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Place of Origin: Balkan
Demonstration Model Moped 60's Engine Tomos
Located in VUGHT, NL
Very exclusive and rare object for mancave, education or eye-catcher in an industrial interior.
Made from start in 1954 by Tovarna Motornih Vozil in Yugoslavia.
Originaly for the br...
Category
1960s Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
5 Antique Saddle Leather & Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
5 Antique Saddle Leather and Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
European and early 20th-century authors, including Anton Chekhov, et al.
Five enchanting Antique Sa...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Iconostasis door depicting the Annunciation, Balkans? 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Carved and gilt wood door from an iconostasis representing the Annunciation to Mary by the archangel Gabriel.
The word "iconostasis" comes from the Greek εἰκονοστάσι(-ον) (eikonostás...
Category
1880s Napoleon III Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage large pulley Yugoslavia 1970s Industrial Home Decor Retro Loft Steel
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Add a touch of vintage industrial charm to your space with this fantastic large vintage pulley from Yugoslavia, dating back to the 1970s. This piece of industrial history is perfect ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage pulley Yugoslavia 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Add a touch of vintage industrial charm to your space with this fantastic vintage pulley from Yugoslavia, dating back to the 1950s. This piece of industrial history is perfect for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Greek Prayer Beads Often Referred to as "Komboskini" or "Chotki"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Greek prayer beads, often referred to as "komboskini" or "chotki," are a form of prayer rope or string used in the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition for counting prayers ...
Category
1930s Balkan Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst
Museum Replica Fragment of a Marble Votive Relief from the Acropolis of Athens
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a reproduction of a relief piece made from a cast of the original marble relief and hand finished by skilled artisans to ensure its accuracy and authenticity. It is a beautiful representation of the original and gives an insight into the culture of ancient Greece.
The Certificate of Authenticity certifies that the marble votive...
Category
1960s Classical Greek Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
A Set of Renaissance Classical 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Plaster Intaglios
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Small Set of 8 Renaissance Classical Grand Tour Medallions.
Possibly Have Been Put on A Modern Backing At Some Point
Grand Tour Cameos Intagli...
Category
Early 19th Century Renaissance Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
'Build You Myth' solid brass dumbbells
By Greece Is For Lovers
Located in Athens, GR
A set of power-building, Herculean dumbbells cast in solid brass.
Borrowing the kitsch visual language of the souvenirs sold in touristy Athens.
Sold as a pair of two 1,5 kg bumbbel...
Category
Early 2000s Classical Greek Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Greek Icon Maria and Child, Two Apostles, circa 1800
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is an antique Greek Icon. This unique item was made in ca. 1800. The picture was meticulously hand-painted on a wooden board the back of which has been tapered. It shows Mar...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
A Miniature 17th Century Greek Icon Triptych of St. Constantine & St. Helen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare miniature Greek Ottoman Period (1453-1821) hand painted icon triptych. The diminutive hand carved wooden case affixed with a pair of conforming hinged panels, opening to reveal an arched niche centred by hand painted images executed in pigmented tempura & gold leaf, depicting Saint Constantine (Konstantinos) & Saint Helen...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Handmade Folklore Vest with Unique Details, Greece, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Greece, 19th Century
A greek folklore vest.
H 70 x W 110 cm (when folded out)
Category
19th Century Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Fine Museum Quality Large Antique 18th Century Greek Orthodox Icon, Pentecost
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional, museum quality very large 18th century Greek icon of the Pentecost.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, primed with gesso.
Attributed to Mount Athos...
Category
18th Century Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Greek Sterling Tetralogy Icon Egg Sculpture of Christ's Life
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Greek sterling tetralogy icon egg sculpture of Christ's Life
Greece, Circa 1970s
This intricate and highly detailed work consists of four depictions of events in Christs life. Specifically the sculpture displays The nativity, The crucifixion, The resurrection and the Ascension.
Stamped "Made in Greece 72 PATENTED Ag 999"
Crafted of weighted Sterling...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Greek Original Icon with Presentation Info on Side
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique early 19th century Greek original icon painted and brass inlaid panel with presentation info on the side.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Baroque Spanish St Michel sculpture. A museum piece !!
The artistic imprint shows the typical Castilian traces in the conception and interpretation of the subject. This allows us to frame the attribution to a close circle of the stela left by Gregorio Fernández (1576-1636) in the very recognized Castilian circle.
The artist responsible for the creation of this magnificent carving has undoubtedly been trained in the footsteps of Fernández in the Castilian Baroque context. He powerfully remembers the Archangel San Miguel preserved in the reliquary of the Church of San Miguel de Valladolid; belonging to the first third of the seventeenth century.
Both carvings show great parallels in the spatial conception, in the configuration of the cloths...
Category
1680s Baroque Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
'Arcadia' 21', a traditional goats' bell for the home
By Greece Is For Lovers
Located in Athens, GR
A traditional goats’ bell reversed, reworked and upcycled into a luxurious accessory for the home.
A symbolic artefact acting as a metaphor for the rise from...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Richter's Anchor Box. A German, stone Anker Baukasten No. 15 or construction set, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1890.
Highly collectible German construction set from Friedrich Richter
Displays a desirable aged patina — lovingly play worn
Sought after stone pieces, with few, minor chips to corners
Aged box with fine paper lithography to both sides
This 'grosse kaliber' set comprises 296 pieces at 25mm scale
Pieces imitate the red brick, limestone and blue slate of contemporary European architecture
Create a wide range of architectural styles including Baroque influenced buildings
Several instruction manuals included to help create fantastic scenes
This is a wonderful, lovingly played with antique Richter's Anchor Box. In sought after stone, this number 15...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cast Stone
Leather Vaulting Horse, 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage leather Vaulting horse
Period: 1960s
Country of production: Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Material: steel, leather, filling
Condition: very g...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Steve McCurry on Reading
Located in New York City, NY
A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the world’s most beloved photographers
Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Anthony Caro
Located in New York City, NY
Regarded as the greatest British artist of his generation and represented in museum collections all over the world, Anthony Caro revolutionized sculpture in the 1960s, by taking the radical step of removing the plinth and placing his work directly on the ground not only changed our relationship with the artwork, but the direction of sculpture itself.
This beautifully designed book includes a comprehensive survey of Caro's work over a period of more than half a century – ranging from his time as Henry Moore's assistant in the early 1950s right up until his death in 2013.
More than fifty of his masterworks are each examined in detail through never before published archival installation images and comments by the artist from the time of production or exhibition. Furthermore, a collection of specially commissioned new documentary photographs by Toby Glanville capture the processes behind the sculptor’s work, from conception to production to installation and exhibition in major exhibitions and installations.
A collection of short texts by leading contemporary artists, including Antony Gormley, Liz Larner, Joel Shapiro, Simon Starling, Frank Stella, Rebecca Warren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Authentic Greek Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm Coin & 22-Karat Gold Custom Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek Apollonia Pontika, AR Drachm Coin (Thrace, circa 450-400 BC), set in a round 22-karat gold bezel with 22-karat gold bail. The obvers...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
Greek Style Engraved and Chased Gold Tone Metal Large Pyxis
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Greek style engraved and chased gold tone metal large Pyxis ( a cylindrical vessel/box with a lid that can be made of wood, ivory or metal). In the ancient times, it was mo...
Category
20th Century Classical Greek Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette / Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel cigarette/card case; part of our continental silverware collection
This fine antique Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel cigarette/card case has a rectangular form with rounded edges.
The front cover is embellished with an enamel panel depicting two Japanese ladies playing traditional Japanese instruments, the koto (13 stringed zither) and the shamisen (3 stringed guitar-like instrument).
The players are seated on the ground in an outdoor scene with traditional Japanese lanterns hanging from tree branches overhead.
The sides of this cigarette case and posterior cover are plain and unembellished.
The case is fitted with a push fit catch which when released reveals the hallmarked gilt interior of the hinged compartments.
The hallmarks to the interior of this impressive case include:
Silver quality/purity: Dianakopf mark (800 standard, 800/1000)
Assay mark: L (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
This variation of the Dianakopf mark was used from 1872-1922, determining the date of this piece as circa 1900.
Condition
This antique silver business card holder...
Category
20th Century Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Greek Style Repousse Oval Metal Plaque
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large Greek style repousse oval metal plaque depicting a scene of a Spartan warrior trying to defend himself against two nudes warriors from another tribe. There are two shields standing at each side of them. There are also a Spartan helmet...
Category
20th Century Greek Revival Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Substantial Estate 18k Gold Greek Open-Link Bracelet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A SUBSTANTIAL ESTATE 18K GREEK FLORENTINE OPEN-LINK BRACELET
With enamel spacer links and diamond accents; 8 1/4" long, 85.2 grams
Item # C104203
An incredibly fine statement piece ...
Category
20th Century Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Two Antique Silver and Gold-Damascened Holster Pistols
Located in London, GB
These pistols have been beautifully decorated with finely chased and engraved silver, and gold-damascened work. They were crafted in South-Eastern Europe in the 19th century. The pis...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Steel
Bavarian Pharmacy Balance
Located in New Orleans, LA
This amazing and extremely rare Bavarian Biedermeier-period pharmacy balance stand would have been at home at any apothecary’s shop during the mid-19th century. Crafted of walnut with bold giltwood accents, this stand holds eight separate sets of balances with brass beams and pointers, and weighing pans made of Horn, brass and porcelain. The balances measure out varying sizes; the largest is capable of measuring up to 500 grams, while smallest weighs up to 5 grams. Such balances would have been essential tools in the practice of compounding, or creating customized medications to suit a specific patient's needs. The delicate porcelain scales even indicate what they were used to weigh: one set is marked “Jodoform,” or iodoform, a disinfectant and antiseptic once used to treat wounds, and the other is marked “Venena,” which is Latin for “poisons.” Each scale also exhibits stamps indicating that they have been tested for accuracy. It is extremely rare to find such a large array of scales, especially those in such wonderful condition, in one collection. This intriguing piece is a must for any medical antiques enthusiast.
The units of measurement in which apothecaries worked were often minute: grains, scruples, drams and ounces. As they were typically used to measure very small amounts of ingredients, apothecary and analytical balances...
Category
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Greek Bronze Illyrian Helmet, Archaic Period
Located in New York, NY
Greek bronze Illyrian Helmet
Archaic period, circa 500-500 BC.
Hammered from sheet-bronze, of domed form, with two parallel ribs to the bowl, a straig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
An Authentic Greek Apollonia Pontika, AR Drachm Coin Set in 22 kt Gold Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic Greek Apollonia Pontika, AR Drachm Coin (Thrace, circa 450-400 BC), set in a custom squared 22-carat gold bezel and 22-carat gold bail, wi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver
Pair of Brass Trinket Dishes with Silver Greek Coins by Illias Lalaounis
By Lalaounis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of vintage brass and sterling silver trinket dishes by Ilias Lalaounis, Greece. A sterling silver Greek coin (replica) is set in the middle of each...
Category
1970s Greek Revival Vintage Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Antique Greek Orthodox carved wood and silver cross
Located in London, GB
Antique Greek Orthodox carved wood and silver cross
Greek, 18th Century
Height 18.5cm, width 8.5cm, depth 6.5cm
This superb piece is a Greek Orthodox cross...
Category
18th Century Gothic Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Silver
19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century.
Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Balkan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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