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A Chinese/Canton Satin Embroidered Hanging From Indies Company Circa 1780
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1780/1810 Canton/ China for export to Europe Large bedspread or hanging in sky-blue chiné satin silk embroidered with polychrome mercerized satin silk thread and couched stitc...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Ephemera

Twill Hand Woven Indian Kashmir Shawl - Sick Period Circa 1840
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1840/1850 India for the European market Large twill hand woven indian kashmir shawl from the 1840s / 1850s. Decorations with large central reserve in cream pachmina in Tibetan...
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1840s Indian Antique Ephemera

19th century Silk Stole With Lace design, Lyon France
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1860 France Lyon A surprising woven stole with a lace decoration from an unidentified Lyonnais factory dating from the Second Empire. Silk lampas with silver plaited border a...
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1860s French Antique Ephemera

A French Provence Printed Cotton Patchwork 19th century
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1850/1900 France Provence Astonishing and rare Patchwork collected in Provence and dating from the second half of the 19th century. Diamons in printed cotton diamonds forming ...
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19th Century French Antique Ephemera

A French Louis XV Reversible Silk Lampas Panel- France Lyon Circa 1730/1750
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1730/1750 France Beautiful reversible silk lampas with a French blue background and damask effect, characteristic of Lyon production under the reign of Louis XV in France. Dec...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Ephemera

Indian Cashmere Kani Squared Shawl Circa 1840
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1840 India for export to the West Beautiful Indian cashmere shawl woven Kani called Rumal. Very fine weaving espoliné by crocheting wefts, close to the tapestry point. Large ...
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1840s Indian Antique Ephemera

A Chinese / Canton Satin Embroidered Bedspread For Export To Europe Circa 1780
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1780/1810 China for Export in Europe/Portugal Large bedspread or hanging in cream satin embroidered with polychrome mercerized silk threads. Large orderly and architecturally ...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Ephemera

A early printed cotton quilt Patchwork - France Provence Circa 1840-1850
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1840-1850 Provence Beautiful Provençal quilt made from french printed cotton patchwork between 1790 and 1840, dating from the end of the french Romantic period. Commonly known...
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1840s French Antique Ephemera

French Early Quilt in Patchwork of Silks from the 18th Century
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1800/1820 for the assembly Circa 1740/1800 for the silks France Spectacular padded quilt in patchwork using French silks of the 18th century. Background in double stitching of...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Ephemera

Haiti hanging in velvet and damask - Morocco late 19th century
Located in Toulon, FR
Late 19th century, Early 20th century Morocco Large Moroccan wall hanging called Haiti with five arcatures in alternating red and green velvet panne dating from the early twentieth ...
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Early 1900s Moroccan Antique Ephemera

A French Art Nouveau Brocaded Silk by Adrien Karbowsky - Tassinari Chatel 1899
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1900 France - Tassinari & Chatel Beautiful Art Nouveau period silk Brocatelle wall panel by the famous painter and decorator Adrien Karbowsky made by Tassinari & Chatel. Graph...
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1890s French Antique Ephemera

Egyptomania linen and cotton appliqué Hanging - France Circa 1900
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1890 - 1920 France Rare Belle Epoque hanging in Egyptomania, cotton work applied on a grey linen background. Drawing with compartments of the Egyptian mythology, representing ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Ephemera

Long Indian sari in woven satin with stripes Circa 1920
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1900-1930 India Very long piece of fabric, probably a sari that can be used for decoration, dating from the first third of the 20th century. Wide satin weave, woven from silk a...
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Ephemera

A Printed Cotton French Quilt Romantic Period - Provence Circa 1830
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1830 - 1840 France - Provence Beautiful little quilt of the Provençal bourgeoisie in Indian and dating from the Louis-Philippe period. Delicious copperplate printing on very fi...
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1830s French Antique Ephemera

Indian Tent Or Long Embroidered Satin Valance in Mughal Style- 19th century
Located in Toulon, FR
19th century India for the internal market Amazing pelmet or panel of tent or Indian palace dating from the nineteenth century. Very fine embroidery with polychrome floche silk threa...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Ephemera

Art Nouveau Edwardian Red Floral Rose Velvet Fringed Bedspread / Throw c1910s
Located in Thiensville, WI
Vintage Edwardian c.1910's art nouveau style red and soft gold floral patterned velvet fringed bedspread / throw. Rose pattern boarder with solid soft gold outer edge. Interior flora...
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Ephemera

Louis Vuitton Antique Orange Yellow Vuittonite Cabin Steamer Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Rome, Rome
Rare cabin travel trunk by Louis Vuitton, dating to the early part of the 20th century (circa 1910/1920). It is crafted in the famous 'Vuittonite' canvas, with chocolate leather trim...
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1910s French Antique Ephemera

Barkentine THOMAS P. EMIGH with Photos and Ephemera
By William Edgar
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Reaching under full sail, including a jib-headed "kicker" topsail on the Jigger mast, the white-hulled barkentine THOMAS P. EMIGH is depicted approaching what appears to be the headl...
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Early 1900s American Realist Antique Ephemera

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Old Will Jackson Cocking Cock Fighting Spurs Photos Ephemera
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A victorian collection of cock fighting spurs & memorabilia, the mahogany felt lined case holds four pairs of spurs, along with some muffs, antler steel saw for trimming, odd section...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ephemera

Materials

Steel

Mid 19th Century Old Will Jackson Cocking Cock Fighting Spurs Ephemera
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A victorian collection of cock fighting spurs & memorabilia, the mahogany felt lined case holds four pairs of spurs, along with some muffs, antler steel saw for trimming, odd section...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Ephemera

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Steel

19th Century Pair of Miniature Dogs with Ephemera Photographs X-Rays Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
and ephemera Original photographs, later framed, 38/26cm, 38/33, 30/29, 30/29. Two of the frames
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ephemera

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Softwood, Paper

Italian Hand Painted Pottery Vase with Flowers and Birds Circa 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collection of books, and ephemera on a console or end table in the entry, guest room or den.
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19th Century Antique Ephemera

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Pottery, Paint

13 Star Rare Parade Flag, Advertising Hop Bitters, circa 1876
Located in York County, PA
piece of flag ephemera was probably distributed in the year of the 1876 centennial of American
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1870s American Antique Ephemera

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Paper

Turn of Century Post Office Clerks Atelier Chest Drawers Writing Desk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early Century Post Office Clerks Ephemera Chest, Tabletop Atelier. As End Table as well with Pull
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Ephemera

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Hardwood

British Military Campaign Flight of Drawers with Brass Hardware
Located in Austin, TX
total), each drawer with a recessed brass pull. Note: Paper ephemera in some drawer interiors Also
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Early 20th Century English Campaign Antique Ephemera

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Brass

Norman Bel Geddes Manhattan Skyscraper Cocktail Set, an Icon of Revere Art Deco
By Norman Bel Geddes, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.
Located in Dallas, TX
Copper and Brass Company. The ultimate in luxury streamlined Art Deco cocktail ephemera. Marked on Bottom
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Ephemera

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Brass, Chrome

Gothic Oak Library or Book Display Stand with 16 Drawers circa 1920’s
Located in Milford, NH
ephemera, photography, or other collectibles! Dimensions: Approximately 60 in H x 48 in W x 18.75 in D.
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1920s American Gothic Revival Antique Ephemera

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Reflective Opium Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
tobacco, opium was enjoyed with friends and had its own culture, customs, traditions, and ephemera.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ephemera

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Mirror, Hardwood

Early 20th century Spanish walnut cupboard
Located in Malton, GB
other religious ephemera. This would now make a wonderful kitchen cupboard as it offers plenty of
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Early 20th Century Antique Ephemera

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Walnut

Amberg’s Imperial Letter File Multi-Drawer Cabinet, circa 1920
Located in Milford, NH
organize collections of smalls or ephemera. A great collector's cabinet!  
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ephemera

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Oak

U.S. Grant W.T. Sherman Autographed Piece with Authentic Union Officer Buckle
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
historical piece features authenticated signed ephemera from both famous generals as well as a vintage
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19th Century American Antique Ephemera

Framed Print of Early 20th-Century French Newspaper – "Mariage de Géant"
Located in Barcelona, ES
protecting the fragile newspaper print. Perfect for collectors of historical ephemera or those with an
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Ephemera

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Paper

Antique Explorer’s Telescope, English, Leather Dressed Spyglass, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
instruments, Edwardian travel ephemera, or period study interiors Supplied with a London Fine oak and brass
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Ephemera

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Brass

Thomas Medcalf, Upland Landscape With Track, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
, this little gem sat quietly amid porcelain and ephemera. Medcalf is predominantly lost to time but
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1890s Romantic Antique Ephemera

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Paper, Gouache, Watercolor

Bronze sculpture of two cicadas on a bamboo, used by calligraphs to hold paper
Located in PARIS, FR
of the day but also the briefness of nature, representing an intense but ephemera life cycle. In
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ephemera

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Bronze

1876 Antique American Centennial Bank Note Engraving 18 Presidents 36 States
By American Bank Note Company
Located in Dayton, OH
. New York: American Bank Note Co., 1876. Ephemera. Striking bank note engraved advertising broadside
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1870s American Classical Antique Ephemera

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Paper

1897 original poster for the Internationale Kunst Ausstellung Dresden
Located in PARIS, FR
reflection of Schindler's artistic talent and vision. As a piece of historical ephemera, the 1897 original
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1890s Antique Ephemera

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
fair’s ephemera were designed to be used and displayed during events, and then easily discarded
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1870s Antique Ephemera

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Paper

The 1908 Monaco Motor Boat ‘Championnat de la Mer’ trophy by Domenico Mastroiann
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ephemera, the clay “plates” being destroyed immediately afterwards.
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Early 1900s French Antique Ephemera

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Bronze

Unusual Confederate Flag in the 3rd National Format, Printed on Heavy Parchment, 1884-1910
Located in York County, PA
-layer parchment. Having a particular interest in printed paper parade flags and similar ephemera, I pay
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19th Century American Antique Ephemera

Mr Pollitt s Bookplate
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
original Beardsley ephemera with it conmprising of an National Gallery Millbank Catalogue of Aubrey
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1890s Antique Ephemera

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Lithograph

Unusual Confederate Flag In The Third National Format
Located in York County, PA
-layer parchment. Having a particular interest in printed paper parade flags and similar ephemera, I pay
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19th Century Antique Ephemera

Dunhill London 1928 By Louis Kuppenheim Peacock Enameled Box 935 Sterling Silver
By Alfred Dunhill, Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
the world of smoking ephemera, and they shortly opened their first tobacconist in 1907 on Duke Street
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Ephemera

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
ephemera including a scale re-creation of the artist’s Gardenville, New York, studio. President Lyndon B
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Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Ephemera

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Paper, Pencil

1865 Abraham Lincoln Mourning Broadside
Located in York County, PA
with varying amounts of white space around it. Probably printed alongside other paper ephemera, it is
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1860s American Antique Ephemera

Materials

Paper

Blue and Yellow Suffrage Movement Poster
Located in York County, PA
and desirability of larger scale suffrage textiles and paper ephemera warrants almost any condition
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1910s American Antique Ephemera

Materials

Paper

Dunhill Paris 1928 By Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Chinoiserie Box In 935 Sterling
By Louis Kuppenheim, Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
. This marked both the end of the ‘motorities’ focus and their entry into the world of smoking ephemera
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Ephemera

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

15 Star Antique American Flag, Kentucky Statehood, Rare Star Configuration
Located in York County, PA
publication or some sort of ephemera, no actual, surviving 15 star flags of any period are known to exist in
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19th Century American Antique Ephemera

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Cotton

Rare Suffragette Pennant with Iconic Bugler Girl or "Clarion" Image
Located in York County, PA
piece of suffrage ephemera shows the image of an American national flag with four stars for the four
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ephemera

Paper Ephemera 1920 s Art Deco Sporting Flapper Girl Bridge Tally Cards
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four absolutely adorable bridge tally cards featuring flapper girls in fashionable sporting attire. Each card measures 3.5" x 4.5" with the original silk cord and tassel atta...
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1920s American Antique Ephemera

Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray Porcelain Platinum Special Edition
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Exceptional and Unique Authentic Hermès Ashtray Made especially for the release of Francis Ford Coppola's film "THE GODFATHER" in 1972, featuring the famous marionette logo, release...
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1770s French Antique Ephemera

Komai Japanese Dragon Motif Matchsafe
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and exceptional late 19th Century japanese matchsafe with komai work of a dragon in clouds. Decorated on both sides. Exceptional quality with gold and silver designs inlaid i...
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20th Century Japanese Edwardian Antique Ephemera

1920s Antique Mahjong Made from Bamboo and Bone Hand Carved and Painted Box Set
Located in Greenport, NY
Antique 1920s Chinese Mahjong Set 3x2x1cm Tiles Made of Bamboo and Bone Special Tiles are Flowers, Carved and Painted Box Includes Betting Sticks Dice w/ Box as well as Direction D...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ephemera

Art Deco Celluloid Vanity Pierrot Powder Puff
Located in New York, NY
Figural powder puff of Pierrot hidden in a celluloid mandolin.
Pearlized and marbleized celluloid is used for this unusual table piece. Pierrot "puff" is hidden in a...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Ephemera

Vintage Art Deco Small Lacquered Wood Box With Stylized Lady
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sweet and petite! This Art Deco era lacquered wood box features a decorative metal closure and a feminine figural design depicting a lady with fan and parasol all in shades of black...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Ephemera

Charming Figural Sterling Rattle, 1920 s UK.
Located in New York, NY
Charming figural sterling baby rattle by Crisford and Norris (C & N), Birmingham, UK. Victorian baby's bust (double sided) with 6 rattles. Mother of pearl handle with celluloid ring...
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1920s British Antique Ephemera

1940 s Art Deco Inspired Rose Gold Brass Sun Ray Motif Compact
Located in Gresham, OR
A striking art deco style compact with slightly domed lid. The original powder screen and puff are in excellent condition, but can be removed. Interior mirror is large and functional...
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1920s American Antique Ephemera

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Antique Ephemera For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary antique ephemera you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an option in Brown and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Beige, Gray and more. Finding the perfect antique ephemera may mean sifting through those that were made during different time periods — popular versions were made as early as the 18th Century and a newer one, made as recently as the 20th Century, can also be found on the site. There have been many well-made iterations of this accessory over the years, but those made by Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Tiffany Co. are often thought to be among the most stylish. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Antique Ephemera?

The price for an antique ephemera starts at $75 and tops out at $88,885, and on average, selling for $864.