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Material: Glass
OSS Agent Personal Collection
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare collection offers an unprecedented glimpse into the secretive life of Eli Popovich, an engineer, master parachutist and friend and collaborator to one of the most influential underground leaders during WWII, Josip Broz...
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20th Century American Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Wood

Antique Jos. Lucas King of the Road Model 634 Brass Automobile Kerosene Lantern
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique brass automobile lantern was made by the Jos. Lucas Company of Birmingham England in approximately 1900 in the period Edwardian style. This ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Cameo or intaglio, Urania. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, Urania. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. The semi-naked female figure that appears seated and holding a sphere is often linked to the Muse of Astronomy and A...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Cameo or intaglio, portrait. Glass. Possibly Spain, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, portrait. Glass. Possibly Spain, 19th century. Glass cameo with a profile bust of a male figure with a curly wig and a bow tying a low ponytail. Based on comparis...
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19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Lot of Three Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of three feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Register Wheatstone transmitter w motor
Located in Sweden, SE
The telegraph apparatus made in early 20th century and equipped with electric motor (Københavns Elektromotor Fabrik) perhaps later ca 1925. The brass and steel instrument is state of the art creation by legendary Danish engineers. Very good, minimal age n usage wear, original state, very well preserved and likely functioning. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! Register serial 70868. app. 14,5 cm high (6”) 27 cm deep (11”) and 22 cm wide (9”). App. 6,2 kg weight it is going to measure some 9 kg packed for shipment. Wheatstone type transmitter was produced by The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Det Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab A / S) that was founded in Denmark in June 1869. It was set up as a merger of three recently established telegraph companies initiated by Danish industrial mogul Carl Frederik Tietgen. The aim of the firm was to create a worldwide telegraph company. The former headquarters of the GNTC on The Bund, Shanghai. The starting point of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (now GN Store Nord) was a concession agreement, which C.F. Tietgen made with the Russian Tzar...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Cameo or intaglio, Hercules against the Hydra of Lerna. Glass.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, Hercules against the Hydra of Lerna. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. The scene depicts Hercules, holding the club high, while fighting the multi-headed mons...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Antique Vintage Kodak Glass Beaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1940s glass Kodak developer beaker. This amazing piece is minimal and cool, and features a large 32 ounce capacity for holding and measuring liquids. Used primarily in dark rooms for photo developer solution, this beaker would be a great gift for that avid photographer, or use as a very unique flower vase...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Cameo or intaglio. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Blue glass cameo that presents a scene of marked classical influence in which a man with a diadem can be seen, semi-naked an...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Cameo or intaglio, Triptolemus. Glass. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, Triptolemus. Glass. 19th century. Mythological scene with the Greek word “karilaos” (pseudo-signature) showing a young man standing in front of a chariot drawn ...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

18th C Baroque Style German G. von Gundlach Armorial Beer /Goblet/Kelchglas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Baroque Style German G. von Gundlach Armorial Beer /Goblet/Kelchglas Engraved later with ancestors name 'G. von Gundlach' with corresponding Armorial Crest, Germany, Hesse or Saxony region, Circa 1790 An exceptional 18th century example of early German or Dutch craftsmanship in this traditional Kelchglas form. A finely engraved later armorial to the body reveals the Gundlach family heraldry which date back to as early as 1304. The crest and shield of arms...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Blown Glass

Cameo or intaglio. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. A human figure is presented, half-naked, holding an object with one hand and pointing at it with the other. These types of ...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Cameo or intaglio, Hercules against the Nemean lion. Possibly, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, Hercules against the Nemean lion. Glass. Possibly, Italy, 19th century. The figurative representation that can be seen, of a muscular man fighting with a lion, i...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Historical Civil War Era Brass Frame Ladies Magnifying Glasses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A delicate pair of handmade brass ladies magnifying wire rim eye glasses from the American Civil War era, circa 1860. A unique pair of antique spectacles, cleverly designed with ext...
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Cameo or intaglio, male portrait. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, male portrait. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Male profile with short hair divided into wavy locks reminiscent, for example, of portraits of Julius Caesar a...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Beautiful Dutch Demijohn. Hand blown bottle; with naval battle scene. Portrait of dutch admiral martin tromp, "The bravest and most skillful enemy t...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Blown Glass

Cameo or intaglio, Lady. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo or intaglio, Lady. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Profile of a woman with her hair gathered in a bun and adorned with a ribbon, following the usual way of representing ...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Wavy Glass Bowl Carnival from Dugan - Marigold "Brooklyn Bridge" - 1907 USA
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful wavy bowl from the Dugan Glass Company in the United States, first quarter of the 20th century, in iridescent molded glass, called carnival ...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Johannes Brahms Composer Historic Hand Autographed in Ink Engraving / Etching
By Johannes Brahm
Located in Westport, CT
Johannes Brahms autographed hand signed in ink engraving etching 1885 with original cardboard to back of frame. Johannes Brahms German composer and pianist, 1833-1897 "In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence were considerable. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs", a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Romantic Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Wood, Paper

18th Century French engraving represents a Grand Guard by Blarenberghe
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French engraving represents a Grand Guard by Blarenberghe Engravings by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe, French 1716-1794. In four Tableaux Dated 1775, language in Franc...
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18th Century Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Paper

Original Signed & Framed Ryan Giggs, Manchester United Football Shirt
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Manchester United football shirt bearing the number eleven famously worn by Ryan Giggs during his career playing at Manchester United. Framed and sign...
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20th Century British Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Textile, Glass, Wood

Commemorative King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation Goblet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegantly formed glass goblet was crafted specifically to celebrate the coronation of Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The cup's bowl ...
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20th Century English Other Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

English 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb, England. Rose & Thistle engraving. Hand-blown. Signed: Webb, England. Drawn trumpet form. St. Edward's Crown & the symbols of Engla...
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1950s English Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Large Portrait Photo of Luitpold Prince Regent of Bavaria 1886 Wood carved Frame
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An extraordinary Original Photograph of Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria (12 March 1821 – 12 December 1912). Beautiful hand crafted Black Forest style fr...
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1880s German Folk Art Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Wood

Engraved 'Cape of Good Hope' Colonial Commemorative Glass, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A commemorating glass with an engraving of a farmer ploughing, an East Indiaman and a text reading: Het Lan’s Wel Varen An De Caap (the country’s prosperity at the Cape of Good Hope...
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18th Century South African Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

7 Magic Lantern Slides, Motifs Belgium
Located in Brønshøj, DK
7 Antique glass lantern slides with motifs of Belgium. 1. Brussels, panorama 2. Bussels, Grand Palace, portraying people on the central square 3. B...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

18th Century French engraving of a squadron by Blarenberghe
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century French engraving of a squadron by Blarenberghe Engravings by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe, French 1716-1794. In four Tableaux (Tableau 1) Represents a squadron making...
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18th Century Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Paper

Elizabeth II Commemorative Coronation and Accession Goblet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive engraved goblet was created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of England and coronation. Crafted by Thomas Goode & Co. around the coronation on June 2nd 1953, this vessel would have been a treasured souvenir of the joyous occasions. The historic events are marked by an engraving around the rim of the glass, which reads: "The Coronation of Queen...
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20th Century English Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Silver

19th Century Mary & David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very odd Victorian collection of curiosity, a section of the tree that the Scottish physician, congregationalist and pioneer Christian missionary David Livingston was buried under ...
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Mid-19th Century Zambian Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Hardwood, Natural Fiber, Glass

King Edward VIII Abdication Cup
Located in New Orleans, LA
This limited edition glass cup memorializes the accession and imminent abdication of King Edward VIII. Titled the Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, Edward was crowned King of England in January 1936, but famously and scandalously abdicated his throne after less than a year in order to marry the American divorcee and socialite Wallis Simpson...
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20th Century English Other Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Antique Atlantic City Souvenir Penny Game from Boardwalk Empire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Historical artifact once used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Maple cabinet with brass plaques and painted iron mechanism. Costing two quarters and a penny to play. Not tested ...
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20th Century American Industrial Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

Engraved Commemorative Surinam Plantation Glass, History of 18th Century Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid commemorating glass with a fine engraving of a plantation house and coffee shrubs with a text reading: Het.Welvaaren.Van.De.Plantagie.Saxen (the prosperity of the Plantati...
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Mid-18th Century Surinamer Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Lot Three Large Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of three feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Collection of Six Santa Claus Christmas Bottles, vintage German 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful collection of six Santa Claus Belsnickle and Gnome Art Deco decanter bottles. Some have original cork stoppers. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Art Glass

19th Century Ambrotype of a Young Male Student/ Writer, Gutta Percha Case
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century ambrotype of a young male student/ writer, gutta percha case An unidentified well dressed standing young man, with pen in hand, in beau...
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19th Century North American Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Unusual Crystal Palace Band Competition Painted Glass Certificate of Merit 1883
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual, possibly unique, historical Certificate of Merit awarded at the drum and pipe band contest held at Crystal Palace between 1880 and 1883 and awarded in 1883. The certificate is hand-painted on a rectangular sheet of milk glass and is painted as a hanging cloth banner...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Milk Glass

1950s Old Collection Bottle Covered in Leather in the Shape of a Rooster
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury old collection bottle covered in leather in the shape of a rooster, coming from the Caffè Pedrocchi- Padova - Blown glass bottle, and rooster with ruby stone eyes.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Leather, Glass

19th Century Police Report Buggery With A Horse 1871 William Prudice Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Poor little horsey!!! A penned police report 1871 by a L. J. Deacon Deputy Clerk of the Peace William Prudice on the thirteenth day of June, in the year of our lord one thousand ei...
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19th Century English Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Vintage Art Deco Vanity Set, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Silver, Enamel

Lot of Four Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of four feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. S...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Antique Spectacle Lenses Eye Glass Optometrist tool set
Located in Norwalk, CT
Salmon Bros London, A beautiful cased instrument for measuring the sight to determine the need for glasses.
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Early 20th Century English Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Vintage Desk Set 1970
Located in Taranto, IT
Vintage 1970s Desk Set. Wonderful desk set made in the 1970s. Objects made of glass and with some brass parts. Item is in good conservative conditio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

13 Magic Lantern Slides - Motifs Usa and Canada
Located in Brønshøj, DK
13 antique glass lantern slides with motifs of USA and Canada. 1. New York, Statue of Liberty 2. New York 3. San Francisco, Town Hall "the new hall...
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Early 20th Century American Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

20 Magic Lantern Slides, Motifs, Italy
Located in Brønshøj, DK
20 Antique glass lantern slides with motifs of Italy. 1. Stromboli, erupting volcano 2. Rome, Colosseum 3. Rome, Colosseum 4. Bozen, Cabel car 5....
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Early 20th Century Italian Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass

Coronation of King George vi and Queen Elizabeth Glass Tankard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Intricate engravings symbolic of the English monarchy decorate this limited edition glass tankard commemorating the 1937 coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...
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20th Century English Glass Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass

Set of Four Traditional Vintage Spanish Soda Syphon, Circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal and glass traditional catalan soda syphon. By unknown manufacturer, made in circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
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1970s French Rustic Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

Brass and Silver Vintage Button Collection in Custom Wood Case
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-642 brass and silver button collection encased in a wood frame set on a green velvet board.
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1940s Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Brass, Silver

English Art Deco Royal Commemorative Porcelain Coronation Set
Located in New York, NY
This collection of English commemorative ware consists of a 1937 Edward VIII coronation tea set, two 1837 Edward VIII coronation plates, a 1937 Edward VIII coronation flute, and a 1939 plate commemorating George VI and Queen Elizabeth's trip to the United States and Canada. The Coronation tea set consists of a teapot, two cups, each with a saucer, a creamer and a coupe-shaped, open sugar bowl. The teapot, cups, creamer, and sugar bowl all feature Edward VIII's coronation portrait on the front and his seal on the back. The teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl are each circumscribed with gold trim and feature a delightful cracklature. Each piece is stamped "Made in England" and the teapot is also stamped "Lancasters LTD". The two conical-shaped teacups have handles which are decorated with a fine, royal blue line. The rim of each teacup, as well as their saucers, are also adorned with royal blue lines. Each piece is stamped "Made in England". The scalloped edged Edward VIII coronation plate offers a 24-karat gold trim and features Edward VIII's coronation portrait and seal, the back is stamped "L&Sons LTD". The second coronation plate is square with scalloped corners. In the center of the plate is a grisaille portrait...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Gold

Portuguese Antique Manual Olive Oil Dispenser
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual olive oil dispenser. This is an old piece of equipment, made mainly of metal, with a sturdy structure and signs of wear and tear over time. ...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

20th Century Pair Of German Anti-Aircraft Binoculars c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
These exceptional WWII-era German steel observation binoculars by Joseph Schneider offer a fascinating glimpse into military history while serving as a striking decorative piece. Ori...
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20th Century German Other Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

Mid Century Store Window Display Glass Bottle Noilly Prat Vermouth Liquor
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful display bottle from Italy C1950. In very good condition with minimal wear, some label losses. Great color.
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Paper

Rare Mushroom, Clown and Boy Head Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alw...
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1930s German Folk Art Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Wire

W. Germany Pocket Watch Clock Hand Blown Christmas Tree Ornament Decoration
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fun vintage hand blown ornament of a pocket watch or clock with a time of almost quarter to 12. There is some minor scratching and signs of age but it is mostly in nice vin...
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Blown Glass

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 (...
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Early 20th Century German Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Wire

Rare Spittoon Column with Container Inside, 1920s
Located in taranto, IT
very rare spittoon, circa 1920s, of Italian manufacture, of those used in hotels or bars of the time, of the column type, with circular base and central metal column, glass neck with...
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1920s Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

Framed Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew Watergate Letters 1973
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-typed letters between "Jim Harper" of California and the 37th president of the United States, Richard Nixon, and Vice President Spiro Agnew. It featur...
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1970s American Vintage Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Glass, Wood

Antique Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Giltwood Frame and Under Glass
Located in Morristown, NJ
An antique Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, possibly by Benjamin Edgington, London. The fabric is in a giltwood frame under glass. Each of the four quadrants on the flag represe...
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1830s English British Colonial Antique Glass Historical Memorabilia

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Fabric, Glass, Wood

Pair of Art Deco Marigold Carnival Glass Rolls Royce or Packard Bud Vases
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of automobile bud vases are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The vases are done with a thick clear glass in a fluted form, with marigold iridescent or carnival glass accents around the bulbous tops. These bud vases were used in luxury cars, and these came from an automotive collector with various Rolls Royce items, which these were included in. The Rolls Royce ashtray...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Glass Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Art Glass

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