Rare glass plate painted on the reverse, to be seen by transparency, lit from behind with natural light, a light bulb, or a candle. Flemish or Dutch style landscape, in the spirit of landscape paintin[...]
Petite table de maîtrise en bois de chêne mouluré et sculpté d époque Louis XIV, à savoir la traverse du bas et un pied ont été refait ultérieurement, le bois est plus clair et n est pas de la même es[...]
Interesting quest dish or reflector, with central navel, and addition of a pewter Binet in the 18th or 19th century. Beautiful radiant decoration of stylized flowers, or flames. Brass, very good condi[...]
We are buyers of key collections, and collector's keys
Beautiful set of 5 large different keys, late 17th or early 18th century, these gilded iron keys opened doors of apartments reserved for disting[...]
I present here a precious, rare and real piece of Curiosity, that this small pocket travel diptych finely painted representing face to face Christ and his apostle Saint-Paul (with the attributes of th[...]
A beautiful pair of bronzes, late 17th century or early 18th century, having lived through the Franco-Flemish wars of the Louis XIV era, the siege of Lille, etc. Here Lions of Flanders wear a quasi-cr[...]
Very rare miniature piece of furniture representing a late 17th century money changer's desk, Louis XIV style. Made from solid walnut and inlaid with floral motifs on each drawer front. Central recess[...]
Superb truncated wrought iron bar, simple, massive and heavy, engraved in a large oval, with a large complex coat of arms, with four quarters, under cimier, framed by soft scrolls.
Indestructible wr[...]
Nice tool for an arquebus, four-function multiple wrench, 3 different screwdrivers, and on centre probably, the cutout for a rotary adjustment knob. Unfortunately, I do not have the weapon that this t[...]
Pulverin:
Carved with intaglio engraving. Piriform, it is complete with its cap decorated with acanthus flowers.
On the obverse: figure of a soldier on horseback in landscape. On the reverse the gro[...]
Sceau sur la Matrice, dans un bouclier apparaît un blason avec un faucon d'oiseau de chasse en vol ? Et Fleur De Lis Peut-être les armes d'un fauconnier ? Le dix-septième siècle
Beautiful early bronze, a casting from 17th century, once silver plated, there are still beautiful traces, and intended to be applied to a religious object or piece of furniture.
It is a rare represe[...]
Clé dite de mariage du XVIe ou XVIIe siècle, bague à décor ajouré d'un cœur et de volutes, base tournée. Tige creuse, mors entaillé de deux croix, en souvenir de la cérémonie religieuse…. Le marié a d[...]
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Very beautiful object, the lid of a Louis XIV or Regency snuffbox, of those oval and flat snuffboxes that we saw appear in France under the reign of L[...]
Stamp with three swiveling sides, engraved on one side with a crowned monogram, another side engraved with a coat of arms with a lion armed with a sword and an eagle as emblems, the two figures which[...]
Plate of oval brass, beautiful mercury gilding, it was the back of enamels on copper or gold, it bears the signature of Huaut brothers, prestigious enamellers of Geneva, late seventeenth century. Addi[...]
Very rare object, to roll the ribbons that embroidered the great ladies of the Court (often to give a capacity to listen to conversations). Extraordinary luxury for a lady's work, with a technique of [...]
Beautiful embossed leather case containing a knife and a game fork, the handle in agate zoned cut to the ends, ending in a tapered silver ferrule, knife whose blade bears a beautiful Cutler's Hallmark[...]
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