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Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Many Inventions. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1893
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1890s British Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric

Edison: His Life and Inventions by Frank L. Dyer and Thomas C. Martin, 2 Volumes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Dyer, Frank Lewis and Thomas Commerford Martin. Edison: His Life and Inventions. New York: Harper
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric, Paper

A wooden and ivory stethoscope, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
ebony wood and ivory. Pierre Adolphe Piorry was inspired by the invention of René Laennec, inventor of
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Inventions

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
Adam and Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued
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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Building a Ship - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued with numerous
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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
invention. Imbued with numerous influences, whether Nordic, Italian, or Parisian, they feature a wide
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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Landscape with a Sailboat and Fishermen - Original etching
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Paris, IDF
invention. Imbued with numerous influences, whether Nordic, Italian, or Parisian, they feature a wide
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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Animal Locomotion: Plate 162 (Man Leaping Forwards), 1887 - Eadweard Muybridge
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in London, GB
particular for his innovation and invention of new photographic techniques.
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Late 19th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Paper

19th Century, European, Antler Gun Rack and Stand, Brown, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
six rifles Probably Bohemia or Bavaria The use of antlers for furniture is a 19th century invention
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Early 19th Century Czech Antique Inventions

Materials

Antler

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata Oil on copper, Flemish school, 17th century
Located in Firenze, IT
models, inspired by well-known inventions generally attributed to reformist Tuscan mannerists like Santi
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17th Century Flemish School Antique Inventions

Materials

Copper

Antique Ko-Kutani Style Bakumatsu Edo Period Japanese Dish Arita, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
period. Possibly related to the inventions of Godfried Wagener in Japan. Additional information
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inventions

Materials

Porcelain

Charvolents Travelling In Various Directions With the Same Wind by Colman, 1827
Located in Kenilworth, IL
through the countryside above a small town. The charvolent was an invention of an English schoolteacher
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1820s British Antique Inventions

Materials

Paper

1920s Art Deco vase by danish sculptor and silversmith Just Andersen, Copenhagen
By Just Andersen
Located in København K, 84
balances the composition. The deep, warm patina of the Disco alloy—an Andersen invention—lends the piece
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Late Georgian Cluster Ring with Rose - Cut Diamonds Circa 1790
Located in OVIEDO, AS
The diamonds are rose-cut, a technique commonly used before the invention of modern brilliant cuts
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1790s European Georgian Antique Inventions

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver

Napoleon III Planter by E.-J. Masselotte, France, circa 1865
Located in PARIS, FR
l’invention de la dorure à la pile, un grave inconvénient s’était produit. Le courant électrique se montre
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Antique English "Samuel Henshall" Patented Turned Ox Bone Corkscrew, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
the worm that stopped the worm from going down too far. His invention became immensely popular and
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Late 19th Century English Antique Inventions

Materials

Bone

Il Giocolare - Etching by Giovanni Volpato - 1765 ca.
By Giovanni Volpato
Located in Roma, IT
the engraving. Plate from Le arti per via, series of 12 engravings from inventions by Francesco
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1760s Modern Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

St. Mungo Golf Ball By MFG.Co
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
balls made them quite lively, it was not until the invention of the automatic winding machine by John
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Early 20th Century English Antique Inventions

Materials

Rubber

French 19th Century Unique Parisian Bistro Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
of colors. The piece was created in the late 19th century, after the invention of electricity. The
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19th Century French Antique Inventions

Materials

Iron

Antique Porcher French Ceramic Bidet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Bidet Nobody knows who was responsible for the invention of bidet, but historians agree that they first
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Porcher French Ceramic Bidet
Antique Porcher French Ceramic Bidet
H 15.36 in W 15.36 in D 23.04 in
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Spelter Vases on Marble Bases with Vine Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
associated with Bacchus is the discovery or invention of wine. In some versions of the myth, Dionysus is
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inventions

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pair of French Renaissance S-tyle Ormolu Wall Mirrors with Candelabra
Located in London, GB
using these influences as starting points for their own inventions. The elaborate and profuse nature of
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Inventions

Materials

Ormolu

Set of Pewter Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Early Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Early Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pair of Brass Candlesticks with Glass Chimneys Wall or Table Chamber Sticks
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
invention) , they can be placed on a table or wall hung The Lamps are 13” high, and 5” in diameter NG152
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19th Century Early Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
European architecture, including the invention of the cantilever tubular chair, teaching at the Bauhaus
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique Inventions

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Scalloped Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this
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1920s Danish Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Set of Early Diskometal Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

The NB Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, it was not until the invention of the automatic winding machine by John Gammeter (an engineer at
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Early 20th Century British Antique Inventions

Materials

Rubber

The NB Golf Ball
The NB Golf Ball
H 1.7 in Dm 1.7 in
Pewter Candelabra by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pewter Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
an excellent model of this process. In his architectural views and inventions he prefers a clear and
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

Pedestal Pewter Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Stam and Slezak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Mart Stam, Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
architecture, including the invention of the cantilever tubular chair, teaching at the Bauhaus, contributions
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Antique Inventions

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Victorian Mid to Late 1800s French Jet Antique Wraparound Bangle
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
prevalent feature in costume pieces since the invention of jewellery, as it is an easily accessible material
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Inventions

Antique Table Croquet Set on Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
length, one handle is a later replacement. Table Croquet was likely the invention of the Victorians who
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1880s British Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood

Japanese Massive Ancient Earth, Water, Fire Wind, Stone Gorinto- 300 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese invention depicting five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to top: earth, water
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inventions

Materials

Stone

Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Bronze Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Set of Light-Bronze Cups by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy
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1920s Danish Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
significant inventions of the modern age, the telescope was initially developed and came to public attention
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19th Century European Antique Inventions

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
H 3.13 in W 2 in D 2 in
Set of Diskometal Candlesticks by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Jan Adriaensz Leeghwater – Dutch Engineer & Millwright, 19th-Century Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
, antique water management art, Jan Adriaensz Leeghwater portrait, Dutch Golden Age invention, land
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1850s Antique Inventions

Materials

Paper

Danish Grace vase in Disko Metal, by Just Andersen, 1920/30s / Art Deco
By Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
bronze and his own invention namned after the bay where is grew up in Greenland called Disko. Disko metal
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

French School circa 1880, Portrait of a boy holding a book, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
the time, with the invention of photography, when the painted and drawn portrait was most seriously
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1880s Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Pewter Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Empire Style Balloon Chandelier with pendants
Located in Paris, FR
altitude of 400m, using heated air to achieve the first flight by a human being. This invention left such a
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1870s French Empire Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Balloon Chandelier with pendants
Empire Style Balloon Chandelier with pendants
H 46.46 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Christ on the Cold Stone – After Jan Gossaert (Mabuse)
Located in Stockholm, SE
the master’s invention. Provenance: Private Collection, The Netherlands for at least 70 years.
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Mingays Patent, Gutta Percha, Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
quite lively, it was not until the invention of the automatic winding machine by John Gammeter (an
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Early 20th Century British Antique Inventions

Materials

Rubber

Set of Art Deco Vases by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Capriccio Architectural Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Landscape Italy Roma
By Pierre-antoine Demachy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
exposition angle of the composition. [...] Clearly, the author refers to the taste of the inventions of the
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil

Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Brooch, Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
popularity declined with the invention of photography.
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1840s Swiss Antique Inventions

Materials

Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel

Antique Swiss Enamel and Gold Mountain Scene Brooch, Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
made as tourist pieces. Their popularity declined with the invention of photography. The back is
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Bowl, disko metal by Just Andersen, Danish Grace 1920/30s
By Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
bronze and his own invention namned after the bay where is grew up in Greenland called Disko. Disko metal
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pewter Hand Mirror and Brush by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
. Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and
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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Two Milanese School, Oil on Board Paintings, 17th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
his invention of what we know as the "Archimedes screw". Condition Report Overall good condition.
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17th Century Antique Inventions

Materials

Canvas

Patek Philippe. A Rare Gold Chronograph Date Pocket Watch C1868
By Patek Philippe
Located in London, GB
is engraved with the number and is engraved Invention and Execution by Patek Philippe & Co Geneve
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1860s Swiss Antique Inventions

Materials

18k Gold

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