A rare Gustave Vichy waltzing couple automaton circa 1870,

A rare Gustave Vichy waltzing couple automaton circa 1870, with French fashionable doll heads, both with blue striated glass eyes, closed mouths, pierced ears and original 18th century style white moh

Gustave Vichy (French, 1839-1904) Banjo Player Automaton circa 1895 signed with metal tag papier-mâché figure with glass eyes 19 x 16 x 10 inches

Gustave Vichy(French, 1839-1904)Banjo Player Musical Automatoncirca 1895signed with metal tagpaper mache head and hands, brown glass eyes with articulated leather eyelids, wiry black hair, carton tors

Rare Japanese Nurse and Baby Automaton by Gustave Vichy, c. 1880 With brown-tinted bisque socket head impressed, closed mouth, fixed brown glass eyes, feathered brows, pierced ears, short black mohair

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This is an exceptional, rare, and highly collectible circa 1870 beaded pipe bag from the Southern Cheyenne Native American Indians of the Southern Plains and from the DuPont family collection. The pip

From the Origin of Audemars Piguet Circa 1870. Extremely Rare Auguste Piguet 18k Gold Pocket Watch Circa (Approximately) 1870. This watch precedes, and is of the  origin of Audemars Piguet & Cie,

Antique Gold and Micromosaic Bangle Bracelet Circa 1870 A rare antique example of a Gold bangle bracelet featuring a round central Micromosaic panel depicting a scene of a man sitting and warming hims

Gustav Vichy, The Happy Drunkard, automaton, France, circa 1890, 13''w x 12''d x 22.5''h

Phalibois, Waiter Tending to Couple Dining figural musical automaton, France, circa 1880, 25"w x 10.5"d x 27.5"h

Cut overlay star in frost cologne bottles, each measures 10 1/4" high, 3 3/4" in diameter, circa 1850-1870. Rare find. Many Sandwich colognes have the slender ring around the neck. 8 pointed stars cut

"Catalan Dancer" Automaton Working Model by Gustave Vichy from Atracciones Apolo, c. 1880 and later Depicting a dancer in a rocky Catalan landscape, a monastery on the crest of a hill and traditional

RARE CAIRNS BROTHERS LEATHER FIRE HELMETCirca 1870Crown with cross comb pattern. Brass seahorse holder supporting a “1 Waldmeyer" shield.Height 9.75”.

A rare Gothic style iron hall rack circa 1870. Having a central marble top over a single drawer. The top having a tryptic design with a beveled glass mirror. Ht: 93.5" Wd: 45" Dpth: 13"

103. RARE FRENCH BISQUE AUTOMATON BY VICHY WITH JUMEAU HEAD. 16". Bisque head lady by Jumeau has brown paperweight eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth, pierced ears, original mohair wi

A stunning antique bird brooch, set with diamonds and a ruby, in 9Kt gold, Ottoman Empire, Jerusalem, Israel (previously Southern Syria), circa 1870 - 1900. This fantastic and rare piece has been expe

Musical Automaton 'Elégante aux Fleures' by Gustave Vichy, ca. 1895 With plaster-composition head, brown paperweight eyes with articulated lids, dressed hair wig, shapely papier-mâché body with sle

A RARE PAIR OF PARCEL GILT AND BRONZE FIGURAL TORCHERESBY BARBEDIENNE AND GUILLEMIN, FRENCH, CIRCA 1870 The 'Deux Femmes Japonais' cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne from the models by Emile-Coriolan-Hippo

Marc Louis Solon, France (1835-1913) Circa 1870's Neoclassical pate-sur-pate mirror by 'Miles' Louis Solon with porcelain decorations in relief. Possibly for Minton's. Measures 19"H x 14.75"W. Thomas

Rare photograph of an African American woman with face jug and sunflower by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C., circa 1870. H 7" W 4". Condition: Crease in image with minor imperfections. Copy and paste link fo

French Majolica Umbrella stand/floor vase by Choisy-le-Roi, Circa 1870. On a large circular plinth, a Magnificient Stork holding a frog in its beak adorns a large hollowed-out bamboo serving as a rece

Extremely Rare Navajo Blanket / Rug With Confederate Flag Influence. Circa 1870. This piece was woven in the Transitional period, where Navajo weavers wove with yarns from commercial mills in Germanto

Circa 1870-85; painted circular cast iron base, with gilt stenciled lettering "QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co. APPLY TO LOCAL MANAGER.," glass dome with cut brass mechanism and

Created by Lucien Bontemps in Paris circa 1870, this is among his largest and most spectacular “singing bird” clockwork automatons. Inside the beautifully gilded and decorated 22 inch tall cage, t