Seventeenth to eighteenth century
List seventeenth to eighteenth century
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Age: seventeenth to eighteenth centuryapproximately: 20 feet, 13 inches wide york sandstoneyou are extremely welcome to come and have a good look
400 €
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Ancient greek amphora, described by christies auctions about 6-8 years ago, late hellenistic 2nd to 1st century bc valued at that time £800 to £ without provenancecash on collection onlysize approximately inches tall being sold without provenance collection from exeter, devon, uk only, no shipping offeredi have seen similar on sale for £ to £ can be tested to prove date but testing is expensive by company accepted by many auctions globally
1000 €
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justiceno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinitythere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardsthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinethe inside pages are clean and unmarkedmoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesin good condition
350 €
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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with “fermier” hallmark hallmarkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableweight: 75 grams length: 19 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed ‘garnier llf "s"’ the tips are worn down due to useour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
49 €
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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with “fermier” hallmark - ‘a’ with crown: hallmarkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 store’ the tips are worn down due to usefor heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed ‘garnier bweight: 75 grams length: 19
49 €
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Withdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementplanned and established by the late tmoody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughout the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to date
58 €
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Oxfam shop covent garden this book provides an historical perspective on the growth of russian military power, studying the emergence of the russian regular army from until the end of the eighteenth centurythe book includes general discussions of the russian soldier, the russian officer and the rapacious cossacks, and concludes by identifying certain important continuities between the russian past and presentin the process he evaluates the relative importance of western and native influences on the creation of this formidable military machine, and indicates the ways in which russian power was projected in the westsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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In a decisive victory in a war with spain lasting less than four months, it acquired territories in the caribbean and pacific, and positioned itself so that the twentieth century became to manywas the year in which the united states first became a world power
46 €
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A early to mid-20th century british merchant naval red ensign flag, red, blue and white fabric, cotton, some holes and discolorationcan provide valuation report if required read morelarge 42” x82” this vintage flag is in fair condition with some holes and staining did to its age double sided and hand stitched valued at £100 to £150 with insurance ce value if £250
125 €
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9th-10th century. scale - 1:72. add to favourites.
11 €
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Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuriesit was one of the most famous english atlases of the eighteenth century, and long-lived; the atlas was completed in ; the maps, in other hand, were still being advertised for sale invery handsomely done too]; and a further five road mapsmuch of his career was spent as a jobbing engraver for mapmakers and publishers, particularly in the book trade for people like james knapton, providing the maps for their travel accounts]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [it was the availability of an engraver that gave the impetus to so many publishers to commission maps for publications, and may account for some of the success of such publicationshowever, very little is known about his backgroundin moll commenced work on his most famous publication, ‘the world described’, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldan album of 12 two-page engraved maps delineated in contemporary hand-colouring, comprising: a pocket companion of ye roads, of ye south part of great britain, called england and wales [shortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or “geographer” as he termed himself, but was unsuccessful]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to sttwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suiteeach map leaf 29catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe worked hard, had a substantial output of cartographic material, as engraver, mapmaker or publisher, such that one might assume that he had assistants or apprentices to help, but there is no evidence of this, and, after his death in , the “moll firm” disappears without traceit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byhis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a willmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [moll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pitt’s ‘the english atlas’ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &c]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frame]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [
594 €
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Part two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printthis edition is frompart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paris
58 €
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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 38catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm) with six tin spoons with various hallmarksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe lot will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered mailthe photos are part of the descriptionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinine tin objects and a wooden painted “folk art” spoon rackour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store) with three nice clear tin hallmarks in the edgethe tin objects are a large porridge bowl (diameter 23 cm and height 8 cm)on the bottom a mark of the maker " kamphof zwolle” in perfect condition, with beautiful patina
109 €
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Beautiful northern italian canvas of the eighteenth century, full french rococo styleitalian master of the eighteenth century, "leda e il cigno", oil on canvas, 80catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteto date, due to covid-19, its completion is further delayed by the limitations of the appointed officesplease note that in the case of international sale, the item will be shipped after obtaining the export documentwith certificate of authenticityare 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 storethis usually takes about daysthe subject, taken from mythology, was among the most popular in the great courts of the time and tells of the loves of jupiter who turns into a swan to own the sweet ledacomplete with certificate of authenticity and lawful originin case of purchase, buyers are reminded to provide their tax code in order to issue an electronic invoice
482 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and pianosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back covercover and pages clean and tightly bound very good conditionschirmer's library of musical classics volume
6 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryby 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 unitedin 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 centuryat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensuala little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morechapters 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 periodthe 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 historyyet 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 monarchyin 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 established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestant
12 €
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Oxfam shop ulverston anthems by byrd, gibbons, weekles, tomkins, blow, purcell, croft, green, boyce, battishill and attwood see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book explores evidence from a host of different sources including the first histories of liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port, a poor house report which records the first use of 'scouse' (the dish), nineteenth century debates on gladstone's speech, the 'lost' literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper accounts of liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known essays which coined the use of 'scouse' to refer to the language of liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the s and 60s, the lern yerself scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary literatureoxfam bookshop reigate nowhere in britain is more closely associated with a form of language than liverpoolsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition the analysis draws on recent developments within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology - particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order to provide a radically new understanding of 'scouse' in terms of its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and cultural significanceyet the history of language in liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and narratives of liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced itscouse: a social and cultural history presents a ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of the forms of received wisdom about language in liverpool and presents an alternative version of the currently accepted history
4 €
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" the work had about fifteen editions over the centuries, almost all in the eighteenth centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith regards to the one under examination, re (iv, pplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe greater number and care of the processing, together with the most abundant fertilizers will allow ab increase in wheat production96) emphasises it as the most useful one, thanks to the additions by scottonimid-nineteenth-century half leather and decorated paper binding; author, title and fillets in gold on the spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the 18th century, in addition to the present one, a beautiful edition was published in bergamo inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein good condition, some slight, sporadic mildewa conceptually simple and historically revolutionary idea: to halve the grain surfaces to replace a part of them with clover meadows, dedicating to the remaining wheat surface the largest working force made available and the mass of manure obtained from the highest load of cattle allowed by the new crop of fodderthe first edition dates back tohalf-cover page, beautiful etched frontispiece with agricultural-astrological subject, cover page with title and typographic frieze, 8 numbered pages, on the third page with dedication there is a large engraved heraldic coat of arms, 296 numbered pages, 2 tipped-in plates folded several times, the first with a table, the second one depicting an interesting table on the average age of the moon, on new moons and full moons, on the average quadratures from the year to ; on the back, handwritten owner’s note: libro di me venturini, giugnothe author experimented with a revolutionary method of cultivation, for which he obtained a patent from the venetian republic in
83 €
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Although traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesthe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to traveloxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european cultureit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationdocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisation
19 €
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Carving neapolitan jesus polychromed with glass eyes with two wooden sheep eighteenth century 18th century dimensions: x cm (jesus) x 35 cm (base) conditions: goodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprovenance: spain read moreare 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 store
1268 €
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The penguin english library - 100 editions of the best fiction in english, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the first world warwe rich can 'only connect' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic schlegels and the lower-middle class bastsfrequently cited as eoxfam bookshop ealing the penguin english library edition of howards end by eas the schlegel sisters try desperately to help the basts and educate the close-minded wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and deathvery good condition: some yellowing to pages, minor shelfwear see oxfam website for delivery information read moreforster 'the poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longerforster's finest work, howards end brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the english character
3 €
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Superb edition in perfect condition of this work that marked a turning point in the aesthetic thinking of the eighteenth centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitel'abbé du bos - réflexions critiques sur la poésie et sur la peinture - pages (complete volumes)are 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 storebindings in very good condition, work in their glazed marbled calfskin (period binding), decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in havana and red morocco, marbled edges - interior in very good condition, lovely headbands and end pieces, marbled endpapers - delivery service provided by chronopost within a few days - read morevolume iii missing
61 €
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Literature: frisian ornamental spoon from the eighteenth centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebeautiful spoonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteornamental spoon, second content silver, made in franeker, circa , by silversmith dirk ates jorritsma, who worked in franeker between(information on js in t)the handle crowned with symbol of love: a mother and child with a palm branchu h are the initials of ulbe haijes, farmer in sexbierum (not far from franker)are 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 storehandle type: woven on the back of bowl: the master stamp and inscriptions: u:h j:b andhis master stamp: a crowned acornsee friese voet 199he was married to jb: jetske beerns
70 €
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Authentic glory of scientific research, not only italian, of the eighteenth centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelettera sopra un nuovo rimedio contro il veleno della viperarare collection of writings, some unpublished and others published only in magazines by the distinguished chemist and physicist from trentinoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone of the last known works of the great gas scholar, forerunner of lavoisieryellow stain on the very first pages, but a good copy with full margins and deckle edgesdirector of the museum of physics and natural history in florence, fontana discovered, among other things, the constancy of the composition of the air and the absorbing power of coalopuscoli scientificiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprincipi generali della solidità e della fluidità dei corpiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemodern half parchment bindinghandwritten titlesize: 22x14 cm, pplettera sui termometri e il caloreflorence, gaetano cambiagi
56 €
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The icon dates from the end of the eighteenth century and is in good conditionthis is a beautiful icon depicting the mother of god hodegetria of smolenskcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 storethe icon is sent with stand
89 €
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Oxfam shop macclesfield a historical novel, first published in , about events occurring in the ohio river valley in the late eighteenth centuryit is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is "betty zane" and the last of which is "the last trail"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit involves the attempts by missionaries to convert native americans to christianity and features lewis wetzel, who had dedicated his life to the destruction of native americans and to the protection of white settlements in the region
8 €
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Unmarked bottom, this polychrome faience bowl is of italian origin and the flower decoration is typical of lodi manufacture, near milan and dates back to mid eighteenth century circacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2 beautiful large ancient italian majolica bowls / plates, a large circular basin- shaped centerpiece, with scalloped rim and vertical ribs, decorated with bouquets of colorful flowers and leavesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe plates are 4,5 cm high and a diameter of 28 cmin mint condition and no chips etc
575 €
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The base is a very finished fragment of an eighteenth century fireplace base, carved in peperino, a sedimentary rock from laziocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe reigned for fifteen years from 54 to 68, the year in which he committed suicideare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge and exceptional head of the emperor nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, better known simply as nero; he was the fifth roman emperor, the last of the julio-claudian dynastypiece of great charm and importance for collectors, which alone can decorate any roomour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis sculpture has many qualities: first of all the size, surely it belonged to a large draped bust, and, not less important, the type of material, greenish alabaster used in roman times by various emperorsthe head alone is 44 cm high while the base is 21 cm highthis head was sculpted in neoclassical times by an exceptional sculptor and was part of an equally beautiful bust
664 €
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An important eighteenth century workcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavesthere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holding5 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesan essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (8are 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 storecondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentgeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesplease see our images for further descriptionrare first edition
(England)
210 €