Metal

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...

34"x13"x11" A small golden plaque identifies this statuette as being created by Étienne Henri Dumaige (1830‒1888) during the 19th century. Dumaige ...

14" x 9" A French picture frame, made of bronze, circa 1930. The concept of framing pictures has been around since the times of the ancient Greeks ...

0.5" x 4" x 5" This lovely dish is made of pewter, a metal alloy that consists largely of tin and has been used since antiquity. The dish features ...

34 x 60 x 19 A 19th-century tin children’s ride-on toy, made in France. Tin was a popular material used for children’s toys for much of the 19th an...

8" x 3" x 3" Humans have always needed fire for safety, food, and light. Due to this, candles have played an important role in our history, with ar...

19" x17" x 34" French children's handcycle made of iron with unique hand-pump gear mechanism. Circa 1920.