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Rene Umberto Scarponi 1932 Patented Boat Cigarette & Cigar Holder & Ashtray
Located in Hanover, MA
A combined ash receiver, cigar and cigarette holder made of cast patinated copper in the form of a cabin cruiser boat issued US design patent 87,647 in 1932 to R. U. Scarponi of 1929...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Copper
Miniature Iron Maiden of Nuremberg
Located in Hanover, MA
Miniature "Iron Maiden" in blackened cast metal attached to its original round wood base. The front doors are pin-hinged and open to reveal pointed spikes. At base of doors is printe...
Category
Antique 1890s German Gothic Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Polte Magdeburg 1911 WWI Brass Artillery Shell Casing Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive World War I brass artillery shell case marked "Polte Magdeburg Juni 1911" fitted with custom round pillbox cushion upholstered in sea foa...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Monumental Pair of Polished Brass Faux Tusks
Located in Hanover, MA
Amazing pair of life-sized polished cast solid brass faux elephant tusks mounted to tiered round brass stands, attributed to Suzanne Dahl and Jerry Barich from their Versailles Colle...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Salesman Sample Bauhaus Three Legged Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Interesting and unusual miniature Bauhaus 3-leg stool, possibly a salesman's sample or maquette.
Round seat is black lacquered turned wood ~7.5 inches diameter by 1 inch thick.
T...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Life-Size Faux Elephant Tusk Sculpture
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Hanover, MA
A giant faux tusk mounted on a brass laminated platform base. Attributed to Chapman. Stands over 5ft tall. Popularized by Maison Jansen, C. Valenti, Ramsay and Karl Springer 21" x 14...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty enameled solid aluminum framed passenger safety and information sign from Passenger Stateroom 139 on the Main deck of the SS United States.
Fo...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Novelty "World's Largest" Chippendale Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hanover, MA
High quality carved solid mahogany giant Chippendale style armchair with upholstered seat. Very sturdy. Great for an event prop, advertising or promotional display.
Measures: Seat h...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
Oversized retail advertising presentation brass fountain pen and mechanical pencil display signs from the early 1920s when they would have been featured within a wood and glass display cabinet at the pen counter of a stationary store.
Originally the fountain pen would have been marked on its side "Wahl Pen...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Signs
Materials
Brass
Gucci Italy Silver Plated Rare Snaffle Box Lined with Satinwood
By Gucci
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely rare vintage 1970 Gucci Italy silver plated horse-bit decorated box lined with satinwood; hinged lid with stirrup snaffle motif and raised lip so airtight when closed. Rest...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Portrait Gallery of Grand Bostonians from Joe Tecce's
By Daniel Varoujan Hejinian
Located in Hanover, MA
Framed series of American modern pen and ink drawings, sixteen portraits of Boston "pols" and Italian American civic leaders, all of whom were the famous 'Friends of Joe Tecce's' of the eponymously named restaurant in Boston's North End.
The frame is sixteen feet long by one foot tall...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Oligarch Size Sterling Silver Humidor
By Beyond Gorgeosity
Located in Hanover, MA
Extra large sterling silver cigar humidor prototype custom-made by a renowned gunsmith. Measures: 18 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 4 inches high on four bone feet. Sterling silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Brass
S.S. United States Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage SS United States Thermometer by the British Rototherm Co. Ltd. London, England About 4.75" high and 5.25" wide. This table/desk top thermometer is in a leather clad wood case...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects
Materials
Leather
Three Framed Plates from "L'ornement Polychrome" Edited by Racinet
By Auguste Racinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Three mounted and giltwood framed chromolithograph plates from L'Ornement Polychrome: Motifs de tous les styles, art ancien et asiatique, Moyen Age, Renaissance, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, by A. Racinet, 1869-1873. Published by Firmin-Didot, Paris.
Specifically, the three framed plates are Middle Ages, Renaissance and 17th century.
This reference work “created to render major services to our industrial arts” brings the archeological art...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints
Materials
Giltwood
3-D Gastro Intestinal Model by CENCO
By Central Scientific Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1960's medical office or classroom model diagram of the anatomy of the human G-I system. Wall plaque in hand painted plaster relief. Element...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Scientific Instruments
"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" 1st Edition
Located in Hanover, MA
"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" by Shirley Kennedy, 1st edition, printed in Japan in 1991. All excellent near perfect condition. Cloth cover. First white page...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Books
Vintage Electric Company Meter Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a wonderful piece of suburban folk art and mid-century Americana. It is a vintage 'bench made' table lamp incorporating an actual working electric company meter. When the l...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Art Deco Shagreen and Silver Cigarette / Small Cigar Case
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exquisite shagreen cigar case with silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes.
Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the retail sho...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Shagreen
Industrial Aluminum Airplane Step Stool, New York Airways
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, aluminum, airplane step stool features the stamp New York Airways, (1949-1968) on one side, a perforated top and rubber glides with all original, work-worn patina. It's a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of WW1 British Brass Artillery Shells Dated 1917
Located in Dallas, TX
Take a piece of history into your home with these authentic English bombshells from the First World War (WWI 1914-1918). Made of brass, the impressive pieces of artillery are round i...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Life Size Faux Composition Elephant Tusks
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of life size elephant tusks made of composition and mounted on metal bases. A show stopping conversation piece adds interest to any room.
Category
Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Very Large Bronze Elephant Sculpture, Near Life Size
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable elephant sculpture expertly crafted in bronze with a lush patina, ambitious attention to detail, and a dramatic near life size scale.
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Antique William IV circa 1830 Hardwood Piano Stool with Decorative Base
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved William IV circa 1830 Hardwood Piano stool
A very good looking and well-made piano stool, its exactly what collectors ar...
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Grand Tour Neoclassical Style Faux-Marble Temple
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and important wooden memorial temple covered in faux marble.
From the purest neoclassical form, this Grand Tour piece of furniture is a classic piece of furniture of grea...
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century. Exquisitely hand-crafted in England over a century ago, exceptionally executed, t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
By John Salterini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Phenomenal pair of miniature wrought iron peacock chairs designed by John Salterini. This diminutive set of doll size chairs were made as sa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Large Life-Size Narwhal Tusk Replica
Located in New York, NY
This Narwhal Tusk replica measures an impressive 90 inches in length, making it a striking and eye-catching decorative piece. The tusk itself is intricate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Mounted Objects
Materials
Resin
Pair of brass artillery shell casings
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Pair of antique brass artillery shell casings from World War II. Made out of brass, these impressive heavy pieces of artillery are round in shape and dated on the bottom (1944). Thes...
Category
Vintage 1940s Central American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
1950s Vintage Italian Cigarette Holder Dispenser
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Italian Cigarette Dispenser
7.25 h x 3.25 d x 3
Unrestored original vintage condition
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Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
