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Material: Lacquer
Showa-Period Japanese Samurai Armor (Yoroi), with Paulownia Crest, Post-WWII
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Showa-Period Japanese Samurai Armor with Paulownia Crest, Post-WWII Diplomatic Gift
A complete suit of Japanese samurai armor (yoroi), crafted in the Showa period (post-World War II...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Campaign Lacquered Board
Circa 1960s
This exquisite Chinese chess set with immortals and a campaign lacquered board is a striking combination of...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition, Brass
S.T. Dupont X Tournaire Limited Edition Snake Lighter (72/88), France, 2013
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Limited Edition Ligne 2 Snake Lighter. Designed by Philippe Tournaire master jeweler for Simon Tissot Dupont commemorating the Chinese zodiac year ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Gothic Revival Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze
Dunhill 18 Carat Gold Plated Red Lacquered Rollagas Classic Cigarette Lighter
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Dunhill Red Lacquered 18 Carat Gold Plated Rollagas Classic Cigarette Lighter Made in Switzerland With Dunhill Embossed Box
Inscribed with "Dunhill" on the base.
Weighs 75g
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Dupont by Davidoff Ligne 1 Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06
By Davidoff 1
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant St Dupont for Davidoff Black Laque De Chine Ligne 1 Pocket Cigarette Lighter
Made in France
Stamped 1E9DY06 With Black Leather Branded Davidoff Slip Case
2.5" x 1.4" x 0...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
RONSON 1935 Art Deco Bartender Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Box In Steel & Lcquer
Located in Miami, FL
Barman dispenser box with lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$3,498 Sale Price
30% Off
Otterburn Chess Table — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut — Made in Britain
By Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
Commissioned by a special client as the perfect stage for their chess battles, this table is a showcase of NOVOCASTRIAN’s creative ability, of almost 10 years of experimentation, ref...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...
Dupont Ligne 2 Lacquer American Art Deco (Chrysler Building) Lighter
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Norwood, NJ
This is a limited edition S.T Dupont Ligne 2 Lacquer American Art Deco (Chrysler Building) Lighter. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, Art Deco has influenced many areas of des...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Black Lacquer & Marcasite Cigarette Case & Matching Matchstick Case
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Ladies Black Lacquer & Marcasite Cigarette & Matchstick Case 1930's.
Both Within a Shagreen Presentation Case.
Item Was By Esteemed British Luxury Brand Finnigans of Dean...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Steinway & Sons, Baby Grand Model O Piano, Fully Refurbished, 1911
Located in Manhasset, NY
Steinway & Sons, Baby Grand Model L Piano, Refurbished Satin Ebony, 1911, 88 Keys, Serial Number 146562
This exceptional 1911 Steinway piano, Model 146561, has undergone a complete ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
RONSON 1935 Machine Age Pudding Bearer Ballerina With Baby Ronde-Light Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Ballerina figure with Ronde-Light lighter designed by Ronson.
This is a beautiful desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco per...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$978 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Otterburn Chess Set & Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can tru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Limestone, Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel,...
Franco Albini Radio In Cristallo For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Radio In Cristallo For Cassina
LIMITED EDITION OF 5 PIECES HAND WIRED
A radio at the forefront of modern Italian design, developed from a canny intuition to put the ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
$20,241 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$4,725 Sale Price
30% Off
RONSON 1936 Art-Deco Machine Age Cigar Humidor Desk Box With Touch-Tip Striker
Located in Miami, FL
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...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$2,625 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Games Box c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb and very rare 19th Century Chinese lacquered games box, dating to around 1890. Decorated with intricate traditional scenes and a fin...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can truly be customized an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Copper, Stainless Steel...
19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Edo-Meiji period samurai Tantō knife/short blade sword and scabbard
By: unknown
Material: iron, metal, paint, steel, leather, wood, lacquer, metal
Technique: forged, ha...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Copper, Steel, Iron
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black & Cream Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, b...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$418 Sale Price
30% Off
MERCEDES BENZ 1966 Royal London Car Radiator Grill Desk Petrol Lighter Lacquered
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Mercedes Benz.
This is a beautiful petrol desk lighter, created for the Royal London Limited, back in the 1966. The desk lighter has been crafted in...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel
$488 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Burmese Kammavaca Script in Lacquer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional 19th-century Burmese Kammavaca manuscript, composed of 14 lacquered palm-leaf-style panels, each meticulously decorated in orange and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Park Sherman 1930 Art Deco Chromed Steel Roller Box With Red And Black Bakelite
By Park Sherman
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative roller desk box designed by Park Sherman.
Very decorative desk box, created during the art deco period in America by the Park Sherman Company, back in the 1930. This roller-lid box is very innovative in design and with Avant Garde look. It was crafted in chromed steel with red lacquer and elements in red and black Bakelite. It is fitted with a roller lid, which is in perfect working condition.
The Park Sherman Company
Park Sherman was an important Springfield company for several decades ending with the sale of the company to a New Jersey firm in 1960. They mass-produced smoking accessories, particularly lighters, as well as a multitude of office, novelty, and other items. The Park Sherman Company operated in Springfield, Illinois until 1960 when it was sold to a New Jersey company. A man named Jacob S. Sherman was the founder of the Park Sherman Company. The company sold miner's supplies (miner's cap lamps, match cases, etc.) and later specialized in things like coin banks and smoking accessories such lighters and cigarette cases. The company's products were sold throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. 'Everdry' was a brand name that Park Sherman used on some of its products. The word "Everdry" was used, for example, on match cases to indicate that the case would prevent the matches from getting wet. Presumably, your "Everdry" cigarette case kept the contents from getting wet.
Materials: Chromed steel and red and black Bakelite.
Weight: 231.7 Grams, (0.51 Pounds).
Measurements: 114.3 mm by 101.6 mm by 63.5 mm (3.50 x 4.0 x 2.50 Inches).
Literature: Rodney and Diane Capstick-Dale, The art deco Collectibles...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$542 Sale Price
30% Off
Ronson 1930 Pik a Cig Magic Penguin Touch Tip Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
A beautiful, exceedingly rare and very decorative mechanical dispenser desk box, created in the city of Newark, N...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$4,095 Sale Price
30% Off
1750 Venezia Italy Set 7 Lacquered Puppets Polychrome Wooden and Papier Machè
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an extraordinary set of seven Puppets depicting the characters of the Venetian Art Comedy of Art in the theater, the Doctor, the Miserly, the Captain, the Brother and then ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Faux Taxidermy Embellished Naturalistic Imitation Deer Antler Wall Mount
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming and artistic naturalistic embellished wall mount with imitation deer antlers and accents.
Featuring faux eleven point antlers mounted to a square lacquered wood boa...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Resin, Wood, Lacquer
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 Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
$188,500
Optical Black and White Lacquer Hinged Backgammon Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and artistically crafted Backgammon board that doubles as a captivating piece of modern décor. Sleek lacquered details elevate this game board into a true work of art, fea...
Category
20th Century Modern Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1936. This is the mechanical Pik-a-Cig Monkey box...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$2,789 Sale Price
30% Off
Hand-painted Russian Lacquered Box and pin
Located in Pasadena, TX
These highly lacquered items come from Russia. They're hand painted. The inside of the tinker box is a beautiful orange lacquer. The pin is stamped made in Russia.
Pin size is 2.5'
Category
20th Century Russian Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Smoking Box, Tabako Bon, Edo Period, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine Japanese maki-e lacquer decorated tabako bon, or smoking box, late Edo Period, mid-19th century, Japan.
The elegant smoking box of black lacquer decorated with a wonderful gold lacquer takamaki-e design of a gnarled and elegantly twisted plum tree with branches in full bloom. A border of golden cranes in flight to the top.
The smoking box, called a tabako bon, is comprised of an open section at the top with inset with two cylindrical metal canisters...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Lacquer Double Sided Qing Dynasty Drum with Wooden Stand and Drum Sticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful piece! two sided with leather hand painted snare on two sides trimmed in nail heads. The collapsable wooden stand, while making the piece complete, can be put aside and t...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ronson Newark 1929 Art Deco Steel RonDeLight Table Lighter Black & Blue Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in Newark United States by Art Metal Works Inc. for The Ro...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$418 Sale Price
30% Off
WILLIE KOOL 1938 The Penguin Figural Bar And Table-Desk Electric Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Willie Kool desk-table electric lighter.
This is a beautiful electronic bar or desk lighter, created as a promotional item by the Kool Cigarette Company, back in the 1938. The sculptural and elusive electric lighter has been crafted with the iconic figure of the company Willie Kool, in color plastic with parts in metal and fitted with a long electric cord. The figural penguin is in pretty very good shape, in working condition and should be a gorgeous addition to any collection. This will be a great conversation item.
Willie The Penguin
Willie the penguin was introduced in 1934 by The Ted Bates Advertising Agency. During the time there were several other cartoonish spokespersons like Kellog’s Snap, Crackle & Pop, Reddy Kilowatt, and the Campbell’s Kids. Willie’s product line included salt and pepper shakers, ash trays, holders for wooden matches, lighters, and when air-conditioning was introduced, a version was created to suggest customers to enter a storefront because it was “Kool” inside. It has also been debated that a picture of Willie wearing a top hat was the inspiration for the Penguin character in Batman. Regardless, Willie appeared in his own comic books after he was licensed by Standard Comics for six issues, with the cigarette brand dropped from the title. By the ’60s, however, the company had shifted advertising focus and opted for wintry outdoor scenes to promote their business. (Miller Fenwood with thanks)
Materials: Lacquered and color plastic, metal, electric cord and enamel.
Year: 1934-1940.
Weight: 1.5 Pounds, (0.68 Kg.).
Measurements: 89 mm by 114 mm by 223 mm (3.5 x 4.25 x 8.75 Inches).
Marks: "KOOL MILD MENTHOL CIGARETTES".
Note: This lighter is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier. This lighter just need a new flint and proper lighter fluid. Was tested and is in working condition.
Note: This is an electric novelty advertising lighter, is a very old vintage Tobacciana...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$978 Sale Price
30% Off
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 Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Yoshihiro Narisawa, Satoyama Cuisine. Gastronomy & Culinary Photography Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sustainable Gastronomy
Yoshihiro Narisawa’s manifesto on cuisine in harmony with the natural world
Award-winning Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa has turned to his homeland and nature to develop his innovative satoyama cuisine and culinary philosophy. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of foraging for ingredients on the land between mountains and villages, the area of satoyama, and by similar traditional methods for gathering food, Narisawa has created recipes and dining experiences based on the sustainable use of native ingredients.
Also using foodstuffs from coastal waters and forests, from seaweed and sea snakes to wild flowers and even soil, the recipes are presented and shown in stunning photographs by world-renowned Brazilian food photographer Sergio Coimbra. But this is more than a book of recipes, it is a new kind of gastronomy book that explores the background of where the ingredients are sourced and also how the chef works with the craftsmen who makes his knives and tableware. This attention to every stage of the supply chain is another aspect of satoyama, and in the course of the journeys Narisawa and Coimbra made the book has also become a visual travel guide to Japan and its history and traditions. In this way it is not just the chef’s creations that are presented, but the food in its full context, including the processes involved, and a culinary perspective that combines tradition with modern ideas.
Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Yoshihiro Narisawa and Sergio Coimbra.
The Artist:
Yoshihiro Narisawa, born in Aichi prefecture in 1969 as the son of a baker of western recipes, moved to Europe at the age of 19 where he trained in France, Switzerland, and Italy, before returning to his homeland. Narisawa opened his first restaurant in Kanagawa in 1996, moving to Tokyo in 2003. After pursuing a connection with French cuisine, Narisawa went on to develop his “Satoyama” style. His restaurant has been listed for many years as one of the World’s 50 Best...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Edo-Period 62-Plate Kabuto 兜 'Helmet' with Long Lacquer Wakidate
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An old and exceptional completely lacquered akoda-nari suji’bachi kabuto (helmet with raised ridges) with a bronze maedate (decorative front piece) shaped like a spade, and mounted b...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Iron
Ronson 1935 Buffalo Touch Tip Striker Lighter In Black Cast Steel & Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Desk buffalo touch tip Striker designed by Ronson.
The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker L...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$899 Sale Price
30% Off
Filigree Digital Grand Piano - Hand-Crafted Jewelry - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
Boca do Lobo presents the ultimate recreation of a vintage piano tailored to give rise to a unique piece, embellished by one of the oldest jewelry-making techniques known, the Filigr...
Category
2010s Portuguese Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$45,784 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Abstract Tulip Form Female Mannequin Display Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Atomic age abstract female display mannequin having a tulip form or mermaid style design. Constructed from fiberglass and finished in gilt over a coat of red lacquer. The svelte form...
Category
20th Century European Space Age Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
$2,200 Sale Price
21% Off
Large Lacquered Wood Antique Burmese Buddha Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt and lacquered wood Buddha statue from Southeast Asia likely Burma, circa 19th century. The Buddha is depicted as seating on a slightly taper...
Category
19th Century Burmese Other Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 20thC Art Deco 14K Gold, Lacquer, Enamel & Diamond Vanity Case c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century American Art Deco 14k gold vanity case, of elegant rectangular form with gracefully rounded sides, this exquisite vanity case exemplifies fine craftsmanshi...
Category
20th Century American Other Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
English Victorian Lacquered Zither
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian black lacquered zither with gold floral stenciling and spindle handle (signed)
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
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 Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cement, Brass
chinoiserie Decorated Circular Barometer, circa 1930s
By Acme Photo
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie decorated circular barometer, circa 1930s.
Black background with gold decoration,
Depicting, houses, temple, figures, trees & foliage,
Brass face,
Badge on back, re...
Category
1930s European Chinoiserie Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
$497 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other.
The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons.
The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood.
The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
Art Déco French Polished Black Lacquer and Silver Plated Cigarrette Box/Case
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco french polished black lacquer and silver plated cigarrette box/case
By: unknown
Material: lacquer, metal, silver, silver plate
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, lacquered, polished, plated, silvered
Dimensions: 3 in x 3.5 in x 1 in
Date: early 20th century
Style: Art Déco
Place of origin: France
This sleek early 20th century french cigarette...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
Burmese Buddha Throne, Palin, Gilt and Embellished Wood, Mandalay Period, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Burmese gilt and embellished throne or shrine for a Buddha, palin, Mandalay Period, last half of the 19th century, Burma (Myanmar).
The impressive throne str...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Virgin Atlantic Concorde Model, England c.1992
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A composite model of a Concorde in full Virgin Atlantic livery mounted on a tripod stand, circa 1992. This scaled down aircraft model was presented to one of Virgin's top travel agen...
Category
20th Century British Other Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
RONSON 1935 Elephant Touch-Tip Striker Lighter Black Cast Steel & Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Desk elephant Striker Lighter designed by Ronson.
The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker Lighter was created in New Jersey United States by The Art Metal Works for The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1935. Designed in the shape of an Elephant made in polished solid chromed steel attached to a oval black base. The colored plastic tusks were named Ïvoroid” by Ronson.
Weight: 597.5 Grams, (1.32 Pounds).
Measurements: 82.55 mm by 91.44 mm by 116.84 mm (3.25 x 3.60 x 4.6 Inches).
Marks: Signed with the maker's mark label, "FASHIONED BY RONSON".
Ronson
The Ronson lighter 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.
Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,039 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Japanese Makie Kushi and Kanzashi Hair Ornament Set
Located in Worcester, GB
19th Century Japanese Makie Kushi and Kanzashi Hair Ornament Set
A fine 19th-century Japanese kushi (comb) and kanzashi (hairpin) set, crafted in tortoiseshell or similar material and decorated in the makie technique with gilt lacquer. The kushi features a gently arched form with intricately applied gold foliage and floral motifs. The kanzashi is delicately shaped, with gilt decoration echoing the comb’s design, and includes a split shank and scooped end typical of traditional Japanese hair...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1934. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a central round body set upon two smaller cylindrical feet. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great contrast with the base polished steel. Extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition.
Weight: 104.9 Grams, (67.24 Dwt).
Measurements: 66 mm by 21 mm by 82 mm (2.59 x 0.83 x 3.23 Inches).
Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON US PAT.RE.NO.19023 RONSON RONDETTE ART METAL WKS INC NEWARK NJ US PAT.RE.NO.19023".
The Ronson lighter 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...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$416 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer, Mahogany
Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Japanese export lacquer medical instrument box
Edo-period, 1650-1700
L. 19 x W. 6 x H. 8.5 cm
This unconventionally shaped lacquer b...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
AUSTRIAN 1915 Sculptural Enameled Racehorse With Jockey Table-Desk Striker
Located in Miami, FL
Austrian desk striker of a race horse with a jockey.
Fabulous art deco desk smoker's striker, created in Vienna Austria, back in the 1915. The sculptural desk match striker has been...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Spelter
$1,046 Sale Price
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Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Faux Tortoise Lacquer Rondette Desk Lighter In Chromed
Located in Miami, FL
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...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$451 Sale Price
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Early 20th Century Thai Temple Drum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegantly carved temple drum wase use in Buddhist Temples. It’s carved from teak and lacquered black with red and green stripped details. The top and straps are made of leather. These gigantic goblet...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
Swing Tractor Seat Chair, in Red like Achille Castiglione Stool, circa 1970
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The adjustable spyglass with gilt brass trim and original leather case.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
A Very Fine Takamaki-e Lacquer Cheroot Case in the Manner of Shibata Zeshin
By Shibata Zeshin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The 'ishime' lacquered case consisting of two conforming molded sections with one sliding overtop the other, both sides decorated with hand painted gilt, silver & burnt dark russet (kasshoku) lacquers, depicting motifs in low relief of a rat with an acorn on one side and two acorns on the opposing.
In Japanese culture rats are considered auspicious symbols of fertility & wealth, acorns symbolize prosperity & growth. Signed with characters and a mon on one edge.
Takamaki-e is a lacquer technique in which metallic powders such as silver, gold, copper, pewter etc., are used in combination with lacquer & clay-dust to build up motifs in low relief.
Please note that the color tones & hues of the lacquered motifs appear somewhat more vibrant in the images due to ambient lighting conditions.
Regarding the opinion stating the superior quality of this fine example being likened to works associated with those by Shibata...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquered Edwardian Style Novelty Faux Book Spine Waste Paper Basket
Located in London, GB
A lacquered Edwardian style novelty faux book spine waste paper basket
English, 20th century
Height 22cm, diameter 23cm
This quirky and curious piece is a English, early 20th ce...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Lacquer Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Wood, Lacquer
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