Vintage book, 1909

Fancy Cycling, 1901.

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Giuseppe De Nittis (Italian, 1846-1884) Portrait of a Gentleman on a Parisian Boulevard

Christie’s, 19th Century European Art, London, Oct 12th

Late Victorian steel and enamel buttons.

Art nouveau style brass letter opener. 

Late 1800s boots.

Map of Canada, drawn in 1893.

Antique stoneware stout beer bottle from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Unknown date, possibly early 1900s.

Korean flute, mid. 13th century.

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The cécilium was designed in 1869 by Arthur de Gromard. Gromard sought to create an instrument suited to classical music, not only as a replacement for the cello but as an instrument with a character of its own, with an expressive sound whose beauty reveals itself most when accompanied by a string quartet. 

ca. 1880

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