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SHEPARD, Ernest H.. Drawn from Life. 1961 . FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHEPARD, Ernest H.
TITLE: Drawn from Life.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1961.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-1/2" x 6-3/8", signed by Shepard on t...
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1960s British Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Framed Mid-19th Century Wall Map of Long Island, the Hamptons
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A Framed museum quality find. This large wall map dates to the mid-1800s. Detailed inset maps of, Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Amagansett, Shelter Island and most villages in Long Island. It also has agriculture stats for 1855. Detailed prints of homes on Scuttle Hole in Bridgehampton as well as several other detailed prints. Lists of businesses, distance tables and railroad schedules and stops. The total amount of detailed information about Suffolk County Long Island is staggering. A unique rare New York map...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
'20000 Leagues Under The Sea' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1955
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad poster for the first UK release of Walt Disney's 1954 live-action sci-fi adventure '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. From th...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
The British SS Lord Kelvin was a cable-laying ship which served during the Second World War. Initially owned by the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Lord Kelvin was completed in 191...
Category
1910s English Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Ohio State Parade Flag with a Civil War Veterans Overprint
Located in York County, PA
OHIO STATE FLAG WITH CIVIL WAR VETERANS' OVERPRINT FROM THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC POST IN COLUMBUS, MADE IN MOURNING OF THE 1925 PASSING OF NATIONAL G.A.R. COMMANDER IN CHIEF DANIEL M. HALL, WHO ALSO SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE G.A.R., AS WELL AS THE LOCAL CHAPTER
Flag of the State of Ohio, printed on oilcloth-like cotton, affixed to its original wooden staff. Made for Civil War veteran's use, the flag bears a stamped overprint in the striped field that consists of an open wreath of laurel branches, inside which is the following text: “GAR [Grand Army of the Republic] Post, Dan Hall, Columbus, OH”.
Born on October 20th, 1842, Daniel M. Hall enlisted with the Union Army as a Private at the age of 18 on August 25th, 1861. On October 8th of that year he mustered into the Co. H of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry. Discharged for disability on June 28th, 1862, he reenlisted approximately 17 months later, on November 11th, 1863, and mustered into Co. F of the 12th Ohio Cavalry at Camp Cleveland. He was at some point promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and, on February 21st, 1864, to the rank of Corporal. He mustered out at Nashville on November 14th, 1865.
Hall mustered into the Hamlin Post of the Ohio G.A.R. on May 23rd, 1883. He would go on to serve not only as Commander of the Dept. of Ohio for the organization, but as National Commander of the entire Grand Army of the Republic.
The Grand Army of the Republic was the primary veterans association for Union Civil War soldiers. Founded in 1866, its members dressed up in Civil War uniforms, attended parades and reunions, and the organization was somewhat more fraternal in nature than today’s VFW or American Foreign Legion.
Flags overprinted for the purpose of advertising are a specialized form in American flag collecting. A flag with a basic G.A.R. overprint is the most common type. This might be accompanied by a post number and a date. More elaborate the overprints are more highly desired, such as this one, which is the only variation I know of that honors a particular person who was not the namesake of the chapter itself.
It is of interest to note that a sister variety of 48 star parade flag is known, printed on the same fabric, that bears the same overprint, accompanied by the words: “We Mourn Our Comrade." From the additional text on the 48 star variety, one can extrapolate that the flags were made to mourn the passing of this important leader of Civil War veterans on October 19th, 1925, just one day before his 83rd birthday.
The State Flag of Ohio was designed in 1901 by Cleveland architect John Eisenmann, who designed the Ohio building for the state's exhibition at the Pan American Exposition World's Fair in Buffalo, New York. It was officially adopted by the Ohio legislature on May 19th, 1902. It's elements are centered on a red disc, set against a circular white ground that forms a letter "O." This simultaneously represents a buckeye, the fruit of the state tree and an iconic Ohio symbol. The flag's 5 stripes are said to represent the state's waterways and roads, while the triangular shape of the union is said to illustrate hills and valleys. The presentation of 13 stars along the hoist end, arranged in a semi-circular medallion with two off-set stars above and below, reflects the original 13 colonies. The diamond of stars, towards the fly end. bring the overall count to 17 to reflect Ohio's admission. When the design was adopted by the state legislature, the position of these stars was changed slightly, moving them further around the circle to form a wreath.
Flag expert Whitney Smith, who coined the term Vexillology in the late 1950's (the accepted term for the study of flags), pointed out that the format of the flag itself was reminiscent of Civil War cavalry guidons, carried by Ohio regiments throughout the state. These were of swallowtail form, though with 13 stripes, all horizontal and 90 degrees to the hoist. Most often these had circular star patterns around an open center, which makes them even more similar to the Ohio flag...
Category
1920s American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Sailor's Woolwork Large Picture of Fifteen Ships in Chatham on The River Medway
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Ships on The River Medway, Chatham,
Circa 1865-75
The remarkable maple-framed woolie depicts the River Medway at Chatham with a full river scene...
Category
1860s English Folk Art Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Ichimatsu Ningyo Doll from Japan Around 1890
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ichimatsu Ningyo doll is a Japanese shell limestone doll from the Meiji period. The doll body as well as the head, forearms, hands, legs and feet are made...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Limestone
French 19th Century Brass Altar Candlestick Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique brass altar candlestick from 19th century France, that has been converted into an electrified lamp. This gorgeous fixture i...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet by C. Collodi Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk 1920
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Collodi, Carlo. Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, [1920]. Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk. Gift Edition. In the publisher's original gray cloth boards, stamped with green and orange, illustrated cover label and top edge gilt. With 14 color plates and numerous border illustrations and decoration throughout. Presented with a new archival slipcase.
Presented is a charming English edition of Carlo Collodi’s children’s tale, Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. This book was published in Philadelphia and London by J. B. Lippincott, as a special "Gift Edition," circa 1920. It features 14 full color plates by illustrator Maria Kirk and numerous border and chapter decorations throughout the book. It is presented here in its original gray cloth boards, stamped in green and orange, with a beautiful illustrated cover label of Pinocchio in a forest. The book is protected by a new custom archival slipcase.
Collodi’s La Storia di un Burattino (trans: The Story of a Puppet) first appeared in serial form in the Italian weekly publication for children, Giornale per i bambini. The first installment was published on July 7, 1881 and continued for nearly four months and 15 chapters. Following the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio, the original series was written as an educational tale of warning to Italian children, stressing the importance of morality, responsibility, and obedience to one’s parents and authority. In the original, serialized version, the flawed and irresponsible Pinocchio is penalized and hanged for his numerous poor decisions and faults of character at the end of Chapter 15.
At the request of his editor and by the demand of his many readers, Collodi resumed his serialized story in February of 1882. In these later chapters, Chapters 16–36, the Fairy with Turquoise Hair rescues and revives Pinocchio and eventually transforms him into a real boy. Pinocchio acquires a deeper understanding of himself and his moral responsibilities, making the story more palatable for children. In February 1883, the story was published in Italy as a single book, illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti. It was a huge publishing success.
The Adventures of Pinocchio is the world's third most translated book, after the Bible and The Little Prince. Pinocchio was first translated into English by Mary Alice Murray in 1892, whose translation was added to the widely circulated Everyman's Library in 1911. The first US edition was published in 1901, translated and illustrated by Walter S. Cramp and Charles Copeland...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Vintage Gucci Accornero Silk African Jungle Animal Print Silk Scarf, 1970s Italy
By Gucci
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Italian fashion house Gucci, and designed by Vittorio Accornero, a vintage silk scarf with an African jungle animal and big cat theme, circa 1970s.
Boldly colored and beaut...
Category
20th Century Italian International Style Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
1990s Bric's Italian Leather Canvas Tote Cargo Life Bag
By Fendi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s handcrafted travel tote Cargo Life bag Italian leather Bric's Italy
Bric's Life Cargo Brown Duffle Weekender Canvas Carry-on Tote
Made in Italy
app...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Canvas
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 Caucasian Tribal Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Edo-period Green-Laced Samurai Suit
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Moegi Odoshi Nimai-Dou Gusoku (Green Laced Armour), crafted in the 17th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai armor design and craftsmanship. Made ...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
Large MCM Danish Viking / Norseman Teak Figure in the Style of Hans Bolling
By Hans Bolling
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and well made mid-century Danish viking figure made of mixed woods, leather, rope, glass eyes and faux fur, circa 1950s. The figure could very well be a Bolling figure, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood, Teak, Walnut
20th Century Large English Made Wooden Pond Yacht c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb 20th Century pond yacht known as "Sea Mist". This J Class beauty showcases a meticulously crafted planked wood hull, adorned with gaff rigging supporting four sails, alongside...
Category
1930s British Other Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Korea Snapback Cap Hat with 24 Pins
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Original vintage South Korean Cap Hat for the 24th Summer Olympic Games (Games of the XXIV Olympiad) in 1988 held in South Korea, with 24 Pins of different countries and sports.
Some...
Category
1980s Russian Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Printed Linen Kerchief of George Washington, ca 1806, Germantown, PA
Located in York County, PA
Extraordinarily early (1806) printed linen kerchief glorifying George Washington, Germantown print works, Germantown, Pennsylvania
Printed in sepia ink on coarse, white linen, this patriotic kerchief shows a standing portrait of George Washington, above which is a swag valance and the words “The Effect of Principle, Behold the Man”. The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting of Washington in his later years. Stuart painted it in oil on canvas for a wealthy merchant by the name of William Constable, who commissioned the work for Alexander Hamilton.
The kerchief is interesting because it is both American-made and documented. This is exceptionally unusual for any printed textile of the 19th century or prior and the earlier the time period the more unlikely an object is to be identified. This kerchief and a companion piece entitled “The Love of Truth Mark the Boy” (also glorifying Washington through the fabled story of the cherry tree), were made ca 1806 by Germantown Print Works in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
To the left of Washington's image is a portion of his infamous farewell address to his troops at the end of the Revolutionary War. To the right is a short excerpt from his eulogy. Below these are three images. In the center is a square-rigged tall ship with “Commercial Union” above it, flanked by the American eagle on the left and the British lion...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
German Bisque Porcelain Half Doll with Original Wire Lace Skirt Antique, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite antique German half doll with original lace dress on wire base.
She is holding the hand away. It is marked with mold number 7125/5....
Category
1910s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Amazing Vintage Caftan, Caramel Velvet and Gold Embroidered, ca. 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage handmade caftan, caramel color crushed silk velvet heavily with gold rim threads. Circa 1960's
The honey gold velvet kaftan is embroidered and embellished entirely by hand, super-luxe designer kaftan...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metallic Thread
1996 Christie's London Catalog - Works of Art from the Bute Collection
Located in Bradenton, FL
Works of Art from the Bute Collection. Volumes one and two from the sales in London on July 3rd and July 8th 1996. Two softcover catalogs are presented in a green fabric covered slip...
Category
1990s English Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Vintage Raj Handcrafted Camel Toy India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj embroidered large camel toy, India, 1950.
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy.
Vintage oversized camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife, circa 1850s, matched pair of Chinese Export oil on canvas full length portraits of a Sea Captain and his wife, painted on commission in Hong Kong or a related China Trade port. The captain wears a double breasted wool greatcoat over a high collar white shirt with bow tie, black waistcoat...
Category
1850s Hong Kong Victorian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany Prayer Bench with Green Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions! Crafted in France, circa 1870, the traditional mahogany kneeler sits on...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
A. A. Milne, Collected Plays, All First Editions Each Inscribed to His Brother
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Milne. A. A..
Title: [Collected Plays], First Plays; Second Plays; Three Plays; and Four Plays.
Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1919, 21, 23, 26.
Description: a...
Category
1920s British Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Teckell T1.1 Crystal 9-foot Pool Table in Light Bronz by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler, Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teckell T1.1 pool table with light bronze trim lures in both design aficionados and top players. The light dances across its handcrafted glass surfaces and glimmers when it strikes the light bronze aluminum rails. The tempered glass playing field is at least 9/16” thick. A precise leveling system utilizing 12 screws is hidden inside the table’s black, solid oak base.
Available in different options: Black structre
DIMENSIONS:
L 290 W 163 H 82 cm
It features legs made of clear tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. with double-bevel edges that self-stabilize, a support made of solid wood hollowed out for the insertion of the glass, hiding a perfect system of regulation and a playing field made of a single sheet of tempered crystal at least 0.59" th.
Simonis 860 worsted wool playing surface available in 25 colors.
For the perfect game of style, Teckell pool tables’ surfaces are also available with Redaelli Velluti made in Italy cloths. Bases are in solid oak which has been ebonized (a reaction that turns black the open pore wood) with a shiny stainless steel structure. The pockets are made of smoked transparent thermoplastic. Solid aluminum rails with black anodized finish. Accessories included with the pool table: four professional and stylish cues, one set of Pool Balls Aramith and one rack. Cue rack and ceiling lamp are also available on request. Indoor use only.
"T1" is the product of an encounter between an entrepreneur and a designer, a project that becomes a reality thanks to the savoir faire of a group of Italian companies highly specialized in making individual components: glass, steel, wood, but also special high-tech polymers for the pockets and the bumpers.
A great team effort at the service of an original and elegant idea that puts together imagination, entrepreneurial brilliance, technology and ability, in order to reveal and give life to a unique object.
"T1" pool table is available in an eight feet version, ideal for modern homes’ living spaces. The crystal in the T1 pool table now glows with light, its exquisite transparency accentuated. Studio Sadler researched and designed a unique LED lighting system, captivating crystal’s beauty shines. Teckell’s pool tables are a synthesis of innovation and tradition, art and design, technology and craftsmanship. These one-of-a-kind objects are the result of thinking way outside the box and maximizing the capacity of materials.
MARC SADLER, French citizen born in Austria, currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics has often formed a key part of his activity.
He already showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. Citizen of the world (he has lived and worked for many years in Europe, North America and Asia), he is a consultant for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large and small household appliances, lighting, technically advanced products, and sports.
At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely recyclable, subsequently commercialized by the Italian firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting of the ski-boot with a symmetric shell, which was for many years the most widely-sold ski-boot in the world.
This is the origin of his specialization as a sports designer, which led him to close collaboration with the most important multinational sport companies in the United States, Asia and Europe, both in the sport shoes and in other sport fields: ski, tennis raquets, golf clubs, etc. Working in this sector, which has often pioneered research into new materials and techniques, provided the experience to enable him to bring innovation to more traditional areas where is set a concept of design as pure aesthetic shape.
Awarded 4 times with the Compasso d’Oro ADI (Industrial Design association) for the lamps Drop (Flos, 1994), Tite and Mite (Foscarini, 2001), the bookshelf Big (Caimi Brevetti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Lot of Four Vintage Steiff Animals, Squirrel Camel Hamster & Giraffe, 1960s
By Steiff
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This collection of stuffed animals includes 4 figures:
1) Miniature Steiff Squirrel (No button and flag, but cardboard label). About 3.75" high.
2) Steiff Hamster (parts of flag and...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mohair
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, First Edition, First Printing, in Dust Jacket, 1957
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. In the publisher’s original first issue dust jacket, green cloth boards, stamped...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: The Chimes: A Goblin Story Of Some Bells That Rang An Old Year Out And A New Year In.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1845.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST...
Category
1840s British Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Wiener Werkstaette Arts And Crafts, Beaded Bag, by Maria Likarz-Strauss, c 1919
By Maria Likarz, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional, rare pouch bag with abstract bead embroidery in bright orange, beige, dark brown and white, crocheted at the upper edge, cords as drawstrings with olive-shaped wooden be...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Goatskin, Silk, Beads
'Tintin et les Oranges Bleues' Original Vintage French Movie Poster, 1964
By Hergé
Located in Devon, GB
A delightful French Moyenne poster illustrated by Belgian cartoonist Hergé for the second live-action feature film to be based on his beloved comic book series 'The Adventures of Tin...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...
Category
18th Century Asian Edo Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
Pair of Silver Jubilee Commemorative Chairs By Hands Of Wycombe c.1977
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century pair of vintage blue velvet chairs modelled after the chairs used by peers in Westminster Abbey during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in 1952. Recreated for her jubilee in 1977, these chairs feature stunning blue velvet upholstery over sturdy wood frames. Crafted by William...
Category
1970s British Other Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Wood
American Nautical Yacht Ensign Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed American yacht ensign flag. Nautical flag with a blue panel that has an embroidered fouled anchor and thirteen stars, and red and white stripes with a canvas hoist and brass g...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Framed Maritime Signal Flag Number 1
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing the number "One." The linen flag has a white field with a red oval stitched on the panel. Fitted with a canvas hoist, manila rope, and a wood togg...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Polo Or Pith Helmet By Gieves Of London
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Gieves Royal Navy Officer's Tropical Helmet, Pith Helmet, Solar Topee.
A good Gieves Ltd. 'Wolseley pattern' solar topee (also known as a pith helmet, safari helmet, sun helmet or so...
Category
Early 20th Century British Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Cork
The Gentleman's Magazine, with 1777 Flag Resolution, June 1783
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 1783 issue of London's "The Gentleman's Magazine," containing significant historical content relating to the end of the Revolutionary War, the 1777 Flag Resoluti...
Category
1780s English American Colonial Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
1980s Keith Haring Silk Tie Black Burgundy Vintage Commissioned Playboy Archives
By Keith Haring
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A limited edition Black and Burgundy silk tie created from a commissioned design by Keith Haring for Playboy Magazine in 1986. Without issues, the colors are burgundy and black, both...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Van Dyke, John Henry, Blended Worlds, First Edition, 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Van Dyke, John Henry
Title: Blended Worlds.
Publisher: Miami, Arizona: Southern Arizona Publishing Co., 1927.
Description: First edition. 1...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Rocking Sheep with Real Sheepskin Coat and Carved Face and Feet
By Povl Kjær
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little wooden rocking sheep with real sheep coat, carved face and feet, with wood handles. In original condition, with visible wear and patina. In orig...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool, Wood
A Moroccan Jewish Bridal Costume, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The Berberisca dress, also known as the Grand Costume (el-keswa el-kbira), is an elaborate bridal costume worn by a Moroccan Jewish woman. Traditionall...
Category
19th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Ribbon
6 Different Steiff Animals Special and Limited Edition Jubilee Assortment
By Steiff
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Steiff Jubilee Assortment, this beautiful set of 6 Steiff Velvet animals was produced in 1997 in honor of the 150th Birthday of Margarete Steiff. The Anniversary Set consists of 6 an...
Category
1990s German Other Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
18th Century Spanish Silver Holy Water Font, Baroque Style with Gilt Virgin Mary
Located in Madrid, ES
This highly decorative silver holy water font or stoup, is stamped with hallmarks placing its manufacture in Aspiazu, Bilbao, Spain during the l...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800.
Sundial with a polygonal shape made of bronze, engraved with plant elements on the front,...
Category
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Other
A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936. This large racing flag was made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitched bunting and a canvas sleeve stamped ‘5’. It is of rectangular form with the Prince of Wales feathers enclosed in a ducal coronet and the motto ‘Ich Dien’ on a halved blue and red ground, later framed and glazed. It is accompanied by a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated 10th July 1936 saying ‘Dear Sir, I am commanded by the King and Queen Mary to send you these flags which were flown on board “Britannia” at various times during her career, including one of her racing flags. Their Majesties hope you will like to keep these in your club house as souvenirs of the old yacht. Yours Derek Keppell, Master of the Household, The Commodore, Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club.” King George died on 20 January 1936 which explains the black edge to the letter. English, circa 1936.
Height: 43in (109cm) Width:60in (152.5cm) Framed height: 57½ in (146 cm) Width: 81½ in (207cm)
Provenance: Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth
R.S.Y. Britannia played an important part in preparing challengers for the America’s Cup. She was used as a trial horse for the Shamrocks and later, after conversion, for most of the ‘J’ Class yachts of the 1930s. Britannia was built in 1893 according to the plans of G. L. Watson for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a keen and able helmsman. From the beginning, Britannia was a successful racing yacht winning races against Kaiser Wilhelm’s Meteors, among many others. Britannia won over two hundred races in her career — a record that has yet to be surpassed. She was beaten once by Navahoe, one of Herreshoff’s boats, but fared better against another America’s Cup yacht, Vigilant, winning twelve races out of seventeen. When Britannia was converted to race in the ‘J’ Class she was stripped of her bulwarks, given a one-piece mast and a Bermudan mainsail. The transition did not interrupt her run of success, although she performed best in hard weather. She was scuttled off the Isle of Wight at the dying request of George V.
A grisaille by Charles Dixon of R S Y Britannia racnig at Cowes. Credit: Wick Antiques
Category
1930s English Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile
Steiff Riding Elephant on Wheels With Growler and Felt Saddle
By Steiff
Located in Savannah, GA
Vintage German Steiff elephant riding toy, on rubber-edged metal wheels, signed Steiff on original gold ear button, functional pull string growler on t...
Category
1970s German Anglo-Indian Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
20 Vintage Madame Alexander 8” Dolls Restrung Collection
Located in Boca Raton, FL
20 Beautiful unique Vintage Madame Alexander 8” dolls, in great condition, all original dresses. Newly restrung. Great find for collectors.
Category
1960s American American Classical Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile
Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne, Illustrated by Ernest Shepard, First Ed., 1927
By A.A. Milne
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Milne, A. A. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1927. First Edition. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Octavo. In the publisher's original red leatherette boards, stamped in gilt, with new joints and linings, and presented with a new archival ¼ cloth slipcase.
Presented is the first edition of A. A. Milne’s iconic children’s poems, Now We Are Six. This collection of verses was published by Methuen & Co, in London in 1927. It is presented here in the publisher’s original gilt-stamped red leatherette boards, with new joints and linings, and filled with E. H. Shepard’s charming illustrations. The book is now protected in a custom, archival red cloth slipcase with gilt stamped inlays...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
17th Century Virgin of the Assumption Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
17th century
Virgin of the Assumption
Oil on canvas, 93 x 81 cm
Frame, 110 x 97 cm
The present Assumption of the Virgin welcomes an innova...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Antique Federal Eagle American 50 Star Flag with Brass Eagle Pole, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Monumental 50 star American Flag with antique Federal Eagle brass and wood pole. A patriotic piece suitable for any home. This set includes both ...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th C. Wood Model of Antique Fishing Boat Ship With Sails Made in Argentina
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century wood model of antique fishing boat ship with sails made in Argentina
By: unknown
Material: wood, thread, fabric
Technique: carved, hand-carved, hand-crafted, varnis...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Arts and Crafts Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Wood
Antique Steiff Long Hair Gold Mohair Teddy Bear ' Alastair' , C. 1900s
By Steiff
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Steiff Long Hair Gold Mohair Teddy Bear ''Alastair,' C. 1900s
Attributed to Steiff, unmarked, Germany, earlier 20th century
Meet "Alastair," a charming and rare antique teddy bear...
Category
Early 20th Century German Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mohair, Thread
Splendid Steiff Mohair Teddy Bear on Wheels, Germany 1920s
By Steiff
Located in Milan, IT
The Sweetest Steiff Mohair Teddy Bear on Wheels, Germany 1920s
Category
1920s German Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll 'Goninbayashi' Flute 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Goninbayashi.
This person had one flute but we don't find anymore. So it will not come with a flute.
This doll ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Plastic
Polte Magdeburg 1911 WWI Brass Artillery Shell Casing Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive World War I brass artillery shell case marked "Polte Magdeburg Juni 1911" fitted with custom round pillbox cushion upholstered in sea foa...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
FENDI Double Playing Card Set
By Fendi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FENDI brand new dark blue canvas double poker playing card set / Made in Italy
Width: 6 inches / Depth: 4 inches / Height: 1.5 inches
1 set available in stock in Italy
Order referenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Marvel Comics Library, X-Men, Vol. 1, 1963–1966, Famous First Edition Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Strangest Super-Heroes of All. The foundation of a pop-culture phenomenon.
When Marvel publisher Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he’d be getting something like The X-Men. In fact, nobody could have imagined the extraordinary phenomenon the X-Men would eventually grow into—not Goodman, not Lee, not even the forward-thinking futurist Jack Kirby. What they started out as was a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be mutants—youngsters born with “X-tra” powers thrust upon them not by accidentally crossing paths with cosmic rays or a nuclear blast, but by the fate of birth—led by a no-nonsense professor who trained them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutant and otherwise.
The first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the crossroads of comics and popular culture: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle; Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, and Iceman found safety amongst themselves despite the challenges that set them apart from others in society; and Professor Xavier lined up against his ideological foe, Magneto, who had assembled a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to take the fight for their self-preservation directly to humankind.
Along the way, Lee and Kirby—who were on fire taking comics into the Marvel Age—introduced a menagerie of villains and supporting characters that would become mainstays of Marvel and its lore: the super-powered siblings Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch; the formidable Blob; the unstoppable Juggernaut; the jungle dweller from the Savage Land, Ka-Zar; the demigod from the stars, the Stranger; and Bolivar Trask and his army of mutant-hunting Sentinels. And as Lee and Kirby gave way to new talents so they could move on to new corners of the Marvel Universe, Atlas era art veteran Werner Roth teamed with writing newcomer and future X-Men legend Roy Thomas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Bisque Head doll, with a smaller baby doll, is seated in a metal sled. The doll has brown glass eyes, blonde hair and teeth. The coat is made of pressed cotton. The sl...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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