A Scarce 17Th Century Smugglers Button

1 medium silver filigree & gemstone OME 17th C. Smugglers button These buttons are truly hard to find. They were made in the 17th century and designed to smuggle opium in a concealed compartment. The

European, 17th Century. Ovoid form with bezel set stones, probably turquoise. Center stone unscrews to reveal opening into button. .75"dia (at the widest point). 1.5"h (including the shanks).

Interesting map of Britannia that comes right from the pages of a scarce copy of Morden’s “Camden’s Britannia” showing tribal divisions of the Dark Ages in Runic lettering. Depicts the Saxon e

1689 EXQUISITE Catholic Church Breviary Book of Hours Hymns French Devotional A scarce, 17th-century Catholic Book of Hours. It is filled with the Divine Office liturgy, prayers, vespers, and hymns pr

Title: A scarce late 17th century London delft octagonal plate decorated Date: c. 1680 Dimension: 7 1/2" Provenance/additional info: with a central duck and flower pattern and and a floral border Ship

Title: A fine scarce mid 17th century Dutch delft tile with fleur de lis corners depicting a jumping fox Date: c. 1650 Dimension: 5 1/4" sq Provenance/additional info: Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of

Title: A fine scarce late 17th century iron betty lamp with cast decoration Date: c. 1675 Dimension: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $20.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. Inte

Title: A Scarce Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Polychrome Plate Date/Period: c. 1700 Dimension: 8 5/8" Provenance:Decorated with a Kashmiri style garden landscape with flowering vine border Shipping: D

Title: A scarce late 17th century stepped octagonal base and shaft candlestick Provenance/Additional Info: A scarce late 17th century stepped octagonal base and shaft candlestick with an unusual acorn

Title: A scarce mid 17th century dutch delft tile Date/Period: c. 1660 Dimension: 5 3/8" square Provenance:Depicting a farmer carrying a pair of buckets on a shoulder yoke Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rat

Scarce 16th-17th C Italian STILETTO Dagger with Seldom Encountered Thumb-ring to the Guard, Lovely Chiseled Steel Mounts and Original Wooden Grip. Wearing a Strong Thrusting Diamond Section Blade, sta

Scarce 16th-17th C. Italian STILETTO Dagger with Engraved Steel Hilt and Rare Original Iron Scabbard for the Vicious Thrusting Blade of Diamond Section.Full Length 11 inch Blade Length 6.5inch

17th century A.D. Button links with flaming hearts over crossed arrows joined by an oval loop. 2.17 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Somerset collector, UK, since a

17th century A.D. A silver button with bulbous head and slender suspension loop, stamped with maker's mark 'RW' in a sub-rectangular cartouche, two piercings through the head; hollow. 2.6 grams, 19 mm

Northwestern Europe, England / North America, United States, Georgia, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. An interesting collection of brass and tin artefacts brought by English colonizers to America as trad

Shipping in USA $ 22. A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornatel

Shipping in USA $ 22. A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornatel

Fine large early Korean porcelain court pillow sculptured & under glaze blue painted crawling child. A scarce pillow, Yi Dynasty 17th to 19th century. Calligraphy inscriptions underneath. 14 1/2 inche

Shipping in USA $ 12. A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornatel

Shipping in USA $ 12. A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornatel

dating: 16th/17th Century provenance: China, In brass, with fine, dark patina, rectangular, pierced treads, wide, pierced lateral bands, engraved at the base, then with baluster, and finally with drag

A GROUP OF TWO SILVER-INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOKS, 17TH CENTURY China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Each cast with a horned chilong-head hook to one end and a circular button

A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, 17TH CENTURY China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Cast with a dragon-head hook and a circular button to the underside,

A 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN STILETTO, 18.75cm flattened diamond section blade with characteristic turned hilt with button terminals and ovoid pommel, brazed repair to the forte.