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Its manufacture is german and dates back to the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikienjoy the auction! read morethe child in the manger (as mentioned in the bible passage above) is the first expression of the iconography of christ godthe sculpture is in excellent condition“for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders and he will be called: wonderful counselor, mighty god, everlasting father, prince of peacepictures are part of the lot descriptionof the increase of his government and peace there will be no end” (isaiah 9:5)this polychrome wood carving is an excellent exampleof course, the basket is not for sale, but only for demonstration purposesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipping by express courier
108 €
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They reflect the great pride in creative workmanship and the mechanical genius that characterized america at the timestunning photographs by anne day and learned text by the authors illuminates a remarkable but little-known chapter in american technological achievementhere for the first time is a comprehensive compendium of these marvels of complexity and their the fascinating historyover 400 color photographsmany of the hand-crafted masterpieces are decorated with beautiful engraving and casting, despite the fact that their mechanical interiors would rarely be seensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria designed to protect america's riches from every threat, these beautiful devices represent the evolution of lock technology during the nineteenth century, its most creative period
10 €
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Oxfam shop magdelen street photographs of the rumeli shore of the bosphorus from the mid-19th to the 20th century was comprised of works by photography masters who practised their art in istanbul from the end of the 19th to the early years of the 20th centuryistanbul has evolved into an industrial city and an enormous metropolis: its silhouette, architecture, vehicles, bridges, quays, streets and public spaces have attained an entirely different appearancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe unique selection from the suna and inan kirac foundation photography collection reveal the magnificent structures,the daily life and the intriguing personalities of a past istanbul
19 €
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Annika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedsimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbacktext is unmarkedthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy
14 €
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In , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentsin this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centurytake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable sciencein this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its corequantum theory is weirdwhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencebut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debate"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reasonwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strangesee oxfam website for delivery information read more'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves
8 €
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Showing that these practices predate the age of nationalism, rae examines cases from both pre-nationalist and nationalist eras: the expulsion of the jews from fifteenth century spain, the persecution of the huguenots under louis xiv, and in the twentieth century, the armenian genocide, and ethnic cleansing in former yugoslaviaoxfam bookshop cotham hill why are forced displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide an enduring feature of state systems? in this book, heather rae locates these practices of 'pathological homogenisation' in the processes of state buildingcover shows minor wear and tear - slightly scratched and corners a little bumpedtext in very good condition, fore edge a little grubbyshe argues that those atrocities prompted the development of international norms of legitimate state behaviour that increasingly define sovereignty as conditionalpolitical elites have repeatedly used cultural resources to redefine bounded political communities as exclusive moral communities, from which outsiders must be expelledrae concludes by examining two 'threshold' cases - the czech republic and macedonia - to identify the factors that may inhibit pathological homogenisation as a method of state-buildingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition
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20 €
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This work dates back to the 18th centuryoriginal polychromeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions of the paper mache relief: 16cm - 17cmchrist at the torture postdimensions of the wooden frame: 25paper mache panel in high relief showing the flagellation of christdimensions including the wooden frame: 25,5cm - 27cmorigin: spain the performance is mounted in a wooden frameplease take a look at the photos as they are part of the descriptionthe high relief performance is performed in papiêr machéplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease see the photos, these are part of the descriptionoriginal polychrome paintcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions of the performance: 16cm - 17cm
135 €
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The work was made in italy towards the end of the second half of the 19th century and depicts pope leo xlll with the papal coat of armsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee the picturesthe panel has never been restored and needs some small work, there are old woodworm holes5 cm, while the sculpture thickness is approxdimensions: 42 x 28 cm; including the frame is approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefor sale, a bas-relief on walnut wood panel48 x 36 cm; the frame has a thickness of approxit includes also the frame from the same periodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
50 €
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In the century that followed, ireland was to know tragedy and triumph, bitter struggle and agonized compromiseyet these images, reproduced here in colour and covering the first century of ireland in the era of photography, do much more than tell a gripping political storythey evoke the grandeur, elegance and complacency of life in the big house, home and symbol of the anglo-irish elitewe glimpse too the injustices that inspired them, above all the mass eviction of peasants from their homes by the lawoxfam bookshop victoria "the first irish photographs date from , a year after the discovery of the photographic processthe great famine was to kill over a million irish between and , and force an even greater number to flee their homelandin the following decades, irish political life was dominated by the struggle for land rights, for home rule, and for independenceand they show the transforming impact of modernity, as industry and urban expansion brought ireland into a new era"--publisher descriptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey give an insight into a people, a landscape, and a lost way of lifeas that story unfolds, we see inspirational leaders and impatient rebels, and their campaigns of persuasion and violencethey reveal the labour of rural survival: cutting peat, fishing, gathering seaweed and tilling the soil, against the magnificence of the often harsh irish landscape
19 €
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Oxfam 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 productionfamous 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 conditionthe 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 architecturealthough 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 timesfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredocumenting 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 civilisationthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacket
19 €
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The new century cycle presented here was produced from toa very rare itemare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe front wheel can be set to go both left and rightthe figures are hand-paintedlehmann toys went into production insize: length 5 inches, width 3 inches, height 5the entire construction is made of tin with lithographed cycle and umbrellain excellent condition considering its ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 inches at the top of the umbrellawhen it is wound up with the attached key, the bicycle moves in the direction of the front wheel, the umbrella turns and the passenger raises and lowers the top hat as if greeting the crowdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis in particular is one of the first units made because the front wheel is in die-cast and has a white outer contour
115 €
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Nancy, the scalding wit who transferred her family life into bestselling novels; pamela, who craved nothing more than a quiet country life; diana, the fascist jailed with her husband, oswald mosley, during wwii; unity, an attempted suicide, obsessed with hitler; jessica, the runaway communist and fighter for social change; and deborah, the genial socialite who found herself duchess of devonshirewriting to one another to confide, commiserate, tease, rage and gossip, the sisters wrote above all to amusespanning the twentieth century, these magically vivid letters between the legendary mitford sisters constitute not just a superb social and historical chronicle (what other family counted among its friends hitler and the queen, cecil beaton and president kennedy, evelyn waugh and givenchy?); they also give an intimate portrait of the stormy but enduring relationship between six beautiful and gifted women who emerged from the same stock, incarnated the same indomitable spirit, yet carved out starkly different roles and identities for themselvesa correspondence of this scope is rare, for it to be penned by six such born storytellers makes it uniqueoxfam bookshop hertford the never-before published letters of the legendary mitford sisters, alive with wit, affection, tragedy and gossip: a charismatic history of the century's signal events played out in the lives of a controversial and uniquely gifted familysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeditor charlotte mosley -- diana mitford's daughter-in-law -- has had unrestricted access to the vast archive of family letters and photographs, most of which have never been published before
5 €
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As far as i am able to tell all music is in a playable conditionpaper has yellowed with age and some pieces have tears and dogeared edgeswith the exception of one item detailed above, the condition of the items is fair12 songs from the first half of the 20th century: ballin the jack by chris smith - originally written in and used in the film the krays in th street rag song which was the theme for the joe franklin show and used in the film the english patient together, a vocal waltz from i don't mind being all alone by geoffrey gelder and his kettner's five (very poor condition but music generally intact) a song of sleep by lord henry somerset, originally written in come back to erin by claribel come back to sorrento by ernesto de curtis rose dreams by a j stasny just like darby and joan by edgar leslie and joseph george gilbert play to me gipsy by karel vacek jealousy by jacob game tired hands by al piantadosi the music is from a large collection of my grandmothers which has been lovingly played for many yearshappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3
6 €
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Wooden sculpture from the 18th century representing the virgin and child, the child raises his hand and with the symbol of peacexylophagous attack stopped and treatedthe wood was attacked but still of good qualityit may be placed down or be hung on the wallsome lacks see pictures
66 €
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No reserve price! very old amethyst brooch end of the 19th century, around decorated with a 23 carat oval cut amethyst dimensions of the stone approxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki24 x 17 x 10 mm finely embossed framenb: the stone moves a little bit, plan to tighten the prongs57 grams jewellery from this period is rarefrench horse's head hallmarksmall signs of wearplease look at the numerous photos to judge the condition of this piece of jewellery no reserve price! professional sellerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenb: buyers from outside the european union are responsible for any potential customs duties and vat chargescondition report: very good condition for a brooch more than 120 years old18 kt () yellow gold gross weight 8insured shippingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
216 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrench dresser louis xv, in oak wood, cwe have been antique dealers and decorators for more than 30 years and we specialize in finding the best pieces on the market in quality and beauty, giving priority to excellencewashed wood effect french dresser from the 18th century, made of washed oak wood of first quality, in provencal, louis xv stylemeasures: 89 cm (height) x 129 cm (width) x 61 cm (depth) shipping cost includes specialized packaging, labour, shipping insurance and tracking numbera very sought after piece for high decorations, of great strength and character !! it brings an elegant and at the same time relaxed and timeless touch in any space where you want to place itplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecurved legs and sides framed in carved ornaments with rockerymoulding framing the entire profile of the dresserwith gold bronze lining in the form of roles and original keyit consists of three deep wavy front registerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
812 €
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Made in italy during the first half of the 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimarked 800 and signed on the back by the artist silver net weight: 451 grams diameter: 27 cm in good condition it comes from a noble residence in milan insured and tracked shipping read moreextraordinary solid silver wall plate with high-relief scene of eagle and hare in a landscape, completely hand-chiselled and embossedcollector’s items, top quality manufactureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
239 €
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Jewellery box called "cassette" from the 18th century in burr wood and ebony stripesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days for further information, please contact us: read moreitems will be shipped as registered parcelsfor the islands and the rest of the world, quote on requestplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeheight --------------------------------------------------------- after purchase and payment of the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour shipment fees include transport, packing, packing material, labour and insurancefor the customer who would like a long-term delivery, a free storage service is available
190 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cmthis is an original sheet from the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthe text is written with brown and red inkthis 16th-century manuscript sheet is from a low german prayer book written in germanyall text on this sheet is handwrittenthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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Made in the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontains relics of: hfrancis of assisi hlid is 45 mm roundwith lid the height is 45 mmshipping is insured and registeredworld wide shipping - secure packagedthe photos are an integral part of the description of this lotbox is 32 mm round 14 mm highclara two relic fragments are loose in the boxrelics of several saints summarised in one wooden box with glass and screw lidplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
28 €
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Three important bas-reliefs made of heavy gilt bronze made in italy in the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo of them still have the square iron pins on back used to fix them, probably on panels or doorsheight ranges between 45 cm and 47 cm read moretotal weight: 9please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe depict the evangelists luke, matthew, and john with their evangelical symbolscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available7 kg, weight of each bas-relief is shown in their photos
485 €
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Cruet stand in antique italian silver, made in genoa in the mid-19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitracked and insured shippingall hallmarks are highlighted by the last picturesrefined, very elegant item, despite its almost 200 years of age, perfect for a collector of antique silver itemsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehallmark of the city of genoa, used from tohallmark of the kingdom of sardinia, used from tosilversmith hallmark s(consigliere stefano)total weight: 473 grams in excellent conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm all pieces have been hallmarked on bottom
316 €
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Antique silver chalice from the 18th centuryin silver, as per hallmark,made in messina in the 18th centuryweight (without base): 85 gramsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe base is made of metal, likely brassin excellent conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith a hallmark from messina, sicily, italycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
125 €
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Outstanding jewellery box in silver 800 from the first half of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifast tracked shipment via insured mailthe box has been finely engraved with flowers, wreaths and acanthus leavesits lid has been embellished with a large blue agate plate in the central part and four blue agate cabochons on cornersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight: 830 gramsrectangular jewellery box with hinges, resting on ball-shaped feethallmarks: fasces () mi 10 (milanese silversmith micheletto attilio, still active)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
390 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii am at your disposal for any questions or inquiries (even during the auction)very elegant and particular, with beautiful patinavery particular and uncommon itemsthe candle holder at the top can be removed to use it for church candles (see photos)combined shipments of multiple lotsneo-gothic candle holders in bronze from the 19th century, italian or european craftsmanshipthey are composed of 4 pieces that can be disassembledplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein very good condition, as per photoscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
158 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe key is missinga real rarity! a wunderkammer objectit contains small authentic glass containers and in the drawer at the base, there are various tools for preparing and dosing medicinesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe carved wooden compartments can be individually extracted upwards to extract the glass containera wooden travel pharmacy from the second half of the 19th century, which belonged to a sicilian doctor5 x 14 cm weight kgcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
619 €
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Prachthauser who worked in the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistamp present at the bottom numbered dimensions height: 75 cm weight 260 grams will be neatly packaged and shipped by insured mailbeautiful ringing sound it is a bell with toothed wheel, one must rotate the button at the top and it rings very nicelysee the photos for detailsthis antique item dates back to circa and is an excellent piece of art made by the famous austrian engraver oplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeantique reception bell or hotel bellcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
70 €
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Not signed, there is a plate in front with the text poésie des bois, which is striking because the sculpture is very similar to the quality of moreau, the sculpture comes from the 19th century given the screw connection under the baseare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be properly packaged and swiftly shippedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehigh quality sculpture with original casting stamp pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
70 €
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The works (in my opinion) date back to the 18th century i won’t dwell further, the photos speak for themselves for sale panels dimensions: height 27 cm; width 53 cm; thickness 5 cm; overall weight of both panels: g please note that all my items will be shipped by express courier happy bidding everyone read moreshe is very popular in france where she is widely worshippedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrance a beautiful pair of high-reliefs on solid woodbeautiful patinaas you can see from the images, it is an elaborate carving work on solid wood panels 5 cm thicki might be wrong, but it looks like walnut woodthe works depict scenes from the life of saint trifina, patron saint of sick children and children that are born lateplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshe was married to a very violent man, who had her beheadedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
322 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrance 2nd half of the 19th century, marked in the base of maker5 cm, diameter 25 cmin good condition, have a look at the photos for your own impressiondimensions height 17please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lot will be sent by registered mailvery beautiful bronze tazza scale with mythological decorations in napoleon iii stylecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
85 €