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All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Lighting : Tabletop : Candlesticks : Pre 1800 item #1436264 (stock #20210102-07)
Cliff Nunn - Antiques
$120.00

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Offered is a scarce and desirable early 18th Century French brass candlestick, circa 1720 - three centuries old now, and still lovely. This piece has good size at about 9 1/2 inches (24 cm) tall. A very similar example is on page 187 of "The Brass Book" by the Schiffers, who note that "this high-domed, faceted, octagonal base is typically French."

The plinth of this candlestick is cast in tw...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Period : Pre 1900 item #1436261 (stock #20210102-05)
Cliff Nunn - Antiques
$65.00

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Offered is an excellent and early true Victorian Scottish agate pebble brooch or specimen brooch, most likely circa 1850-80, or perhaps a bit earlier, judging by the long pin and the simple brass casing and the overall design. This piece features a good range of colors that really show up in natural sunlight, and the central stone has an interesting inclusion of crystals that is like a miniature geod...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1436257 (stock #20210102-04)
Cliff Nunn - Antiques
$125.00

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Offered is a lovely set of 19th Century French silver tea or coffee spoons by Paris silversmith François Pamphile Josan; these date to the post-1838 period. The gilding on each spoon is strong, and the design is nicely struck. Each spoon bears Josan's maker's mark and a fineness mark, perhaps for second standard (800/1000 fineness). These spoons are nicely decorated and have no engraved initials o...