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Large mortar dated 1630, solid bronze, brownish patina, slightly fluted round foot, conical body with surrounding lancet leaf decoration, multi-r...

Hebammenkunst 1779 von D. Johann Ehrenfried Thebesii [...], vierte und vermehrte Auflage, Liegnitz und Leipzig in der David Siegerrischen Buchhan...

Three silver canes circa 1900, all marked 800, curved handles with floral and ornamental relief decoration, one with engraved owner's monogram JP...

Lot 1333

Schaukelpferd

A rocking horse German, around 1900, frame made of softwood and beech, in original colour, horse on iron wheels, mounted on the rocking frame by...

Postcard album Eastern territories before 1945, approx. 90 postcards former German Eastern territories, among them Swinemünde, Neustettin, Hohens...

Postcard album Dresden before 1945, approx. 80 mainly topographical postcards Dresden, including Frauenkirche, Hoftheater, Friedrich-August-Brück...

Postcard album Varia before 1945, approx. 90 postcards kitsch, including children, flowers, art, holiday and greeting cards, silhouettes etc., as...

Three navy uniform jackets 2. World War II, dress uniform Kriegsmarine, four-pocket tunic made of white linen, with loops for breast eagle and me...

Percussion rifle Hawken Rifle around 1900, octagonal barrel, calibre approx. 12 mm (probably .44), ornamentally engraved iron lock plate, brass t...

Lot 1001

Catechismus 1580

Catechismus 1580 Die Fünff Hauptstücke der Christlichen Lere, Sampt der Hausstafel, und dem Morgen und Abend Gebete, Benedicite und Gratia, etc.,...

Two first editions Wilhelm Fabry 1606 Two works on surgery and wound healing in one volume, Guilielmi Fabricii Hildani Paterniacensis Chirurgi Or...

Bavarian official's sword , circa 1900, hexagonal blade, blued on both sides to 35 cm and with gilt vine and trophy etching, without maker, guard...

Lot 195

Werbebild Hapag

Advertising picture Hapag Early 20th century, signed, maker Mühlmeister & Johler Hamburg, marked Hamburg Amerika Linie, fast steamer "Deutsc...

Bavarian official's sword circa 1840, wedge blade with hollow groove on both sides, blued on both sides to 35 cm and with gilt vine and trophy et...

Achatgeode with amethyst Found in Brazil, decorative piece with beautiful banding and a lawn of amethyst crystals inside, cut on both sides and p...

Walking stick horn 20th century, figural stag horn handle in the shape of a nature spirit, crowning a gilded, miniature bronze urn, blackened sho...

Convolute of plaques China 20th century, sixteen pieces, plastic in various designs, mainly with portrait of Mao Zedong, some with maker and pins...

Meteorite Muonionalusta/Sweden Kiruna, fallen 1906, total weight approx. 230 kg, one side polished and etched, stishovite inclusions, only approx...

Convolute effects 2. World War II Pair of epaulettes for a first lieutenant of the artillery, double silver round cord on green cloth with red pi...

Spear & Söhne game of skill "Hoki Poki! The hungry pigs.", around 1910, marked J(acob) W(olf) S(pear) & S(öhne) Bavaria, Engl./Americ. P...

Fichte, Reden an die Deutsche Nation edited by Carl G. von Maassen, numbered copy no. 173 of a limited edition of 270 copies, Bremer Presse Munic...

Merveilles de la Nature L'Homme et les Animaux [...], Édition Francaise, by A. E. Brehm, Paris Librairie J. B. Baillière et fils [no year, around...

Lot 76

Reiseikone

Travelling Icon Russia, late 19th century, marked in Church Slavonic, burnished brass, crucifix in relief with a central crucifixion scene, frame...

Carved depiction of a saint 19th century, carved hardwood, chalk-ground, painted in colour and bronzed in gold, depicting a standing full-length ...

Hambo samurai armour 19th century, Chest and back armour of overlapping lacquered metal strips, metal chin guard with attached lacquered metal st...

Tabatiere Rococo Late 18th century, shallow round box with hinged lid of dark, gently translucent tortoiseshell, set with elaborately rubbed silv...

Opera glass with translucent enamel France, circa 1900, marked Salome Carpentier, brass case partly mounted with mother-of-pearl, lavishly decora...

Ivory walking stick Early 19th century, ivory handle, in the shape of a young man's head, small brass ring, shot probably of malacca cane, mould...

Bavarian Official's sword circa 1850, wedge blade with fullers on both sides, formerly blued on both sides at 35 cm and with gilded trophy and L ...

Convolute silver coins Weimar Republic 3 Mark Goethe 1932 A, ss+; 2 Mark Martin Luther 1933 F, vz; 2 Mark Friedrich Schiller 1934 F, vz, and 2 Ma...

Convolute of dioptase steps Probably found in South Africa, nine steps with abundant, partly highly lustrous dioptase trimming, step size max. ap...

Carved wall console Brienz, late 19th century, walnut, carved and dark coloured, small curved wall shelf with a sculpturally carved chamois head,...

Three quartz spheres Found in Brazil, two smoky quartz spheres and one rock crystal sphere, each with growth marks, D max. approx. 6.7 cm, G tota...

Lot 384

Trümmerachat

Rubble agate Found in Schlottwitz/Saxony, typical rubble agate with some amethyst, cut on both sides and polished on one side, solidified, dimens...

Humboldt's Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, in German adaptation by Hermann Hauff [...], the only edition in German recog...

Märklin three metal construction sets with instruction book around 1940, basic set no. 2 as well as supplementary set 2A and 3A, contains numerou...

Corpus Juris Canonici 1717 emendatum et notis illustratum, Gregorii XIII. jussu editum. Libro VII. Decretalium et Jo. Paoli Lancelotti Institutio...

Enamel sign Henkel around 1930, without manufacturer, flat rectangular sheet metal sign, four-coloured enamelled with company emblem and advertis...

Three historical apothecary bottles Early 20th century, three different sized models made of green and clear glass, faceted bodies with cylindric...

Lot 2

Memento Mori

Memento Mori 19th century, marked S. Felicidez, stepped gilt-bronze round base with mounted, fragmentary skull, surmounted by a velvet headdress ...

Patriotic demitasse cup Meissen circa 1915, cup and matching saucer with underglaze blue pommel sword mark 1860-1924, 1st choice and embossed num...

Binoculars Carl Zeiss 1970s, marked, with model designation Dekarem 10 x 50, serial number 4866223, leather-covered blackened metal housing, func...

Rheinische Geschichten und Sagen by Niklas Vogt, volumes 1-3, Frankfurt am Main im Verlag der Hermannschen Buchhandlung 1817, format 8°, volume 1...

Karl Bub train set around 1950, marked, inscribed and addition Made in Western Germany, sheet metal lithographed in colour, 0-gauge, consisting o...

Lot 1007

Pharmacopoeia

Pharmacopoeia Augustana reformata, et eius Mantissa, cum Animadversionibus Joannis Zwelferi [...], Goudae sumptibus Wilhelmi Verhoeven 1653, form...

Lot 159

Deckenlüster

Ceiling chandelier 1930s, delicate metal frame, richly decorated with strands of faceted clear glass segments and rings with prismatic pendants t...

Silver-mounted bottle in niello technique probably Russia, 19th century, the original stopper hallmarked with a sword?, colourless glass with pee...

Green jade block Probably found in China, cut on four sides and one surface polished, the rest natural, dimensions approx. 14 x 18 x 14 cm. Grüne...

Lot 341

Konvolut Achate

A collection of agates Mostly from German sites such as St. Egidien, Idar-Oberstein area and St. Wendel area as well as some pieces from overseas...

Fine perfume bottle probably Russia, 19th century, unstamped, tested, colourless cut glass, the silver mounting gilt and enamelled, fine ornament...

Baroque mascaron probably Italy, 18th century, poplar wood, carved and partially gilded, male grotesque, decorated with acanthus leaf motifs, los...

Autograph of the 1936 Olympic Games Postcard of the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch Partenkirchen, with 18 autographs, Leni Riefenstahl, Christl...

Convolute of forest animals Erzgebirge/Thuringia as hunting scene for pyramid or Christmas mountain, around 1910/20, once marked, mass painted in...

Two pictures from World War I Commissioned officer in infantry uniform, oil on canvas, without signature, framed in black lacquer moulding, good ...

Karl Bub train set around 1960, marked, inscribed and addition Made in Western Germany, sheet metal lithographed in colour, 0-gauge, consisting o...

Lot 325

Seelilie

Cellaria Found at Altenhagen near Bielefeld, Devonian (approx. 420 to 360 million years ago), attractively prepared sea lily of L approx. 10 cm, ...

Convolute of old banknotes approx. 310 pieces, including imperial, inflation and a few 3rd Reich, mainly in circulation condition, a few mint. Ko...

2 Rupees German East Africa 1893, obverse Wilhelm II. with guard helmet and inscription "Guilelmus II. Imperator", reverse coat of arms with palm...

Collection of hallmarks 19th century, 30 pieces, hardwood handles, engraved bronze mounts, various ornaments, slight signs of age and wear, in bo...

Collection of dendrite agates and moonstones consisting of 25 beautifully marked dendrite agates and five moonstone cabochons, in boxes in collec...

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