Objects
Islamic seal
Tweet Pin It Eighteenth century engraved Islamic silver seal with ivory handle.
Carved coconut cup
Tweet Pin It Ca 1680 Goanese carved coconut cup with tortoise shell and ivory foot. The lid is carved, engraved and pierced with wonderful detail. […]
Seventeenth century silver bezoar stone holder
Tweet Pin It Seventeenth century silver bezoar stone holder. Medieval times medicine believed to prevent poisoning. Measirements :55 x 52 mm Weight :43 gram In […]
Mid Eighteenth century Venetian glass handled knife
Tweet Pin It Ca 1720-40 knife with the original Venetian glass handle. / Imagine a table with 12 of these knives..!/ Measurement: 21 cm
1760 silver box with Venetian glass top
Tweet Pin It 1750-60 silver box with two iside compartments and original mirror inside lid. The top is Venetian goldstone glass. In wonderful original condition […]
Ivory Plaque
Tweet Pin It An antique ivory plaque, Circa 1660. Probably German.
Enamelled Box
Tweet Pin It Silver gilt and enamelled box with turned decoration on the side. 5cm in diameter. Unmarked. German c.1700.
1880 Chinese sunglasses
Tweet Pin It Ca 1860-80 pair of sunglasses with the metal parts made of Paktong, the rim is made of tortoise shell and the lenses […]
Silver mounted tortoise snuffbox
Tweet Pin It Ca 1840-60 silver mounted “radiated tortoise” from Madagascar as a snuff box. The engraved silver gilt mount is unmarked, probably European ca […]
French 1750 enamelled silver box
Tweet Pin It Enamelled silver snuffbox, French ca 1750 , marked with date letter, makers mark, and discharge mark. All the enamel is in wonderful […]
Gold and Enamel Slide
Tweet Pin It 17th century gold and enamel slide. Circa 1680. Probably French.
Russian niello silver vodka cup
Tweet Pin It Very good quality Russian silver gilt vodka cup with niello decoration. Marked underneath Moscow 1807. The front of the cup is with […]
1600 ivory handled knife
Tweet Pin It Carved ivory knife with three figure/ Justice Charity and Hope..? / with a later / 1700 / blade. Length of carved part […]
Eighteenth century scroll holder
Tweet Pin It Ca 1790 painted paper mache , tortoise shell and gold scroll holder. These scroll holders were used to give a sheet of […]
Seventeenth century gold fob seal
Tweet Pin It Ca 1680 gold fob seal in 22 carat gold.Probably the seal of a Swedih Count. Measurements : 15 x 14 mm / […]
Ivory and gold tooth pick box
Tweet Pin It Antique toothpick box English ca 1790 in ivory , gold, enamel and pearls. The inside is with the original velvet and mirror.The […]
Micromosaic snuff box
Tweet Pin It An ivory and tortoise shell box, the lid is set with a micromosaic of Pliny’d doves. the original ancient mosaic is is […]
Late fifteenth century mother of pearl carving
Tweet Pin It Late medieval mother of pearl carving of a pieta. Probably was part of an early devotional jewel. measurements : 33 x 29 […]
1700 silver and shell spoon
Tweet Pin It Ca 1680-1700, silver and nautilus shell spoon. Since Nautilus shells are only found in the far eastern part of the Indian Ocean […]
Seventeenth century painting
Tweet Pin It Small oil painting on copper of a Saint holding a bird an dish. The reverse side is also painted with a Saint […]
Eighteenth century snuff box
Tweet Pin It French , gilt metal and gold snuffbox ca 1770. The core of the box is gilt metal and thin layer of three […]
Late Medieval silver seal
Tweet Pin It Late Medieval silver seal with a cipher in the middle and ornamented foliage around. Probably English ca 1200 Measurement of bezel :18 […]
Silver belt decoration.
Tweet Pin It Probably Hunnic ca 600 A.D.silver belt decoration with some gilding Measurement: 28 x 18 mm
“Large”micro mosaic in gilt metal frame
Tweet Pin It Italian ca 1830 micro mosaic in slate surround, and in later ca. 1860 gilt metal frame. Probably Roman. Measurements : 168 x […]
Early Eighteenth Century Silver Mounted Shell Snuff Box
Tweet Pin It Early eighteenth century silver mounted shell as a snuffbox. Probably English ca 1730. The European Renaissance has ushered in a new interest […]
Medieval silver seal
Tweet Pin It Medieval silver seal with three letters of CRA. Probably English ca 1200-1250 Measurements:37 x 17 mm
Stag antler skull
Tweet Pin It ca 1800 “large” antique realistically carved stag antler Memento Mori skull. Probably Italian. Nice original patina. Measurements: 48 x 38 mm
Carnelian seal
Tweet Pin It Carnelian fob seal of “Gershon Leit”, who according to his seal must have been a maker of telescopes, specticles, and magnifying lenses. […]
Glass intaglio
Tweet Pin It Late eighteenth century glass intaglio. The intaglio is a casting of an ancient classical Roman fragment. Measurements: 30 x 25 mm
Sixteenth century agate salt
Tweet Pin It Ca 1580 beautiful, veriegated agate salt. The form has been used from the early 1480 onward and often this form would be […]
1600 silver gilt belt
Tweet Pin It Partially gilt silver belt, sections are cast and chased with masks and late Renaissance ornaments. Probably German or Dutch ca 1600 Length […]
Parcel gilt Herrendgrund tumbler cup
Tweet Pin It Herrendgrund tumbler cup. Ca 1740 Herrendgrund is situated about one mile from Neushol, and is famous for a spring, which according to […]
Art Nouveau silver and chrysopras belt bucle
Tweet Pin It “Large” French Art Nouveau silver and gold and chrysopras belt bucle. Measurements : 100 x 59 mm
Engine turned silver inkstand
Tweet Pin It Ca 1700 engine turned scribes portable silver inkstand with a special compartment underneath and a sander and ink”bottle”. Unmarked Probably German or […]
Eighteenth century ivory candlestick
Tweet Pin It Ca 1720 excentric lathe turned ivory candlestick. The candlestick screws apert in three places. Probably Italian. Height 15 cm
English Ivory Teetotum gambling ball
Tweet Pin It Ca 1700 English gambling dice with thirty two fazetts, each fazett is engraved with a letter. The English philosopher John Locke mentions […]
Large Bishop’s seal
Tweet Pin It Large engraved copper seal of a Bishop. It bears the inscription S(igillum) CAPITULI ARGADIENSIS, translated by latin, it means “Seal of the […]
Large silvered copper medal
Tweet Pin It Large silvered copper medal “Marchio Nerius Corsinius” Dated 1726. of Neri Corsini ambassador to England. Born 1685-1770. Signed : Maria Weber 1697-1775 […]
Early eighteenth century shoe snuff box
Tweet Pin It Very finely carved, probably French ca 1740 box wood snuff box in shape of a shoe. Measurements : 10 cm in lenght, […]
Silver sealing wax case
Tweet Pin It Probably English ca 1760 sealing wax case, with a seal underneath. Wonderful quality. Measurements : 9 cm in height. 79.5 gram
Eighteenth century carved mother of pearl box
Tweet Pin It Antique eighteenth century silver and mother of pearl box. The box is larger than the “normal” snuffbox and could be a “table” […]
Seventeenth century Sri Lanka ivory panel
Tweet Pin It Ca 1620-40 Sri Lankan carved ivory panel, probably part of a casket. Measurements : 27 x 7 cm
Silver bust of St Leopold, Vienna 1758
Tweet Pin It Silver bust of St Leoplod on a gilt bronze plinth. Made by Joseph Moser of Vienna in 1758. / In a recently […]
Silver mounted ivory snuffbox
Tweet Pin It English silver snuffbox, ca 1740 the two carved ivory panels. The lid is with a plaque depicting two figures having a picnic, […]
Silver mounted terrapin powder flask
Tweet Pin It Silver mounted terrapin powder flask. Probably Portuguese colonial ca 1720-40. The back of the flask have the original rings that held the […]
Enamelled gold plaque
Tweet Pin It Probably Italian ca 1690 enamelled gold plaque depicting Mary mother of God as the Queen of the heavens. Diameter : 57 mm
Ca 1800 enamelled gold pendant
Tweet Pin It Antique ca 1800 enamelled gold pendant/box in the sahpe of a masked lady….The lid of the box is of a moss agate. […]