Macassar Collectibles and Curiosities

An Art Deco Steck Mini Piano. Burr and figured walnut throughout with macassar ebony banding. Original bakelite and metal handles to lower section. Original...

Vintage tool Vintage industrial Tool in solid macassar wood and old bronze and brass. Unsure what the purpose or function is. Label logo pr...

This is a superb Amethyst, Rock Crystal and Macassar gentleman's walking stick with silver collar hallmarked, John George Smith, and the date stamp for London 1910. This decorative walking cane features a tapering specimen amethyst shaft intersected with rock crystal faceted bands...

Stylish English Art Deco Henry Howell & Co Ltd, YZ bird novelty ashtray or catchall, dating from the 1920s-1930s for Alfred Dunhill Ltd. This funny st...

Stylish and meaningful work of art. This Christian work of art dates from the 1920s. Over the centuries wall crucifixes have been made in all kinds of sizes and shapes, but the on...

Rare French Art Deco cigarette case or box designed by Sudre for Cado. Featuring a dimensional miniature bar made of Macassar wood with ...

Stylish and meaningful religious work of art. This religious work of art dates from the 1920s or 1930s. It is shaped like a chapel and it could very well originate from one. This sm...

Rare crucifix of beautiful design and materials. This small but striking crucifix is in Original and mint condition. It is small but heavy, because of the strong and lasting mater...

Rare iconic English Art Deco Henry Howell & Co Ltd, YZ bird novelty match holder, striker, ashtray, dating from the 1920s-1930s for Alfred Dunhill Ltd. The ultimate in grotesque, a stumpy plump pelican bird with an outrageous Mohican hairstyle! This funny standing bird has a carved Macassar ebony wood body with a cherry red amber Bakelite beak and glass eyes. A circular shagreen striking panel to one side, and with the head having 18 holes for storing matches. The large feet of the pelican are holding a cherry red amber Bakelite or Faturan ashtray. When a torch is placed close to the beak to highlight it, the color is a beautiful translucent cherry red. YZ trade mark stamped underside with ref number and "Made in England". Good vintage condition. Measurements: 5.32 in. wide (13.5 cm) x 3.13 in. deep (8 cm) x 5.50 in. high (14 cm). About the designer: The YZ-branded range of novelties was produced by Henry Howell and Company Ltd, and they were sold by Alfred Dunhill Ltd, well-known for their high-quality desk and smoking accessories. The designs for the YZ products were drawn by Bernard Charles Howell, a highly competent draughtsman and cartoonist. Since 1832, Henry Howell and Company had manufactured walking sticks and canes...

Rare vintage French Art Deco elegant sport sculpture model figurine. Featuring a curiosity rower with boat in Macassar wood, chrome-plated flat sport ...

Rare vintage barware bar set cocktail picks. Wonderful French Art Deco bar accessory made of Macassar ebony wood and bone. Features a lovely h...

The Penman’s Box has been beautifully handcrafted in a combination of two woods, rippled ash and walnut, and is highlighted with nickel metal detailing. The box’s striking exterior is veneered in a rippled olive ash on the top half, whilst the lower half has been covered in a vertical Macassar ebony. The lid of the box features a porthole-inspired glass window which reveals the box’s contents from a bird’s-eye view. The lid has a locking device which opens to reveal radial slip-matched walnut accompanied by distinctive orange leather pen slots. The upper tier of the Penman’s Box features two removable trays and the lower tier features three walnut pen storage...