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Material: Metal
Model of wooden boat hull On metal Base - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Model of wooden boat hull On metal Base - 20th Boat - Decoration - Vintage Measures : 128cmx27cm H:43,5cm Wear consistent with age and use.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

DUNHILL Paris 1934 Art Deco Carved Bamboo Petrol Desk Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Bamboo desk lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill This is a rare antique desk lighter, created in Paris France by the luxury brand of Alfred Dunhill, back in the 1934. The unusual art deco lighter...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

S.T. DuPont Laque De Chine Lighter with Box and Papers
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice DuPont Butane lighter with a laque de chine and gold plate finish. In good condition with the original box and manual and blank guarantee card. The lighter works. I’ve had a n...
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1980s French Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Vintage Pierre Cardin Abstract Futuristic Modernist Bangle Cuff, 1960s
By Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne, Thierry Mugler
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful abstract bangle cuff. All in enameled chromium metal by Pierre Cardin haute couture - iconic and sculptural, this bangle is from the height of Cardin's creative output, 'Fu...
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1960s French Futurist Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional sixty-four-inch mahogany ships wheel with maple inlay. Round brass medallion marked with makers name of Williamson Brothers of Philadelphia. Large solid brass hub. Note: ...
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1910s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Gymnastic Vintage Czech Leather Gym Stool Bench Pommel Horse, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This Czech gym stool or turn bock was produced in the 1930s. It has been shortened to a height of 54 cm. The iron feet are preserved. The thick cowhide has b...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

English Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Holder Case
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Art Deco period sterling silver tobacco cigarette holder case, circa early-20th century, England. Marked 'Sterling' on inside...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Signed Lalique Crystal Tokyo Table Lighter with Frosted Floral Medallions
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
When it comes to defining elegance and affluence as a lifestyle, Lalique crystal comes to mind for most people. From its earliest days to present times, the Lalique Company has consi...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Modernist Bracelet Silver Bangle Taxco Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Handcrafted Modernist Bracelet Bangle Silver Taxco Mexico cutout designs 2 15/16 outside diameter 2.5 inside diameter x 3/16 thick Stamped Mexico 925 Preowned vintage Refer to listed...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare system walking stick, the flute. Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare gadget-System walking stick: stick with the function of a music instrument, a flute. Painted fruitwood shaft, wooden handle. Inside the shaft is hollow, and holes and keys ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

Memphis Tool Kit Set by Koyo Sangyo, Japan, 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare tool kit designed by Koyo Sangyo, Japan, 1980s. This complete set represents the 'Memphis' period and includes: a handsaws, a Hammer, two screwdrivers an...
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1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Costumes of Spain – ILLUSTRATED by Antonio Rodríguez, 1803
Located in Middletown, NY
Colección General de los Trajes que en la actualidad se usan en España: principiada en el año 1801 Madrid: Librarias de Castillo, 1801. First Edition 8vo (12mo?); 6 1/2 4 1/8 inche...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold Leaf

1920’s Era Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Art deco style ships telegraph by English maker Chadburns. Twin face design with 2 handles. The faceplates display forward and astern commands dead slow, half and full. There is an a...
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1920s English Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rare Cigar Striker Bergman Style Cold Painted Art Deco Arabian Carpet Trader
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Unusal Cigar Striker In The Franz Xaver Bergman Style Art Deco Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Arabian Carpet Trader With Camel Mounted on a Black Glaze...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Spelter

Antique Noon Day Gun Cannon Sundial by Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in Sandwich, MA
Rare noon day gun cannon sundial by Abercrombie & Fitch circa 1910. Unique garden instrument which fires a small signal charge when the magnifying glass...
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Early 20th Century Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Deco Silver Plate Cigarette Case - Monogrammed - Unsigned - Circa 1930's
Located in Chatham, ON
Art Deco period silver-plate cigarette case - 'D' monogram - delicate diagonal tooling - interior gilt wash - unsigned - United States (likely) - circa 1930's. Excellent vintage con...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of ww2 polished steel German rangefinder flak binoculars
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of ww2 polished steel german rangefinder flak binoculars circa 1941. Good quality pair of binoculars used in the second world war for directing accurate flak fire for anti airc...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

19th century Rajasthan Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha Rajasthan, 19th–Early 20th Century Dimensions: 5 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm Weight: 23.8 grams Material: Solid silver Provenance: Rajasthan, India ...
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19th Century Indian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Antique Indo Persian Dhal Separ Shield
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing historical 19th Century Indo Persian shield handcrafted in steel and decorated with four floral protuberances and engraved figures, reta...
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Late 19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Clairtone Project G2 Series T11 Console Stereo System & Garrard Turntable
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
On offer is a rare completely original Clairtone G2 Series Home Stereo System from 1966 featuring two distinct exotic wooden boxes one that houses the tun...
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1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Gulfstream Pinball Arcade Game, 1972 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'Gulfstream' pinball machine from 1972. Designed by Norm Clark and manufactured by Williams Electronics. 4175 produced in total. In excellent working condition. Great visuals...
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1970s American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

19th Century Wood Bowl Ship's Compass by Samuel Thaxter of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Early nineteenth-century wood bowl ship's compass by Samuel Thaxter & Son of 125 State Street, Boston. With strap gimbal and is fitted to a dovetailed timber box with its original li...
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1850s North American Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Domino Set of Carrara Marble in Lidded Marble Casket Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 28 Carrara Marble Domino's in corresponding case or casket. with lid. The set is very nice, elegant and substantial - a compliment to any game room and a beautiful set to play with. Each domino has the usual slit, but these have a small ball bearing in the middle - very sophisticated. A lovely housewarming, wedding, fathers or mothers day gift.
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20th Century Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Carrara Marble, Metal

Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine antique ship's compass by Robert Merrill of New York. Brass bowl on gimbal fitted to a dovetailed timber box. Paper compass card with fleur-de-lis at north. Compass points north...
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1860s North American Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Brass sextant signed H. Hughes & Son Ltd No. 32890 of the 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass sextant signed H. Hughes & Son Ltd No. 32890 of the 1930s; instrument complete with optics and housed in its original mahogany wood box of with locking hooks and brass handle,...
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1930s Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Gendron Wheel Company American Victorian Iron Tricycle
By Gendron Wheel Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian iron tricycle with a carriage seat (tag: GENDRON WHEEL CO., TOLEDO, OH)
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19th Century Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

RONSON England 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Steel And Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table-desk lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful and extremely rare RonDeLight desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, bac...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Sterling Silver and Quartz Crystal Pendant Necklace, Blue, White, Orange, Clear
Located in Warrenton, OR
Sterling Silver and Quartz Crystal Pendant Necklace, Blue, White, Orange, Clear. Stamped connector. This is a pretty pendant, with a cloud-reminiscent quartz central interior of most...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Quartz, Sterling Silver

MARBLE'S Antique Ideal Hunting Knife Western Navajo .925 Sterling Silver Handle
By The Marble House
Located in Miami, FL
An antique hunting knife manufactured by Marble's This is a great "Ideal" hunting knife created in Gladstone Michigan by the Marble's company. ...
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1950s American Native American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

19th c. Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha Rajasthan, India – 19th Century Dimensions: 3.8 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm Weight: 15.5 grams Material: Solid silver Provenance: Rajasthan, 19th ce...
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19th Century Indian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Mid Century Heavily Tooled Western Leather Saddle
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Well tooled and embossed leather western riding saddle. Possibly a junior size. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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1940s American Country Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Five 19th C. French Bronze Metric (Apothecary ) Weights, Original Wooden Block
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 5 Antique French Bronze (Apothecary) Metric Weights with Original Wooden Block, Circa 1880 A handsome and authentic set of 19th-century French bronze metric weights, housed i...
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Dominic. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century. It has some faults. Oil on canvas with a horizontal layout depicting a Dominican wearing the characteristic habit of the ...
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Supreme x Beaver Fall 2022 Gumball Machine, Fall/Winter 2022, White and Red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme x beever fall 2022 gumball machine, Fall/Winter 2022, white and red. Free-vend gumball machine with 8.5" shatter-resistant globe. Debossed logos on d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Trumpet by William Frank Chicago on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This piece has a great story. We found this jazz musical instrument with incredible patina and added a thick lucite base and reconstructed this into a one of kind sculpture. The deta...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Important Ormolu-Mounted Amaranth, Kingwood and Satine Parquetry Grand Piano
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Henry Dasson (d. 1896) Origin: French Date: circa 1885-q890 Dimension: (H) 35 1/4 in x (W) 54 in x (W) 78 in. Provenance: Acquired by Dr. J. T Nieto-Gomez from fi...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Sterling Silver Trefoil-Form Table Lighter
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver trefoil form table lighter, Birmingham, England, 1914, John Collard Vickery - maker. Measures: 3 3/4 inches wide x 3 3/4 inches deep x 2 1/2 inches high. W...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large triple antique singing bird-in-cage, by Phallibois
Located in London, GB
Threes a crowd and a good sound... When wound and actuated by start/stop lever to side, the three birds take turns to sing passages of the sequential birdsong, moving beaks, heads a...
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Early 1900s French Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Fine Pair Golden Guilloche Enamel and Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Pretty as a picture and in outstanding condition, this lovely pair of early twentieth century opera glasses come complete with their original case (wear commensurate with age). Th...
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1910s French Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Vintage Boeing 727 Chrome Airplane Scale Model In Flight On Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage sleek Boeing 727 airplane model in flight, mounted atop a sturdy base, serves as a stylish desk accessory or paperweight. Its dynamic design captures the essence of aviatio...
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20th Century Unknown Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Russian Sterling Silver Torah Crown Judaica Turn of the Century Highly Detailed
Located in New York, NY
Russian, sterling silver Torah crown, topped with a bird, from the turn of the century, all beautifully detailed with flowers and animal motifs, with Hebrew and English inscriptions....
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Early 20th Century Russian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Ottoman Style Turkish Silver Brooch or Veil Pin with Moorish Filigree Lace
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible ottoman style Turkish German silver brooch or veil pin. Moorish Filigree Lace Brooch Pin, openwork lace with filigree borders. Middle Eastern T...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Viennese Bronze Miniature Cold-Painted Dog Figurine
Located in Delft, NL
A Viennese bronze miniature cold-painted dog figurine A bronze miniature dog figurine. Cold painted bronze, signed and numbered on the belly...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Parafernalia Pen, 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Parafernalia Pen. Includes its original box. Excellent condition.
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1990s Italian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Genuine Ophiuroidea Brittle Star Fossil (12.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Brittle stars, or ophiuroids, are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The mos...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Concorde Supersonic Model
Located in Paris, FR
Model Concorde supersonic with light wooden body and all covered with riveted aluminium foil. On polished stainless steel base with item's descri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Modernist Rosewood & Sterling Silver Crucifix / Cross by Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist rosewood and sterling silver crucifix / cross by Taxco of Mexico, circa 1970s. The piece measures 6.25"W x 1"D x 10"H and is in very good vintage condition. It is signed on...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage 3-Draw Telescope, English, Navigation, Astrological, Broadhurst Clarkson
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 3-draw telescope. An English, leather and brass navigational or astronomical instrument, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Perfect for bird watching, l...
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1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Vintage Wooden Truck Toy Model 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative scandinavian vintage wooden truck, 1930s-1940s
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rare Mexican Modern Silver Jewelry Suite Caviar Model William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare four-piece suite of Mexican Modern silver jewelry suite circa 1940s from Taxco, Mexico and crafted by William Spratling (1900-1967), an American designer and entrepreneur who ...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Vintage Blue Bakelite and Brass Compact Case by Henriette
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find vintage blue bakelite and brass make-up compact case by Henriette, circa 1950s. . The case is in good vintage condition and measures 5.25"W x 3.5"D x 1"H...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Set Of Late 19th Century Biedermeier Brass Goblets/ Cups/ Vases, AT ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elaborately handcrafted, intricately decorated set of two late Biedermeier brass goblets/ mugs from the so-called "second period" aorund 1860 in Austria. This artfully made antique B...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Victorian Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Beehive Brass Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian brass courtesy counter top bell, beehive brass bell Made in the style of a beehive solid brass, good and ready to use with a high pitched di...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Delightful Early 19th Century Horse Tricycle
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming early 19th century child's horse tricycle in wood and iron. A wonderful accent piece.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Nineteenth Century Hanging Bronze Scales with Nested Six Weights, 21-in high
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 21 inches in height, this set of large late nineteenth century French solid brass scales features two hanging brass pans that hang from chains. Six accompanying gram wei...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Cabinet Size Bronze Sculpture of Venus de Milo after Ron Liod Sauvage
By Ron Sauvage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Venus de Milo bronze after Sauvage. In an diminutive size that is perfect for the desk, mantel or vitrine. Simply a wonderful little...
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20th Century French Grand Tour Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antik Judaic Kiddush Cup Medieval Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very rare small Judaic cup from medieval period used for the Kiddush ceremony and also probably for circumcision. This chiseled bronze cup is decorated on its belt, with Hebrew characters. The back of the cup is decorated with the Star of David. The whole has a beautiful old patina. This object with certain oriental influences, probably comes from medieval Spain...
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Islamic Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare 20th Century set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned...
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20th Century Japanese Other Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Cased Monocular, French, Field Viewing Scope, Optical Interest, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cased monocular. A French, enamelled brass and leather viewing scope, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Delightful field monocular, with 8 x 30 magnificat...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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