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Item Ships From: Europe
Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe
Nicholas Lane
London, post 1779
The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather.
The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...
Category
1780s English Other Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
XX Century Italian Sterling silver golf ball holder
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Unusual accessory, ideal as a gift for a golfer, in solid silver.
The object is composed of a round base and a stem on which is housed a silver sphere that can be opened with a slidi...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Bible “Illustrations for the Bible” by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
[Verve (Vol VIII, Nos. 33-34] 30 lithographs, including the cover (18 in color). Text in French by Jean Wahl and Meyer Schapiro. No dust jacket. some damage to the spine but lithogra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Japanese Large Stainless Steel, Cast Brass and Glass Search Light Pendant
By Industrial Production
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Original stainless steel, cast brass and bronze search light pendant conversion.
This very substantial fitting was salvaged from an old Japanese cargo ship, built during the 1970...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key
19th century brass and gold Watch-Key in round flat shape with eyelet
The measurement is 3,7 cm high (incl. eyelet) and 1,3 cm diagonal
The w...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Brass
Stones Chess Game
Located in Paris, FR
Chess stones game with black and white pieces made in stone
with 24-karat gold-plated metal ornaments. Checkerboard made with
black stone, white stone, black resin and wood. Checke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold Plate
$4,271 / item
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
1940s German Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel
$44,622 Sale Price
20% Off
1847 The Plays of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound complete eight volume edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
A charming eight volume edition of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, ...
Category
1840s British Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Walking stick, rock crystal, by Leopold van Strydonk, Brussels, Belgium 1900.
By L. Van Strydonck
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jewel walking stick, rock crystal knob, spherical in shape, caged by intertwined bands made of gilded silver with garnet cabochons. Snakewood shaft. Metal and iron fe...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal, Silver, Iron
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Virgin Islands and Lesser Antilles by Rigobert Bonne, c. 1780
This fine antique map is titled 'Supplément pour les Isles Antilles, extrait des cartes angloises' and was engraved by Rigobert Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine, around 1780. It depicts:
Upper half:
* The Virgin Islands (*Les Isles Vierges*), including:
* St. Thomas
* St. John
* Tortola
* Virgin Gorda
* Jost Van Dyke
* Surrounding smaller islands and passages.
* Parts of Puerto Rico visible left.
Lower half:
Nine inset maps of individual Caribbean islands with coastal details:
1. I. de la Barboude (Barbuda)
2. I. St. Christophe (St. Kitts)
3. I. Antigoa (Antigua)
4. I. de la Dominique (Dominica)
5. I. de Sainte Lucie (St. Lucia)
6. I. de la Barbade (Barbados)
7. I. de St. Vincent
8. I. de la Grenade (Grenada)
9. I. de Tabago (Tobago)
Features:
* Coastal names, bays, capes, and harbours noted.
* Fine clear engraving typical of Bonne’s atlases for maritime use.
* Scale bar with French lieues marines.
Engraver: Rigobert Bonne
Date: circa 1780
Published in: Atlas Encyclopédique
Condition:
Good dark impression on laid paper with wide margins. Some slight toning along centre fold and faint edge wear consistent with age. Original platemark visible.
Framing suggestions:
Display with other Bonne Caribbean or West Indies maps in a travel, history, or colonial themed wall. Ideal floated in a black or walnut wood frame with archival matting to preserve the crisp engraving.
Keywords:
Rigobert Bonne Caribbean maps...
Category
1780s French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
21th Century Italian Sterling Silver Console Miniature with Mirror
By Creazioni Sacchetti
Located in VALENZA, IT
Console miniature in 925 silver with mirror and marble top, wooden details.
This miniature was made in 925 silver with the fusion technique.
The supports under the top depict three...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,379 Sale Price
20% Off
Brass Ship's Inclinometer, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A brass ship's inclinometer, circa 1910.
Scale in degrees from the vertical to 40° of tilt/list.
An inclinometer, or clinometer, is an instrument used for measuring angles of s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$657 Sale Price
20% Off
1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
A striking set of the complete deluxe editions of the 'Harry Potter' series, beautiful editions published from 1999-2007. 'Goblet of Fire' signed by J. K. Rowling.
The first deluxe ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Napoleon III sword
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Napoleon III sword in gilt brass. Handle is decorated with 2 mother of pearl plates. Urn shaped pommel. Knuckle guard transitioning into cross guard.
Guard plate with eagle. Black ...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
$1,183
Christie's The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's hardback auction catalogue Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th October 1999 New York.
In October of 1999, Anna Strasberg sourced Christie’s, the renowned auction company, to ...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christ on the Cross – Late 15th Century, La Rioja (Spain)
Located in Madrid, ES
"Christ on the Cross – Late 15th Century, La Rioja (Spain)"
Important crucified Christ carved in polychrome wood, from the La Rioja region of Spain, and dating from the late 15th cen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...
Category
1880s English Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'.
Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$642 Sale Price
20% Off
European 16th Century Hand Carved Wooden Virgin Mary Polychrome Statue
Located in Oostende, BE
This 16th century hand-carved wooden Virgin Mary polychrome statue comes from a church in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (Europe), and was bought directly fr...
Category
16th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Antique Austrian Girl Figural Cigar Cutter for Pocket Watch Chain, FOB, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cigar cutter, showing a lady on a chamber pot. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of bronze and metal. A beautiful nice collectible item or just a di...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products.
Excellent c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A rare and sought after Japanese B2 poster for The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed the fab four over an anarchic 36 hours in London at th...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Nautical Historical Picture of the Ship Virgen De Africa Cadiz, 1917
Located in Milan, IT
Large black and white historical picture depicting the ship Virgen de Africa Cadiz, dated 1917. Original frame, 112 x 79 - inches 44 x 31. Good condition.
Category
1910s Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Anti Shank Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Mashie-Niblick golf club by Gibson of Kinghorn.
A good Mashie-Niblick iron (Smith's model) made by Gibson of Kinghorn with a hickory shaft and suede leather grip. The head with hand...
Category
1930s British Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
17th-18th Century Italian Hand carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large carved wooden reliquary bust of a Saint. Beautiful weathered paint and gilding. Small losses / old repairs and without the relics. Italy ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,301 Sale Price
53% Off
Winchester 4692 Embossed Hard Gun Case with Leather Handle Finished Brass Trim
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Winchester 4692 Embossed Hard Gun Case with Leather Handle Finished Brass Trim & Red Velvet Interior.
Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term descr...
Category
1990s American American Classical Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Chess Talent Walnut Set
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chessboard in matt Canaletto walnut and white maple. It contains boxwood chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
$1,500 / item
Large and Striking Antique Bronze & Brass Gothic Revival Torches Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and meaningful, Gothic church relic from the late 1800s.
This stunning and all handcrafted five-light chandelier from the 1870s is designed in the shape of an advent wreat...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger,"
Rare 18th-Century Equinoctial Sundial & Compass by Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger, Augsburg
Maker: Joh...
Category
18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 20th Century, Johnson Brothers Hanley Ltd
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Miniature Sink from the Early 1900s – Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England
Rare and charming miniature ceramic sink from Johnson Brothers Hanley Limited, England. An replica of a full-sized traditional sink, featuring beautiful details and solid craftsmanship.
This miniature sink was likely a promotional product...
Category
Early 20th Century English Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Scottish History Book, Tales of a Grandfather, Walter Scott, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique compendium book of Scottish history, Tales of a Grandfather by Walter Scott. An English language, hard bound title, printed in E...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ford Aircraft Model Trimotor in Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Trimotor aircraft model Ford handcrafted in aluminum.
Manufactured between 1926 and 1933 by Ford's own
factory. Wingspan: 102cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$1,605 / item
Dutch Meerschaum Pipe with Silver Mounts, 1840-1870
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch meerschaum pipe with silver mounts, 1840-1870
According to common usage in the 19th century, the pipe bowl has a silver valve cover. The lid has a the pattern of a shell t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
A truly wonderful example of an early 20th Century Dutch clockwork automaton diorama. The animation takes place after both clockwork me...
Category
1930s Dutch Victorian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Engraving of Persepolis, a City Sacked by Alexander the Great, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ruinen van 't Paleis van Darius, gelegen in 't oude Persepolis, door last van Alexander de Groote verbrandt (..)'.
Persepolis was sacked by the troops of Al...
Category
1720s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$466 Sale Price
20% Off
Cromwell Motorcycle Helmet, ACU Approved Pudding Basin Racing Helmet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A.C.U approved Cromwell racing motorcycle crash helmet.
A silver painted motorcycle, pudding basin shape helmet made in England by Cromwell. This helmet has a cork interior, fitted with a fabric headband and straps keeping a space between the head and outer case of the helmet. Strong leather neck and ear flaps are also fitted as is a chin strap and goggle strap to the rear. Inside the helmet is a cloth Cromwell trade label stating it conforms to A.C.U requirements, it has the British kite mark and is sized 7. This is an ACU (Auto-Cycle Union) approved racing helmet...
Category
1960s English Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Brass Ship's Inclinometer on a Mahogany Back Board, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
A wall mounted 1920's brass ship's inclinometer in the form of a quadrant and dividers, on a moulded mahogany back board.
Scale in degrees from the vertical to 45° of tilt/list.
An...
Category
Early 20th Century English Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Johnson’s Illinois Map, USA c.1864 – Hand-Colored with Chicago Courthouse View
Located in Langweer, NL
Johnson’s Illinois Map, USA c.1864 – Hand-Colored with Chicago Courthouse View
This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Johnson’s Illinois, published by Johnson and War...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French 18th Century Risen Christ/Resurrection Statue With Flag
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved wooden risen Christ/ resurrection statue with flag in folk-art style.
Great expression and traces of original color still visible.
France circa 1750.
Weathered,...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,754 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique Print of 'Madonna and Child with Angels' Made after Correggio 'c.1890'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Madonna and Child with Angels'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Correggio. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$190 Sale Price
20% Off
Silvered Golf Figure By Zwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Original Wilhelm Zwick Golf Figure.
A 1920's white metal sporting figure attributed to A. Wilhelm Zwick, depicting a male golfer in his follow through swing position. The golf figure...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Spelter
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles.
Medicine bottles like these where used on the British Terra Nova Antarctic...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$2,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gold jewel walking stick with garnet stone. By Antoine Bricteux, France 1901.
By Antoine Bricteux
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jeweled walking stick with a gold milord knob and faceted garnet stones, depicting clovers. engraved with a dedication Noèl, a date 1910 and a noble coat of arms of th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal, Gold
Large Original Vintage Map of the United Kingdom, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The United Kingdom
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
Free shipping.
Category
1920s British Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck Bell, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck bell, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Original Antique Map of the Environs of Cork, Ireland, circa 1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The Environs of Cork
Published circa 1880
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1917 Joseph Gloster Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, Botanical Scrollwork
By Joseph Gloster, Gloster
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique sterling silver cigarette case was crafted by Joseph Gloster Ltd in Birmingham, dated 1917. The case showcases a fine chiseled botanical scrollwork design on b...
Category
1910s English Victorian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Celtic Illuminative Art by Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, '1908'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Celtic Illuminative Art in the gospel books of Durrow, Lindisfarne, and Kells' by the Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, M.A. Published 1908. 51 plates, eac...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$523 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Travertino Marble Backgammon Board
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning backgammon box is the ultimate gift for a game lover and a superb decorative object for any interior. Its functional structure is in Trave...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$3,398 / item
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail inste...
Category
1870s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Table Lamp with an Antique Porcupinefish Natural Taxidermy Specimen
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful mood light featuring a rare and unusual antique marine natural taxidermy specimen of a porcupine fish. It belongs to the family Diodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes, and is...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$618 Sale Price
20% Off
17th-18th Century Italian Hand carved Wooden Reliquary Bust of a Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Spectacular and very decorative piece. Large hand carved wooden reliquary bust of a saint. Beautiful weathered color and gilding. Small losses/Old repairs and without the relics. Ita...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,300 Sale Price
53% Off
English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.7 in (7 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.22 (kg 0.1)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a cartouche with the inscription:
A Correct
Globe
with the new
Discoveries.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche:
A correct globe
with ye new cons
relations of Dr.
Halley & c.
It shows the ecliptic divided into the days of the zodiacal calendar and the constellations represented as animals and mythological figures.
On the globe are delineated the equinoctial line, divided by degrees and hours, the ecliptic and the meridian (passing west of Greenwich). The continents are shaded and outlined in pink, green and yellow. It shows: the Cook routes; a wind rose in the Southern Indian Ocean; Antarctica without land; Africa with Negroland (Hermann Moll is considered the first geographer to name the West African region in his 1727 map. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 1902, under "States of Central Africa"); Tartary in Central Asia; the Mogul kingdom in northern India; in North America only New England, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, Mississippi are identified; California is already a peninsula; the northwest coast of America is "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and it is only partially delineated, it was to become part of the United States in 1867); Mexico is named "Spain"; Central South America "Amazone America". Australia (which was to be so named after 1829) is called New Holland. The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 115.)
Elly Dekker, comparing Moll’s 1719 globe and his re-edition (of which the one described above is a sample), identifies the differences between them: the two editions are quite similar to each other, but in the "anonymous" globe, compared to the previous globe of 1719, California looks like a proper peninsula - the reports of the Spanish explorers of the region had given rise to uncertainty over whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776). The routes of Dampier's journey were partially erased and the route of Captain James Cook's first voyage was superimposed on them, and the geography of Australasia was adapted accordingly, including the denomination of the Cook Strait. See Dekker, Elly, Globes at Greenwich, 1999.
An important ante quem element is represented by Tasmania: it is not separated from Australia by the Bass Strait...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
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
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Teckell T1.3 Crystal 9-foot Pool Table in Leather by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler, Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
T.1.3 is a billiard-pool table made entirely of glass, where the playing surface is specially treated reproducing the friction of traditional cloth.
The feet are sheets of glass bev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Vintage 16th C Style Complete Suit of Armour, Castell Gyrn 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous hand crafted complete suit of 16th century style armour dating from the second half of the 20th century.
The fully articulated suit is mounted on a wooden stand complete with a two handed double edged sword.
This is an fabulous quality life size suit of armour...
Category
1970s British Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Parker Pen, 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Parker Pen. With its original box.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$214 / item
Vintage Catholic Lourdes Church 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
1920s French Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
MODEL SHIP, “Fragata Siglo XVIII” Large Handmade Antique English Decorative Ship
Located in Wembley, GB
1900s Astonishing large “Fragata Siglo XVIII”model ship in walnut wood. Handmade. Made in England. This model is amazing and in excellent condition and all handmade. A true piece of ...
Category
1890s British Art Deco Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$3,048 Sale Price
20% Off
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