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Item Ships From: England
Period: 20th Century
Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks. Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft. Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman. Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup...
Category

Danish 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Judaica - Traditional English Sterling Silver Spice Box or Besamim - London 1930
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1930, this charming, Sterling Silver Spice Box, is of traditional form, with gilt bells and eagles. The spice box measures 11"(28cm) tall, by 3.5"(9cm) wide...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Original Vintage Map of S.E Asia, with a Vignette of Singapore
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of South East Asia Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

French Antique Silver-Gilt and Onyx Cane
Located in London, GB
French antique silver-gilt and onyx cane French, c. 1900 Height 88cm, diameter 2.5cm Superbly crafted in late 19th century France, this exquisite cane exemplifies superior craftsm...
Category

French Neoclassical 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Vermeil

Recording Copper Rain Gauge by Casella & Co of London
Located in London, GB
An 8" diameter recording copper rain gauge by C F Casella & Co of London. With an internal 24 hour "Gluck" barometer recorder. Height:63 cm. Diameter: 28 ...
Category

English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

20th Century British Royal Air Force Flying Training School Hand Painted Drum
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A well preserved 20th Century hand painted drum from the band of the flying training school of the Royal Air Force. Complete with the infamous motto "Per Ardua ad Astra" - through di...
Category

British Other Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage Style Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Bend Zie Knees
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'BEND ZIE KNEES', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...
Category

English Sporting Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Wood

Antique Wildfowl Print Mallards Feeding by Archibald Thorburn
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Mallards by Archibald Thorburn. A framed wildfowl colotype print by Archibald Thorburn, signed in pencil by the artist and bearing fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp. Copyright Publis...
Category

British Sporting Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War, dated 1942, marked A.S.1942, and with the broad arrow insignia denotin...
Category

British Colonial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Original Antique Map of the American State of Kentucky, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Kentucky Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
Category

English Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Zermatt, Riffelalp
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'MATTERHORN', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+...
Category

Swiss Sporting Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Marimbaphone
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak cased glockenspiel, the solid oak frame supporting five brass keys with tubular brass cylinders below. All raised up on four splayed legs united by undertier. Dimensions Height 3...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Antique Marimbaphone
Antique Marimbaphone
$3,231 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Map of the American State of New York ( Southern Part ) 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of New York ( Southern Part ) Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
Category

English Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sterling Silver Citrine & Bog Oak Dirk & By-Knife & Fork Set, Highland Line
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1978 by Tony Michael Holland, trading as Highland Line, this wonderful, Sterling Silver Dirk & By-Knife & Fork Set, features a ful...
Category

Scottish Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Haircut Sir
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage style Ski Photography, framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Haircut Sir. 'HAIRCUT SIR', a modern framed and mounted black and white pho...
Category

English Sporting Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Wood

Elvis Costello Stiff Records UK Tour Poster by Barney Bubbles, 1977
By Barney Bubbles
Located in Devon, GB
One of a series of five oversized posters produced by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney Bubbles to promote the first Stiff Records tour, which was known as the Live Sti...
Category

British Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Argy Rousseau enameled chrysanthemum pendant C1920
Located in Devon, GB
Argy Rousseau enameled chrysanthemum pendant C1920 Enameled in Lilac with a black outline and green center Signed G.A.R for Gabriel Argy Rousseau Hung o...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Jean-Michel Frank by Leopald Diego Sanchez (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
pp Text by Leopold Diego Sanchez. "A testimony of rigour and timelessness that today make us think that more than a decorator, Jean-Michel Frank is a precursor, who, starting with a ...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 Brass Artillery Director Gun/Case
Located in Canterbury, England
A very rare and well preserved World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 brass artillery director theodolite gun sight, (reference no.5 mk1) complete with wooden transit case. ...
Category

Other Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Mid 20th Century French Hermes Solid Silver Gilt Smoker's Requisites c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stylish mid 20th Century French Art Deco Hermes 3 piece vermeil solid silver smoker's requisites, contained in the original Hermes fitted grosgrain case, comprising four cigarette ca...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Lamp Table Guitar Electric Ion Sunburst Rock&Roll Vintage
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Vintage, rock and roll enthusiasts lamp or guitar that can be strummed or played. Upcycled from a vintage, guitar for the discerning rock enthusiast. Oozing attitude and style, thi...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

LATE 19TH CENTURY BOX OF TRADITIONAL GAME NINER DOMINOS WITH STUNNING PATiNA
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London We are delighted to offer for sale This Late 19th Century Box Of Traditional Game Niner Dominos With a Stunning Patina. The late 19th-century box of traditional ...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Teaching Aid Human Torso Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Teaching Aid Human Torso Model Mounted onto a newer looking wooden plaque this early example of a plaster and natural human fibre model would likely have been use...
Category

Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone, Plaster

Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice suite of antique military officer Royal Horse Artillery (1 Cannon - 1873-1901) 18mm ball button with Queen Victoria's Crown brass Mi...
Category

British High Victorian Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

20th Century Brass Model GNR Atlantic 3 1/2 Inch Gauge Steam Locomotive c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Early 20th Century brass model, showcasing the GNR Atlantic locomotive 251 and its three-axle tender. Crafted to a 3 1/2 inch gauge, the model gleams with polished brass, copper, and...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Egyptian Monument Letterbox by Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Egyptian monument letterbox by Bergman Austrian, circa 1900 Measures: Height 46cm, width 39cm, depth 28cm Demonstr...
Category

Austrian Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Aluminium Fixed Pitch Twin Blade Propeller, circa 1965
Located in London, GB
Polished cast aluminium propeller, circa 1965. Fitted with decorative polished cast aluminium conical central spinner. The propeller comes with a bracket that is fixed to the wall an...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Curling Medal, Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Edwardian Royal Caledonian Curling Club Silver Medal. An unused, silver, district curling medal with blue ribbon and bar from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. The curling medallion has no hallmarks or makers marks but comes in a George Edward & and Son, 92 Buchanan Street, Glasgow cardboard box. The reverse embossed 'Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Instituted 25 July 1838, District Medal, front depicts a curling match in play with the Scotland Coat of arms...
Category

Scottish 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Original Antique Map of the American State of Virginia, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of West Virginia Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
Category

English Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Collection of Faux Decorative Books
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large 6m run of late 20th century faux decorative books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of up to 26 books. Imitating old antique books...
Category

English Georgian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin, Wood, Hardwood

1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By Edward Fitzgerald
Located in Bath, GB
A sumptuously bound copy of this noted work, presented here in a highly decorative Bumpus binding, with exquisite gilt detail and watered silk pastedowns. The 1907 edition of the wo...
Category

British Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Hardy Gold Medal 9 foot trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Split Cane 'Palakona' 9' Fly Fishing Rod. The Hardy 'Gold Medal' rod is a split cane Palakona 2-piece trout fly rod with spare tip made by Hardy's of Alnwick. This rod ...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Hardstone Model of Cherry Blossom in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone model of cherry blossom in a cloisonné enamel planter Chinese, 20th Century Height 57cm, width 52cm, depth 40cm This exq...
Category

Chinese 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Wall Hanging Brass Door Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging brass door bell. This bell is on a hinged brass bracket and comes complete with hand clapper, it is in very good condition, it is very ...
Category

Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Clansmen by Ethel Boileau - Full Length Autograph Manuscript of Scottish Novel
By Ethel Boileau
Located in Ilkley, GB
Autograph manuscript of best-selling novelist Ethel Boileau’s most successful novel which tells the story of Alan Stewart of Ardbreck who brings his bride back to the Highlands of Sc...
Category

British Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Golf Art, Humorous Golf Print, Putting for His Nose, Charles Crombie
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A colorful humorous golf print after Charles Crombie entitled "Putting for his Nose". The picture is framed in an old dark brown oak frame with gold sl...
Category

British Sporting Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Wood

French Wooden Table Top Football Soccer Game
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French wooden table top football soccer game This is one for the Boys, it is a 1930s table football game from France, the game has the players in white ...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Collection of Rock Specimens
Located in London, GB
Collection of rock specimens Continental, 20th Century Smallest: Height 2cm, width 25cm, depth 21cm Largest: Height 1cm, width 38cm, depth 26cm This superb collection of rock spe...
Category

European 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Agate

Italian Miniature Model Sculpture Box Piano Silver Green Malachite Vermeil
Located in London, GB
Italian Miniature Model Sculpture Box Piano Silver Green Malachite Vermeil Italian, 20th Century Height 6cm, width 9cm, depth 11cm A charming and finely executed Italian miniature...
Category

Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Malachite, Vermeil, Silver

Broadwood 'Manxman' Oak Piano Arts and Crafts Designed by M. H. Baillie Scott
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts, 1904, 'Manxman' Broadwood piano with an oak case. Cabinet resembles a chest on a stand and is reminiscent of an old strong box from th...
Category

English Arts and Crafts 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Unusual Continental Bisque Porcelain Automaton Figure
Located in London, GB
Unusual bisque porcelain automaton figure Continental, circa 1900 Measures: Height 57cm, width 21cm, depth 21cm This unusual doll takes the form ...
Category

European Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

English Bull Terrier Interest, Pedigree, Dog Shows, Photography 1910-1960
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of ephemera relating to the English Bull Terrier dog breed spanning from the early 20th century to the 1960's Consisting of Pedigree Dog & Livestock Insurance Associati...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Modern Black Marble and Onyx Chessboard
Located in London, GB
Modern black marble and onyx chessboard Continental, 20th Century Height 1.5cm, width 28.5cm, depth 28.5cm This 20th century chessboard combines luxurious materials with masterful c...
Category

European Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Vintage Bob Jackson Reynolds 531 Touring Winter Trainer Road Bike Dura Ace
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage Bob Jackson Reynolds 531 steel touring winter trainer road bike History I am selling my entir...
Category

Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Pair of English Silver and Silver Gilt Rimonim
Located in London, GB
Pair of English silver and silver gilt rimonim English, c. 1920 Height 37cm, diameter 10cm Forged from luminous silver and enhanced with elegant silver gilt accents, this refined p...
Category

English Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / Blanche Neige
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs .The artwork on this poster is unique to the films Belgian release...
Category

Belgian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sterling silver Hanukkiah made in London in 1985 by David Shaw Silverware Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1985 by David Shaw Silverware Ltd., this Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Menorah, is of traditional form, with a bead border around the base. The menorah...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Batman
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for Leslie Martinson's 1966 Batman staring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. This poster is paper backed and would be...
Category

Belgian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Batman
Batman
$1,009
1946-1954 Country Life
Located in Bath, GB
A collection of eleven volumes of the Country Life magazine, uniformly bound in an attractive Sangorski and Sutcliffe signed quarter morocco. A sumptuous...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Original WWI 1917 Brass Button Polisher
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original WWI 1917 Brass Button Polisher The polisher is in excellent working condition it has an age darkened patina, a unique piece designed for use by the army This collectable it...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large Set of 8 Vintage Lab Sieves, English, Brass, Stacking, Scientific, C.1965
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large set of 8 vintage laboratory sieves. An English, brass stacking scientific apparatus, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1965. Fascinating set with superb period a...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

An Edwardian cheroot holder and case made from silver amber and gold 1902 - 3
Located in Central England, GB
A silver cased cheroot holder made from amber in three sections with a 9ct gold mounted rim. The case is designed to be attached by the ring to a double Albert watch chain and sit i...
Category

English Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Silver

Edwardian Period Silver Mounted Cane by Henry Pidduck & Sons
By H. Pidduck & Sons
Located in London, GB
Edwardian period silver mounted cane by Henry Pidduck & Sons English, 1909 Height 91cm, diameter 4cm Crafted in 1909 by the English firm Henry Pidduck & Sons, this elegant cane e...
Category

English Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Silver

Antique 2 French Electro Therapy Devices "Institut Electrotherapy" Dated 1905
Located in London, GB
Of scientific interest two French Electrotherapy devices, both wih plaques to the tops stamped "Institut Electrotherapy, 27 Rue Godot de Mauroy, Paris" Complete with original instru...
Category

French Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Vintage Masonic Lodge Rotating Sign Liberty Hall Strict Order Candle Holders
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this vintage Masonic Lodge rotating wood sign with brass candle holders A g...
Category

English Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

MemyselfandI: Photo Portraits of Picasso edited by Kerstin Stremmel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This opulently illustrated volume is the first to examine the tense relationship between Picasso’s wish to control the presentation of his public persona and the ambitions and ideas ...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Early 20th C Pair Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges Natural History Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of Transverse Section's of Fossil Sponges (Ventriculites), housed in there original cardboard and glazed display boxes with labels From the upper chalk, Kent. Ex museum colle...
Category

English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Natural Fiber

A Taxidermy Study Of An African Impala, By Anthony Redmile, London, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare taxidermy study of an African impala by Anthony Redmile. Also known as a rooibok, it is a medium-sized antelope found in the eastern and southern regions of Africa. Mounted on a tapering silver plated base, impressed and signed J Anthony Redmile...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Large Collection of Faux Antique Books
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular 6m total run of late 20th century faux antique books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as picture...
Category

English Georgian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

Fantastic Voyage
Located in London, GB
Original special style US film poster for the 1966 science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch. This poster is unfolded and conservati...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
$807 / item

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