Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
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Antique Ross Telescope, English, 3 Draw, Terrestrial Refractor, Early 20th, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Ross of London telescope. An English, brass three draw terrestrial refractor, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Perfect for bird watching, landscape...
Category
Early 20th Century British Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20th Century Miniature in Sterling Silver of Camera
Located in VALENZA, IT
Camera miniature in sterling silver.
Completely handmade and "bellows lens" in black enamelled silver.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles i Authentic Antique Strand of Beard Hair from His Execution in 1649
Located in Jersey, GB
King Charles I (1600-1649) took to the English throne in 1625. An unpopular monarch with a tyrannical bent, he soon turned the powerful institutions of government against himself. His marriage to a Roman Catholic (Henrietta Maria...
Category
17th Century Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely shaped Hanukkah lamp crafted in a brutalist style by David Palombo. Impressively massive, this Hanukkah lamp intimates playful motives, both animalistic and anatomical in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Marble Cigar Ashtray with Arabesque Copper Mounts
Located in New York, US
Our massive octagonal-shaped brown marble cigar tray in the Renaissance style is attributed to E.F. Caldwell, and features applied Arabesque copper designs ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Austrian Silver Fish Shaped Pepper Pot
Located in London, GB
Large silver pepperette in the form of a carp fish. The model features finely detailed and lifelike scales and sits on its four fins. The head is rem...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
PH Grand Piano PH150 Excellence, Black Leather and Chrome, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works.
- 5 year guarantee.
- We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance.
The Poul Henningsen designed PH Grand Piano PH150 Excellence...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Dinky Toys "Field Artillery Tractor" by Meccano Ltd, England, 1967
By Meccano
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dinky Toys miniature army vehicle; Field Artillery Tractor. Fabricated by Meccano Ltd in 1967. Very good condition, only shows some minor wear due to playing.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Curious Walking Stick Eagle Silver Bentwood
Located in Berlin, DE
Eagle shape made from 800 silver
bentwood
extremely finely processed
(V-214).
Category
1910s French Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Boules De Petanque Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming set of French 19th century Boules De Petanque in their leather carrying case. A terrific object for tabletop or bookcase display.
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rare Chrome Art Deco Elephant Pipe Holder by Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A ronson elephant two pipe holder with a chrome elephant and accents with a black powder coat base. It is listed in advertisement "Ronson - the World's Greatest Lighter" as "Extremel...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Cast Iron Stagecoach Door Stop with Original Paint, 1930
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Great example of a western stagecoach in original paint. Colors are still vibrant. C1930 with precise castings. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th C Grand Tour Roman Style Iron Gorget on Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th c Grand Tour Roman style iron gorget on stand
Decorated with a intense battle scene with Imperial Roman soldiers fighting native warriors, with tw...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Nias Tribe 'Nifatali-tali' Hand-Woven Wire Necklace, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This 'Nifatali-tali' necklace is a type of necklace worn by the people of Northern Nias Island, North Sumatra. This necklace is equally worn by men and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ulm Minster Church Souvenir Building Vintage, Germany, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
Category
1930s German Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Tiffany & Co. Ladies 18-Carat Gold Watch
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Elegant vintage Tiffany & Co. manual wind dress watch made with 18-karat yellow gold. It is slender and has a soft rectangular design.
Category
20th Century Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Antique Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Large Black Bear Child's Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England or Austria in approximately 1880 and done in...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Cast Iron Shoe Mold
Located in New York, NY
Antique factory shoe mold made of cast iron. USA, circa 1920. A beautiful, simple form.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Cast brass with green patina overlay. Jar in the middle depicts stylized patterns with gilded accents between two olive branches.
Marked on the bottom "Made in Israel".
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Hebrew word "Hanukkah" cast with green patina overlay. Below the word appears the Lion of Judah with the Ten Commandments.
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Nias Tribe 'Nifatali-tali' Hand-Woven Wire Necklace, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This 'Nifatali-tali' necklace is a type of necklace worn by the people of Northern Nias Island, North Sumatra. This necklace is equally worn by men and w...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique German Barometer with Hand-Carved Oak Leaves and Acorns, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
German Black Forest style barometer with fine hand-carved oak branches, leaves, and acorns.
Dimensions: height 30 cm / 11.81 in; width 24 cm / 9.44 in; depth 5 cm / 1.96 in.
In good ...
Category
1920s German Black Forest Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Pratts Green Motoring Petrol Can
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Pratts metal petrol can.
An original 2 gallon Pratts petrol can complete with original brass screw cap. The gasoline can with the words 'Pratts Pet...
Category
1920s British Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ralph Gibson Nude
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfectly intimate.
The infinite subtlety of the female form.
Collector’s edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by the artist.
A decade after his first Taschen book, Deus ex machina, master photographer Ralph Gibson returns with an exquisite collection of nudes, combining the best of his recent work with an in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, Gibson’s mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers.
"A photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. At least, art history indicates this to be so; the Willendorf Venus is said to date from 25,000 BC. I love photographing women...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Early 19th Century Birmingham England Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th century sterling silver vinaigrette made in Birmingham England circa 1813. Sterling silver vinaigrettes were used during the Victorian er...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Decorated with Hanukkah song "Maoz Tzur Yeshuati" with gilded cast. Depiction of musical notes with children beside to commemorate the festival...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Batak Spiral Silver Earring 'Padung'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These large spiral brass earrings, crafted from a single thick brass wire are called 'Padung', a type of earring worn by the Batak Karo Tribe from northern Sumatra, Indonesia. This l...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Silver
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hand Polished Brass Flamingo Figure
Located in Cordova, SC
Beautiful brass flamingo polished to a mirror finish. This piece is in exceptional condition.
Category
1970s Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare American Gold Intaglio Seal of George Washington, Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A rare American gold mounted intaglio seal of a bust-length portrait of the first President in uniform enclosed by the inscription "George Washington", early 19th century.
In a fitted green leather box retailed by: D.S. Lavender Antiques Ltd., Bond Street, London, England;
Provenance:
D.S. Lavender Antiques Ltd., Bond Street, London, England
Anita and Irvin Schorsch Collection
Exhibited:
Museum of Mourning Art...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Louis Vuitton Silver Travel Cutlery in Leather Case
Located in Delft, NL
A Louis Vuitton silver travel cutlery in leather case.
The travel cutlery made by Nicolas Demontay, Paris with silver hallmark of France for small o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument of brass by W.F. Stanley (Optical, Philosophical & Mathematical Instrument Manufacturer, London), circa 1930, in orig...
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Expanding Spyglass Brass & Leather
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century spyglass brass & leather (similar to a telescope) expands from 7 1/8 to 17 1/4" - from a Palm Beach estate.
How you focus a spyglass - Pull out all sections all the way ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s Golden Brown Metal & Tiffany Glass Church Entrance Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Small church entrance light fixture with a cast iron tassel.
The former owners told us that this rare and all-original light fixture once was on the ceiling at the entrance of a small Gothic Revival...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
1980’s Ivanko 22 Karat Gold Plated Weight Set
By Ivanko
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A limited edited Ivanko weight set plated in 22-karat gold made in a limited run in the early 1980s. There are four 5-pound weights, four 2.5-pound weights,...
Category
1980s American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
"Irish mail" Car, Ca First Half 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Manual movement car of the "Irish mail" type. First half of the 20th century and later.
Traction vehicle consisting of four wheels, one-person seat, a con...
Category
20th Century European Other Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Vintage Aluminum Hat Block Mold Form, circa Mid-20th Century with American Nut S
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Vintage aluminum hat block mold form, circa mid-20th century. With new American nut stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Cast Iron & Maple Tobacco Cutter / Shredder
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century cast iron & maple tobacco cutter / shredder
Once used for cutting and shredding tobacco. Today it can be used for decorative purposes.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Large Iron 19th Century Ships Anchor Capstan
Located in Norwell, MA
Large and heavy 19th century iron ships capstan with geared base. Overall dimensions: 29" H x 26" W.
Category
1890s Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Alessandro Albrizzi Backgammon Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Complete vintage modern black Lucite backgammon set designed by Alessandro Albrizzi includes game board, a thick Lucite box for the Bakelite chips, two Lucite dice cups...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Paris Newstand Kiosk Case
Located in New York, NY
Paris newstand kiosk case. Novel Bellows & Co liqueur bottle case in the iconic Parisian French advertising kiosk shape. Vintage shaped and paper laminated circular card liqueur box...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Five Silhouette Miniatures All Hand Painted & Monogramed by Dorothy Turton RMS
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A fine collection of Five original silhouette portrait miniatures by the Miniaturist painter Dorothy Turton ( 1900 to 1990s). These are all hand painted...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Scottish Horn, Banded Agate & Solid Silver Table Snuff Mull, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century rare Scottish very large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff mulls featured divices for smashing snuff, this typical scotish d...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Silver
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
An impressive hand forged Hanukkah lamp inspired by Brutalist aesthetic. Hand crafted in Jerusalem, Israel circa 1960, the iron lamp stands with nine rustic candleholders...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Steel Port and Starboard Lights
By Artistic Brass & BZ Wks NYC
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of ship's lanterns, port and starboard, with polished steel cases that have been stripped and meticulously polished and lacquered. This is a first class pair of lanterns with copper badges from Marine Division Artistic Brass and Bronze...
Category
1930s American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong
Located in Leuven , BE
Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong (=an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base is decorated with fine plates in Bamboo and Red Copper. It is also provided with Ideog...
Category
20th Century Chinese Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Antique Three Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Terrestrial, Ross, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique three draw telescope. An English, brass terrestrial refractor by Ross of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Perfe...
Category
Early 20th Century British Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
An impressive hand forged Hanukkah lamp inspired by Brutalist aesthetic. Hand crafted in Jerusalem, Israel circa 1960, the iron lamp stands with nine drip-shaped rustic candleholders...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Large 1970s Spanish Hand Painted Resin Boxer Fairground Sculpture w/ Scoreboard
Located in Marbella, ES
Monumental larger-than-life 1970s Spanish hand painted resin fairground sculpture with scoreboard.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Brass and Silver Vintage Button Collection in Custom Wood Case
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-642 brass and silver button collection encased in a wood frame set on a green velvet board.
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Nos 1998 Shimano Dura Ace 25th Anniversary Groupset Including Watch & Papers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original, early edition number 1336, NOS 1998 never fitted Dura Ace 25th anniversary groupset with all original papers...
Category
20th Century English Other Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Wrought Iron Church Torchère with Five Candleholders, Italy, Early 19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare Italian heavy wrought iron church five-light torchère, black painted raised on a large square geometric base, Italy, early 19th-century. This torchére is in good condition, wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
100-Record Retro American Seeburg Select-O-Matic V-200 Jukebox
Located in London, GB
100-Record Retro American Seeburg Select-O-Matic V-200 Jukebox,
American, c. 1955
Dimensions: Height 149cm, width 91cm, depth 68cm
This stylish vinyl jukebox is a classic American Select-O-Matic V-200 by Seeburg. Inspired by car design, the coin operated jukebox features a distinctive metal exterior, with the front appearing almost like a car grill. The cabinet form features painted burgundy and turquoise accents, brass metal fixtures, shiny chrome trim, and a large glass dome. The mechanism features burgundy record rack side covers and strong 'High Fidelity' sound system. This revolutionary mechanism plays 45 RPM records vertically using two separate needles, allowing the jukebox to play both A and B sides of 100 different records without flipping. All the labels are displayed in a rotating title barrel, which includes great names including Billy Fury, Dusty Springfield...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the ...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Hammered Iron Menorah in the Manner of Edgar Brandt, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Secessionist period Menorah in hammered iron, with scrollwork and stylized spiral decoration, on a circular foot.
In the manner of Edgar Brandt hammered candelabra.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
1920s Carl Zeiss Brass Antique Theodolite Surveyor's Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Theodolite by Carl Zeiss Jena D.R.G.M. 1920s, light gray and black painted brass, internal horizontal and vertical circle with microscope readings, rack and pinion focusing. Very goo...
Category
1920s German Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Stunning Mid 20th Century Forge Made Weather Vane of a Hunter on His Horse
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning mid 20th century forge made galvanised metal weather vane, the ornament depicting a classic silhouette of a hunter on his horse, raised over lovely directionals with fine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Period Old European Diamond Twin Platinum Ring
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Art Deco Period old European cut diamond twin ring in platinum, circa early-20th century, 1920s. Ring has two (2) old European cut diamond solitaires/round cuts at center...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Platinum
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