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Decorative Antique Antler Candelabra with Three Spouts, 1900
Decorative Antique Antler Candelabra with Three Spouts, 1900

Decorative Antique Antler Candelabra with Three Spouts, 1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Width: 14.57" (37cm) Height: 15.35" (39cm) Depth: 7.87" (20cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nat...

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Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke

A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Novelty

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Sterling Silver and Enamel Art Deco "Naughty" Cigarette Case. Dated 1928
Sterling Silver and Enamel Art Deco "Naughty" Cigarette Case. Dated 1928

Sterling Silver and Enamel Art Deco "Naughty" Cigarette Case. Dated 1928

Located in Incline Village, NV

The semi -nude, in conjunction with tobacco implement, makes this a wonderful "sin" collectible, in addition to being a unique silver novelty item. Dimensions: 3 1/4" high x 2 1/2"...

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1920s English Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

Rare Gothic Revival Bracelet
Rare Gothic Revival Bracelet

Rare Gothic Revival Bracelet

Located in New York, NY

The bracelet is ripe with symbolism and is a period novelty bracelet, likely a high end custom commission.

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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

18k Gold, Sterling Silver

Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke
Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke

Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Bronze & Crystal Louis XV Gasolier Chandelier, French Late 19th Century
Bronze & Crystal Louis XV Gasolier Chandelier, French Late 19th Century

Bronze & Crystal Louis XV Gasolier Chandelier, French Late 19th Century

Located in New Orleans, LA

The three lights are pointing down, a design element to show the novelty of electric light at the piece’s creation.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Novelty

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

R. Blackinton 1910 Edwardian Enameled Round Box In .925 Sterling Silver
R. Blackinton 1910 Edwardian Enameled Round Box In .925 Sterling Silver

R. Blackinton 1910 Edwardian Enameled Round Box In .925 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

Blackinton & Company increased its lines to include, at various times, plated and silver jewelry, dresser ware, fancy table pieces, novelties, and 14 karat gold merchandise. In 1937,...

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860
Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860

Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860

Located in Berghuelen, DE

(veneer partly restored) Measures: Width: 4.92" (12.5cm) Height: 2.17" (5.5cm) Depth: 3.54" (9cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition o...

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Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler, Wood

Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870
Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870

Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Length: 18.9" (48 cm) Width: 4.72" (12 cm) Height: 4.72" (12 cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all n...

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Mid-19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Novelty

Materials

Fur, Wood, Antler

Antique Antler Smoking Desk Set, circa 1900
Antique Antler Smoking Desk Set, circa 1900

Antique Antler Smoking Desk Set, circa 1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Width 16.93" (43cm) Height 11.42" (29cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Category

Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867
Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867

By Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl

Located in PARIS, FR

His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see « Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle »,D.

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1860s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass, Bronze

View of Geneve - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1850 ca.

View of Geneve - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1850 ca.

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

1850s Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Large Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand
Large Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand

Large Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand

Located in Atlanta, GA

Later on smaller pieces were displayed in the study on complimentary custom stand as a meditation on nature and philosophy. The novelty of the shape and unusual cavities that were we...

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Novelty

Materials

Stone

Rare Antique English Cake Knife, Golf Club, 1910
Rare Antique English Cake Knife, Golf Club, 1910

Rare Antique English Cake Knife, Golf Club, 1910

Located in Bath, GB

A rare and highly collectable boxed novelty cake knife, clearly made for a golf devotee.

Category

1910s English Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver Plate

Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867
Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867

Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867

By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely

Located in PARIS, FR

His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see “Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle”, D.

Category

1860s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty

Materials

Copper

Black Forest Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, circa 1900
Black Forest Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, circa 1900

Black Forest Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, circa 1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Height 20.08" (51cm) Diameter 18.11" (46cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1...

Category

Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

[Civitates Orbis Terrarum]Map of Cefal - Etching by G. Braun/F. Hogenberg - 1575

[Civitates Orbis Terrarum]Map of Cefal - Etching by G. Braun/F. Hogenberg - 1575

By Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg

Located in Roma, IT

Nevertheless, the Civitates was designs to be more popular in approach, no doubt because the novelty of a collection of city plans and views represented a more hazardous commercial u...

Category

16th Century Contemporary Antique Novelty

Materials

Etching

Large Five Armed Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, 1880
Large Five Armed Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, 1880

Large Five Armed Cabin Decor Antler Candelabra, 1880

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Height: 20.47" (52cm) Diameter: 19.69" (50cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in...

Category

Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher
The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher

The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher

By François Boucher

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Two of the above-door paintings, Le Pasteur Galant and Le Pasteur Complaisant were a great novelty among Boucher’s works, as they are the first pastoral scenes to ever appear.

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Novelty

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Dufy quickly established that those principles were acceptable; moreover, he was most impressed by one particular painting by Henri Matisse ( Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness) which, ...

Category

1920s Fauvist Antique Novelty

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s

Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

During O'Neill's lifetime, the dolls were a popular novelty item, often associated with carnivals and country fairs, where they were given as prizes.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Lovely Neo-Greek Planter Attributed to C-G Diehl, France, Circa 1870
Lovely Neo-Greek Planter Attributed to C-G Diehl, France, Circa 1870

Lovely Neo-Greek Planter Attributed to C-G Diehl, France, Circa 1870

By Charles-Guillaume Diehl

Located in PARIS, FR

His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see “Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle” ,D.

Category

1870s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Ship's Wheel Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.
Pair of Art Deco Ship's Wheel Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.

Pair of Art Deco Ship's Wheel Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase & Co.

By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.

Located in San Diego, CA

#2005 The Chase Brass and Copper Company produced consumer and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing supplies. During the 1930s, when demand f...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass

Amazing and Unusual Art Deco Paste Dress Ornament
Amazing and Unusual Art Deco Paste Dress Ornament

Amazing and Unusual Art Deco Paste Dress Ornament

Located in New York, NY

Extremely unusual and wonderfully luxurious, high quality, novelty adornment made for the flapper with style to spare.

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

Located in London, GB

Signed “Makers, Mechanical Novelty Co, Audenshaw Manchester. Size in inches: H 40” x W 40” x D 1.5” Origin: English Period: 1920 -30 Material: Hardwood panel Condition: Aged T...

Category

1920s British Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Wood, Paint

Orientalist Chandelier Att. to E. Cornu and G. Viot & Cie, France, circa 1870
Orientalist Chandelier Att. to E. Cornu and G. Viot & Cie, France, circa 1870

Orientalist Chandelier Att. to E. Cornu and G. Viot & Cie, France, circa 1870

By Eugène Cornu

Located in PARIS, FR

RF 1409), luxurious furniture and art objects, incorporating onyx marble and bronze, with sometimes enamel, a combination then considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prize...

Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Novelty

Materials

Crystal, Onyx, Bronze, Enamel

William IV Mahogany Teapoy
William IV Mahogany Teapoy

William IV Mahogany Teapoy

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

As tea was extremely expensive in the 18th century, afternoon tea was a novelty amongst only the richest and most fashionable hostesses.

Category

1830s English William IV Antique Novelty

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Early 18th Century France Pair Side Chairs, Charles X, Hand Carved Maple Wood
Early 18th Century France Pair Side Chairs, Charles X, Hand Carved Maple Wood

Early 18th Century France Pair Side Chairs, Charles X, Hand Carved Maple Wood

Located in Vigonza, Padua

The bourgeoisie, eager for novelty, willingly adhered to stylistic innovations, of which they appreciate the variety and gracefulness of the furnishings.

Category

Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Novelty

Materials

Maple

Fleurs et Papillons - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
Fleurs et Papillons - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy

Fleurs et Papillons - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Dufy quickly established that those principles were acceptable; moreover, he was most impressed by one particular painting by Henri Matisse ( Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness) which, ...

Category

1920s Fauvist Antique Novelty

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Acetosa Hispanica Maxima, Munting, 1696
Acetosa Hispanica Maxima, Munting, 1696

Acetosa Hispanica Maxima, Munting, 1696

Located in Langweer, NL

This work enjoyed particular success, at least in part due to the novelty of the plates, which in a radical departure from the iconography of the traditional florilegium, presented i...

Category

17th Century Antique Novelty

Materials

Paper

Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900

Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Measures: Height 9.84" (25cm) Diameter 7.87" (20cm) Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 18...

Category

Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

Grand Quai - Lithograph - 19th Century

Grand Quai - Lithograph - 19th Century

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Le Bout de la Treille - Lithograph - 19th Century
Le Bout de la Treille - Lithograph - 19th Century

Le Bout de la Treille - Lithograph - 19th Century

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century
Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century

Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century

Located in Utrecht, NL

This Tibetan bench is a great choice to make both a historic, and a contemporary statement. It is a true novelty. Condition: In good vintage condition.

Category

19th Century Tibetan Other Antique Novelty

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Porcelain Set Table, circa 1870
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Porcelain Set Table, circa 1870

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Porcelain Set Table, circa 1870

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

The fashion for porcelain, mounted onto exquisite furniture pieces, was brought to the novelty seeking Parisian connoisseurs by ébénistes working for the principal 'marchand-merciers...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch

19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch

Located in New York, NY

This mid 19th Century novelty brooch is made of the highest quality materials and craftsmanship.

Category

1870s French Antique Novelty

Materials

Turquoise, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold

Lac De la Geneve - Original Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - Mid-19th Century

Lac De la Geneve - Original Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - Mid-19th Century

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Porte de la Treille - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1854
Porte de la Treille - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1854

Porte de la Treille - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1854

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

1850s Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Interieur de Geneve. L'Hopital - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1854

Interieur de Geneve. L'Hopital - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 1854

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

1850s Old Masters Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of grey H-269 Armchairs designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody, 1930s
Pair of grey H-269 Armchairs designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody, 1930s

Pair of grey H-269 Armchairs designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody, 1930s

By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

In 1930, architect Jindrich Halabala started working for the company, and initially devoted himself mainly to the then novelty, tubular furniture, and later became the director of th...

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Geneva, Port de la Treille - Lithograph by A. Fontanesi - 1854
Geneva, Port de la Treille - Lithograph by A. Fontanesi - 1854

Geneva, Port de la Treille - Lithograph by A. Fontanesi - 1854

By Antonio Fontanesi

Located in Roma, IT

After fighting in the I Independence War, he moved to Geneva, where he met local painters that encouraged him to paint landscapes and to open to European artistic novelties. In Paris...

Category

1850s Naturalistic Antique Novelty

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer
Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer

Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer

Located in Vigonza, Padua

The furnishings, often produced in single pieces or in limited series, with a decidedly unique aesthetic novelty, blend the use of artisan construction techniques with the experiment...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Novelty

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century

Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

It was necessary first to accustom the clientele to new tastes and for the artists to learn the technical and aesthetic novelties that the arrival of the Renaissance brought, and it ...

Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Novelty

Materials

Other

19th Century Regency Chiffonier Side Cabinet in the Manner of George Bullock
19th Century Regency Chiffonier Side Cabinet in the Manner of George Bullock

19th Century Regency Chiffonier Side Cabinet in the Manner of George Bullock

By George Bullock

Located in Dublin, IE

Following his death the artist Benjamin Haydon commented, George Bullock was one of those extraordinary beings who receive great good fortune and are never benefited by it, and suffe...

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass

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