Metropolis Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

A custom made walnut and maple chess set and game table we commissioned. It is solidly made with squares of curly maple and walnut. The table legs and borders are solid walnut. The c...

Edition: Whoopi Goldberg. Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover (incl. 6 fold-outs) with supplement book (INT-Edition) and bookstand designed by Marc Newson. Editor: Annie Leibovitz, Benedikt Taschen, Simone Philippi. Contributing authors: Steve Martin, Graydon Carter, Annie Leibovitz, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paul Roth. Limited to a total of 10,000 copies, all signed by Annie Leibovitz: (No. 1,001–10,000 Collector‘s Edition) is available in 4 different dust jackets that collectors can choose from: Whoopi Goldberg; Keith Haring; David Byrne and Patti Smith and (No. 1–1,000 Art Edition) is limited to 1,000 copies, bound in leather, each numbered and signed by Annie Leibovitz, comes with all 4 dust jackets and a Fine Art print: Keith Haring, New York City, 1986, size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.) The ultimate portrait collection of the most famous celebrities, by the most well known photographer in the world, from Annie Leibovitz's 40 years in photography (including a large number of previously unseen images from her archives). 500 of the most celebrated people from the worlds of music, cinema, TV, art, fashion, theater, literature, politics, and sports are featured in a size, scale and printing quality never before seen. 240 photos in total. Comes with specially designed limited edition Marc Newson book Stand...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very good looking well made and decorative Spanish Chessboard with Staunton style chess pieces A trul...

The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms by Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, and John Bridges. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcov...

To study Gio Ponti’s prolific body of work is to appreciate the clear, unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. His creations expand intuitively with the Italian grandeur ...

A Very Substantial Decorative French Polished Well Grained Dark Santos Mahogany and Boxwood Folding Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and s...

Pair of John Jaques Association Croquet Mallets. A pair of usable Jaques Boxwood croquet mallets, with ebony alignment lines, octagonal ash handles (which helps a player 'feel' the a...

A vintage marble backgammon game set, 20th century. In pink, black, and gray marble.

A vintage hardstone and marble chess set, mid-20th century. 12 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 3 inches tall

Annie’s Big Book. 40 years of era-defining photography, now in an accessible edition. When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds). This incredible collection is now available in an accessible XXL book format. Leibovitz drew on more than 40 years of work, starting with the photojournalism she did for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s through the conceptual portraits she made for Vanity Fair and Vogue. She selected iconic images—such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono entwined in a last embrace—as well as portraits that had rarely, if ever, been seen before. The Annie Leibovitz SUMO...

Vintage Italian ceramic chess board by Franco Pecchioli Ceramica, circa 1980s. The board is in good condition with a few minor stress cracks in the ceram...

National Mahjong League Bakelite set with original case. Mid 20th Century with the much sought after Butterscotch Bakelite tiles. The card may not be original to the set as the set m...