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Orville Tsinnie Navajo Onyx and Sterling Ring
Located in San Francisco, CA
Orville Tsinnie Navajo Onyx and Sterling Ring
1 3/8 x 1"
Size 10.5
Category
20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
"The Annals of San Francisco" Leather Bound Book, 1855
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Annals of San Francisco" Leather Bound Book, 1855
Published by Appleton & Co, NY First Edition
By Frank Soule, John H. Giron, MD, and James Nisbet
Category
Antique 1850s Books
Materials
Leather
Men's Brush Set in Ostrich Leather Folding Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Men's Brush Set in Ostrich Leather Folding Case
Includes 2 brushes & one comb
5.75" x 4.5" x 1.75"H
Brushes 5.25" x 2"
Category
20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Ostrich Leather
WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case
6.75" x 4"H
Category
Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Napoleon Emperor Co. Framed Leda & the Swan Nude Relief on Brass Buckle Framed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Napoleon Emperor Co. Framed Leda & the Swan Nude Relief on Brass Buckle
8x10x2 framed
Buckle 4"x2.5"
Category
Antique 18th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Bronze French Relief Plaque American Indian War Attack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze French Relief Plaque American Indian War Attack
9.25"
Category
Antique 19th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
2x1.25x.5
Category
Antique 19th Century Baroque Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
18th-19th Century Portrait Miniature of Mother and Child
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th-19th Century Portrait Miniature of Mother and Child
4x2.75x.1/8
Category
Antique 18th Century Baroque Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington
Located in San Francisco, CA
Picasso Leather-Bound and Gilded Book Autographed by Ariana Huffington
9.5" x 6.5" x 2"
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Two Engraved Copper Plaques by Briadens Limited Engravers Toronto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Engraved Copper Plaques by Briadens Limited Engravers Toronto
5" x 9.5" x 1"
Category
20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
19th Century Pewter and Wood Kronheim Oldenbusch Stein
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Pewter and Wood Kronheim Oldenbusch Stein
Decorated with fantasy dragon and walrus with tails of seals
11.5" x 5.25" x 5.25
Category
Antique 19th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
One Bronze Medallion circa 1916 - The Heroes of Verdun Signed and Bronze Plaque
Located in San Francisco, CA
One Bronze Medallion circa 1916 - The Heroes of Verdun Signed by sculptor Charles Pillet
2.75" x 2.75 x .63
2nd piece,
Bronze Plaque 1912
"Die Kunst O Mensh"
Commemorating inaugu...
Category
Vintage 1910s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Two Leo the Loin Steiffs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Leo the Loin Steiffs
Large 8.5"H x 17"W x 10"D
Small 6"H x 10:W x 7"D
Category
20th Century Toys and Dolls
Materials
Mohair
Sterling Mexican bracelet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sterling Mexican bracelet
4" x 2.5" x 2.5"
Category
20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
Located in San Francisco, CA
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
1" x 2.5" x 2.5"
Category
Early 20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
7 high relief cameos carved from Bull mouth Shell
Box Clasp
7.5"L x 1.125"W x .197"D
Marked 95
Category
20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Shell
Two Large Wood Sterling Handled Magnifiers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Large Wood Sterling Handled Magnifiers
One is marked Hull
4.25" x 1" x 17.5
4" x 1" x 17
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother-of-Pearl Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother of Pearl Handles
Largest: 4"w x 2"d. x 12.75"h
smallest: 3.5" x 1.25"d x 10.25"h
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
Two 19th Century Bisque + Porcelain Dolls
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two 19th Century Bisque + Porcelain Dolls
One signed Lathrop on back of shoulders
5.5"W x 3"D x 16"H
Small doll: 4"W x 2"D x 11.5"H
Category
Antique 19th Century Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Folding Opera Glasses Tooled Leather in Purse Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Folding Pera Glasses Tooled Leather in Purse Form
LA Migninne, Paris marked
4.25 x 5 x 2.75
Category
20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Cram's 16" Deluxe Globe W/Daily Sun Ray and Season Indicator
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cram's 16" Deluxe Globe W/Daily Sun Ray and Season Indicator
1936
Category
Vintage 1930s Maps
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Automaton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous rare 19th century automaton. Most likely made in France at the end of the 19th century. She is a real beauty and in remarkable condition for her age. She is made of porcelain and cloth. When you wind her she bends her head and raises bouquet to smell the flowers. With the stand she is 15 1/2 inches high. Just herself measures 11 1/2 inches high. Approximately 5 1/2 inches in width and depth. There is a monogram on the back of her neck that appears to be the letter C...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Other Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Set of 3 French Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century
Set of 3 French books
Books:
AM Thierry - N'ouveaux Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine )
AM Thierry - Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine )
AM Thierry - Tableau (...
Category
Antique 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Rotating Gambling Chip Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century
Somewhere in the 1920's / 1930's These were created
Vintage rotating gambling chip holder.
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Plastic
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
By Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
Category
Antique 1860s American American Colonial Maps
Materials
Paper
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet
Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Rococo Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Cash Register
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century French cash register
A fine old antique register for display
Measures: 16" wide x 17" deep x 9" high
Good antique condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Tobacco Cabinet, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century antique tobacco cabinet, c.1920
Old school tobacco cabinet
Measures: 16.5" wide x 7.5" deep x 17.5" high
Good antiq...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Oak
19th Century Cast Iron & Maple Tobacco Cutter / Shredder
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century cast iron & maple tobacco cutter / shredder
Once used for cutting and shredding tobacco. Today it can be used for decorative purposes.
...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Iron
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE**
Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius
From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Books
Materials
Paper
Early to Mid 20th Century Teak and Aluminum Ships Wheel 1930s to 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early to mid 20th century teak and aluminum ships wheel 1930s to 1950s
Measure: 27" diameter
This hand crafted early to mid 20th century ships wheel can be refurbished and put ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Brass and Tassel Military Shoulder Scales with 78th Field Artillery Pins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique brass and tassel military shoulder scales with 78th Field Artillery enamel pins
Interesting military items
Mounted dimensions: 13" wide x 17" high
Good antique condi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Vintage Large Scale "Kodak Film" Advertisement, circa 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage large scale "Kodak Film" advertisement, circa 1950
A young couple below a sky of clouds - A great vintage photo by Kodak
Dimensions: 29.25" wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, circa 1992
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, Mexico, 1992
This rare book is a collection of Christopher Columbus archives that are found in the Foreign Offic...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Works of William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, Tragedies 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Works of William Shakespeare comedies, histories, tragedies 3 volumes
Each volume is filled with a collection of outstanding highly detailed engravings
Each volume...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
19th-Early 20th Century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th-early 20th century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals
One journal is mostly filled in. The other is mostly empty.
The dates are circa 1880s-1910s
An interesti...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Banalinga 'Shiva Lingam' Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display
Outstanding large scale specimen from India
Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter
Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands.
This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
New York World's Fair "Christian Science Pavilion" Architects Model, circa 1965
Located in San Francisco, CA
New York World's Fair "Christian Science Pavilion" Architects Model, circa 1965
Measures: 27.5" wide x 29.5" deep x 12.5" high
Architects origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Brass Judaica Wall Brackets
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century brass Judaica wall brackets
Dimensions 4.5" wide x 10" deep (away from wall) x 10" high
Very good antique condition.
...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Brackets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Shakespeare 10 Volumes, circa 1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Shakespeare 10 volumes, circa 1894
Edited by William Aldis Wright
Macmillan and Co., London and New York
Each volume measures 7" wide x 10.5" high
Offered as...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Eight Various 19th-20th Century Awards
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eight various 19th-20th century awards
Nice Collection - Various Sizes - See Images
Good antique / vintage condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Fred Lundy CA Great Depression Cartoon Illustration, circa 1938
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare original cartoon illustration by listed American cartoonist Fred Lundy.
Fred Ralph Lundy (1902-1989) studied art at the University of Oregon before moving to California in 1924. Following further study at the CCAC, he was an artist with the Oakland Tribune from 1935-1935 and an editorial cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner from 1935 until retirement in 1976. His cartoons appeared in Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Esquire, New Yorker, and other national magazines. He died in Daly City...
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American Flags and Lifeboats, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with American flags and lifeboats circa 1900
Original Travel Agency Model - No Motor - Wired Interior for Lighting
Antique Marklin Ocean Liner with Am...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Hand painted. Handmade clothing. Very nice vintage doll. Unsure if it's wood or papier...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Machiche
Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century hand drawn English farm map on Vellum circa 1740s
Henry Maxted & Isaac Terry, Surveyors.
A Map of a Farm in the Parish of Blean in the County of KENT: Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson circa 1743.
A beautiful hand drawn map...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Maps
Materials
Lambskin
Early 20th Century Walnut Cased Barometer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century walnut cased barometer
Beautiful barometer. Dimensions 43" long x 13" wide x 5.5" at the crown x 5" at the bottom.
The door on the back reveals the inner wor...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" 1st Edition Woodcuts by Clare Leighton
By Tomlinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
H.M. Tomlinson "The Sea and The Jungle" First Edition with woodcuts by Clare Leighton, circa 1930
Rare First Edition. Very good condition. Fantastic woodcuts by noted artist Clare...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Books
Materials
Other
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Catalog of miniatures and small portraits belonging to the Supreme Duke of Berwick and Alba
A fine antique catalog...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Books
Materials
Paper
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles 1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walton Family Genealogy antique handmade book
Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles circa 1908
This is really a fascinating book. A labor ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Cast Iron Match Holder by Zimmerman of Hanau Germany circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare mid-19th century cast iron match holder by Zimmerman of Hanau, Germany, circa 1850
This woman in her night clothes lights her way holdi...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Iron
19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Nun on Porcelain with Brooch Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century miniature portrait of a nun on porcelain with brooch frame
Wonderful antique portrait of a nun hand painted on porcelain.
The portrait is housed in a brass frame t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Man with a Yellow V-Neck Collar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century portrait miniature of a man with a yellow V-neck collar
A wonderful antique oil portrait of a distinguished gentleman.
Dim...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Paintings
Materials
Other
Russian Princess with Tiara and Elaborate Jewelry Portrait Miniature
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Russian princess with tiara and elaborate jewelry portrait miniature
This young woman is wearing elaborate jewelry and a golden tiara....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Young Man with Curly Red Hair
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century fine portrait miniature of a young man with curly red hair
Dimensions 3" x 2.5". The velvet lined mat measures 3.75" x 5".
The portrait is in very good condition. ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique 19th century stainless steel & cast iron sock stretchers
Extra large pair of industrial strength sock stretcher. Today, these would make a great...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic Torch Bearer Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
By Julius Schmidt-Felling
Located in San Francisco, CA
Julius Schmidt-Felling Olympic torch bearer bronze sculpture on marble base, circa 1910
Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling was a German sculptor. He designed ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
