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Material: Oak
Fine Art Deco Wall Crucifix Depicting Bronze Corpus Mounted on an Oak Cross 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and meaningful fine work of art.
This Christian work of art dates from the 1920s. Over the centuries wall crucifixes have been made in all kinds of sizes and shapes, but the...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1940s Antique Nautical Half Block Model English Schooner Mounted on an Oak Board
Located in Milan, IT
1940s half block model of an English schooner mounted on an oak board. Excellent condition, board 51.3 x 11.5 cm - 20.19 x 4.52 inches, thickness 7 cm - 2.75 inches.
The half block m...
Category
1940s British Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Circa 1880 Pair of Great Hand Carved Wood Winged Caryatids-Griffins Now as Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Circa 1880 pair of hand carved wood winged caryatids-griffins, now as table lamps
Architectural carvings from the Victorian age that have been electrified.
Great for those that are ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Chess Table with Drawer and Embossed Brass Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Near mint, antique Arts & Crafts chess table with a warm patina.
This striking chess table is another one of our recent, great finds. Not only is this a rare antique table, the hand...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1870s Genitourinary Instruments of Bougies Oak Box Antique Medical Device
Located in Milan, IT
Set of genitourinary instruments of Bougies, medical instruments placed in a box made of oak, made second half of the nineteenth century. Box measures 5.5x14.1x2.4 inches. On the low...
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1870s Italian Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This turned commemorative oak bowl is of deep cylindrical form applied with a silver shield-shaped plaque inscribed ‘H.M.S. Royal George. (108 Guns) Capsised 29th Augst. 1782. This P...
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Early 1800s English Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique and Strong Spanish Oak Gothic Stool wiRush Seat, Arts & Crafts Era
Located in Lisse, NL
One very stylish, medieval looking, little antique stool created in the Arts & Crafts era.
In the Arts & Crafts era many artisans experimented with incorporating different styles in...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rush, Oak
Kay Bojesen 1950s Oak Elephant
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early elephant designed by Kay Bojesen in 1953. Its made from solid oak and features articulated limbs, legs, trunk and a removable head. This is an early example made between 1955-5...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Unique Hand Carved Art Deco Wall Crucifix w. Suffering Christ in Tears Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
European work of religious art from the Art Deco era.
Having sold many works of religious art we immediately noticed the tears that are on this suffering Christ wall crucifix. Thi...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Rare & Large Antique Gothic Cathedral / Church Etching Signed Albany Edmond 1915
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare size and original Gothic interior etching of York Cathedral by Albany E. Howard, (1872-1936).
This large size and incredibly elaborate work of Gothic art is made and signed by ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Gothic Revival Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Oak, Glass
Pair of Antique Rustic Antler Parlor Chairs, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair of Antique Rustic Antler Parlor Chairs, Germany, circa 1900
A pair of antique antler chairs, made of antlers from the deer and fallow deer. ...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Oak
Contemporary Pool Table with Dark Oak Legs and Smoked Glass by Impatia
Located in Milan, IT
Filotto wood edition billiard table gives a new life, new characteristics, and new values to a Classic product. The design, construction, and workmanship of this work of genius are a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Slate, Chrome
Miniature Salesman's Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This late 19th century miniature 3-drawer dresser with original mirror mounted above, was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by leaving it on display in a merchant's establishment to take orders from that merchant's customers.
This American bureau...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique Large Oakwood Model Sailboat Ship Boat on Base Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique large oakwood model sailboat ship boat on base stand, circa early to mid-20th century.
Measurements: On stand: 26" H x 35" W x 9.75" D. Ship: 24" H...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Pine
Gothic Brass and Oak Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century gothic dinner gong the oak frame carved with Gothic trefoil motifs supporting the circular brass gong. Together with beater.
Dimensions:
...
Category
Early 20th Century British Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Palladian Georgian Architectural Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare early 18th century walnut Palladian diminutive cabinet of architectural form having a pedimented top over pair of pilasters flanking a single a...
Category
Early 18th Century European Palladian Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Log Caliper, Made by William Greenleaf Company, Belmont, MA
By William Greenleaf
Located in Nantucket, MA
A large caliper for calculating the number of board feet a log will yield. The central wood shaft engraved with multiple scales on each of the four sides with a large metal mounted c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Oak Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century gothic revival diner gong, the circular oak frame supporting central brass gong raised up on four splayed legs.
Dimensions:
Height 41 inches
Width 22 inches
Depth 16...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1940s Wooden Oxcart Pull Toy by Dejou , France
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940s wooden oxcart pull toy by Dejou, France.
A vintage French large wooden toy by Dejou.
This vintage toy is 29.52 inch or 75 cm long.
Pull toy oxcart , farm wagon...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Beech
19th Century English Oak Miniature Presentation Wheelbarrow
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century oak presentation wheelbarrow
Commemorating the Great Western Railway Extension
The presentation wheelbarrow carved from oak with finely carved ivy leaves and ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Victorian Oak Billiard, Lifepool Scoreboard with Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Snooker, Billiards & Life pool scoreboard attributed to Thurston & Co.
A nice combined Victorian billiards and life pool scoreboard made of light oak. The billiard scorer sits upon a lockable ball cabinet that can house 32 balls, which then sits upon a cupboard. The cupboard comprises of two drawers, a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, the cupboard raised on a plinth base. The scorer comprises of two blue rollers with gilt painted numbers, 0 to 20 / 20 to 40 / 40 to 60 / 60 to 80 / 80 to 100, with two ebony slides to mark your score, one spot and one plain. The Life Pool board consists of 12 slides with coloured discs, each colour representing the player's cue ball and the order of play. The colours of the discs being blue, brown, green, white, red, yellow, black, pink, spot orange, spot white, spot red and spot yellow. When each slide is pulled back 3 boxwood discs are revealed, one for each life of the player. There are also "stars" hiding, and these are used as extra lives. In the middle of the scoreboard there is a slate board for keeping scores etc.
The game of Life Pool can be played by a number of players, a maximum of 12 players with this scoreboard, who form the pool. Each player has their own coloured ball and loses a life each time the ball is potted by an opponent. When three lives...
Category
1880s British Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique Pair of Gothic Revival and Medieval Style Cloister or Church Chairs
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and impressive, Gothic style chairs with an amazing patina.
These rare and solid oak church or monastery chairs have a beautiful patination ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Oak Barograph by C P Goerz
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Deco barograph by C P Goerz. The oak and plated metal Barograph encase with rounded ends. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fi...
Category
Early 20th Century German Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Stylish Art Deco Wall Crucifix Gilt Bronze Christ Corpus Mounted on a Oak Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautiful, fire gilt Art Deco era sculpture of Christ.
Some crucifixes come with sculptures of Christ in terrible agony, but the face underneath the crown of thorns on this...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Icon Like Art Deco Wall Plaque of Young Jesus, Joseph & Mary by Gerard Gerrits
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and serene work of religious art from 1936.
Handcrafted in 1936 by Artist Gerard Gerrits this wall sculpture was a fairwell gift to the departing president o...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech, Oak
Unique Fine Table Altar Crucifix with Bronze Sculptures of Christ, Mary and John
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and exceptional work of religious art.
If you are a collector of truly exceptional church artefacts then this early 20th century altar piece could be perfect for you. With church related antiques as one of our specialties we know that you will rarely find a better quality altar crucifix...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Wooden Replicas of the Stone Throne from the Minoan Palace at Knossos
Located in New York, NY
An extremely rare pair of hand-crafted wooden replicas
of the famous stone throne from the Minoan Palace at Knossos, Crete.
The original artifact dates...
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Early 20th Century Other Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
French Mid-19th Century Lacquered Oak Reliquary Box
Located in Milan, IT
French 19th century lacquered rectangular shaped reliquary box, realized in oak, decorated with a dark brown/grey lacquering and a white scrolling and pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Highland Scene, Gamekeeper with Setters by Alfred Strutt, Game Picture
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alfred Strutt game picture, Gamekeeper's Highland Repast.
The picture is framed in an old oak frame and shows a young Gamekeeper in the Highlands with his two companions (two setter...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Sporting Art Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Neo-Gothic 19th Century Octagonal Pedestal / Stand / Architectural Model
Located in Troy, NY
An unusual pedestal of octagonal Neo-Gothic form, the molded base supporting eight shaped and carved columns decorated with typical Gothic designs, topped by eight spikes surrounding...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Victorian knife cleaning and sharpening machine was made by Kent's of London England in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The machine is composed of two sharpening stones...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large Gothic Revival wall bracket with carved acanthus leafs
This handcrafted and hand-carved, Gothic Revival wall bracket is one of the largest we ever had the pleasure of offering. Together with the natural flowing and deeply carved, acanthus leafs and the Gothic rosettes around the upper rim it also has the most wonderful organic shape. The sheer size of this church relic, its striking design and its ancient patina makes it an absolute joy to own and look at. This is a great bracket for displaying a large saint statue...
Category
Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
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1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique Grand Tour Italy Miniature Landscape Monuments Campagna Embroidery
Located in Munich, DE
This is a rare embroidered Grand Tour souvenir of an italian landscape with archutectural motifs.
This beautiful miniature embroidery is in good...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Oak
M. Stalker Long Studio Bench from Shipwreck Wood and Chain
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
M. Stalker Long Studio bench from shipwreck wood and chain, 1863-1886
Studio piece crafted from the main ship haul of the M. Stalker, a Great Lakes 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and top quality executed antique barometer.
This late 19th-early 20th century, English manufactured wall barometer has everything that makes an antique worthwhile. F...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Sainte with Shield, 18th-19th Century
Located in Virum, DK
A sainte with shield. A Renaissance carved oak figure, standing in a later oak niche, 18th-19th century.
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Rare Victorian Mid-19th Century Gothic Revival Library Architects Plan Chest
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A neo-gothic mid-19th century library plan chest having an arrangement of eleven short and three long drawers to one side, the other side with three short drawers above gothic style linen fold panelling, centred with the carved monogram ‘HP’, further matching panelling to the sides. A stunning plan chest of good propartions and with a nice patina. Provenance: Sherborne School, an independent school in north-west Dorset, England, established in 1550. Among the ‘Old Shirburnians’ are for example the writer John Cowper Powys, the actors Jeremy Irons und Charlie Cox, Chris Martin, leadsinger of the band Coldplay as well as Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani...
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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Small Size Antique Handcrafted and Carved Pine and Oak Home Wall Christ Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
Another finely detailed early 1900s carved crucifix and corpus of Christ.
This sacred and religious work of art is a hand-carved out of pinewood Christ mounted on an oak cross and t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Pine
Stunning, Large and Hand Carved Renaissance Revival Court Jester Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous antique French jester sculpture.
This large and amazing sculpture of a sitting court jester in the Renaissance Style truly is a rare find. ...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Vintage Telescope Tripod, English, Oak, Bronze, Support Stand, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage telescope tripod. An English, oak and bronze support Stand, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1940.
Displays a desirable aged...
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Mid-20th Century English Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Revival Stool or Table with Hand Carved Elements
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, practical and highly decorative seat / hall bench with quality carvings.
This beautifully carved and striking stool is surrounded by a number of very well designed and execu...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1770s Style Cricket Bat, Unusual Shape
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Curved early oak cricket bat.
An unusual shaped, heavy weight, one piece cricket bat of the style used in the 1770s. The blade has an inward bow, convex surface, instead of being fl...
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Early 1900s British Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
13 Antique Stations Of The Cross, Gilt Lithographs on Zinc Panels in Oak Frames
Located in Lisse, NL
A set of 13 beautifully handcrafted 'way of the cross' works of religious art.
These rare church stations were handcrafted around 1890-1910 by Julius Klinkhardt of Leipzig (since 18...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Imperial Sand & Ballast Measure by De Grave Short & Co Ltd of London
By De Grave Short, Fanner & Co.
Located in London, GB
A rare sand and ballast measure by De Grave Short & Co Ltd of London, circa 1940.
Measures one, three-quarters, and half cubic foot.
Made for Monmouthshire County Council.
P...
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Hermanos Calavera Diablo in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Stunning Mercury Silver Color Antique Metal Corpus of Christ Behind a Glass Dome
Located in Lisse, NL
19th century 'Corpus Christi' in its original, mouth blown glass and solid oak frame.
For a piece that was all handcrafted in the late 19th century, this unique work of religious ar...
Category
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Dendy Sadler, "The Royal and Ancient" Golf Print
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf print 'The Royal and Ancient' after Dendy Sadler.
A good oak framed artist proof golf etching by James Dobie after the painting by Dendy Sadler. The ...
Category
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Miniature 19th Century Oak Kitchen Windsor Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful late 19th century miniature oak
kitchen Windsor armchair having attractive
turned decoration to back, seat, legs
and supports
(A most unusual and charming item of ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Great Quality Needlework Mary and Child Jesus Religious Banner
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us" banner.
It must have taken a highly skilled seamstress an enormous amount of time to create this impressive religious banner....
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19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk, Velvet, Oak
Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Sophisticated Oak Church Tabernacle Cabinet
Located in Voorburg, NL
Sophisticated, respected and solid Tabernacle remaining from a Church. Completely made in oak, only the door is made of solid steel. A tabernacle is a fixed, locked box or cabinet in...
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Early 20th Century German Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Large Gothic Revival Church Display Pedestal, Column with Hand Carved Symbolism
Located in Lisse, NL
"I am the Alpha and the Omega", from the Book of Revelation.
If you collect unique ecclesiastical antiques in the Gothic Style then this meaningful and all hand-crafted column-pedes...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Antique 1950s Italian Handcrafted Oak Doll / Miniature Folding Chair
Located in New York, NY
A charming model of a folding chair, entirely handmade in Italy in oak,
quality of construction and attention to details, in excellent original condition. A decorative item to brin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Extra Large and Museum Quality Gothic Art Bracket Shelf Corbel w Angel Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly hand carved church wall bracket with a winged angel sculpture.
This stunning and all handcrafted, Gothic Revival wall bracket has the mo...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Stunning Late 19th Century Campaign or Travelers Desk Attr. to Thomas Potter
By Thomas Potter
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique quarter-sawn, two piece oak campaign desk.
This may very well be the most beautiful and interesting campaign desk you will ever be able to acquire. The architectural design, the quality of the materials AND of the make, the combination of the striking colors and its overall look and feel is, in one word, awesome. We cannot think of a single company in existence in the world today who would put such an effort into creating one single and unique piece of furniture. We could have posted 30 images (which is not possible) and you still would not have seen all the fine details and 'gadgets' that make this desk the interesting and marvelous piece that it is.
Especially when displayed in the way it is in image one, it will make everyone want to stop and look at this desk. It simply is difficult not to want to. Used by a high ranked officer, this top of the line desk would have cost a small fortune and it would have been taken from one campaign posting to the next. The chest on top can be fully closed and it has a perfect working lock and key (all original). The perfect brass handles on either side makes the chest easier to carry. Never easy though, because it has got some significant weight to it. Apart from minor bending of the desktop (best seen when closed. . .see image7), an incomplete leather inside in the lid (see image 15) and a cracked, but glued white tile (for which we do not know the purpose. . .image 3), this piece is of museum quality.
The solid, tiger oak bottom half too is as stabile as the day it was made and it is in amazing condition. It comes with a mint drawer (both inside and out) and it too has a perfect working lock with the original key. The extra tier with the gallery of hand turned pillars makes this fine design open and spacious and it too is of wonderful quality and condition.
Some of the finest details are on the inside of the stationary box-like chest. It is the quality in the design, the workmanship, the expensive materials, the attention to detail, the completeness, the execution and, finally, the timeless beauty, that makes us believe that this desk could only have been made by Thomas Potter...
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Analytical Beam Balance Scientific Scale in Glass Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand built analytical beam balance scientific scale. The scale is used to measure both solid and liquid masses (10/100g capacity). Highly sensitive silver cylinders dampen the harmon...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oak Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
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