserve the most precious jewels.
It has a beautiful brown patina of use.
Bontoc people, Philippi[...]
Temple Buddha statue, Buddhist figure of compassion, seated in lotus, with a beautiful draped effect, half-closed eyes and a serene expression.
Position in Buddhist attitude virâsana for the position[...]
Tanto late edo with a straight dip line (suguha). Lacquered scabbard with a sparrow on a branch and a butterfly on the handle, there is the signature of the master lacquerer in kanji (Chinese writing)[...]
Old ancestor statue usually located at the end of a large slit drum, the Garamut, used to rhythm all the ceremonies of the village. Eroded wood with traces of paint and pigments from the end of the 19[...]
Terracotta mask representing a free interpretation of the Klapperstein mask. This object is unsigned. Its dimensions (without counting the chain) : Width 8 cm - Height 9 cm.
The Klapperstein torture [...]
RARE AND INTERESTING COMMEMORATIVE TALER OF THE HERETIC JOHN HUS. C. XVI-XVII. IN SILVER 40 mm. 20g. IT REPRESENTS THE PORTRAIT OF HUS DE FACE AND THE SCENE OF HIS EXCITATION TO THE FIRE IN 1415. BEAU[...]
A statue carved in a rare representation, Goya, Indo Portuguese from the 17th century
Old patina, good condition, see photos
Height 13 cm, width 6.5 cm
[ANONYMOUS] - Edict of the King, issuing regulations for the division of communes in the Trois-Évêchés. Given at Marly in June 1769. Registered in Parliament on July 6th. Metz, Chez Joseph-Pierre Coll[...]
Queen Anne type COFFRE PISTOL for the oriental market
England - 19th century
Steel and brass
Overall length: 43.5 cm - Barrel length: 26 cm - Caliber: 15mm
Round, smooth, blued barrel, engraved[...]
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