Nickel Mounted Objects

A vintage Mid-Century Modern chrome over nickel glove form mold on wood stand circa 1970.

This stunning Art Deco Machine Age race car sculpture was realized in the United States circa 1935. It features a highly stylized race car- reduced ...

In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones. This Tibetan flint...

Vintage Miao Hmong ceremonial mix silver collar necklace 8 rings torque Vintage Miao Hmong ceremonial mix silver collar necklace on custom stand, Laos. This beautiful Miao Hmong ceremonial mix silver Necklace would be a wonderful addition to your collection, home or to simply treasure for yourself. Comes with a stand. A real piece of stand alone folk art. Miao Paktong ceremonial necklace from the HMong Village "Luang Pranbang", Necklace Collar with intricate and detail work from the Hill Tribe people of Southeast Asia. The Miao are an ethnic minority group of people in China. They inhabit mainly the southwest region of the country. The Paktong Miao silver is not pure silver, but an alloy of silver, copper and nickel closely resembling silver.. It’s a traditional material for making jewelry by craftsmen of Miao Hmong ethnic tribe. Miao Hmong silver...

Vintage Miao Hmong ceremonial mix silver collar necklace on custom stand, Laos. This beautiful Miao Hmong ceremonial mix silver Necklace would be a wonderful addition to your collection, home or to simply treasure for yourself. Comes with a stand. A real piece of stand alone art. Miao, mountain-dwelling peoples of China, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, who speak languages of the Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) family. Mid 20th Century Chinese Miao hill tribe silver mix necklace. Miao Paktong ceremonial necklace from the HMong Village "Luang Pranbang", The Paktong is an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver. Necklace Collar with intricate and detail work from the Hill Tribe people of Southeast Asia. The Miao are an ethnic minority group of people in China. They inhabit mainly the southwest region of the country. Miao silver...

Actual original hood ornament of an Indian in full head dress, entitled and embossed "Feathers in Our Cap". Guy Motors embossed at the front base. The automobile manufacturer "Guy Motors" was established in 1914 in Wolverhampton, England in 1914. They adopted the slogan "Feathers in Our CAP" with the Native American motif in full head dress in 1924. They went into receivership in 1932 so the CAP dates from right around that era. There are many reproductions of this CAP; usually of brass and almost always smaller dimensions. This is an original as opposed to a reproduction; note the smooth casting and detailed head dress and accurate embossed markings. Also note the original cast dimensions of; 4 3/8" high x 3 3/4" wide x 3 1/2" deep. My example is nickel plated versus brass or shiny chrome. Provenance: The George Cross Collection of Native American items...