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Italian 19th Century Polychrome Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 19th Century polychrome wood floor lamp. Amazing hand painted details and wood carvings. Some chips and wear but add to the original character.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps

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Jennens and Bettridge 19th Century Paintings, a Pair
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Beautiful Jennens and Bettridge 19th Century paintings. Floral and Fauna details on both paintings make these a lovelily pair. Both paintings are framed the same and highligh...
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Antique 19th Century British Other Paintings

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Asian 19th Century Ningyo Doll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Asian 19th Century Ningyo doll. Great addition to your Asian inspired interiors and table tops.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Other Antiquities

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French 19th Century Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French 19th Century landscape painting. Old wood original stretchers . Nice old gilt frame too. Sight dimensions: 15....
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Pan and Putti Candelabras, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of French 19th Century gilt bronze Pan and Putti candelabras. Great sculpting details. Very rare to have a true pair of this age. Some wear for the age, and few older ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Candelabras

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French Painted Wood 19th Century Mannequin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French painted wood 19th Century mannequin. Lovely hand painted details and eyes. Very rare display item.
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

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Antique Pietra Dura Marble Ashford Desk Obelisk Thermometer Buxton Derbyshire
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A fine & large antique black marble & specimen stone desk obelisk & thermometer, Ashford Derbyshire, circa 1860. This large 14.75" obelisk is made of Derbyshire black marble. The obelisk is very elegantly inlaid with a variety of semi-precious polished hard-stone, including Derbyshire Blue John, lapis lazuli, malachite, Carrara marble, polished agate etc. The top of the obelisk is inlaid with colored stone in a floral design, below is a mercury thermometer with the name "J, Turner Buxton", the thermometer is fully functioning, the base is also inlaid with colored stone in a floral design, the obelisk is raised on a stepped base. Condition is very good, no damage or restoration, this very elegant obelisk is ready to grace your home or office. Ashford Black Marble is the name given to a dark limestone, quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water, in Derbyshire, England. Once cut, turned and polished, its shiny black surface is highly decorative. Ashford Black Marble is a very fine-grained sedimentary rock and is not a true marble in the geological sense. It can be cut and inlaid with other decorative stones and minerals, using a technique known as Pietra Dura. The mineral has been used decoratively since prehistoric times; the first recorded customer was the Elizabethan Countess, Bess of Hardwick...
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