Lot composed of a long spoon for cooking in hearth, 53cm, hollow triangular spoon, base cut in shape of heart, round stem with 3 rings on centre, cut-out hook, openwork of one spade, a ring , two he[...]
Important pair of plywood keys, handcrafted, exterior signage from a locksmith dating from the 80s. Beautiful patina, wear of the paint. One has its steel base for vertical arrangement.
Bastone con pomolo verticale arcuato in avorio con incisione a festoni floreali e rocaille.Canna in bambù’.Cm 13,5x4x3. H:cm 86.Con certificazione Cites.
Stick with vertical ivory knob with high-relief engraving of Japanese characters on a rural background. Rosewood barrel. 30x2cm.H:89cm.With Cites certification.
Stick with ivory side handle depicting a panther leaning out of a rocky bottom. Silver ring and rattan barrel. 9x3.5x2.5cm. H: 85cm. With Cites certification.
Two large blown glass jars...
From the 18th century...
The glasses from this period are quite thick and of a dark color...
They must have been used to preserve certain foods...
They were closed ac[...]
Stick with ivory side handle in the shape of a greyhound dog's head. Silver ring and bamboo barrel. 11.5x4x3.5 cm. Total height: 89.5 cm. With Cites certification
Basin cover in embossed and openwork brass decorated with a profile topped with a count's crown. Good condition. Louis XIII period. Mid-seventeenth century.
A very rare fibula in mint condition except for (usually) missing iron pin on the back.
Dimensions: 13x14m.m.
The fibula comes from an old collection in the Netherlands and was found in France
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A tobacco box or to use it differently...
In solid silver and interior...
Testes with hallmark 13 (i.e. 812/1000)...
All guilloche on all sides....
So a checkerboard underneath ...
In good condit[...]
A large specimen of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum) with its original rock.
19th century.
Dimensions without the globe: 36 cm high, 19 cm wide.
Telescope from the end of the 19th century, the body visibly made of copper having taken on a dark brown patina over time, a little green. The optics work as well as the zoom, but the front glass has [...]
Table brazier, to keep dishes warm, in embossed copper, from the 17th century. very beautiful work of carving and brassware, with a support decorated with cut flowers and scallop shells. Tasks from a [...]
Oil lamp with cordiform spout decorated on the band with eggs, the filling holes are slightly off-center, the handle is pierced, the disc is decorated in relief with the mythological scene representin[...]
Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An anthropomorphic marble idol with a rectangular body and a slightly flared base. The features remain very visible, the round head has a schematic no[...]
Mask from Papua New Guinea.
Origin: mouth of the Ramu river.
In wood with a crusty patina.
Beautiful example of Early Oceanian Art.
Early 20th century.
Dimensions:
Height: 54 cm.
Width: 23 cm.
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Stele with a triangular pediment in marble stone representing a person praying with his right hand raised in a gesture of adoration standing in a naos. This gesture characterizes the worship of the go[...]
5” Steiff cocker spaniel dog, sturdy golden mohair plush in good condition, free of odors or stains, side glancing black porcelain eyes,
embroidered nose and mouth, original red leather collar, funn[...]
Some plush animals simply have presence. It’s the case of this Susi cat. It is in good condition, it bears the Steiff button at the left ear, it has wide open sage green glass eyes, embroidered nose a[...]
Rare beautiful illustrated edition of maps in 5 volumes in 12, full glossy calfskin spine with raised bands decorated with beautiful gilded irons, titles and volume numbers in ocher morocco, marbled e[...]
Très intéressant appareil de géodésie terrestre : astrolabe à prisme avec un horizon artificiel au mercure.
Alors que la détermination du point en mer était résolue avec des gardes- temps précis e[...]
Letter declaring the French naturalization of Mr. Jean-Antoine Dubois born in Switzerland, signed and delivered to the person concerned by King Louis XVIII at the Palais des Tuileries on July 2, 1817.[...]
In three volumes in 12, full speckled sheepskin, smooth spines decorated with gilded irons, titles and volume numbers in red and olive green morocco, marbled endpapers and edges. Very complete and in [...]
Pewter plate and pitcher from the generality of Amiens. The plate is hallmarked with the letters A*B*E, then the crowned C control hallmark of the town of Montreuil-sur-Mer from 1691, and finally the [...]
Enthroned on wooden trestles, these large oak display cases displayed an incredible diversity of bird eggs, protected by the large window. The pre-convention collection includes a wide diversity of bi[...]
The shipping price seems high but this bone really weighs too much... My household scale explodes... but that's normal for a mammoth ulna. Coming from Pangea, namely our current North Sea, at the end [...]
Did you know what an elephant moves in nature??? By grinding anything other than dandelion, the working tables of his teeth wear out to such an extent that he can no longer chew his plants.... Not fun[...]
BEAUTIFUL SECOND WAR NAVY PIECE IN VERY GOOD AND FUNCTIONAL CONDITION, WAS ON A DESTROYER, WEIGHT OF 20 KG DIAMETER 37 CM WITH A HEIGHT OF 35 CM, WOULD DESERVE A NICE WOODEN BASE. VERY GOOD MARKING ON[...]
Rare large world map (height 65 cm) with walnut and oak wood foot, dating from the end of the 19th century or the very beginning of the 20th century. The globe is in good condition apart from some vis[...]
Oceanian Art.
Rare solid wood slot drum (dense and heavy). Beautiful example of Early Art with an enigmatic “face”.
Origin: Marquesas Islands or Vanuatu. Dimensions:
Height: 70 cm approx.
Width: a[...]
Marine compass dating from the 19th century, the base for attaching to the dock is made of oak, the body is made of brass, it has its window, its compensation spheres and has been re-electrified. The [...]
Original antique troubadour music box with 19 metal records (22cm diameter) in original box from around 1900.
No damages on the teeth of the playing mechanism.
Comes with Winding key and key of the[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1595. Abraham Ortelius cartographe.
Beaux coloris anciens.
Texte explicatif en latin au verso.
Large renfort au dos du pli central.
1 rousseur dans la marge latérale [...]
Empty pockets or ashtray in Art Deco style. Silver metal from the 70s. Good condition with micro scratches and small shocks from use. (Removable black protective pads).
Signed Christian Dior.
Diamet[...]
"Doltcha" tinned copper table carafe accompanied by its goblet, originating from Persia, Iran, and more precisely from Iranian Azerbaijan.
These carafes contained appetizing or healing drinks such as[...]
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Ancient and astonishing wood sculpture, popular art around 1850.
Very crude work made in oak, probably representing Saint John with his lamb.
Deliciously naive piece of workmansh[...]
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Rare series of 11 scientific instruments from the 19th century.
Including three electrophores, two spark gaps, three tubes for vacuum experiments and three electrostatic accessori[...]
Wrought iron goldsmith's hammer, chamfered and scrolled upper edge, floral decoration. Handle composed of an upper part in iron turned into a rosary and a lower part in wood. 18th century Good conditi[...]
The campaigns of Louis XV the Beloved by Gosmond de Vernon, 1788 edition in its period binding. Book covering the King's campaigns, each page illustrated with an engraved tondo vignette and a memoir o[...]
A decoration of matches for a box of matches, difficult to be more explicit. In so-called "pietra dura" marquetry, here are bulk matches in white marble, sulphide tips in different colors on a black m[...]
Important sawfish rostrum from an old cabinet of curiosities. Beautiful specimen. Length 1.30 m, width at the top 11.5 cm, width at the bottom 19.5 cm.
Marotte, woman's head, made of wood, boiled cardboard. Object used by milliners to try on hats, and hairdressers to make wigs. Around 1880 Dimensions: height x cm
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