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The Mystery of the Wax Museum
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original 1933 US Lobby card for horror mystery film The Mystery of the Wax
Category

Vintage 1930s American Posters

Materials

Paper

The Mystery of the Wax Museum
The Mystery of the Wax Museum
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.1 in
Original Art Nouveau Poster, Cheret, Grevin Wax Museum Paris, Exhibition, c.1900
By Jules Chéret
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900 Poster for the Javanese
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
Located in London, GB
film Mystery of the Wax Museum. This film was the first color 3-D full length film from a major
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Vintage 1950s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
H 55 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
Old Boston Museum Days by Kate Ryan, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Edwardian actress Kate Ryan. The Boston Museum was a was a theatre, wax museum, natural history museum, zoo
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster-Veino Pilon-Slovenian Art and Painting-Prague, 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900 Poster for the Javanese
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20th Century Slovenian Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
. Polychrome wax. After the famous Wax Head from the Lille museum (France). Height : 17.9"(45.4cm), Width
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Synthetic

Wax Portrait of William Motherwell, Scottish Poet (1797-1835) by John Fillans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(Scottish, 1817-1867) A museum-worthy wax portrait bust of William Motherwell (1797–1835), the esteemed
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Regency Busts

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Burl

Augarten Vienna Porcelain Figurine Nude
By Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Marked with the company logo on the base. In excellent condition. Some museum wax and sticky substance on
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20th Century Austrian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Exceptional Bronze Female Bust Sculpture by Mystery Artist.
Located in San Francisco, CA
lost waxed method Truly a unique museum quality piece Foundry marks on side of bronze base Reads
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20th Century Busts

Materials

Bronze

Pair of German Dresden Tall Parrots
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. The bases has museum wax residue as we live in an earthquake prone area. I have not really attempted
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of German Dresden Tall Parrots
Pair of German Dresden Tall Parrots
H 12.75 in W 5 in D 4 in
Rare Unusual Antique Art Nouveau Arts and Crafts Figured Oak Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in New York, NY
with museum wax. A fabulous find for someone seeking bold, singular, striking design. Heght: 37 inches
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Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Saman Candle Holder by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
trimming or museum wax may be necessary for a perfect fit. Each piece is made to order by a fine art
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2010s American Modern Candelabras

Materials

Metal

Saman Candle Holder by Chandler McLellan
Saman Candle Holder by Chandler McLellan
H 17.76 in W 8.51 in D 7.51 in
14thC Tibetan Book Cover. Superb example- Unique Early Tibet Relic
Located in Ukiah, CA
the strong feeling there was something underneath, so I took some museum wax and a soft cloth and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Modernist Signed Art Pottery Vase by Rafael Saifulin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
likely museum wax intentionally placed there by a previous owner as the vase is top-heavy. Otherwise
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1990s American Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Leather and Wood Circular Coffee Table by Angel I. Pazmino
By Muebles De Estilo
Located in London, GB
condition having only been re polished with Renaissance wax from the British Museum on the leather embossed
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Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Sugar Pine Sphere Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
-painted with watercolor. This piece has been hand-sealed and museum waxed by artist Michael Stallings
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Oversize Ramses Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
. This graced a wax museum for 40 years.
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Vintage 1950s American Statues

Materials

Plaster

Oversize Ramses Statue
Oversize Ramses Statue
H 120 in W 33 in D 52 in
Mid-20th Century Wax Head with Glass Eyes
Located in London, GB
eyes and hair. Of male form with loss to the hair at the reverse, recently obtained from a wax museum
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Natural Fiber

Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
Located in Houston, TX
x 9.5 inches unframed. Framed in custom black waxed museum basswood. All materials acid-free
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
Located in Houston, TX
x 9.5 inches unframed. Framed in custom black waxed museum basswood. All materials acid-free
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
Original Mid-20th Century Herbaria
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Jules Tristani oil on canvas of a family
Located in Palm Springs, CA
will return for a final exhibitions in Paris at the wax museum of Montmartre where he will present his
Category

Vintage 1960s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Bronze Bust of a Smiling Satyr by Vincenzo Gemito on Marble Base, Late 19th C
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
clay and wax, the young man set himself up independently. In 1868 he exhibited a sculpture at the
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Highly Realistic Wax Head of a Chinese Man, Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
. From the Old San Francisco Chinatown Wax Museum, circa 1960. This museum was designed as a legacy to
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Busts

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Exposed by Thomas Kellein 1st Ed
By Thomas Kellein
Located in valatie, NY
jacket. Includes photographs of wax museums (series I and II), interior of theaters, dioramas, drive-in
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

Wenzel Friedrich Att., Adirondack Rustic Style Side Table, ca. 1880-90’s
By Wenzel Friedrich
Located in New York, NY
of Texas History Wax Museum, a gift shop, and an arcade.
Category

Antique 1880s American Adirondack Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Eagle on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
stand Condition: No apparent damage, loss or repairs. Internal inclusions and fissures. Museum wax goo
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Rose Quartz

Portland Ceramist Ken Shores Blue Studio Vase, Geometric Design
By Ken Shores
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Contemporary Craft, Portland Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, the Johnson Wax Collection and the Smithsonian
Category

Mid-20th Century Pottery

Portland Ceramist Ken Shores Blue Studio Vase, Biomorphic Design
By Ken Shores
Located in Phoenix, AZ
which are the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, the Johnson Wax
Category

Mid-20th Century Pottery

Ken Shores Art Pottery Chalice Form Fetish Pot with Applied Feathers
By Ken Shores
Located in Phoenix, AZ
, Seattle Art Museum, the Johnson Wax Collection and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Clay

Antique Etched Bronze Mounted Japonisme Glass Vase Attributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with no cracks or repairs. (The glass fits loosely in the mount and should be secured with museum wax
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Antique Late 19th Century Japonisme Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

"Deerhunter" Wax Museum Figure
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Wax figure from a defunct Hollywood-themed wax museum depicting Christopher Walken in the Mao-Mao
Category

Vintage 1970s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Fabric, Fiberglass, Wax

Wax Museum Assorted Heads
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Christ at higher end) From defunct Wax Museum. All have glass eyes. *********NOTE: Many have been
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wax

Rabid dog from Wax Museum
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Not a wax figure, although a wild set piece from defunct wax museum. Custom made with glass eyes
Category

Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Rabid dog from Wax Museum
Rabid dog from Wax Museum
H 21 in W 38 in D 10 in
Old Wax Museum Figure, Dr. Watson
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Dr. Watson, I presume, is what his friend Sherlock Holmes used to say. This is a life sized figure of actor Nigel Bruce as he appeared in the !930's Sherlock Holmes movie series. He ...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects

White Trash "Icon", Boss Hogg's Wax Head
Located in Treasure Island, CA
pictures), from the defunct "Movieland Wax Museum". A winner. *** Remember, we bought this first, so we
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Vintage 1970s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Wax

Fantastic Collection of Wax Actors' Hands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wax Museum. Beautifully cast in various positions and labeled with black marker, this collection
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Vintage 1950s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Bust of Cardinal Richelieu
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Fun object from defunct wax museum
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Vintage 1960s Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Tiger Skin Rug
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Very old, part of a set at a defunct wax museum
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Early 20th Century More Carpets

Jumbo Bust of Louis XIV
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Fun over-sized plaster bust of everybody's favorite king. Set piece from defunct wax museum.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Napoleon Bust Electrified With Lighted Eyes
Located in Treasure Island, CA
From defunct wax museum, quirky lighted red eyes. I believe it's Napoleon but not 100% sure. Rome
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Patriot's Head with Lighted Eyes
Located in Treasure Island, CA
from defunct wax museum. This has not been monkeyed with, this is the way it came.
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Excessive Venetian lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
large inverted hobnail shades and swirled arms. Hung over Jean Harlow's bed in a wax museum.
Category

Vintage 1950s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Excessive Venetian lamp
Excessive Venetian lamp
H 39 in Dm 32 in
Hercules and Nemean Lion
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Nemean lion, since he has a lion pelt draped over his shoulders. Set prop from a defunct wax museum
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Vintage 1950s Italian Statues

Materials

Plaster

Hercules and Nemean Lion
Hercules and Nemean Lion
H 53.5 in Dm 16 in
Ex-Museum Exhibit Wax Work Style Mannequin Head
Located in Glamis, Angus
An ex-museum exhibit wax work style mannequin head. The head is modelled on a medieval male with
Category

Late 20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Vintage Industrial Shelving Unit, Tomado Holland, Wall Mounted Red Yellow Metal
By Tomado, Adriaan Dekker
Located in Huddersfield, GB
thoroughly cleaned and sealed with museum grade wax. One red shelf shows minimal wear, the other shows some
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Sheet Metal

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