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Silver Perpetual Calendar Notebook. Germany, Early 18th Century.

A Silver Perpetual Calendar Notebook.Germany, Early 18th Century.Measures 8.7 × 5.3 cm.This finely crafted notebook features silver outer covers intricately engraved with fruit and foliage motifs emer[...]

Period: 18th century

5 550 €
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Safe Key - 18th Century European Work

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[...]

Period: 18th century

120 €
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Wax Dressed In Nancy, 18th Century, Attributed To The Guillot Brothers, St. Joseph, Husband Of The Blessed Virgin

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[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €

German Heraldic Manuscript On Parchment

German heraldic manuscript on parchment with four wax seals. 18th century 

Period: 18th century

1 600 €

Four Silver Plaques With Portraits Of Historical English Figures, 18th Century.

Four framed silver plaques engraved with portraits of English monarchs and a nobleman. English, 18th century. The silver plaques depict Queen Elizabeth I (c.1533-1603), Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-161[...]

Period: 18th century

2 700 €
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Procession Mannequin, 18th Century.

Articulated processional mannequin in painted wood, late 18th/early 19th century. Naples, Italy. With base: 58cm. Mannequin alone: 46.5cm.

Period: 18th century

1 150 €

Carved Stone Tithes - Control Measure Or Tax Payment - 18th Century

Tithe Stone – Period at least 18th century We offer you this rare square-shaped tithe stone with rounded sides, with carved grips in the corners to facilitate its handling. This stone measuring instru[...]

Period: 18th century

380 €
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Arnachément Bell - Bronze Fleur De Lys Decor - 18th Century Curiosity

Bronze horse bell – Flower and fleur-de-lis decoration Diameter: 5 cm Condition: Good overall condition, with slight deformation due to use and a small loss (see photos). This pretty bronze bell, deco[...]

Period: 18th century

180 €
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Alliance Coat Of Arms Embroidery With Bérain Frame, 18th Century

Beautiful embroidery representing an alliance coat of arms, in a Bérain frame, 18th century period. The alliance coat of arms made in embroidery is mounted in a beautiful Bérain frame from the 18th ce[...]

Period: 18th century

800 €

Sterling Silver Sealing Seal With Two Figures - France - 18th Century

Sterling Silver Sealing Seal with Two Figures - France - 18th Century

Period: 18th century

300 €
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18th Century Miniature Cabinet

Amazing miniature wardrobe from the 18th century, gendarme's hat and shell feet, paneled doors with flat strips, in oak. Provincial work, some old restorations.

Period: 18th century

600 €

Pewter Blacksmiths' Corporate Tankard - 18th Century

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[...]

Period: 18th century

390 €

Belt Buckle - Worn At The Court Of Surakarta - Indonesia - 18th Century

Rare Belt Buckle worn at the court of Surakarta in the 18th century. This is a magnificent belt buckle of iron and gilt copper, fashioned in the form of intertwined serpents, known as Timang ular-ular[...]

Period: 18th century

450 €

Hidden Love Jewelry, Directoire And Empire Period, 2 Garter Buckles

Two precious feminine jewels, hidden under the dresses of ladies, late 18th or early 19th century. Smaller than garter buckles (perhaps corsets), these must have been keys opening onto hidden treasure[...]

Period: 18th century

260 €
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Large Sterling Silver Wax Seal With Hallmarks - France - 18th Century

Large Sterling Silver Wax Seal with Hallmarks - France - 18th Century Weight: 50 gramsTurnable seal with 3 different angles.

Period: 18th century

650 €
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Jeton/ Medallion Of Attendance French Revolutionary Committee 1793 Guise

An extrememly rare Jeton / médaillon deprésence comité révolutionnaire française , brass pendant case with glass front and back. A unique opportunity to own a piece of French history.“Commune de reuni[...]

Period: 18th century

4 500 €
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Rare Chest Of Drawers In Veneered Wood. Strasbourg Or Rhine Valley.

Beautiful master chest of drawers in plum and walnut veneer, opening with three drawers. This piece of furniture is entirely mounted on softwood, including the drawer recesses. Beautiful original orna[...]

Period: 18th century

2 500 €

Iron Seal XVIII Family Seal

Small iron seal 18th century family crest? Length 5 cm. Oval crest. 2.5 x 2.3

Period: 18th century

350 €

Antique Pair Of Stuccoed Wooden Incense Holders, China, Late 18th Century, Antique Patina, Curiosity

Very pretty pair of antique incense holders with a magnificent patina. In stuccoed wood, stucco, from the end of the 18th century in the shape of a rosette. Good condition, diameter dimension 22.5 cm [...]

Period: 18th century

200 €

Very Small, ,interesting Louis XV Period Chest Of Drawers

very interesting little Louis XV period walnut chest of drawers. It opens with five models end carved drawers, three of wich are in the belt; They are decorated with bronze pull andles and lock entrie[...]

Period: 18th century

1 300 €

Fire Steel - France - 18th Century

FIRE STEEL France, 18th century  Steel Length: 7 cm Width: 3 cm Lighter or fire instrument with two oblong, fluted side wheels, centred on a frieze engraved with oak leaf motifs.  Text and ph[...]

Period: 18th century

640 €
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Pair Of Stirrups. Carved Wood, Iron. Chile, 18th Century.

Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century. Pair of stirrups composed of a carved wooden block, half-moon shaped on the front, and decorated on the outside with geometric and plant elem[...]

Period: 18th century

400 €

18th Century Bronze Weight.

18th century weight. Bronze. Incomplete bronze weight, with the container and two smaller ones, all cold decorated with incised and stamped designs, with simple rims on the smaller containers and mor[...]

Period: 18th century

650 €

Presented: Rich Frame This Beautiful 18th Century Persian Padlock And Key, Steel And Chiseled Brass

Presented superbly in a double-beveled silver-plated box frame and on a pearl gray canvas support with a beveled edge, this rare padlock and its key, like a jewel, is displayed divinely well in its ri[...]

Period: 18th century

480 €

Couple Of Ivory Lanternists / Magic Lantern

Exceptional ivory group from the end of the 18th century, beginning of the 19th century, representing a couple of lanternists; the man carries the magic lantern on his back and the woman plays the hur[...]

Period: 18th century

850 €

Landeau 18th Centuryl Carriage, : "masterpiece Of A Journeyman Coachbuilder" Metal And Wood

"Masterpiece of a Master Coachbuilder". This is what was called in the 18th century a "Landeau", a flat-roofed suspension carriage. This reduced reproduction is of high quality of detail and of good s[...]

Period: 18th century

2 200 €

18th Century - Gilded And Silvered Wood Sword

Exceptional 18th century statue sword, central Italian manufacture, entirely in carved wood. The blade is silver leaf, while the hilt and grip are gilded with pure gold leaf. Both parts preserve the l[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €

Set Of Three Heraldic Plaques. In Bronze. 18th Century.

Set of three heraldic plaques. In bronze. 18th century. Bronze plaques decorated with a castle with a pelican pecking its chest at the door, a heraldic element enhanced with symmetrical plant shapes.[...]

Period: 18th century

700 €

Comtal Seal, Silver And Turned Boxwood, 18th Century, A Beautiful Seal

Engraved silver seal, oval shape, beautiful size, its handle is turned and beaded boxwood, with beautiful old patina. Central coat of arms, topped with count's crown, surrounded by branches, central [...]

Period: 18th century

240 €
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Witchcraft - Carved Powder Flask - Sculpted Gourd - Protection Ritual - Folk Art

France, Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century Auvergne – Haute-Loire Some objects seem easily understood at first glance, while others resist, carrying a memory that time has nearly erased—but no[...]

Period: 18th century

295 €
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Silver Plaque With Battle Scene, Italy, Early 18th Century

Round silver plaque, entirely cast and chiseled, representing a battle scene executed in high relief. Without visible hallmarks. Italian work from the first half of the 18th century. Presented in an[...]

Period: 18th century

3 800 €

Louis XIV Veneered Wood Master's Chest Of Drawers, Attributable To Hache, 18th Century

Chest of drawers called mastery in marquetry of native wood opening with three drawers, lock entries in gilded bronze. Work attributable to HHache in Grenoble. Louis XIV period around 1710 Some jumps [...]

Period: 18th century

1 250 €

18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer's Balance, Complete With Its Weights

Wooden trebuchet complete with its weights. 18th Century The box measures 18 cm X 8.7 cm and 2.3 cm thick.

Period: 18th century

550 €
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Pair Of Stirrups, Brass - Circa 1700

Beautiful pair of stirrups called clogs in brass from the 18th century. with chiseled patterns on the top and sides. Patina shovel, transformed into appliques. Length 30 cm Width 10 cm Height 12.5 cm [...]

Period: 18th century

360 €
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Sign Of A Shop Selling Religious Objects From The 18th Century

Rare sign decorating a shop of religious objects, representing a censer decorated with gadroons, in painted iron enhanced with gilding, and its three chains. The censer is double-sided. Period XVIII A[...]

Period: 18th century

640 €

Two Old Keys In Good Condition

Two pretty old keys in wrought iron and in good condition. Keys for boxes or small pieces of furniture. One has a heart in its pattern, perhaps a reference to a wedding object. Period 18th century, pe[...]

Period: 18th century

240 €

Nancy Waxes / Pair Of Boxes

Pair of boxes presenting dressed wax figures. Probably a Nancy workshop (Guillot brothers). On one of the figures, the hands are not original.

Period: 18th century

4 000 €

Ground Sprinkler Early 18th Century

This rare sprinkler or ground watering can with rose water or perfume, was used since antiquity in the countries around the Mediterranean. Glass examples are known in Spain and Catalonia dating from t[...]

Period: 18th century

750 €

Coat Of Arms: French Thumb Seal In Case, Hallmarked Silver, 18th Century,

Beautiful thumb seal, silver hallmarked on stirrup, 18th century, base of oval seal decorated with strong gadroons, engraved with one superb coat of arms under count's crown, 3 stars, 1 sheep. We had[...]

Period: 18th century

480 €
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Master's Chest Of Drawers, Varnished Wood, Late 18th/early 19th Century.

Very beautiful master's chest of drawers, In varnished wood, This delightful neo-classical chest of drawers develops sober and pure lines, In good general condition, it should be noted wear from use, [...]

Period: 18th century

550 €
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Mouchette XVIIIth

Magnificent 18th century iron candle snuffer. Remarkable ironwork, in very good condition! Very nice original patina! Spacer spring in very good working order! 19 cm long by 5 cm wide at the wrist. Ve[...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

Key And Its Wrought Iron Lock Large Key Locksmith Exercise?

Key and its lock in wrought iron Large key

Period: 18th century

720 €

Hunting Cup, Knife-cut Boxwood, 18th Century, “treen”

Here is an unusual object, hunting cup, which found a place in rider's pocket on 18th century, to offer toasts, celebrate the catch, without leaving riding. This one, oval in shape, is ergonomic, lef[...]

Period: 18th century

1 250 €
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Seal Of Bellegarde Gard, Occitanie Region Great Coat Of Arms Of France Three Fleurs De Lis

Seal of Bellegarde Gard, Occitanie Region Great Coat of Arms of France Three Fleurs De Lis The matrix is canceled the handle is damaged but the object is unique and historic!

Period: 18th century

280 €

Luxury Flashlight, Louis XVI

Magnificent model in precious wood and solid silver. Very good overall condition, very good functioning of the hinges and silver latches in excellent condition, which is very rare for this type of [...]

Period: 18th century

1 200 €

Louis XV Period Pocket Lantern

Rare pocket lantern from the LOUIS XV period in boxwood and folded paper (a tiny tear in the paper to report) Very few lanterns remain because obviously they caught fire and this type of object was on[...]

Period: 18th century

1 380 €

Italian Iron Sign With Eagle 18th Century Wrough Iron Large Decorative Element

A stunning hand-made 18th Century Italian Wrough Iron Sign with Eagle,  an Italian sign in hand-forged wrought iron, ready to hang either outdoors or indoors as a decorative element. A double shaped f[...]

Period: 18th century

5 000 €
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18th Century Bronze Candle Snuffer

Bronze Candle Extinguisher XVIII Eme Very beautiful 18th century piece decorated with a character wearing a hood Beautiful patina old medal Very beautiful object of popular art Free and insured shippi[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €

Miniature Money Changer Scale Box

Miniature money changer scale box. Period second half of the 18th century. Probably from eastern France or Germany. The box is made of sycamore maple mounted with dovetails. It is very finely painted [...]

Period: 18th century

1 400 €

Revolutionary Box Tree Of Liberty French Revolution Historical Souvenir

Box from the revolutionary period around 1792 in papier-mâché decorated with gouache Diameter approximately 8 cm Small deformations

Period: 18th century

520 €

Large Apothecary Jar Of St. Francis Of Paola Convents, Naples Earthenware, 19th Century,

High pharmacy vase (31 cm!) for a convent for Order of Minims, founded by St. Francis of Paola, (photo), South Italian manufacture, 19thc, for  apothicary reassortiment. Decoration on front features [...]

Period: 18th century

280 €
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Stamp Matrix Seal Justice Of The Peace Of The Canton Of Jouvelle Jussey Haute-saône Franche-comté

Stamp Matrix Seal Justice of the Peace of the Canton of Jouvelle Jussey Haute-Saône Franche-Comté

Period: 18th century

280 €

Box With Two Portraits Carved In Relief In Boxwood - English - 18th Century/19th Century ?

Box With Two Portraits Carved In Relief In Boxwood - English - 18th Century/19th Century ? Portraits: 10 x 8 cm Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588), usually ca[...]

Period: 18th century

575 €
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Late 18th Century Scissor-binoculars, Tortoiseshell, Silver

Binoculars-scissors This type of folding binoculars with spn case from the end of the 18th century. This beautiful model is in tortoiseshell and silver. It is in perfect condition. It measures 10 cm l[...]

Period: 18th century

360 €

East India Company 18th Century: Rich Plate With Crowned Coat Of Arms: God Will Provide

A large Chinese porcelain soup plate for export, 18th century, with slight contours, gold chain and ring border, holding garlands of flowers, on centre decorated, gilded polychrome of a central mavelo[...]

Period: 18th century

420 €
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Framed Grand Tour Casts

Large series of intaglio casts, souvenirs from the Grand Tour, late 18th, early 19th century In a large frame with mirror beads from the 1950s

Period: 18th century

620 €

7 Family Crest Seals In Silver

These 7 seals are engraved with family coats of arms, charm seals which could be worn suspended from a chatelaine. Of course,  these seals can be sold individually at the price of 200 €  Orange mo[...]

Period: 18th century

1 400 €
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Beautiful Gilded Blown Glass Goblet, Late 18th Century, In Case

Pretty flat-bottomed goblet, slightly truncated, blown glass and cut on sides, gold decoration engraved with needle istyle Louis XVI of a woman in gardens. Its sheepskin case, which holds it perfectly[...]

Period: 18th century

260 €
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Lapis Lazuli Blue Glass Medallion, 18th Century, 18th Century Gilded Wood Frame.

Beautiful oval medallion, representing an assembly of characters in the antique style, in the style of ancient intaglios. Blue glass in the style of lapis. A crack, and a small loss. Period -8th, Fran[...]

Period: 18th century

380 €

China, 18th Century, Large Bronze Fibula With Dragon Decor.

China, Qing dynasty, Second half of the 18th century, superb fibula (belt attachment) in partially crusted bronze, decorated at the top with a dragon's head coiled on its main part. On the back, a cir[...]

Period: 18th century

630 €
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