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Synthetic Ruby 21 Karat Gold Bombé Ring
Located in Aurora, Ontario
natural ones, but at the time that this ring was created, synthetic stones were quite an expensive novelty
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Ruby, Yellow Gold

Pair of 19th Century Floral Vases by Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Paris, FR
Massier family has been established in Vallauris since the 18th century. The real novelty of the Massier
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Novelty

Materials

Ceramic

An Extremely Rare Pendule Industrial in the Shape of a Wind Mill with Automaton, Barometer and 2 Thermometers circa 1880
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
catalogue p. 275 and in: Derek Roberts, 'Mystery, novelty and fantasy clocks', Atglen, Pennsylvania, United
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Ithaca Sign Works Mirrors ca.1909
By Ithaca Sign Works
Located in Solebury, PA
signs; novelties like yard sticks, match safes, knife sharpeners, fly swatters, and spare tire covers
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Novelty

Royal Doulton Kingsware Tobacco Jar in the Form of Giant Pipe, 1909
By Royal Doulton, Charles Noke
Located in Stratford Upon Avon, GB
This is a fascinating example of early 20th Century novelty pottery. From the Royal Doulton
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Clock Watch Ring by Brédillard
Located in Chicago, IL
, perhaps as novelties. Provenance: Raphael Esmerian, Paris and New York (1903-1976). Literature
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold

Victorian Hinged Mizpah Diamond Buckle Ring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fantastic Victorian novelty ring features a hinged belt motif panel at the face which opens to
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1880s British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

The Unexpected Gift
By Frans Verhas
Located in New Orleans, LA
of women in modern settings, something that was considered a novelty in the 1850' and 1860's. His
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Late 19th Century Antique Novelty

Materials

Oil, Panel

18th Century, Esther and Ahasuerus Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Brescia, IT
novelty of his programmed asymmetry which leads to an innovation of aesthetics and composition space of
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1710s Italian Baroque Antique Novelty

Materials

Canvas

Rare Thonet Etagere
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
, bentwood became a stylistic novelty. There was no longer any ideological difference between the Otto Wagner
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Early 20th Century Antique Novelty

19th Century Gold Mounted Rudraksha Seed Pencil, Unmarked, circa 1880
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A late 19th century gold mounted novelty telescopic Propelling Pencil formed from a Rudraksha Seed
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1880s English Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Gold

19th Century Neo-Greek Jardiniere Attributed to Cornu
By Eugène Cornu
Located in Paris, FR
considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prized among wealthy collectors. They both showed at the
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Late 19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Novelty

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Debain French Sterling Silver Liquor Cups, Tray and Crystal Decanter, Ribbons
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
of 1889 in Paris with an ingenious asparagus grip, a novelty. Patterns of Alphonse Debain, one of
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1890s French Neoclassical Antique Novelty

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Sterling Silver

Debain French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Tea Moka Set, Tea Spoons, Sugar Tong
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
ingenious asparagus grip, a novelty. Patterns of Alphonse Debain, one of the most famous french silversmith
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver, Gold

Napoleon III lacquered dressing table
Located in Paris, FR
glass comprising in particular a large basin and an ewer. The Second Empire has introduced two novelty
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19th Century French Antique Novelty

Wrought Iron Table with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Paris, FR
design is remaining us of the Directoire period, a number of novelties like "pieds en jarret," "foot
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1790s French Empire Antique Novelty

Materials

Marble, Iron

Nude of a woman. Sensual portrait of a girl on a bed with colored tapestries
Located in Rome, IT
an eager research of novelties from his training years, showing many interests in Divisionism, just
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1920s Expressionist Antique Novelty

Materials

Oil

Solen. Plate 33. (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
aristocrats and scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In those times, shells were a novelty
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Novelty

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Tellina. Plate 40 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
aristocrats and scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In those times, shells were a novelty
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Novelty

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cardium Plate 56 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
aristocrats and scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In those times, shells were a novelty
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Novelty

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cardium. Plate 53 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
aristocrats and scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In those times, shells were a novelty
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Novelty

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Tellina Plate 37 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
aristocrats and scientists in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In those times, shells were a novelty
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Novelty

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Pisum Marinum Perpetuum Engraving by Abraham Munting
By Abraham Munting
Located in Houston, TX
particular success, at least in part due to the novelty of the plates, which in a radical departure from the
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Late 17th Century Dutch Other Antique Novelty

Myrtus Flore Pleno Botanical Engraving by Abraham Munting
By Abraham Munting
Located in Houston, TX
particular success, at least in part due to the novelty of the plates, which in a radical departure from the
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Late 17th Century Dutch Other Antique Novelty

French Wrought Iron Table with Fossilized Marble-Like Wood, circa 1800
Located in Paris, FR
Directoire period, a number of novelties like "pieds en jarret," "foot finials" in acanthus leaves (our table
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1790s French Empire Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Debain French Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Spoons Set 12 Pc, Art Nouveau
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris with an ingenious asparagus grip, a novelty. Measures
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

Three-Part Table Piece by the Maker Wiskemann, circa 1930
By Wiskemann
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
, actuellement du style moderne, pur et rationnel” came up with several novelties and Stephan Winteroy (*1921
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal

Debain Henin French Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set of 49-Pc, Box, Flowers
By Henin et Cie 1, Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
asparagus grip, a novelty. & Henin & Cie 33 rue des Archives - Paris was active May 11, 1875 Suffice it to
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel

Debain French All Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Dessert Set Asymmetrical Rococo
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
ingenious asparagus grip, a novelty. Measures: 4"8 (12.3 cm) sugar tongs, 5"1 (13.1 cm) server, 4"7 (12 cm
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1880s French Rococo Antique Novelty

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Debain Rare French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Tea Service, Original Box
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
grip, a novelty. Patterns of Alphonse Debain, one of the most famous french silversmith of the 19th
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1880s French Rococo Antique Novelty

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
years, living mostly as a carnival novelty. Tints can range from red rouge cheeks and lips, gold
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Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) High Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Tin

Adam and the Serpent, Giovan Battista Crema 19th Century Oil Italian Painting
By Giovanni Battista Crema
Located in Rome, Italy
them for their characters of novelty and boldness in which I recognized myself "), on the other praised
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Novelty

Materials

Paper

Antique Sterling Silver Mesh Purse Handbag Estate Find
Located in Montreal, QC
Edwardian Sterling Silver Mesh Handbag Purse Clutch. Marked: STERLING, L.S. Approx. size: 6.5" w x 7" h. Circa: early 1900s. The perfect accessory for the modern woman...Ready to wea...
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Early 20th Century Antique Novelty

1920 s Colorful Floral Appliqued Felt Handbag
Located in New Hope, PA
This 1920's handbag is so pristine that you would think it was made yesterday and not 100 years ago. The bag is made from black felt which is decorated with hand embroidered pink and...
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1920s American Antique Novelty

The Novelty
By Benjamin Eugène Fichel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A lovely 19th century painting depicting elegant figures in an Interior enjoying a feeding a bird, Oil on Panel. Signed lower right. Provenance, Wiliams & Sons - London Fichel ent...
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19th Century Realist Antique Novelty

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Novelty Mechanical Bank"
Located in Nantucket, MA
manufactured Charles H. Johnson’s Novelty Bank in many color patterns, and this handsome red, yellow, and blue
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Novelty

English Novelty Padlock Clock
Located in Newark, England
English novelty desk clock timepiece in the form of a padlock. The clock set within the body of the
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Late 19th Century British Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal, Silver, Brass

Novelty Cast Iron Brass Cannon
Located in Nottingham, GB
Novelty Cast Iron Brass Cannon From a private English collection Free international shipping
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19th Century Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass

Antique Mission Oak Arts Crafts Bookcase with Stained Leaded Glass Doors
By Sheboygan Novelty Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique late Victorian or Arts & Crafts bookcase cabinet By Sheboygan Novelty Co
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Novelty

Materials

Stained Glass, Oak

Novelty Art Deco Cigar Humidor
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Cigar Topped Humidor The box of oblong shape with a ribbed exterior crafted from
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Birch, Maple

Antique Carved Oak Bookcase with Leaded Stained Glass Doors, circa 1900
By Sheboygan Novelty Company
Located in South Bend, IN
. Made by the Sheboygan Novelty Company, circa 1900. The bookcase is in excellent vintage condition, with
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Novelty

Materials

Stained Glass, Oak

Novelty Art Deco Tea Server
Located in Newark, England
From our Silver collection, we are pleased to offer this Novelty Art Deco Tea Server. The tea
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Novelty

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Mills Dewey-Chicago Triplet Slot Machine
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
only one of its kind known to exist today. Created by the Mills Novelty Company of Chicago, this
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Early 20th Century American Other Antique Novelty

Materials

Brass

Antique Russian Gold Novelty Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
St. Petersburg 1880s. Rose and green 14K gold, glossy enamel, designed as scissors and a pair of cherries, length 50 mm (2 in.)
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Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Novelty

Quality Victorian Silver Novelty Table Lighter
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality Victorian silver novelty table lighter, having a scrolled bird's head handle above a
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Novelty Silver Bag Vinaigrette Birmingham 1850
By Foxall Co.
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Novelty bag vinaigrette Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1850 for Foxall & Co Period
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1850s British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Georgian Novelty Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Apple Treen Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy carved from Sycamore as a novelty Apple with a button stalk, shaped
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Novelty

Materials

Sycamore

Silver Novelty Bookmark, Teddy Bear, 1922
By Adie Lovekin
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little figural bookmark made from English sterling silver, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1932. The makers mark is also present for the silversmith, Adie & Lovekin. ...
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1920s English Antique Novelty

Materials

Sterling Silver

1920S Silk Chiffon Lamé Novelty Rose Necklace
Located in New York, NY
As is 1920S Silk Chiffon & Lamé Novelty Rose Necklace
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1920s Antique Novelty

Edwardian Novelty Owl Pepper pot silver plated
Located in Dereham, GB
Edwardian Novelty Owl Silver Plated Pepper pot Good detailed casting. on feathers Glass eyes
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian silver novelty pepper, modelled as a saucepan
By Saunders Shepherd
Located in York, GB
A fine Victorian silver novelty pepper, modelled as a saucepan A fine Victorian novelty pepper pot
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Late 19th Century English Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

Christofle, Paris - Novelty Walnut Nutcracker c.1920
By Christofle
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous novelty cast and silver plated nutcracker in the form of a Walnut. Lovely quality, to
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1920s French Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver Plate

Samuel Pemberton Novelty Purse Vinaigrette Birmingham 1830
By Samuel Pemberton
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Samuel Pemberton novelty purse vinaigrette Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1830 for
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1830s British William IV Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver

1882 Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Novelty Pepper
By James Barclay Hennell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
surface of these novelty silver peppers incorporate details reproducing the children's facial features and
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1880s British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

1906 Mills Novelty Owl Strength Tester Scale
Located in Peekskill, NY
Super rare antique 1906 Mills Novelty owl strength tester face from a coin-op arcade machine. This
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Novelty

Materials

Bronze

Novelty Silver Plate Military Drum Biscuit Barrel
By Daniel Arter
Located in Northampton, GB
In the Form of a Drum  From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this Novelty
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver Plate

Novelty Silver Fire Extinguisher Inkwell Mappin Webb
By Mappin Webb
Located in Newark, England
Fine sterling 925 solid silver Mappin & Webb travelling fire extinguisher. The silver extensively detailed with four working wheels held with split pins holding a cylindrical contain...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Novelty

Materials

Silver, Copper

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Antique Novelty For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique novelty you’re looking for. Each antique novelty for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Your living room may not be complete without an antique novelty — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique novelty is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique novelty has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sampson Mordan Co., Adie Lovekin and Crisford Norris are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Novelty?

Prices for an antique novelty start at $108 and top out at $425,000 with the average selling for $1,218.