Antique carpet beater, guitar-shape, United Kingdom, late 1800s.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique carpet beater, to remove dust from carpets, in the shape of a guitar in heavy twisted metal wire woven into a honeycomb, to obtain greater resist...
Metal
A mid-19th century surgeon's instrument, a saw. Lollini Brothers, Bologna, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
A 19th-century surgical instrument. An amputation chain saw with a white metal body and iron stops, extractor, and chain. The bar-shaped body has a rectangular section that curves sl...
Metal, Iron
Golden iron handle walking stick with acorn, Berlin, Germany 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare walking stick with gilt brass ferrule and iron tip. Hot-formed ram's horn barrel, iron handle. The shaft, clear, is made by putting it in a hot shape by boiling, sometimes fry...
Brass, Iron
A 18th-Century scientific instrument: wooden screw dilator clamp.
Located in Milan, IT
A medical instrument. A brass screw clamp (dilator), with a rosewood handle. It consists of two symmetrical parts, each with a circular cushion element that continues with a cylindri...
Brass
Boxwood folk art stick depicting a man with snake and lizard, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art stick: single branch of naturally growing boxwood, punctuated by a series of carvings with different subjects, depicting a snake wrapping around the cane and a lizard, the f...
Boxwood
Folk art walking stick depicting the head of a man, USA 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: one piece of fruitwood depicting the head of a man. United States of America circa 1880.
Fruitwood
Indian Arivalmanai Culinary Cutting Tool
Located in New Orleans, LA
Originating from the Kerala region of Southern India, this 19th century arivalmanai, or culinary cutting instrument, is a traditional tool used in the preparation of vegetables throughout India. Comprising an engraved steel blade mounted upon a carved wood base, the user would place their weight on the wooden base by either sitting or kneeling, and prepare their ingredients accordingly. The craftsmanship and size of this fascinating relic denotes its usage in a Hindu temple setting, as offering food to the deities is believed to direct the mind towards spirituality. Food plays an important role in Hindu worship, and because of the veneration of the cow and belief in non-violence, most followers follow a vegetarian diet. The vast majority of Hindu religious...
Steel
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Funnel
Located in Bozeman, MT
Antique early 19th century folk art wooden funnel carved out of one piece of wood. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Pine
Vintage Soviet Era Hand-Carved Wooden Potato Masher, 1960s - 1J200
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This authentic vintage potato masher is a rustic piece of Soviet-era kitchenalia, hand-carved from a single piece of wood. Dating back to the 1960s, it showcases the functional, no-f...
Wood
Highly Decorative 19th Century European Italian Cleaver, Kitchen Utensil
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique 19th century European cleaver. Made from hand-wrought iron with wood handle. Great as a graphic wall decoration. Found at an estate sale in Bolzano; Italy. Nice to display wi...
Iron
Long Shoehorn in Wood and Horn – French Craft – 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Long Shoehorn in Wood and Horn – French Craft – 1970s Description: This is a luxurious long shoehorn crafted in France in the 1970s, combining polished wood and natural horn. Design...
Horn, Wood
19th Century French Country Hand-Carved Wooden Spoon
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautifully worn 19th century French country wooden spoon, hand-carved from a single piece of wood with a long, elegant handle and softly shaped bowl. Its pale, timeworn surface and handmade irregularities give it the quiet character that makes utilitarian antiques so compelling. Equally charming displayed on a kitchen...
Wood
