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An 18th century oak corinthian capital (6a very beautiful 18th century sculpted corinthian capitalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: height: 38cm width: 26professional packaging + shipping with track & tracecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available8 cm length: 37 cm weight: 11
269 €
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Beautiful antique miniature piece of table silver that is mounted with a small silver screw on an 18th century chinese dish from the wanli periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiold dutch silver sail (fishermen's botter) under sail on a silver stylised wavea beautiful chocolate dish in the form of a mariale between holland and chinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver mark in the sailthe sailing ship is 8 x 4 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewill be sent by registered mailsome light scratches and some usual frits along the edges of the dishsmoke billows from the chimneythis dish has a scene with a house on a raging sea2 birds fly in the air of which 1 carries a twigcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe dish is 13 x 2
41 €
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This carving was part of an 18th century wall panellingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere are some restorations visibleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit was placed above a door or a windowplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebecause of old age it has small drought crackscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are part of the description
142 €
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An 18th century painted wooden statue representing a saintare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegood craftsmanship, with small broken partsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
209 €
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An 18th century dutch silver pendantare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis lot will be shipped registereddecorated with two lions, one of which is incompleteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe photos are a part of the descriptioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
39 €
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As a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth centuryfilled with lively and sometimes haunting vignettes collected from archives and libraries across new england, an american family is a fascinating detective story and brings to fruition a family memoir begun by kennan's grandfather nearly a century agohis prophetic american diplomacy influenced several generations of cold war policy makers, and sketches from a life, one of the most lyrical accounts of a life in public service ever written, chronicled his extraordinary diplomatic career spanning more than half a centurygraceful yet revealing, it is a cherished reminder of three hundred years of a nation's history through the eyes and words of one of america's most remarkable sonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennanskennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politicsembarking on a genealogical journey spanning several decades, he traces the roots of the kennan family back more than five generations, discovering a family history that has all the makings of a classic american story" he adroitly captures life in colonial times and in the period following the revolutionary war, and chronicles the major events of a nation's early history with the rare intimacy of a family member reflecting on his forebearsoxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastbeginning with the kennans' life of unmitigated poverty in scotland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, an american family details the kennan family's passage to america and the hardships they faced as early settlers in connecticut and massachusetts, "the epitome of the backcountry family of the most remote northern fringes of new england life
6 €
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Late 19th centurybeautiful pair of 19th century french chairs of carved and completely gilded woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe chairs are completely original from the period, still with the old patinaan object from an ancient parisian cabinetmaker’s shopour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe two chairs come from an important noble roman familyexcellent state of preservationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease look carefully at the photosbackrest rail height: 50 cm seat height: 43 cm read morebackrest rail and shaped seat with frame and vienna strawhigh-quality french manufacture and extreme elegance of lines and shapesstructure with shaped and framed backrest, carved at the top with floral branches; shaped seat; wavy legs joined together by a band decorated with floral motifssoft structure with fabric strapscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
227 €
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Furthermore, an eighteenth century tin plate (diameter 24 cmfurthermore, an eighteenth century tin sand spreader (height 10) and an eighteenth century folk art painted wooden spoon rack (height 38are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the bottom a mark of the maker " kamphof zwolle” in perfect condition, with beautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lot will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered mailnine tin objects and a wooden painted “folk art” spoon rack) with three nice clear tin hallmarks in the edgeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm) with six tin spoons with various hallmarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are part of the descriptionthe tin objects are a large porridge bowl (diameter 23 cm and height 8 cm)
109 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centuryyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this perioda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensual
12 €
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All the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagesoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth centurybook is in good conditioneliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxyconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyhere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powerby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lighthouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with t see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic developmentsome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copythis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the world
6 €
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Antique 17th century oak kist/trunkthe back panel has saw marks which could date that piece of wood much earlier eg 16th-14th centurythis is an old and lovely piece of practical furnituresolid and functional the wood has a marvelous aging patina which i hope the photo's do justice toas in almost all these pieces the carvings are later, victorianit has had historical repairs which i would be suspicious of if it hadn't some of which are antiques in their own rightan estate build from whatever available oak the craftsman had at hand or the work of an individual woodworkerdimensions approxlength 119cm width 54cm height 51cmi have had it appraised and the date of build is circai would need your email and tel number for the courier, which is free with this price but if you collect i will discount the courier charge read more
475 €
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Considering its patina, it could also be an artefact from the late 19th century (new historicism)a plaster / scagliola head from the early 20th century depicting "dante alighieri", a character and writer of the italian renaissanceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesize: approx 33 x 21 x 17 cmwith these plasters, the master taught sculpture students the art of sculpture, copying marble sculptures from greek, roman or etruscan ancient timesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are no missing or glued parts and it is preserved in good conditionit is certainly an academic study, because i have other similar heads, also of academic origincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
67 €
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Renaissance style holy water stoup in historiated majolica, manufactured in the 20th century, when reproductions of 16th and 17th century artefacts were back in fashionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe item shows an old cartouche with a house crest on the back, likely the owner’s coat of armsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit measures approximately 29x17x9 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteno cracks, losses or gluing tracesa saint, perhaps magdalene, is depicted in the central part, with an architectural landscape on the background, embellished with two columns on the sides and a cherub headcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €
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This account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryin the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologythe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolein addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our liveswhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacityhowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingnone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismswhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsnichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreading
17 €
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Syria, 19th centuryfrom the 19th century onwards, an original "oriental" furniture with nacre inlays ("moussaddaf") was extended to large familiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifew cities in the world have a name so linked to their craftsmanshipnacre marquetry (moussaddaf), moucharabiehs decoration, geometric sculpted diamond friezesdimensions: chairs: 48 x 48 cm height: 73 cm stool: 44 x 44 cm height: 52 cm syria is one of the great houses of traditional arabic craftsmanship, in the continuity of a prestigious pastnacre marquetrywalnut and cedar with centred legswooden inlays spread from syria in the 19th centuries towards morocco and spain in the west and to iran and india in the eastour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store(1 to restore, only the top)before the 18th century, armchairs were reserved for important personalitiesdamascus is not only the name of a city, but also the name of a fabricexceptional furniture for loungesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteexceptional 2 armchairs with rounded backrest + 1 stooltapestries in magnificent conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
419 €
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This material was a more affordable yet interesting choice in replacing the expensive carrara marble and widely used, especially in large villas, from the late 19th century to the early 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: h 156 cm + base h 51x44x38origin: veneto (italy), from the first half of the 20th century, made of grit: the scraps from the processing of vicenza stone and granite are mixed with cement, and coloured with natural oxides mixed with waterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe sculpture depicts: a young girl with a dovethe item is offered in its original condition, with an old restoration on the right arm (see the detail encircled in red in the photos)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit has been coloured again at a later time with white limestatue with basecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
224 €
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The early 20th century bookcase is solid oak apart from its back which is plywoodbuyer can collecrit is 68 cms wide, 121 cms high, and 21 cms deep at its feetits sides come down to form an arched footit has an attractice pieced back in the form of a star at the top of its backi will deliver locally
60 €
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Oxfam shop cowley road softcover published by continuum, , in the new century theology seriesit is written as an open-ended quest for meaning in the form of a "theopoetics" rather than as a systematically developed argumentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreis it possible that the church might become a life-giving and inclusive community capable of responding to the challenges that women pose to religion and society at the beginning of the third millennium, or is it, as some feminists suggest, an anachronistic and irredeemably patriarchal institution? paperback with some spots, creases and sunning to page edges, but free of notes and inscriptionsthis theological investigation explores the significance of woman in the christian tradition from various perspectivesweaving and circling around the christian idea of woman, the book offers an unfolding vision of the problems and possibilities inherent in the story of christ and the church, with its historical legacy of silencing and exclusion and its unfulfilled promise of freedom and flourishing
15 €
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An austrian silver and enamel tower clock, probably herman boehm of vienna, late 19th century the square base raised on gargoyle feet, tower-form with openwork scrolling foliate borders and panels, each side of the lower level set with an enameled plaque of classical figures, the sides of the upper level each set with an enamelled clock dial, the domed top enameled with a classical scene of women, animals and putti, the enameled columns at the corners and the domed top surmounted by knight figures, clock needs a service it is ticking on two sides does not have keys, once clock has had service you can get keys from the clock-smith, silver and enamel in near perfect condition one hand on clock bent and one missing other two sides perfect again needs a service and a band fitted apparently unmarked, but i’m sure for such a amazing clock and silversmith there is one hiding possibly under dirt on silver but am selling as unmarked, size height 465cm length from feet 21cm width from feet 21cm weight grams approx 2a magnificent rare four sided austrian solid silver and enamel tower clock herman boehm of vienna
3200029 €
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This brooch comes from an antique shop in florence (italy) and it is presumable that it was made in this city in the early 20th century by an artisan goldsmithflower pattern in the middle with 5 cultured pearls creating the petalson the back of the brooch there is a safety claspdimensions: 40 x 33 mm, weight: 3the metal was tested and we can confidently guarantee it is 18 kt goldother pearls crown the edge where you can also note a trace of blue enamel which would have been there when the item was new6 gno hallmark for the goldinsured shipping via international courier, with tracking read more
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Dutch 18th century bronze candlestick, made up of individual cast and turned partsthis lot will be professionally packaged and shipped by registered mailcondition; in used condition, shows traces of wear and age, and has an old repair just above the foot; see photo 11the candlestick has an octagonal foot, which also serves as a grease trapon the cast stem a profiled candle holder in which a round hole, which can be used to remove the candle/remaindersorigin; the netherlandsmaterial: bronze
66 €
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An early 20th century kitchen table from swedenmeasurements: h:73 cm, d:75 cm, w: cm read moreit has a drop leaf that extends the size of the table from 80 cm to 120 cmpainted in a black linseed oil paint on the top and an off white on the legs
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50 €
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This retro mid century g plan teak cabinet has been updated by adding steel hairpin legsanything over, a courier can be organised or buyer to arrangeplease message me with your postcode for an accurate delivery quoted i m e n s i o n s: height: 78cm width: 81cm depth: 46cm d e l i v e r y: we can deliver up to 50 miles from countesthorpe, leicesterv i n t a g e: this is a vintage piece of furniture, it has been used and loved, which adds to it's charmfacebook & instagram @rosechicfurniture read morethe piece comprises of a reasonable size shelving unityou're welcome to collect your item from usit provides ample storage and would be a great addition to your homei have also lightly sanded the whole unit and replenished with tung oil to bring back those lovely teak tonesplease don't expect to receive an item in brand new condition
150 €
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6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationdimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strengtha great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"published under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linenclay, son and taylor printerspublished by the society for promoting christian knowledgejosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolouristpostage via registered post £ - sent flatplates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each plate
65 €
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Retro mid century selangor pewter jug, 97% with mixed satin/polished finishthe jug is a classic mid century curvy shape with a wide base and elegant handlelovely and interesting addition to a retro or shabby chic decor, the jug is in very good condition and has an age related patina5cm x diameter 15cm £27 ono cash on collection/post possiblethe jug has a satin finish above the widest point, and polished finish below this
27 €
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This coptic manuscript is made in the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibound between two book covers made of woodplease refer to the photos as they form an integral part of the descriptionearly 18th-century museum quality, read moreoverall, all parts of the bible reveal an impressive old quality and usage with a beautiful patinagood condition for age - some cracks to spine as shown in photographs - some soiling to pages with usual smudge marks and occasional holes, which are normal characteristics for this type of bible of this ageparchment leaves (animal skin) inscribed with black and red in the ethiopian script on both sides of the leavessize are 14 cm x 8 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprobably in ‘geez’, the language of the ethiopian churchthis bible is from the the early ’s, and is museum quality and a rare one of a kind item that would complement your collection or hometotal 86 pages with wood coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach page written by hand in ge'ez on vellum using red and black ink and bound in a between 2 wood covers - vellum is fine parchment from a calf or goat skin - the red ink is used for religious saints or names of holy figures - see photographs for conditionethiopia very old ethiopian coptic ge’ez manuscript or bible with old wood coverscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea good example in age appropriate condition
240 €
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Late 19th century, sacred art item with an ebonised wooden cross and copper crownimportant florentine crucifix, tuscany, italyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibought in an important place in florence, tuscany, italyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storei have documents to prove the purchase at the timethe crucifix comes with purchase documentsthis work was purchased by me in florence, tuscany, italy, where i livefine workmanship from the time by tuscan florentine mastersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteimportant size and workingcarvings made by a real old florentine artisan schoolcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
225 €
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All pieces have been provided with 19th century silver hallmarks including content stamp and hanau hallmarksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki3 kilos ( grams) bouilloire is in particularly beautiful and complete condition with the usual minimal signs of wearthe holder is also entirely decorated and stands on 4 sturdy claw feetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe sturdy handle and heavy lid are also beautifully decoratedis also particularly heavy and weighs over 2is an exceptionally large imposing lot with a total height of cm and a total width of approxregistered insured shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteexceptional large, heavy, 19th century, handmade silver bouilloirethe lid is adorned with a pear(dent in the burner, see photos) server is a striking and particularly decorative object due to its impressive size, very beautiful shape and detailed craftsmanshipoverall, the bouilloire has particularly beautiful decoration with floral detailed images of different types of fruit and leaves and floral patternscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableunique item, huge decorated item
612 €
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Elegant vase in hammered silver, made in italy between the late 19th and the early 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprofessional proper packaging and tracked shipmentwith a charming grooved pattern, and an entirely hammered surfaceweight: 421 gramsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver fineness hallmark: 800 (italy )very decorative and elegant vase made by a remarkable italian silverware companyin good overall condition, with signs of wear, scratches and some flaws at the baseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepictures are an integral part of the lot descriptioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
196 €
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Small holy water stoup, hand-carved stone from late 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiaccurate, tracked and fast shipping via express courier is guaranteedin fair conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storean antique item for enthusiastsan ancient object of historical significanceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
29 €