All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1229799 (stock #R96)
Authentic antique late 18th century Russian Orthodox hand painted miniature Icon “the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow”; in the center The Virgin with a warder in her right hand with the groups of suffering people on her sides and the Holy Face on the top part.
MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm x 8.5cm (4 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in)
Condition: Nice old very dark patina. The icon is in the original condition with nice old very dark patina, no repairs or restorations...
An early and attractive brass alloy travellers icon, made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon probably dates to the late 17th. century.

Size: 60 x 48 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine. Lovely thick dark brown patina, some light wear to high points, but very attractive and untouched.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1388819 (stock #D198)
Very rare antique, first half of the 18th century, European pewter Roman Catholic Church paten of typical circular form with wide, finely engraved crest of the Roman Catholic Archbishop Jean-Louis Berton des Balbes de Crillon.

The coat-of-arms depicting Heraldic shield with the coat-of-arms of one of the most important European aristocratic families of the famous house De Balbes Berton de Crillon, crowned by the Archbishop Galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 10 tassels on each side.

The bas...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1219150 (stock #MM-SAN)
Very rare and large French Silver plated Baroque Tripod Candelabrum. Relief cast with detailed shell designs, scrolling and 3 attached gilt holy figures. Elaborate as the Baroque style is and a rare specimen ! Condition good, silver plate somewhat worn off due to age and use, good weight. This is a very large floor candlestick creating a special atmosphere! Size: H. 28" x W. 8 3/4" at base (71 cm. x 22 cm.)
A fine original, 18th Century Venetian Oil Painting, framed depicting the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, Maria, Joseph and the 3 Magi bearing gifts. Rare piece, artist unknown. Size:40 x 30 cm. Condition: good considering age.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #1185951 (stock #g1334)
A nice double series opaque twist (DSOT) wine glass with an ovoid bowl (slightly ogee) which has a fluted lower half. The stem has a pair of 9-ply spiral bands outside of a lace twist. Conical foot, snapped pontil.

Fine condition with no problems...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Pre 1800 item #1391232
Global Ceramics
$110.00
A small Bilston patch box, enamel on copper, mid-18th century, in a design somewhere between Rococo and Louis XVI: the outer shape softly rounded, the pattern more strict, of diaper type, textile-like. Patches, often in black silk, were used to conceal scars or blemishes from smallpox or other diseases. At the time Bilston, a town in West Midlands was famous for their enamel boxes. Width "1 ¾ / 4.8 cm. Condition: enamel flakes to lid and base (cf. pics).
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #502573 (stock #g1123)
A nice balustroid wine glass with a flared bell bowl having a plain stem with enclosed tear and a basal knop; conical folded foot.

6 1/8" tall, 2 1/2" diameter bowl, 2 3/4" diameter foot

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #1383549 (stock #g872)
A fine double series opaque twist wine glass with a bell bowl above a stem containing a pair of corkscrews outside of a single multi-ply corkscrew.

Conical foot with rough, snapped pontil. The condition of the glass is excellent, with no cracks, chips, or restoration. Good color, striations, and tooling marks. Any discolorations, specks, or streaks are due to the photos. The height of this fine piece is 6 3/4", with a bowl diameter of 2 13/16" and a foot diameter of 3".

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #1323856 (stock #g1365)
An elegantly proportioned and executed Georgian wine flute, of lead metal. The drawn trumpet bowl sits above a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem which is comprised of a pair of spiral threads around a central gauze. Conical foot with rough, snapped pontil. The condition of the glass is excellent, with no cracks or chips. Good color, striations, and tool marks. There is a very small pot stone at the rim and foot rim. Any discolorations, specks, or streaks are due to the photos...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #1359867 (stock #g1419)
A fine Georgian wine glass with a multiple-spiral opaque twist (MSOT) stem below an ogee bowl. The stem has a flattened shoulder knop and a basal knop. This knop configuration, combined with an uncommon twist type, makes this glass quite unusual. Conical foot with a rough, snapped pontil. Good color, tooling marks, and striations.

The condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, hazing, or restoration...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1189738 (stock #G219)
Judith Ravnitzky
$2,250.00
These 10 porcelain plates were produced in Lorraine, France by Niderviller between 1780 and 1800 under the patronage of Count Custine. They measure 9 1/2 inches in diameter. They have 6 lobes around the rim. They are made of hard paste translucent porcelain. They are decorated in the style that Sevres used. The decoration is beautifully hand painted with clusters of realistic flowers in vibrant colors. There are sprigs and buds scattered around each piece. The rims are trimmed with gold...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Pre 1800 item #1436281 (stock #20210103-05)

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Offered is an excellent and well-preserved 18th Century enamelware box from the Bilston area, circa 1780. This box is enameled on the sides and bottom in a deep royal blue, and is painted in enamels on the front with a theme of doves at the nest and the words "Esteem the Giver" (the "f" being used for the "s" at this date)...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Textiles : Rugs : Pre 1800 item #1424735 (stock #R74)
Keep Fine Arts
$3,000.00
A Ningxia Maze Medallion Seat Mat, 18th Century Provenance: Koos de Jong collection Dimensions: approx. 70 x 65 cm, good condition
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #1466210 (stock #g1454)
An uncommon and fine English wine glass with a pan top round funnel bowl atop a multiple spiral air twist (MSAT) stem with a medial swelled knop. Lead glass, rough snapped pontil.

No condition issues at all, and with excellent color, striations, and tool marks. The glass is 6" tall, with a bowl diameter of 2" and a nice foot diameter of 2 3/8".

Provenance: Bennington Museum, Bennington VT.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : English : Pre 1800 item #614116 (stock #g1182)
An English lead glass of balustroid form. The bowl is a rounded funnel type, while the plain stem features an annular shoulder knop. Conical folded foot with rough, snapped pontil. 6 1/4 inches in height, with a bowl diameter of 2 inches and a foot diameter of 2 3/4 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Pre 1800 item #983135 (stock #5218-25)
18th-century English Transferware Patch Box; Now known as Royal Leamington Spa, the town of Leamington began its prodigious spa industry in 1784 when it began building baths around its salt springs. Consequently, the image on this patch box displays a Classical figure holding a caduceus, a symbol of the medical community dating back the sixteenth century. Thus, it is safe to say that this could have been produced no earlier than the last quarter of the eighteenth century...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1800 item #1001998 (stock #26C10 2107)
Early Georgian shagreen covered slant front knife box with original brass hardware and working lock. English. Circa 1740-1760. Materials: Shagreen (shark skin) over wood with brass bail handle, hinges and lock escutcheon. Including key. The hinged cover reveals the original velvet fitted interior with divisions for 24 pieces of cutlery (slots to hold 12 knives and 12 forks)...