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Place of Origin: French
Sotheby’s Catalog Mobilier, Objects D’Art Et Porcelaines De Chine Luigi Laura
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby’s Catalogue Mobilier, Objects D’Art Et Porcelaines De Chine Luigi Anton Laura 2001. Sotheby's, Paris, 2001. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacke...
Category
Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Années 30 en Europe Le Temps Menaçant, 1929-1939, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Années 30 en Europe Le Temps Menaçant 1929-1939 by Pagé Suzanne and Vidal Aline. Published by Flammarion Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 1997...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bernard Buffet Coffee Table Art Collector Book, 1966
By Bernard Buffet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bernard Buffet. Images Luc Fournol. Legendes Annabel Buffet Jean Widmer.
Buffet, Bernard - Druon, Maurice.
Bernard Buffet (French: 10 July 1928 – 4 October 1999) was a French painter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nikita
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for Luc Besson's 1990 action , thriller Nikita.
This film starred Anne Parillaud and Marc Duret. Theart work on this poster is by Laurent Lufroy (dates un...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Astronomer Unique Historical Folk Art Painting Signed 1918
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique Historical Work of Art Dated 1918 "L' Astronome (The Astronomer) by Fedinant Roybet.
This is an original and one-of-a-kind artistic presentation- a superb pyrography incis...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Set of Three Paris Eiffel Tower French Souvenir Building Metal, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s - 1970s set of three souvenir building architectural models. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
French bronze ships wheel, La Rochelle
Located in London, GB
An eight spoke bronze ship's wheel by, La Rochelle, France, circa 1880.
Wall mounted rotating fixing allowing the wheel to return. Projection from wall: 3...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of french church two-arm wall candle sconces, gilt bronze decorated with leaf motifs, beautiful aged patina, France, mid-19th century. For indoor and outdoor use.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Provincial Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Map of North and Central America by Migeon '1880'
By J. Migeon
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Amérique Septentrionale'. Old map of North and Central America. With a decorative vignette of the Niagara Falls. This map originates from 'Géographie Universelle ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-century French Cast Stone Shepard Garden Dog Sculpture c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage distressed cast stone sculpture depicting a Shepherd, seated attentively. Made in France in the mid 20th century. The piece is roughly life-sized with a glazed paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cast Stone
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, by Colette Lehmann. Paris, Éditions Charles Massin, 1963. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. How to decorate with L...
Category
1960s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Unique French Art DÉco Picnic Case Creme-White Hornback Croco Leather 1930s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Unusual handcrafted Art Deco picnic case out of croco leather with hornback.
The interior of the picnic case is missing.
The object is sewn together and ed...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crocodile
LES PASTORALES. Binding by René Kieffer with Original Wood Block.
Located in Middletown, NY
Les Pastorales by Theocritus / Théocrite, illustrated and with unique binding by Kieffer, René
Les Pastorales; Traduites intégralement par Gabriel Soulages. Bois originaux de J.-B. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
1930s Leather French Continentale Bauriat Bicycle Display Seat Model
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very rare little (half scale) leather "Compagnie Continentale" bicycle sales display sample seat or saddle.
Probably used in a bicycle shop on the counter o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure/Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France during the 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Porcelain
Victor Barbizet French Palissy Basket of Fish Covered Terrine, Circa 1875
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce Victor Barbizet covered terrine formed as a rustic basket of fish, France, circa 1870.
The two piece terrine has a lid showing a variety of g...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire by Yvonne Brunhammer. Paris: Editions Charles Massin, 1965. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket, 76 pages. Great photos of Empire furniture, a lot in period room...
Category
1960s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the 1940's in France.
It was used to weigh food.
Oak
Shipping:
L50 P57 H28 18,1Kg.
Category
1940s Napoleon III Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Cabine téléphonique Outelec insonorisé Française métal doré Circa 1970, vintage
By Dypout
Located in London, England
Découvrez cette magnifique cabine téléphonique industrielle de la marque Outelec, un véritable trésor des années 1970. Pour les passionnés de vintage, cette pièce apparaît comme un i...
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Au Souffle du Kasmin by Jeanne H. Chabal - illustrated poems
Located in Middletown, NY
This elegantly-printed and bound small volume is enhanced by an affectionate inscription by the author to her friend Mathilde Koehn, and a holograph poem of 4 stanzas, initialed and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Sotheby's: La Photographie II/III Collection Marie-Therese Et Andree Jammes
Located in valatie, NY
La Photographie Parts II & III. Collection Marie-Therese et Andree Jammes: Sotheby's Paris 22 Mars 2002. Important auction of important 19th c photographs. They were not the 1st collectors of photography but they were the 1st to bring a much needed discipline and scholarly framework. A pair of great photographic reference books...
Category
Early 2000s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Seal of arms Heraldry ecclesiastical coat of arms tower Auvergne cardinal
Located in NANTES, FR
SEAL OF ARMS ECCLESIASTIC HERALDIC ROYAL CROWN COAT OF ARMS OF THE AUVERGNE TOWER CARDINAL OCCITANE CROSS
ARCHIEPISCOPAL CROSS HAT
COAT OF COAT STAMP
This seal is old. It is a coat of arms surmounted by a royal crown, on the top a two-armed archiepiscopal cross.
The crown is topped with a headdress as part of the exterior ornaments...
Category
Early 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1930's French White Glass Bead and Zinc Memorial Crucifixes
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible pair of 1930's French Memorial religious crucifixes, the body of each crucifix made of wood then covered in thousands of strung, hand ...
Category
1930s Rococo Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Restauration, Louis-Philippe by Janine Leris-Laffargue, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Restauration, Louis-Philippe by Janine Leris-Laffargue. Editions Massin, Paris, France, 1994. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. French furniture of the Louis-Philippe restoration pe...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fassamano French Tortoise antique Eyeglasses second half 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Fassamano (from the French face-a-main) eyeglasses with handle that turns into a case shaped like the lenses; dark tortoise eyeglasses, oval lenses...
Category
1860s Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Vintage Pair Chanel Paris Gripoix Earrings
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic Chic! Incredible pair of vintage Chanel earrings. The pair features a purple Gripoix glass center with surrounding crystals on a 24k gold plated disk with clip. Very few pie...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Georg Jensen sterling silver brooch from the 1970s
By Georg Jensen
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Georg Jensen sterling silver brooch from the 1970s
Georg Jensen sterling silver butterfly and flower brooch from the 1970s. This elegant oval brooch features a delicate openwork desi...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Lithographic Print of the Diamond Rock Battle Early 1900s, Oakwood Frame
Located in Milan, IT
Lithographic print of the diamond rock battle, the main port of the island of Martinique, taken from the book Historical Gallery of Versailles 112. Chacoane is the engraver. Original...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of 19th C. French Book Velum Containers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two containers made from antique velum books. They are triangular in shape, each adorned with a faded golden design against a lighter background. The diamond-shaped central motif, b...
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Parchment Paper
Antique French Lawn Bowling Set
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bistro lawn bowling set. 6 pins and 3 bowling balls. Bowling Balls are smooth where the fingers have been placed. Various sizes of pin...
Category
19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
Alfred de Vigny. LES DESTINÉES; Précédés de Moïse.
Paris: Edouard Pelletan, 1898. Limited Edition.
Quarto, 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in (300 x 248 mm), 196 pp., red crushed morocco, boards ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Metal Scroll Document Holder, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Antique metal scroll document holder, circa 1900
Antique metal scroll holder, circa 1900. The cylindrical container with relief scenic repoussé work dec...
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Raoul Dufy Original Lithograph Book - 9 Lithograph
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dufy Treasures of the French Painting book. Original Raoul Dufy lithograph book containing 9 plates. Each plate could easily be framed. Very rare Raoul Dufy d...
Category
1940s Modern Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roman Clay Jar Handle Fragment
Located in Miami, FL
Roman clay fragment, this is the remains of the jar handle.
This fragment was found in one of France's oldest ports, Fos-sur-Mer, not far from Arles whe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay
Large Vintage Cartier Jewelry French Gold Peach Pink Silk Scarf Pillow Linen
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
Title:
Large vintage Cartier jewelry french gold peach pink silk scarf...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Linen, Silk
Meubles et Ensembles Bretons by Stany Gauthier, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Ensembles Bretons by Stany Gauthier. Ch. Massin Paris, 1950. 40 b&w plates. 12 page introduction followed by b/w photo plate section of 36 pages. Part of 'Collection de l'...
Category
1950s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Signed Copy of “Les Anges Et Toi” by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
By Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed and illustrated edition of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s book “Les anges et toi” – with an original drawing by Castelbajac and a dedication to German fashion photographer and ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bronze and Marble Sculpture With Bust Desk Thermometer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Art Nouveau bronzed bust of a woman sitting atop a black marble base. This desk sculpture also functions as a thermometer.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond
Located in Bradenton, FL
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond. Edited by Roselyne De Ayala and Jean-Pierre Gueno, foreword by Francine Prose. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cathedral of Strasbourg City Metal Souvenir Building Vintage France, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Cathedral of Strasbourg 1950s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a souveni...
Category
1950s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Les Bronzes Dores Francais du Xviii Siecle by Pierre Verlet
By Pierre Verlet
Located in valatie, NY
Les Bronzes Dores Francais du Xviii Siecle by Pierre Verlet. Grands Manuels Picard, Paris, 1999. Second edition hardcover with dust jacket. A great book on a previously little publis...
Category
1990s French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mobillier de Haute Normandie by Édith Mannoni, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobillier de Haute Normandie by Édith Mannoni. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin. French text. First Editon hardcover with dust jacket. 93 pp. The book illustrat...
Category
Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chapel of Grace Altötting, Souvenir Building Paperweight Desktop Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative souvenir building sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. This item was bought as...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin, 1976, French text. Hardcover with dust jackets. 81 pp. Illustrates the beds, seating, tables, cas...
Category
Late 20th Century Napoleon III French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Antique Books Dating from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of antique books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called "Bible dictionar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stamp Seal With Noble Blazon Coat Of Arms, 18th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An important noble 18th century wax seal in wrought iron and brass, old patina, height 4 cm, surface of the stamp 3.2 x 3.4 cm
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mobilier Vendeen Aunis-Saintonge by Lucile Olivier, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Vendeen Aunis Saintonge by Lucile Olivier. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin. French text. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 80 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables,...
Category
Late 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Antique Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers from France, circa 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique miniature French table top commode dates to the early 1900s. It is in the Louis XV style with splayed feet, shaped (or "bombe") sides, and bronze hardware throughout. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Silhouette framed Miniature XIX° Siècle
Located in Bilzen, BE
A miniature silhouette in a papier-mâché frame with convex glass
Not signed
11 x 13 cm, interior 5.8 x 7.4 cm
Category
19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb oratory in oak from the Louis XIV period. The lower part forming a drop-leaf desk, has a door with its original hinges and rests on a platform. In the upper part, the pediment...
Category
1690s Louis XIV Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Creil Polychrome Transferware French Revolution Gallic Marins Sailor Plate
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 19th century French transfer printed creamware plate, with polychrome hand painting, showing the mark for the Creil factory.
The central image shows two French Revolution Era sailors, at ease on the wharf with tall sailing ships in the background. A border of Gallic roosters, le coq...
Category
Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
PH Choisy French Creamware Vue de Fontainbleu à Paris Architecture Plate
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Neoclassical faïence transfer printed creamware plate produced by P&H Choisy, circa 1824-1836.
A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting t...
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Creamware
'Pulp Fiction' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, the ultra-violent comedic crime thriller 'Pulp Fiction' followed the intertwining tales of Los Angeles oddballs John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis...
Category
1990s Post-Modern French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Van Dongen and Fauvisme, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Van Dongen et le Fauvisme (Van Dongen and Fauvisme.) Paris: La Bibliothèque des Arts Lausanne, 1971. First edition hardcover with dust jacket and slip case. A beautiful book on Kees ...
Category
20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
VERINEAU ( Gerda Wegener ) - Douze Sonnets Lascifs - LIMITED EDITION - 1925
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: VERINEAU, Alexandre de, (Louis Perceau), (Gerda Wegener - illustrator).
TITLE: Douze Sonnets Lascifs: pour accompagner la suite d'aquarelles int...
Category
1920s Vintage French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Pour Une Renaissance De La Peinture Française
Located in valatie, NY
Pour une Renaissance de la Peinture Français by Jacques Baschet. Paris: Édition S.N.E.P. Illustration, 1946. Soft cover with French text. 114 pp. An oversized art book on the rebirth...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Geographical map depicting the entire earth’s surface divided into two parts that correspond to the two hemispheres or globes, the map deals with the latitudes and longitudes, the me...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
St. Christophe 'St. Kitts' Island: An 18th Century Hand-colored Map by Bellin
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
Jacques Bellin's copper-plate map of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts entitled "Carte De De l'Isle St. Christophe Pour servir á l'Histoire Genle. des V...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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