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Place of Origin: German
Bavarian Votiv Tablet 19th century
Located in Wien, AT
Bavarian Votiv Tablet 19th century. Jesus at the scourge pillar, Oil on wood, dated 1840. Very nice original condition.
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Anatomical Model of the Human Ear by Somso, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Naples, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, materiale plastico, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the de...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

PVC

Rare Leather and Jute Therapeutic Toy Seal by Renate Muller
Located in Berlin, BE
Very rare therapeutic toys Seal in natural jute with colored leather out of the 1970s in excellent collectors condition. The toy is designed by Renate Müller and handmade. The Renate Müller toys...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Jute, Leather

Antique Map of Gallia and Germania on one Sheet, c.1703
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map depicting France (Gallia) and Germany (Germania). Printed for Scherer's 'Atlas Novus' (1702-1710). Artists and Engravers: Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) was a Professor o...
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Early 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Crane German Blown-Glass Ornament
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Crane German Blown-Glass Ornament Holder on back on neck for ornament hook.
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Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

Crane German Blown-Glass Ornament
Crane German Blown-Glass Ornament
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Silver Charoset Dish for Passover by Felix Horovitz
By Felix Horovitz
Located in New York, NY
Silver Charoset dish, Felix Horovitz, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, circa 1905. The oval small dish is decorated with vine and grapes, the base is decorated with Stars of David and sma...
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Early 1900s Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Sweden & Adjacent Portions of Scandinavia: A Hand-Colored 18th C. Map by Homann
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored map of Sweden and adjacent portions of Scandinavia entitled "Regni Sueciae in Omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" was created by Joh...
Category

1720s Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Botanic Model Brendel, Germany, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
A rare botanical model of the Brendel, Syringa vulgaris N. 37 (Uleaceae). The round base in ebonized wood holds the botanical model which reveals the flo...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Barograph by R Fuess
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany framed barograph by R Fuess Berlin. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day chart which covers one full rotation of the drum. The in...
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Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Barograph by R Fuess
Barograph by R Fuess
$1,306 Sale Price
34% Off
West Germany Mercury Glass Santa in Fireplace Large 5" Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Such a cute and hard to find large Christmas Tree ornament with the embossed image of Santa with his gold bag on his back coming through the fireplace. This ornament is in good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

West Germany Mercury Glass Santa Head Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here he is The Man himself, Santa!! I have four of these cute Santa heads available and I have listed them individually. He has bright blue eyes, adorable pudgy cheeks, red lips on his silver face which is surrounded by a snowy white beard and hat band and topped with a shiny red hat. All of these ornaments are in good condition but have some imperfections that were in the making and are age related. The plastic cap is signed West Germany, Ges Gesch...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

Four 18th Century Engraved and Hand-Colored Maps by Weigel
By Christoph Weigel
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small collection of four engraved maps of Italy, Balkan and of Central Asia. Two are of Italy, one Corsica and Northern Italy and the other of the Southern Italian boot...
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18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Map Normandy 'France' by Homann Heirs, Published in c.1740
By Homann Heirs
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map France titled 'Normannia Galliae celebris Provincia in terras suas Ballisiatus (..)'. Decorative regional map of Normandy, France, circa ...
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Mid-18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Deru Toy Lion in Hand Sculpted Leather
By Deru
Located in Oakland, CA
Hand crafted lion in leather by Deru of Germany circa 1960s, the leather is hand sculpted using a series of folds, riveting and molding of the leather. A very unique process using th...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Salesman Sample Bauhaus Three Legged Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Interesting and unusual miniature Bauhaus 3-leg stool, possibly a salesman's sample or maquette. Round seat is black lacquered turned wood ~7.5 inches diameter by 1 inch thick. T...
Category

1930s Bauhaus Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Antique German Military Cut Crystal & Continental Silver Presentation Claret Jug
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique German cut crystal and .800 silver lidded pitcher was made by a Julius Merz in circa 1900 in the period Edwardian style. The collar and...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Silver

German Anatomical Muscular Bust Model
Located in Brooklyn, NY
German, anatomical, plaster model of a cross-section of a bust, depicting the muscular and circulatory systems.
Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Vitra Miniature "Wiggle Side" Chair by Frank Gehry Designed in 1972
By Frank Gehry, Vitra
Located in Naples, IT
For more than two decades, the Vitra Design Museum has been making miniature replicas of the most important pieces of its design furniture collection. The Miniatures Collection summa...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Botanical Ceramic Educational Blooming Hazelnut Intersection
By Osterloh Modell
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand painted ceramic intersection of a blooming Hazelnut, Corylus Avellana. This rare sculptural piece is in great condition as can be seen in the images. Made in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Swan German Blown-Glass Ornament
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Blue Swan German Blown-Glass Ornament Holder on back of neck for ornament hook. Made in Germany sticker on bottom.
Category

Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

19th Century Solid Silver Knitting Needle Case or Sheath
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century solid silver knitting needle case or sheath, possibly German or Dutch. Typical long, tapering box form. Elaborate filigree decoration...
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19th Century Victorian Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Antique 19th Century Human Anatomical Leg Model, By Bock Steger, Leipzig c.1890
By Bock Steger
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century life-sized plaster model of a human leg, attributed to Bock Steger, Leipzig. Made for medical instruction, it displays muscle, tendon, and bone in detail. Number...
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20th Century Other German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Golden Elephant with Blue Ears and White Tusk German Blown-Glass Ornament
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Golden Elephant with Blue Ears and White Tusk German Blown-Glass Ornament Holder on trunk for ornament hook
Category

Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

Rainbow Striped Pheasant Blown-Glass Ornament
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Rainbow Striped Pheasant Blown-Glass Ornament Holder on back for wire ornament hook.
Category

Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

Barigo Germany barometer fine design in years '70
Located in Biella, IT
Barigo Germany rare barometer design in years '70 with old label of the price in disappeared italian coin "lire" very elegant and fine design for this interesting object
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Christo and Jeanne-Claude 75 Biographical Book Limited Edition by Taschen
Located in Sofia, BG
CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE (1935-2020)(1935-2009) Christo & Jeanne-Claude 75, 2010, by Taschen. Biographical book retracing the complete work of Christo and Jeanne Claude's projects up...
Category

2010s German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a scarce richly hand colored copper plate engraved map of Africa entitled "Guinea Propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorum Maxima Pars" by Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1...
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Mid-18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored 18th Century Homann Map of the Black Sea, Turkey and Asia Minor
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
An attractive original early 18th century hand-colored map of the Black Sea and Turkey entitled "Carte de L'Asie Minevre ou de la Natolie et du Pont Evxin Tiree des Voyages et des Ob...
Category

Early 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored 18th Century Homann Map of Denmark and Islands in the Baltic Sea
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century copper plate hand-colored map entitled "Insulae Danicae in Mari Balthico Sitae utpote Zeelandia, Fionia, Langelandia, Lalandia, Falstria, Fembria Mona" created by Joh...
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Early 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Scandinavia & Portions of Eastern Europe: 18th Century Hand-Colored Homann Map
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
An early 18th century hand-colored copper-plate map entitled "Regni Sueciae in omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724...
Category

Early 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of gilt loss and patina as to be expected given their age. These would have been displa...
Category

1780s Baroque Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine vintage German silver and enamel card case; part of our boxes and cases collection. This fine German vintage card case has a rectangular book ...
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1940s Other Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Set of 5 German Mid-Century Wooden Hula Hoop Rings
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A set of 5 German mid-century same sized beech wooden hula hoop or gymnastic rings. Diameter: 60 cm 2,5 cm x 2,5 cm thick
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Beech

Rustic Continental Oak and Antler Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental (possibly German, 19th Cent) oak and antler design pedestal base smoking stand with 3 round horn containers on top
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19th Century Rustic Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Oak

20thC German Solid Silver, Ceramic & Boar Tusk Cigarette Box Holder & Ashtray
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century German solid silver, ceramic, and boar tusk ashtray with a large match box holder. Circular in form, featuring a dark red ceramic ashtray and tray, with si...
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20th Century Other German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Vintage Oil Painting of Rissersee, Bavaria by Karl Walther
By Karl Walther
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Oil painting Of Rissersee, Germany. A very scenic oil painting of Rissersee, a lake in Grainau near Garmisch - Partenkirchen, surrounded by the Bavarian Alps. Painted by the German ...
Category

1930s Sporting Art Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Wood

"Angelic Archers, " Poetry Booklet with Nude Male Cover Illustration by Scheibe
By Scheibe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully produced, this small booklet of poetry by Alfred Richard Meyer was published in 1921 with a stylized cover illustration by Richard Scheibe...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century continental parcel-gilt silver Torah pointer made in Germany. This magnificent torah pointer is shaped in a tapered spiral form. At one end of the pointer, a beautifully designed gilt hand, while at the other a small dome engraved “Philip Salomons Esqr." The dome tip has a linked chain, facilitating its grip. The ring of the pointer is marked with maker's mark VM, and an illegible town mark. Provenance Philip Salomons (1796-1867), sold at his death to Reuben David Sassoon...
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Late 18th Century Classical Roman Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Terrestrial globe published by Ernst Schotte & co, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe in watercolored paper, fixed with an inclined axis through a small brass arm, mounted on a black turned fruit wood base. Published by Ernst Schotte & Co. Berlin, Ge...
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Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

West Germany Blown Glass Brown Dog Christmas Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What an adorable reddish brown shiny dog ornament. He is standing on his hind legs and is so cute, I just want to scratch his belly. There is white overpaint on his droopy ears, nos...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass

Rustic Black Forest Walnut Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall mounted thermometer/ barometer with strap-work cartouche hung with an elaborate carved hunting trophy.
Category

19th Century Rustic Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Jeweled elephant carrying warriors, 19th century — J.S. Kaufmann, Hanau
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Jeweled Elephant Carrying Warriors, 19th Century — J.S. Kaufmann, Hanau Origin: Hanau, Germany Maker: J.S. Kaufmann (active from 1889) Materials: Silver, ivory, semi-precio...
Category

Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Organic Material

Mid-Century German Bavarian Curling Ice Stock
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A original mid-century German ice stock made of turned fruitwood and a iron ring. The "Icestocksport" (Eisstockschießen) is also known as ‘Bavarian curling’ due to its similarity to...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Large Mid-Century Modern Didactic Resin Anatomical Model Jaw
Located in Weesp, NL
Big 1960s anatomical jaw teaching model in perfect condition. This beautiful resin jaw can be taken apart as shown in the images. It was made in the 1960s by Rudiger Anatomie in Berl...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin

Model Ship “Löwe”, hand-painted, Germany 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Detailed model ship of the galleon Löwe with three masts and single-row arrangement of the guns.
Category

1960s Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Cast Iron Military Wall Plaque Sculpture of German Officer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century cast iron military wall plaque sculpture of German officer.
Category

19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Olympiade, 1956
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Olympiade 1956 book, Cortina D'Ampezzo.
Category

Mid-20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Ceramic tobacco jar/humidor in the form of a shouting suffragette, ca. 1910
Located in Gorssel, GE
Ceramic tobacco jar the form of a shouting suffragette with a removable hat forming the lid. The woman has large eyes and an open mouth. She is wearing the purple, green, and white c...
Category

Early 20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Alms collection dish made of gilded brass decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the edge and towards the center. In this area there is a figurative motif in light r...
Category

16th Century Renaissance Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Berger's Germania-Cacao Storage Tin 1900-1930
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover the charm of times gone by with this authentic Berger's Germania-Cacao storage tin. A unique piece of history, dating from the period 1900-1930, that is not only a beautifu...
Category

1920s Art Nouveau Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Frederick the Great, Oil on Carton, Giltwood Frame, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Painting of Frederick II., the Great, in oil on carton, in an oval gilt frame.
Category

Late 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

A German Wood and Brass Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
A German Wood and Brass Torah Pointer. This Torah Pointer is made of wood and brass and painted black, unlike most Torah pointers which were made in Germa...
Category

20th Century German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Unusual Shoe-Shaped Burl Wood Snuffbox. Prussia, Germany, 1871
Located in Milan, IT
The snuffbox is in hazelnut wood carved in the shape of a shoe. The top opens to reveal a second part, with a lid that opens to reveal the tobacco container. On one external side, th...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century German Wooden Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden Torah pointer, Germany, circa 1880. Folk Art Judaica. Every item in Menorah Galleries is accompanied by a Lifetime "Certificat...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Russian Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah pointer, Russia, circa 1880. The handle is made with a knob shape interval engraved with floral ornaments. The reading end is shaped as a hand with a pointing index finger. A suspension loop is connected to the top of upper section of the pointer. Marked with Russian silver hallmarks...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with Porcelain St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus will make a splendid devotional for any room, and features sculpted wood combining the Renaissance and Classical styles in a lovely oval form upon which has been placed burgundy velvet, making the painted porcelain figurine of St. Anthony cradling the infant Jesus...
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1880s Black Forest Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain, Velvet, Oak

16th Century Walnut Sculptures from Germany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very elegant sculpture reprenting a Putti (angel) from the German renaissance period -16 century Rare sculpture in walnut of great quality with a very beau...
Category

16th Century Renaissance Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace
Located in New York, NY
Rare Alsace carved wooden Torah Pointer (YAD), 18th century. The body of the pointer is engraved in its first part with a decoration of palmettes and stripes. It then continues with...
Category

Early 18th Century Antique German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Leather Gymnast Mat, c. 1940
Located in Napa, CA
1940's gymnast mat. Leather top with saw horse legs. Some green paint which has transfered to one edge of the mat. Solid construction saw horse legs. Th...
Category

1940s Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood

Murrle Bennett Silver and Enamel Pendant Necklace c1910
By Murrle Bennett & Co.
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Murrle Bennett Silver and Enamel Pendant Necklace Date : c1910 Origin : Impressed mark on revese MBCo and 950. Probably made in Pforzheim Germany Decoration : Vivid blue an...
Category

1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage German Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

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