CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER

made of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) It depicts an [..], Height x width: 7.5 x 10.6 cm. Weight: 147 g

cross-laminated wooden frame with a board in the centre on which the fabrics of Queen Victoria's carriage are [..], Height x width: 46 x 46 cm.

elephant ivory four netsuke and one okimono (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, [..]

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) .  The outside [..], Diameter x width opened: 5 x 9.8 cm. Weight: 87 g

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797). It depicts a smiling male [..], Height x width x depth: 10.7 x 3 x 2 cm. Weight: 46 g

rectangular stone memorial element, probably part of a military monument or memorial stone, dedicated to the Crimean [..], Height x width x depth: 13.5 x 28 x 18.5 cm

carved marine ivory (Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 or Orcinus orca, Linnaeus, 1758) . a) Height x width x depth: 3.4 [..]

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797).   The outside [..], Diameter x width opened: 5.4 x 10.8 cm.Weight: 131 g

in silver, sea turtle (hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, Cheloniidae) and ground glass, composed [..], Total weight: 1657.8 g.

carved elephant ivory letter opener (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..], Height x width x depth: 35.5 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm. Weight: 155 g

of rectangular shape, framed by a wooden frame. In the centre, a dynamic and detailed scene unfolds, depicting [..], Height x width with frame: 12 x 17 cm. Weight: 125 g.

painting on paper on a wooden panel depicting Saint Lucy, set in a carved wooden frame with floral elements., Height x width with frame: 19.5 x 16 cm.

group consisting of five marbles of different colours and shapes, were souvenirs of the Grand Tour: young European [..], Total weight: 2520 g.

Made of wood, shaped like a tree root. This type of tankard was handcrafted, carved directly from knotted sections [..], Height x diameter: 24 x 17 cm. Weight: 1730 g.

attributable to the Māori Ngati Pikiao people of New Zealand; made of whalebone with a thick blade, the handle [..], Length x width: 42 x 10 cm.

These types of still lifes were made with seaweed and seashells and represented a form of art in Victorian England. [..], Height x width: 30 x 30 cm.

depicting Pius IX in polychrome surrounded by the other Popes in black and white, whose names are numbered in [..], Height x width: 51 x 62 cm.

ornamental, serving as a container, mounted on three elegant oval metal feet. The walnut body features a rich [..], Height x diameter: 8 x 6 cm. Weight: 36 cm.

Antique pair of elephant ivory okimono (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..]

engraved with a large sailing ship and another sailing ship approaching a harbour of which a lighthouse is depicted. [..], Total height: 16.5 cm. Weight: 300 g.

Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) carved in the shape of a phallus, with metal details., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm. Weight: 6 g.

Each element is equipped with buckles and straps for firm attachment to the horse's leg. The part in contact with [..], Height x width x depth: 13 x 17 x 20 cm. Total weight: 1194 g.

walrus ivory netsuke (Obobemus rosmarus) depicting: - a crouching man with a large drum resting next to him in [..]

In Victorian times in England, it was common to give decorative objects with shells, such as frames, boxes or [..], Height x width: 31 x 22 cm.

The picassiette technique is a form of art that consists in creating mosaics using broken pieces of plates, ceramics, [..], Height x diameter: 28 x 20 cm. Weight: 2980 g.

carved elephant ivory cigarette case (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..], Height x width x depth: 9.6 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm.

A small glass bottle, sealed with a metal stopper decorated with stylized floral motifs, containing inside a trellis-shaped [..], Height x diameter: 21 x 8 cm. Weight: 350 g.

cast iron with turned wooden handle, on wooden base. During the Victorian period sugar was sold in large hard [..], Height x width x depth: 15 x 36 x 10.5 cm. Total weight: 120 g.

precision instrument used by goldsmiths to weigh small quantities of precious metals and stones. It has two equal [..], height x width x depth box: 7 x 28 x 20 cm. Total weight with box: 1796 g.

Made of ceramic, with a smooth body in beige and green or in blue and light blue, decorated at the center with [..], Height x diameter: 25 x 10.5 cm. Total weight: 1434 g.