Rare work on Brittany "Memoirs to serve the knowledge of the faiths and homage of the fiefs of the province of Brittany". In Paris at Nicolas Simart. 1715.
Safe KeyEuropean work from the 18th century SteelH. 5.5 ; length 17 cm Steel key with a thick oval ring, slightly curved, with a long hollow shank, a large bit with two rectangular teeth and three ope[...]
Beautiful and Rare Dressed Wax attributed to the Guillot Brothers of Nancy. 18th century period Subject represented: Saint Joseph husband of the Holy Virgin In its cardboard and gilded wood box with i[...]
"The Solitary Gardener or Dialogues..." by Fr. Le GENTIL. 1705 edition. Good condition with wear and tear to the binding. The endpaper is missing. The text is fresh except for a few creases and halos.[...]
Small pewter PITCHER with shoulder, plinth foot, straight heel cup and acorn thumb. Control hallmark: CC crowned / ROUEN / 1778. Hallmark of Jean-Baptiste PEUFFIER received master in 1742: crowned han[...]
Pair of wine BOTTLES in blown green glass with a shoulder shape, a truncated cone-shaped body, a collared neck and a concave base. They are decorated with a coat of arms with a chevron in an oval shie[...]
"Syphilis or Venereal Disease..." Good condition with slight wear from use. Damaged lower crown. Fresh text except for some missing parts on the endpaper and halos, especially at the end of the book. [...]
"MASTERPIECE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON...." Good condition with slight wear from use. Text fresh except for a few folds and halos, particularly at the end of the work. As is/In its original condition. Coll[...]
Book "Historical Dictionary of the City of Paris", Pierre Thomas Nicolas HURTAUT and Louis Drigon de MAGNY, published by Paris, Moutard, 17794 volumes in-8First edition dedicated to Marshal Duc de Bri[...]
Round pewter dish with molded edge. Hallmarked by Guillaume François II HECQUET, received as master in 1755: 1° - crowned lily / GFH 2° - crowned rose / GFH Diameter: 31.7 cm. LILLE, Second half of th[...]
Ember iron called boat by its shape. France late 18th or early 19th century. Bilateral ventilation, ensured by a frieze of geometric figure. The whole is in wrought iron, the turned wooden handle is o[...]
Beautiful pewter PITCHER, with shoulder, high plinth foot, straight goblet and thumb with molded crest.Hallmarked:1° - Gauging: arms of Paris / 1732.2° - Control at the nave (poorly affixed).3° - Hall[...]
Traditional bacon ring**, for smoking bacon and sausages, 18th century, bell-shaped structure with 8 hooks on the outer ring and 3 and 12 hooks in the center, H 80: approx. cm, D: approx. 54cm, traces[...]
Analytical, historical, etymological, critical, and interpretative dictionary of Normandy customs. By Houard, lawyer in parliament. Rouen, Le Boucher le jeune. 4 volumes with the fold-out table in the[...]
Critical and historical research on the origin, the various states and the progress of surgery in France. 1744. By Francois Quesnay. First edition of this important work on surgery. Contemporary full [...]
Copper gardener's watering can. 18th century. It does not have a watering nozzle. It is presented in used condition. Some dents due to its intensive use (body, lifting handle and pouring handle), whic[...]
18th century brass basin, bed warmer. Origin Lorraine? In embossed brass, decorated with an eagle. The lid has a rolled edge on a wrought iron stiffener, as does the basin. The socket is wrought iron.[...]
18th century brass basin, bed warmer. Origin Lorraine? In repoussé brass, decorated with a marquis' crown? a coat of arms and palmette branches. The lid edge is decorated with dots. The basin edge is [...]
18th century copper basin, bed warmer. In embossed copper, decorated with flowers, gadrooned lid border. The lid is fitted; with rolled edge on wrought iron stiffener. The socket is twisted wrought ir[...]
Wrought iron or gadrooning iron. 18th century The iron was heated directly in the embers of the hearth. It is made of wrought iron. Its handle is made of original turned wood. The is worked in an octa[...]
"NOTABLE ARRESTS....". Good condition with slight wear from use. Losses on the covers, especially the second cover. Text fresh except for some creases and water stains in the margins. Collection. Coli[...]
Pewter pitcher in the shape of a baluster with a straight and oblique base, a straight heel cup, a raised lid with a flat roof and a thumb rest with oak acorns. Stamped property mark: P / lis / A. Hei[...]
Waffle mold in wrought iron 13th century or earlier. Origin: Lorraine, presence of a double-branched cross (origin = Vosges collector) Mold without date but very rustic which would try to prove its an[...]
"ÉDIT DU ROY....". Good condition with slight wear from use. Missing pages on the covers. Text fresh except for a few folds and small water stains. Collection. Colissimo shipping with tracking and ins[...]
"This drypoint compass, decorated with geometric patterns, can be opened with one hand, up to 180°. It consists of two arms, the upper part of which, split on one side, is semicircular in shape. At th[...]
Medium-sized silver dry-point compass (11cm long) bearing the monkey head hallmark in use in Paris between November 18, 1774 and July 13, 1780. Very good condition of the silver and steel points.
Iron from the late 18th century. Post-Revolutionary period (1789-/1799). It could have been made later. Ember iron called boat due to its shape. The ventilation is unilateral, ensured by a frieze of P[...]
18th century brass hand warmer. Round in shape with a fixed, worked carrying handle. This handle is riveted to the copper. The domed lid is openwork and finely decorated. Covered by protective hoops t[...]
Tabletop charcoal stove. Presented on 4 bronze scrolled legs. Engraved border (partly worn by time) mounted on wrought iron stiffener. The handle is made of turned and original boxwood, fixed by a wro[...]
18th century copper coquemar and its wrought iron handle. The whole is in good condition without dents. The bottom of the container is mounted with a dovetail (handmade and not semi-industrial by stam[...]
"Explanation of the Ordinance of the month of August 1735...". Good condition with slight wear of use on the corners and crowns. Fresh text with some folds. To deplore some missing parts on the first [...]
17th century copper coquemar. The body is baluster-shaped, forged. Resting on an adjoining pedestal. The handle is flat in the shape of a console, the flat cut-out cover resting on the neck.
Bronze pheasant pot, late 17th - early 18th century. Oval shape, lion's paw tripod. Bronze, tinned internally. Complete crowned/crenellated lid (note that 3 crenellations are repaired, re-welded long [...]
Green glazed terracotta fountain body, 18th century, Provence. Decorated on the front with a bust and an arch. Height 43 cm. Body and oval base measuring 29.9 cm by 15.3 cm.
Offering dish 18th - 19th century or earlier. Period to be defined precisely. The decoration represents Adam and Eve at the foot of the tree picking the apple. The trunk of the tree carries the serpen[...]
Very large miner's oil lamp of the rooster rave type from the 18th or 19th century. Made of wrought iron. The body of the reservoir is round with an external diameter of 12.5 cm. The rooster is presen[...]
Books "Dictionary of Roman Antiquities" 2 Volumes, dated 1765 Full title: "Dictionary of Roman Antiquities. Or abridged explanation of the ceremonies, customs and sacred and profane, public and privat[...]
A round bedpan with rounded edges and cushion attachments. Hallmarked by Allègre in Angers, 18th century. 26cm in diameter, 17.3cm in interior diameter and 28cm in length. (An example with attachment [...]
This beautifully crafted mortar is antique. It has its pestle and is engraved "Augustin Thieri". Its condition includes classic scratches from use and slight oxidation. Dimensions Height: 10.5 cm Widt[...]
Dutch brass snuffbox decorated with engravings and texts. Classic, this snuffbox amuses with its engravings and a text in Flemish that only the Dutch will understand... the subtlety of the legends esc[...]
"Collection of Factums". Good condition with slight wear from use on the corners, crowns and covers (a tear on the second cover). Fresh text with some folds. The absence of a guard/title page is regre[...]
Le Maistre de Saci "The Holy Bible" Printer Guillaume Desprez, Dated 1742, 12 volumes. Containing the Old and New Testaments, translated into French from the Vulgate by Monsieur Le Maistre de Saci, di[...]
Large CORPORATE MUG in pewter with a truncated cone resting on three skates depicting grotesque masks, with a molded spout and a "ball" thumb lid topped with a soldier presenting a shield loaded in re[...]
"DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNÉ....". Good condition with slight wear from use throughout. The front cover needs to be deporated, with a trace of a prominent halo and a deformed top corner (photo). Text is fre[...]
Old and very interesting map of the city of Bordeaux and its suburbs in 1775, under King Louis XVI after the major works of the intendants. Very detailed map, locating the main streets, avenues, squar[...]
Large round pewter PLATTER with a molded edge, known as venison. Town hallmark: double crowned palm. Hallmark with a crowned M of a traveling controller. Hallmark of Rombaud Ignace FLAMENT, received a[...]
Round pewter dish with a molded edge. Very rare hallmark of Benoît Joseph DURIEZ received as master in 1756: crowned rose charged with a D / BID (the first D is the initial of DOUAI) Control hallmark:[...]
Pewter pitcher with a quasi-cylindrical body and neck, with a tasseled thumb rest. Height: 20.7 cm. CHAMPAGNE, 18th century In very good condition, not hallmarked, this beautiful example probably come[...]
TABLE STOVE with embers, in copper, oblong in shape with ash guard and four rolled legs extending upwards in curved supports. The gallery and the bottom are openwork with finely pierced geometric patt[...]
Round pewter dish with molded edge. Hallmark of Gabriel RAVENET received master in 1685: 1° - crowned rose / GR 2° - arms of the city / GR Diameter: 31 cm BERGUES, Between 1685 and 1715, date on which[...]
A true collector's item, a polychrome wooden transport case from the 18th century, used for wine tasting and often in taverns; forged hinges and fittings, a working key, a mechanism that opens and clo[...]
This late 18th century engraved king's foot is genuine and natural. As for the condition, we note the classic signs of wear on this type of object. Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of th[...]
18th century German snuffbox in stamped brass and copper1st side: Oval portrait of Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, truncated at half-length, with in the upper cartouche a scene from the Battle of Minden[...]
Pewter cup of flared shape with gadrooned pedestal engraved in full "au tremblé" with friezes of geometric motifs. Control mark: FF crowned / MON(TAR)GIS / 1694. Mark of Louis Gabriel SAMAIN received [...]
Small set of two ophthalmology instruments of rare quality and luxurious design. These two instruments were used together and have the same provenance. They are both French, datable around 1760-1770:-[...]
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