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Item Ships From: Europe
Period: 20th Century
Antique Hanau Silver and Silver-Gilt Nef
Located in London, GB
Antique Hanau silver and silver-gilt nef German, Early 20th Century Height 68.5cm, width 55cm, depth 16cm Weight 4260g This nef is a remarkable example of the antique Hanau style, c...
Category

German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Pierre Chareau (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A fine pocket-sized catalogue of furniture designed by this master of metalwork, published with a showing at the Galerie De Vos, in Paris, during October and November, 1993. 5 in the...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set Of 3 Miniature Amber And Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 3 Miniature Amber and Silver Harley Davidson Style Motor Bikes 925 stamped silver.
Category

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

Materials

Silver

Austrian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a beautiful antique solid brass mortar and pestle set. The mortar has a cylindrical shape with a flared mouth and two angular handles at the sides. The baton-shaped pestle...
Category

Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Brass Club Fender
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Brass Club Fender. A wonderful club fender with an open front, brass uprights and a shaped brass base. The upholstered seat is 20 cm wide with the measurements inside the sea...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Model gypsies caravan, handmade and painted, folk art, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and ultra rare early folk art scale model of a gypsy or traveller’s caravan is over one hundred years old. It has been beautifully hand made and finely painted. It has gl...
Category

English Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron

20th Century Sterling Silver Miniature Motorcycle Harley Davidson, Made in Italy
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vintage Harley Davidson motorcycle in sterling silver with very accurate detail reproduction. The first is a Harley Davidson FXSB l...
Category

Italian Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Six Antique Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques, Germany ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Six Antique Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques Germany ca. 1930s. A set of six antique Black Forest deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies on turned wooden...
Category

German Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, cigarette box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent c...
Category

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

Materials

Alabaster

1970s British Classic Blue & Chrome AC.GMT.Co. Industrial Wall Clock Black Dial
By Industrial Production
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards. At A.C GMT Co. we ...
Category

English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Leather Cigar Case With Silver Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Louis Blumfield Faux Crocodile Leather Cigar Case With Silver Mount. A high-quality faux crocodile leather Victorian cigar case with silver mount. The mount with silver hallm...
Category

English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Aircraft Target Binocular
Located in Paris, FR
Binocular Aircraft Target on tripod, with adjustable height. An exceptional and unique pair of WWII 25 x 105 binoculars by Jos. Schneider & Co, Optische Werke KG, Göttingen. circa...
Category

German Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel

Late Century Aluminium Flame Proof Isolator Strip light, Cage, Glass Tube, Led
By Industrial Production
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Original item salvaged from super tankers and military vessels, stripped and refinished in the UK. The original wiring is replaced with our Loom light wiring system which exceeds the original specification and also conforms to British standards. All of our tube lights are supplied with a 12 month warranty as standard. All German flame proof...
Category

German Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Foosball mid 1960's French baby-foot table football game
Located in London, GB
A mid 1960's French "babyfoot" table football, by ZAK3. With working pull rod mechanism for ball release, and abacus scoring. In working order. The history of table football: ...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Art Deco Wool and Catalin Bakelite Slouch Ladies Bag, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Oh so smart is this wonderful ladies handbag, 1930s. There is no makers mark but was sourced in the US so likely to have originated from there originally. The body of the bag is slou...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silk, Bakelite, Wool

1970s British Yellow Illumination AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Yellow Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating. Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back t...
Category

English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Rene Lalique Blue Glass 'Ceriser' Bracelet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique blue glass 'Ceriser' Bracelet. The bracelet consists of 14 rectangular, cylinder-half shaped tablets, strung together with elastic. Cer...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Pair Of Vintage Decorative Prayer Figures, Bronze Thai Deity, Bookends, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative prayer figures. An Oriental, gilt bronze cast iron statue of two kneeling Thai deities, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Appealin...
Category

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

Materials

Iron

De Coene Furniture Music Box and Speakers, Blue Tooth
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful collectors De Coene 50s sideboard with renewed built-in stereo Bluetooth installation and original 50s Philips speakers in perfect working condition, it fills your interior with the sound you love. A beautiful piece of furniture made of walnut wood and brass elements. The doors can be fully folded out sideways and the sideboard is also equipped with wheels so that it can be moved while rolling. The black and white 50s Philips TV...
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Roger Capron, Zodiac Charm Taurus, Vallauris 1973
Located in St Ouen, FR
Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the sign of Taurus. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around...
Category

French Other Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Kay Bojesen Early Handmade Wooden Oak Elephant Children's Toy, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Odense, DK
Rare Kay Bojesen wooden toy elephant from the early 1950s in patinated oak with an amazing grain. The Elephant was created in 1953 by Kay Bojesen and from the start handmade in his s...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Large Caribou Antler Skull Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Caribou Antler Skull Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers Item e7355 A great antique caribou (Rangifer tarandus) trophy on a wooden plaque. Th...
Category

German Black Forest 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Exhibition Catalog – 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuertes by Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuertes by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1987 Artist: Pablo Picasso Exhibition: 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuerte...
Category

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

Materials

Paper

Rare Cigar Striker Bergman Style Cold Painted Art Deco Arabian Carpet Trader
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Unusal Cigar Striker In The Franz Xaver Bergman Style Art Deco Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Arabian Carpet Trader With Camel Mounted on a Black Glaze...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Spelter

Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Antique Walking Stick with Silver Handle
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique walking stick with silver handle: may be French, from the early twentieth or late nineteenth century. It's very elegant functional. ref. O/7571
Category

French Art Nouveau 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Vintage 70s Adidas Tennis Racket bag
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage 70s Adidas Tennis Racket bag Sport - collectible - Vintage Measures : 74x12cm H:33cm Materials : Imitation leather - fabric - metal Wear consisten...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Faux Leather

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Vintage Brown Leather Horse Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Vintage sculpture representing a horse. In light brown leather with glass eyes. Presumably originating from Italy. Good condition with natural age-related patina.  
Category

Italian Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Antique/Vintage Austrian watch chain fob of a pistol circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This rare pocket watch fob is intended as an eye catching and interesting decoration for a watch chain. It is beautifully made in polished steel with silver mounts in the form of a m...
Category

Austrian Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Collectible Jewelry, Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin, France, circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin. Each element with f...
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Audrey Hepburn 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Original Movie Poster, Japanese, 1969
Located in Devon, GB
Candy colors combine to perfection with the adorable Audrey on this charming Japanese B2 poster for a 1969 re-release of the perennially popular 'Breakfast at Tiffany's.' Holly Golightly would be Audrey Hepburn’s defining role, establishing her status as one of the greatest screen legends and style icons of all time. It seems unbelievable now that Truman Capote, author of the novella on which the movie was based, had his heart set on Marilyn Monroe for the part. Monroe pulled out of the running when her acting coach advised her not to play 'a lady of the night...
Category

Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Gentleman's Art Deco Pocket Knife in Sterling Silver, by H.J & Co Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish gentlemans pocket knife featuring a hammered silver frame in hall-marked sterling. The two knives are made by G. Felix in Solingen Germany. Suitable for pipe cleaning or fr...
Category

Danish Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

English Pond Yacht Wooden Ship Model
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large elegant wooden pond yacht model. High quality, hand-built. Hull made in mahogany, deck in maple wood. Very decorative and beautifully exec...
Category

English Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

Vintage Wooden Hat Form Mold with Stand, Hatter Tool, Vienna, Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art nouveau style. So we believe it was made in the 1910s. Nice decor...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Fish Trophy of a Fochaber Salmon.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Carved Wye Salmon Trophy Fish. An excellent Fochaber's studio carved wooden cock salmon. The half block salmon has relief fins and is beautifully executed and painted to a high stand...
Category

British Sporting Art Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pine

Antique Pocket Field Microscope, English, Brass, Instrument, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scientist's field microscope. An English, brass, pocket instrument, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Appealing brass ...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Pinball Rolling Stones Collector 1980s Completely Revised
Located in Paris, FR
Collector pinball, first rolling stones pinball 1980s, functioning completely revised, in excellent condition. Exceptional collector piece.  
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Unique Fine Table Altar Crucifix with Bronze Sculptures of Christ, Mary and John
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and exceptional work of religious art. If you are a collector of truly exceptional church artefacts then this early 20th century altar piece could be perfect for you. With church related antiques as one of our specialties we know that you will rarely find a better quality altar crucifix...
Category

Belgian Gothic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Carlos Nadal Works on Paper and an English Perspective (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Nadal was born in Paris in 1917 and moved to Barcelona in 1921, where he lived off and on for the rest of his life. His career spanned some seventy years and was shaped in his early ...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book and dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, the dust jacket is slightly sunned but is complete with no tears or chips. This is the 1981 1st edition. 305 page...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Ejection Seat from Percival Aircraft Jet Provost by Martin Baker
Located in Paris, FR
A Martin Baker ejection seat from a Percival aircraft BAC jet provost, royal air force trainer aircraft used from 1955 to 1993. Exceptional piece.
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Miniature pr. of Tables by Sacchetti
By Argenteria Sacchetti
Located in VALENZA, IT
The table is sterling silver with marble top and structure in precious wood. The figures, the friezes and the fruit basket are in sterling silver  
Category

Italian Other Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures. A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing about: 29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees) 11 decorative fences 2 arches 18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
Category

British Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Tin

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s A large antique white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) trophy on a wooden plaque with da...
Category

German Black Forest 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Einar Dragsted Danish Silver Necklace & Crucifix, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1940s handmade silver pendant with a 55 cm handmade silver chain. Made by the Danish Royal Court Silversmith Einar Dragsted circa 1948-50. The pendant measures: 55mmx38mm. Fully ha...
Category

Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

1920s 35 Zeiss-Ikon 35 Cm Cinema Projector
Located in London, GB
A late 1920s 35 mm Zeiss-Ikon cinema projector. Lens: Neokino 52.5/110 by Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenow. Original black paint. Lamp house contain...
Category

German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Antique Fishtail Tennis Racket by Prosser & Son
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden Prosser & Sons Fishtail Tennis Racket. A lawn tennis racket by T.H. Prosser & Sons with nice ash frame with convex walnut wedge. The wedge is s...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ash

CERTINA 14K Yellow Gold Men's Watch with 14K Bracelet
Located in Skien, NO
**Vintage Certina 14K Gold Men's Automatic Watch, Late 20th Century** A distinguished timepiece of understated luxury, this **Certina men's watch** from the late 20th century show...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Gruchon & Emons Paris 1918 magnetic compass for U.S Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Rare nautical survey magnetic compass, brass pocket, signed Gruchon & Emons Paris No. 81 1918, made for U.S Engineer Corps and in use by officers during World War I. This is a smal...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Lithograph Depicting the Horse Winner of the 1993 Italian Derby
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper made in the 1990s by the Ludovici typography in Rome from a painting depicting White Muzzle winner of the 1993 Italian Derby ridden by John Reid. With frame 66.5x...
Category

Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Medium Antique Taxidermy Dome, English, Glass Display Showcase, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique taxidermy dome. An English, glass collectible display showcase, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Distinctive embossed cushion within a medium sized d...
Category

British Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

1960s Italian Three Piece Orange Genuine Hand Carved Alabaster Smoking Set
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi. Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche. A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle). And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in. Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand. So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...
Category

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

Materials

Alabaster

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

The Magnapole 1920s brass nautical travel surveying compass
Located in Milan, IT
Brass travel nautical surveying compass circa 1920, complete with original leather case, signed The Magnapole Patent 22598. Small compass used away from magnetic fields to verify the...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1970s Cast Aluminium & Steel Flame Proof Floor Lamp Tripod - Warm White T8 Led
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed and modified 1970s Daeyang Electric Co. Ltd flame proof luminaire with fully updated electrics and fitted with T8 Warm white LED tubes. The tube light has been fitted to a custom made tripod was comprises of 6 rigging screws to create the tripod base and spine, the tilt can be adjusted by a few degrees to allow the light lean back or stand more upright. The light has been cleaned back to its factory finish which is aqua marine and battle ship grey then lacquered to protect and give a gloss finish. The mains cable is sleeved with silver grey braid and has an onboard switch mounted on the opposite side to the cable entry. Daeyang strip lights were originally used in hazardous areas on large cargo ship and supertankers where dangerous gasses and flammable cargo may have been present, typically in cross loading areas, cargo bays and engine rooms. The cast aluminium chassis and toughened glass make an extremely robust fixture which has stood the test of time in the harshest of conditions. Flame proof light...
Category

Korean Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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