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(Prong: 29.5"x1"x1" Shovel: 28.5"x5"x1.5") This beautiful pair of 19th-century English fire tools are made of steel and bronze, and are of excellen...

29 x 32 x 32 This 19th-century dark ebonized wood folding games table is typical of furniture pieces of the neoclassical period. Simple yet elegant...

(11.5"x12"x11") This piece is an early 19th-century folding book stand from Naples, Italy. Book stands prop reading articles upright, using the led...

(22"x16") This 17th-century section of Spanish wallpaper is made of embossed and painted leather. The image, which has faded over time, depicts flo...

D: 16" x H: 1" In art, the Rococo period was one of nature scenes, pastel colours, and idyllic depictions of life. Love was a common theme, often e...

(1"x12.5"x8.5") The art of taxidermy (the process of preserving and mounting natural specimens for the purpose of study and/or display), or in the ...

(8.5"x14.5") This attractive set of framed plaster intaglios rimmed with gold leaf date from 19th-century Italy, where they would have been purchas...

(5"x11.5"x15") Before the advent of electrical heating and the invention of hot water bottles, there were bed warming pans. Bed warmers gained popu...

23"x17.5" This 18th-century panel painting depicts a young woman at a well. The figure wears a brown hat, along with a blue top and a red skirt. He...

(9"x14"x13") This charming piece of handmade pottery is an example of a 19th-century French cooking pot. Its crimped top is adorned with a deep mus...

19"x9"x5.5" This French table clock, made of a smooth, buttery-coloured marble, dates to the 19th century. Although similar in shape to carriage-cl...

(6"x3.3"x3") Produced circa 1900, this travel clock features a brilliant gilt brass casing, white enamel face, and carrying handle. The initials ‘J...

45"x26"x35" This 18th-century reclining wingback chair draws inspiration from Louis XIII, who was the King of France from 1610 to 1643. The furnitu...

37" x 29" This 18th-century French revival mirror is a fine example of the Louis XVI design style, which was also known as “Louis Seize.” This styl...

8" x 5" x 4" Cold beers are made even better when served in interesting glasses, such as this classic ceramic beer stein, made in Germany in the 19...

(8.5"x5"x5.5") This beautiful mug, produced in Germany in the early 19th century, is reminiscent of Chinese porcelain in its use of the blue and wh...

32" x 38" This elegant English regency mirror is carefully crafted with gilded flowers and regal scroll-shaped accents. The crown shape on the top ...

31" x 6" x13" This is a pair of eye-catching, Italian gilt-gold wall sconces. The unknown designer has carved these light fixtures to resemble a pa...

10.5" x 3" x 2.5" Paragones of grace and elegance, these Greek maiden statuettes exemplify idealized beauty standards, with almond shaped eyes, slo...

(12"x12"x2") This stunning 19th-century Hispano-Moresque ceramic plate features delicate dots and a carefully rendered image of a king in the centr...

24" x 12" x12" This elegant lamp, made in the 19th century, recalls the style of Art Nouveau – a form of art making that was popular in the late 19...

7"x9.5"x6.5" This late 19th-century Italian tea caddy is made of mahogany, horn, and brass accents. The empire-style chest is poised on small lion’...

(24"x18.5") This 18th-century reverse glass painting – one in a series of seven – displays a romantic Italian scene of three figures on horseback i...

(24"x18.5") This 18th-century reverse glass painting – one in a series of seven – displays a romantic Italian scene of four figures enjoying a meal...

(17"x21") One in a series of seven, this 18th-century reverse glass painting displays a Romantic Italian scene. Three figures are on horseback wear...

(22"x40.5"x14.5") This stunning 18th-century bench is crafted in the Louis XIV design style. Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715), known as the “Sun King,” cen...

32" x 46" x 21" This hand-carved 18th-century commode (chest-of-drawers) originates from northern France and is in the style of Louis XV (r. 1715–1...

40"x28"x24" This regal chair, made in mid-19th-century France in the style of Louis XV (r. 1715–1774), features beautifully hand carved details alo...

30.5" x 33.5" In this romantic depiction of two reclining figures, artist Harry Maas (1906–1982) demonstrates a mastery of the pastel medium. His u...

19" x 12.5" x 12.5" This bench is a lovely example of a 19th-century Flemish piano stool made of mahogany wood. The rich reddish-brown colour of th...

31 x 28 x 11.5 An early 19th-century tabletop mirror, intended for use on a vanity. The concept of the vanity dates back to antiquity, when ornate ...

6"x24"x9" This lovely piece is a 19th-century Swiss Mandoline Zither music box. Mechanical music instruments date back several centuries; however, ...

(8"x4"x2.5" (big one) 5.5"x2.5"x2.5" (small ones)) This clock and candlestick set, made in the early 19th century, will make a striking addition to...

28"x7"x18" This elegant, stylized horse sculpture sits on a plinth and is made with smooth Italian marble. The horse wears a bridle, or a type of h...

(8.5"x17.5"x10.5") Medieval illustrations include the first depictions of desks; large furniture pieces made specifically for reading and writing. ...

52 x 25 x 25 This mid-19th-century wingback chair draws inspiration from Gothic Revival furniture. The Gothic Revival began in the late 1740s in En...

(33"x27") This nude study by Guillaume Larrue (1851–1935) is one of three available nudes by the artist. The care with which Larrue rendered the mo...

(33"x27") Nude Study II by Guillaume Larrue (1851–1935) depicts a muscular and moustached nude man standing in contrapposto. Meaning “opposite” or ...

(33"x27") This nude study by Guillaume Larrue (1851–1935) portrays a toned, nude man from behind. He is standing tall, his weight equally balanced ...

(22.5"x19"x7") This evocative oak and polychrome sculpture carved and painted by an unknown Netherlandish artist in the 16th century, models the su...

6" x 17" x 16" This modest and elegant timepiece, which dates from the Napoleon III (r. 1852–1870) period, was made in France by the clockmaker Are...

16"x14" This 19th-century French piece is a beautiful example of a tôle peinte (painted tin) clock, a well-established clockmaking method of this p...

19" x 25" This charming landscape painting captures the mood of a summer’s day in the countryside when the air is warm and thick, the grass smells ...

19" x 25" This delightful oil painting captures the mood of a wintry day in the countryside, when the air is sharp and crisp, animals are hibernati...

(14"x12"x4") This is a brilliant French ormolu desk clock with time and strike movement. Ormolu was typical of the 18th and 19th centuries and refe...

45.5" x 23" Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Look no further than this pleasing, undemanding mirror that would add a tou...

(27"x22") This strong yet elegant tortoise shell mirror is constructed in a classic 19th-century shape, painted with a glowing dark tortoise shell ...

49"x21"x18" These incredibly distinctive side chairs – so-called for their open sides – were designed in Nice, in the 18th century when the city wa...