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Louis 16th, Directory

18th Century


87 objects

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 €

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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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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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 €

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 €

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 €

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 €

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

350 €

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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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 €

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 €

Antique Palms Holders And Glass Palms From XVIII Century

Antique glass palms and wood palms holders from 18th century

Period: 18th century

750 €

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 €

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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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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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 €

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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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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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 €

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

380 €

Wine Merchant's Kit With Silver Wine Scale In Its Box

wine merchant's kit including scale with its thermometer in their wooden box, the wine scale is stamped with an Augsburg pine cone from the 18th century, and the graduations on the stem made it possib[...]

Period: 18th century

650 €
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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 €

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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Commode Of Mastery From The End Of The Eighteenth Century

Master chest of drawers from the end of the 18th century Beautiful chest of drawers in sky blue decorated with gallant scenes, 3 drawers, the end of the 18th century H: 23 cm, W: 30 cm, D: 20cm ref 32[...]

Period: 18th century

1 850 €

Small Commode In Marquetry And Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Period

French work, 18th century Transition Louis XVI / Directory Small chest of drawers all in marquetry and gilded bronze, opening with three drawers on the front. Topped with its original gray marble, tro[...]

Period: 18th century

2 800 €

Revolutionary Medal Court Of The Côte d'Or Law Action French Republic

Revolutionary Medal Court of First Instance De La Côte d'Or Action De La Loi French Republic some wear to the gilding

Period: 18th century

280 €

Pair Of Iron Stirrups

Beautiful pair of wrought iron stirrups height 16cm width 17.5cm Length 21.5 Good condition ref AP155

Period: 18th century

250 €

Large Painting Fixed Under Glass, Eighteenth Century Period, Village Scene, Lake

Old & large painting fixed under glass. Work from the end of the 18th century. Very nice village scene. Original frame measuring 33cm x 25.5cm Very good condition Possibility of acquiring a pendant.

Period: 18th century

580 €
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Straw And Silk Embroidery Frame Eighteenth Time

Rare oval frame in 18th century gilded wood, used to frame a bouquet made of straw and silk embroidery, worked in relief, 2 gaps to report on the frame, embroidery in good condition, pretty and rare t[...]

Period: 18th century

240 €

87 objects
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