Dutch Historical Memorabilia

A large fascinating suitcase or box with handles containing a 'homemade' mineral and rock collection with old handwritten Dutch label. It contains 48 specimens found all over Europe....

Collection of Old School Posters on cardboard of the early 20th century. Most of the images are still intact with bright colours, but the outer marg...

Rare Esso linen flag made by Hend K Veder from Rotterdam. It dates from the 1960s/1970s and is still in very nice condition. These kinds of flags could be f...

Mid-17th century bird’s-eye view of Amsterdam hand colored map, circa 1650 A fine old map with good color Amsterdam was the one of the leading...

Beautiful heavy, blackened wood 19th century Dutch painted wooden funerary hatchment or rouwbord. A Hatchment, or in Dutch a Rouwbord, is a black mostly diamond-shaped wooden panel ...

One of a kind, Gothic church relic. In the summer of 2019 we purchased a large part of a collection of a former restorer (and avid collector) of antique church relics. This early 20th century, hand carved, gilt and hand painted wooden crown was another one of his priced possessions. It took pride of place in his workshop and because of its beautiful Gothic shape and colors it immediately drew our attention. Over the years we have seen many church relics, so we immediately knew it was really rare, because never before were we able to purchase one anywhere. We searched the worldwide web, but we could not find another one anywhere (not even remotely similar). In all honesty, we don't know how and where exactly this wooden crown would have been placed in church, but it simply is a wonderful work of religious art, it is a joy to look at, it is colorful and decorative, it is excellent workmanship and in very good condition. We believe that the former owner only touched-up the ruby and sapphire like wooden gems. Their colors had probably warn off a little over the years. The crown, by the way, is all hand carved out of one piece of wood, but the small globe on top is made of cork and the bird on top off the globe, we believe, is cast bronze. If you already have a place in mind for it then maybe you should be its next custodian. Mind you, our price for this rare Gothic crown...

Very rare army green berkel model five meat slicing machine, 1922-1928. Used in WO II military field kitchen. Rare model with a special historical value. ...

Travel in style with this Batavus Starflite moped! In working condition, but in need of tune up. Can be used as a moped or fun decorative prop for an interior.

Silhouette of a military gentleman with sword in front of a table with candle and tea cup.

Historical Dutch tin box with lithographic portraits of Winston Churchill, Rooseveld, Stalin and Tsjang Kai-Tsjek. Flags of the Netherlands, America, China, Russia, England and Franc...

Early 20th century, hand-carved oak sculpture of Saint Vincent with child. Sculptures of Saint Vincent de Paul are very hard to find anywhere in the w...

Unique set of early Hollywood war movie memorabilia. This group of silent movie artifacts dates back to the 1920s. It is for different reasons that th...