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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Enamelled gold Swiss box. Late 18th century.
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular enamelled gold box. The hinged lid is decorated with a scene of young people dressed in neoclassical clothing and approaching near an altar where officiates a person dres...
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Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold, Enamel

Gold box with cut sides
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular gold box with cut sides. The hinged gold lid is adorned with concentric lines framed by a floral frieze of foliage on amati gold background. The frame is composed of four...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold

Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior
Located in Chicago, IL
OCTAGONAL RELIQUARY PENDANT Probably Italy, c. 1600 Fire-gilded brass, glass, velvet, ink on paper Weight 63.2 grams; dimensions 82 × 47 × 21 mm (with loop) Physical description: Double-sided pendant in octagonal form made of fire-gilded brass. Both sides of the pendant with deep profiled frames with glass. The slightly indented side panels comprise openwork friezes with symmetrical scrollwork. On the front is dark red velvet, onto which tiny bone relics of saints (now missing) would have been attached. Labels on a lace-like paper silhouette remain, with names written in ink, mostly faded; only “S. Agnes” is legible. The back is hinged and when opened reveals a velvet-lined interior and paper insert with floral decorations on a turquoise ground, on which fragments of bones are attached. Baluster shaped base for shield-like pendant loop and ring. This reliquary pendant is difficult to situate historically because it is a composite object. It represents traditional handwork in the form of a paper cutout, combined with a jeweler’s beautiful fire-gilt brass case. The work of paper cutting, painting, and ornamentation, sometime combined with needlework, is comparable to work still being done in the nineteenth century by nuns and pious ladies. It is prayerful work, a devotional exercise in itself, and shows reverence to the tiny relic fragments that it would have framed and honored. Early versions of this sort of handiwork might be found in the meticulous displays sometimes called “Paradise Gardens.” These were made, beginning in the sixteenth century, by the nuns at Mechelen, in northern Belgium, in multimedia handwork displays of sewing and gluing, combining relics with paper, cloth, glass, metal wire, and found materials. These textured and pious displays were then combined with paintings and cases by professional artists and artisans, as in the example in Cassel. Unfortunately, because of water damage, only one of the labels of the original relic displayed in this reliquary is legible, inscribed “S. Agnes” at the center top; the other names are faded. Presumably the deep velvet-lined box would have also held an assortment of relics other than the ones that were visible through the glass, and perhaps there would have been another display in the glass on the other side of the pendant. There is a second paper insert, this one decorated with a turquoise ground and silhouette flowers to which bone fragments seem to be still attached. The octagonal case, in contrast to the paper cutout, is not at all “home-made.” It has an openwork frieze in scrollwork patterns familiar from enamel work and other metalwork done for European courts and nobility. It is not unlike cases for expensive watches...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Brass

18th Century Gold and Cut Crystal Perfume Flask
Located in Paris, FR
Conical shaped bottle in faceted crystal and gold setting. The conical bottle set in a gold mount opens with a hinge. Inside, the cap has a gripping shaped bird. Once the cap is clos...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Crystal, Gold

18th Century Grand Tour Bocca Della Verita Calcedony Intaglio Diamond Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally rare 18th century diamond set calcedony intaglio pendant depicting the famed Roman marble Bocca della Verita, the Mouth of Truth. The eni...
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European Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Diamond, Gold, Silver

Antique George III Topaz and Gold Shoe Buckles, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A pair of George III topaz and gold shoe buckles, set with cushion cut foil backed topaz, with cut down settings forming the outer, curved, rectangul...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Topaz, Gold

Renaissance Reliquary Pendant with Pearl and Enameling
Located in Chicago, IL
RELIQUARY PENDANT WITH PEARL Spain or Spanish Netherlands, c. 1620 Gold, rock crystal, enamel, pearl, bone relics Weight 12.9 grams; dimensions 40 ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Pearl, Gold, Enamel

Rare Gold, Enamel and Jewelled Cutting Service
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Gold, Enamel and Jewelled Cutting / Carving Service. The handles 18th century, Switzerland and the blades 19th century, England. Comprising a knife and a fork, the handles decorated with blue, green and white gold enamel panels of flowers...
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Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold, Enamel

Art Deco Brooch Vintage Pin Onyx & Diamond brooch pin 18KT white gold Old Europe
Located in Jupiter, FL
Rare Art Deco brooch pin made with a large onyx and a single diamond in the center, the diamond is Old European cut. The brooch year is unknown. CENTER STONE: NATURAL DIAMOND CARAT:...
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Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

18th century Gold and cut crystal perfume Flask.
Located in Paris, FR
Conical shaped bottle in faceted crystal and gold setting. The conical bottle set in a gold mount opens with a hinge. Inside, the cap has a gripping shaped bird. Once the cap is clos...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Crystal, Gold

1700s Tibet Sino Tibetan Hand Painted Buddhist Thangka Vaisravana Framed
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A SUPERB AND RARE EARLY ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANKGA PAINTING OF VAISRAVANA DATING TO THE 18TH CENTURY. THE PAINTING ON PAPER IS EXQUISITE WITH BLUES AND REDS AND BLACK LINE DRAW...
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Chinese Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

French Gold-Mounted Pendant Cameo Vinaigrette, Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Oval-shaped, the cover set with an agate cameo male portrait bust, the grille a fine floral spray and initial name "B", with suspension ring. 1 in. (25 mm.) long without suspension r...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Agate, Gold, 18k Gold

Antique 18th Century French Silver Footed Wine Goblet or Beaker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French silver beaker. Illegibly hallmarked to the base and side and inscribed with an owner's mark 'VB' to the foot. Simply a won...
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French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Silver

Antique Mughal Indian Enamel and Diamond Cup Saucer & Spoon Set
Located in New York, NY
Antique Mughal Indian Enamel and Diamond Cup Saucer & Spoon Set A 200+ year old masterpiece: Incredible enamel on gold tea cup, saucer, and spoon. Set w...
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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Diamond, Enamel

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of tortoiseshell with fine gold piqué decor on ...
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French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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18k Gold

Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated
Located in Southbury, CT
This exquisite and rare black jade tablet dates to the Qing period. The Qing Dynasty period spanned the years 1636 -1912. Precisely dating jade artifacts...
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Chinese Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Jade, Silver

Large Antique 18th Century Greek Icon of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in New York, NY
Large, unusual 18th century antique Greek Orthodox icon of Saint George and the Dragon with scenes from the life of the Saint. This rare, multi-fa...
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Jasper and Gold Flask 18th Century. English Craftsmanship
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional pear-shaped flask in heliotrope, also known as bloodstone jasper. The body of the flask intricately sculpted with gadrooning and Rocaille motifs. A band of gold encircles...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold

Antique Spanish Hat Badge Pendant Carved in Jet
Located in Chicago, IL
BADGE WITH ST. JAMES THE GREAT Northern Spain, 16th century Silver, jet Weight 18.2 grams; dimensions 44 × 43 × 12 mm Round pendant with high-relief image of St. James the Great of Santiago de Compostela carved in jet. The saint is flanked by two pilgrims (their heads defaced); each holds a staff and rosary in his hand. Silver mount with plain flat backplate, corded wire surround and toothed edge as setting. Four pendant loops for sewing onto a hat or cloak. According to the Roman naturalist Pliny, jet, the material of which this pin was made, prevented snakebite and was “thrown up by the sea.” The first quality would certainly have been reassuring for a pilgrim who owned this object and who had to make long journeys over unfamiliar terrain. The second quality made jet an especially fitting material to honor St. James, given that his body arrived in Spain mysteriously, carried there “by the sea” from the Holy Land. Santiago de Compostela was a major center for jet carving from the late Middle Ages, and highly polished jet was a desirable and common material for pilgrimage souvenirs. One even finds scallop shells, the pilgrim’s badge...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Silver

Gold, Enamel and Tablet Case
Located in Paris, FR
Flat trapezoidal shaped tablet case in enamelled gold. The upper part is hinged and opens with a push-button. The case is composed of four translucent blue...
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Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold, Enamel

Gold Panel and Vernis Martin Writing Case, French Craftsmanship, Louis XV
Located in Paris, FR
Flat, rectangular case for holding writing utensils in colored gold and vernis Martin (a type of imitation lacquer). A button serves to open the hinged lid. Four panels made of verni...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold

Renaissance Cameo Pendant
Located in New Orleans, LA
The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a sacrificial scene inspired by the Greco-Roman era. The central flaming altar is flanked by two figures preparing to sacrifice a ram, while a figure in a lion skin blowing horns stands in the left corner. The carver brilliantly uses the natural layers of the stone to achieve the illusion of shadow and musculature on the figures. A second, smaller cameo is set at the top of the pendant, while a myriad of multi-colored gems, pearls and enamel adorns the 18K gold setting. A large Baroque pearl suspended from an enamel dragon finishes the design, which embodies the opulence and theatricality of jewels from the Renaissance age. Cameos and intaglios were highly popular amongst wealthy connoisseurs in Renaissance Italy, and owning the finest pieces was the privilege of princes. Although they were often elaborately mounted for display alone, cameos were also frequently worn as pendants, surrounded by enameled and stone-set gold frames. Such pieces were particularly prized by the Medici and Lorraine families, many of which can now be seen at the National Archeological Museum in Florence. Very few Renaissance cameos...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel

18th Century Georgian Mother Child Grisaille Miniature Drawing Gold Pendant
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Beautiful grisaille miniature of a young mother and her child executed in pencil on paper mounted in an oval engraved gold frame that can be worn as a pendant. The mother's clothes a...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold, 15k Gold

Pair of French Knives in a Shagreen Case
Located in London, GB
A pair of French knives in a shagreen case, each with mother of pearl handles decorated with shell design and a yellow gold shield motif on both sides, o...
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French George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold

Louis XVI Gold Box
Located in Paris, FR
Oval box or snuffbox in gold of several tones. The snuffbox is adorned with a guilloche pattern with parallel stripes and dots on the lid, side and ground. The border is decorated with a stylized laurel wreath frieze on amati background. The box has an alternation of guilloche panels and leafy and stylized patterns. Weight: 2.96oz (84g) L: 2.55in. (6.5) / W: 1.81in. (4.6 cm) / H: 0.78in. (2 cm). Gold marks Jurande mark: Henri Clavel (1781-1783) Charging hallmark: P crowned. 1784-1788 Goldsmith Joseph-André Bologniel-Presidant, received in 1778. (1778-1793) Discharge mark: 1783-1789 vanneau head. Eagle head 18K...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Gold

Louis XVI Gold Box
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English, 18th Century, 18 Karat Gold & 'Petrified Wood Agate' Snuff Box
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This rare and exceedingly beautiful snuff box dates to the second half of the 18th Century and was likely made in England. The oval box is crafted from 18 karat yellow and rose gold ...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Dubini Ancient Silver Lion Coin Dynasts of Lykia AR Third Stater
Located in London, GB
COIN DETAILS Dynasts of Lykia, Trbbenimi AR Third Stater. Circa 390-370 B.C. Obverse: Facing lion's scalp; triskeles below Reverse: Triskeles, TPBB NEME around; all within shallow i...
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Other, Silver

Gold and Crystal Flask, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Crystal bottle blown and cut, 18-carat gold setting.A band of gold encircles the neck and base of the flask, and the openwork, gold stopper is connected to the neck with a thin, gold...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Crystal, Gold

87.67 Carat Golden Beryl with GIA Certification
Located in Wailea, HI
87.67 Carat Golden Beryl Simply One Cushion Cut Beryl A Unique Object d'Art Purchased From a Well Known Hollywood Actress Whose Name Will Only Be Revealed To The Buyer Out Of Re...
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Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Beryl

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