Historical Memorabilia
Historical Memorabilia For Sale
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Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. These printing innovations can be attributed to Chinese Buddhist devotees, who embraced woodblock printing as an important vehicle to spread sutras and good spirits.
Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of Chinese characters and the labor involved in manipulating them.
Enclosed in a contemporary wooden frame, each of the miniature wood blocks included in this early 20th-century type set was hand-carved with a Chinese character. Each is a unique and wonderful curiosity, providing an unusual look at a moment in time.
Each set contains approximately 70 individual tiles.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
France Art Deco Horse, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Horse in wood and chrome.
We ha...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Chrome
Set of Chinese Wooden Printing Blocks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. These printing i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Carved Gothic Style Quasimodo / Hunchback of Notre Dame Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, 19th century statuette of Victor Hugo's famous novel character.
If you are a collector of rare novel and/or famous movie characters then this 19th century sculpture of Quasimodo, better known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Vintage Leather Medicine Balls, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of three vintage leather medicine balls, circa 1940
Great collection of old school medicine balls.
Hippocrates is said to have stuffed animal skins for patients to toss for...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Naïve Coconut Shell “Bugbear” Powder Flask Carved as a Fish
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A naïve coconut shell “bugbear” powder flask carved as a fish with an open mouth surrounded by scales above a man hunting with a rifle and dogs, the underside plain, circa 1805.
“Bugbear” coconut...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Coconut
Directoire Style Open Armchair Hand-Carved
Located in New York, NY
Directoire style open armchair hand-carved Italian beechwood cane seating
Cane seating broken
H. 34" x W. 21/75, some water stains on feet.
Only one left, unfinished raw wood.
Category
17th Century Italian Chippendale Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Beech
Pair of Canadian Folk Art Carved Japanese Internment Camp Figures or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Folk Art carved figures is believed to have been made by a Japanese immigrant to Canada either while or after being interned by the Canadian government during the Second World War. The male carved figure is hand painted in vibrant colors and the base reads: June 11, 1942" and "Ontario" underneath. The nude female carving...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Softwood
18th century Set Hand Colored Nautical Engravings
By M. Ogier
Located in Savannah, GA
Signed M. Ogier (Fecit:by), this set of four hand colored engravings is part of a larger edition of plates. These plates are numbered PL 16, 347, 365 and 386. The subject is probably...
Category
18th Century Unknown Elizabethan Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
20th Century Central European Metal and Wooden Scooter
Located in High Point, NC
Step back in time with this authentic 20th Century Central European Metal and Wooden Scooter, a whimsical piece that captures the playful spirit of yesteryears. Its sturdy construction features a combination of robust metal and solid wood, telling the tale of a bygone era where durability met simplicity in design. The scooter boasts original painted wheels with charming patina, and a spring mechanism that speaks to the ingenuity of early 20th-century leisure inventions. Perfect as a unique decorative item in a vintage-themed space or as a conversation piece in an eclectic collection, this scooter is a nostalgic nod to the simple joys of childhood. It stands not just as a relic of the past but as an ode to the timeless appeal of classic toys.
Category
20th Century European Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
King George IV Authentic Antique Strand of Hair 18th Century / 19th Century
Located in Jersey, GB
In 1811 King George IV (1762-1830) stepped up as Prince Regent in place of his father George III, who was no longer well enough to rule.
An enthusias...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
1961 Moto Morini Motom 49cc Wall Hanger
Located in Alpha, NJ
This is a beautifully restored 1961 Moto Morini "wall hanger". This piece is meant to be ornamental or decorative memorabilia but can be brought back to running condition. All fluids...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
Collector's Item Historic 19th Century English Knife Cleaner
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous kitchen accessory, a rare Kent's London, England knife cleaner dated 1865-1870 with original porcelain label. An amazing historical piece inve...
Category
19th Century English Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s
Located in Manzano, IT
Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s
Style
Vintage
Periodo del design
Before 1890s
Production Period
Before 1890s
Year Manufactured
1800
Maker
Wertheim & C.
...
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Star Wars Film-Used Props from Original 1977 Film
Located in Jersey, GB
- Three fibreglass pieces of Krayt Dragon bone that appear in the original 1977 film Star Wars
Star Wars, episode IV: A New Hope (1977), written and di...
Category
1970s Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fiberglass
Antique New Williams Arts & Crafts Leather Treadle Belt Sewing Machine Cum Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Under-appreciated but exceptionally made Antique New Williams Company treadle sewing machine with leather belt and working mechanism. Inside it ...
Category
Early 1900s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Napoleon Bonaparte Authentic Strand of Hair
Located in Jersey, GB
Napoleon is one of history's most iconic figures. As emperor of France, his actions shaped Europe in the early 19th century.
Following a successful coup d’état in 1799, Napoleon w...
Category
19th Century Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Cowhide First Aid Swiss Army Backpack
Located in Evergreen, CO
This is an excellent example of a Swiss made army backpack. Complete with all straps and very minimal wear to the cow hair on the exterior, and no rips in the interior canvas. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cowhide, Canvas
British 19th Century Drum Table
Located in New York, NY
This charming 19th-century English regimental drum was fitted with a glass top to serve as a table. It bears the painted arms of the Royal Dublin Fusil...
Category
1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
5000 ANTIQUE ITALIAN TERRACOTTA BRICKS PINK to RED end 19th/20th Cent.
Located in Madrid, ES
RECYCLED ANTIQUE TERRACOTTA BRICKS FROM PINK TO RED
19/20th Century
Italy
PRICE of EACH BRICK: €5.00
Selected recycled red and pink colored b...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Terracotta
Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Cypresswood or hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ tea chest
Yokohama, 1862-1897, with inscription reading: Choicest Natural Leaf Yamashiro Tea, Packed by Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama
Measures: H. 53.5 x W. 61.5 x D. 41.5 cm
Including original wood box
The chest gold, silver and red lacquered on a black lacquer ground, the top decorated with an eagle sitting on a branch, looking at a small escaping bird, the front with a pheasant under a chestnut, one side with a cockerel amongst foliage, the back decorated with an argus pheasant...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Rare Set of Four House, Teddy Bear and Fish Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of four. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alwa...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wire
Mid-Century Investiture Chair Designed by Lord Snowden for Prince Charles 1969
By Remploy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chair was designed by Lord Snowden in 1969 and produced by Remploy for the Investiture ceremony of Prince Charles, and done in the period Mid-Cetury Modern style. The chair is made of ash with a bentwood back and painted in a bright red with Prince of Wales styled feathers on the back in gilt. These chairs are known as 'investiture chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool, Bentwood
Set of three mechanical hand drills. France, Val d'Or and others. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of three mechanical hand drills. Iron, wood. France, Val d'Or and others. XIX century.
Set of tools consisting of a mechanical chuck, another hand drill with a piece to push wit...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other, Iron
Original 1956 ÖBB ' Österreichische Bundesbahnen' Ashtray by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you can find a beautiful historical artifact. The object for sale is an aluminum cast board ashtray used on Austrian trains in the 50s. It as manufactured for the staatlic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
Magnificent Full Size Carousel Horse
Located in Nantwich, GB
This truly magnificent old 20th century full size carved wooden carousel horse is carved in the style of Denzil.
This beautiful animal has been in a private...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
King Edward VIII Coronation Flag 1937
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH King Edward VIII, this flag was produced to commemorate th...
Category
1930s English Empire Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Hermès Philippe LeDoux Menège Vintage Silk Equestrian Scarf
By Hermès
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French fashion house, Hermès, a vintage silk scarf from the Manège line, circa 1974.
Designed by Philippe Ledoux for Hermès in 1974, this an early vintage of a classic is...
Category
20th Century French International Style Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Original Screen-Used Carpet from Titanic Movie
Located in Jersey, GB
Original film prop: 7 inch x 7 inch piece of carpet from the Titanic movie
The 1997 Hollywood Blockbuster Titanic, directed by James Cameron, is the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time, netting $2.2 billion at the box office.
Making stars out of actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, the film went on to win a record 11 Oscars.
Titanic memorabilia...
Category
1990s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Upholstery
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles. Upgrade your legacy and clout with a few well placed trinkets from Mid Century M.I.T. sca...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paper
Brooke Cadwallader Carnival Mid-Century Era Silk Scarf, 1947-1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooke Cadwallader Silk Scarf, The Carnival Print – 1947-1950
Brooke Cadwallader was a well-known printed textile designer of the mid-20th century...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Tinsel Tree Topper and Ornaments Feather Tree German Vintage Christmas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare collection of eight feather tree tinsel ornaments. A beautiful large tinsel star tree topper (approx. 9 1/4" in diameter)
and two tinsel garlands (...
Category
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wire
19th Century Italian Ringed Double Sided Stone Tub
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century ITALIAN RINGED DOUBLE SIDED STONE TUB
WIDTH 74cms
LENGTH 160 cms
DEPTH 62cm
WEIGHT 300Kg
MANUFACTURE Italian
Material Limestone
THICKNESS OF TH...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Stone
Antique Vintage Kodak Wooden Trimming Board by Eastman
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique vintage kodak wooden trimming board by Eastman. The wooden cutting surface measures 6 inches tall by 5 inches wide by 3/4 inches tall. Some of the original writing can be seen on the surface of the board and the ruler on the top is visible. This board was used for trimming photographs. Beautiful and interesting piece for your use or library decor...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Antique Federal Eagle American 50 Star Flag with Brass Eagle Pole, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Monumental 50 star American Flag with antique Federal Eagle brass and wood pole. A patriotic piece suitable for any home. This set includes both ...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Bronze Double Inkwell 19th Century Siena Marble Empire - Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
A Italian Bronze Double Inkwell 19th Century
Siena marble.
Empire - Napoleon III
Length: 28 cm. Height 9.5 cm. Depth 17.5 cm.
very good condition
Category
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Marble
Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare French early 19th century Napoleonic medal cabinet on four gilt bronze pawfeet, a hinged door to the top and front opening to reveal four drawers containing 184 very fine bronzed plaster medals...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
19th Century Wood Boots Trees Molds or Forms
Located in Carimate, Como
19th century wooden riding boot trees, molds or forms. Great decorative and conversational piece, ideal for decorative purpose.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique Box With Coat Of Arms 19th century
ANTIQUE BOX WITH CREST ELEGANT LEATHER BOX WITH CENTRAL SHIELD.THE INTERIOR IS LINED IN RED.IT HAS ITS ORI...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Page Turner or Letter Opener Horn and Brass
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large and decorative Hollywood Regency 1920s page turner or letter opener made by hand out of a curl goat Horn and brass.
On the brass it reads: AER
But the some letters are h...
Category
Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Photography Panoramic 1922 Black and White Pennsylvania Fireman DuBois Hose Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
Large black and white panorama photograph featuring forty-six members of the J.E. DuBois Hose Company pictured with their Bureau of Fire, DuBois, P...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
19thc Masonic Triangular Carved Oak Table Altar
Located in Savannah, GA
Part of the Masonic emblem is the triangle shape compass which represents the measurement of the ability to undertake actions within certain constraints. This very unusual solid golden oak tri-corner Masonic Lodge table...
Category
1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Voting Box Tuscan Confraternity Carved Barrel Ballot Box
Located in Milan, IT
19th century Italian Confraternity Voting Urn of Tuscan origin realized with turned and carved poplar wood. The barrel-shaped central body, in which hands were inserted to insert the ballot ball into one of the two holes connected to the small drawer below, where on the front we find the inscription YES and NO related to voting, SI and NO, in order to distinguish for and against votes on paper, then collected in two separate small drawers, just below. Standing on four curly feet, it has a beautiful curved handle and carved parts at both ends, highlighted by ebonized details.
In a fraternity, this ballot box was used to collegially adjudicate community choices. In good age related condition, with sogns of wear and use. This antique Italian ballot wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 19th century wooden voting box...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Poplar
1960s Remington Rifle Life Size Advertising Dummy Board Seated Bond/ Mod Girl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and possibly one-of-a-kind advertising piece from the 1960s, the Remington Rifle Life Size Advertising Dummy Board. This custom store advert...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Sophia Loren signed magazine cover
Located in Jersey, GB
A vintage 1980 Harper's Bazaar magazine cover signed by Hollywood legend Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren (1934 -) is an Italian actress, renowned as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood cinema.
Loren starred in almost 100 films during her career, and won multiple awards including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Actress and an Academy Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award.
A cover of Harper's Bazaar Magaine dated October 1980 featuring an attractive portrait of Sophia Loren.
Cover measures approx. 9" x 10.75", and is in fine condition.
Loren has signed the cover in the lower right-hand portion in crisp black ink.
A good autograph from one of the most famous female movie stars...
Category
1980s Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19thC Victorian Burr Walnut Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian burr walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards for games, playing cards, droughts counters, a dice shaker...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Painted Wood Folk Art Showroom Trade Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Folk Art trade sign with hand-carved "Showroom" letters and an arrow. The letters and backboard are in original paint, egg-white and petroleum green. The sign has recently b...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pine
'Maison Kuiper' Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end boutique in Zeis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fur
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Coronation Flag, 1937
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH King George VI in 1937. Flag shows King George VI alongside Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor...
Category
1930s English Empire Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Louis Armstrong Autograph
Located in Jersey, GB
A superb Louis Armstrong autograph
Featured on a 12 by 12 inch image of Armstrong, alongside actor Danny Kaye, from 1959 film The Five Pennies
Armstrong has signed his name handsomely in black ink.
The item may have originally been inserted in an LP of the film's soundtrack.
In fair condition. It features a large vertical fold through the centre.
Excellent provenance. Armstrong signed it for the consignor in person at the stage door...
Category
20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage telephone is an original design object realized in the 1930s/40s.
A brass and wood vintage telephone.
Fair conditions due to the time.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century. Exquisitely hand-crafted in England over a century ago, exceptionally executed, t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Plastel Medal of Mussolini by Aurelio Mistruzzi, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Plastel medal of Mussolini made by Aurelio Mistruzzi, in the 1930s.
Measures: D 10 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plaster
Miniature Daguerreotype Family Portraits with Hand Coloring in Gutta Percha Case
Located in Norwalk, CT
Four excellent Civil War-era daguerreotype portraits, each framed in elaborate gold foil. Three images (woman and children) appear to be hand-colored and gilded. These portraits are presented in a fantastic carved gutta percha "Union Case", decorated with a mother, child, and dog on cover and guilloche-style geometric engraving on back. Amazingly, this case appears to be the same one held by the woman in the upper left-hand photograph...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Vintage Singer Sewing Machine on Original Cast Iron Base
By Singer
Located in Sofia, BG
Original Singer sewing machine with all original parts.
USA, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th c Giant Wooden Advertising Thermometer NY Life Insurance Co "NYLIC"
Located in Savannah, GA
Giant sized forty seven inches tall wooden thermometer made by the Hoehn Company Thermomter Makers, Chambers Street, NYC. constucted of hard wood with a rounded top and beveled edges, it adverrtises NYLIC-New York Life Insurance Co. wanting Bright Young Men- Permanent Pay. Measuring Blood Heat, Summer Heat,Tempe Rate, Freezing and Zero, the glass thermometer...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Vintage Butcher Accessories, Measuring Tape & Pork Display Sign, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual set of butcher accessories. A solid brass measuring tape dispenser for measuring the chest/feed level (text in Danish) of livestock both pigs and cows and a 1930s pork meat display stick-in sign in zink or pewter. Measurements: dispenser: 5 x 2.5 cm, pork sign...
Category
1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Christmas Ornaments by Georg Jensen Collectibles Series, Set of 2
By Georg Jensen
Located in Miami, FL
Christmas ornaments designed by Georg Jensen for the Collectibles series.
Both ornaments are in brass gilded with 24-carat gold.
Measures: 7" High x 6" Wide and approximately 1.19 ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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