Two Mid-19th Century Western Books Considering China

Ningxia mat, western China, mid-19th century. Lovely traditional palette of pale yellow and harmonious blues and ivory, this pattern display lotus blossoms among graciously drawn leaves and stems. Siz

The 31 volumes of history, military, engineering, etiquette and more, most are leather bound, titles as shown, circa mid-19th century. Plus two early 19th century bibles: The Holy Bible, Containing th

The larger of the two (28”, 70 centimeters) has nice pink tint coloring with rouge cheeks, blue painted eyes, a hair style with a center part and a small curls framing the face and covering the ears

mid 19th century, western region, yellow pine secondary, dove tailed case, two over three graduated drawers, applied bracket foot facing. 51 x 34 x 15.5 in. Collection of the Late John Oxford, Morgant

Southern Federal Cherry Chest and China Cabinetmid 19th century, two part form, old but associated top with white pine secondary, applied molded cornice, two hinged doors with eight window lights each

Two Chinese mid 19th century framed rice paper paintings of Mandarin man and woman. 'William Andrew, China HMS Beagle 1861' written to reverse of one. 20cm x 28cm (2)

Each painted on the font with a vase filled with a profuse arrangement of flowers, within a tooled border and stitched edges, the interior with leather pockets and lined in watered silk. Height of fir

Two F. Morley Ironstone Handled Serving PlatesFrancis Morley, mid-19th C. real ironstone china. Together with two English ironstone shaped dishes, mid-19th C.Wear to gilding, wear, chips.11-1/2"h

A double-barrel hunting shotgun, dated circa the mid-19th century, presumably made in Western Europe, England. Two corresponding triggers are secured within an ovoid guard. Two cylindrical barrels are

A double-barrel hunting shotgun, dated circa the mid-19th century, presumably made in Western Europe, England. Two corresponding triggers are secured within an ovoid guard. Two cylindrical barrels are

CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-PAINTED PORTRAIT OF A LADYChina, mid 19th century, oil on glass, unsigned. Bust portrait of an European influenced dark-haired female with pearl earring and two roses in her upd

Bergama Rug, Western Anatolia, mid-19th century. The ornamented edges of two large geometric reserves in the field and the rectangular red medallions inside them lead us to a distant lineage of the Ho

oil on board, mid-19th century, including two pairs of paintings - the first pair depicting junks before the Dutch Folly Fort on the Pearl River (SS 4 x 6.25 in., DOA 9.25 x 11.5 in.); the second pair

Mid 19th century Transitional country style cherrywood china cabinet with glass door hutch above a standard two drawer & cabinet chest. Measures a total of 83.25" tall x 45.5" wide and 17.25" deep. Ba

Early to mid 19th century, likely in the Canton district of China. The lot includes four books bound in silk covers housing 12 exceptionally rendered watercolors each. The interior of each book is imp

Mid 19th century, 139 x 64 cm, West China This saddle bottom rug is part of a set which includes the saddle top rug listed as lot 113. The two halves were woven separately and joined along the centre

1854 1ed METHODIST Sketches Western Methodism Revivals Native American INDIAN James Finleys Sketches of Western Methodism is a mid-19th-century history of the establishment and expansion of Methodist

1854 1ed METHODIST Sketches Western Methodism Revivals Native American INDIAN James Finley’s ‘Sketches of Western Methodism’ is a mid-19th-century history of the establishment and expansion of M

Western Europe, Italy, ca. mid-19th century CE. A forged-iron dagger with a tang mounted inside of a wood and brass handle. The double-edged blade features two shallow fullers, a pointed tip, an etche

DESCRIPTION: Antique belt buckle carved from jade in the form of two dragons: one at the head and one over the buckle's button. CIRCA: Late 19th to mid-20th Century ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: H: 1" W:

Found in Bucks County, mid 19th century, watercolor on paper. Two colorful angels by the same hand. Both done on pages taken from a copy book with pen and ink text in German and English. "Henry Wismer

1851 Anthropology 1ed History of Humans Primitive Culture AFRICA China India Japan ‘The Natural History of the Human Species’ is a rare, mid-19th-century treatise on the history of humans

1850 1ed Woman in America FEMINISM Women’s Rights GOLD Western Immigration Maria McIntosh’s “Woman in America” is a fine, mid-19th-century book written to instruct American women on their role

1835 RARE Southwest FRNOTIER Western Ingraham Americana Novel Frontier The mid-19th century book ‘The South-West,’ is J.H. Ingraham’s first historical fiction novel of the American Southwest fro