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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1920s
Sputnik 1960 Space Era Cigarette and Matches Desk Holder in Steel Plastic
Located in Miami, FL
Sputnik space era cigarette holder.
Extremely funny and very hilarious piece, created during the space era back in the 1950s. Crafted in the shape of a Sputnik in black and cream ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960s Gorgeous Salmon Colored Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous salmon colored alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, cigarette box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Red Long Amber Necklace, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Do you also want to wear something nice and especially something that others don't have, this might be something for you. These beads have a beautiful red color.
This is an amber ...
Category
1960s Baltic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Architectural Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century large-scale architectural model in a beautiful honey blonde wood. A unique conversation piece where the early design stages of a...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Wooden Ship on Stand
Located in Summerland, CA
Charming model of triple masted sailboat on stand.
47” wide
Category
1920s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City Hotel, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Architectural Model of an Atlantic City hotel, incredible detail, housed in lucite box, circa 1960.
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Mid Iron.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Mid Iron.
A fine and nicely weighted dot punched faced mid iron by Josh Taylor (brother of John Henry "J.H." Taylor who was best known for his fine British Open play, winning his first Open in 1894 and went on to win it a further four times). The hickory shaft with polished leather grip, the rear of the club head marked 'Selected, Mid-iron, Warranted Hand Forged, Josh Taylor (signature) Richmond Park' with Taylor's 'Greyhound' cleek mark. The original hickory shaft stamped 'Josh. Taylor Selected'. Taylor was a professional at Aldeburgh and later at a number of other clubs: Seacroft (from 1907), Acton (from 1909), Sudbury (from 1920) and Richmond Park (from 1924).
The measurements shown are the length of the shaft with hosel and the width and depth of the face.
A great golf club iron in good original condition and very usable for modern hickory play. Approximate 24° loft & swing weight C5.
Taken from Wikipedia:
Joshua Taylor (1881 - 28 September 1957) was an English professional golfer, the younger brother of J. H. Taylor. He played in the 1913 England-Scotland Professional Match and for Great Britain in the 1921 match against America.
Taylor was born Northam, Devon in 1881, 10 years after his brother J. H. Taylor.
Playing with his brother J.H., he won the Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament in 1910. The event was played in late January at Stoke Poges...
Category
1920s British Edwardian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Pewter and Sand 15 Minutes Hour Glass
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in near mint condition Fiat 600 with a rollback cloth convertible top. From a lot of seventeen that were probably stored from day one, and never played with. Made by Ban...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Birds St. John Perse with Four Etchings by George Braque 1st US edition 1966
Located in London, GB
Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1966. Hardback. Text in original French with English translation.
In 1962, the Nobel-Prize winning French poet-diplomat, Saint-John Perse, com...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Museum Replica Fragment of a Marble Votive Relief from the Acropolis of Athens
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a reproduction of a relief piece made from a cast of the original marble relief and hand finished by skilled artisans to ensure its accuracy and authenticity. It is a beautiful representation of the original and gives an insight into the culture of ancient Greece.
The Certificate of Authenticity certifies that the marble votive...
Category
1960s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
1928 Hamilton Railroad #2 10K Gold Filled 21J Pocket Watch 16s Runs
By Hamilton
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 1920’s Hamilton Railroad pocket watch with braided leather fob. White face with black Arabic numerals; second counting sub-dial with Arabic numerals. Art Deco scalloped edge and Greek key details. Runs.
Case: Wadsworth Watch...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare 911 Porsche Friction Tin Toy by Bandai Toy Co. Made in Japan Circa 1960's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is a whitish/cream colored friction tin toy 911 Porsche circa 1960's, marked at the bottom; "Porsche" in addition to the Bandai Toy Company logo embossed, along with "Made in Japan" designation being noted.
The Bandai Toy Company is a post war toy company established in Taito, Japan circa 1950 and is still conducting business today, albeit, it has shifted from toy manufacturing to video toy accessories.
This is a very rare toy and is coveted by collectors of both toys and fast cars. Except for the odd and minor scratch here and there, the toy is in very nice, all original condition with absolutely no restoration or touch up to the paint or mechanism (see images).
The action and friction functionality works well (see video).
Motor and engine mechanics and nomenclature are colorfully displayed through the plastic rear trunk window (see image); while the colorful interior can be seen through the side window.
Car is all tin, with rubber tires and plastic windows.
Dimensions: 10 1/4" long x 4" wide x 3 1/4" high.
Priced competitively; note that this toy doesn't become available very often and the few that have turned up in recent years , don't work and are several hundred dollars more than mine.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys; important considering fakes and reproductions in the marketplace
it would behoove an enterprising collector, dealer, or decorator to take advantage of the opportunity to buy as many of the vintage tin...
Category
1960s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Ronson 1926 Art Deco Rare Near Mint Banjo Automatic Lighter in Silver on Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Banjo lighter designed by Louis V, Aronson for Ronson.
An extremely rare and virtually in near mint condition with no traces of wear or usage Banjo lighter designed by Louis V, Aronson for The Ronson Company. This Banjo automatic lighter is an American icon and was created during the Art Deco period in 1928. Crafted in solid steel and brass parts, with a .925/.999 sterling silver overlay. The body is accented with horizontal incised straight lines in a sequence of one line, a space and five lines, Fitted in one side only, with a diagonal 45 degree plain rectangle for engraving.
Designer: Louis V. Aronson.
Company: Ronson.
Weight: 54.60 Grams, (35.04 Dwt).
Measurements: 62 mm by 58 mm by 13 mm (2.44 x 2.28 x 0.51 Inches).
Hallmarks Stamped with the maker's mark, the patent and signed, "Ronson LIGHTER THE ART METAL WORKS NEWARK N.Y". Text engraved on the snuffer, "Ronson LIGHTER P.T.D. DEC 31 1918 OTHERS PAT PDG.".
The Ronson Lighter Company
The started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris...
Category
1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Steel
Egyptian Revival Nude Queen Copper Table Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco era copper Egyptian Revival nude queen Table Lighter featuring a figural lighter with a removable lighter at the top.
1920, United States, comes e...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Batman
Located in London, GB
Original US production still for the 1966 film Batman.
This film was based on the Batman television series, and was the first full-length feature film adaptation of the DC Comics' c...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Moroccan Caftan, Black and Gold Embroidered, ca. 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moroccan Caftan, black silk damask heavily with gold threads. Circa 1960's
The black heavy damask kaftan was entirely made by ...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metallic Thread, Gold
Carnielli Italy Prod, Professional Vintage Punching Ball Cuir Boxing Boxe Years
Located in Biella, IT
Carnielli Italy prod. professional vintage punching ball boxing boxe years 1960
very good vintage condition with sign of the years use
material...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Chrome
Frankart Lady on Chrome Ball Smoking Stand Model T330
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frankart Smoking Stand, Model T330 Nude lady holding up her arms holding a molded Glass Ashtray. lady stands on a Chrome Ball. All in nice Original condition, signs of use and wear...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Juliana D&E Equestrian Jockey Jeweled Parure Gucci Style Horse Charms
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Golden Equestrian Necklace with Jewel Tone Cabochons and Charms. Included is a Bib Necklace with 18 Charms, Charm Bracelet with 13 Charms & Dangle ...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Miniature Maison Jansen Style Italian Brass Swan Rack
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Brass Italian miniature Maison Jansen style swann rack. Good for napkins, papers, mail, etc.
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Old Regie Austria Cigarettes Vendor's Tray, 1970s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Old Regie Cigarettes Vendor's Tray - 1960s
The vintage hawker's tray from the company Regie mild variety is a real treasure for lovers of retro accessories and collectors of histori...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
1962 A Clockwork Orange
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange'.
A first edition, first issue of this canoni...
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stereo RR-126 radio by Pier Giacomo & Achille Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
Brionvega wood-colored stereo radio. The radio and record player work perfectly, it has been completely overhauled. There is a bluethoot connection for GSM. Dimensions in closed posi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960s Carl Aubock Werkstatte #5606 Nickel Chess Set in Box Vintage Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carl Aubock III
chess set
Austria, 1968
Beech, stained beech, nickel-plated steel, enameled steel
Box W 18 x D 6 x H 1 5/8 in.
King H 2 15/16 in.
Sold with vintage original...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nickel
1921 Monday or Tuesday
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful copy of Virginia Woolf's breakout story collection 'Monday or Tuesday'. Being one of a small 1,000 copy print run.
Illustrated, with four woodcuts by Vanessa Bell, Woolf's elder sister. Bell designed a number of dust jackets for books published by the Hogarth Press...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1929 The Prince
By Machiavelli
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptionally scarce Limited Edition of Machiavelli's sixteenth century political treatise, limited to only ten copies printed on vellum leaves.
Number ten of ten copies printed ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
F. S. Payne Elevator Car Control Pedestal
Located in Norwell, MA
Iron and brass elevator “switch”, which is the term used for the control used to raise and lower the elevator car. With brass maker’s badge. We have stripped, polished, and sealed it...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1960s Modernist Striking Chess Game Set Aluminum and Walnut Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern chess game set in aluminum and walnut wood
Unmarked
Preowned vintage condition. Some pieces have been restored.
Refer to all images please.
Measures: 3 tall x 12 x...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Novels of Charlotte, Emily, & Anne Bronte - 6 Vols - 1922 - ILLUSTRATED BY DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
TITLE: The Novels of Charlotte, Emily, & Anne Bronte.
PUBLISHER: London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1922.
DESCRIPT...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1928 The House at Pooh Corner
By A.A. Milne
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound first edition copy of A A Milne's noted story collection 'House at Pooh Corner'. A wonderful copy of this beloved work, housed in a custo...
Category
1920s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mr Fox The Magician Blowing Magical Bubbles working Tin Toy by Yonezawa of Japan
Located in High Wycombe, GB
"Mr Fox The Magician" Blowing Magical Bubbles Collectible Tin Toy
Brightly coloured 1960's tin toy from Japan, made by the manufacturer Yonezawa
Sold without box. Takes D batteries to operate. These will not be sent with item due to postal restrictions.
Yonezawa Toys...
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Collection of Leather Bound Art Deco Photo Albums of European Travel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Leather Bound Art Deco Photo Albums of European Travel, the actual albums are probably French, circa 1920's. They document fabulous trips throughout Europe in the 1920'...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1962 A Clockwork Orange
Located in Bath, GB
A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange'. With a signed letter from the author loo...
Category
1960s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Italian Three Piece Orange Genuine Hand Carved Alabaster Smoking Set
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi.
Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche.
A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle).
And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in.
Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand.
So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
French Dressing
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for 1963 drama starring James Booth, Marisa Mell and Roy Kinnear. This film was directed by Ken Russell.
This poster is unfolded and conservation linen b...
Category
1960s British Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Space Age Decorative Aluminium Ashtray in two piece, Scandinavian design
Located in Milano, IT
With the habit of smoking drastically decreasing all over the world according to statistics, all kinds of paraphernalia connected to that universe are becoming a scarcer and scarcer ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Mid-1960s Inter Island Big Wave Surfboard by Mike Diffenderfer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1960s Vintage Inter Island Surf Shop Big Wave Surfboard. Hand made by the late Mike Diffenderfer (1937-2002). Features a big wave Pipeliner shape design with astounding 4” thick balsa wood center string and 4 complimentary redwood stringers and tailblock. An extraordinary example of a 1960s Big Wave Pipeliner surfboard made by esteemed surfboard design...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood, Softwood
1920s English Small Silver Glass Matchstriker
Located in Stamford, CT
1920s petite English glass and sterling silver match striker.
Makers mark on the silver rim.
Matches shown in photos are not included.
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Tesla Speaker Ars450, Czechoslovakia
By Tesla
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique and original item. A speaker used in villages as a part of a local radio in Czechoslovakia. this piece in marked as Tesla ARS 450, 25W. We were no...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Taxidermy Fox's Mask by Spicer of Lemington
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Fox Mask By Peter Spicer.
This prepared fox mask, fox head, is mounted on a good quality oak shield impressed to reverse 'P. Spicer & Sons, Leami...
Category
1920s English Sporting Art Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
SYMONDS - The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini - 2 vols. - IN A FINE FULL CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SYMONDS, John Addington - translator.
TITLE: The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini Written By Himself.
PUBLISHER: NY: Brentano's, 1929.
DESCRIPTION: 2 vols, 9-1/16" x 6-1/8", num...
Category
1920s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Art Deco Enamel Mounted Holy Water French, circa 1920
Located in Mimizan, FR
Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Enamel Mounted Holy Water French circa 19Z0.
All mounted on brass.
Will hang on the wall.
In good vintage condition with only very minor signs of age.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Enamel
1960s St Dupont Lighter Silver Design Horizontal
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Biella, IT
S.T. Dupont France lighter sophisticated horizontal line1 first edit two tone silverplate and gold-rose color design in years '60 and is in good used vi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Pipe stand, tobacco, smoking, design, Hagenauer 1920/30 Art Deco, Vienna Austria
Located in Wien, AT
A very rare object of the famous Austrian workshop Hagenauer, based in Vienna since the opening in 1898.
Objects made by the designers Hagenauer are sought after worldwide and this ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Wrightsman Collection, 1st Ed. signed by Charles and Jane Wrightsman, 1966-1973
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Wrightsman collection, Vols.I-V, New York, The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, 1966-1973. First Edition, hardcovers with dust jackets. Inscribed by
the Wrightsmans, incl. a Christ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Industrial Clock from the International Time Recording Company 1920’s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful antique clock from 1925 by the International Time Recording Company. This piece originally was used in commercial/industrial setting...
Category
1920s North American Industrial Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rectangular Bronze Brooch by Uni David-Andersen for D.a. Norway 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely bronze brooch designed by Uni David-Andersen for David Andersen AS in the 1960s Norway. The broch has a Viking inspired look with a rectangular shape and geometric patterns. A...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Original Danish Piet Hein "Solitaire" Teak Board Game Complete Set Vintage 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage "Solitaire" board game designed by Piet Hein for Danish wood manufacturer Skjøde, Skjern. Both the board and the pegs are made from teak.
Designed and made ca. 1960s.
This piece comes including the original leather bag for storing the pegs and the original instructions in Danish, German and English attached to the bottom.
Marked on bottom:
Piet Hein Skjøde...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Teak, Wood
Vintage USSR Book: 'Nomads' by K. Kripichny - A Rare Gem from 1963, 1J126
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a captivating journey into a world of wanderers and nomads with this remarkable vintage book, showcasing the exceptional work "Nomads" by K. Kripichny, from the USSR. Circa...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
14K Gold Three Diamond Ring
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This stunning sparkling ladies diamond ring features three brilliant cut round diamonds prong set in a 14K white gold setting mounted on a 14K yellow gold band. The center diamond is...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Glass In Architecture and Decoration 1967
Located in London, GB
Published by Architectural Press, 1967
"An immense and highly detailed history of the manufacture and use of all types of architectural glass by Raymond McGrath, famous for his inve...
Category
1960s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brooch in the form of a Rose by G. Raspini, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Brooch in the form of a Rose, with its original case.
Realized in Italy, Arezzo, by G. Raspini in 1960s.
Silver. L. 17.8 cm, 44 g.
Hallmarked with guarantee and maker's marks as we...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Pleyel Model 3Bis Baby Grand Piano
By Pleyel
Located in San Antonio, TX
This French Early 20th Century Pleyel baby grand piano is truly exceptional. The Pleyel brand is legendary and has been favored by renowned composers such as Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel for its rich and unique sound. This particular piano is in remarkable condition, with beautifully restored walnut wood veneer, delicate yet sturdy legs, and perfectly balanced proportions. The soundboard is in its ideal original condition, offering an authentic Pleyel sound, and the hammers, strings, and tuning pins are all original yet functional. The cast iron plate is adorned with exquisite floral ornamentations, adding to the elegance of the instrument.
The keys are made of highly refined ivory, providing a distinctive and sophisticated touch. With the serial number found on the piano and the archives of the Musee de la Musique, the piano's precise origin has been traced back to 1922. Pleyel pianos...
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1966
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, first impression. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and dark bro...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Set of Four Amber Necklaces, 1960s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Do you also want to wear something nice and especially something that others don't have, this might be something for you.
These are 4 amber necklaces strung with irregular pieces ...
Category
1960s Baltic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair
Located in valatie, NY
The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair. 1962, University of Oklahoma Press. Hardcover with dust jacket. Probably no Native American handicraft are more widely admired than Navajo weaving and Navajo and Pueblo silver work. This book contains the most important and complete account of Indian jewelry fashioned by the Navajo, the Zuni, the Hopi, and other Pueblo peoples. The author has told the story of his several years' investigation of jewelry making among the Southwestern Indians. With the use of decorative plates the narrative is has a very visual experience. John Adair is a trained ethnologist who has lived and worked among these Indians. He has done an exhaustive examination of the principal museum collections of Navajo and Pueblo silver work, both early and modem, in Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. He visited trading posts in the Indian country and examined and photographed silver on the pawn racks and in important private collections. He lived for a time among the Navajo, watched them make their jewelry, and actually learned to work silver himself under one of the leading artisans, Tom Burnsides. Many of the photographs he made at the time are used as illustrations in this book. As field worker for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, he studied the economics of Navajo and Pueblo silversmithing; and still later he became manager of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild, a tribal enterprise. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths provides a full history of the craft and the actual names and localities of the pioneer craftsmen who introduced the art of the silversmith to them. Despite its present high stage of development, with its many subtle and often exquisite designs, the art of working silver is not an ancient one among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. There are men still living today who remember the very first silversmiths. Mr. Adair gives full details of the methods and techniques of a primitive forge with homemade tools. He tells both of the fine pieces made for trade among the Indians themselves and of the newer, cheaper types of jewelry produced for sale to tourists. He discusses standards and qualities of Indian silver and describes the work of the Indian schools in helping preserve traditional design in the fine silver of today. His excellent photographs of some of the most notable pieces, old and new, provide examples for evaluation. This book will serve the layman, the ethnologist, and the dealer alike as a guide to establish proper values in Indian silver jewelry...
Category
1960s American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Case Antique Shops Model "Mercedita" of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique Shop model of the barkentine "Mercedita" of Boston. Old model in original grey and gold paint. Scribed deck with many cabins and hatches. Other details include anchors, capst...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
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