Antique Novelty

rare and characterful novelty jewel, celebrated for its playful design and fine antique craftsmanship

often produced at the Gebrüder Schmidt factory in Idar-Oberstein. Their Edwardian-era novelty cat-themed

irregular pattern that was both economical to produce and highly popular for folk art and novelty ceramics

with both novelty and elegance, ideal for the lover of unique gold curios or Victorian-style personal

Rare Novelty Cricket Inkwell. A wonderful leather covered traveling inkwell in the shape of a

immediately denotes the high quality of the workshop responsible), and their novelty in combination with other

Company produced consumer and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing

for producing finely finished silver novelties and presentation pieces, designed to be both practical

& Lovekin Ltd. in Birmingham, England, 1906. Novelty pin cushions such as this were a speciality

novelties called marchands-merciers about 1760, and speedily became intensely fashionable.  The bonheur du

selling points at a time when motorcars were still novelties and often viewed with suspicion. As an early

An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty

collectors who value authenticity over trend and legacy over novelty. This is not merely an exquisite work of

-described as “Designers and Makers of Metal Lamps, Vellumesque Shades, Gift Novelties, and Lighting Fixtures

ornamental automaton clocks as part of London's great trade attractions. Derek Roberts (Mystery, Novelty and

ball peppers; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection. These exceptional, fine

, playful novelty silverplate Condition: Good vintage condition, light wear consistent with age and use

of earthenware. Thus, it improves the rendering of colors, among which is a novelty, a turquoise blue

novelty jewelry. The bar terminals are also adorned with diamonds, balancing the composition and drawing

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique George V English novelty sterling silver thread

Novelty Equestrian Hunting Inkwell. An antique novelty desk top bronze inkwell with an equestrian

upon the market all the principal novelties that have delighted the many thousands of pleasure seekers

, it improves the rendering of colors, among which is a novelty, a turquoise blue commonly called «Deck

pottery celebrated for its novelty forms during the 1870s–1880s. Charming, humorous, and distinctly

captures both the romance and the raw novelty of speed in the pre–First World War period. Montaut depicts

and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing supplies. During the

of a spherical shape. Such novelty claret jugs are rare and extremely sought after. it is easy to

pepperette; an addition to our collection of antique novelty silverware. This exceptional antique Victorian

novelties conceived by the master, and therefore presumably active in his prestigious workshop. In our

pair of novelty sterling silver shakers, modeled as seated terriers in a “begging” pose, exemplifies

of curiosities, or a historically informed contemporary wardrobe. This is not a novelty cameo nor a

specializing in novelty opaline wares. This pair belongs to the family of uranium-charged decorative glass

Rare and iconic Art Deco YZ bird novelty ashtray the design attributed to Henry Howell & Co for

novelties. In Paris, he met Corot and Barbizon painters, whilst in London he was influenced by Turner’s and

addition to our range of silver novelty items. This exceptional antique Edwardian cast sterling silver

adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the

An extraordinary example of Victorian novelty silver, this figural pair of sterling sugar tongs was

their textural appeal. Perfect for modern interiors that celebrate novelty and contrast, it serves as a

An exquisite and unusual Victorian silver gilt novelty double scent or perfume bottle set in the

Fantaisie" (Fancy or Novelty Furniture). This category referred to high-quality, ingenious, and decorative

, which sits nicely in the round carrier, or this can be replaced with a large modern novelty bulb if

; an addition to our collection of novelty vesta cases. This exceptional and rare antique Victorian

open and close via a small mechanism, adding charm and whimsy to the piece. Likely created as a novelty

This is a beautiful and distinctive novelty American antique gentlemans silver and ebonised

with high-quality English novelty inkwells of the late 19th century, designed to delight as much as

Regent (later George IV) between 1815 and 1822. Objects of this type were fashionable domestic novelties

surface of this impressive novelty silver inkwell is embellished with embossed details reproducing the

This is a joyful novelty- a Black Forest hand-carved Terrier box. A beautifully executed piece with

lights, a novelty of the electric light era. This chandelier features draped octagonal crystals hanging

known for developing colored glazes and creative molded forms, including figures and novelties. Although

the form of a monkey; an addition to our novelty silverware collection. This exceptional antique

. Creamers of this type were popularized by the burgeoning middle class, who sought novelty and refinement in

that valued mood and observation over novelty or stylistic display. His works were widely exhibited in

is a novelty smoking pipe produced by the high quality French firm of Butz Choquin and bears their

novelty of these extraordinary, richly embellished and colourful single sheet prints made him successful

-plated base with O/X WMF I/O quality marks and is a fine quality novelty period example for which WMF was

chandelier features 4 lights pointing down to show the novelty of the electric light used when it was created