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Technique: Carved
Antique English Gold Mounted Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Antique English gold mounted walking stick
English, 1809
Height 91cm, diameter 2.5cm
This charming walking stick, created in 1809, is adorned with symbolic motifs.
At the top ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold
19th Century French Agate, Lapis Lazuli and Gold Cane
Located in London, GB
19th century French agate, lapis lazuli and gold cane
French, 19th Century
Height 85.5cm, width 6cm, depth 2.5cm
This remarkable 19th century cane, crafted by skilled French ar...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture . A Large Beautiful 18th/19th Century Carved Relief Fruitwood partially gilt of “ MADONNA AND CHILD” , ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
French 18th Century Small Marble Head Of A Madonna
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved marble head of a Madonna.
Unique period piece with a beautiful weathered patina.
France, circa 1750.
Weathered
Measurements include the wooden base.
Category
18th Century French Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Located in Leeds, GB
Chinese Chippendale style, 1899, Schiedmayer grand piano with a flame mahogany case and Malborough legs with applied fret carvings. Cabinet features oriental scenes in embossed Japan...
Category
Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Early Racing Car Model, Indianapolis Type, Brass and Wood, Automobilia
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic vintage racing car, the Indianapolis type. Very nice done. Handmade. Perfect for any Automobilia, or Car Mascot - Hood Ornament collector. Very good conditions. Just got a ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Brass Decorative Collector Dagger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan brass dagger, mixed metal, copper, nickel and enamel.
Moroccan Hand carved Khoumiya dagger, of typical shape with curved bla...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ, 1861-1863, Period Board Mounted Photograph
A rare and historically significant Union Civil War photog...
Category
19th Century American Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Silver Metal Butterfield Dial Germany, circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Octagonal silver metal dial inset c...
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Antique German Head & Shoulders Anatomical Model by F & M Lautenschläger
Located in London, GB
Antique Anatomical Model, Medical Antique, Anatomical Antique, Vintage Anatomical Model, Antique Cabinet of Curiosities, Gothic Antique, Anatomical Sculpture.
Antique German Head & ...
Category
1910s German Industrial Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Rococo Style Miniature Painted Cabinet with Arching Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style miniature painted cabinet from the 19th century, with arching top, open shelves and two doors. Created in France during the 19th century, this miniature cabinet will make for a great decorative addition to any child's room! Featuring an arching cornice sitting above open shelves, the cabinet showcases two petite doors in its lower section. Painted in blue accented with gilt highlights, this miniature 19th century French Rococo style cabinet...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Carved Plaque
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Carved Plaque
Item e6895
A large antique deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque with black finish. The trophy was shot in 1959....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Potosi medal Gold Bolivia 1860s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Important Potosi medal Gold Bolivia 1860s
This beautiful coin/medal has a trutly important history behind it,
all about the Cerro rico in Potosi Bolivia in 1860 years, and it is ex...
Category
1860s Bolivian Folk Art Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Moroccan Jewish Judaica Khamsa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Jewish Judaica brass khamsa. (Hand of Fatima) This beautiful piece of folk brass art originates from Morocco, North Africa. The Judaica khamsa...
Category
Early 20th Century Maghreb Islamic Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Chinese Handheld Ink Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing and movable type fed the technological push toward expanding the written word's range of influence throughout the world. This printing push...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Elm
Antique Folk Art Painted Playing Card Games Box, 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
Unique find.
An attractive one-of-a-kind antique folk art circa 1930 period hand crafted, hand incised and hand painted playing card games b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art Figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th Century example of an English doubl...
Category
1920s European Folk Art Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Early 1900s Hand Carved and Colored Wooden Mountaineer Sculpture / Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and finely carved sculpture for the black forest and mountaineer enthousiasts.
If you are or if you have a friend who is a mountaineering enthousiast then this hand carved mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century jigger doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved jigger doll. Made for a light pine wood, with hand carved detail across its face and lovely Chelsea boots. Jig dolls or les gigueux are old and established wooden or tin – plate “toys...
Category
1930s British Folk Art Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Nephrite, Diamond and Enamel Frog-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century nephrite, diamond and enamel frog-shaped cane
Continental, c. 1900
Height 81cm, width 7cm, depth 2.5cm
Crafted around 1900, this delicate walking stick is filled ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
19th Century Turkish Brass Repousse Valet Shoe Shine Decorative Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
This fabulous estate find is an old Turkish shoe shine kit that came from Istanbul. It is made of sturdy wood and brass with beautiful repousse Iznik in...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Other Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Fine Carved German or Austrian 18th Century Stags Horn Powder Flask
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A FINE CARVED GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN 18TH CENTURY STAGS HORN POWDER FLASK - The front face expertly carved with two hunters in a wooded river bank scene with hounds and two flighting duc...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other.
The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons.
The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood.
The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
17th Century French Carved Bleached Ebony Plaque "The Conversion of Saint Paul"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this intricately antique panel. Crafted of ebony wood in France circa 1680, the plaque depicts the dramatic biblical scene of "The Conversion of Saint Paul on th...
Category
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ebony
Rare, special smoking table, tabbacco accessories, Black Forest, Tramp Art, 1895
Located in Wien, AT
Fascinating smoking table with detachable accessories, made in Bavaria or Austria at the end of the 19th century.
The ingenious design features a column - stylized as a branch growi...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Santos Head
Located in London, GB
19th Century Santos Head
We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand carved Santos head. With polychrome paint still intact in...
Category
1850s French Edwardian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Italian Renaissance Carved Wood Crucifix
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) carved wood crucifix on square base with figure
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1954
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1954
Item e7166
A great vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features a handpainted...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
18th Century Pearl and Murano Glass Bead Altar Palmetti and Urn
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning late 18th century Italian altar palmetti, hand crafted flowers made from tens of thousands of individual murano glass beads and simulated pearls, woven together to form a ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Antique religious Virgin And Child Carved In Oak - 17th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A Virgin and Child Carved In Oak in a fine quality
Carved from a single piece of wood
Flanders 17th century
Height 24 cm
Category
17th Century Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair 19th Century Italian Miniature Carved Corinthian Capitals
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th c Italian Neoclassical Corinthian capitals. This handsome pair of small scale capitals are carved beautifully on all four sides with very fine detail. They are wonderful...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Reindeer Antler Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Reindeer Antler Mount Taxidermy Cabin Decor Skull Antlers
Item e7354
A great antique reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) trophy on a wooden panel wit...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
American Country Painted and Carved Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (20th Century) carved and painted double sided rocking horse.
Category
20th Century American Country Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Wood
Rare Bookends, Humanized Ravens Carved in Wood Glass Eyes Enigmatic & Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique enigmatic Bookends, Humanized Ravens, Carved in Wood with Glass Eyes
It has a cylinder-shaped iron counterweight inside the books, to guarantee its stability.
Very special, they could be unique pieces or very difficult to find. They are old.19th century or earlier
Bookends. Humanized ravens, carved in wood with glass eyes
An iron cylinder is embedded inside the book as a counterweight.
They are exceptional pieces, they could be unique
They have the magnetism, of the mystery, of the enigmatic. They are very special
Anthropomorphic figures in the shape of a Raven, leaning on a stack of old books also carved in wood and polychrome
Enigmatic and overwhelming figures. They retain the smell of old books and wood.
I can imagine them in any old library...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rare & Intricate Prisoner-of-war Carved Bone Gaming Set, circa late 18 century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a fine example of a French prisoner-of-war bone gaming piece, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. These intricate objects were crafted by French prisoners during...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
19th Century White-Grey French Pinewood Model Pavilion, Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, white-grey antique French miniature model of a Palladio style gazebo with a domed roof and topped with a small urn shaped finial, columns and circular base. The detai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
English 20th Century Iron Armillary Held by the Titan Atlas on Stone Pedestal
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English iron armillary depicting Atlas carrying the world from the early 20th century, with carved stone pedestal. Created in England during the 20th century, this armillary featu...
Category
20th Century English Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Iron
Chinese Jadeite Longevity Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Valued for its rarity and lustrous appearance, jade (yù) has long been a symbol of excellence, longevity and purity of virtue. Worn as jewelry or as a protective charm, the stone was...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade
Ludo Travertine Game
Located in Paris, FR
Game Ludo Travertine with structure in travertine and
with genuine suede leather boxes on top and with base
covered with genuine leather. Pawns in solid bronze in
brushed finish a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine
Antique Amethyst and Guilloché Enamel Cat-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
Antique amethyst and enamel cat-shaped cane
French, Late 19th Century
Height 87cm, width 4.5cm, depth 4.5cm
This remarkable antique cane, dating back to late 19th century France, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Enamel
19th Century, Country French Directoire Period Infant's Bed
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 19th century country French Directoire period infant's bed. Ideal for a doll collection or beloved mini-canine or cat. Fruitwood. Nicely molded throughout. The sides ...
Category
19th Century French Directoire Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych
Located in London, GB
The triptych comprises a trio of porcelain plaques, depicting the patron saints of the German city of Cologne (Köln) by the renowned Berlin manufacturer KPM (Konigliche Porzellan-Man...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Oak
English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s
Located in Wembley, GB
An open curb link charm necklace which had hung various charms, including a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ, an...
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
A Large Black Forest carved limewood study of a monk, Swiss, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive large scale Black Forest limewood figure is beautifully carved and depicts the full standing figure of a portly monk dressed in a simple habit cheerfully enjoyin...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Jade, Carnelian, and Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese jade, carnelian, and quartz flower model in a cloisonné enamel planter
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 18cm, width 9cm, depth 9cm
This c...
Category
20th Century Chinese Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Metal
Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton & Son London, Post 1833, Ante 1858
Located in Milano, IT
Miniature Terrestrial Globe
Newton & Son
London, post 1833, ante 1858
Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood
It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm).
Weight: 2,067 lb.
State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface.
The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base.
Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book.
The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores.
In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest):
NEWTON’S
New & Improved
TERRESTRIAL
Globe
Published by Newton & Son
66 Chancery Lane
LONDON
On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked.
Bibliography
P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
17thC faux marble altar
Located in Livorno, IT
Wooden altar of late 17thC richly decorated.
Polychrome faux marble lacquer, embellished with carvings depicting putti with typical aesthetic characteristics of 17th-century Baroque....
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque
Item e7317
A great antique abnormal roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The trophy was shot around ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
19th Century Erotic Meerschaum Pipe & Cheroot Holders of a Woman in Bed
Located in London, GB
Antique Meerschaum Pipe, Erotic Meerschaum Pipe, Erotic Antique, Cabinet of Curiosities, Antique Cheroot Holders, Romantic Antique.
Rare late 19th Century erotic Meerschaum Pipe in the form of a woman laying in a bed decorated diorama case, with her legs forming two Cheroot Holders.
C. 1880.
Austrian.
Exquisitely modelled & beautifully detailed, with lovely period charm & style.
The Meerschaum female body shaped pipe has an Amber mouthpiece, and the Meerschaum Cheroot Holders are shaped as legs with Amber boots.
The pipes leather covered & hinged cardboard case forms the shape of the bed, with dark red satin & velvet coverings, with lace trims.
Very good period condition. All complete. Some signs of age to the lace behind the body, and general wear to the case.
Displays very attractively.
As well as a rare Tobacciana collectible, the piece also evokes an atmosphere of an anatomical wax...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Clay, Fabric
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar 1910s Liege Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French & Indian War
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French and Indian War
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart (1729–1809) of the Virginia Regiment
Labeled on the back:: Lieutennip? F...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Porcelain, Glass, Wood
French Pair of 19th Century Altar Torches
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This towering pair of French 19th century altar torches are made from sturdy wood and metal. Raised gilt brass ornamentation of cherubs and the initials IHS, a Christogram to symbolize the name of Jesus, grace the top of the polished brass diffusers. At one time these would have been lit by fire, now they have been cleaned and rewired to US electrical standards with UL listed parts to function as wall sconces. The torches are essentially two distinct halves: reeded brass columns of the upper body attach to the wooden post...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Carved Snuff Box
Located in Toronto, ON
This exquisite large antique Chinese circa 1880 carved rose quartz snuff box is a rare Maison Nurita find. Snuff boxes were first used by the Chinese and Mongolians during the Qing d...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rose Quartz
Early 20th Century Scratch build folk-art ship model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Scratch build folk-art ship model
Stood on a hand-crafted gesso painted sea effect, which is framed by an ebonised pine base. This is an charming example of an ea...
Category
1920s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very interesting wooden still bank with lots going on. All hand-carved of wood with four small circular risers elevating the base. There is a water pump with a bucket hanging from it and a metal pumper attached to the top. A hand-carved and painted brown pine tree is attached at the opposite corner with a large water well to the other corner. A lady with outstretched arms and a "King Cole" type headdress seems to be reaching out to her baby dressed in green who is lying down on top of the well, next to the coin slot. Perhaps she is about to bathe her. A bird looks on from atop the perch protruding from the pump. Dominant hand painted colors are different shades of brown and all original with no repaint. Very nice all original paint and condition with a small chip missing here and there to this handmade, kind of "folksy", and very well done bank (see images). A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image). Whether written by an earlier collector or maker is not known.
Dimensions: 4" square x 3 5/8" high.
A unique one of a kind piece to add to a collection of still banks and a nice addition to a Folk Art collection (from my own collection).
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique coin...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Spring Day Kokeshi by Fumio Tomidokoro, Japan, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Spring Day Kokeshi made in the 1980s by Fumio Tomidokoro.
A pretty kokeshi with colorful decorations, a lovely haircut detail and a perfect size.
Its master is still working today.
G...
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1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Carved Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
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