Collectibles and Curiosities

This WWI poster features a woman wearing long robes holding a red cross symbol in her right hand and an American flag in her left. The figure is set in fro...

Vintage 1950s Vintage 1950s 1950s Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp for Heat Therapy and Sunshine Benefits Untested Sometimes deemed a medical science...

Title: "Plan géométral de Paris et de ses agrandissements". Handcolored engraved plan by PIAT and P. ROUSSET, mounted in 36 sections on linen. Folded in original gilt and blin...

Gustav Peichl : Buildings and Projects, a hardback coffee table book featuring the work of architect Gustav Peichl. By Verlag Gerd Hatje, published in 1992. First edition, 223 pages....

About Original boxing gloves with reddish brown leather filled with horse hair. The leather is very soft and in good condition. Original label on each glove. Creator Markwort S...

First Edition, published by The Pace Gallery, New York, 1968. Jean Dubuffet's paintings from the early 1940s were followed by a series of works in which ...

Author Summer Thornton Follow rising star designer Summer Thornton down the rabbit hole into a wonderland of color and pattern in her very first boo...

Rare early 19th century stone boss We are proud to offer one of the most unusual examples of a European hand carved stone boss. In the form of a vampire / grotesque. The paint is c...

A great mid-century Vintage Ronson Nordic chrome and glass table lighter, Circa 1955. It is in excellent condition with the original made in New...

2009 Andy Irons personal Sunset Beach big wave surfboard made by Eric Arakawa. Shaped as a “Sunset Special” made specifically to be ridden at the world fa...

Antique print, untitled. This original antique print shows Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana. Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows at Ravana, while Hanuman jumps him from the air. D...

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Eleazer's Bold Enterprize (…).' - This plate shows Eleazer killing a war elephant as was described in 1 Maccabees 6:42-47. The title of this prin...

Recreating the Period Garden. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher Inc., 1985. 1st American edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. A guide on how to construct a garden in the styl...

Author Ashley Whittaker, Foreword by Christopher Spitzmiller In her first book, Elle Decor A-List decorator Ashley Whittaker shares the secrets of her colorful, pattern-filled classic rooms. Ashley Whittaker’s work is distinctively classic and sophisticated, but also inviting and warm. Dubbed a neo-traditionalist, she fearlessly marries adventurous colors and patterns in rooms yet still manages to retain a sense of elegance and restraint. In The Well-Loved House, she shares a selection of dwellings, from gracious Connecticut estates to chic Manhattan pieds-à-terre to waterfront beach houses on the Florida...

Author Workstead, Text by David Sokol Brooklyn-based design studio Workstead masterfully combines traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance. Workstead designs one-of-...

Carousel boat by Atelier L' Autopède Belgium. This merry-go-round hand-made metal boat is the first model of the first serie boats made by L' Autopède in...

Multifaceted blue, yellow and clear Murano glass ashtray, glass bowl attributed to Flavio Poli by V.A.M. Vetri Molati Murano, Italy. Blue a...

Stunning white and black Art Deco porcelain penny scale by Navco. Amazing design, reminiscent of a womans cloaked silouette, retains original key...

Author Maria Grazia Chiuri, Text by Maria Luisa Frisa A powerful collection of photographs and essays by trailblazing women that celebrates Maria Grazia Chiuri's feminine and feminist spirit within the House of Dior. Since being appointed the first female creative director of Dior in 2016, Maria Grazia Chiuri has infused the illustrious fashion brand with a strong current of femi-nism. Her approach is at once refreshing and needed, while still paying homage to the avant-garde ethos that has been at the heart of the house since its founding by Christian Dior in 1947. This beautifully produced volume presents 160 images by leading female photographers such as Nan Goldin, Sarah Moon, Brigitte Niedermair, Coco Capitán, Vanina Sorrenti, Julia Hetta, Katerina Jebb, Zoë Ghertner, and Bettina Rheims. The women creators featured among these pages represent the breadth of style and diversity upheld by the Maison Dior. Thought-provoking quotes and poems from inspirational women--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Linda Nochlin, Claire Fontaine...

Spanish Splendor: Great Palaces, Castles, and Country Homes softcover book. y Mato, Juan Jose Junquera (text by); Schezen, Roberto (photographs by); y Morenes, Enrique Ruspoli (intro...

AMBIANIC presents Antique Small Leather Money Purse Wallet Coin Pouch Change Purse Belt Accessory Distressed Aged Leather Small Wallet with Buckle Closure....

Original British film poster for 1987 fantasy adventure film The Princess Bride. The film was directed by Rob Reiner and starred Cary Elwes, Mandy Pati...

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, YELLOW & WHITE, SUFFRAGE PARASOL / UMBRELLA, WITH “VOTES FOR WOMEN” TEXT, DISTRIBUTED BY THE NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION UNDER ANNA HOWARD SHAW’S LEADERSHIP [HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK], CIRCA 1913-1915: In the world of Suffrage memorabilia, parasols and umbrellas are known to have been produced, but hardly any exist. Made in both Britain and America, most of the organizations known to have commissioned them did so with white or purple, green, and white, utilizing the traditional British colors. In America, some of these can be identified to the Women’s Political Union of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. As for those in the traditional American colors of golden yellow and white, typically with black text, examples are known to have been produced and sold by the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA), beginning in the summer of 1913. According to author and expert Ken Florey, the organization peddled them for “one dollar each or ten dollars a dozen…[promoting] them as good for advertising the cause at street meetings, summer resorts, and county fairs. The design consisted of yellow and white in alternate sections, with “Votes for Women” in the white sections.” Florey goes on to explain how some umbrellas in this style are known with names of states hand-painted in the yellow panels. I am aware of Oregon and Idaho. Florey also indicates that one is known for Alaska. His discussion of the subject, and an illustration of the Idaho example, appear in his book, "Women's Suffrage Memorabilia" (2013, McFarland & Co., North Carolina), on pp. 192 and A8, respectively. The Oregon example, which have seen and held first-hand, is illustrated in "The Keynoter: Journal of the American Political Items Conservators," Summer/Fall/Winter 2008 (Women's Suffrage Special Triple Issue), Vol. 2008, No. 2-4, p. 110. In “Woman Suffrage Memorabilia,” Florey describes a heavy demand for parade accoutrements in the 19-teens. Despite the supposed numbers in which these yellow and white umbrellas were likely to have been produced, this is the only example that I am aware has actually surfaced with the “Votes for Women” text only and no state names. This makes it far more universally desirable. A period image survives in the Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center (Rochester, New York,) of a women carrying parasols in this style on Main Street West in that city on August 15, 1914. The marchers, masked, were described as wearing yellow dominoes (nun-style dresses) and carrying yellow parasols. According to museum catalogers, “The outside parasols are plain; those on the inside have the inscription, "Votes for women". The first group, in yellow and blue dominoes, advertised the speech and visit of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw [this would be members of the Empire Campaign Committee]. The second group carried placards with the names of equal suffrage states and the dates when they adopted votes for women. The Club Theatre, whose sign advertising "Burlesque" is clearly visible behind the marchers, occupies the premises at 75 Main Street West formerly occupied by the Shubert Theatre.” The National American Women’s Suffrage Association was formed in 1890. It represented a merging of the two largest Suffrage groups in America before that time. These were the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), formed in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), also formed in 1869 by Lucy Stone and her Husband, Henry Brown Blackwell, Henry Ward Beecher, and others. Stone’s daughter, Alice Stone...

Antique rustic stone chess. By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...

Building by the Book Volumes I & 2, Building by the Book, by Center for Palladian Studies in America. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1984-1986. Pair of 1st Ed har...

Eye popping southwest Zig Zag design on native American belt buckle in bone, brass and azurite blue---spectacular! Measures: 3" L x 2" H x ...

Original special US silkscreen poster, printed c. 1980s. This is an exceptionally rare Saul Bass (1920-1996) poster was designed and printed for Saul Bass's own personal use, and not...

In this artful book, Nicole Hollis shares her beautiful holistic environments, which thoughtfully balance a modern spirit of innovation with a reverence for artisanal craftsmanship. Nicole Hollis's approach to contemporary living is to create timeless interiors that blend seamlessly with the environment. Featured is a wide range of residences in city, country, and coastal settings that masterfully mix the simplicity of line with organic complexity to create refined spaces. A striking home in the Marin County town of Tiburon features natural materials and dramatic touches that embrace the property's sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay. A Kona Coast property set on a lava field reimagines a Hawaiian open-plan sanctuary with a modern design scheme of rich textures, including lava-basalt floor tiles and coral wall blocks. Michele Oka Doner's lighting employs the shape of Kiawe tree branches. A San Francisco pied-à-terre is an elegant contrast study in black and white, infused with historical nuances. These curated spaces are comprised of art, found objects, and bespoke furnishings that underscore Nicole's appreciation of texture, craft, and nature. About the author In 2002 Nicole Hollis founded NICOLEHOLLIS, a San Francisco award-winning interior architecture and design firm. The firm's projects have been featured in Elle Decor, Luxe Interiors, and Architectural Digest, among other publications. NICOLEHOLLIS has produced home furnishings for McGuire and lighting fixtures for Phoenix Day...

The first book from this celebrated American designer and architect known for creating spaces that balance historic detail and modern elegance. The work of architect and interior ...

Family Houses in the Country by Alexandra D'Arnoux and Gilles De Chabaneix. New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2000. Stated first editi...

Five leaves from a North African manuscript, probably on law or religion, 19th century. These are really cool, even the damaged edging adds something, making them unique abstract ...

Original Japanese film poster for the 1970 film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart. This very cool artwork was only used on this Japanese piece. The pos...

Original French film poster The Maltese Falcon, 1941. Warner Bros. released the film in American in 1941. Although Humphrey Bogart had already been in ...

This is a printed silk handkerchief from the interwar period, with an Italian aviation theme. This handkerchief features four early aircraft plane models, two of which are seaplanes. The inner field of the handkerchief is pale blue and contained by a black three-line waving border. The outer field is medium blue, with a darker blue at each corner. A white and black fasces rests in each corner. The center of the silk features a golden spread-wing eagle. Above the eagle’s head floats a gold crown. The eagle’s talons grip a shield printed with the Savoy arms, a white cross on a red field. Two gold fasces adorn either side of the shield. In most historical accounts of the early days of military aviation, our reverence for the activities of the American Expeditionary Force and its French and British companions-in-arms on the western front has led us to overlook the immense Italian contribution to the formation of airpower doctrine. The first aerial force projection occurred on Nov. 1, 1911, when Lt. Giulio Gravotta, flying a German-built monoplane, dropped one bomb on Zard and another on Taciura -- in Libya -- during the Italian-Turkish War. This event occurred just a little more than a year after the first flight of an Italian-designed and built aircraft. At about the same time, Gianni Caproni, a young Italian engineer with a passion for innovation and a vast admiration for the Wright brothers, built his first flying machine. By May 23, 1915, the day Italy entered World War I, Caproni had become Italy's leading aircraft designer and manufacturer. Caprooni designed and built a multi-engine bomber with range and bomb capacities to make it a potent offensive weapon. On Aug. 20, 1915, two of these Caproni three-engine bombers attacked the Aisovizza aerodrome with explosive and incendiary bombs, a preview of the most sustained, effective air offensive of the First World War. By early 1916, regular raids against Austro-Hungarian targets were being conducted by seven squadrons of Caproni bombers, with some 540 bombing missions flown by the year's end. Missions were on the increase, both in distance to targets and number of aircraft involved. In late 1917, due to the lack of suitable training facilities in the United States, a contingent of some 500 Americans were sent to Foggia, Italy, to learn military flying. After completing their training, the new pilots were commissioned in the Army Air Service, and the majority of them were sent to France to serve with the American Expeditionary Force. About 75 remained in Italy under the command of Capt. Fiorello LaGuardia...

Special huge chessboard. The board is about 50 inches square (125 cm square). Set is complete. Two colors, green and cobalt blue. Pieces are completely handmade in Murano. Tallest...

Rare and complete English edition of Van Linschoten's 'Itinerario'. The Itinerario is one of the most important early travel books, apparently used by ships sailing to India from Holland. It includes accurate sailing directions to the East Indies and many translations of Spanish and Portuguese documents on geography. Part III comprises an interesting account of America. Title: his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies. Devided into Foure Bookes Printed at London by JOHN WOLFE Printer to ye Honourable Cittie of LONDON. Published in London in 1598. Contains illustrated copper title and 3 engr. title vignettes (small maps) as well as 10 folding copper maps...

Mobilier Savoyard et Dauphinois by Lucile Oliver. Editions Ch. Massin, Paris, 1978. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Examines Savoyard and Dauphin period antique furniture. The are...

Régence Louis XV by Claude-Paule Wiegandt. Editions Massin, Paris, France, 1994. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket book that explores the influences in French furniture design t...

A hardback folio with 42 black and white plates showing beautiful examples of Art Deco designs for metal ware, the vast majority are by two of the masters o...

A now out of print book which is the catalogue raisonne of the great deco silversmith Jean Puiforcat. 339 pages with bilingual text in French and English and illustrated throughout w...

Painted in a light blue and light maroon red.

Madonna (1958-) is a globally-successful singer, toppling the music charts internationally since the 1980s. She is famed and admired for her ability to constantly reinvent her image. Madonna has reached a staggering level of success, selling over 250 million records, achieving the Guinness World Record for the world's most successful female recording artist of all time. This signed card by Madonna measures 3" x 5". Written in blue ink...

Original American set of eight mini lobby cards for The Empire Strikes Back also known as (Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) this was the second movie in the Star Wars ...

Framed hand colored map of Persia by John Speed. Nicely matted.

A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen, In the Renaissance style, circa 1870. The g...

Original Japanese film poster for a Jean-Luc Godard Festival in 1970.

Published by The Pace Gallery, New York, 1975 A set of six slides taken from Jean Dubuffet's series entitled, 'paysages castillans sites tricolors,' these come in a fold-out bookl...

First edition, published by Cornerhouse, 1990. This book, exquisitely designed by award winning art director Yolando Cuomo, and winner of the Infinity award for ‘Best Publication’...

Published by Versace, 2000. A book of the Versace spring summer 2001 collection, photographed atmospherically by acclaimed British photographer, Phil...

About Dale Rogers Since 1986 Dale has been sourcing the most unique fossils and minerals from around the world and through his company has been supplying leading interior designers ...

Modern sailboat model made of steel rods and mounted on triangular stained-wood bases. USA, circa 1970.

Antique alpaca hinged cigarette case, with enamel reserve. showing two collies. Set off by blue enamel deco lines. C. 1900. 3" x 3 1/2".

Fossilised vertebrae (backbones) and ribs of an Ichthyosaur; an extinct reptile that hunted fish and squid in Jurassic seas. This fossil was found in the UK and has been expertly pre...

Heavy mirror-finish chrome lid is scale model of Saarinen's GM Tech tower, over carved walnut case. The composition of the box wonderfully demonstrates the connection between the you...