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Place of Origin: North American
1904 Mills Owl Strength Tester, Floor Standing Arcade Machine
Located in Peekskill, NY
Today in the world of collecting coin operated amusements, there are many machines which are classified as “unattainable.” These machines are either so rare that there are only 1-2 or no known examples today. This is one of the rarest as well as the earliest Penney Arcade machine...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Handbook of the American Wing Opening Exhibition, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
A Handbook of the American Wing: Opening Exhibition by R.T.H. Halsey, and Charles O. Cornelius (Assistant Curator in the Department of Decorative Arts.) New York: Metropolitan Museum...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1600s-1700s Eastern Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern ball headed club of walnut burl with panther effigy over ball. High polished use. Scalloped handle at base. Original drops missing. The panthe...
Category
1650s Native American Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Art Deco model car fully made in brass. This charming model car box with many purposes was made in the US during the 1930s.
Patent 75086 - This elegant and rare brass model c...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mills Novelty Art Deco Green Porcelain Penny Scale
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco period penny scale by Mills Novelty co. Period green porcelain pedestal with cream colored foot hold.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Post-Modern Lucite Hand Ring Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool post-modern lucite hand sculpture ring holder, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2.5"W x 2.5"D x 6"H. #4158
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer by Frederick Whittaker, First Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Whittaker, Frederick. A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer, Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. New York: She...
Category
1870s High Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Train Hand Car by Disney & Lionel Circa 1934
By Walt Disney
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Mickey/ Minnie Mouse Toy Wind-Up pre-war handcar (train car) circa 1934; by The Lionel Train Company in collaboration with Walt Disney Enterprises. The wind-up toy car features Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse pumping alternatively, up and down as if moving the car across the tracks or floor. It actually works by winding up the car by the winding stem with the original vintage clockwork key. When wound, place down on the floor or on train tracks (O Gauge) and the handcar will move across the floor while a bell chimes (see video attached to listing). It is okay to simply leave the key on the stem.
The car is in original red hand paint with Mickey and Minnie in colors of black, white, green dress to Minnie; red outfit on Mickey; both have oversized original orange boots, while Minnie is sporting a wooden red hat. They both have their original tails. Both figures are 4 1/2" resin composition and in full paint, excellent coverage with very little paint lacking, if at all. All four legs are restored, which is the case with almost all examples. The car itself is metal and painted red with a gold manufacturing logo in the center stating "Mickey Mouse Handcar" copyright "Walt Disney"; "The Lionel Corporation, New York"; "Made in U.S. of America". "No. 1100".
Great working; great looking iconic cross collectible antique toy...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Paul Cadmus: 49 Drawings
Located in New York, NY
A lavish portfolio of never-before-seen erotic drawings by celebrated twentieth-century American artist and gay icon, Paul Cadmus
Paul Cadmus entered the art scene in the 1930s with...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage James Rosenquist coffee table book, 1988
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage original edition coffee table book James Rosenquist “Welcome to the Water Planet and House of Fire” 1988-1989, Tyler Graphics Ltd. With essay by Judith Goldman. Color plate...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Houses by Thierry W. Despont, 1st Limited Ed, With Letter to Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
Houses by Thierry W. Despont. Published by Office of Thierry Despont, New York, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Private edition with personal letter to Sandra and Herbert Kasper. He was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was also a famous art collector. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.unnumbered copy of a run of 1000. With letter from Despont to his client. Mr. Despont was Associate Architect for the Centennial Restoration of the Statue of Liberty and has completed the restoration of Clayton, the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh. Mr. Despont designed the Decorative Arts Galleries of the new J. Paul Getty Museum and, in collaboration with Richard Meier, was responsible for the interior design of the museum's sculpture and painting galleries. The office also completed the 50,000 square foot flagship store on Bond Street for Ralph Lauren. In the US, the firm designed the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in New York and the flagship store for Harry Winston in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Despont and his office have completed several very high end hotel projects. Among them are the renovation of the Carlyle Hotel in New York, Claridge's and The Dorchester in London, and Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Current hotel projects include the renovation of the Ritz Paris, the Dorchester Collection's new 45 Park Lane Hotel in London, The Chatwal in New York, and the Divan Hotel in Istanbul. volume with its own dustjacket. These books were given only to clients of the firm. Privately printed set, issued between 1990 and 1995 in a special case. Volume I. 1990, unnumbered copy of 1000 published. Illustrated with photographs by Philippe-Louis Houze and watercolors by Bonnie Glasser. Provides high quality photographs of exteriors and interiors of important houses planned...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Six Antique Regina Music Box 16.5" Discs 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Six antique Regina music box 16.5" discs 19th C
Measures - 16.5"diam
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Finest Ships Binnacle From John Hand
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality nineteenth century ships binnacle from John Hand and Sons. Mushroom top with oil burners. Brass covers on the iron compensating balls. Brass brackets hold the balls. Bra...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Vintage Scientific Botanical Plant 3d Educational Leaf Cross-Section Model
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Lafayette, IN
1940's leaf cross-section model by Denoyer-Geppert of Chicago, Illinois. Model stands 19" tall and features Hand-painted details with excellent original...
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
MCM Bowling Pin Wood Trophy "Hoboken Women's Industrial League"
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM wood bowling pin trophy - "Hoboken Women's Industrial League", circa 1950s. The pin is in good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 9.5"H. Unique piece! #4243
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1960s Artisan Earrings Copper Blue Enamel Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Copper Blue Earrings artisan Taxco Mexico
.88 x 1 x .63 D
Original preowned condition
Refer to images
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Franklin Square. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. With b&w frontispiece; map of New...
Category
1870s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ship Model of the Armed Navy Brig Boxer
Located in Norwell, MA
Scale model of the American brig "Boxer" of Charleston, South Carolina, Built in 1831 for the U.S. Navy. The model carries ten cannon on carriages. Nicely rigged with all appropriate...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright Signature Collage
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation bank check, signed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The check is dated March 1, 1954, payable to Iovanna lloyd Wright ...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Italian Lamp: 1945-1985 A Collection
By Studio Alchimia, Paola Navone
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of a pioneering exhibition of postwar Italian lighting collected by Philip Cutler of New York and Ingrid Zerunian of Vienna, with assistance from Italian architect and design...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
VISIONAIRE 37: Vreeland Memos (0813/4000)
By Visionaire
Located in Kleinburg, ON
From the Visionaire website:
37 VREELAND MEMOS synthesizes an archive of Diana Vreeland's memos contributed by Richard Avedon. Dating from 1966 to 1972, the memos, which were dictat...
Category
Early 2000s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The World of Robert Bateman Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The World of Robert Bateman
by Robert Bateman (Artist), Ramsay Derry, V. John Lee (Design).
Showcasing his message of environmental protection, this t...
Category
20th Century Country North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Muskox Shoulder Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Muskox shoulder taxidermy mount 30”W x 39”H protrudes 33”. Harvested in Alaska. Great vintage piece with long hair and large horns. Well made. Would make a great statement in a rusti...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn, Fur, Hide
Solid Bronze Female Torso II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the female form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
2" width x 2.25" depth x 4.75" height.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Letter From Birmingham City Jail by Martin Luther King Jr., Printed Pamphlet
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is one of the most important texts of the American Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham City Jail.” Printed as a stapled pamphlet, ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in valatie, NY
The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams, 1988. 1st Ed softcover. Nearly three hundr...
Category
1980s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
WWII Admiralty Morse Code Signal Floor Lamp
By Frank Bentler
Located in Aspen, CO
Morse Code Shutter Floor lamp reclaimed from a Mid-Century US Naval warship. These lamps were a common fixture on U.S. warships as can be seen in WWII period photography. They were u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand painted, plaster, anatomical plate by New York Scientific Supply Co. depicting the musculature and circulatory systems of the face and head on a wood plaque.
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Mexico Taxco 1940 Giant Unique Lift Arm Petrol Lighter Solid 925 Sterling Silver
By Taxco
Located in Miami, FL
Giant lift arm petrol lighter made in Mexico
Beautiful vintage giant lift-arm petrol lighter, created in the city of Taxco in Mexico during the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Thi...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Painted Deck Bucket with Yacht Reliance
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century ships deck bucket with heavy carry and bale handles. Painted black with later decoration that reads "Yacht Reliace 1903, NYYC, Designer N.G. Herreshoff". Ther...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Canadian WW1 21st Regiment Soldier's Uniform Buttons, Badges & Medals Grouping
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This grouping of some three dozen WW1 items come from the estate of CPL. D.C Stewart who served in the Infantry of the 21st Regiment of the Canadian Armed Fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Martin Logan Ascent / Subwoofer Velodyne / Rótel RSX - 1055 AV Amplifier / Autum
By Logan
Located in Madrid, ES
Complete Set Hight Definition
Martin Logan Ascent Speakers Pair
Year of manufacture: 2005/2006
good condition, very lightly used
Frequently Asked Questions
35–22,000 Hz ± 3 dB
Reco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE DESKTOP INKWELL Begin 20th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE DESKTOP INKWELL
Begin 20th Century
in silver plated metal, mark on base of silversmith 'Reed & Barton' of Massachusetts, dated 1824-1928,
decorated with a roya...
Category
20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking.
This is the "Joy Of Cooking cookbook".
It has over 1000 pages of tips, tricks, recipes and more information to take your cooking to the next l...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization New York 1864
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization New York, 1864.
Measures: 15.75 x 11
Total 8 sheets.
Preowned vintage unrestored antique condi...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Brutalist Gilt Metal Pelican Sculpture Ashtray Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large scale, brutalist gilt metal pelican bird sculpture.
American Mid century handcrafted metal Pelican Ashtray Stand.
This stylish sculpture of a pel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
New / Old Stock Precision Wall Barometer in Brass by The Nature Company
Located in San Diego, CA
New / old stock precision wall barometer in brass by The Nature Company, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent working condition with original box and measures 4.25"D x 1.75"H. #...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20thC American Silver-Plated Cigarette Case & Lighter Shaped As A Hundred Dollar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century American silver plated cigarette case and lighter.
Designed to resemble a $100 note, the case features Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) who was an American polyma...
Category
20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Buffalo Hide Taxidermy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra large Montana buffalo hide. Long winter bi-color hair. Nice dark rich color. Great lodge piece. Perfect for floor, bed or wall in a cabin, drape, robe or lodge.
PERIOD: Cont...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Plateau and Ute Doll Cradleboard Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Doll Cradleboard collection (Right to Left) 1. Ute cradleboard, 13”. Beaded edge with cross accents and brain tanned deer hide. 2. Umatilla doll cradleboard....
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Native American Coeur d Alene Tribe Pow Wow Drum
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Decorated Coeur d’Alene tribe Pow Wow drum. Decorated with $1 bills around outside. Comes with base used at Pow Wows. Perfect size for coffee table with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th century American Southern Portrait by Benoni Irwin
By Benoni Irwin
Located in Savannah, GA
Oil on canvas portrait entitled:Mr. Bowles of Kentucky, painted by Benoni Irwin (1840-1896) an American portraitist born in new market, Ontario, Canada. He moved to New York as a you...
Category
Late 19th Century American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th c Wooden Ceremonial Fraternal Masonic Crook and Metal Spear on Metal Bases
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size gold gilt wooden ceremonial fraternal Masonic Crook perched on a long painted wooden pole. Supported by a decorative three-footed metal base, the gilt wood crook itself me...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sotheby's Catalogues The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collections, 1992
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Sotheby's Catalogues: The Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collection: 17th Century English Chinoiserie Silver and 18th Century French and English Silver, May 21, 1992. Sotheby's New York,...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1940s Large Medical School Anatomical Heart Model
Located in Montclair, NY
A circa 1940s to mid 1950s large anatomical model of the human heart used to teach anatomy in medical school. Hand painted in multi color mat enamel with all the chambers and parts o...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Rubber
Georgia O'Keeffe Living Modern by Wanda M. Corn, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern by Wanda M. Corn. Published by Prestel, 2017. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Richly illustrated with images of her art and views of the two homes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hunt Brother Circus & Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show ca 1900-1910. With the bold headlines “Buffalo Ranch”...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling First Edition
By Rudyard Kipling
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of The Seven Seas by Rudyard Kipling from 1897.
This rare book is in fair to good condition for ...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Architecture by Frank Russell
Located in valatie, NY
Art Nouveau Architecture by Frank Russell. Arch Cape Press, NY, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket. With 68 color and 500 black and white illustrations. Architects of the fin de siècle (end of the century) organized by country, each chapter written by a well-known authority in the field. The introduction, by Roger-Henri Guerrand; Great Britain: arts and crafts and art nouveau, by Tim Benton; Spain: moderismo in Catalonia, by Tim Benton; Belgium: red steel and blue aesthetic, by Maurice Culot; France: Viollet-le-Duc to Tony Garnier: the passion of rationalism, by Francois Loyer; Holland: building towards an ideal: progressive architecture in Holland, by Richard Padovan; Switzerland: the temperate presence of art nouveau, by Jacques Gubler; Germany: Judgendstil: the early morning of the modern movement, by Ian Latham; Italy: liberty architecture in Italy, by Ezio Godoli; Czechoslovakia: the secession in Eastern Europe, by Anna Masarykova; Austria: to the limits of a language: Wagner, Olbrich, Hoffmann, by Ezio Godoli; USA: Louis Sullivan, Greene and Greene...
Category
1980s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gardening Roses, Herbs, Shrubs, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Collection of 5 Books
By Various Makers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A collection of five hard-bound gardening books, suitable for the beginner and the advanced gardener alike. Covering a wide range of subjects from Rose...
Category
Late 20th Century International Style North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Alfred Dunhill Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, circa 1930
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case with decorative enamel face. Art Deco design.
The case is beautifully enameled in a blue and black geometric pattern with a silver finish. The interior of the cigarette case is marked "Alfred Dunhill Paris...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #16
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with the majestic allure of the ocean with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this stunning piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
American Victorian Scale and Height Measure
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian standing scale with mahogany center post and brass weight and height measure with platform base on wheels (signed FAIRBANKS)
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Horn Speakers by Altec Lansing Corp
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A multicellular galvanized outdoor horn speaker.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Christmas Sledge With Toys Dolls Teddy Bears
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique artisan made Christmas wagon brimming with dolls, toys, teddy bears. Unique Holiday collectible.
Category
1950s American Classical Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Works of Shakespeare Complete in Seven Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of Shakespeare Complete in 7 duodecimo 3/4 leather bound volumes with marbleized boards and end papers, top edges gilt. A charming set in attractive original condition. Fro...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Backgammon Roarshax Wood Case with Glass Chips and Dice
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Backgammon is a very old strategic board game, from which its origin is still undefined. A true Classic game about tactics and luck played around the globe.
Taking this Classic as inspiration, Orfeo collaboration joined skills to create a board game with stimulating materials and astounding chips.
Shined a spotlight on to the raw materials used to create it. The exterior of the board is composed of two elements, a metalic box and a thinly sliced oyster cut veneer of parota wood. The oysters are sourced from reclaimed branches of these gigantic trees; a material that is commonly discarded as fire wood given the difficulties of processing it.
Underneath the wood they have used a single sheet of meticulously oxidized metal that is laser cut to size, then assembled into a box by one of their master craftsmen. Opening the chest you’ll find a treasure of glass checkers and dice handmade by Orfeo Quagliata’s artisans.
Orfeo takes his most interesting glass techniques to apply them to all the chips in the game. The checkers are manufactured in two different processes. The "Barcodes" technique is a fine linear design with schemes of different colors that contrast between one competitor and another.
Thin strips of different colored glass are placed next to each other and then fused into a single piece, from which circular pieces are drilled, ground and hand polished to form the chip.
The more sober and bitone "Roarshax" technique presents an electrifying texture on the top of a transparent body.
Meanwhile the dice are solid glass cubes...
Category
2010s Rustic North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
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