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Material: Bamboo
Wicker & Bamboo Adult Tricycle
Located in Hudson, NY
This wicker and bamboo adult tricycle is sure to garner attention. Made in the 1980s, the steel frame is artfully wrapped with wicker and bamboo and com...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Asian Bamboo Opium Pipe China Tobacco Accessory Curiosity
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Bamboo Opium Pipe, with visible Knot of the Bamboo. The Mouthpiece and Furnace are in Bronze. The Piece comes from South China.
French Private Collec...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional paper lantern. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Antique Mahjong Case, Oriental, Teak Gaming Tile Box, Late Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique Mahjong case. An Oriental, teak gaming tile box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Showcasing fine craftsmanship a...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Teak
Mid-Century Italian Bamboo Shoehorn, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century Italian Bamboo Shoehorn, 1960s
Good condition.
A very elegant object that belonged to a military regiment Commander.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Real Chinese Abacus
Located in Somis, CA
This is an authentic, original Chinese abacus that was actually used in the early 20th century. The abacus, an ingenious calculator, has been a vital tool in China for over a thousan...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy "The Pope" 10ft Palakona Fishing Rod.
A 2 piece 10' split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick, The Pope. It is in fair condition with 'Lockfast' joint, cork handle, fullop...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
A Large Magnifying Glass With Bamboo Handle
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful and heavy, bamboo handle, brass magnifying glass. Ca' 1950's.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe with Red Clay Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
This long bamboo pipe dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for smoking opium. Unlike a tobacco pipe, the opium pipe was designed especially to allow resinous opium ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Bamboo & Rattan Doll's Bedroom, Playhouse, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This charming and rare French doll's bedroom playhouse, dating from around 1900, is a delightful example of antique bamboo, rattan, and wicker craftsmanship. Featuring a set of minia...
Category
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Split Cane, Hardy Fly Fishing Rod, Featherweight Perfection.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Two Piece Hardy Bros. Split Cane Fly Rod, Featherweight Perfection.
The Hardy 'Featherweight' is a split cane Palakona 2-piece rod made by Hardy's of Alnwick. The rod is in g...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Late 19th C Art Nouveau Bamboo Walking Stick American Circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality craftsmanship to this highly figured rare premium hardwood bamboo walking stick; from the fabulous collection of Prince Moritz (1926-2013) who was well known for his ext...
Category
1880s Art Nouveau Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Massive Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural motorcycle made attributed to the Tom Dixon stores in the 1980s. Made of rattan, wicker and bamboo. Hand-made. Spectacular detail throughout on handlebars, wheels, gas tank, exhaust, seat etc. Super cool sculpture...
Category
1980s Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane 19th Century 83cm/32.6inches
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique Chinese silver mounted walking stick is circa 1880 in date and bears Chinese silver hall marks.
It has has an exquisite Chinese silver L-shaped handle decorat...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Victorian Oak Floor Standing Dinner Gong & Striker 1870
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century oak floor-standing dinner gong and striker, dating from the Aesthetic Movement period. English - Circa 1870.
The gong frame is made in solid oak. The pediment is affix...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Nobuyoshi Araki "Bondage" Limited Edition Signed Collector Book by TASCHEN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This book is a sealed copy of a SOLD OUT Collector’s Edition. Each book is numbered and signed by Nobuyoshi Araki.
This particular edition is number 312 out of 845 copies,
It consi...
Category
Early 2000s European Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Antique Gentleman's Valet Stick, English, Metamorphic, Shooting Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's valet stick. An English, faux bamboo metamorphic shooting stick with seat, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Fascinating example of a ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Vanderbilt Collection consists of two one-of-a-kind monumental floor lamps from Christopher Tennant's 2022 solo exhibition at the Vanderbilt Museum in Long Island, New York, inspired by the tastes and eccentricities of globetrotting amateur naturalist and Jazz-Age aesthete William "Willie the K" Vanderbilt.
Jumbo Crab Lamp...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cement, Brass
Split Cane, Hardy Fly Fishing Rod
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Bros. Split Cane Palakona Fly Rod.
An Edwardian three piece split cane fly rod in original condition with Hardy's canvas bag. The 10'6" fly rod with 'Lockfast' joints, cork han...
Category
Early 20th Century English Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Trout Fishing Fly Rod by Pezon Et Michel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Fishing Trout Fly Rod, Pezon & Michel, Parabolic.
A fine 9ft 6", two piece, split cane trout fly fishing rod with alloy screw reel fitting, cork handle, scarlet silk whipping...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Mid century modern Wicker and Bamboo Rocking Horse
Located in Weesp, NL
Bamboo and wicker mid century modern rocking horse
Adorable rocking horse in great condition produced by Rohe Noordwolde, the Netherlands in the 1960s.
Measurements: H 74 x W 40 x L...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Hardy Split Cane Fishing Rod, The Perfection.
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 8' split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good condition with the registration number H...
Category
20th Century English Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese 19th Century Tabako Ire Leather Pouch with Pipe, Silver Menuki, Ojime
Located in Point Richmond, CA
These pieces are a part of smoking set tabako-ire. It consists of a kiseruzutsu (pipe case), a kiseru (pipe), and a tonkotsu (tobacco pouch). The pouch is made of lacquered crocodile...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Silver
'Queen Helmet Conch Shell' Bamboo Floor Lamp with Vintage French Parasol Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model No. 014 is a one-of-a-kind art lamp featuring a vintage rice-paper shade constructed from an exceedingly rare 1919 French parasol advertising a lin...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Concrete, Brass
Vintage Allcock Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Allcock Hughes-Parry Spinning Rod.
The Allcock Hughes-Parry 8' 10" two piece split cane spinning rod is with maker's gold oval logo "Made In England, Allcocks, Regd. Trade mark, U.K....
Category
1960s British Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy Split Cane Fishing Rod, The Perfection
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 8'6" split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good condition with the registration number...
Category
20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Opium Harvesting Tools, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th-century tools used for harvesting opium latex from poppy flowers. Formed of bamboo handles and iron blades, the rustic tools were used to scratch the surface of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
DUNHILL Paris 1934 Art Deco Carved Bamboo Petrol Desk Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Bamboo desk lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill
This is a rare antique desk lighter, created in Paris France by the luxury brand of Alfred Dunhill, back in the 1934. The unusual art deco lighter...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Hardy Split Cane Fishing Rod, The Perfection
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 8'6" split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good condition with the registration number...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Wicker & Bamboo Adult Tricycle
Located in Hudson, NY
This wicker and bamboo adult tricycle is sure to garner attention. Made in the 1980s, the steel frame is artfully wrapped with wicker and bamboo and com...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Hardy Fly Fishing Rod, The Sussex
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The Hardy "Sussex Brook" 8ft Palakona Fishing Rod.
A rare Hardy of Alnwick brook rod, a 2 piece 8' split cane fly fishing rod in very good condition, The "A.E.M. Sussex Brook" rod. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
1970s Spanish Bamboo Wheeled Children's Trolley
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Spanish bamboo wheeled Children's Trolley.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Japanese Lacquer Cigarette Box Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Japanese Lacquer Cigarette Set
Bamboo with silver fan shaped insert at top
style of Nagata Tomijiro
Tray 7.63 w x 6 d x .75 h
Box 5.75 w x 4.25 d x 2.13 h
Original vintage co...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Hardy Perfection Fishing Rod, 9ft 6inch Trout Fly Rod
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" 9ft Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 9'6" split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good cond...
Category
1950s British Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy Fishing Net/Wading Stick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Landing Net.
A good salmon fishing landing net made by Hardy's of Alnwick. The triangular shaped net has wooden arms with added metal bars for extra strength and brass ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gold Plated Rattan Walking Stick, Shell Handle and Bamboo Stick
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Gold Plated Rattan Walking Stick, Shell Handle and Bamboo Stick
Offered for sale is an early 20th-century rattan or bamboo walking stick with gold-plated accent trim ...
Category
Early 20th Century Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Asian Bamboo Opium Pipe China Tobacco Accessory Curiosity
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Bamboo Opium Pipe, with visible Knot of the Bamboo. The Mouthpiece and Furnace are in Bronze. The Piece comes from South China.
French Private Collec...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Hardy Split Cane Salmon Fishing Rod, The Wye
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy 'The Wye' Palakona Salmon Fishing Rod.
A fine double-handed salmon fly fishing rod by Hardy Bros. of Alnwick, The Wye'. This is a good 10' 10" split cane Palakona three piece r...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Bamboo shooting stick
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A bamboo shooting stick. English C.1900 Length 90cm by 11cm wide by 4cm deep.
Category
Early 20th Century Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Kiseru Tobacco Pipe & Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant pipe of white brass and bamboo dates to early 20th century Japan and was used for smoking finely shredded tobacco (kizami-tabako). Known as a rao-kiseru, these short smo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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 Chinese Qing Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
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 Chinese Folk Art Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Very Rare and Old Chinese Tubular Water Pipe, Made from the Root of a Bamboo
Located in Leuven , BE
The bamboo water pipe has a cylindrical shape. The upper part is half sawn open. The water reservoir is located at the bottom of the cylinder.The Ends of the Rootlets are finished wi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
English Victorian Carved Bamboo Pelican Cane
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bamboo cane having a handle carved as stylized pelican with a silver collar and brass tip.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
English Victorian Bamboo Cane with Pewter Cap in the Shape of a Horseshoe
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian bamboo cane with pewter cap with an impression of a horseshoe.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
New York 'World's Fair' Bamboo Lamp with Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The World’s Fair Collection is a family of fixtures handmade from sustainably sourced materials and upcycled antique paper parasols given to visitors at ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cement, Brass
Wooden Ship's Half Hull Shelf or Towel Rod
Located in Nantucket, MA
A wooden ship's half hull with original paint and patina. The top part of the boat could be used as a shelf for small items and measures 3.5" deep. It is mounted on a wooden board and also has a brass and bamboo towel rod. Circa 1970's.
The Lockhart Collection is a personally curated gallery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Hardy Fishing Fly & Spinning Rod, The NAAF
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Four Piece Travelling Hardy Fishing Rod, N.A.A.F.
A rare Hardy Palakona combined Fly and Spinning rod in original Hardy Bros. canvas bag. The Palakona 4-...
Category
20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy Perfection Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" 9ft Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 9' split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good condition with the registration numb...
Category
Late 20th Century British Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Japanese Hinamatsuri Doll 'Shicho' Nakijyogo 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Shicho.
This person has a rake. He is called Shicho, Nakijyogo.
This doll was made with plastic, cotton, bambo...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Plastic
Bicycle Figurine by Designer Marcel Wanders
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This small bicycle was designed by Marcel Wanders for Randstad Group. Randstad Group is big employment agency. Since 2018 Marcel Wanders designs a bicycl...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Round Cane Lounge Seat by Ruth Collins New York
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic American Portable Ruth Collins Round Beach Cane Backrest Seat, New York
Vintage folding picnic seat with original leather straps. The canning on ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Opium Harvesting Tools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of three 19th-century tools used for harvesting opium latex from poppy flowers. Formed of bamboo handles and iron blades, the rustic tools were used to scratch the surface of a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional paper lantern. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Bronze and Bamboo Handle Flower Pot Cactus Gardening Tool Set, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful tool set from the 1950s. This unique object, is made of bronze with bamboo, was traditionally a cactus gardening tool set. A nice original ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A Rare 19th Century Carved Bamboo Walking Stick Which Extends To A Fishing Rod
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured elegant walking stick which extends to a fishing rod. This unique item is of exceptional quality and finely hand carved with a beautifully shap...
Category
19th Century English Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Because traditional Japanese kimono didn't include pockets, men and women carried their belongings in small compartments known as inro. Hung from the obi sash belted around the waist and secured by carved netsuke beads, inro were worn as fashionable accessories and often crafted of fine materials.
Paired with a cylindrical case that once held a thin smoking pipe (kiseru), this 19th century inro was likely used for storing shredded tobacco. Both components are carved from spotted bamboo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
French Salesman's Sample Of A Chest
Located in Tampa, FL
A turn of the century French salesman's sample of a chest in the bamboo style with a marble top. Circa 1900 to 1915. Three handles missing.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Japanese Smoking Set 'Tabac-Ire'
Located in PARIS, FR
Smoking set (tabako-ire) composed of a pipe (kiseru), a pipe case (kiseruzutsu) and a tabacco pouch (tonkotsu) for women linked to a netsuke.
Intended f...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
20th Century Assortment of Sports Memorabillia, by Hattersley's Viktoria England
Located in London, GB
An assortment of 20th century sports memorabilia, including Hattersley's Viktoria England traditional hickory lacrosse sticks.
Dimension: H 91.5 x W 68.5 x D 22 cm.
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
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