Collectibles and Curiosities

Early 20th Century Books

Thirty-seven volumes. The Writings of Thomas Hardy. "Mellstock Edition" Published: London, MacMillian and Company, 1920. Signed by Thomas Hardy in volume one. Bound in full blue calf...

Richard Corman

Vintage 1980s American Modern Photography

The original, Unique Polaroids of Madonna from Photographer Richard Corman’s 1983 photoshoot presenting the future cultural icon on the Precipice of Fame, six weeks before the releas...

Late 20th Century Books

Two volumes. Chinese porcelain and hard stone, by Edgar Gorer and J.F. Blacker. Illustrated by 250 pages in colour of gems of Chinese ceramic and glyptic art. Handsomely in the publi...

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Toys and Dolls

Wood

Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo wooden rocking horse in original color with great proportions and detail. Original horse hair on mane and tail, circa 1750, Sweden.

Ida Schwetz-Lehmann

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Pottery

Design: IDA Schwetz- Lehmann for Wiener Werkstätte, 1923, Vienna. The motif: Madonna with her Child on her arms. This delightful figure wears a cloak, which shows many peeping o...

Early 20th Century Books

Leather

Thirty volumes. The Works of Charles Dickens. Published: Boston Dana Estes and Company, 1908. Illustrated Cabinet Edition. Bound in three quarter red morocco over marbled boards, sp...

Michael Cooper

Vintage 1970s English Books

First edition, one of a very small number signed by Andy Warhol. Generally considered the most beautiful book to document the rock-and-roll era. A fine copy in the original shipping ...

Harry Bertoia

2010s American Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver

This pendant design was originally hand tooled in the 1970s at the Bertoia shop in Bally, Pennsylvania. Bertoia contemplated a complete line of jewelry since the 1940s pieces had bee...

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Tobacco Accessories

Oak

1915 small freestanding side smoking table with a combination cabinet and key. It is made of natural oakwood with an original finish and a simple Arts & Crafts design. Included is an...

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Bronze

Large bronze propeller from a decommissioned lifeboat. Great scale and patina. Mounted on a custom made iron stand. Makes a wonderful sculptural piece with a history, 1970s. The base...

Antique 19th Century Books

Antique books. Ten volumes. The works of Henry Fielding with essay and life. Published: London by Bickers and Son 1894. Bound in three quarter red calf, marbled boards, floral gilt m...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Religious Items

Oak, Paint

This 15th century oak angel a piece of works of art is a great quality the carving is sober but extremely refined the artist has succeeded wonderfully in displaying this very modest ...

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel, Acrylic, Wood

A grand set of 50 vintage European midcentury transmission tower replicas, circa 1950s-1980s. Many of these were handmade by engineering students to prove their skills on the lathe, ...

Antique 19th Century Books

Leather

Antique books. 24 volumes. The Waverley Novels. Sir. Walter Scott. Published London. 1843. Privately Printed. Volume one contain autograph letter by Scott, extra illustrated 244 proo...

Late 20th Century Italian Collectible Jewelry

Gold

Timeless and classic 14-karat yellow gold flexible bracelet with large hollow links.  The stamp "BREV" on the lock clasp stands for "Brevetto." This is the Italian term for licens...

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Musical Instruments

Bronze, Maple

Decorate a living room or a boudoir with this elegant antique Regency pedal harp. Crafted in England by Jacob. Erat, London. The double action musical instrument features 42 strings ...

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Canvas, Iron, Elm

Remarkably well-preserved, this 19th-century covered ox cart is an exceptional example of the preferred mode of transportation by the Qing-dynasty elite. Gaining popularity in the la...

Alexey Brodovitch

Vintage 1940s American Books

Brodovitch, Alexey. Ballet It is speculated that “only a few hundred copies of Ballet were ever printed, and that most of them were distributed as gifts to the artist’s inner c...

20th Century Books

Antique book. One volume. Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects including porcelains, potteries, jades, bronze, and cloisonné, enamels, from the collections of Edward R.Bacon with illustr...

Roman Bronze Works

Antique 1860s Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models

Bronze, Marble

Temple of the Sibyll in Tivoli, circa 1860 bronze Grand Tour model The city of Tivoli, near Rome, was one of the prime sites for Grand Tourists. Though famed for Hadrian's Villa ...

Late 20th Century Books

Sixteen volumes. The Works of William Shakespeare. Published: Philadelphia: George Barrie and Sons, 1900s. Edited by William George Clark and William Aldis Wright. Hand colored plate...

20th Century European Space Age Figurative Sculptures

Chrome, Lacquer, Fiberglass

Atomic age abstract female display mannequin having a tulip form or mermaid style design. Constructed from fiberglass and finished in gilt over a coat of red lacquer. The svelte form...

Marc Chagall

Vintage 1960s French Modern Books

CHAGALL, MARC. Lithographe [The Lithographs of Chagall, Volumes I - VI, complete] “As with all the greatest of his contemporaries, Chagall’s genius is multiform. He is first of...

Late 20th Century Books

Twenty-eight volumes .Published: London, Longmans, Green and Company, circa 1892. The badminton Library collection of sport with various authors. Illustrated through-out set. Title i...

Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Blanket Chests

Brass, Wood

An especially large and handsome late 19th century brass-bound camphor wood captain's chest from England with brass carry handles, side straps and corner details, and an old working ...

Antique Early 19th Century Books

Eight volumes. The Dramatic Works and Plays of William Shakespeare , Illustrated: Embracing a life of the poet and notes original and selected. Published: Boston Phillips, Sampson an...

Antique 1820s Swedish Posters

Original Swedish film poster the 1928 drama, romance Erotikon starring Ita Rina, Karel Schleichert, Olaf Fjord. The film was directed by Gustav Machaty. This poster was in a privat...

Newton and Son

Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Hardwood

An extremely rare and important 21 inch English globe by renowned cartographers John Newton and Son, one of the most important globe makers of early 19th century England. Representin...

Early 20th Century Books

Twelve volumes. The Novels of Jane Austen, [Winchester Edition]. Published: John Grant, Edinburgh Scotland, 1911. Portrait frontispiece with black and red title pages. The complete n...

21st Century and Contemporary Mongolian Collectible Jewelry

Wool

Red opera gloves by Saved, New York Long, elegant length with hand embroidered details suitable for the theatre. One size. 

Ulysses S. Grant

Antique 1860s American Historical Memorabilia

Grant, Ulysses S. Autograph letter signed Autograph letter by grant mentioning his plans for his first visit to Gettysburg. Although Gettysburg, Pennsylvania towers over the C...

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Models and Miniatures

Walnut

A thoroughly charming Spanish Baroque style table in miniature form. With geometric carved decoration and turned legs, and wrought iron tear-drop drawer pull. Possibly a model made b...

Vintage 1930s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Mirror

Very rare to find, a circa 1930s mirror in this condition, let alone an English Shell Oil Company, factory supplied advertising mirror. There were initially (4) different styles of t...

Early 20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver

Very rare Mexican sterling silver choker style collar necklace comprised of seventeen silver links with oval Murano glass faux turquoise pieces. Stamped ".925", diameter: 6 3/8 inche...

Antique 19th Century Books

Eight volumes. History of England by Lord Macaulay. Published: London Longmans, Green and Company, 1882. Bound in full tan morocco, gilt floral decorations to spine and covers, brown...

Mid-20th Century Belgian Religious Items

Iron

This hand forged iron crucifix features an image of Christ that leaves the viewer with a feeling of hopefulness. Eyes to the heavens, and arms raised, this iron sculpture seems to al...

Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely

Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Tobacco Accessories

Wood

Rare humidor made in wood, attributed to C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, with a front flap, discovering five sliding cane trays. Beautiful bronze and silver electroplated bra...

21st Century and Contemporary Mongolian Collectible Jewelry

Wool

Gray opera gloves by Saved, New York Long, elegant length with hand embroidered details suitable for the theatre. One size. Please inquire for availability and lead time.

Early 20th Century Books

12 volumes. The Thornton Edition. Published: Edinburgh, John Grant, 1905. The Novels of the Bronte Sisters. Illustrated to set. Bound in three quarter red morocco, gilt motif to spin...

Vintage 1960s French Books

“I think what we all want from art is a sense of fixity, a sense of opposing the chaos of daily living. This is an illusion, of course. What I’ve tried to capture is the reality of ...

Early 20th Century Books

Thirty volumes. The Writings of Victor Hugo. Edition Des Amateurs. Published: Boston, Estes and Lauriat, n.d, circa, 1900s. The edition is limited to 25 copies which this is number 1...

Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Bentwood

A Mid-Century Modern salesman's sample model of a Russian-made bentwood chair in birch, the continuous curved back and seat supported by two curved bentwood legs, retaining its origi...

21st Century and Contemporary Mongolian Collectible Jewelry

Wool

Black opera gloves by Saved, New York Long, elegant length with hand embroidered details suitable for the theatre. One size. 

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

From a decommissioned ship's stateroom, a brass and Lucite table lamp. Two tiered electrical accommodates two light bulbs. Very unusual find. Mid-Century Modern. Electrified for Amer...

Early 20th Century Books

Twenty volumes. The Novels of Samuel Richardson. Published: New York; Croscup and Sterling Company, 1901. The Edition De Bibliophile. Printed from type of Japan handmade paper, limit...

Georges Seurat

Antique Late 19th Century French Books

Paper

First edition, number 26 of only 50 copies of the exemplaires d'auteur from a total edition of 600. The authoritative catalogue raisonne of Seurat's work. With over 700 illustrations...

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Brass, Copper, Glass

Impressive pair of large nautical ship's deck lights in a combination of polished brass and satin black. These authentic Industrial pendants, manufactured by Wiska, Germany in the 19...

20th Century Books

Leather

Antique books. Twenty-four volumes. Published: New York, The Chaucer Company, 1900s. The Complete Works of Count Leo Tolstoy. Extra illustrated edition, limited to twenty-five copies...

Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Glass, Steel, Stainless Steel

Aeronautical coffee table ''Piston'' from a 9-cylinder radial engine, the R-985 Wasp Junior, built by Pratt & Whitney. This piece comes from a Broussard (the Max-Holste MH-1521 Brous...

Unknown

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

One of a kind composition of shells, fossils and corals. From a private French collection. Midcentury.

Assouline Publishing

21st Century and Contemporary Books

From the motel in Psycho and the bachelor pad in rear window to the blonde elegance of Tippi Hedren and Grace Kelly, this is the first book about Hitchcock to explore the great direc...

Late 20th Century Books

Eight volumes. The Arabian Nights (text is in French) Le Livre Mille Nuits Et Une Nuit, Published Paris. Bound in three quarter blue calf, spine gilt decorations floral moon design, ...

Yoko Ono

Vintage 1960s Japanese Books

Ono, Yoko. Grapefruit "Grapefruit is one of the monuments of conceptual art of the early 1960's. Yoko has a lyrical, poetic dimension that sets her apart from the other conceptual a...

Mid-20th Century Books

Eight volumes. Published: London, Longman and Green, 1840. Visit to Remarkable Places; Rural and Domestic Life of Germany; Rural Life of England; Homes and Haunts of the British Poet...

Emerson

Late 20th Century Books

12 volumes published, New York Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1904. The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with a biographical introduction and notes by Edward Waldo Emerson, portrait f...

Dunbar Furniture

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Teak

A conical lidded teak vessel with a gracefully shaped finial, signed Dunbar.

20th Century Taxidermy

Shell

Twelve Conus Leopardus (Leopard Cone) shells. Range of sizes: 3-4 inches, diameter: 2 inches. Note: Leopard snails are most prevalent in the Indo-Pacific Region and are one of th...

Antique Late 19th Century Books

Seventeen volumes. Sir. Richard Francis Burton, Arabian Nights And Supplemental Nights. "Connoisseur Edition" Published Burton Club: n.d, circa. 1890s. Issued by the Burton Club, fo...