Skip to main content

Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

to
52
15,030
11,515
327
6
98
25
17
12
5
5
5
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
18
85
224
6
109
64
21
1
4
8
4
6
10
4
3
165
116
70
61
48
117
104
77
28
18
333
328
331
4
3
2
2
2
Item Ships From: Bay Area
19th c. Carpenter's Molding Wood Plane
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique wooden carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings.Shown with life size hand mold for scale. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-1920. MATERI...
Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Antique Brass Three Crown's Plumber's Blowtorch c.1900, Made in Sweden
By BCA Eskilstuna
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique solid brass plumber's blowtorch with a wooden handle. Stamped "The Swedish Lamp" and "Three Crowns Original Swedish". Shown with life size hand model for scale. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Interview Magazine Collection 1980's 10 pieces Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fulton, CA
A collection of 10 Interview magazines with the origin of Andy Warhol. Ten issues featuring interviews with celebrities Robin Williams, Catherine Oxenberg, Aretha Franklin, Diane Kea...
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Rotating Gambling Chip Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century Somewhere in the 1920's / 1930's These were created Vintage rotating gambling chip holder.
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

19th Century French Cash Register
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century French cash register A fine old antique register for display Measures: 16" wide x 17" deep x 9" high Good antique condition.
Category

19th Century French Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Tricycle
Located in Napa, CA
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

19th Carpentry Molding Plane with Steel Blade
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique wooden carpentry plane with steel blade used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "E. Avery' on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale. CREATOR Unknown...
Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Large Early 19th Century Door Lock and Latch on Patinated Stand
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large early 19th century European door lock and latch. This had a custom stand made that was patinated to match the lock. This was probably done in the 1970's. There is an acrylic mi...
Category

Early 19th Century European Gothic Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles 1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walton Family Genealogy antique handmade book Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles circa 1908 This is really a fascinating book. A labor ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Historical Presentation Table Lamp Early Aeronautics Circa. 1916
Located in Fulton, CA
A one-of-a-kind important and historical aeronautical achievement presentation in the form of a lamp. Engraved on what appears to be a brass mortar shell. Presented by the Japanese government to Arthur Smith in 1916. Arthur Smith was a famous American airplane pilot during the early 20th century. Measures 28.5 inches to top of finial. This lamp was presented by the Japanese government to Arthur Smith in 1916. Aerial exhibitionist Art Smith barnstorming Japan in 1916, 1917. A 10 year old, Honda Mamamatsucho, pedaling a borrowed bicycle over 10 miles to witness the event. Honda would later cite the experience as one of the most impressive things he"d ever seen which cemented his interest in mechanical objects and motorized vehicles that years later led to the creation of the eponymous company bearing his name. SOURCE: HONDA MOTOR COMPANY ARTHUR R. SMITH 1890-1926 Was Fort Wayne Indiana's "Bird Boy." He was a pioneer of aviation, a creative thinker, and a hard worker whose self-confidence and faith brought the thrill of flight to legions of people across the U.S. and Japan. Just two years after the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Modernist Sterling and Obsidian Cufflinks by Antonio Pineda
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in San Mateo, CA
Modernist geometric sterling cufflinks by Antonio Pineda. These have a line of obsidian intersecting through the triangular form. Signed with the Antonio crown and 970 silver mark. S...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Brass Plumber's Blowtorch c.1900, Made in England
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique brass Heathware No: 66 English plumber's blowtorch with a Bakelite handle. Original sticker. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Heathware Pr...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hat Shop Display c.1930-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This Marten Hats display bust was once used in a hat shop to showcase stylish head wear. Made of a heavy composition material with a bronze-tone finish, it has a classic, eleg...
Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

Mid-19th Century Cast Iron Match Holder by Zimmerman of Hanau Germany circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare mid-19th century cast iron match holder by Zimmerman of Hanau, Germany, circa 1850 This woman in her night clothes lights her way holdi...
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Antique Monogrammed Bone Inlaid English Lawn Balls c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A set of English lawn bowls made of Lignum Vitae Wood inlaid with bone. Monogrammed "AJG" and "WPS" and "1" and "2" the other side. CREATOR Unknown. Made in Scotland. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Victorian Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone, Wood

Large Wooden Factory Pattern for Casting Iron
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large wheel form foundry pattern made by Linkbelt. This has wear to the paint and the wood. The back side spokes are missing.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

America Septentrionalis by Carroli Allard (1648-1709) Copper Plate Engraving
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Recentissuma Novi Orbis Sive Americae Septentrionale et Meriodionalis" A hand-colored copper plate engraving of North and South America by Carel Allard depicting recent discoveries...
Category

Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Napoleon Emperor Co. Framed Leda & the Swan Nude Relief on Brass Buckle Framed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Napoleon Emperor Co. Framed Leda & the Swan Nude Relief on Brass Buckle 8x10x2 framed Buckle 4"x2.5"
Category

18th Century Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large Early 20th c. French Medical Hand Model c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Early 20th century large French plaster hand model used as a medical teaching device. Lacquered plaster custom heavy steel stand. Shown with life size hand model. CREA...
Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Walnut Neoclassical Style Table Cabinet with Mirrored Interior and Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very well-detailed figured walnut table cabinet in the neoclassical taste with an elaborate metal filigree door opening to reveal a beveled mirror above 2 small drawers, surmounted...
Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut, Mirror

19th c. Wooden Carpentry Moulding Plane c.1850-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique wooden carpentry plane with iron blade used to make trim and moldings. Shown with life size hand mold for scale. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-...
Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Antique Tobacco Cabinet, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century antique tobacco cabinet, c.1920 Old school tobacco cabinet Measures: 16.5" wide x 7.5" deep x 17.5" high Good antiq...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Historic San Francisco Photograph by William Keith
Located in Fulton, CA
Historic photograph of the first mayor of San Francisco, California after the 1906 earthquake. Edward Robeson Taylor (September 24, 1838 – July 5,...
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Works of Robert Burns 1834
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Robert Burns in 8 volumes bound in full blue calf and printed in Waterloo, 1834. One volume as is. Spines sun faded to green
Category

1830s English Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Vintage Goodell-Pratt Brass and Wood Level c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage level with two bubbles, large brass label and brass accents. CREATOR Goodell-Pratt Company, Mass. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHN...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Hand-Carved Soldier Cameo 2x1.25x.5
Category

19th Century Baroque Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Lash's Orangeade Store Dispenser c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Lash's Orangeade Cooler & Dispenser. Drum shaped tin body designed to house both orangeade and a surrounding ring of ice, allowing for cold and fresh service. The interior com...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Tin

Set of 3 French Books
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century Set of 3 French books Books: AM Thierry - N'ouveaux Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine ) AM Thierry - Recits ( De L' Histoire Romaine ) AM Thierry - Tableau (...
Category

19th Century Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bronze French Relief Plaque American Indian War Attack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze French Relief Plaque American Indian War Attack 9.25"
Category

19th Century Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
By Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
Category

1860s American American Colonial Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Rosewood and Bronze Push Drill Brace
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique push drill brace with Rosewood wooden handle and bronze collar. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860-1900. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bronze, Stee...
Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Bronze

Antique Leather WWI US Military Horse Stirrups c.1915
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of leather and wood World War 1, U.S. Military horse stirrups. Embossed on the front "US". CREATOR U.S. Military. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1915. MATERIALS A...
Category

Early 20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 20th c. Dutch Pallet Coffee Table, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About Contact us for more affordable shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. An original wood and steel brick pallet coffee table. Creator Unknown. M...
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Orville Tsinnie Navajo Onyx and Sterling Ring
Located in San Francisco, CA
Orville Tsinnie Navajo Onyx and Sterling Ring 1 3/8 x 1" Size 10.5
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Sterling Silver

Two Leo the Loin Steiffs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Leo the Loin Steiffs Large 8.5"H x 17"W x 10"D Small 6"H x 10:W x 7"D
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mohair

Scarce U.S. Coast Survey Map Depicting Entrance to San Francisco Bay Dated 1856
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine example of the 1856 U.S. Coast lithographic survey nautical chart of the entrance to San Francisco bay and the city. Published in 1856 by the Office of the Coast Survey the of...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Fred Lundy CA Great Depression Cartoon Illustration, circa 1938
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare original cartoon illustration by listed American cartoonist Fred Lundy. Fred Ralph Lundy (1902-1989) studied art at the University of Oregon before moving to California in 1924. Following further study at the CCAC, he was an artist with the Oakland Tribune from 1935-1935 and an editorial cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner from 1935 until retirement in 1976. His cartoons appeared in Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Esquire, New Yorker, and other national magazines. He died in Daly City...
Category

Early 20th Century American Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
Located in San Francisco, CA
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham 1" x 2.5" x 2.5"
Category

Early 20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century hand drawn English farm map on Vellum circa 1740s Henry Maxted & Isaac Terry, Surveyors. A Map of a Farm in the Parish of Blean in the County of KENT: Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson circa 1743. A beautiful hand drawn map...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lambskin

"The Annals of San Francisco" Leather Bound Book, 1855
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Annals of San Francisco" Leather Bound Book, 1855 Published by Appleton & Co, NY First Edition By Frank Soule, John H. Giron, MD, and James Nisbet
Category

1850s Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Mid-century French Cast Stone Shepard Garden Dog Sculpture c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage distressed cast stone sculpture depicting a Shepherd, seated attentively. Made in France in the mid 20th century. The piece is roughly life-sized with a glazed paint...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cast Stone

Pharmaceutical Presentation Gavel Dated 1941 1942
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual ceremonial / presentation gavel presented to Angelo Carlo Bosso, president of the California Pharmaceutical Association 1941-1942. Turned wood in the form of medicine bottles...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother-of-Pearl Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother of Pearl Handles Largest: 4"w x 2"d. x 12.75"h smallest: 3.5" x 1.25"d x 10.25"h
Category

19th Century Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass

Midcentury Painted Ventriloquist Dummy, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original ventriloquist dummy. Painted composite head with movable mouth. Hole in the back for your hand to manipulate the mouth and rotate the head. Fabric clothes, woode...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case 6.75" x 4"H
Category

1940s Vintage Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Histoire De Russie Published 1797 with 36 Engraved Plates by E.A. David
Located in San Francisco, CA
The History of Russia in 2 volumes published 1797, in French. A lovely 2 volume first edition titled "Histoire de Russie" by Blin de Sainmore, French poet, playwright and historian (...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miniaturas "Catalog of Miniatures" Duke of Berwick & Alba, circa 1924 Catalog of miniatures and small portraits belonging to the Supreme Duke of Berwick and Alba A fine antique catalog...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sterling Mexican bracelet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sterling Mexican bracelet 4" x 2.5" x 2.5"
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, circa 1992
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christopher Columbus Fascimile of His Own Book of Privileges 1502, Mexico, 1992 This rare book is a collection of Christopher Columbus archives that are found in the Foreign Offic...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Men's Brush Set in Ostrich Leather Folding Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Men's Brush Set in Ostrich Leather Folding Case Includes 2 brushes & one comb 5.75" x 4.5" x 1.75"H Brushes 5.25" x 2"
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ostrich Leather

19th c. English William IV Wig Stand With Wig
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th c. English William IV Wig Stand With Wig. Faded warm rosewood wig stand with an early horsehair wig (1790 - 1810) on a linen canvas head form. The height of the wig adjusts wi...
Category

19th Century English Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen, Canvas

Antique Brass and Tassel Military Shoulder Scales with 78th Field Artillery Pins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique brass and tassel military shoulder scales with 78th Field Artillery enamel pins Interesting military items Mounted dimensions: 13" wide x 17" high Good antique condi...
Category

Early 20th Century American Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames 7 high relief cameos carved from Bull mouth Shell Box Clasp 7.5"L x 1.125"W x .197"D Marked 95
Category

20th Century Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Collection of Die Cast Toys Made in England C.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Die Cast Woody Wagon C.1950 Made in England.Die cast metal woody wagon by Dinky Toys, England. Woody Wagon: H 1.25 in. W 4 in. D 1.5 in. Die Cast Rol...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Howdy Doody Acrobatic Toy, ca. 1950s, Celluloid and Metal, Signed by Maker
Located in Petaluma, CA
This wonderful toy will give anyone joy when they see it in operation. Just pull the lever down on the right side, let it go, and watch Howdy fly around the bar. Please check out o...
Category

1950s German Other Vintage Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

19th-Early 20th Century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th-early 20th century S.F Bay Area Leather Bound Business Journals One journal is mostly filled in. The other is mostly empty. The dates are circa 1880s-1910s An interesti...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius, c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
**RARE** Nicaraguan Antiquities by Carl Bovallius From the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography, originally published in 1886, republished by the San Jose Publishing and...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nicaraguan Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mid-century French Cast Stone Garden Dog Sculpture c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage distressed cast stone sculpture depicting a Shepherd, seated attentively. Made in France in the mid 20th century. The piece is roughly life-sized with a glazed paint...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cast Stone

Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
Category

1940s American Other Vintage Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin, Paper

Two Large Wood Sterling Handled Magnifiers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Large Wood Sterling Handled Magnifiers One is marked Hull 4.25" x 1" x 17.5 4" x 1" x 17
Category

19th Century Antique Bay Area - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Read More

Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games

Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.

Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This

French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.

Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier

Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.

Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.

Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch

Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.

What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?

The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.

Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane

This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.

Recently Viewed

View All