Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Period: Early 20th Century
Color: Brown
Walnut Cased Barograph by R. Stewart
Located in Cheshire, GB
R. Stewart mahogany-cased Barograph, having five glazed hinged lid, and a drawer below to house the charts. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a sev...
Category
British Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Eight Spoke Ships Wheel with Solid Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Eight spoke ships wheel with solid brass – Lannan Gallery with brass hub and trim ring. Eight turned posts are fitted to a heavy outer ring with thick inlaid brass band and hub. Varn...
Category
European Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Painted Wood Folk Art Showroom Trade Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Folk Art trade sign with hand-carved "Showroom" letters and an arrow. The letters and backboard are in original paint, egg-white and petroleum green. The sign has recently b...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Scarce Early 20th Century French Richard Jules Mahogany Cased Barograph
By Jules Richard
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and interesting French mahogany-cased barograph by Richard Jules. circa 1900
Exquisitely handcrafted in Paris, France, in the early 20th century, this fine weather forecasting scientific instrument is a barometer that records the barometric pressure over time in graphical form, as well as make a continuous recording of atmospheric pressure.
Housed in a high-quality protective wooden case, having hinged lid with original glazed glass panel sides, barograph with centigrade thermometer scale, fitted with eight aneroid capsules stacked in series, cylindrical drum element with graph for data recording and analysis.
Signed, retaining the maker's marks to top and interior. The metal plaque affixed to top reads: "Barometre Enregistreur
Ancene Mon Richard Frères...
Category
French Belle Époque Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
1910s Antique Mallard Drake Factory Duck Hunting Decoy Forest Green Head
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very old Mallard Drake decoy with original paint; green head, and faded black body. Minor gunning wear, and split to bottom of body.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Metal Handle Walking Stick, Austria, 1910
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: copper knob milord shape handle silver plated, depicting the soldiers of the european states involved in the military campaignes agains Nap...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Copper
Antique Gothic Nutwood Wall Bracket with Museum Quality Carved Servant Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality hand carved and mint condition Gothic Art wall console.
This practical size, antique sculptural church (or monastery) wall bracket could not be in better condition. ...
Category
French Gothic Revival Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mahogany Golf Club Rack, Walking Stick, Whip Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique horizontal golf club display rack.
Vintage mahogany wall-mounted horse whip, riding crop rack. The rack is very decorative with good clean lines, e...
Category
British Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walking Stick/Cane, Germany with Around 1910
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique walking stick/cane, Germany with around 1910
Antique historical condition.
Please refer to the detailed photos for the condition
(...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Solid Brass Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships porthole with lacquered finish. Early 20th century very heavy relic with tempered glass. The original glass shows imperfections fro...
Category
North American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Singer Sewing Machine on Original Cast Iron Base
By Singer
Located in Sofia, BG
Original Singer sewing machine with all original parts.
USA, circa 1920.
Category
American Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria,
from around the 1920 ties,
extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work,
looks like a real skull...
Category
Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome and scarce English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century. Exquisitely hand-crafted in England over a century ago, exceptionally executed, t...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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 Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Antique boxing ball. Leather boxing bag. Unique early 1900 boxing speed bag.
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
What a beautiful piece of sports memorabilia. This leather speed bag is a lust for the eye. A must have for every boxing lover or sportsbar owner. Really nic...
Category
Dutch Industrial Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
English Shipwright's or Carpenter's Sash Fillister Plane by Atkin and Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English shipwright's or carpenter's sash fillister or plough plane, c.1900, of finely patinated beech wood and brass by Atkin and Sons, Sheffield Works, Birmingham
Marked A &...
Category
English Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
'Robert Frost', Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs, Signed by FROST
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: BURROUGHS, Stephen (Robert Frost)
Title: Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs of New Hampshire.
Publisher: NY: The Dial Press, 1924.
...
Category
American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
‘Encyclopedie des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ (Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in the twentieth century) complete set of 12 original books...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a Tibetan Coral Bead mala / neckpiece with a stunning mix of orange & red colours that have aged beautifully over the decades. Tib...
Category
Tibetan Tribal Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Silver
Polished Steel Signal Cannon
Located in Cheshire, GB
Signal cannon with a polished steel barrel and elevating screw mounted on a wooden carriage with steel rims to the wheels. Barrel length 6 inches
Dimens...
Category
British Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Delightful Austrian Bergmann Cold Painted Owl Mounted Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful early Art Deco Austrian marble pin dish mounted with two cold painted owls attributed to Franz Xaver Bergmann (Austrian, 1861-1936) and d...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Walking Stick / Cane, Germany with Around 1910
Located in Berlin, DE
Walking stick/cane, Germany with around 1910.
antique historical condition.
Please refer to the detailed photos for the condition.
(V-224)
Category
German Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's.
Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to cigar shape. Lettered in Gold Paint.
In good conditions, it was a in doors sign. Perfect for any cigar smoker.
Cigars History:
A cigar is basically dried tobacco leaves that are rolled and wrapped by other tobacco leaves in order to give you a full tobacco smoking experience.
Cigars are becoming more popular all around the world recently because they are exposed to a pop culture where a lot of famous people like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger smoke them.
In order to understand why cigars have become very well-known, we need to take a good look at their history and where they came from. That way, we can truly understand this pop phenomenon. Here is a brief history of cigars.
Origin of Cigars
The exact origin of cigars is not entirely known but historians believe that cigars were first invented by the ancient Mayans.
The ancient Mayans would collect tobacco leaves and wrap them up in a plantain leave in order to smoke it. An ancient Mayan pot...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Wooden Shoe Forms with Handles, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original pairs of cobbler's wooden shoe forms. They have retained their original finish and have the appropriate wear.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1920
Materials and techniques maple or beech.
Condition good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions H 4 in. W 11.75 in. D 4 in.
History
This pair was salvaged from a cobbler's shop in the Mission District...
Category
Industrial Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech, Maple
Old Whaleboat Rudder
Located in Norwell, MA
Large wood whaleboat rudder with brass pintles and maple tiller. What a great Classic shape on this awesome whaleboat rudder. Awesome relic.
Weight: 45 lbs
Overall Dimensions: 70...
Category
North American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Union Metallic Cartridge Company Bullet Board Lithograph
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Item Number: A0968
Original U.M. Union Metallic Cartridge Co. bullet board lithograph. Vintage with original frame. This was a promotional item t...
Category
Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Cigar Cutter in the Shape of a Ships Wheel, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare cigar cutter in the shape of a ships wheel, Made in brass during the early 20th Century. Some patina but in good condition and works well.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
European Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique French Continental Silver & Cut Glass Travelling Dresser or Vanity Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This travelling dresser or vanity set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The set is compos...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Black Forest 1920s Carved Aneroid Barometer with Foliage, Bird and Fox Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest aneroid barometer and thermometer from the first half of the 20th century, with foliage, bird and fox. This exquisite Black Forest barometer features a beautifully han...
Category
French Black Forest Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Glass
Vintage Catholic Lourdes Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage silvered Music Box was a souvenir from a pilgrims journey to the famous City of Lourdes in France. It is made of metal and wood. The mu...
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Clipper Ship Model of Great Republic by Thomas Rosenquist
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality model of the Boston built clipper ship “Great Republic” by Thomas Rosenquist of Far Rockaway, New Jersey. Highly detailed with scribed deck, cabins, skylight, lifeboats, anchors, carved...
Category
North American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique English Card & Poker Chip Marquetry Box with Pull Out Carousel Tray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique card and poker chip box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edw...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Builder’s Half Model of the Schooner Yacht Migrant
Located in Norwell, MA
Exquisite builder’s half model of the lawley built three masted Schooner migrant. Designed by Henry Gielow migrant was the largest yacht in the world at the time and was built at a c...
Category
North American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Unique Small Size & Quality Hand Carved Tiger Oak Gothic Revival Chest, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and practical size, multi purpose Gothic chest / box from a monastery.
This here Gothic chest is one of the smallest yet most stylish we ever had the pleasure of offering. ...
Category
French Gothic Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Shall This Continue? Join the Navy" Vintage Navy Recruitment Poster, circa 1916
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This vintage recruitment poster from World War I was issued to encourage onlookers to join the U.S. Navy. The poster was issued by the Morgan Litho. Co. out of Cleveland in 1916. The...
Category
American Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Set of 2.
Measures: 36 x 10 cm
30 x 7.5 cm
Handmade by Japanese Artisants from w...
Category
Japanese Edo Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Wood Fretwork House Altar with Accessories Black Forest Folk Art 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century fretwork hand crafted House Altar with a lot of Christianity miniatures and accessories. A wonderful decorative appeal!...
Category
German Folk Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Silver Vintage Austrian Charivari Grandeln Lederhosen Octoberfest Hat Pin
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This curious Folk Art stick pin was probably worn by a man, in particular, a hunter, as a charm. They’re often found on the charm bracelets of hunters, ...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Curiosity cabinet 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 Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Borzoi Dog Companion for French German Doll Jumeau Kestner, Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A salon dog from Germany for your french fashion doll. Glass amber eyes with black pupils, black nose and wooden sticky legs. Lots of clean fluffy ...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Fur, Wool, Glass, Wood
Distinct Hand Carved Art Deco Sculpture of a Religious Man
Located in Tilburg, NL
Distinct Hand Carved Art Deco Sculpture of a Religious Man with child. Early 20th century.
Distinct and skillfully hand-carved art deco wood sculpture...
Category
Unknown Art Deco Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1900s Belgian Horse Drawn Paint Cart
Located in High Point, NC
This antique wooden carriage was produced in 1900 in Belgium. A large carriage painted in black, displaying the inscription “Peintures Constant Smal” in dark red lettering. Standing firm on sturdy wheels, the wooden cart conjures the daily routine of labor, the carrying of paint cans to their destination for Constant Smal’s small company. The slightly cracked finish and distressed patina lend a picturesque touch to this gem of rustic engineering. In an ideal state for its age, this ode to craftsmanship adapts as an exceptional decoration or an audacious repurposed furniture...
Category
Belgian Rustic Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut
Located in London, GB
Schoenhut clown
Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Dated to the first quarter of the 20th century this item still works when pu...
Category
German Late Victorian Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French 1930s Map of Paris à Vol d'Oiseau under Glass in Custom Iron Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French map of Paris from the early 20th century, with custom iron frame. Created in Paris during the second quarter of the 20th century, this map of Paris à vol d'oiseau (as the Cr...
Category
French Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1920s Czech Taxidermy Cow Tur Domácí Bos Taurus Hind Leg Bone Classroom Study
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very interesting early 20th Century Czech made taxidermy cow "Tur Domácí Bos Taurus" hind leg for classroom study, probably used at a University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
The leg is at least a hundred years old, you can see by the way it is fixed together (the curly iron thread) and the surface ware of the real bones, it is smooth and yellowish.
The iron and wood holder however is probably aded very recently (my guess is in the 80s 90s).
Tur Domácí Bos Taurus (which is Czech and Latin for domestic bovine, or domestic cow) is an even-toed ungulate from the genus Bos of the bovine family...
Category
Czech Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Crown Staffordshire Large Porcelain Tudor House Pastille Burner c.1906
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and rare antique porcelain pastille burner modelled as a Tudor House set within a walled garden by Crown Staffordshire and dating from around 1...
Category
English Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Tohgatta Kokeshi Doll: Handmade Japanese Artistry & Tradition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embrace the rich cultural heritage of Japan with this early 20th-century Kokeshi doll, a charming and authentic representation of traditional craftsmanship. Originating from northern...
Category
Japanese Edo Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Mexican Foosball Table with Metal Players, circa 1940
By Gaber
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An early 20th c. wooden foosball table top with distressed, painted metal Mexican soccer players, rubber handles and metal "Gebar" branded ashtrays on each end. Original paint...
Category
Mexican Industrial Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Marotte or Milliners Woman's Head
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful paper maché French marotte or milliners head.
In front of the head, word Poupette(?) presumably the store she was made for,
with "P. C...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
3 Masted Sailing Ship in a Bottle
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 masted sailing ship in a bottle
Detailed model ship diorama within a spirit bottle dates to circa 1920.
It portrays a three masted fully r...
Category
Folk Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Togatta Japanese Wooden Traditional Kokeshi Doll
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under elev...
Category
Japanese Edo Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Wood Japanese Traditional Kokeshi Doll
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under eleven types.
Handmade by Japanese artisants from wood. Have a simple trunk as a body and an enlarged head. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls...
Category
Japanese Edo Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English folk art puppet figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up and down to animate the puppets head. Arms are moved with the sticks. Original linen clothes...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Wood Juicer, Ric.00033
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese made entirely from wood, this antique was used mainly as a juicer for fruits.
L:25in(63.5cm) H:16in(40.6cm).
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Inlaid Paulownia Tabako-Bon, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used in tandem with a smoking pipe. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessor...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique, Copeland Spode Golf Tig with Silver Band Ant Three Handles
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Three handled golf loving cup, Tankard.
A fine Copeland Spode tyg with silver rim, three handles and three golf scenes. This wonderful golf tankard decorated with golfers in white relief on olive green and beige background, the silver rim hallmarked Birmingham 1908. The base impressed 'Copeland England' with printed trade mark (Copeland late Spode...
Category
English Sporting Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Scratch Built Boat, Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian folk art boat of 2 rigged masts - completely scratch built from pine and teak wood. Original paint finish. Handmade and dating from the earl...
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Early 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
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