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Material: Hardwood
Mamouth Niblick Golf Club, Junior
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Hickory Shafted Cochrane's Giant Niblick.
Maybe one of the most popular golf collectibles, the giant niblick. Found in many collections because of its eye-catching enormous, ...
Category
20th Century British Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory
Mid-Century Modern Monington and Weston Piano in Mahogany and Macassar Ebony
Located in Leeds, GB
Mid-Century Modern style, 1956, Monington and Weston upright piano. Cabinet made from a contrasting mahogany and macassar ebony case. Piano exempl...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Macassar, Mahogany
17thC faux marble altar
Located in Livorno, IT
Wooden altar of late 17thC richly decorated.
Polychrome faux marble lacquer, embellished with carvings depicting putti with typical aesthetic characteristics of 17th-century Baroque....
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Glass scientific instrument: Crookes maltese cross tube, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Blown glass scientific instrument. An example of the Crookes tube with Maltese Cross, in chromed metal, a precursor to the cathode ray tube. It was used t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ancient Boxwood Micro Carving Deposition, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood micro carving
Deposition
Central Europe, first half of the 18th century
It measures: the sculpture 7.40 x 5.31 x 0.6 in (18.8 x 13.5 x 1.6 cm); w...
Category
1740s European Baroque Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
Scandinavian Modern Wooden Viking Figurine
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood vintage toy Viking from the 1950 attributed to Kay Bojesen.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Victorian Games Compendium & Card Press c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian games compendium featuring intricate brass applied decorations throughout the exterior. At the centre, a card press is displayed, with two compartments...
Category
19th Century British Other Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of 18th century bowling balls on wooden stand
Located in MILL, NL
Set of 2 beautiful solid hardwood original Bowling balls made of wood. Originated in Southern Europe, 18th century. Traces of woodworm, but not active. Beautiful color. On stand.
Category
18th Century European Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Large Impressive 1800s Kalidoscope
Located in Peekskill, NY
This scope is unsigned and was acquired from a European collector. It could be American but I'm guessing its not. The eyepiece and turning mechanism are brass. The tube is canvas wra...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Industrial Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
4 Vintage 1950s Teak Danish Viking Soldier Figures Mid-Century Collection
By Jacob Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Four, incomplete. The shortest one is missing one arm and one spears. Another taller one is missing a spear. The tallest one is 5.25 inches tall.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Custom Chess Set and Game Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A custom made walnut and maple chess set and game table we commissioned. It is solidly made with squares of curly maple and walnut. The table legs and borders are solid walnut. The c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
ANTIQUE ENGLISH 18 PIECE HARDWOOD WALL MOUNTED SNOOKER POOL BiLLIARDS CUE HOLDER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Mahogany snooker or pool cue wall mounted holder that takes 18 cues
Please note the del...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Large Collection of Faux Antique Books
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular 6m total run of late 20th century faux antique books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as picture...
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Medium Lie Alloy Putter By George Cribben Hythe, Kent
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Style Putter.
A good example of an aluminium Braid Mills style putter by George Cribben, Hythe Golf Club, Kent (1897 - 1917). The top of the he...
Category
Early 20th Century British Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Scandinavian White and Molded Porcelain Madonna on Teak Panel, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Scandinavian white hand molded porcelain Madonna on teak panel, 1960s.
The white porcelain makes a wonderful contrast to the teak. Perfectly formed, very delicate and expressive.
...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare fine quality French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood marquetry bibus (miniature bibliothèque). In the manner of/possibly by celebrated ébéniste Maison Paul Sormani; the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage handmade boat model diorama of the "Sovereign of the Seas" a three masted schooner, displayed in its original case. Originally built in Massac...
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Teak & Blue Enameled Metal Table Lighter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning sculptural mid-century or Scandinavian modern turned teak table lighter with blue enameled accent on the base. Beautiful as both a decorative and functional piece.
In ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Black Beech wood Foosball Table with Aluminium Handles, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Made in France from solid beech wood, this foosball is the one you will find in French cafes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th century antique miniature wheelbarrow
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
19th century miniature wheelbarrow
Finely constructed antique book barrow or wheelbarrow for the display and carriage of books within a library. The spoked wheel and body, all with...
Category
19th Century Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Articulating Teddy Bear Driving Wagon Platform Pull Toy Americana
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique wheeled platform articulating pull toy featuring a teddy bear stuffed animal seated in a red white and blue wagon with arms that move up and down a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mohair, Hardwood
Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus
Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
Category
1910s German Renaissance Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Greg Noll Redwood Balsa Hot Curl Surfboard
By Greg Noll
Located in Haleiwa, HI
This beautiful recreation of a revolutionary design from the 1930s/40s by one of surfing's most legendary names is a collector's dream. Greg Noll shaped Hot Curl, 9’2 balsa/redwood construction, signed by the late Greg Noll (1937-2021)
The Hot Curl surfboards (original designers: Fran Heath, John Kelly, Wally Froiseth) had an enormous influence on the evolution of the modern surfboard, most notably in the streamlined, wide point forward narrow tailed shapes which reached ascendancy in the 1960s at big wave surf...
Category
1990s American Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood
Circa 1900 or Earlier Anglo-European Ship's Wheel
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 or earlier antique ship's wheel, Anglo-European. Teak, iron & brass. Marked by hand: BK 100. Brass plaque on spoke appears to be a later addition: Electr. Model Makerij & ...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
LATE 19TH CENTURY BOX OF TRADITIONAL GAME NINER DOMINOS WITH STUNNING PATiNA
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
We are delighted to offer for sale This Late 19th Century Box Of Traditional Game Niner Dominos With a Stunning Patina.
The late 19th-century box of traditional ...
Category
20th Century British Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Hermanos Calavera Diablo in Oiled Walnut by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce French Provincial Louis XV (1715-1774) / Louis XVI (1774-1792) Period mixed wood religious oratory (prie-dieu / altar)
Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century elements, likely originating in the south of France / Mediterranean region, featuring pegged solid wooden construction of warm, rich fruitwood, chesnut, oak, and maple.
Having a slant-front bureau with tall raised back decorated with three Renaissance Revival style high relief panels, the center depicting religious scene comprising Jesus and winged Saint, the side panels with foliate floral fruit pendant carvings, flanked by classical turned baluster-form columns, surmounted with highly stylized hand carved and turned finials. Over a slant-front with star parquetry, the hinged drop-front opens to reveal a distressed leather writing desk / lectern / pulpit on which the holy books can be laid open and allows to shelter the books, which were considered precious goods at that time. The lower sacristy cabinet has a pair of slide-out supports flanking a paneled cupboard door decorated with a large stepped base Christian cross parquetry inlay, affixed with later decorative forged iron faux escutcheon overtop. The door opening with key to a single fixed shelf on which holy items...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Black & Blue Beechwood Foosball Table with Aluminium Handles, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Made in France from solid beech wood, this Foosball / Babyfoot is the one you will find in F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Danish Modern Solid Teak Carved Lion Toy / Lint Brush, Bojesen Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish modern solid teak carved lion toy / lint brush by Laurids Lonborg, circa 1950s. This incredibly fun lion lint brush was originally designed by Lonborg ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Miniature Chinese Noodle Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A full size cabinet with this level of workmanship would be an incredible find, but this beautiful piece of furniture, at only nine inches tall, is perfectly constructed down to the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird's-Eye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird's-eye maple and erable. Hand-painted golf chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birdseye Maple
West Somerset Polo Trophy
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Polo Trophy.
A vintage J. Salter & Sons polo ball, written on the ball in ink 'West Somerset Polo Club, Dunster, August 1936'. The ball is also impre...
Category
20th Century English Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Willow
Tin & Wood Open Touring Hill Climber Toy Car by Clark, circa 1903
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early toy example by the Clark co. This hill climber works great, and is almost totally complete. It's missing it's passenger in the back. Cast iron...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Tin
1990s Vintage Dale Velzy balsawood longboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1990s Velzy balsawood longboard shaped by the late Dale Velzy (1927-2005). Features a 5-stringer design with gorgeous wood fin and tail-block. A superb example of Dale Velzy shaped balsa surfboard and beautiful functional art piece.
Velzy is credited with conceptualizing many of the promotional techniques now considered a standard in the surfing world. This includes being the very first surfboard maker to form a surfing team, a practice which would became very popular in the future. Dale ‘Hawk’ Velzy made numerous contributions to the world of surfing and as a result was one of the first individuals to be inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfers Walk of Fame in 2003, two years before passing away.
Velzy began shaping surfboards in the 1940's in Manhattan Beach, California. Board of the day were hard to ride and transport due to the size and weight. Velzy saw this as an opportunity and started to shape surfboards using lightweight balsawood which made the boards easier to ride and transport. He soon outgrew his first board shop in Manhattan Beach which was opened in 1950, this shop would later be credited as the first commercial surfboard factory.
Velzy later formed a partnership with the legendary board maker Hap Jacobs...
Category
1990s American Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood
Antique Chess Storage Wooden Boxes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique walnut wooden boxes suitable for containing chess. You can choose among these four: (3 photos for each box) .
-the first : SOLD.
-the second has a silver S.Christopher - O/7...
Category
Late 19th Century English Other Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Hermanos Calavera Jefe in Oiled Walnut by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Indian Inlaid Table Top Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 19th Century Indian bone inlaid padouk miniature secretary, Monghyr, the two doors inlaid with flowers, vines and birds opening to reveal a fall front writing surface, the...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Padouk
Roulette
Located in Praha, CZ
Functional, in beautiful original condition. The body of the roulette is made of solid wood, the metal parts are zinc tin. The number plate is not original (although it is also antiq...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Leonardo da Vinci Helicopter Model by Renown Italian Model Maker Giovanni Sacchi
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Leonardo da Vinci helicopter model made by Italy's renown model maker Giovanni Sacchi. This particular model was a gift to Paolo Viti during...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Olive, Paper
1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Toy Car Citroen Traction 15/6, Circa 1960 France
Located in ROUEN, FR
This wooden car is a decorative representation of a Citroen Traction 15/6, capturing the elegance of an old-fashioned toy.
Labels in front and at the back are licence plates, registered in Massachusetts " 293 MA 9".
Ideal for collectors and enthusiasts, this antique toy car...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Birch, Fruitwood
Mauchline Wooden Postal Ruler and Paper Folder with Beach & Cliffs, Cromer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare Scottish Mauchline wooden postal ruler and paper folder decorated with a scene of the beach & cliffs in cromer, norfolk and probably dating from the mid 19th century. While originally made as souvenir items this ruler also provides a real insight to postal history. The ruler is of flat shape with rounded ends and a smooth edge and is decorated with scroll work designs to either end and on both sides and the main side is printed POSTAL RULER AND PAPER FOLDER with a printed section titled THE PARCELS POST providing instructions and costs of sending parcels and on the opposite side titled BILL STAMPS with a list of values and costs. The ruler also has a printed 8” (20cm) measuring edge both top and bottom, one titled English Inches and the other French Centimetres. On the opposite side the ruler has a central transfer scene titled THE BEACH & CLIFFS, CROMER with a four sections the first titled LETTER POST...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sycamore
Antique Hand Carved Solid Nutwood Wall Corner Cabinet w. Phoenix Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and all handcrafted, single door corner cabinet for wall mounting.
For the collectors of great looking and ready to use antiques we also...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Miniature Model Cupboard Ash
Located in Münster, DE
Miniature cabinet around 1870
ash, lower part with three drawers, showcase top with small pediment, original glass and fittings
Dimensions: height 104 cm - width 50.5 cm - depth...
Category
1870s German Rustic Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
100 Year Old Canoe Carved from One Piece of Molave Hardwood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant canoe carved from one piece of Molave hardwood.
Approx. 100 years old. Original condition, has been used and is still functional.
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Other Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Three mortice chisels, all with sturdy ash handles by Sorby & Co with steel blades, two stamped T. Turton & Sons, another by Sorby & Co, one also stamped Sheaf Works and all bearing the initial W.D for the War Department, dated 1862. English.
Footnote: These three chisels represent three of the most famous firms from the great age of steel manufacturing in Sheffield. Sorby & Co was founded in 1828 and remains a world leading manufacturer and exporter of specialist woodworking tools and equipment. William...
Category
1860s English Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
Antique Hand-Carved Hardwood Figural Confederate Soldier Styled Smoking Pipe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed hand-carved smoking pipe is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in an American Craftsman style. The pipe stem is composed of vulcanite with a silver plated band. The pipe features asvery detailed and realistic carving of a Confederate soldier...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Solid Wood Horn Floor Standing High Fidelity Speaker Model FS-1 by A for Ara
By A for Ara
Located in Sebastopol, CA
An embrace with the art of high fidelity sound. Aesthetically inspired, acoustically driven state-of-the-art audio equipment, unlike anything else on ear...
Category
2010s American Modern Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collection of 19th c. Mortise Marking Guages
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of 19th century Rosewood and Boxwood mortise marking gauges with bronze knobs and accents. One is stamped "Pat. Oct. 22, 1872".
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF M...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1960s Modernist Teak Cigarette Lighter BV Norway
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Decorative Table Cigarette Lighter Teakwood BV NORWAY
Stamped by maker
3 diameter x 4.5 tall
Unable to test, likely will need servicing and or fluid.
Unrestored vintage conditi...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Modernist Piano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco piano and bench by Pierre-Paul Montagnac, a variant of the model used in one of the luxe apartments, the Caen, on the great French oceanliner Normandie in 1935. Created in rosewood and sycamore, and carefully and correctly restored, including the fine Erard (#127208) instrument. 56” wide x 60” deep. Documented in numerous sources, including the July 1935 issue of Art et Decoration.
Pierre-Paul Montagnac
(1883-1961)
Born in Saint-Denis, France on 9 May 1883, Pierre-Paul Montagnac was equally talented as a fine artist and a decorative artist. He was educated in both disciplines, studying with Eugene Carriére as well as at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiére, both in Paris.
His inaugural exhibition was at the 1912 Salons – and at the 1920 Salon d’Automne he received a traveling scholarship. In 1918 he began working in the firm of André Mare and from 1922 collaborated with Maurice Dufrene at La Maîtrise, the famous design studio of Galeries Lafayette. From 1921 he exhibited at the Salons of la Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Salon des Architectes Modernes,
and internationally, in Barcelona and Leipzig. He designed suites on the grand French oceanliners, l’Atlantique, Normandie and Pasteur.
At the 1925 Paris International Exposition his work was in a standout class. At the 1937 Exhibition he organized the pavillion of the Artistes Decorateurs and personally won a Grand Prix. For the New York Exhibition in 1938, he was a member of the international jury, organized the group of Decorators, and, as architect, organized the exhibitions of jewelry and perfumes.
He became a member of the Society of Modern Architects and executed important and numerous architecture and decorating projects including the luxury apartments on the great French oceanliners l’Atlantique, Pasteur, and Normandie.
Vice President and then President of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs from 1930-1938, he was also President of the Salon d’Automne and Vice President of the Committee of the Exhibition of Arts and Embellishments of Life; member of the steering committee of C.T.I. and Artistic Property, member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Decorative Arts. He was also an Officer of the Legion of Honor and received the Cross of War.
MONTAGNAC was the son of an engineer and he had a taste for geometry
and science that predisposed him to the rigors of architectural laws.
Multi-talented, he worked independently as a painter – who had
paintings acquired by the French government – while also working in
the related fields of architecture and decoration. His work included
homes, apartments, galleries, luxury shops, banks and the aforesaid
oceanliners.
As a designer/decorater, Montagnac had the taste for quality, luxurious
furniture, using precious woods, bronze extensions, ivory inlays, mother-of-pearl,
metal and coral. He advocated for a resolutely modern style and, free of all
pastiches, focused on beautiful cabinetry, the challenges of furniture design,
particularly from 1940 to 1945, captured all his attention.
The tireless activity of Montagnac, whose varied works are represented in
official museums and residences, was also recognized from a professional
and social point of view. He was a remarkable organizer, devoted to the
cause of art, to the defense of the trade and his colleagues. It was Montagnac
who, in 1939, with Anatole de Monzie, took the initiative to found the
ENTRAIDE to Artists (which provides support to talented young French artists).
MOBILIER ET DECORATION, September/October 1953
ERARD
An illustrious piano manufacturer, Sebastien Erard began building superior harpsichords in Paris in the mid-1700s, produced pianos for the French Court, and received a multitude of patents, many of which are still in use in piano manufacturing. Erard pianos were marketed as the finest pianos in the world and were owned by Queen Victoria, Franz Liszt, Chopin, Verdi, Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn among many others. They continued to enjoy international success well into the 20th century. They were known for their unique sound quality, similar to the American square grand piano...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
Set of Three Teak and Limba Wood Figure by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of three teak and limba wood monkey figure with movable arms and legs. Made and marked by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Copyright.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Miniature Three Drawer Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming three drawer miniature Louis XV style chest of drawers. Place next to a chair as a book rest or drinks table. Would also make a nice jewelry chest.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Nephrite, Diamond and Enamel Frog-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century nephrite, diamond and enamel frog-shaped cane
Continental, c. 1900
Height 81cm, width 7cm, depth 2.5cm
Crafted around 1900, this delicate walking stick is filled ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
19th Century French Gothic Sacrament Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Gothic Sacrament cabinet was artfully sculpted from solid oak and fruitwood to create a remarkable religious artifact designed to be appreciated throughout the ages! The trapezoidal form of the casework is in keeping with the Gothic style, which historians concur originated in the Cathedral of St. Denis during the middle of the 12th century. Boldly molded crown follows the complex contours and overlooks the case below which features a single door flanked by cornerposts that feature pilasters facing front as well as the sides, with recessed arched panels topped with recessed circular frames above filled with carved rosettes highlighted in gold. The arched recesses facing the front are also filled with carved floral and wheat motifs also highlighted in gold, representing the Bread of Life. The door panel, however, steals the show, with a gloriously carved relief work depicting both wheat and fully laden grapevines adding the significance of the Blood of Christ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Handmade Plank on Frame Ship Model, H.M.S. Pelican
Located in Woodbury, CT
A beautiful example of the craft of ship modeling, this sloop has all the details the original would have had and the model maker left the lower half of the hull exposed to reveal th...
Category
19th Century British Antique Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tulipwood
A Five Volume Bible Set in Miniature Carved Olivewood Bindings Israel C. 1940
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite five-volume miniature Bible set is a remarkable and rare artifact, handcrafted in pre-1948 Israel. Encased in beautifully hand-carved olivew...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Olive, Paper
Set of 4 Antique Bilboquets, France
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of four antique Bilboquets from France,around 1920,
cup-and-bowl children toys in turned Beechwood, dark tinted,
pretty patina,
a set full of charm and authenticity
...
Category
1920s French Vintage Hardwood Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
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Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.