Hourglass with three flasks in a red and gold painted metal frame.
Each base is decorated with a bird in the grass. The wider base features a frieze of stylized flowers and the narrower base a quatre[...]
The heritage of the communes of Finistère Brittany in 2 volumes of 1559 pages with numerous photos. Éditions Flohic 1998. Out of print, the Flohic editions have disappeared. 170th postage included, ne[...]
Beautiful bottle with double globular bellies, probably intended for the conservation of cosmetics. It ends with a hemmed and widely open common lip (this one is very slightly broken stuck in two plac[...]
This large wrought iron compass is that of a journeyman carpenter or a journeyman stonemason. Intended to report a measurement, to trace curves or mark a mark, these tools which accompanied the crafts[...]
Fertility Doll
Namji culture, Cameroon
First half of the 20th century
Wood, cowrie shells, iron and cotton
H. : 16 cm
A doll with a ball-shaped body made up of numerous layered cowrie shells. S[...]
19th century Popular Art Cane. It is monoxyl, finely sculpted with the head of a bearded man. The shape of the wood has been cleverly used. Both sides of the faces are superbly carved on almost flat w[...]
Large porphyry fragment of a building or base.
Fragment of Egyptian porphyry of irregular shape with worked and polished face.
Dimensions: 53 x 34 x 11 cm.
Provenance: Belgian Private Collection
Small doll umbrella. The metal pommel represents a dog's head. The silk has been changed. It measures 14,56 inches long and 12,20 inches in diameter. Dated to the beginning of the 20th century.
This engine, very interesting on a technical level, is rather intended for imaginative amateurs who have good control of steam and have a tower. Although double acting, this unique example does not ha[...]
Indochinese bamboo bird cage. All in good house condition. Mid-20th century period. For further information, please contact us. Delivery or shipping on quote.
Pre-Columbian whistling vase with 4 feet in terracotta, 4 feet in the shape of fruits connected by a handle in the shape of a bridge decorated with a small bird, origin Lambayeque - Peru, period appro[...]
Globular vase with a long pre-Columbian neck in terracotta, decorated with two small handles and two applied decorations, origin most certainly Chancay or Chimu* culture - Peru, period approx. 1100-14[...]
Ovoid shape, complete with its 2 lids. Hallmark of GIOVANNA and VIBERT in PARIS 1885-1924. The notches cut into the pedestal ensured the stability of the object in the bain-marie. In a few hours of bo[...]
Dupre d'aulnay les aventures singulières du faux chevalier de Warwick illustre de 16 compositions originales en couleurs par André Collot exemplaire numéroté sur Velin Crevecoeur du Marais reliure pl[...]
Table or travel clock, by Exaequo Genève. Signed from the DALI Softwatch line. Circa 1990s. Some signs of wear as can be seen in the photos. Height: 9.5 cm Width: 5.5 cm
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: 15€, contact me for Europe and the rest of the world.
Roman workshop
Ephebe
Bronze with antique patina
D[...]
Rare African mask from the Yoruba tribe, NIGER origin, 1940s. A mask that “danced”! Wear marks, wear present at the good endroots. Unusual shape. Very beautiful polychromy, with a pretty “laundry” blu[...]
Snuffbox representing a pretty elegant woman in miniature.
The curved glass, the gold circle and the tortoiseshell interior.
Dimension: diameter of 7.9 cm.
Condition: very good general condit[...]
Collectible cane with silver handle (hallmarks) representing a harlequin.
Stained pearwood shaft.
Dimensions: length of 95 cm.
France around 1890/1900.
Pretty and old domed enameled plaque "apartments for rent", immediate post-war period. Very good general condition. Dimensions: 35 x 25 cm Weight: 1.1 kg
Exceptional and large terrestrial globe from the house of Girard et Barère and Thomas in Paris, it is probably a school and or university globe, it rests on a turned foot in tatin beech, very good con[...]
Rare distorting fair mirror with a convex shape. It is inserted in a frame decorated on the face with a cord. The mirror is in very good condition despite tiny scratches. It probably dates from the en[...]
Buperbe statuette Yaka African fetish, origin Democratic Republic of Congo, Bantu people?? , I think,, glass reliquary at the level of the abdomen,....beautiful patina.....it seems old to me height 22[...]
Very pretty painted sheet metal advertising thermometer, from Maunoury stationery. 100\% original. Very good state. The mercury thermometer works well. Dimensions: 48 x 17 cm 450 g
Ornate gilded copper spyglass with two draws, one of which is signed "DOLLOND LONDON".
Was tinted black.
Dimensions: heights of 8.6 cm (open) and 5 cm (closed).
London dating from around 1800[...]
From the movement of the editions of the "Grande Encyclopédie" this beautiful In 4, contains in the Description of Arts and Crafts, made or approved by Gentlemen of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Pa[...]
Magnificent brass chestnut roaster pan with the representation of a knight on horseback.
Beautiful piece of folk art from the 18th century
Length: 53.5 cm.
Probably Dutch origin.
In good used cond[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK
Baule culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Bronze alloy
H. 26 cm, length 12.5 cm
Oval-shaped anthropomorphic facial mask in bronzier alloy, with fine horizon[...]
Rare due to its extremely small size and also rare due to its erotic decor, this terracotta lamp with brown patina is authentically from the Roman period. Note: A small hole in the lamp (see photos). [...]
Flûte en bambou gravée de motifs traditionnels de l'île d'Ambrym. Se joue droite, souffle coupé par l'encoche en V. Cette flûte à 2 trous marche parfaitement mais demande un petit apprentissage... Ven[...]
Lot of fossil bones of cave bear Ursus spelaeus dating from the Upper Pleistocene (around 80,000 years ago), from the Carpathians of Romania. - An incisor (single, well-patinated crown): 21 mm - An in[...]
Songye protective statue, with a very long ringed neck, without arms.
Dimensions of the work:
Height: 84 cm
Base diameter: 12 cm
This African statue of Songye origin is a nkishi fetish desecra[...]
Collectible cane with silver handle (French hallmarks) representing a bird.
Stained pearwood shaft.
Dimensions: length of 91.2 cm.
Art Nouveau dating from around 1910.
Standing model of a two-masted boat under a glass and wood structure.
Under the boat, there is a plaque reading “Flying Fish – 1860”.
On the boat, there is a flag hanging at the top.
Very good cond[...]
Belgian Guy Mercier collection.
The mask is sold without the base, a universal base (35€) or custom-made (45€) can be provided on request.
The Ligbi, established in Ivory Coast and Ghana and con[...]
Extremely rare model of a stern of a ship in walnut, France, 19th century. Height 27 cm, Width 26 cm, Depth 22 cm. Signed “B”. (? Batifulier in Besançon)
From the beginning of the 17th century this remarkable book well illustrated by Leclerc, Chauveau and J. Le Pautre is volume II of the "Metamorphoses of Ovid in Rondeaux, printed and enriched with fig[...]
Nice lot of 11 issues of Mercure de France, from the "printer", In-12 paperbacks, uncut, unpressed papers, original vat papers on each volume. Provenance: Handwritten ex-libris “Madame la Marquise de [...]
Magnificent work of osteology.... what patience did it take for the artist to patiently reassemble this rattlesnake skeleton, then place it for an eternity in a curved glass frame, (rare in a rectangl[...]
Coming from Spain, this case in maroquin leather is marked with "Cigarres" on its opening part. The gusseted leather is dark green and the interior is lined with golden yellow shaped silk. Each end en[...]
Botanical model of a Delphinium by Robert and Reinhold Brendel.
Paper-mâcher and wood.
1900.
Germany.
↕ 46 cm.
Paper-mâché botanical model of a delphinium consolida flower. The delphinium is a[...]
Struthio ostrich egg mounted on a brass base, pierced egg, emptied cleanly, not sealed at its base, it is therefore possible to change it, depending on the tastes of the future owner. Dimensions: Tota[...]
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