Extraordinary French Coquille Whistle
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Pre 1837 VR item# 971300
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In sixty years of collecting and dealing in antique coquille carvings, this is the most elaborate piece I have seen, a whistle in celebration of the newly established liberal laws of King Louis-Philippe, who described himself as “King of the French,” rather than “King of France.” A plaque inscribed “Loi de 1831” is guarded over by a seated lion, symbolizing royal authority. (At first I thought it was a poodle, which perhaps would also be appropriate.) He is flanked by two couples in except ...click for details
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"Fireproof Woman" Woodblock Plate
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Pre 1837 VR item# 917481
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It was confusing as to where to place this extraordinary item, which most likely furnished the central cut for a poster. As "Fine Art," since it is an excellent piece of sculpture? As Italian, since that is the supposed origin of its subject?
The woodblock probably portrays the redoubtable Signora Girardelli, who packed the music-hall theaters of the British Isles in the earlier days of the Nineteenth Century and displayed before the crowned heads of the land her ability to walk ...click for details
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Scrimshaw Ditty Box
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Pre 1900 item# 695646
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An elaborately fitted ditty box for small objects, this mahogany box is inlaid with patterns in light wood, perhaps boxwood. There is a velvet-lined interior with an enclosed compartment in the lid for necklaces and chains. Four separate boxes are concealed under the main tray. American or English, Nineteenth Century, the box measures approximately eight inches by five inches by five inches and is in excellent original condition.
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17th Century Polychrome Watch Holder
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Pre 1700 item# 695604
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Practical and decorative, this item would store the imposing pocket watch of a gentleman and become a very decorative ornament for the mantlepiece. Italian, late Seventeenth Century, of finely carved wood, it retains most of its original polychrome paint and gilding. Exclusive of the base added for stability and the branch of coral that graces its crest, the piece measures approximately 19-3/4 inches by 6-1/4 inches by 2-1/2 inches.
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Wooden Shoe Snuff Box With Lock
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Pre 1837 VR item# 446836
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In order to access the tobacco within, the snuff-taker must know the right moves unlock and disengage the cover. The box is carved in the shape of a long, elegant slipper, originally red and black, with a nice low heel and a relief carving of a stylized plant with flowers and “fruit” of two bizarre demons’ heads. In superb condition, it is of Continental manufacture, late Eighteenth or early Nineteenth and measures 5-1/4 inches long, 1-1/2 inches high and 1-5/8 inches wide.
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Wooden Shoe Snuff Box
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Pre 1837 VR item# 446834
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In the form of a Turkish slipper with a Louis XV heel, this plump little wooden snuff box has a hidden trick opening device that makes it necessary to perform two actions before the contents are available. Of a fine fruitwood, with the “lock” of mahogany and a locking plate of engraved copper, it is a Continental creation of the early Nineteenth Century, in excellent condition and around 3-3/4 inches long by 1-3/4 inches high by 1-1/2 inches wide.
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