19th century

The 19th century (1 January 1801 – 31 December 1900) was the century marked by the collapse of the Spanish, First and Second French, Chinese,Holy Roman and Mughal empires. This paved the way for the growing influence of the British Empire, the Russian Empire, the United States, the German Empire, the Second French Colonial Empire and the Empire of Japan, with the British boasting unchallenged dominance after 1815. After the defeat of the French Empire and its allies in the Napoleonic Wars, the British and Russian empires expanded greatly, becoming the world's leading powers. The Russian Empire expanded in central and far eastern Asia. The British Empire grew rapidly in the first half of the century, especially with the expansion of vast territories in Canada, Australia, South Africa and heavily populated India, and in the last two decades of the century in Africa. By the end of the century, the British Empire controlled a fifth of the world's land and one quarter of the world's population. During the post Napoleonic era it enforced what became known as the Pax Britannica, which helped trade.

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Christie’s Collections in Paris, New York and London for October 2024

The Malta Independent 28 Sep 2024
Elsewhere, European, English and 19th century furniture, porcelain, silver, gold boxes and works of art dating from the 16th to 20th centuries highlights by leading makers of the 18th and 19th centuries from other private collections include....
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Lost for 200 years, this copy of the Constitution may sell for millions

Stars and Stripes 26 Sep 2024
While cleaning out the house, Farmer said, the Wood family hired him to appraise 18th- and 19th-century furniture, books, maps and weapons in the house ... Constitution are novelties and reminders of the long process required to create and ratify America’s laws in the 18th century....
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Thousands of vintage Christmas ornaments part of Virginia Beach estate sale: ‘I’ve never seen anything ...

Daily Press 19 Sep 2024
VIRGINIA BEACH — Christmas stuck around for all 12 months of the year at the Kupfer household. As John and Marian Kupfer aged, antique trees adorned with rare handmade ornaments remained on display in the corners of their living room ... to 3 p.m. each day ... Zedd has handled 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture and decorative arts for 50 years ... 13, 2024 ... ....
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Inside Hillwood Estate, a 26,000-square-foot mansion and home of the millionaire businesswoman who built Mar-a-Lago

Business Insider 18 Sep 2024
The English Bedroom, named for its 19th-century English furniture set, served as a guest room when Post's daughters visited Hillwood ... The Adam style, popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, was coined by Robert and James Adam, who were architects and designers from Scotland....
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