Chrome Collectibles and Curiosities

Art Dec Chrome Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell Made in chrome, in good condition and ready to use with a demanding ding, the bell is 4” in diameter and 4” high TCS92

A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful Rondette desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 193...

This PH Grand Piano, serial number 4600, was manufactured between 1935 and 1938. It is an excellent-conditioned vintage instrument that has been careful...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. The Poul Henningsen-designed PH Grand Piano...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This PH Grand Piano...

Helmut Newton's Sumo book. The first Sumo and also the most exciting and collectible one ever published by Taschen. Signed and numbered to interior 'Helmut Newton'. This book is numb...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. For those who want a traditional acoustic upright piano with one of the most iconic design silhouettes, the PH Upright Piano...

Decorative Roman Style polished metal helmet. Fun accessory for your office or man cave. Heavy solid construction steel helmet, a great addition to your home decor.

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. The Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano PH150 Excellence...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. The PH Pianette ...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5-year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. Designed by Poul Henningsen in 1930, this ...

- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. An incredible design piece for all spaces. This new edition of the PH Upright Piano...

Dutch silver table lighter, 1949 The lighter is a petrol lighter which is equipped with a flint. Top and bottom of chrome metal and the body is surrounded with silver and has a guil...

Used Zippo Lighter featuring a highly polished case with a 1955 Cadillac Emblem Design on the front and back with Display Case & Manual. This is a ...

Ronson Art Deco Combination Humidor and Touch Tip Table Lighter. This Art Deco smoking accessory is a combination humidor box and touch tip lighter by...

Great 1940s chiropractor bench; chrome and green vinyl with a Lucite handle.

Mid-Century Modern transparent art Glass lighter with Chrome hardware from the 1970s, made in Japan. Marked Japan at the Chrome part. A beautiful Desk A...

An original ship's chrome porthole window converted to coffee table or side table. The keys unscrew to open the window. The base has been designed to come apart and is an original de...

Large French Art Deco galley by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1920s. Wood and chrome. Height : 15.35"(39cm), Width : 17.3"(44cm), Depth : 5.7"(14.5cm). Excellent condition.

1970s Modernist Style of sculptor Pal Kepenyes, Abstract Silver and Stone Ring from Mexico 1.25 tall x 1 w x 1.5 d Brown polished stoned mount...

Tankard Leather Cigarette Holder and Lighter with Horse Head Decoration. Brown leather with an applied horse head decoration, the lighter features an ingenious hidden compartment tha...

Beautiful sculptural semi-precious stone bracelet crafted by hand with sterling silver structure. This piece is glamourous and chic. Green stones accentuate shapes as yellow precio...

We offer two of Art Deco ashtray stands on heavy round base in chrome and metal. Due to age and use they show wear and dents, but both are func...

An ashtray with tulip base by Fase Madrid, Spain. Made of chrome and black lacquered metal. Wear on chrome and lacquer. Label is still available.

Spitfire pocket lighter designed by Evans. Rare automatic spitfire pocket lighter, created in America by the Evans Company, back in the 1940. This very handsome piece has been craft...

Introducing a Collector's Dream: Rare 1960s Swiss Air Chrome-Plated Ashtray with a DC-4 Airplane Model! Are you ready to own a piece of aviation history that's not just functional b...

Original late 1920s red enamel tabletop lighter features a classic lift arm design Made in France. This large tabletop lighter is in working order and is sure to add class to any roo...

Introducing a Collector's Dream: Rare 1960s Swiss Air Chrome-Plated Ashtray with a DC8 Airplane Model! Are you ready to own a piece of aviation history that's not just functional bu...

Fantastic little Art Deco lighter made by the Austrian company JMCO. Superb casing which geometric Art Deco design in lipstick red, jet black with chrome ...

Vintage Postmodern chrome table lighter Kogen Japan Piezo, 1970s Postmodern vintage chrome table lighter. Removable lighter portion is marked Piezo on top and Kogen on bottom Vintage mid century modern 70s table lighter. Does not work. Great decorative collectible rare vintage table lighter...

Vintage Italian Trupa Trudi Plush Stuffed Lion Childs Rocking Rocker Hobby Horse. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 23" H x 37.5" W x 16" D.

Very elegant Radiator Emblem, Aero-Club de Cannes, France from the 1930-40s. Made in chrome with gilt details. Number 111 in the Aero-Club de Cannes. Wear consistent with age and use

Very large Japanese lighter created by Swank.

The presented rolltop dispenser was a merchandise gift designed and produced by Carl Auböck for Audi (Autounion) in the 1950s. Made from the typical chrome plated brass, a lacquer...

Art Deco "Globetrotter" Sports Petrol Lighter by Dunhill. The lighter is wrapped in Crocodile Leather with rhodium-plated trim. The Art Deco design blends streamlined contours with g...

Mirror Boeing Turbine with center mirror glass and frame made with an original turbine in titanium alloy from a Stage I / II Engine fan from a Boeing B-737. Turbine in chrome polish...

We are delighted to offer for sale this original, early edition number 1336, NOS 1998 never fitted Dura Ace 25th anniversary groupset with all original papers...

From a decommissioned lifeboat, a chrome binnacle compass in working order. It has two oil side lights for use at night. Top comes off. Dated 1978. Came off of a Russian lifeboat. T...

ABOUT A large Eastman Kodak No. 3A folding camera with red bellows and Mahogany inlay. The body is wrapped in leather with chrome and brass accents. The camera folds to 2.5 inches. ...

Certainly, the most unusual Child’s Battery Powdered Electric Child's Car I have ever seen. As the story was told to me back in the 1970’s, it was actually produced for the owner of an amusement park...

Petrol pocket lighter designed by Robert Ernest Beney. This is an unusual petrol pocket lighter, created in London England by the Beney company back in the 1940. This lighter is the Penge semiautomatic model and has been crafted with modernist art deco patterns in solid chromed steel with engine turned geometric designs. The lighter is in near mint condition with very little trace of use. This lighter is a treasure from the past, that embodies the elegance and style of its era, making it a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts alike. Brand & Model: Beney, Penge Mechanism: Petrol, push button semi-automatic. Material: Chrome, steel and brass. Year: 1940-1946. Weight: 49.5 Grams, (31.75 Dwt). Measurements: 53 mm by 40 mm by 10 mm (2.09 x 1.58 x 0.39 Inches). Hallmarks: The lighter is stamped at the base with British marks and signed in full, "BENEY PENGE MODEL MADE IN ENGLAND". The Beney Company The Beney Company was founded by Robert Ernest Beney in 1918, who invented and sold the first Beney mechanical lighter in 1919, three years prior to Dunhill. Beney also designed an automatic mechanism for Dunhill's hunting horn lighter...

PAIR of Italian Renaissance style polychromed large standing religious figures wearing blue cape (19th Century)

An original ship's chrome porthole window converted to coffee or side table. The keys unscrew to open the window. The base has been designed to come apart and is an original design b...

Presenting the Ultimate Collectible: Rare Mid-Century Modern Swiss Air Ashtray with a Boeing 747 Model! Imagine owning a piece of aviation history an...

Original chrome Stripped table lighter by Hilton with push button flint lock. Labeled "Hilton Japan".

PAIR of Italian Rococo style (19th Century) polychromed pilasters with life size religious figures (PRICED AS PAIR).

Elegant midcentury rounded white travertine marble ashtray or bowl. Fratelli Mannelli probably designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1970s. This wonderful item is made in full solid Italian Travertine marble and chromed steel that gives an amazing contrast to the ashtray. A magnificent piece that is a perfect gift to decorate a modernist studio or a minimal living room...

From the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers, vase P by Ettore Sottsass, Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 signed and numer...

Vintage 1929 Art Deco "Rondelight Junior" flint table lighter by Ronson featuring enameled black ball with chrome accents.

Desk cigarettes humidor box with lighter designed by Ronson. This is an amazing desk cigarettes box & touch-tip lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1937. This is a rare near mint box with a single lid with a five-barrels hinge and an integrated touch tip striker lighter. It was designed with strong geometric patterns and crafted in solid chromed steel. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great color contrast and the interiors are lined up with natural cedar wood. Extremely well made and solid construction with great care and attention to details. This surely is a very decorative piece and should be a great conversation item. Model: 16268. Country: New Jersey, United States. Period: Art Deco, 1937. Materials: Chromed steel, cedar wood, black lacquer. Weight: 897.5 Grams, (1.96 Pounds). Measurements: 203 mm by 102 mm by 89 mm (8.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "FASHIONED BY RONSON NEWARK NJ US PATS BRITISH PAT IN CANADA 1935 NEWARK NJ-USA-ART METAL WORKS INC. RONSON-TOUCH-TIP ". The Ronson Lighter Company The company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace. Louis Vincent Aronson Louis Vincent Aronson was an American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist who is best remembered as the inventor of Ronson lighters. "He was a son of Simon and Jennie Aronson, who were natives of Prussia. He was born December 25, 1869, in New York City, and there his boyhood was spent. Aronson was an exceptionally gifted young man who graduated from public school at the age of 12 before entering a New York Technical School specializing in metallurgy, practical metal working and mechanical drawing. At the same time, he set up a laboratory in the basement of his parents' home where he experimented with plating processes and turned-out money-making items while he devised ways of metalizing common items, in a durable finish of matte gold, including flowers, butterflies, animal claws and baby shoes. Aronson natural ability for designing was honed at the technical school and served him well throughout his life. He excelled and completed the School four year academic program in three years. When he graduated in 1886, at the age of 16, he was qualified as an Expert Metallurgist, Draftsman and Designer, he also had a high-level knowledge of Chemistry. He returned to the school five years later as an instructor in metallurgy for several years before devoting all his time to his own company. When he was 24 years old, he sold the rights to a commercially valuable metal plating process according to Urban Cummings book Ronson, The World’s Greatest Lighters, Wick Lighters 1913–2000. He gained public recognition when he won an award in 1893 from the Belgian government for the creation of the first non-toxic match, and young businessman Aronson received 50,000 Francs, equaling $10,000 in U.S. dollars. In 1897 he received a U.S. patent (592,227) for a match design (called the Wind-match) that would light in windy conditions or when wet. He continued working on his match designs including inventing the “Birds Eye” or “Kitchen” match that had a dual-tip design in 1903; this was an important safety improvement because friction matches of the day would sometimes light accidentally especially when stepped on or while in one’s pocket. He realized that placing a small friction ignition chemical on the tip instead of the entire match-head greatly limited accidental ignition. This style of match is still in use today. Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter: Wick Lighters 1913-1966 Bird Dog Books, California. 1992. Pp-168 Figure-187 for this box illustrated. Note: This piece and the touch-tip lighter are empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier, Condition: The overall condition of this Ronson cigarettes...

Art Deco Motorized Store Display made by the ETALAGE-RECLAME CORP. New York City,, Truly ingenious design, The base has a spinning triangle that moves using a toothed pin that rides...

An Art Deco patinated at metal figural table lighter of Boy Golfer on an Onyx base. Made by the austrian sculpture Joesef Lorenzl. The striker wand is miss...

Original midcentury leather wrapped letter opener lighter with a blank monogram. The lighter comes fully functional with fresh flit and fluid ready for use.

Green and silver column table petrol lighter with chain cap by Daltis New York City. Measures: 5.5" tall x 2.5" base diameter.

Pre-War Electric Lamp Base Lighter, featuring a modified lamp socket fixed with an electric lighter similar to car light. Circa 1930

Post-World War II chrome table lighter with striking stepped base with geometric lines and elegant detailing and featuring "Hotel Schwarzer Bock Logde VIP Wiesbaden" along the front ...

A nautical chrome deck light from a working ship, with an iron bracket which is slightly offset but stays center when you hang it. Midcentury. Rewired for A...

good original condition, with signs of use Fully functional made in Czechoslovakia

Table Material: glass and chrome Style: Art Deco Italy We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...

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...