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19th Century (1800-1899) Artifacts
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Authentic 19th Century Mummified Head | Circus Sideshow Artifact
Authentic 19th Century Mummified Head | Circus Sideshow Artifact
- Regular price
- $10,000.00
- Sale price
- $10,000.00
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Continental Concealed Gentleman’s Defense Set | in Velvet “Book Form” Case | Circa 1855–1885
Continental Concealed Gentleman’s Defense Set | in Velvet “Book Form” Case | Circa 1855–1885
- Regular price
- $5,500.00
- Sale price
- $5,500.00
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Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $5,000.00
- Sale price
- $5,000.00
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Multi-Generational | Naval & Military Family Archive Strongbox of E.A. Thompson | 1840s to WWI
Multi-Generational | Naval & Military Family Archive Strongbox of E.A. Thompson | 1840s to WWI
- Regular price
- $4,000.00
- Sale price
- $4,000.00
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Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
- Sale price
- $3,500.00
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Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $3,000.00
- Sale price
- $3,000.00
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Antique Japanese Eizui Signed Mixed-Metal Tsuba Depicting Liu Bei Crossing the Tan Stream | Edo Period, Circa 1840
Antique Japanese Eizui Signed Mixed-Metal Tsuba Depicting Liu Bei Crossing the Tan Stream | Edo Period, Circa 1840
- Regular price
- $2,750.00
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- $2,750.00
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Pair of Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Lion Mask Covered Vases After Sèvres Models | Circa 1900
Pair of Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Lion Mask Covered Vases After Sèvres Models | Circa 1900
- Regular price
- $2,750.00
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- $2,750.00
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Victorian Era | Doctor’s Medicine Chest with Glass Containers and Historic Prescriptions | Circa mid-19th Century
Victorian Era | Doctor’s Medicine Chest with Glass Containers and Historic Prescriptions | Circa mid-19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,750.00
- Sale price
- $2,750.00
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Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Antique Human Foot Bone Specimen | Mounted on Wooden Base | 19th Century
Antique Human Foot Bone Specimen | Mounted on Wooden Base | 19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
- Sale price
- $2,000.00
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Victorian | Brass Field Microscope with Mahogany Case and Interchangeable Lenses | Circa Early–Mid 19th Century
Victorian | Brass Field Microscope with Mahogany Case and Interchangeable Lenses | Circa Early–Mid 19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
- Sale price
- $2,000.00
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Antique Anatomical Skull | Genuine Human Specimen on Wood Stand | Circa 19th Century
Antique Anatomical Skull | Genuine Human Specimen on Wood Stand | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Tibetan Kapala Skull Cup | Buddhist Ritual Skull Vessel | 19th-Century
Tibetan Kapala Skull Cup | Buddhist Ritual Skull Vessel | 19th-Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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East African Court Shield with Embossed and Gilded Mounts | Circa 1870 – 1900
East African Court Shield with Embossed and Gilded Mounts | Circa 1870 – 1900
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Fenton London Percussion Pistol | Antique English Flintlock Conversion Firearm | Circa 1780–1830
Fenton London Percussion Pistol | Antique English Flintlock Conversion Firearm | Circa 1780–1830
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Antique Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver | Stagecoach Scene Cylinder | Mid-19th Century (1859)
Antique Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver | Stagecoach Scene Cylinder | Mid-19th Century (1859)
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Antique Philippine Moro Chainmail Armor with Peaked Sleeves | Circa 19th Century or Earlier
Antique Philippine Moro Chainmail Armor with Peaked Sleeves | Circa 19th Century or Earlier
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
Germanic Miniature Memento Mori Coffin | Circa Late 18th – Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Historic Georgia Militia Arms Order Signed by Colonel George Bomford | U.S. Ordnance Department | 1826
Historic Georgia Militia Arms Order Signed by Colonel George Bomford | U.S. Ordnance Department | 1826
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Pair of Japanese Lacquered Samurai Stirrups | with Cross-in-Circle Mon | Edo–Meiji | Circa 1800–1880
Pair of Japanese Lacquered Samurai Stirrups | with Cross-in-Circle Mon | Edo–Meiji | Circa 1800–1880
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Framed Antique Handcuffs & Restraint Collection | 19th–20th Century Police Artifacts
Framed Antique Handcuffs & Restraint Collection | 19th–20th Century Police Artifacts
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
- Sale price
- $1,500.00
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Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
Antique Spanish Colonial | Oil Painting of Saint Francis with Memento Mori | Circa 18th–Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Hand-Carved Crucifix with Bone Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Tibetan Kangling Ritual Trumpet | Human Femur with Silver Fittings & Turquoise Inlay | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
Two Tibetan Thigh Bone Prayer Wheel Cylinders | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Japanese Iron Tsuba Depicting an Elderly Sage and Spider | Circa 19th Century
Antique Japanese Iron Tsuba Depicting an Elderly Sage and Spider | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,450.00
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- $1,450.00
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Antique Japanese Kayaku-Ire Gunpowder Flask with Floral Metalwork | Meiji Period, Circa 1868 – 1912
Antique Japanese Kayaku-Ire Gunpowder Flask with Floral Metalwork | Meiji Period, Circa 1868 – 1912
- Regular price
- $1,350.00
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- $1,350.00
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Mid-19th Century English School Oil Portrait of a Gentleman | Early Victorian Era | Circa 1835 – 1850
Mid-19th Century English School Oil Portrait of a Gentleman | Early Victorian Era | Circa 1835 – 1850
- Regular price
- $1,275.00
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- $1,275.00
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Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
Papua New Guinea | Ceremonial Bone Dagger | Tribal Artifact with Cowrie Shell & Hair | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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T. McCormick Factory Keys | Night Watchman Hugh Newell Provenance | Circa 1867–1872
T. McCormick Factory Keys | Night Watchman Hugh Newell Provenance | Circa 1867–1872
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Antique Brass Maritime Binnacle Compass with Kerosene Lamp | Nautical Ship’s Navigation Instrument | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Brass Maritime Binnacle Compass with Kerosene Lamp | Nautical Ship’s Navigation Instrument | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Japanese Lacquered Samurai Helmet Hat with Gilt Clan Emblem | Circa 18th–19th Century
Japanese Lacquered Samurai Helmet Hat with Gilt Clan Emblem | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
Mexican | Devotional Panel Depicting Bishop with Patriarchal Cross | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
A Pair of Rare Large Tibetan Kapala Citipati Beads | 18th-19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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New Guinea Highlands Ritual Bone Dagger | Human Humerus with Pigment & Feathers | Circa 19th Century
New Guinea Highlands Ritual Bone Dagger | Human Humerus with Pigment & Feathers | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Small Indo-Persian Dhal | Shield | 19th century
Small Indo-Persian Dhal | Shield | 19th century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Thomas Jones of Liverpool | Mid-19th Century Alidade Compass | Walnut-Cased Precision Survey Instrument | Mid 19th Century
Thomas Jones of Liverpool | Mid-19th Century Alidade Compass | Walnut-Cased Precision Survey Instrument | Mid 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Early Georgian Spirit Box | Mahogany Case with Four Parcel-Gilded Square Decanters | England | Circa Early 19th Century
Early Georgian Spirit Box | Mahogany Case with Four Parcel-Gilded Square Decanters | England | Circa Early 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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The Art of Security | Curated Antique Padlock & Skeleton Key Collection | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
The Art of Security | Curated Antique Padlock & Skeleton Key Collection | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Mechanisms of Secrecy | Antique Padlocks & Keys Curated Display Case | Late 19th to mid-20th Century
Mechanisms of Secrecy | Antique Padlocks & Keys Curated Display Case | Late 19th to mid-20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Victorian-Era Enfield Snider Conversion | Queen's Cipher Marked Service Rifle | 1864
Victorian-Era Enfield Snider Conversion | Queen's Cipher Marked Service Rifle | 1864
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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German Goosewing Hewing Axe | Hand-Forged Iron Blade with Maker’s Marks | 18th – Early 19th Century CE
German Goosewing Hewing Axe | Hand-Forged Iron Blade with Maker’s Marks | 18th – Early 19th Century CE
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Collector Insights
Brief insights into the 19th century, industrialization, Victorian culture, science, photography, and global change.
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Why is the 19th century historically significant?
The 19th century (1800–1899) was shaped by industrialization, urban growth, political reform, imperial expansion, and rapid scientific progress. New technologies changed transportation, communication, warfare, medicine, and everyday life.
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How did the Industrial Revolution transform the 1800s?
The Industrial Revolution expanded factory production, mechanized manufacturing, and railway networks. It also accelerated the growth of cities and changed how goods were made, traded, and consumed.
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Why was the Victorian era so influential?
The Victorian era (1837–1901) became associated with major developments in science, engineering, medicine, photography, design, and social reform. Victorian objects often reflect the period’s fascination with innovation, craftsmanship, and collecting.
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What major scientific advances occurred in the 1800s?
The century saw important developments in medicine, geology, biology, electricity, chemistry, and astronomy. Scientific instruments became increasingly precise, while new discoveries changed understanding of disease, evolution, and the natural world.
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How are 19th-century artifacts dated?
Researchers study materials, construction methods, maker’s marks, patents, inscriptions, artistic style, and manufacturing techniques. Historical records and provenance can provide additional evidence for an object’s date and origin.
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