Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique 1850s Italian Other Nautical Objects

Brass, Wrought Iron

Astonishing Armillary sphere, a very beautiful decorative object, in wrought iron and metal, circa 1850.

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memora...

Silver Plate

About This is an original silver plated loving cup trophy monogrammed "C. Scutt Aggregate Cup 1960". This trophy has highly stylized handles and stamped "Reg with Platon E.P.N.S E...

Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Metal

A pair of exquisite Art Deco-period glass sconce shades with scallop shell motif on chrome and black metal back plates. Rewired for American use, porcelain socket and takes a regular...

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Brass, Milk Glass

A very cool pair of triangular and dimensional wall sconces from the stateroom of a 1970s cruise ship. Brass frame with an opaque white glass shade. Takes a regular size light bulb a...

Laura Cerwinske

1990s American Modern Books

Paper

With over 100 gorgeous photographs this book originally published in 1990 displays the sumptuous lifestyle of the Russian Imperial family. The treasures created and collected by the ...

Gillows of Lancaster & London

Antique 1870s English Historical Memorabilia

Paper

A rare and interesting item. This 16 page ledger invoice is for the year 1874 and relates to work carried out at Flass House, a large mansion near the village of Maulds Meaburn, Cumb...

Late 20th Century Industrial Wall Mirrors

Brass

A great ovoid-shaped brass ship's window turned into a mirror. Originally salvaged from a ship's closed-type lifeboat from the 1970s. The glass has been swapped for a mirror and the ...

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

A great brass wall mirror from the stateroom of a decommissioned cruise ship. Features a new mirror and glass shelf with the original brass railing around it, circa 1960s. When found...

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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Ceramics

Earthenware

From Provençe, a vintage French Fèves Christmas nativity set. Each set is made of twenty-nine, hand-painted, miniature earthenware figures, including the Holy family, the Three Wise ...

Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

Brass, Milk Glass

From a ship's stateroom, this pair of brass table lamps has an adjustable arm that swings out and lovely, domed milk glass shades. Measures: Base diameter is 8" diameter. The swing a...

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Maps

Glass, Wood, Paper

Neat old title page from the 1921 Atlas of the Borough of Manhattan. This appears to be made of parchment paper and ink. Copyright 1921 by G.W Bromley & Co. It is framed in wood with...

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Antique 1890s European Romantic Models and Miniatures

Fabric, Paper

A handsome antique dress form from Hungary. All original with linen bodice and base. Original painted base is a dark brown. Very good, patina, tears to fabric, stains.

Currier & Ives

Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Prints

Wood, Paper

Hand colored lithograph by Currier and Ives 'Life In The Country Evening' entered according to an Act of Congress 1860. Signed E F Palmel Del. The print is framed in an elegant ol...

Vintage 1950s German Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

1950s German medicine leather ball.

Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Blown Glass, Copper

A very nice Victorian lightning rod made of a wrought iron tripod base and a slender copper rod pole with original glass ball, circa 1920s. The piece is in good vintage condition wit...

Late 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Metal

About This is an original riveted and sewn saddlebag. Made with genuine leather, this piece has double compartments with chrome buckles, rawhide tassels throughout and embossed ea...

Antique Late 19th Century Irish Country Prints

Paper

This large framed and matted original print depicts the famous scene of disturbed Ireland: Before the Magistrate ………… a prosecution under the Coercion Acts of a Land Leaguer. This...

Antique 1830s American American Classical Prints

Wood, Paper

Pair of 19th century fishing themed prints. The prints are entitled Fly Fishing and Bottom Fishing. Printed by Pollard. Published by Holme November 17, 1831. Picture Frame Manufacto...

Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments

Metal

About An original metal loudspeaker by Altec Lansing. This all metal piece has 10 cells and the original label. Use as a decorative piece vertically or horizontally. It has retained...

Antique Late 19th Century American Books

The Writings of Sir. Walter Scott. The Waverley Novels. Pub: Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. Various other Publishers, Various Dates 74 vols. Bound in full tan polished cal...

Antique Late 19th Century Irish Country Prints

Paper

This framed and matted original print depicts the famous scene of The State of Ireland Posting the Government Proclamation in Connemara, Co Galway. This scene evokes Powerful memo...

Ferdinand Barbedienne

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Taxidermy

Ostrich Eggshell, Bronze

Rare pair of ostrich eggs gilt bronze mounted and engraved on a tripod, signed by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892). France, Napoleon III, circa 1870. The fascination for nature a...

Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Country Prints

Paper

This framed and matted original print depicts Belfast from fort Breda. This scene evokes memories of Irish country Lifestyles in and during the 19th century. The scenes were sk...

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Ceramic

Art Deco at it's finest from renowned French maker ODYV, this is a working clock featuring alarm function. Displaying Classic deco form in an equine scene; a lady in typical flowi...

20th Century English Decorative Art

Paper

Penguin Books founded in 1935 and known for their iconic design of two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band of white. The most common was orange for Penguin's fiction, green cove...

Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Steel, Felt, Tin, Wood

About This is an original hand painted, submarine half hull. This is a rare piece. Most half hulls tend to be ships. Submarine half hulls are rare. The submarine body is wood with...

Antique Late 19th Century Irish Country Prints

Paper

This framed and matted original print depicts In the Western Highlands A Connemara Washing. This scene evokes memories of Irish Country Lifestyles in and during the 19th century. ...

Early 20th Century Swiss Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Beautiful musical inlaid handcrafted jewelery gloss burl walnut box "Romance" Measures: Height – 3” Width – 6” Length – 10” Velvet lined jewelry compartment International ...

Antique Late 19th Century Irish Country Prints

Paper

One of the most iconic images of Irish 19th century history! This is one of my personal favourites. This framed and matted original print depicts the famous scene of The State ...

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Religious Items

Faience

These are two incredible French Faience holy water fonts from the 1700s. Both have a crucifix and are hand painted with blue and orange touches. They are works of art and would be in...

Early 20th Century French Religious Items

Porcelain

This stunning collection of 4 French antique holy water fonts (bénitiers) are all white with various trim touches. Two are have crucifixes, one is of Mary providing a blessing and on...

Early 20th Century French Religious Items

Faience

This is a wonderful collection of French antique holy water fonts (benitiers). There are two white porcelain holy water fonts shaped like a cross with crucifixes (one has gold on it)...

Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Taxidermy

Feathers

Pair of gouaches on paper. Leaves and branches painted in water colors in pastel . The birds sitting on branches are formed of real feathers in luminous colors. Framed in wood with s...

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Models and Miniatures

Something to smile about! Dental alloys, highly polished metal for making dental prosthesis. These pieces can be used as coasters, paperweights or simply as tactile pieces for den...

Vintage 1970s British Aviation Objects

Engineers model of jet turbine in cowling. A hand built model of a jet engine with spinning turbine. Mounted on a wooden stand. Possibly built by an apprentice working within the ...

A. Saget

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III More Desk Accessories

Silver Plate

Bonapartist propaganda item in silver plated with an eggcup shape engraved on the neck "Dieu protège la France" ("God protects France"), encrypted Htte C, attached to a Vendome colum...

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

A simply stunning coffee table with 27 polished titanium blades, positioned within its original hub, on a polished custom made base, underneath glass. Practical and unique. The fa...

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables

From a Puma Helicopter Jet engine our skilled craftsmen have created a side table with a turbine from a RR Turbomeca Turmo II1 C4 Puma Engine. 43 powder coated fans blades individual...

Rolls Royce

Vintage 1980s British Modern Side Tables

10 highly polished exhausts from a Rolls Royce engine underneath a glass top. Professional packaging and shipping available world-wide from our in-house shippers. Please contact s...

Early 20th Century More Folk Art

Metal

This wooden sleigh features black base paint, green and red trim, and a floral design on the dash. Spindles along the back and scrolled metalwork beneath the seat and floor boards gi...

Early 2000s American Modern Aviation Objects

Aluminum

Winglet systems from BLR Aerospace are a solid, stylish addition that will distinguish your King Air in the hangar, on the ramp and everywhere you fly. Unit cost: King air 350i: ...

Georg Jensen, Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe

Early 2000s Danish Minimalist Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver, Rock Crystal

Exquisite Torun designed sterling silver necklace No. 297A with a rock crystal drop No. 311C. Neckchain with hook and eye clasp and drop hook is a matching set. Fully marked for Ge...

21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Natural Specimens

Bronze, Coral, Quartz, Tourmaline

Odysśee de la Mer. A large 19th Century French cast bronze fragment with a mounding growth of over 5000 carats natural citrine and black tourmaline that surround a giant black sea fa...

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

A carved wooden ram's head. This hand-carved ram's head features a forward facing three-dimensional ram with beautifully curled and textured horns, mounted onto a rounded wooden back...

Antique 18th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Wood

An 18th century French carved wood female figure. This French figure of hand-carved wood features a female figure, draped in gown, kneeling in prayer like position with her palms clo...

Antique 18th Century Swedish Decorative Art

Silver Leaf, Paper

A pair of authentic 18th century Swedish framed seals. These antique seals of Swedish nobility, were originally collected in the early 19th century. The original collector of these S...

2010s Danish Modern Games

Resin, Sterling Silver

Two varieties of amber, culled from the Danish coast, encased in silver fittings, previously in the collection of the Skagen Amber Museum. This piece is not composed of resin but amb...

Bulgari

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Collectible Jewelry

Gold, Precious Stone

The suite includes: one necklace featuring full-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 13.50 carats, marked Bvlgari; one bracelet enhanced by full-cut diamonds weighing a tot...

Antique 1870s South African Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

Ostrich Eggshell

Ostrich eggs adorned with incised images are an ancient form of art in Africa's southern reaches, though few examples display the particular character and content found here. This ex...

Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Wood

Knobkerries were ubiquitously carried by Southern African men as weapons, dance staffs and symbols of status. While typically designed as somewhat utilitarian objects, they were ofte...

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

Wood

A highly abstract wooden post from Kenya. The Giryama people of the Kenyan coast are known for their long standing tradition of carved wooden mortuary posts. The grave posts, call...

Antique Late 19th Century Australian Tribal Tribal Art

Wood

A lovely, elegantly carved hardwood boomerang. With its pointed arc silhouette, the weapon almost seems to depict an abstract avian form. Subtle striations run the length of the stic...

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities

Wood

A beautiful interplay of raised planes and clustered incisions structures this impressive cephalomorphic Congolese pipe. Flowing line work textures the head, which joins with the bri...

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons

Metal

A stunning 19th century knife with choral-colored shells on the scabbard. Among the many remarkable art traditions for which the Baule people of Cote D'ivoire are known is their m...

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Musical Instruments

Bronze

An old Nigerian iron gong with spiral finial. Although the gong is a type of percussion instrument used on a daily basis, a gong of this size had value beyond its material usefuln...

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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Knobkerries were ubiquitously carried by South African men as weapons and symbols of status. While typically designed as utilitarian objects, they were oftentimes crafted with a grea...

Antique 19th Century New Zealand Tribal Tribal Art

Wood

A traditional Maori staff (taiaha), carved from a single piece of hardwood and endowed with a deep, warm patina of age. The 'tongue' of the staff (arero), used to deliver stabbing bl...

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Elegance and painstaking craftsmanship mark this Boa sickle, which stands like an alert snake, poised, rigid yet fluid. The warmth of the handle against the cool steel grey of the bl...