Animal Skin Collectibles and Curiosities

A rare edition of an estimated fifty produced on uncut vellum with the most beautiful art nouveau illuminations. ‘The Lotos Eaters’ is a poem written by Tennyson after a trip to Spain which was based on Homer’s Odyssey...

1912 edition of Edwin Markham's "The Real America in Romance 1435-1910" complete 13 vol. set. The Art Edition published by William H. Wise and Company in 1912, copyright 1909. Fully ...

Antique hardcover set of 18 works by Luise Mülbach (1814-1873). Published in 1897 by D. Appleton and Company, New York. Extensive gilt embossed design on the spine and embossed front...

22 volumes. Large paper edition. Limited to 500 copies, this is #35. Bound in 3/4 tan Morocco, marbled boards Top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. Illustrated. Publis...

An antique Penny- Farthing bicycle for children from the early 20th century. It is made of twisted iron bars forged and fully bonded togheter by struck...

1 volume. Edward Fitzgerald. Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam. Bound in full red Morocco by Riviere and Son, front cover with a central oval panel of Green Mor...

Early French leather string coated brass top cane.

Early 20th century Spanish Barber Armchair. The leather seat is adjustable up to 50 cm (19.6 in) and swivel. Made of porcelain and cast iron. This won...

In the frontal area presents, engraved, the name of the firm that made it, the Vienna House of Oviedo. This company was, next to the White House, the most important in Asturias dedicated to the sale of furniture and musical instruments. Its shops were located in the streets of Oviedo, Melquíades Álvares and Uría, and in its somewhat aggressive advertising, they presented themselves as the best of Asturian establishments of this type, criticizing even other firms. In fact, his commercials sold the idea that owning a piano of the House Vienna was symbol of distinction between the Asturian society. It was thus appealed to the necessary musical interest that should have someone who belonged to a high social class, something constant between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. The company remained active until 1992, and its relevance is evident by the fact that in the 1970s it established an annual pianistic competition in Oviedo that achieved regional and national renown. This contest was the basis of the current International Symphony of Piano, based in Oviedo. On the other hand, the Vienna House had the exclusivity in Asturias of the World brand, for the sale of manubrio pianos. The mechanical piano was invented in Paris by Debain around 1850. His system was to add to a vertical...

Beautiful early 20th century leather jewellery box with brass dragonflyes and flowers.

22 leather-bound books with gilt tooling