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Item Ships From: Europe
Jazz: Henri Matisse (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Limited Edition. A painter's book The first complete work designed in gouache and cut-out paper by Matisse, JAZZ is the most accomplished painter's book. The set of colour plates, b...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lapponia Modernist Silver Bracelet by Björn Weckström, Finland, 1970s
By Lapponia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Much sought after vintage 'organic' modern sterling silver bracelet. Fully hallmarked by Lapponia, Finland. Designed during the 1970s by Bjorn Weckstrom....
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
Walt Disney Presents the World's Greatest Shorts
Located in London, GB
This rare original British animation poster was designed to advertise Walt Disney shorts. In England posters were not produced for every short cartoon, ...
Category
1940s English Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Devotional plaque, Virgin and Child. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Virgin and Child. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Rectangular devotional plaque, made of bronze, featuring a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Italian silver gold table cigarette holder case, 1950s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Italian Silver and Gold Table Cigarette Holder Case, 1950s
This elegant pair of mid-century modern silvered and gilded metal cigarette holders from the 1950s captures the essence of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Roman Gladiator Short Sword 1.AD with Bronze Teardrop Terminal Belt
Located in Doha, QA
This Roman Gladiator short sword is an absolutely outstanding and unique example of an ancient Roman Pompeian Gladius Sword from 1. AD. There were three ty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
Category
19th Century English Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...
Category
1820s French Folk Art Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Contemporary Football Table ‘Maracana’ by Andrea Zambelli & Alessandro Ciffo
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
United by both their passion for transforming materials into materials to amaze and excite, Alessandro Ciffo and Andrea Zambelli deepen their collaboration through a game and find a ...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
German Midcentury Foosball Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German 50s foosball table. Attributable to the manufacturer Leonhart, who has stood for the best quality and innovation in the field of foosball tables since the founding of the fami...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
European Vintage Earth Globe on Stand with Compass
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage handmade world globe standing on a base with small compass in the bottom. The piece is in fare condition with no restaurations ever made.
France, circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Antique & Top Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Acanthus Leafs Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and deeply carved Victorian wall bracket Corbel.
This all handcrafted, Victorian masterpiece has the most wonderful shape and patina. The organic shape and the natural flowing of the deeply carved, acanthus leaf is an absolute joy to behold. Apart from some minimal imperfection (consistent with age), this top quality carved, solid oak bracket from the mid-19th century is in great condition. This fine antique can...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Line Vautrin: Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Line Vautrin & Patrick Mauries
Line Vautrin is one of those archetypally French personalities - others are Cocteau, Piaf and Christian Berard - whose talents are compounded of dre...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Sterling Silver English Padlocked Charm Bracelet with Seventeen Charms
Located in Haarlem, NL
This English 1950s heavy sterling silver bracelet has 17 large three-dimensional charms and opens or closes with a heart shaped padlock on a little safety chain.
Some of the charms have moving or opening parts.
The windmill really turns, the lid of the beer mug opens, the ship opens up, the leaves on the orange are separate from the orange, the bellow bellows, the treasury chest opens, the corn has loose leaves and the scissors 'cut'.
Three of them are European solid silver pendants:
the acorn (Italy 925)
the long pendant (sword Dutch 835, used from 1906-1953)
the German beer mug...
Category
1950s British Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th century hand crafted pine architectural roof model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand crafted pine architectural roof model
A highly decorative example of an early 20th century hand crafted English architectural roof top model. This perfect f...
Category
1920s British Victorian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Bronze incense burner (censer). 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Censer. Bronze. XIX century.
Bronze censer with circular base and cup shape with lid of elaborate lines and simple openwork elements inspired by antique pieces. It has metallic chai...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Silver Plated Gnome on Marble Base Matchstick Stand Figurine Antique German 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful matchstick holder stand. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and silver plated. Stands on a marble base, some little marble missing, but this...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal, Silver Plate
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Large Antique Oil on Canvas Painting of Saint Joseph W. Lily and the Child Jesus
Located in Lisse, NL
Early religious work of art, presented in the original antique frame.
This beautiful and uplifting portrait of Saint Joseph holding hands with the child Jesus is an oil on canvas an...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint, Plaster
Maremoto by Pablo Neruda
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed edition of Maremoto by Pablo Neruda
Edition: Sociedad de Arte Contemporáneo. Santiago de Chile – 1st edition. 1970. Limited edition: 52/110 Ingres paper screen printed by Estu...
Category
20th Century Chilean Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,212
Charlie Mackesy The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse SIGNED set - 1st Edition
By Charlie Mackesy
Located in London, GB
A very rare complete collection of signed true First edition / First Print of all five published editions of
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
All hand signed in person by the author, artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Reference Book Chinese and other Art - Ethnic Jewelry - Meilach, 1988
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pictures necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings, combs, and other jewelry made by various cultures around the world
Thank you
Binding: Hardcover
Original Release DateDecember 12, ...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$43 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Gold Plate & Snakeskin Jumbo Dunhill Table Lighter c.1950
By Dunhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, featuring rich brown snakeskin and gilded 22kt gold hardware. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in England.
Beyond their slee...
Category
20th Century British Other Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Mid Century cast metal Brutalist Crucifix
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century solid metal Brutalist crucifix. Name on rear: Erwin Högger (attributed as creator). Believed to be of Swiss origin.
Condition: Immaculate c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Brutalist Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$182 Sale Price
35% Off
MCM figurine shoe brushes toy in style of Kay Bojesen, scandinavian, dog & mouse
By Kay Bojesen
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of Mid-century Modern shoe brushes in the style of Kay Bojesen. A mouse and a dog.
Measurements :
height 11,5 cm / 12,5 cm
width 5 cm / 4 cm
depth 11 cm / 6,5 cm
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Teak
A 1990s Modern Black Painted Wood and Silverplate Italian Huge Table Game
Located in Aci Castello, IT
1990s Modern Italian Oversized Tic-Tac-Toe Table Game.
This striking 1990s Modern Italian Tic-Tac-Toe Table Game has been crafted with bold sophistication, this oversized set feature...
Category
Late 20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
1806 John Cary Map of Hindoostan – Detailed British Cartography of India
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1806 John Cary Map of Hindoostan – Detailed British Cartography of India
This highly detailed map, titled "A New Map of Hindoostan from the Latest Authorities," was engraved ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$515 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Pax O Portapaz, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portapaz. Silver in its color and gilded. Century XVI.
Portapaz made of silver that has a handle (decorated with delicate plant motifs similar to those of the pilasters) and a female and a male bust at the bottom, as well as other architectural elements on the back, and, on the front, an architectural composition classicist basement (with busts flanking a flower and a cross), two pilasters (vegetal decoration and capital recalling the composite order) with entablature (flowers flanking an angel's head; moldings), and a semicircular arch finish with elements veined in relief under cross and flanked by two architectural motifs in the upper part. This composition frames and enhances a gilt silver relief where you can see the Lament or Cry over the Body of Christ, with the Virgin holding the head of Jesus, Saint John at her side, the Magdalene and other characters, a cross following the group and a landscape background with houses and plant elements. This architectural structure mentioned is similar to the one present in other 16th century portapaces, such as that of the Magdalena de Dos Hermanas parish (Hernando de Ballesteros el Mozo, around 1575); or that of the Galaroza parish (same author and date); or that of the portapaz of San Miguel de Jerez de los Caballeros (in some details); etc. As for the relief, it is possible to clearly see a strong Italian influence, and the similarity between it and important pieces such as the Portapaz known as “de Cisneros by Juan de Burgos (1493-1497; MuseoCatedralicio de Alcalá de Henares), as well as in paintings and reliefs. Also noteworthy are both the male and female busts in the lower area and the Maltese cross (or Saint John's) that appears in this area. This symbol was used since the 12th century as an insignia by the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, also known as the Order of Malta...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
French Victorian Bridal Wedding Crown Handmade Tiara on Giltwood Console Stand
By Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique French Victorian bridal wedding crown handmade tiara on giltwood console stand.
Material: giltwood, wax, linen
Design: French Folk Art
Style: ...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metallic Thread
Victorian Brooch Gold Turquoise stones 19th century
By Cartier, Chanel, Hermès
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Turquoise and Gold Brooch 19th century Victorian era
Design in the manner of: Faberge, Bvlgari, Carlo Giuliano
Large antique antique ...
Category
19th Century English Rococo Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Modern Leather Boxing Glove, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
This boxing glove was made in the 1950s.
The covering of the boxing glove was made of beige and red brown leather. Also it has a lacing to fix the glove.
Good vintage condition with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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
17th Century Polychrome Wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Polychrome wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early Antique Gothic Revival Coat Rack with Hand Forged Wrought Iron Hooks 18thC
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful craftsmanship, deeply carved, solid oak, Gothic Revival wall coat rack.
Anyone who has ever visited a Gothic (Revival) church or another Gothic style building will immedia...
Category
18th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Map of South America by Philip & Son, 1875
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'South America'. Old map of South America. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: George Philip (1800–1882) was a cartographer, map publisher...
Category
19th Century Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$57 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Automatic Vending Machine With Coin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage automatic vending machine with coin, Italy, 1980s
in use in a bar in my city. It works with a 1 euro coin. Distributes rubber balls. Intact a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era, but details are unknown Woodblack print book Book dimensions 266 mm x 190 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ph...
Category
1890s Japanese Edo Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tarot Card The Queen of Cups Set of 2
By Vetrofuso
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning in its simplicity, this Murano glass replica of the medieval tarot card by the Visconti di Modrone will transform any decor with its antique allure. The Queen of Cups, a poe...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
$155 / item
Billiard Snooker Pool Table Arts and Crafts English 1910 Oak Ebony Copper
By Burroughes & Watts
Located in Radstock, GB
A solid oak full size Arts & Crafts Billiard, Snooker or Pool table, circa 1910 in the style of George Montague Ellwood and manufactured by Burroughes & Watts of London.
Standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Rare set of 2 Antique Religious banners or altar cloths, Belgium 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / religious banners / fabric / Antique / Religious
Two antique catholic altar cloths with embroidered doves and letters in a wreath. One banner with between 2 doves ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
WWII Ship's Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941.
Pendant number J-30.
Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches.
Height: 28 cm - 11 inches.
HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service.
Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk.
In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary.
In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951
Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Oak framed nautical dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak-framed nautical dinner gong in the form of a ship’s wheel, having turned carrying handle above the original brass gong raised on a plinth base.
Dimensions
Height 13 Inches
Width ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
$1,078 Sale Price
20% Off
The Magnapole 1920s brass nautical travel surveying compass
Located in Milan, IT
Brass travel nautical surveying compass circa 1920, complete with original leather case, signed The Magnapole Patent 22598.
Small compass used away from magnetic fields to verify the...
Category
1920s Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of 70s Toy Musical Instruments, Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 70s Toy Musical Instruments, Made in Italy
They come from a nursery school.
Good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Church Pulpit Table
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century hand forged wrought iron church pulpit
Originally from a church in Western France, dating circa 1770
The pulpit and original flooring has b...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Japanese Samurai Manga Book Edo Period, circa 1840
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Samurai Manga book Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 224mm x 156 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ...
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 9k Gold Pocket Watch – Circa 1880-1900, Hallmarked
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique 9k Gold Pocket Watch – Circa 1880-1900, Hallmarked
This exquisite antique pocket watch features a solid 9k gold case, finely crafted with intricate engravings and a textured...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass with Original Box by E. Vion Paris, Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique and rare magnetic surveying compass, brass with original wooden box, signed E. Vion Paris, early 1900. Very good condition. Height of box cm 32 – inches 12.61.
The firm Vion, that still works today, was established in 1830 in Paris and it has always manufactured navigation equipment, in particular compasses and marine instruments...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Aluminum Metal TV Television Tower of Nuremberg Scale Design Model, 2000s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Nuremberg television tower also called Nuremberg Egg (because of the Design). A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room. Diameter given in dim...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Seaplane model by ART BOIS 1930s
By Anthoine Art Bois
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco seaplane on a wave by Anthoine ART BOIS, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Width : 16"(40.5cm), Length: 13.8"(35cm), Height : 12.4"(31.5cm)
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
1920s French Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Holy waterfont In Sterling Silver, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Holy font in solid silver, hallmarked with 800
Holy font height 31 cm, width 19.5 cm, with rear shelf 38 x 28 cm
The silver waterfont can get taken of easely...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Belgium Set of Iron Tons, Educational Teaching Measures of Capacity
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of antique iron measure of capacity ton for educational use.
Beautifully aged, slightly rusty patina but still very robust.
The white letters are hand painted on the black paint...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Handsome Military Snare Drum from Sevenoaks Air Training Corps
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Handsome military snare drum from sevenoaks air training corps.
This a good decorative piece ‘2158 SEVENOAKS SQDn’ AIR TRAINING CORPS’ painted on the f...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Ship model Marker Botter of 1889 Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
The botter is a type of flat-bottomed fishing vessel that was developed in Holland. Most of the towns in Holland had their own types of ships that had emerged over a long time.
This ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Cram's Commercial Atlas by the George F. Cram Company 'circa 1930'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Cram's Commercial Atlas' published by the George F. Cram Company. Rare in this edition and condition. Num. (col.) maps and plans, orig. embossed dec. buckram, large folio. Published...
Category
20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,910 Sale Price
20% Off
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
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Frida Kahlo, The Complete Paintings, XL Book
By Frida Kahlo, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, letters, and an extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.
This large-format XXL book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo’s paintings...
Category
2010s European Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
$200 / item
Vintage Space Age Decorative Aluminium Ashtray in two piece, Scandinavian design
Located in Milano, IT
With the habit of smoking drastically decreasing all over the world according to statistics, all kinds of paraphernalia connected to that universe are becoming a scarcer and scarcer ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$456 Sale Price
20% Off
Alpine Ski Photograph, 'Haircut Sir', Taken from 1930s Original
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage, antique Alpine Ski photograph.
'HAIRCUT SIR', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only.
Image size 40cm x 25.5cm = 15 ½" x 10".
The alpine photograph...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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