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Set 5, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Lost Worlds, Middle Ages, Elizab, World
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 5 Books: Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Lost Worlds, Middle Ages, Elizabethan World. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co. Ancient Rome: in an age when Latin has become ra...
Category
1960s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
This I Remember, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Brothers , 1949. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the first free endpaper, in black ink. In the origin...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #14
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with the majestic allure of the ocean with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this stunning piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Solid Brass Antique Ship Wheel Cigar Cutter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical cigar cutter with a hole and cutting blade in the column. When the wheel is turned, the blade is engaged to cut the tip off the cigar. This cutter has been meticulously poli...
Category
1950s Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Plan of Paris, France, by A. Vuillemin, Antique Map, 1845
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This large and detailed plan of Paris was published by Alexandre Vuillemin in 1845. The map conveys a wonderful amount of information and is decorated throughout with pictorial vigne...
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1840s American Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jade And Coral 14K Gold Strawberry Branch Pin Brooch
Located in Norwood, NJ
This vintage brooch represents a branch of a strawberry plant with engraved jade leaves. The vines are from 14k yellow gold and the strawberries are of carved coral. Carved crystal f...
Category
20th Century Austrian USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Jade, Gold
Franco-American Textile with the Image of an Eagle Holding the American and Flag
Located in York County, PA
Franco-American textile with the image of an eagle supporting knotted and draped american and French flags beneath four war planes; embroidered silk floss and metallic bullion thread...
Category
Mid-20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Group of 18 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 18 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century. Books are in different languages and sizes
Category
19th Century French Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
French Furniture from the 19th Century
By Denise Ledoux-Lebard
Located in valatie, NY
Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle 1795-1889 Dictionnaire des Ébénistes et des Menuisiers (French Furniture from the 19th c 1795-1889 Dictionary of cabinet-makers and carpenters.) Pa...
Category
20th Century French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cast Iron Book Press with Brass Handle and Newer Wood Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron book press with brass handle and newer wood base. Nice pin striping. Great Condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Exquisite Wall-Mounted Flying Red Golden Amherst Pheasant Decor
Located in New York, NY
Enhance your home decor with our exquisite wall-mounted flying Red Golden Amherst Pheasant. This stunning piece captures the beauty and grace of the Red Golden Pheasant in mid-flight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
Nasa Space Shuttle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blast off with this Nasa Space Shuttle lighter. Made in Japan, circa 1980s for Comoy's of London. Modeled after the Columbia shuttle. Great detail with badging throughout. Working li...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vincenzo Coronelli's Colored Map of the New World Western Hemisphere Framed 47"
By Vincenzo Coronelli
Located in Dayton, OH
A Framed Reproduction of Coronelli's Map of the New World, Attributed to Trevor James Company. The map shows the Western Hemisphere including the discoveries made by Abel Tasman in A...
Category
20th Century USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Diane Arbus: Family Albums, by Anthony W. Lee and John Pultz, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Diane Arbus: Family Albums, by Anthony W. Lee and John Pultz. Yale University Press, 2003. Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is renowned for her provocative and unsettling portraits of modern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1900s French Metal Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This early 1900s French Metal Scale is an evocative piece of history that marries function with rustic charm. Featuring a robust metal frame with an aged, weathered patina, the scale...
Category
Early 20th Century French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Breakfast: The Cookbook
Located in New York, NY
Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the world
Breakfast is the most important, and comforting, time of day for billion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$50 / item
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1...
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1840s British Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
[1st ed] Slim Aarons: A Wonderful Time (Inscribed)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
First edition, stated, of Slim Aarons’s first book of photographs, published in 1974 by Harper & Row. “Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places,” in the artist’...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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Maquette/Sculpture of Victor David Brenner's 1933 D Lincoln Penny Front/ Obverse
By Victor David Brenner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maquette or Sculpture of Victor David Brenner's 1933 D Lincoln Penny Front/Obverse
Offered for sale is a remarkable maquette or sculpture replicating Vi...
Category
20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
WOOLF, Virginia. Night And Day - 1919 - FIRST EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WOOLF, Virginia.
TITLE: Night And Day. London: Duckworth, 1919.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1vol., 7-5/16" x 5-1/8", (ii)538pp.(i), complete with the final publishers ad l...
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1910s British Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Barometer/Thermometer
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu barometer/thermometer, signed F. Linke. The barometer is centered by a fine richly chased f...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
French Sarreguemines Late 19th Century Miniature Sink with Pastoral Scenes
By Sarreguemines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French miniature sink from the late 19th century, with pastoral scenes and and removable basin. Created in the Moselle department located in current Northeastern France, this minia...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Seuss - Theodor Geisel. The Log Of The Good Ship. 1947 - FIRST AND ONLY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Old Captain Taylor (Dr. Seuss - Theodor Geisel).
TITLE: The Log Of The Good Ship. Esso: Standard Oil, 1947.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 1 vol., 10" x 8", 36pp., pictorial wrapp...
Category
1940s British Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Iron Greek Revival Kylix E.W. Wyon Crystal Palace Great Exhibition 1851
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Greek Revival cast iron kylix, by the celebrated sculptor Edward William Wyon (1811-1885), for the Great Exhibition at Crysta...
Category
1850s English Greek Revival Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery Exhibition Catalog, 1998
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 Quintana Gallery Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition of twenty-eight works executed between 1980 and 1988 by the late, great Je...
Category
1990s USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Handcrafted Pond Sailboat with Red Sails, Mid-20th Century
Located in Northport, MI
A charming handcrafted pond yacht, likely dating to the mid-20th century, featuring a sleek wooden hull with original red and white painted waterline detailing. The model showcases a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
4 Vintage 1950s Teak Danish Viking Soldier Figures Mid-Century Collection
By Jacob Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Four, incomplete. The shortest one is missing one arm and one spears. Another taller one is missing a spear. The tallest one is 5.25 inches tall.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Three Antique Turtle Shell Bellows, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is an unusual and rare trio of functioning antique bellows crafted in wood leather and turtle shells with a rustic form and beautiful aged patina....
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Life-Size Antique Articulated Child Lay Figure
Located in Peekskill, NY
This mid-1800s child is a “mix” between an early articulated artist model and a lay figure mannequin. It must have been made by special request be...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Industrial Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewelry display cabinet...
Category
19th Century Unknown Empire Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chinese Cinnabar-red Overlay White Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Cinnabar-red Overlay White Glass Snuff Bottle, 19th century. The flat oval white glass bottle has a thinn overlay of opaque dense red glass resembling cinnabar lacquer and deeply carved away in a cinnabar style to reveal a scholar’s studio with a footed vase with flower arrangement, teapot with a bird on top and a low table on one side, the other with a scene of a fish drum(token symbol of the immortal Zhang Guo Lao...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
10 Volumes. Walt Whitman. The Complete Writings
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Walt Whitman. The Complete Writings.
Bound in 3/4 black morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, Illustrated. National Edition, limited to 500 Co...
Category
20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$5,500 / set
1970 Brutalist Peace Ring Sterling Silver 4-sided design
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Brutalist Peace Ring Sterling Silver 4-sided design
Biker Rocker Vintage Peace Symbol
Stamp sterling (appears as Lucas Ster DES PDG 1970)
.88 x .88 x .5 w Size 8.25
Preowned o...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marty De Cambiaire: Tableaux & Dessins, Paintings & Drawings, 1st Ed Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Marty de Cambiaire: Tableaux & Dessins, Paintings & Drawings. 1st Ed softcover catalog in French and English. Works by:Alessandro Ballarin, Cristina et Jean-Luc Baroni, Val rie Basty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
African Sacred Ibis
Located in New York, NY
The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Feathers
$2,700
The ABC's of Triangle, Square, Circle
Located in Richmond, VA
Coffee table book featuring Bauhaus theories on design, edited by Ellen Lupton and J. Abbot Miller. First published in 1991, this edition published in 2019.
"The Bauhaus has become...
Category
2010s USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Norman Adams Auction Catalogue from Sotheby's London
Located in valatie, NY
The Norman Adams Legacy 1923-2009 auction catalogue from Sotheby's London of Classic English Furniture London held 21 April 2009. London: Sotheby's, 2009....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Boat Compass on Gimbal in a Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass gimbaled boat compass that has been meticulously polished and lacquered, and fitted to a varnished mahogany box with a lid. The lid has two brass hooks. This fine old com...
Category
1930s North American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Oil Painting "Madonna of the Harpies" Aft Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room, library or study with this important antique painting. Created in Italy circa 1850, and set in the original carved gilt wood frame, the hand painted canvas titled "Madonna of the Harpies", depicts the Virgin Mary holding her Child, our Lord, Jesus Christ; She is flanked by Saint John the Evangelist, and either Saint Francis or Saint Bonaventure. The large religious painting...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Wonderful Turn of the Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Six-Leg Grand Erard Piano
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderful turn of the century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style six-leg Grand Erard piano
Beautiful satinwood veneer, bronze mounts, standing on six legs centered by a stretcher.
The movement stamped with Erard serial number 93712 and patent stamps, the interior of the case further stamped F. TURBEC/A LEMOINE, and M. BECKER.
Erard is the oldest and most prestigious French piano manufacturer. The firm was founded by Sebastian Erard...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$95,000 Sale Price
24% Off
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rare addition of bells that accompany the music. Before a coin is dropped into the slot, slide the brass indicator until it points to the desired music selection, insert a penny, and the chosen song will play automatically. An extremely limited number of these automatic disk changers were ever created, and even fewer have survived in such outstanding condition.
Standing over seven feet tall, this particular model boasts a magnificent walnut case with handsome burl panels on its original, matching storage cabinet. A true technical marvel for its day, Polyphon’s automatic disk changer symbolizes pure ingenuity and superlative craftsmanship. This antique player...
Category
Late 19th Century German Other Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare French Small Gilt Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small gilt bronze pill box by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940-50s. The rather rare round box features a relief-cast spider on the lid. The interior ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Antique Narragansett Machine Company Mountable Weight Machine , 1920s, USA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique wall-mounted cast iron gym exercise machine. This early exercise device, designed for shoulder and arm workouts, features sturdy wooden mounting panels and durable cast iron pulleys. The top wooden panel bears a decal from the Narragansett Machine Company, highlighting its historical craftsmanship. A unique and functional piece, it makes a fantastic addition to any home gym or vintage fitness...
Category
1920s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Historic Homes of Charleston, South Carolina
Located in valatie, NY
Historical Homes of Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston: Terrel Publishing Company, 1993. Soft cover. 95 pp. A beautiful pictorial guidebook to the historic homes of Charleston. The book includes homes on South Battery, Murry Blvd., Church St., Legare St., Tradd St., Meeting St., Broad St., Charleston, Rutledge Ave., King St., East Battery and East Bay. Charleston was founded in 1670 and is the oldest city between Virginia and Florida. The ''Grand Modell'' was the design of the "New Charles Town'' which was named after King Charles I of England...
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20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Thermometer by Taylor
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Antique Thermometer Taylor
stamped by maker
6.5 h x 1.75 w x .75 d
Original vintage
Refer to images provided
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Jade And Rock Crystal 14K Gold Floral Form Pin Brooch
Located in Norwood, NJ
14 karat yellow gold floral form carved Jade and rock crystal pin brooch with two pearls and 10 rubies. Carved jade leaves and rock crystal flowers with pearls and rubies set in center.
Category
20th Century Austrian USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Gold
A Grand Tour Plaster Temple of Vespasian
Located in Savannah, GA
A modern grand tour souvenir gilded plaster model of the Temple of Vespasian, circa 1950s.
8 by 8 by 25 ¼ inches tall
Category
1950s Italian Grand Tour Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Bakelite "Fish Themed" Still Bank, American, circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This very unique still bank is a "must have" for the discerning still bank collector, in that it is made of bakelite, in addition to it having a fish theme; only a couple of other banks depict a fish. American and probably manufactured around circa 1930, (making it an Art Deco piece), this pre-war bank, though unmarked, is undoubtedly a bakelite product; that company having been formed in 1922, utilizing the discovery and patent of bakelite in 1907 and 1909 respectively. Art Deco collectors would find this piece highly decorative and "period" compatible.
This fish bank is in excellent and all original condition. The bank is rare in and of itself, but another element that makes it particularly scarce is the fact that, other than the old "knife in the slot" there was no way to remove the coins once the bank was filled without smashing it apart and destroying it. Great gift for that February/March pisces birthday.
Dimensions: 8 1/4" long x 5" high x 2 1/8" wide
Note:I am a leading specialist in the field of vintage coin banks...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Paintings of Paul Cezanne A Catalogue Raisonne by John Rewald, 2 Volumes 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings of Paul Cezanne: A Catalogue Raisonne by John Rewald, a 2 Volume set. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. The two 1st Ed hardcover volumes are slipcased. This encyclopedic, lo...
Category
1990s American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Louis XVI Style Gilded and Painted Wood Directoire Wall Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French Louis XVI style gilt and painted wood barometer. While not in working order, barometer has that wonderful old 'chippy' peeling patina. The carved wood frame and g...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
By Line Vautrin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
Category
1920s Italian Greek Revival Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Ronson 1939 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Bakelite Steel
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
An Octette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This Ronson Touch-Tip Octette table lighter was made between 1935 and 1951 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jers...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$829 Sale Price
30% Off
Handbook of the American Wing Opening Exhibition, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
A Handbook of the American Wing: Opening Exhibition by R.T.H. Halsey, and Charles O. Cornelius (Assistant Curator in the Department of Decorative Arts.) New York: Metropolitan Museum...
Category
1920s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
CHURCHILL - History of The English-Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: London: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8.
DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes. Bo...
Category
1950s British Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Vintage W.& T. Avery Brass/ Cast Iron Beam Scale
By W & T Avery
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful W & T Avery Class C brass and cast iron beam scale. Cast Iron top and base compliment the patinated brass nicely. Two brass pans with complete compliment of weights. Maker ...
Category
20th Century English Victorian USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
James T. Moore Memorial Band Hand Painted Parade Drum c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Large stressed vellum parade drum from the James T. Moore Memorial Band out of Philadelphia, PA. Hand painted with brass accents. The piece has retained its original finish an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$2,156 Sale Price
20% Off
Dessins Anciens by Nicolas Schwed, Mars 2014, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Dessins Anciens by Nicolas Schwed. Publisher Nicholas Schwed, 2014. 1st Ed softcover. A large collection of old master drawings and watercolors.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Anti...
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2010s French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of only a handful ever made, this Double DeLuxe Violano Virtuoso, created by the Mills Novelty Company, is an extremely rare example of American musical automata, featuring not one, but two brilliantly tuned violins. Singled out by the U.S. government in 1909 as one of the eight greatest inventions of the decade when it was introduced at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Mills DeLuxe Violano-Virtuoso stands as one of the most important and incredible musical devices ever made. The “Double Mills,” as it was nicknamed, plays classical, operatic and popular music. It can play on a single or up to 15 nickels and has the ability to run for approximately an hour. It produces exceptional sound with a crisp tonal quality and melodious notes. Housed in a beautiful quarter-sawn oak case, each violin produces 64 notes and is accompanied by a 44-note piano.
It is truly rare to find a historical musical mechanism so complete, with such remarkable sound quality and in excellent condition. This particular Violano has been updated with a digital player system that allows song selections to be made over a WiFi connection. This gives the user a choice between digital downloads or traditional paper rolls for added convenience.
Perfected and patented in 1912 by Henry K. Sandell, the Violano-Virtuoso was produced in limited quantities until 1929 and could be found in the very finest restaurants, hotels and oceanliners. In fact, the Violano-Virtuoso was one of the few American-made mechanical musical devices to be distributed worldwide to the most exclusive international clientele.
The below testimonial was sent to the Mills Company by the Governor of Idaho, aptly describing the incredible music produced by the Violano-Virtuoso.
Dear Sir, Have just had the pleasure of listening to your wonderful Automatic Violin and Piano on exhibition at the Government Building here. This marvelous instrument certainly far surpasses anything that I have eve heard in automatic music. The tone and expression of the violin and the piano are so perfect and clear that is really hard to believe but that there is the human hand playing..."
Indeed, for the price of a nickel, the Mills Violano...
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Karl Wieden German Silver Plated Repoussé Night Watch Cigar 420 Table Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful German table lighter by Karl Wieden. The Silver finish is patinated perfectly and the Repoussé Figures of the "Night Watch' are well ...
Category
Early 20th Century German USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not only does it play a selection of classical airs with remarkable tone and clarity, but its lush sound is accompanied by a colorful, singing bird automaton...
Category
19th Century Austrian Other Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Satinwood
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