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Silver Champagne Peppers Pot Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield, for G H Mumm, 1879
Silver Champagne Peppers Pot Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield, for G H Mumm, 1879

Silver Champagne Peppers Pot Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield, for G H Mumm, 1879

By Henry Wilkinson & Co.

Located in Stockholm, SE

world’s most renowned producers. The piece represents a rare example of Victorian novelty silver design

Category

1870s French Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Unique French Early 20th Century Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Unique French Early 20th Century Bronze & Crystal Chandelier

Unique French Early 20th Century Bronze & Crystal Chandelier

Located in New Orleans, LA

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Novelty

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Fabulous 1920's Art Deco Anne Fish "Charleston Dancers" Doorstop #270 by Hubley
Fabulous 1920's Art Deco Anne Fish "Charleston Dancers" Doorstop #270 by Hubley

Fabulous 1920's Art Deco Anne Fish "Charleston Dancers" Doorstop #270 by Hubley

By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2

Located in Red Lion, PA

producing ceramic novelties, hiring Anne Fish in the early 1920s to contribute her distinctive, expressive

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Violin Brooch Birmingham 1892 Hallmark
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Violin Brooch Birmingham 1892 Hallmark

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Violin Brooch Birmingham 1892 Hallmark

Located in Munich, Bavaria

This Victorian novelty brooch is designed in the shape of a violin. It is created out of sterling

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880

Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Victorian novelty box in the form of an oversized gentleman’s pocket watch, made in England circa 1880. This

Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass

Antique George V Sterling Silver Nursery Rhyme Pig Salt (1911)
Antique George V Sterling Silver Nursery Rhyme Pig Salt (1911)

Antique George V Sterling Silver Nursery Rhyme Pig Salt (1911)

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

to our novelty silver tableware collection. This fine and impressive antique George V sterling

Category

1910s English Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 19th Century Victorian Salt & Pepper Shotgun Cartridges, London c.1883
Antique 19th Century Victorian Salt & Pepper Shotgun Cartridges, London c.1883

Antique 19th Century Victorian Salt & Pepper Shotgun Cartridges, London c.1883

By Thomas Johnson II, Walter Thornhill & Co 1

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Victorian very rare pair of novelty solid silver-gilt table salt & pepper

Category

19th Century British Other Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag
Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag

Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag circa 1920. Good quality novelty item with

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Steel

Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Large Champagne Bottle, 1892
Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Large Champagne Bottle, 1892

Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Large Champagne Bottle, 1892

By Heath & Middleton

Located in London, GB

A wonderful Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Novelty Champagne Bottle, 1892 Makers T

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot

18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot

Located in Downingtown, PA

. Despite catering to European tastes for novelty and grandeur (evidenced by the large scale), the piece

Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Novelty

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bear and Ragged Staff Vesta Case
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bear and Ragged Staff Vesta Case

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bear and Ragged Staff Vesta Case

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

in the form of the 'Bear and Ragged Staff'. This impressive antique novelty vesta case is

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19thC. Silver Plated Victorian Figural Toothpick Holder By James Tufts, Boston
19thC. Silver Plated Victorian Figural Toothpick Holder By James Tufts, Boston

19thC. Silver Plated Victorian Figural Toothpick Holder By James Tufts, Boston

By James W. Tufts

Located in Incline Village, NV

and novelty items from the Victorian era. Dimensions: 6" high x 4" deep x 2 1/4" wide Provenance

Category

1880s American Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver Plate

Outstanding Blackened Wood Planter Attributed to C.-G. Diehl, France, Circa 1880
Outstanding Blackened Wood Planter Attributed to C.-G. Diehl, France, Circa 1880

Outstanding Blackened Wood Planter Attributed to C.-G. Diehl, France, Circa 1880

By Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl

Located in PARIS, FR

elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain

Category

1880s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Antique Indian Silver Wheelbarrow Bon Bon Dishes Circa 1900
Antique Indian Silver Wheelbarrow Bon Bon Dishes Circa 1900

Antique Indian Silver Wheelbarrow Bon Bon Dishes Circa 1900

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

novelty silver bon bon dish is embellished with impressive embossed scenes depicting rural hunting scenes

Category

Early 1900s Indian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware
Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware

Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware

Located in Central England, GB

century solid bronze novelty chess set, which is in a form taken from Roman Italy with an emperor and

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Antique Early 20th Sterling Silver Shell Folding Picture Frame Grey & Co 1910
Antique Early 20th Sterling Silver Shell Folding Picture Frame Grey & Co 1910

Antique Early 20th Sterling Silver Shell Folding Picture Frame Grey & Co 1910

By Grey & Co, Birmingham

Located in London, GB

by William Grey in 1876. The company was well known for its novelties in silver and supplied retail

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bowl with butterflies
Bowl with butterflies

Bowl with butterflies

By Émile Gallé

Located in PARIS, FR

, as well as a curio and novelty shop, which notably included pieces by Emile Gallé that could be used

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Blown Glass

A Pair of Harald Notini Swedish Grace Chandeliers
A Pair of Harald Notini Swedish Grace Chandeliers

A Pair of Harald Notini Swedish Grace Chandeliers

By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Harald Notini

Located in New York, NY

prisms and completed with trailing orbs. The model is listed as a novelty in Böhlmarks Elektrisk

Category

1920s Swedish Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Antique Enamel Erotic Vesta Case, French, Late 19th Century
Antique Enamel Erotic Vesta Case, French, Late 19th Century

Antique Enamel Erotic Vesta Case, French, Late 19th Century

Located in Rotterdam, NL

the tradition of playful Continental "novelty" smoking accessories. The exterior lid depicts a

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal

Antique Antler and Bone Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1850
Antique Antler and Bone Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1850

Antique Antler and Bone Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1850

Located in Berghuelen, DE

all country laws. Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of

Category

1850s German Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Antler

1930 Decorative Theatre Sconce Light by Syroco inc.
1930 Decorative Theatre Sconce Light by Syroco inc.

1930 Decorative Theatre Sconce Light by Syroco inc.

Located in Surrey, BC

, was known for creating decorative items and novelty goods, particularly famous for their wood

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box

By Frederick Edmonds & Edward J.W. Johnson

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

interior of this novelty silver box bears the original gilding. By virtue of its size this unusual and

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cow Pill Box (1901)
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cow Pill Box (1901)

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cow Pill Box (1901)

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

modelled in the form of a cow; an addition to our ornamental novelty silverware collection. This

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pig Condiment Set
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pig Condiment Set

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pig Condiment Set

By Joseph Braham

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

piece condiment set in the form of pigs; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection

Category

1890s English Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Swiss Black Forest gnome matchstick holder/striker made in 1916
A Swiss Black Forest gnome matchstick holder/striker made in 1916

A Swiss Black Forest gnome matchstick holder/striker made in 1916

Located in Central England, GB

This superb small Black Forest hand-carved lime wood novelty match holder features a standing gnome

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Novelty

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wager Cup
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wager Cup

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wager Cup

By B. Neresheimer & Sohne

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

addition to our diverse collection of novelty silverware. This exceptional and unusual antique Victorian

Category

Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Fox Pepperette (1910)
Antique George V Sterling Silver Fox Pepperette (1910)

Antique George V Sterling Silver Fox Pepperette (1910)

By Alfred Clark

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

weddings. Favoured by collectors of novelty silver and hosts who value whimsical yet refined tableware

Category

1910s Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Silver and Enamel Vesta Case with Fox Hunting Scene, circa 1890–1910
English Silver and Enamel Vesta Case with Fox Hunting Scene, circa 1890–1910

English Silver and Enamel Vesta Case with Fox Hunting Scene, circa 1890–1910

Located in Rotterdam, NL

particularly charming example of the enamelled silver novelties so popular among the sporting classes of late

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

1920s Pale Brown Leaf Print Silk Blouse with Tie-Neck
1920s Pale Brown Leaf Print Silk Blouse with Tie-Neck

1920s Pale Brown Leaf Print Silk Blouse with Tie-Neck

Located in London, GB

sheer finish. A rare surviving example from the era with an early novelty print; it is wonderfully

Category

1920s American Antique Novelty

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760
Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

engine-turned wares supplanted press-molded novelty figures. Material & Technique: Salt-glaze

Category

Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Antique Novelty

Materials

Stoneware

Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke

Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke's fusion of the Rococo with

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Novelty

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s
English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s

English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s

Located in Wembley, GB

long chain hung with an extensive collection of silver bases and metal charms. many novelties

Category

1860s English Early Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Decorative French Antique Butter Dishes by Ruaud
Pair of Decorative French Antique Butter Dishes by Ruaud

Pair of Decorative French Antique Butter Dishes by Ruaud

By Ruaud

Located in London, GB

touch of opulence. Stamped ‘RUAUD’ and ‘B’ on the base, these novelty ceramics were designed to amuse

Category

1860s French Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Porcelain

1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver
1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver

1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver

By Blankinton & Co.

Located in Lancaster, PA

fine silverwork, likely made as a novelty or advertising premium for a chauffeur or early automobile

Category

1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Sterling Silver Men’s Jewelry Box
Sterling Silver Men’s Jewelry Box

Sterling Silver Men’s Jewelry Box

By Smith & Smith

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, Massachusetts. Smith & Smith specialized in cigar and jewelry boxes as well as other men’s novelty items

Category

1920s American Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch Carved Hand Brooch
Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch Carved Hand Brooch

Vintage Bakelite Butterscotch Carved Hand Brooch

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

novelty accessories and bold personal style. This brooch is secured with a sturdy vintage pin clasp, and

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Novelty

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Shell Peppers
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Shell Peppers

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Shell Peppers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection. These exceptional, fine and impressive antique

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Ford Model B Car Pendant of 14k Gold, Circa 1910
Antique Ford Model B Car Pendant of 14k Gold, Circa 1910

Antique Ford Model B Car Pendant of 14k Gold, Circa 1910

Located in Lewisburg, PA

for enthusiasts of early automobiles, Edwardian design, and finely crafted novelty jewelry. Upon

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Novelty

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Antique Silver Shoe Pin Cushion by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1907
Antique Silver Shoe Pin Cushion by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1907

Antique Silver Shoe Pin Cushion by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1907

By Adie & Lovekin

Located in London, GB

An Edwardian English silver novelty pin cushion in the shape of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 4 Cottle Gilt Sterling Silver Egg-Shaped Salt & Pepper Shakers Late 19th
Set of 4 Cottle Gilt Sterling Silver Egg-Shaped Salt & Pepper Shakers Late 19th

Set of 4 Cottle Gilt Sterling Silver Egg-Shaped Salt & Pepper Shakers Late 19th

By S. Cottle & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Cottle in 1860s or 1870s as makers of sterling silver and gold vanity and novelty items. Shubael Cottle

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Fine Rare Inlaid Rosewood Dodecahedron Cane Walking Stick
Fine Rare Inlaid Rosewood Dodecahedron Cane Walking Stick

Fine Rare Inlaid Rosewood Dodecahedron Cane Walking Stick

Located in Shippensburg, PA

decorative objects such as canes reflected both an interest in geometric novelty and a recognition of its

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Victorian Silver and Enamel “Punch” Vesta Case, Circa 1890
Antique Victorian Silver and Enamel “Punch” Vesta Case, Circa 1890

Antique Victorian Silver and Enamel “Punch” Vesta Case, Circa 1890

Located in Rotterdam, NL

scrollwork, enamel scene of Punch magazine Style: Victorian / Novelty / Collectible Silver This vesta case

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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Antique Novelty For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique novelty you’re looking for. Each antique novelty for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Your living room may not be complete without an antique novelty — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique novelty is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique novelty has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sampson Mordan & Co., Adie & Lovekin and Crisford & Norris are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Novelty?

Prices for an antique novelty start at $108 and top out at $425,000 with the average selling for $1,218.