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14K Rare & Unusual Intertwined Bead Style Pocket Watch Chain
Located in Dallas, TX
14K Rare & Unusual Intertwined Bead Style Pocket Watch Chain - 14K Yellow gold chain ,measuring 12
Category
20th Century Pocket Watches
Rare & Unusual Cartier 18K Yellow Gold Tank Ladies Watch 8057
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare & Unusual Cartier 18K Yellow Gold Tank Ladies Watch 8057 - Quartz. Factory 18K yellow gold
Category
20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
1950s Koret Genuine Black Alligator Handbag w Rare & Unusual Asymmetric Closure
By Koret
Located in Gresham, OR
1950s Koret Genuine Black Alligator Handbag w Rare & Unusual Asymmetrical Closure. Inner lining and
Category
1950s American Top Handle Bags
A Rare & Unusual Gothic Revival Revolving Rent Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare & Unusual Gothic Revival
Revolving Rent Table
19th Century
Height 30 in. Diameter 48
Category
Antique 19th Century American Center Tables
Rare & Unusual Set of Three 17th Century Italian Walnut Bookcases
Located in Southampton, NY
A rare and unusual set of three Italian walnut bookcases from the late 17th century with
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Rare Unusual Mineral Formation of Grey Druze and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
An unusual mineral formation of organic appearance. This piece is composed of light grey to green
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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H 5.32 in W 4.73 in D 4.34 in
Bronze Sconce Wall or Cartel Clock. Lerolle Freres, Paris, Rare, Unusual
By Lerolle Freres
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare Bronze Cartel Clock Wall Sconce, Lerolle Freres, Paris
A large and impressive French Cartel
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Jade Solid Ring Cloudy White Rare Unusual Natural Calla Lily Flower Gemstone
Located in Berlin, DE
Natural white Jade solid ring
stone measurements - 0.47 х 0.87 in / 12 х 22 mm
ring weight - 8.05 grams
ring size - 7.25 US
Category
2010s German Artist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Jade
Rare Unusual Antique Map of Asia with a Landbridge from Korea to America, 1717
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Asie Suivant les Nouvelles Decouvertes (..).' Interesting and very unusual
Category
Antique 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
H 9.65 in W 13.94 in D 0 in
Rare Majolica Frog Sitting on a Chair Jerome Massier, circa 1910
By Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Rare unusual Majolica frog playing guitar sitting on a chair signed Jerome Massier, circa 1910.
Category
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Very Rare and Unusual Vintage 14 Karat Gold Art Deco Style Ladies Lance Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Rare & Unusual Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Ladies Lanco Watch - Manual winding, 17
Category
20th Century Art Deco Wrist Watches
Rare Pair of Large Wing Sconces by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare unusual vintage Italian wall lights with large blue triangular hand blown Murano glass wings
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
19th Century Persian Bakhtiari - Lur Carpet ( 3'9" x 6'5 - 115 x 95 )
Located in New York, NY
A Rare & Unusual 19th Century Persian Bakhtiari - Lur Carpet
( 3'9" x 6'5 - 115 x 95 )
Category
Antique 1870s Persian Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Pair of Triangular Sconces by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare unusual vintage Italian wall lights with blue triangular hand blown Murano glass shades
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of 1970s French Sculptural Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A large rare, unusual pair of 1970s French sculptural polished brass wall lights. Excellent
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
1960s Lotte Bostlund Tribal Ceramic Table Lamp, Original Fiberglass Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare, unusual lamp to have come from the Bostlunds. Original fiberglass shade, original plug and
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Ceramic
Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Rare, unusual and decorative bench, decorated with numerous carved human and lion heads and lion
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Benches
Materials
Oak
Rare Very Large Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Stuart Clifford
Located in New York, NY
Rare, unusual, very, very large sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, London
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique light fixture, incomplete, with a high polished brass finish.
Located in Malibu, CA
& ornate detail. Rewired & in working order.
A historical rare & unusual piece, the original canopy is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of French (Alsace) 18th Century Trompe l'Oeil Veneered Center / side Tables
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of rare, unusual, early 18th century parquetry veneered center or side tables of very
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fruitwood
H 30 in W 46.5 in D 36.5 in
19th Century Victorian Large Silver-Mounted Glass Match Striker, c.1876
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian rare & unusual jumbo sized silver mounted and textured glass match
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 3.94 in Dm 3.94 in
Indicolite var. Tourmaline in Albite from Skardu Area, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltist
Located in New York, NY
From Skardu Area, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Rare unusual radial crystal formation of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline, Other
H 2 in W 2 in D 3 in
Victorian Opal Chips Glass Cross Pendant
Located in London, GB
9ct Gold rim - and 9ct gold open bolt ring.
Actual Size 6.5cm x 2 cm
Rare Unusual Item - Victorian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
9k Gold
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H 2.37 in W 0.79 in D 0.2 in Dm 0.2 in L 2.37 in
A Bearded Man Tortured By A Spiked Sandal, 17th century
Located in Blackwater, GB
A Bearded Man Tortured By A Spiked Sandal, 17th century
Italian School - rare unusual depiction
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Qing Four Panel Lacquered Incised Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare unusual late 19th century/early 20th-century Chinese Qing four-panel coromandel screen. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Georgian Satinwood Paper Scroll Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Satinwood sewing box with rare, unusual oval and quartered panels of paperscroll work to the top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Satinwood, Paper
Suicide, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
improve with a clean. Rare unusual work on the subject that would have been controversial at the time
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French Louis XV Style Gilt Mounted Kingwood Pedestal Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
nice quality, very rare, unusual form. Pedestal and vitrine with glass shelves and red velvet lined on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
H 45 in W 14 in D 14 in
Rare and Unusual Regency Etagere
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine and rare Regency three tier Etagere attributed to GILLOWS constructed in Gonçalo Alves
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Exquisite French Bronze, Rouge Marble, and Sevres Porcelain Sculpture
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
sculpture is not an ordinary one. It's very rare, unusual, and high quality object. We have never seen
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dorothy Draper Table With Faux Porphyry Steel Top And Yellow Wrought Iron Base
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare, unusual and possibly unique table attributed to Dorothy Draper. The steel top painted in faux
Category
Mid-20th Century Tables
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
H 29 in W 66 in D 33 in
Antique Russian Imperial Silver Enamel Hunting Scene Cigarette Case, 1898-1914
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Russian Imperial silver & enamel cigarette case, 1898-1914.
A rare & unusual antique
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Baltic Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 0.5 in
Antique Bradley Hubbard Brass Longwy Pottery Aesthetic Movement Plant Stand 1875
By Bradley & Hubbard, Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & unusual American antique Aesthetic Movement brass plant stand, by Bradley and Hubbard and
Category
Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Portrait Of A Wet Nurse & Baby, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Wet Nurse & Baby, 17th Century
Rare & Unusual English School Portrait
Large 17th
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Bordeaux Wine Grape Pickers Woven Basket Chateau Margaux 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A large, rare & unusual antique 19th Century French grape picking basket from Chateau Margaux
Category
Antique 1870s French French Provincial Decorative Baskets
Materials
Oak, Wicker, Leather
French Art Deco Center Table in Amboyna by Jean Fauré c1925
By Jean Fauré
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A very rare unusual table with a double u base produced by Jean Fauré in Toulouse France in the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Center Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Exquisite 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Revival Coat Rack Lion Masks
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
breathtaking.
Very rare unusual scene displaying crocodiles with renaissance decorated tails and fruit.
A
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
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H 15.36 in W 54.34 in D 7.88 in
Rare and Unusual Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous and rare Venetian glass six lights chandelier. Having beautiful blown glass frame with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Rare and Unusual Antique Chinese Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Sourced in China a few years ago, this unusual square carpet depicts the symbolism associated with
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Antique Khotan Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual flat woven cover from the Khotan oasis in eastern Turkestan, distinguished by a
Category
Antique 1830s East Turkestani Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Reverse Carved Bakelite Bangle
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Unusual Reverse Carved Bakelite Bangle from the 1930's. High quality Art Deco bracelet
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bangles
Rare and Unusual Serab Runner, Circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and unusual early 1900s Persian Serab runner with three large-scale and boldly rendered
Category
Antique Early 1900s Persian Serapi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Yves Saint Laurent African Inspired Multi-Strand Necklace
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Geneva, CH
Very rare unusual multi strand necklace recalling certain designs of the dresses from the YSL 1967
Category
Late 20th Century French Artisan Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Base Metal
Rare and Unusual Pierced Coconut Shell Table Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual handmade table lamp featuring thirteen carved and perforated coconut shells as
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Coconut
Rare and Unusual 19th Century Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and unusual 19th Century giltwood overmantle mirror. The mirror glass plate set within a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Rare and Unusual French Japonisme Champlevé Enamel Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
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A rare and unusual French Japonisme gilt-bronze Champlevé enamel six-light chandelier
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Rare French Drum Carriage Clock with Unusual Escapement
Located in Greenlawn, NY
Rare French Drum Carriage Clock with Unusual Escapement. F333
RED, No.25.
The nickel drum
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Rare and Unusual Antique Uzbek Geometric Julkhyr Rug
Located in Milan, IT
to create the rug.
This example is particularly unusual since it displays a unique pattern and color
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Signed Elsinore Pottery Spongeware Bowl
By Elsinore Pottery Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, California. It is most unusual to find any type of sponge ware pottery signed. The condition is good with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Unusual and Rare Pair of Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Etageres
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual and rare pair of Adrian Pearsall Brutalist etageres. Very hard to find one but to have a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Resin
Ettore Sottsass "Halo Click 2" Table Lamp for Philips 1988
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare unusual colored ‘Halo Click 2’ table lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for Philips
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Rare and Unusual 19th Century Cast Brass Margin Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and unusual 19th Century cast brass margin mirror. The original bevelled mirrors glass
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique Heriz Rug with Sampler Design in Rare Size
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Heriz rug, with a medallion design that is articulated in a way which indicates that
Category
Vintage 1920s Azerbaijani Heriz Serapi Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Set of 12 Wedgwood Dragon Decorated Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Charleston, SC
Very rare and unusual set of 12 Wedgwood dragon decorated plates from the second half of the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
AJD Rare and Unusual Orange Tourmaline accented with Peridot Ring
By Aria Jewelry Design
Located in Raleigh, NC
Rare and unusual orange Tourmaline accented with twin half moon Peridot set in gold rhodium over
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Three-Stone Rings
Materials
Peridot, Tourmaline, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Architect's Mahogany Pedestal Desk Drafting Table 1870
Located in Portland, OR
carved scrolled feet with the original brass castors.
A rare & unusual antique 19th century mahogany
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
H 36.25 in W 54 in D 27 in
Rare and Unusual Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Metamorphic Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual Victorian gilt-bronze and marquetry metamorphic table.
The serpentine shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
H 32.29 in W 41.34 in D 23.23 in
Rare and Unusual Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Shaped Metamorphic Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Rare and unusual large antique regency quality mahogany D shaped metamorphic table having a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables
Materials
Other
H 28.35 in W 48.82 in D 49.61 in
Antique Moroccan Copper Brass Kettle Warmer Brazier Now Plant Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, unusual, and highly decorative antique Moroccan brass, copper and bronze kettle warming
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Big Size Pear Baroque Pearls Oval Blue Sapphires Cabochons Yellow Gold Earrings
By Tutti Frutti Jewellery
Located in Bangkok, TH
solid 14 Kt. yellow gold on the top and in the lower parts 2 rare,unusual big size and excellent luster
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Materials
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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