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Collection Of Assignats French Revolutionary Currencies, late 18th century
Collection Of Assignats French Revolutionary Currencies, late 18th century

Collection Of Assignats French Revolutionary Currencies, late 18th century

Located in Bilzen, BE

A collection of assignats, the paper currency that the revolutionary government attempted to introduce to compensate for the lack of metallic currency and to meet the war effort agai...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands
Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands

Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) which are nicely presented upon cu...

Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Iron

19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon
19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon

19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon

Located in Point Richmond, CA

The price is for an individual currency and includes the custom made stand. The shape of a Mfunte currency has a seemingly simple yet complex design.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Max Ernst, System of Solar Currency, from Natural History, 1972 (after)
Max Ernst, System of Solar Currency, from Natural History, 1972 (after)

Max Ernst, System of Solar Currency, from Natural History, 1972 (after)

By Max Ernst

Located in Southampton, NY

Max Ernst Systeme de monnaie solaire System of Solar Currency Histoire Naturelle Natural History Verlag Gerd Hatje Stuttgart Spies Leppien 222 collotype frottage Surrealism.

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Circular Blue and Magenta Figurative Portrait on Wood with Text MIgration Art
Circular Blue and Magenta Figurative Portrait on Wood with Text MIgration Art

Circular Blue and Magenta Figurative Portrait on Wood with Text MIgration Art

By Natasha Lelenco

Located in FISTERRA, ES

The choice of Galician—a historically minoritized language—reinforces the work’s meditation on cultural persistence, endurance and voice within migratory contexts. In the Currencies ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Green-Glazed Pottery ‘Money Tree’ Base, Han Dynasty
Green-Glazed Pottery ‘Money Tree’ Base, Han Dynasty

Green-Glazed Pottery ‘Money Tree’ Base, Han Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

They were adorned with coin-shaped decorations along the lower sections of their lattice-like branches, the currency of the Han period. These coin motifs symbolized wealth and abunda...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon

By Pierre Migeon

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

A very similar blue Lacquered desk by the same maker Pierre Migeon is shown in the 7th photo provided and is in the same form and style with similar chinoiserie decorations and was s...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

"PISS OFF" from Text-I-monial series by Charles Clary
"PISS OFF" from Text-I-monial series by Charles Clary

"PISS OFF" from Text-I-monial series by Charles Clary

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"YES MA’AM" Hand-Cut and Layered Paper Creating Dimension and Texture
"YES MA’AM" Hand-Cut and Layered Paper Creating Dimension and Texture

"YES MA’AM" Hand-Cut and Layered Paper Creating Dimension and Texture

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"GET A GRIP" Bold Text in Dimensional Paper Pattern by Charles Clary
"GET A GRIP" Bold Text in Dimensional Paper Pattern by Charles Clary

"GET A GRIP" Bold Text in Dimensional Paper Pattern by Charles Clary

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"BC" Dimensional Wall-Hanging Sculpture by Charles Clary
"BC" Dimensional Wall-Hanging Sculpture by Charles Clary

"BC" Dimensional Wall-Hanging Sculpture by Charles Clary

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"MY BAD" Pithy Text-Based Paper in Wood Cradle Series with Floral Design
"MY BAD" Pithy Text-Based Paper in Wood Cradle Series with Floral Design

"MY BAD" Pithy Text-Based Paper in Wood Cradle Series with Floral Design

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"SALTY" Hand-Cut and Layered Dimensional Artwork with Floral and Bird Design
"SALTY" Hand-Cut and Layered Dimensional Artwork with Floral and Bird Design

"SALTY" Hand-Cut and Layered Dimensional Artwork with Floral and Bird Design

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"LOL" Light-Hearted Text Wall Sculpture with Striped Flamingo Pattern
"LOL" Light-Hearted Text Wall Sculpture with Striped Flamingo Pattern

"LOL" Light-Hearted Text Wall Sculpture with Striped Flamingo Pattern

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"SASSY" Floral Typography with Hand-Cut and Layered Paper
"SASSY" Floral Typography with Hand-Cut and Layered Paper

"SASSY" Floral Typography with Hand-Cut and Layered Paper

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"RELAX" Dimensional Cut Paper and Text in Floral Design With Wood Accents
"RELAX" Dimensional Cut Paper and Text in Floral Design With Wood Accents

"RELAX" Dimensional Cut Paper and Text in Floral Design With Wood Accents

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

Canvas Desires
Canvas Desires

Canvas Desires

By Kumikaho Oshima

Located in PARIS, FR

In Oshima’s compositions, currency operates as a silent language of measurement, reminding viewers that personal worth is often evaluated through external standards.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coin Slot Gulden Stool by Studio Pin
Coin Slot Gulden Stool by Studio Pin

Coin Slot Gulden Stool by Studio Pin

Located in Geneve, CH

Before the Euro in Holland we had the currency Gulden. This had a specific pattern. The other option is to choose for the piggy bank slot.

Category

2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Plywood

Amerindian (ANDEAN GIRL AMERINDIAN EYES OF THE ANDES)

Amerindian (ANDEAN GIRL AMERINDIAN EYES OF THE ANDES)

Located in Miami, FL

I choose the best materials available to make the art pieces, including blown glass from Murano, Italy and the most important global currencies and noble metals available in differen...

Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

He brought with him a large sum of money in roubles, only to find the currency worthless. Ever resilient, he quickly picked up his racing career.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Medallic Ancient Silver Coin (Tetradrachm) of Alexander the Great
Medallic Ancient Silver Coin (Tetradrachm) of Alexander the Great

Medallic Ancient Silver Coin (Tetradrachm) of Alexander the Great

Located in London, GB

Often seen as the first universal currency, this coin-type was struck across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East long after Alexander’s death in 323 BC, reflecting the power of h...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Dreamland Dollhouse
Dreamland Dollhouse

Dreamland Dollhouse

By Kumikaho Oshima

Located in PARIS, FR

The repetition of Barbie heads dispersed among the currency suggests the multiplicity of identities shaped by social expectations and media representation.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass, Paper, LED Light, Wax

Naked Narratives
Naked Narratives

Naked Narratives

By Kumikaho Oshima

Located in PARIS, FR

The subtle play of highlights across the figure contrasts with the rigid linearity of the currency design, reinforcing the coexistence of emotional subjectivity and economic structure.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Money Is The Drug Graphic Drawing by Bernard Nacion
Money Is The Drug Graphic Drawing by Bernard Nacion

Money Is The Drug Graphic Drawing by Bernard Nacion

Located in New York, NY

The astute comparison between the syringe and currency reinforces the idea that "money is a drug"; drugs are bad, and money is the root of all evil, so the artist cleverly places the...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Board, Acrylic

1949 original poster by Axelle at the Hanover Export Fair
1949 original poster by Axelle at the Hanover Export Fair

1949 original poster by Axelle at the Hanover Export Fair

Located in PARIS, FR

This dual focus on commercial and industrial sectors was intended to showcase the breadth of German production capabilities, with companies striving to attract foreign buyers and thu...

Category

1940s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900

Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples of what is now the Democratic R...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Money Talks I: Original Acrylic Pop Art Painting for the 21st Century
Money Talks I: Original Acrylic Pop Art Painting for the 21st Century

Money Talks I: Original Acrylic Pop Art Painting for the 21st Century

By Mauro Oliveira

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Highly labored one of a kind pieces, celebrating the dollar currency. Buy with confidence you are acquiring one of a kind masterpiece.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic

Antique Copper Coin Sculpture from Zaire, Folk Art, 1920
Antique Copper Coin Sculpture from Zaire, Folk Art, 1920

Antique Copper Coin Sculpture from Zaire, Folk Art, 1920

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

I saw some others like this, but there were not authentic: done in another part of Africa for tourists. For the Mbole, currency trascended mere monetary value: it symbolized social ...

Category

Vintage 1920s Congolese Archaistic Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Antique Print of the Temple of Romulus in Rome, Italy C.1705
Antique Print of the Temple of Romulus in Rome, Italy C.1705

Antique Print of the Temple of Romulus in Rome, Italy C.1705

Located in Langweer, NL

Alongside the scenes, there are what appear to be coins or medallions with inscriptions and images, which may be representative of the historical currency or commemorative objects fr...

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

People on the beach 6 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 6 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 6 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 2 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 2 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 2 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 4 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 4 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 4 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 5 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 5 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 5 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 3 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 3 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 3 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 7 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract
People on the beach 7 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

People on the beach 7 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human Figure, Photography, Abstract

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Face 1 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face
The Face 1 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face

The Face 1 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Face 2 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face
The Face 2 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face

The Face 2 – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Body, Face

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

People on the beach 1 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human, Social Media, Photography, Art
People on the beach 1 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human, Social Media, Photography, Art

People on the beach 1 – John Yuyi, Nude, Human, Social Media, Photography, Art

Located in Zurich, CH

The fact that attention has become the most important currency is also evident in the artist's collaboration with prestigious brands, whose logos she ‘tattoos’ on her skin before pos...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original 18th Century French Revolutionary Assignats Note
Original 18th Century French Revolutionary Assignats Note

Original 18th Century French Revolutionary Assignats Note

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Assignats were a form of paper currency authorised by the French Constituent assembly to address the nations imminent bankruptcy.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Vintage Belgische ECU Lucite Paperweight–Generale Bank Commemorative Desk Object
Vintage Belgische ECU Lucite Paperweight–Generale Bank Commemorative Desk Object

Vintage Belgische ECU Lucite Paperweight–Generale Bank Commemorative Desk Object

Located in Roma, IT

This sculptural banking collectible commemorates the European Currency Unit (ECU) era prior to the Euro and features historic Belgian-themed coin imagery encased in clear acrylic.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Silver

Jean Paul Gaultier Multicolor “United States of Gaultier” Banknote Bikini
Jean Paul Gaultier Multicolor “United States of Gaultier” Banknote Bikini

Jean Paul Gaultier Multicolor “United States of Gaultier” Banknote Bikini

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Atlanta, GA

Executed in a vibrant collage of multicolored faux currency imagery, the bikini combines satirical pop iconography with the irreverent visual language that defined Gaultier’s late-19...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Bikinis

"50 Dollars US Capitol" Painting On Canvas
"50 Dollars US Capitol" Painting On Canvas

"50 Dollars US Capitol" Painting On Canvas

By Houben R.T.

Located in Boston, MA

His paintings engage with the politics of value, the fragility of economic systems, and the narratives nations construct through currency, a theme rooted in the Bulgarian banking cri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Queen Elizabeth" Portrait Painting On Canvas
"Queen Elizabeth" Portrait Painting On Canvas

"Queen Elizabeth" Portrait Painting On Canvas

By Houben R.T.

Located in Boston, MA

His paintings engage with the politics of value, the fragility of economic systems, and the narratives nations construct through currency, a theme rooted in the Bulgarian banking cri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"5 Dollars Abe Lincoln" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas
"5 Dollars Abe Lincoln" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas

"5 Dollars Abe Lincoln" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas

By Houben R.T.

Located in Boston, MA

His paintings engage with the politics of value, the fragility of economic systems, and the narratives nations construct through currency, a theme rooted in the Bulgarian banking cri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"George Washington One Dollar" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas
"George Washington One Dollar" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas

"George Washington One Dollar" Presidential Portrait Painting On Canvas

By Houben R.T.

Located in Boston, MA

His paintings engage with the politics of value, the fragility of economic systems, and the narratives nations construct through currency, a theme rooted in the Bulgarian banking cri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

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