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102 objects

[rare] 18th Century, Nine Enameled Alcohol Bottle Plates, Louis XVI Period.

Rare set of nine slightly domed enamel plates made in the 18th century. They were used to elegantly identify the contents of alcohol bottles. These plates have two holes that allow a chain or wire to [...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

18th - 19th Century Master's Chest Of Drawers

18th - 19th Century Master's Chest of Drawers Beautiful marquetry - Marble top Dovetail drawer assembly in front and back. Quite a rare model .....

Period: 18th century

750 €

Seditious Cane, Profile Of The King Of France Louis XVI, Optical Illusion, Royalist Souvenir

Old walking stick dating from the beginning of the 19th century. Very beautiful seditious model. The cane knob hides the profile of King Louis XVI. The optical illusion is produced thanks to the shado[...]

Period: 19th century

1 400 €
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Bust Of Benjamin Franklin, Bronze, France, Late 18th Century

Beautiful bust of the Great man, genius, and father of America, extremely appreciated in Paris under Louis XVI, and who appears with Voltaire and Rousseau in the Parisian editions of bronze sculptures[...]

Period: 18th century

580 €
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Masterpiece Of A Companion Builder's Table: "pavillon Carré Louis XVI", Marble And Miscellaneous

I present here a rare piece that this proportionate reduction of a building of the end of the 18th century in Louis XVI style, work of "Compagnon Bâtisseur-Marbrier" of the 20th. This small castle wor[...]

Period: 20th century

12 000 €

Rare Scale Model Of A Ceremonial Carriage From The End Of The 18th-beginning Of The 19th Century

Rare Scale Model of Ceremonial or Travel Carriage in painted wood decorated with carved and gilded ornamental elements with motifs of stylized Cornucopias and winged Sphinxes and gilded bronze ornamen[...]

Period: 18th century

1 900 €

Small Case / Case For 18th Century Seal In Shagreen And Velvet

Charming little case / box for 18th century seal in shagreen and velvet

Period: 18th century

80 €

Silver Thumb Seal Coat Of Arms Of The Pétau (de Maulette) Family Alias Péteau Orléans, Beauce

Silver Thumb Seal Coat of Arms of the Pétau (de Maulette) Family Alias Péteau Orléans, Beauce Ile de France “Azure, three roses argent (2 & 1), on a chief or charged with an eagle rising (alias naissa[...]

Period: 18th century

380 €

Bretagne, Saint-julien-de-vouvantes : Cachet Buis Au Blason De La Ville, 18e Siècle.

Beau petit cachet au manche de buis tourné en bouton, monté solidement du sceau de la ville Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes, marqué Distrib, autour d’un vase sur pied en forme d’écu gravé de deux hermines e[...]

Period: 18th century

200 €
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Seal Stamp Matrix Revolutionary French Republic Municipality Of Briey Lorraine Metz

Seal Stamp Matrix Revolutionary French Republic Municipality Of Briey Briey is, since January 1, 2017, a delegated commune of Val de Briey and a former French commune located in the department of Meur[...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

Frame: Engraved Steel Jewel, Faceted, 18-19th Century, Mavelot Comtal

Beautiful oval-shaped frame, miniature frame size, all from forged steel, engraved, with two rows of faceted pearls, bail tied with a wavy and striated ribbon, Louis XVI style. This frame was used by [...]

Period: 18th century

380 €
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French Royal Family Prisoners In Temple Terracotta Circa 1820

Large and heavy rectangular beige terracotta plaque, presenting, in a particular adjustment, the profiles in relief, in cameo, that P. Sauvage had drawn end of 18th century with  King Louis XVI, Queen[...]

Period: 19th century

540 €
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Silver Metal Fleur De Lys Shaped Seal Stamp

Numbered "AB" with very baroque calligraphic characters, the seal represents a stylized fleur-de-lis richly decorated with acanthus leaves in relief and volume. In silver-plated metal from the end of [...]

Period: 19th century

70 €
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Antique Palms Holders And Glass Palms From XVIII Century

Antique glass palms and wood palms holders from 18th century

Period: 18th century

750 €

Beautiful Artist's Mannequin, Elegantly Carved Softwood, 18th-19th Century

Beautiful Fine Arts mannequin, for painter or sculptor, for Artists in workshop... It is made from softwood, resinous, carved individually, articulated by pegged boxwood ball joints, neck, bust, elbo[...]

Period: 18th century

1 250 €
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"genuine" Crystal Ball On A Bronze Tripod Circa 1880

"Real" crystal ball on a bronze tripod

Period: 19th century

1 180 €

French Escurette, Late 18th Century, Silver

Beautiful silver curette, hallmark difficult to read, the handle is very well structured, at the top a bust of a man (Roman emperor?) and lower down plant motifs. Weight: 7g

Period: 18th century

300 €
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18th Century English Silver Curette

Curious escurette whose top of the handle is made up of a grotesque which probably screams to be heard by a deaf person. On the handle a series of punches including the lion. weight: 2g

Period: 18th century

300 €
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Small Master Piece Of Furniture In Late 18th Century Marquetry

Small late 18th century marquetry master piece of furniture, opening with 3 drawers, original handles To be restored, height: approx. 14cm Width: approx. 18cm Depth: approx. 11cm As is, Secur[...]

Period: 18th century

420 €

Articulated Wooden Artist's Mannequin For Painter Or Sculptor Late 18th Century

Rare sculpted wooden artist's mannequin from the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century. Realistically sculpted, pegged joints, feet and hands are represented and articulated. Missing a fing[...]

Period: 18th century

2 800 €

Louis XVI Period Two-blade Travel Knife

Travel knife with two folding blades from the 18th century. The handle is covered with 6 mother-of-pearl plates engraved with crossed streaks and separated by oblique gold bars. Each plate is held by [...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

Message Case - Billet Doux In Silver And Mother-of-pearl

Cylindrical sweet note case in mother-of-pearl and silver. The 925/000 silver body is sheathed with mother-of-pearl plates elegantly engraved with a plant motif, flowers and foliage. The two mother-of[...]

Period: 18th century

380 €

Bronze Mold For Silver Spoon 19th Century Model With Louis XVI Style Medallion

Interesting bronze mold for silver spoon Model with Louis XVI style medallion Hollow mark: Paul Legrand manufacturer in Sourdeval Period 19th Origin Normandy (Channel) Model for large cutlery Interest[...]

Period: 19th century

190 €

18th Century Engraving, Portrait Of The King Of France Louis XVI, Prince Of Condé Historical Souvenir 1791

Old seditious color engraving representing in bust and from right to left: Charles-Philippe of France, Count of Artois (brother of Louis XVI and future Charles X), the Count of Provence (younger broth[...]

Period: 18th century

250 €
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Mahogany Master Console Early 19th Century

Master console in solid mahogany, early 19th century. The rectangular console opens with a molded mahogany drawer, highlighted with brass frames. The drawer is joined by four baluster-shaped columns t[...]

Period: 19th century

480 €

Saint Homme Articulé, Bois Peint Et Sculpté, Capipote Catalan D’origine,

Belle sculpture religieuse, représentant un Saint-Homme, père de l’Eglise, travaillé en sculpture sur bois et polychromé, yeux sulfure, tête, visage, mains et pieds incrustés sur une structure bois mo[...]

Period: 18th century

880 €
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Louis XVI Master Commode

Commode de maître en noyer d'époque Louis XVI avec ses serrures et sa clé Montants cannelés terminés par des pieds toupies

Period: 18th century

680 €

Stamp Of Thumb Or Chatelaine In Silver Coat Of Arms Furand De Rance 18th Century

Stamp Of Pouce Or Chatelaine In Silver Coat of Arms Furand De Rancé 18th Century Gules with a silver fess charged with three Vert cockroaches

Period: 18th century

260 €

Faceted Steel Buttons Late 18th Century

Clothing sets, faceted steel, late 18th century. Set of 2 series of faceted steel buttons. A series of 9 openwork buttons with eight surrounded star branches and a series of 8 smaller buttons in the s[...]

Period: 18th century

220 €

Fork / Fork Trident Louis XVI Curiosity

Fork from the end of the 18th century, ivory handle with grooves, ringed metal ring, steel tip with three teeth, two forks with hooks at the ends. Length 22 cm Firm price. Payment by check or bank tra[...]

Period: 18th century

145 €

Memento Mori

Memento Mori representing a carved and painted softwood skeleton, lying in a glass coffin, the lid of the coffin is removable, dated 1838, decorated with Masonic symbols, initials between two crossed [...]

Period: 19th century

7 500 €

Master Cord - French Rite - Canetille Embroidery On Moiré Fabric - Late 18th Century

Cordon De Maître - French Rite Canetille Embroidery on Moiré Fabric Late 18th Century

Period: 18th century

400 €
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Table Bell In Agate & Silver In The Taste Of Maison Fabergé Russian Work 1900

Old table bell dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Very beautiful model in green agate. Press stopper in royal stone rimmed with silver. Vermeil frame hallmarked at the head of the head. Fo[...]

Period: 20th century

500 €

Rare Antique Small 18th Century Venetian Commode In Polychrome Wood

Antique, rare and small Venetian chest of drawers from the 18th/early 19th century in carved, gilded and polychromed wood. Standing on two paw feet and in completely original paint. Usual wear and [...]

Period: 18th century

980 €

Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box

Russian work from the imperial factory of Tula from the end of the 18th century. inlaid with copper decoration 7.2 x 8.5 cm, total height 10.5 cm

Period: 18th century

1 600 €
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Magnificent Miniature Carriage From The Late 18th Century "companion Masterpiece"

"Master Coachwork Masterpiece" from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century, of a good size faithful to the four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, from the ciche generally quite he[...]

Period: 18th century

2 800 €

Seal Stamp Matrix Municipal Administration Canton Of Quemigny Côte d'Or Revolution Fr

Seal Stamp Matrix Municipal Administration Canton of Quemigny Côte d'Or Revolution Fr deformation and old repair to the socket

Period: 18th century

320 €

Large 18th Century Castle Door Key In Greek Frieze - Wrought Iron

Large wrought iron castle or mansion door key for complicated lock, the pin in the shape of a Greek frieze. Second half of the 18th century. Beautiful object of curiosity, which recalls the passion th[...]

Period: 18th century

90 €

Louis XVI Porter Chair

LouisXVI period bearer chair in original fabric used as a display for watches or window objects. Dimensions: Height: 41 cm Width: 20 cm Depth: 18 cm

Period: 18th century

380 €

Shoemaker's Sign Or Object Of Mastery 18th Century, Leather Shoe Prov. From The Cluny 18th Century Museum

Chaussure en cuir intéressante et importante, signe probable ou objet du savoir-faire du cordonnier. Surdimensionnée puisqu'elle mesure 38 cm de long, elle possède une semelle épaisse composée de nomb[...]

Period: 18th century

450 €

Seal Stamp Matrix Of The Master Surgeons Of Troyes 18th Century Period (extremely Rare)

Seal Stamp Matrix Of The Master Surgeons Of Troyes 18th Century Period (extremely rare)

Period: 18th century

520 €

Stamp Seal Matrix In Silver With The Coat Of Arms Of Gaillard De Fassignies 18th Century Period

Stamp Seal Matrix In Silver With The Coat Of Arms Of Gaillard De Fassignies 18th Century Period

Period: 18th century

320 €

Pair Of Stirrups Resting Postillon Boots 18th Century

Pair of stirrups resting Postillon boots from the 18th century, in iron and brown leather, soles are in larch covered with iron.

Period: 18th century

480 €

Seal Stamp Matrix Coat Of Arms Family Raisin Paris 18th Century

Sceau Cachet Matrice Armoiries Famille Raisin Paris XVIIIe Siècle " D'azur au chevron d'or, surmonté d'un croissant de même, accompagné en chef de 2 étoiles d'or, et en base d'une grappe de raisins de[...]

Period: 18th century

220 €

Anamorphosis 18th Century

"The Pilgrim" beautiful old anamorphosis, watercolor drawing on cardboard from the 18th century. Contemporary cylinder

Period: 18th century

680 €

Corozo Nut Salt Bottle, Late 18th Century

Petit flacon à sel en noix de Corozo monté argent. Travail de marins ou de bagnards de la fin de l'époque Louis XVI représentant sur une face un dauphin et sur l'autre une fleur de lys stylisée. L'e[...]

Period: 18th century

180 €
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Globe Scene 18th Miniature Characters Cabinet Of Curiosities

Curious scene under a glass globe with miniature characters, composed of plants "moss, branches etc...etc..." Painted terracotta subjects and gold leaf highlights. Average height of the characters 3cm[...]

Period: 18th century

950 €

Marine, Army: Pair Of Antique Leather Ewers, (blackjack) 18th Century)

Beautiful pair of ewers, sewn and shaped leather, bituminized interior for sealing and also solidity, elegant shape, inspired by Roman Antiquity. Each is mounted with a cast and chiseled black lacquer[...]

Period: 18th century

750 €
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Travel Cutlery 18th Century German Augsburg

Superb travel cutlery, folding knife and fork, Germany Augsburg, vintage 18th century. The plates are made of green-tinted horn decorated with chiseled silver flowers. The plates, like the bolsters,[...]

Period: 18th century

1 400 €

Pair Of Stirrups With Basket Said Cage.

Pair of basket stirrups called cage, in wrought iron with openwork branches and floors, rotating attachment eye, good general condition and little oxidation. Payment by bank transfer. Shipping extra.

Period: 18th century

380 €

Couteau Pliant Louis XVI, à Deux Lames Opposées, Acier Et Argent, fort usé

Couteau à deux lames opposées, acier et argent, mécanisme à ressort à talon carré recouvert d’argent gravé, comme le dos des deux lames. Flancs plats en écaille montés sur platines retournées. Estampi[...]

Period: 18th century

320 €
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Mughal Curiosity: Weight Of Sovereign, 18th Century French Watercolor Optical View

Beautiful optical view, quite rare, mounted on cardboard, a copper engraving by Mondhare in Paris, circa 1780, (24cm x 39.5cm in bowl), period color, (blue of the sky has faded) the Great Indian Mugh[...]

Period: 18th century

180 €
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Mounted Coconut, Late 18th Century

The craze for cabinets of curiosities did not cease at the end of the French Renaissance and continued - to a lesser extent - in the following centuries. The taste for exoticism in the second half o[...]

Period: 18th century

980 €
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18th Century Angel Wing

18th century painted carved wooden angel wing mounted on a cream turned wooden base

Period: 18th century

150 €

18th Century English Carriage Handles

Two very pretty English (or Scottish) carriage handles representing for one, a wolf and for the other, a horse. Bronze very beautiful patina.

Period: 18th century

700 €

Plaque With Alliance Arms Of The Malet De Graville - Chamilly Family Eighteenth Century

Plaque With Alliance Arms Of The Malet Family Eighteenth Century

Period: 18th century

780 €

Biped Snuffers, Luxury Scissors French Directoire Period

Superb instrument, from end of 18th century, polished steel, a pair of scissors to blow out candles without getting dirty, small size and nice quality, oval rings, levers are turned in shape of two hu[...]

Period: 18th century

235 €
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Large 18th Century Wrought Iron Key

  Large key in wrought iron, with a large, finely chiseled E-shaped bit. Usual wear attesting that the key has been used a lot and was not purely decorative or of mastery. 18th or early 19th [...]

Period: 18th century

560 €

Beautiful German Porcelain Lace En Blanc, Late 18th Dish

Superb contoured dish, slightly hollow, in good condition (it rings like a bell), the superbly openwork border develops a trellis decoration on which an empelopsis is hung. It's as beautiful as lace. [...]

Period: 18th century

140 €
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Companionship Work Box With Architecture Facade And Door XIX

Object of curiosity, this miniature piece of furniture represents the facade of a beautiful building, with cornice and architrave, in the center a door, surmounted by a transom with a diamond pattern [...]

Period: 19th century

2 800 €

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