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16th Century


16th Century Satyr Oil Lamp

This oil lamp of rare elegance, shaped in the form of a satyr's head, is an exceptional creation attributed to the talented sculptor of Padua, Severo da Ravenna. Dating from the first third of the 16t[...]

Period: 16th century

3 200 €

15-16th Century Venetian Crowned Key, 11.2cm, Good Condition

Beautiful early furniture key, 15th or 16th century, according to the documentation, circular ring with crowned bail, in its circle: network forming a star of 8 triangles, each with an open circle bra[...]

Period: 16th century

480 €

Wood And Leather Binding Embossed " Est Mon.a.bartolo De Ripoli "

Wood and leather binding embossed " est mon.a.bartolo de ripoli "

Period: 16th century

370 €

Silver Coin - Teston Charles IX - 1565 - Toulouse

Teston Silver Coin of Charles IX Obverse: CAROLVS. VIIII. DG FRAN. REX. Bust of Charles IX on the left, laureate and armored; workshop letter under the bust. Reverse: (MM). SIT. NOMEN. DOM. BENEDIC (M[...]

Period: 16th century

120 €

Silver Coin - Teston Henri III - 1576 - Paris

Silver Coin Teston of Henri III Obverse: HENRICVS. III. DG FRAN (diff.) ET. POL. REX. Bust to the right of the King, laureate, draped and armored in the antique style, with a ruff; different from work[...]

Period: 16th century

120 €

Unique Engraved Bronze Stirrup, Renaissance Period, Beautiful Patina

Decorated bronze stirrup, a typology from 16th century, or early 17th, Henri IV reign, A civil stirrup, France or Spain, (our Languedoc?). There is not much easily accessible documentation on these n[...]

Period: 16th century

680 €
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Page From A Book Of Hours - Jean Pichore - 1509 - Well Framed - Golden Initials

Rare leaf of an illuminated hour book from the book "Heures a lusaige de Romme" by Jean Pichore. Borders on four sides with foliage populated with angels from the workshop of Jean Pichore, and the Fou[...]

Period: 16th century

490 €

Three Pear Wood Games Pieces With Renaissance Profiles. Nuremberg, 16th Century.

Three stained pear wood games pieces with Renaissance profiles. Nuremberg, mid 16th century. The games pieces measure approximately 3.6 x 1cm. Each games piece is decorated with the profile o[...]

Period: 16th century

780 €
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Beautiful Lock, Wedding Chest With Hasp, Gothic Period, Discovery Condition

Beautiful wedding chest lock, wooden core leather covered , Gothic period, presenting a rectangular plasterwork with studded iron lace, pierced of hearts on both sides, with the original parchment tri[...]

Period: 16th century

580 €
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Small Dental Surgery Circa 1600

Small dental surgery in its period case in grainy and stamped black leather or small irons. The handle is of high quality: superbly constructed in turned steel. The kit preserves 5 (out of 7) of the d[...]

Period: 16th century

1 100 €

A Bronze Mortar Dated 1557

A beautiful small bronze mortar made in the Netherlands. The handles are made like sea monsters, the mortar is decorated with Renaissance motifs.On the mortar it  reads: 'AMOR#VINSIT#OMNIA#1557'. Love[...]

Period: 16th century

1 500 €

Iron Key

Forged iron wrench made in one block with flattened and drilled handle, square bignae and solid round shaft, very simple ingenuity. measure cm 16 Siena (Tuscany) 16th century

Period: 16th century

59 €
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Memento Mori. Calvary Foot Carved In Walnut. 16th Century

Memento Mori. Calvary foot carved in walnut. 16th century 10 cm high, 19 cm wide and 12 cm deep

Period: 16th century

450 €

Portrait Of Henry Ii. Very Realistic, Possible Evidence Of Subsequent Medal Production

Portrait of Henry II. Very realistic, possible proof for subsequent production of medals. It is made on the side of a discarded medal. It measures 5 cm in diameter and weighs 34 grams.

Period: 16th century

400 €

Small Copper Basin, Late 16th

Small period basin from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century in beautifully patinated pink copper. In perfect condition . outer diameter 30 cm / inner 20 cm height 9 cm

Period: 16th century

550 €

Folding Travel Fork In Steel, Horn And Silver Inlay.

Superb folding travel fork in steel, horn and silver inlay. A rich decoration on the steel parts: bolsters, spring as well as the neck of the fork and the base of the tines. The teeth are diamond sh[...]

Period: 16th century

1 500 €

Rare Large Volume Early 16th Century In Its Beautiful Original "conciliorvm Omnivm Génér" Binding.

A crazy allure emerges from ancient times this folio of more than 1300 pages in its precious Renaissance binding "CONCILIORVM OMNIVM, TAM GENERALIUM" q particulariu, a temporibus Agapeti Papae vsque a[...]

Period: 16th century

1 200 €

3 Venetian Keys XVI-xvii Century

3 Venetian keys in forged iron decorated with typical rosettes. The keys have defects and restorations visible in the photos.Check pics carefully.   Length 11.5-10.5, 8.5 cm

Period: 16th century

400 €

Iron Scissors

Forged, carved and engraved iron scissors of fine old workmanship. Italy 16th century measure cm 26

Period: 16th century

330 €

Key In Forged Iron

Boiled and assembled forged iron wrench with inverted heart handle, with inner fleur-de-lis, multi-cut bigna, crumpled round shaft inside of which a pin has been placed. Ingenuity at various cuts. De[...]

Period: 16th century

400 €

Sculpture Representing A Head - Thule, Alaska

REGION: Bering Strait, Alaska MATERIAL: marine ivory PERIOD: 16th century HEIGHT: 2.5 cm

Period: 16th century

250 €

Children's Snow Goggles - Thule, Alaska

REGION: Bering Strait, Alaska MATERIAL: marine ivory PERIOD: 16th century LENGTH: 9.8 cm

Period: 16th century

900 €

Renaissance Medals: 3 Different Pieces Of Henrique Ii. One With An Engraved Date Of 1572

Renaissance medals: 3 different pieces from Henrique II. one with an engraved date of 1572 2 of them bronze and one lead. 6 centimeters in diameter for two of them and 5.5 for the other. all with a be[...]

Period: 16th century

1 800 €

History Of Keys

Collection of 23 keys dating from the Renaissance to the 18th century as well as a monogrammed 18th century master key. This set includes priory keys, wedding chest keys with openwork heads, cloverlea[...]

Period: 16th century

720 €

Sawankhalok Jar

Important storage jar with 4 eyelet handles, in brownish glazed stoneware. Thailand, ovens of Sawankhalok/Si Sachanalai, 15th/16th century. Provenance: Estate of the Asian art dealer and collector Cla[...]

Period: 16th century

1 200 €

Renaissance Bronze Medal Florence Medici

Medal for Cosimo de Medici (1519-74), Duke of Florence 1537, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1569 By Domenico Poggini, 1561.  Original bronze cast 41mm Obverse : COSMVS MED(ices) FLOREN(tiae) ET SENAR(um[...]

Period: 16th century

1 500 €

Shancai Statuette -- China As083

Statuette of Shancai standing in bronze with traces of gold lacquer, standing on a square base, hands clasped at torso level. H. 17 cm. Expert: Cabinet Portier-Josaume REGION: China MATERIAL: Bronze P[...]

Period: 16th century

1 500 €

Old Map – County Of Zeeland – Netherlands

Epreuve originale réalisée en 1581. Abraham Ortelius cartographe. Beaux coloris aquarelle. Texte explicatif en français au verso. Belle impression de cette rare carte en édition française, finement[...]

Period: 16th century

690 €
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Haute époque Wrought Iron Chest Lock

Amazin haute époque chest lock decorated with a sculpted dragon. Typical work from South Tyrol Lock dimensions 21*21. Mounted on an important plexiglass display (more than 4 kg) dimensions 30*28*4.[...]

Period: 16th century

700 €

Mortar And Pestle

We present this mortar and pestle in cast iron with relief decorations, certainly very early in the period. With a frustoconical shape, we thought it dates from the 15th/16th century. This object was [...]

Period: 16th century

700 €

Engraved Horn Powder Pear - Late 16th/early 17th Century Period

Engraved Horn Powder Pear - Period Late 16th / Early 17th Century Very richly decorated: On one side: foliage scrolls with a horse and a horned beast On the other side: mating of a stag and a doe and [...]

Period: 16th century

150 €

Renaissance Medal, Venice, Padua

Medal for Girolamo Cornaro By Giovanni dal Cavino (1500-1570), dated 1540 Bronze, contemporary cast Diam. 36mm Obverse bust to right with long beard, in robe.  Inscription: HIER(onymus) CORNELI[...]

Period: 16th century

600 €

3 Archaeological Discoveries, 16th Century, Netherlands

Three interesting archaeological finds from the Netherlands dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. 1 A bronze belt tab decorated with the image of Fortuna, mascarons and lion heads. Fortuna is an i[...]

Period: 16th century

450 €

Netherlands, Renaissance Medal, Floris Van Pallandt (1539-1598)

Uniface medal for Floris van Pallandt (1539-1598) by Adriaan Simonszoon Rottermond Gilt bronze Height with loop: 5.5cm  Rare Bust to the right of Floris, wearing a ruff, a cuirass, and a sash. [...]

Period: 16th century

500 €

Old Geographical Map Of France – Gallia

Epreuve originale réalisée en 1595. Abraham Ortelius cartographe. Beaux coloris anciens. Texte explicatif en latin au verso. Large renfort au dos du pli central. 1 rousseur dans la marge latérale [...]

Period: 16th century

650 €
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German Renaissance Gilt Bronze Medal, Martin Bucer

Medal with the bust of Martin Bucer 1543, workshop of Friedrich Hagenauer.  Uniface casting, gilding. Diameter: 45 mm Martin Bucer (Butzer), reformer, was born on 11.11.1491 in Schlettstadt. Ini[...]

Period: 16th century

620 €

Rare Original Edition From 1600: "origin Of The Dignities And Magistrates Of France" Claude Fauchet

Very rare Original Edition "Orignes des Dignités et Magistrates de France", collected by Claude Fauchet. Work divided into two volumes in 12 format, full tinted calfskin, ribbed spine, double fillets [...]

Period: 16th century

600 €

Old Geographical Map Of Portugal

Epreuve originale réalisée en 1598. Abraham Ortelius cartographe. Un pli ancien dans l’angle supérieur droit. Texte en vieux français au verso. 1 petit trou de ver dans l’Andalousie. Bon état. Fo[...]

Period: 16th century

165 €
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Pitcher

Pitcher: Netherlands, Bronze, Circa 1500.

Period: 16th century

900 €

Small Pewter Tray - 16th Century

Very rare small circular pewter TRAY with narrow wing provided with an external peripheral reinforcement ring. Unidentified maker's mark: Christ on the cross / AD Inscription engraved in Roman num[...]

Period: 16th century

190 €
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Bronze Bell

A 16th (?) bronze bell (certainly for cattle) decorated with a bell ringer 46.14 g Height: 41.5 mm

Period: 16th century

100 €

Clas Oth, Nuremberg, Three Jass Playing Cards Around 1550

Three playing cards from the mid-16th century in laid paper printed on a wooden board and reworked in color. Jack of Acorns and Five of Acorns attributable to the workshop of Clas Oth, Nuremberg, arou[...]

Period: 16th century

900 €

Map Of Metz Georg Braun And Frans Hogenberg

Plan of the city of Metz in 1572, taken from the book "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", and including 564 perspective views of the main cities of the world. The plan is framed in a pitch pine frame with ebo[...]

Period: 16th century

280 €

Renaissance Bronze Medal, Netherlands

Netherlands, Margaretha van Kalslagen (1516–1597) Attributed to Pompeo Leoni Uniface bronze cast 69mm Smolderen p.190. heroine of the rebellion in Antwerp against the Spanish in 1574  

Period: 16th century

550 €

Fantastic Bronze Mortar With House Brand, Holland 16th Century

Fantastic bronze mortar with house brand, Holland 16th century. Large mortar with two side handles. Excellent condition and beautiful patina. Light bronze casting. House mark and "HF" stamped on[...]

Period: 16th century

2 000 €
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“rare Renaissance Apothecary Or Alchemist’s Mortar

“Rare apothecary or alchemist’s mortar”: red marble not identified due to the patina, from the Renaissance period (16th century), 15.4 x 11 cm. Without pestle. Equipped with a large base for stability[...]

Period: 16th century

650 €

Large Cast Iron Mortar Late 16th Century

Large cast iron mortar decorated with moldings, with its pestle. base diameter 11 cm. end of the 16th century

Period: 16th century

350 €

Rare Pewter Dish - Avignon, Circa 1600

Beautiful ROUND DISH in forged pewter with molded edge. Hallmark of François MARQUIS received master before 1599: head of Saint-François / FRANCOIS MARQUI. It is common to note that the choice of t[...]

Period: 16th century

440 €
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Map-view Of Strasbourg, 1584, Colored, Beautiful Period Engraving; George Braun

Due to the famous designer and cartographer Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), published in famous 1584 work of Georg Braun (1541-1622), this copper engraving, perhaps not colored at period? engraved bowl: [...]

Period: 16th century

480 €
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Bronze Mortar, Veneto, 16th Centurybronze Mortar, Veneto, 16th Century Lost Wax Cast Bronze M

Bronze mortar, Veneto, 16th century Lost wax cast bronze mortar with body outlined by parallel and successive frames that delimit its circumference. On both faces, in a central position, a g[...]

Period: 16th century

5 000 €

Fossil Turtle Skull - Terminal Cretaceous (maastrichtian)

Authentic and rare fossil turtle skull aff. to the extinct genus Bothremys. Crane with its mandible. The geological layers from which this fossil comes are dated from the Maastrichtian, last stage of [...]

Period: 16th century

550 €

XVI Mortar With Snake Head Grips

XVI beautiful mortar with dark patina and snake head sockets. Small chip on the upper lip (see close-up) Height 10 cm Top diameter 11.5 cm Base diameter 7.3 cm

Period: 16th century

300 €
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Ewer Renaissance Bronze Haute Epoque 16th

International expedition Very rare bronze ewer this model known in bronze, silver or pewter is typical of the renaissance, it is found on prestigious tables of the nobility or the upper bourgeoisie in[...]

Period: 16th century

1 700 €

Old Wrought Iron Lock From The 16th-17th Centuries

A pretty wrought iron lock from the 16th-17th century The key is missing 13.7 x 14.3 cm Good condition with old patina

Period: 16th century

350 €
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Very Rare Book Speech Of The First Troubles That Happened In Lyon Saconay 1569 Ex-libris Brolemann.

SACONAY (Gabriel de). Speech On the First Troubles That Occurred in Lyon, with the apology for the city of Lyon, against the falsely titled libelle, the just and Holy Defense of the city of Lyon. LYON[...]

Period: 16th century

850 €
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Old Geographical Map Of Northern Artois

Epreuve originale réalisée vers 1588. Guicciardini géographe. Rousseurs uniformes sur la carte et quelques plis anciens dans les marges. Etat correct. Format feuille : 38,5 x 34 cm. Format gravure[...]

Period: 16th century

150 €
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Large Hollow Dish In Lation Cast Around 1590. 42.5 Cm Diameter

A very large (42.5 cm) hollow dish in lation cast around 1590 in very good condition.

Period: 16th century

550 €

Cauldron, Pot, High Period In Bronze (16th Or 17th Century)

Rare high-period tripod pot or cauldron (16th or 17th century) in bronze. Original wrought iron handle. Good general condition, an old small restoration on the bottom, verdigris inside. Dimensions: he[...]

Period: 16th century

250 €

In-folio En Parchemin. Livre Cantoral Ou Choral. Siècle XVI

In-folio en parchemin. Livre cantoral ou choral, avec lettres majuscules miniaturisées. Siècle XVI Portée rouge et notation carrée.

Period: 16th century

450 €

Anneau Solaire 16 Ieme Siècle En Bronze

Cadran solaire en forme d'anneau faisant office de caché  avec les initiales S F et 3 fleurs de lys

Period: 16th century

7 500 €

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