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Place of Origin: Asian
'Batman' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Fabulously kitsch and colourful, this rare Japanese B2 poster advertised the first full length feature film of the DC Comics character Batman. Released by 20th century Fox in 1966 as...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Russian Silver 1913 Commemorative Icon / Portrait Czar Nicholas II, Inscribed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Objet'd'Art, a Russian Silver 1913 Commemorative Travel Icon, is a poignant tribute to the reign of Czar Nicholas II. Made in 1913 to commemorate the Great Pilgrimage of Emperor...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
'Taxi Driver' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1976
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a l...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Petite Chinese Opium Lamp Scissors
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant pair of scissors once used to trim the wick of an opium lamp. Formed of steel and copper, these petite scissors feature gracefully curved handles and short blades engraved...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper, Steel
Yamaha Casette Deck Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Yamaha
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Yamaha casette deck designed by Mario Bellini in 1974. Working with 100V or DC12V.
Historical audio equipment which is one of MOMA permanent collection.
Inclined body has control panel...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic
Jewish Judaea Silver Shekel – Year 2 of the First Jewish Revolt (AD 67/68)
Located in New York, NY
This silver shekel, weighing 14.32 grams, was struck in Judaea during the First Jewish–Roman War, a significant period of resistance against Roman occupation that lasted from AD 66 t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Vintage Observation Binoculars by Toko, Japan, 20 X 120
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Japanese Ex-navy 20 x 120 binoculars.
A large pair of Japanese ex-navy observation binoculars mounted on a vintage adjustable wooden tripod. The WWI...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
Nora Inu / Stray Dog
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptionally rare very rare original Japanese film poster for Akira Kurosawa's 1949 crime film.
This is not the general release poster but one created for local theatres ...
Category
1940s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Distressed Caucasian Rug With A Tribal Design In Rust, Dark Blue, And Cream
Located in New York, NY
An antique Caucasian Kazak rug from the early 20th century. The warm madder red field is divided into four rectangular panels, each with a central motif radiating four serrated leave...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
Located in Wembley, GB
Sculpture Decorative Ancient Rython, Rare Copper Prehistoric Wine Drinking Glass
The drinking horns from Persia Iran. It is made from bronze.
Rythones are from ancient eras and the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Brass, Silver Leaf, B...
Antique Marble Chinese Calligraphy Horsehair Brush
Located in San Diego, CA
Large calligraphy Antique Chinese brush made of solid marble handle and horsehair beautiful and unique.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Marble
Ancient Roman Glass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful original ancient Roman glass embedded in Lucite cube, was used for containing perfume. Exceptional object of art for display.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare RM Jewish Judaea Silver Tetradrachm AD 134–135 Hadrian Jewish Uprising
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare and historically significant Roman Provincial silver tetradrachm, minted in Jerusalem during AD 134–135, under the rule of Emperor Hadrian. Struck at the height of the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Hide and Wood Game Paddle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A leather and wooden gaming paddle from the mid-20th century. This vintage game paddle from India features a wooden handle and droplet-shaped body which has been wrapped in stretched...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Drum Shape Bar Stools SONY Speakers Reversible Seats MINT!
By Sony Corporation
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Vintage Drum Shape Bar Stools SONY Speakers Reversible Seats MINT!
Very solid built cabinets. Both speakers work as expected.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Large coffee sculpture Table Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table or sculpture made by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of antique Japanese antique sled that was used for caring bamboo charcoal at kiln, coper ...
Category
2010s Japonisme Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Big Eye Japanese Navy Nikon 20 × 120 Binoculars
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Large and powerful binoculars made by the Japanese company Nikon in the 1950s
An elegant and stylish piece for the study or library, and very suitable to take on board your yacht.
...
Category
1950s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Jewish Silver Zuz (132–135 AD) — Grapes & Temple Trumpets
Located in New York, NY
This silver AR Zuz, weighing 3.13 grams, was minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a defining moment in Jewish resistance against Roman rule between 132 and 135 AD. Struck in the thir...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Antique Fujica ST605N Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Fujica ST605N camera. A classic 35mm SLR model produced by Fuji in the late 1970s. With a robust metal body and textured black details, this camera reflects the functional and durabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Perfume burner / Incense burner - oriental ottoman - brass - 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Ottoman brass incense burner with incised and openwork decoration.
The domed lid is topped with a grip, it is decorated with openwork scrolls.
The incense burner rests on a circular base with three feet
The whole is in gilded brass.
Turkey, Ottoman art, 18th century
Burner diameter: 11 cm
Very beautiful decorative object
Can be used to burn incense or diffuse perfume.
Category
18th Century Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Early Israeli Mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate silvered body, and with gilded top and base. Decorated with colored glass and with gilded bell hangin...
Category
1940s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
1930s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting.
They are Indian arte...
Category
1930s Anglo-Indian Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Chinese Handheld Ink Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing and movable type fed the technological push toward expanding the written word's range of influence throughout the world. This printing push...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Elm
Help!
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1965 musical comedy Help!
Starring The Beatles, and directed by Richard Lester.
The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films rele...
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Batman: The Movie
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for Leslie Martinson's 1966 Batman staring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin.
This is an original pass sheet poster used in Japan for the films...
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1967 British music documentry Tonite Let's All Make Love in London. This film was directed by Peter Whitehead
and starred Alan Aldridge, Julie C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster from the first release of this Classic Hitchcock in Japan in 1959. This film starred Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The art work on this p...
Category
1950s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique Meikai Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Meikai camera. Equipped with a New Meikai f-50mm lens. This simple lens, with optical glass and built-in UV filter, suggests a piece of equipment aimed at amateurs or casual photogr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
The Getaway
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Getaway 1972,
This film starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw and was directed by Sam Peckinpah.
The art work on this Japanese poster is uni...
Category
1970s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt Silver Zuz (AD 132–135) – Judaean Coin Certified by NGC
Located in New York, NY
This silver zuz coin, weighing 3.30 grams, was minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a Jewish uprising against Roman rule in Judaea from AD 132 to 135. Undated but attributed to the y...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Japanese Life-Size, Edo Period, Red and Black Lacquered Palanquin or Norimono
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese red and black lacquered palanquin or norimono
Edo period, early 19th century
Made of lacquered wood, latticework and bamboo, black velvet and gauze with gilt scroll...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Textile, Silk, Rattan, Rope, Wood
Vintage Israeli Enamel Street Sign – "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu" (1948)
Located in New York, NY
This enamel-on-iron street sign, produced in Israel in 1948, features Hebrew and English text in a classic blue-on-white design. It marks "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu," a street named in ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Go West
Located in London, GB
This is a ver rare original Japanese film poster for The 1940 Comedy Go West This film was directed by Edward Buzzell and starred Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx.
This poster...
Category
1950s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique Casin FM-135 Camera
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Casin FM-135 Camera. labeled as "Fashion Camera", it is a 35 mm camera, produced in the 1980s/1990s, in an attempt to combine simplicity, modern design and accessibility. Made of bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic
Chinese Silver & Leather Theatre Opera / Wedding Tiered Phoenix Headdress, 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Silver & Leather Theatre Opera / Wedding Tiered Phoenix Headdress, 1920s
Silvered Metal & leather and embroidered Mandarin hat
This Chinese silv...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Chinese White Brass Opium Lamp Tweezers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of white brass tweezers once used to advance the wick of an opium lamp. The antique tweezers are simply shaped and feature a bell-shaped scrape...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Chinese Travel Opium Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Bakhtiari pictorial rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 10" x 6' 8"
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Chinese Hand Carved Jade Lapis Lazuli Table Screen
Located in Pasadena, CA
This exquisite Chinese table screen is a remarkable example of traditional craftsmanship, featuring a hand-carved jade panel adorned with intricate designs and framed in deep, rich l...
Category
20th Century Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Anglo-Indian Art Deco Silver Presentation Casket
Located in London, GB
This Anglo-Indian silver casket is inscribed on a central panel to the front with the following: 'Presented to / Mr. A. L. Guildford, B.Sc. M.I.E....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique and interesting engraved shell casing is unsigned with respect to its maker, but presumed to have been made in possibly Kuwait or Turkey in circa 1917 in a Folk Art style. The shell casing is from an enormous solid brass artillery shell that has been cut and fashioned into a well tuned bell or gong. The shell has been engraved with various panels or vignettes such as doves, palm trees, a landscape and a central crest identifying the years it commemorates. The dinner, meeting or prayer bell...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush was part of the four treasures found in a scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Japanese Export Nagasaki Lacquer Box with the Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese export Nagasaki lacquer tobacco box with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Edo-period, circa 1810
The box in black lacquer on copper, ...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper, Gold
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A rare and sought after Japanese B2 poster for The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed the fab four over an anarchic 36 hours in London at th...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bamboo
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 Meiji Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
'E.T. The Extra Terrestrial' Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1982
Located in Devon, GB
Steven Spielberg's timeless tear jerking tale of a young boy's friendship with a stranded extraterrestrial was both widely critically acclaimed and enormously commercially successful...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Fine Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A delicate example of the time-honored practice of blue-and-white ceramics, this 19th century porcelain soup spoon was likely used as an everyday ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Lotus Mooncake Mold, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes are a d...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Chinese Woven Bamboo Foot Soldier's Helmet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This conical woven hat originates from 19th century China and is expertly crafted entirely of bamboo. The outside consists of slivers of bamboo woven together with rattan strips, sec...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Silk Skull Cap with Gilt Lacquered Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that a boy’s passage into manhood was m...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silk, Cane, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Exceptional Judaica Stirrups with Star of David Ottoman Empire
Located in Doha, QA
An outstanding 17th century pair of brass,copper and silver inlay Stirrups with David’s Star -each stirrup has two stars hand hammered from lef...
Category
17th Century Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese painting depicting Commodore Matthew Perry’s flagship USS Mississippi bringing the coffin with the remains of US marine private Robert Williams who died while serving on t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large, very fine, and unique Indian gilt-metal and silver sporting shield
Located in London, GB
Large, very fine, and unique Indian gilt-metal and silver sporting shield
Indian, c.1927
Depth 13cm, diameter 68.5cm
Awarded as a polo trophy to a team wh...
Category
1920s Anglo-Indian Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Batman
Located in London, GB
Original Lebanese film poster for Tim Burton's 1989 Batman staring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger. The artwork on this poster is very dif...
Category
1980s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Russian Silver and Enamel "Mizpah" Sentimental Brooch, Judaica Interest, C. 1885
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Russian Silver and Enamel "Mizpah" Sentimental Brooch, Judaica Interest, Circa 1880, Unmarked. Museum Quality. 340 Grams of Silver
A finely crafted Victorian-era silver brooch, deli...
Category
19th Century High Victorian Antique Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Yellow Submarine
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Beatles 1968 music animation.
The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films release in Japan.
The poster is unfolded and conservat...
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
