European Collectibles and Curiosities
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DS-2878 Boxing Handstitched Leather Punching Bag by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather punching bag DS-2878/60 by De Sede. Matching to the re-edition of the DS-2878, De Sede boxing fans can get their hands on a very special a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
fishing float buoy green black clear glass sea nautical
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
RARE, LARGE COLLECTION OF GREEN, BLACK & CLEAR GLASS & FISHING FLOATS OR BUOYS WITH THE MAKERS MARKS FOR SMALL NETS c.1910
Displaying a variety of makers marks and symbols such as a...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass
Black Forest or Austrian Antler Trophy
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a hand carved German Black Forest Hunting Trophy. The Board has been made from Austrian nutwood and displays a set of beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Nutwood
Antique Walking Stick Cane 9 Ct Gold Pommel, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Victorian walking cane with a 9ct gold pommel, dating from the late 19th Century.
The gold handle is round in sh...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Engine Order Telegraph with German Commands
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships telegraph with German commands. With engraved maker’s plate on top marked: "Lubecker, Maschinenbau - Gesell shaft, or LMG, Ship...
Category
1930s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Wrought Iron Chamfron, Shaffron, Horse Armor Mask
Located in Carimate, Como
Authentic horse armour face mask or chanfron, dated circa late 18th-early mid-19th century from Northern Italy in wrought iron. During the late Middle Ages as armour protection for k...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Heavy Twelve Spoke Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique five-foot ships wheel built to an exceptional standard of girth and strength. Massive brass hub with wide keyhole. Varnish finish on the hardwood wheel. Circa 1870. As heavy ...
Category
1870s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Modern Black Ring with Glitters
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual young ring in argal and anticorodal, that's aluminum and antimony with little brilliants: devised and made in the famous town of Valenza (Piemonte), famous all over the world...
Category
2010s Other European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Czech Scientific Instrument
Located in High Point, NC
A metal decoration from 20th century Czechia. A cast base, along with metal tubes, bands, and adjustable bolts creates the image of a scientific object, whose purpose remains opaque....
Category
20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Score Counter
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction painted from, circa 1890-1900.
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Mallett Catalog 1995, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mallett catalog from 1995. Hardcover catalog with dust jacket illustrated in color with all the objects fully described. Typical Mallett catalog showcasing important furniture, porce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stanley Kubrick, Drama & Shadows: Photographs 1st Edition
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Phaidon, London & New York, 2005. Text in English. Text by Rainer Crone and introduction by Jeff Wall.
The first book to present the previously unpubli...
Category
Early 2000s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Elisabeth Frink Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonne by Caroline Wiseman, Book
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1st edition book in beautiful condition.
Numerous colour illustrations. Hardcover
written by Caroline Wiseman.
Published by Art Books International
ISBN 10: 187404425...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Usual Suspects
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for 1995 Thriller starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Burne, Chazz Palminteri, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak directed by Bryan Singer.
Category
1990s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage Montblanc Meisterstruck & Starwalker Pens with Boxes & Papers
By Montblanc
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage rollerball pens were made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. theiThe black cased pen from this grouping is their "Meisterstruck" model with a clear tip on the cap, and a gold band around the center of the barrel with "MONTBLANC" and "MEISTERSTRUCK" in block letters. The other pen of this group with the brushed metal case is their "Starwalker" model. Both pens come with thier original fitted boxes, and we have one outer box and some paperwork. Both of these Montblanc rollerball pens...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Located in New York City, NY
The incredible life story of one of the 20th century’s most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso.
Features anecdotes of his encounters with the biggest c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Raphael" Book
Located in New York City, NY
A luxurious publication of the works of Raphaello Sanzio, one of the greatest painters of the Italian High Renaissance.
Raphael’s extraordinary productivity, despite a brief career that ended with his death at the age of 37, resulted in a large body of work that includes such masterpieces as The School of Athens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art at Auction: the Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977-1978
By Sotheby Parke Bernet
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction: The Year At Sotheby Parke Bernet 1977-1978. Sotheby Park Bernet Publication, London, 1977. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annua...
Category
1970s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mallett Catalog 2010, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mallett catalog from 2010. Softcover catalog in color with all the objects fully described. Typical Mallett catalog of great furniture, porcelain etc. Published after the closure of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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 European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
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...
Category
1910s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Concorde Model Black Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Concorde model black in fiberglass
in black matt finish. Scale 1/36em on polished
brushed aluminium base. Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect 3 1/8".
A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with ivorine handle, agate line guard, brass foot, rim tension scre...
Category
1920s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Cool Empire Cast Iron Tobacco Box from Hellefors Bruk, Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
A cool Empire cast iron Tobacco Box from Hellefors Bruk, Sweden. Made in Hellefors Bruk during the 1820s. Beautiful patina with the weight left to keep the tobacco fresh.
Wear con...
Category
1820s Karl Johan Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th C. Leather Wrapped French Navy Binoculars, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original pair of leather wrapped French navy binoculars with a working compass on the end. "Jumelle Marine Paris" (Sailor Twin) is ...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with a with Carnelian and Heliotrope
Located in Delft, NL
19th century brass and gold watch-key with each side a different stone in the shape of a shield.
Carnelian and Heliotrope brass gold-plated Watch-key in the shape of a shield.
He...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Carnelian, Gold, Brass
18th Century French Religious Fer a Hosties Eucharist Host Iron Waffle Press
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1765, French fer a hosties (cast iron host press / host mold).
Exquisitely hand forged in France in the 18th century, showcasing the blacksmith's high qual...
Category
Late 18th Century Medieval Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
The Travel Sale: Natural History and Maps. November 2001: Sotheby's London
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
The Travel Sale: Natural History and Maps. November 2001: Sotheby's London. 1st Ed softcover. Lots 1-16; New Zealand 17-22; China Trade and Far East Asia 23-51; India 52-74; Africa 7...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mallet at Bourdon House, London March 9, 2007, Sotheby's
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Mallet at Bourdon House, London March 9, 2007, Sotheby's. 1095 lots photographed in color and described. The sale follows Mallett’s review of the company’s future in the light of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christie's the Nigel Bartlett Collection Chimneypieces & Architectural Elements
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's London: The Nigel Bartlett Collection Chimneypieces and Architectural Elements 9/14/05. Softcover 1st Ed auction catalog with results. This catalog consists of 225 pages w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mallett Catalog 1997, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Mallett catalog from 1997. Softcover catalog photographed in color with all the objects fully described. Typical Mallett catalog of important furniture, porcelain etc. Always a great...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Motorcycling Gauntlets
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage leather motoring gloves, gauntlets.
A nice pair of leather motoring gauntlets by Hutchinson, London. The brown leather gloves are wool lined and made in England. They are us...
Category
1960s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wool
Art in Seventeenth Century Holland : the National Gallery, a Loan Exhibition
Located in valatie, NY
Art in Seventeenth Century Holland : the National Gallery, 30th September to 12th December 1976 : by Christopher Brown National Gallery London. Published by Order of the Trustees, Pu...
Category
1970s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Swiss Army MO-05 Bicycle, circa 1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A Swiss Army MO-05 bicycle used by the elite Swiss Bicycle Infantry. All original Swiss parts included leather seat, working bell, leather tool pouch with two tools, tire pump, lock with key, head lamp, leather grips, Swiss metal license plate and a leather and cloth pouch with two spare tubes.
Bicycle rides smoothly and easily. Front brakes only. The bell works well. Tires are original and hold air well. No gears, kick stand.
Creator Swiss Army.
Date of manufacture c.1930-1940.
Materials and techniques leather, paint, steel.
Condition good. Wear consistent with age and use. The head lamp is structurally sound. It may or may not work.
Dimensions H 39 in. W 71.5 in. D 20 in.
History
The classic Swiss Army Bicycle...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Crucifix Cross Cast Iron Garden Architectural Chapel Church Cemetery #1
Located in Tyler, TX
TALL Antique French cast iron cross crucifix~~chapel church garden architectural yard cemetery prayer room wall hanging~~c. 1890s
Fab...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Revolver Infiny Wall Decoration Mirror with LED Lights
By Raphael Fenice
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration mirror revolver infiny made with
mirrored LED lights with glass and plexiglass creating
an infiny mirrored effect. With a real exceptional hand
carved colt 45...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Calcolatrice Addizionatrice Merchant, Anni 20
Located in Felino, IT
calcolatrice addizionatrice. Marchant mod hs8-36961 del 1920 c.a in ottimo stato di conservazione. pare funzionare, ma non ne garantisco l'utilizzabilita' totale. i meccanismi comunq...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Sotheby's Art at Auction: the Year in Review 1995-1996, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction: The Year in Review 1995-96. Published by Conrad Octopus Ltd., 1996. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference w...
Category
1990s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Crucifix Cross Cast Iron Garden Architectural Chapel Church Cemetery #2
Located in Tyler, TX
TALL Antique French Cast Iron Cross Crucifix~~Chapel Church Garden Architectural Yard Cemetery Prayer Room Wall Hanging~~c. 1890s
Fab...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Set of Old Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are entitled "Histoire du protestantisme français" (History of Fren...
Category
19th Century Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rock Crystal Stone Silver Ring by Bengt Hallberg Sweden 1967
Located in Stockholm, SE
Silverring with a brilliant cut rock crystal stone in the middle by Bengt Hallberg Guldsmed AB, Sweden 1967
The stone is embraced with a wheel sha...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
Sotheby's Collection Léon Levy: Important Mobilier Et Objets D'art, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Collection Léon Levy: Important Mobilier et Objets d'Art. Sotheby's Paris, 2008. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. pp. 281. French and English text. Catalog for the sale of the coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brooch by Line Vautrin, Black Talosel Encrusted with Red Mirrors
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
This Brooch in black Talosel encrusted with red mirrors in the shape of flower petals represents a very characteristic aesthetic of the work of Line Vautrin.
This organic shape is d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
1970s British Yellow Illumination AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Yellow Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating.
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back t...
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century Toy Step, Step Bike
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique step bike - antique toy step.
This child's bike step dates 1900 - 1920.
We found this one out of a collection which came from a castle - royal house.
It's a collectable antique bike , antique bicycle, antique vélo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Dog in Hat and Topcoat Statue
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality casting of a dog in suit, topcoat and hat. Mounted to a cut and polished marble base. Great accent for any decoration.
Weight: 12 lbs
Overall Dimensions: 16" H x 6" W x 6...
Category
Early 2000s European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 Black Television, 1968
By Brionvega
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 black television, 1968.
Brionvega Algol 11 black television, not revised. This is an object in its original state of conservation.
G...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
Vintage Collectible Italian Espresso Maker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1970s espresso maker with 2 cups.
Collectible aluminum and bakelite collector espresso maker.
Midcentury coffee pot machine in Italian design....
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Miniature Ferrari Car
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Miniature Ferrari car.
Category
Late 20th Century European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Sotheby's Great Sales 1987-1988, with Duchess of Windsor Jewels, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's great sales 1987-1988 by Sotheby's Institute of Art. Barrie & Jenkins 1988, London. 1st Ed with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the year's develo...
Category
1980s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thorens "Excelda" Camera Phone Phonograph Player circa 1930s Very Rare
By Thorens
Located in Oakland, CA
This is an authentic Excelda portable gramophone, the portable phonograph of the 1930's that resembled the pocket cameras of that time (usually ref...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
British Royal Navy Ship’s Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship’s compass on gimbal mounted into a brass binnacle housing. The nameplate reads pattern 0183, and serial number 14313-B. The compass car...
Category
1940s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Black Rivet Aircraft Bar Trolley
Located in Paris, FR
Aircraft bar trolley black rivet, unique design riveted
black integral. Trolley on wheels.
Aircraft bar trolley Black Rivet, price: 8200,00€
With ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981, by Sotheby's. Published by Sotheby Publications, 1981. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view o...
Category
1980s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover Coffee Table Art Book
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover coffee table art book.
Master artist Salvador Dali large coffee table book. Dated 1984.
...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Treasures of the Vatican, by Maurizio Calves, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...
Category
1960s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Splendors of Italy by Guglielmo De Angelis D'ossat, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Splendors of Italy by Guglielmo de Angelis d'Ossat, Director-General of Antiquities and Fine Arts Of Italy. Translated by Geoffrey Braithwaite. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket....
Category
1960s Vintage European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ebonized Fruitwood and Brass-Mounted Siphon Tube Barometer
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare unsigned ebonised fruitwood and brass-mounted siphon tube barometer. The barrel-shaped cistern base has the brass adjustment knob in the base and a gilt-brass collet at the to...
Category
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Antique European Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
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