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Antique Cricket Pipe with w.G. Grace
s Face.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Cricket Pipe, Dr. W.G. Grace.
Vintage vulcanite cricket pipe, the stem in the shape of a
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Rubber
Antique Cast Iron Folk Art Boy Riding Alligator, Black Americana Figurine
Located in East Quogue, NY
-century American foundries.
Produced circa 1920–1940, the piece reflects the whimsical novelty figurines
Category
1920s Folk Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Iron
Antique Cricket Cruet Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Cricket Cruet Set.
A scarce novelty cricket cruet set comprising of a pepper shaker, a
Category
19th Century English Sporting Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Spider Bar Pin of 9ct Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
example of Edwardian-era novelty jewelry, perfect for collectors who appreciate symbolic motifs and finely
Category
Early 1900s Antique Novelty
Materials
Aquamarine, Pearl, 9k Gold
Tunbridge Wells Snuff Box With Cricket Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Cricket Snuff Box.
A 19th century sycamore snuff box with a cricket monochrome transfer
Category
19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Sycamore
Rare and collectible silver plated spoon warmer modelled as a basket made 1882
By Elkington
Co.
Located in London, London
Made in 1882 by Elkington & Co., this charming, novelty, Victorian, Antique Silver Plate Spoon
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Chick Condiment Set
By Robert Hennell IV
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
piece bird condiment set; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection.
This
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish
Located in Downingtown, PA
just ceramic novelties but are tangible artifacts of 19th-century social culture and decorative arts
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Early Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
$1,612 Sale Price / set
57% Off
Pair of Art Deco Brass, Chrome
Black Bakelite Trinket Boxes by Chase
Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Company produced consumer and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique French Bronze Silvered Gilt Baby Face Trinket Jewellery Jewelry Box
Located in Greven, DE
head resting on a cushion. Such novelty objects were popular during the 19th century, often created to
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Antique George V Sterling Silver Golf Ball Peppers (1922)
By Roberts
Belk Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
ball peppers; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection.
These exceptional, fine
Category
1920s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 9k Yellow Gold Twist Action Toothpick Pendant
Located in New York, NY
with both novelty and elegance, ideal for the lover of unique gold curios or Victorian-style personal
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Novelty
Materials
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Cricket Ball Inkwell
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Novelty Cricket Inkwell.
A wonderful leather covered traveling inkwell in the shape of a
Category
1920s British Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass
Scottish Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots
Located in Downingtown, PA
irregular pattern that was both economical to produce and highly popular for folk art and novelty ceramics
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Early Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Pottery
Frederick Savage Co. English "Galloping Cockerel" Carousel Figure
Located in Solebury, PA
upon the market all the principal novelties that have delighted the many thousands of pleasure seekers
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Novelty
Materials
Iron
Crescent Moon
Brass Art Deco Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
Co.
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing supplies. During the
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass
Adie
Lovekin Large Sterling Silver Camel Pin Cushion, Birmingham, UK, 1906
By Adie
Lovekin
Located in London, GB
& Lovekin Ltd. in Birmingham, England, 1906.
Novelty pin cushions such as this were a speciality of Adie
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Dachshund Dog Salt
Pepper Shakers with .800 Silver Heads, Germany 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
of antique silver, novelty tableware, or canine-themed decorative objects.
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
Victorian Majolica “Three-Legged Sailor” Teapot, Attributed William Brownfield
By William Brownfield
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pottery celebrated for its novelty forms during the 1870s–1880s.
Charming, humorous, and distinctly
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Majolica
Antique George V Sterling Silver
Cracker
Thread Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique George V English novelty sterling silver thread
Category
1910s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neo-Classical Hardstone Cameo Gold Ring, c. 1800
Located in Northampton, MA
of curiosities, or a historically informed contemporary wardrobe.
This is not a novelty cameo nor a
Category
Early 19th Century Retro Antique Novelty
Materials
Other, 14k Gold, Gold
Henry Howell Art Deco YZ Nut Bird Ashtray, Bakelite
Macassar, 1920
By Henry Howell Co. Ltd
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare and iconic Art Deco YZ bird novelty ashtray the design attributed to Henry Howell
Co for
Category
1920s British Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Bakelite, Macassar
The Interior of Geneve - Lithograph by Antonio Fontanesi - 19th Century
By Antonio Fontanesi
Located in Roma, IT
novelties. In Paris, he met Corot and Barbizon painters, whilst in London he was influenced by Turner’s and
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Novelty
Materials
Lithograph
19th century desk stationery box in the form of books, English circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing novelty box has been meticulously hand-made by a highly skilled English
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tortoiseshell Silver Mounted Tea Caddy by Deakin
Francis
By Deakin
Francis
Located in Northampton, GB
produces a range of novelty items, such as animal-themed cufflinks and other decorative pieces. The
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Charles Boyton II Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
By Charles Boyton II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Set of 6 Napkin Rings Vintage Silver-Plated in Cutlery Design Fork, Knife Spoon
Located in Wembley, GB
, playful novelty silverplate
Condition: Good vintage condition, light wear consistent with age and use
Category
1920s British Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
$319 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair Gothic Revival Verdigris Copper Planters Applied Medieval Heads, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English or American Arts & Crafts.
These are not decorative novelties but architectural-scale objects
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Antique Novelty
Materials
Copper
Pair of French Green Opaline Perfume Bottles with Gilt Star Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
specializing in novelty opaline wares.
This pair belongs to the family of uranium-charged decorative glass
Category
19th Century French Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
lights, a novelty of the electric light era. This chandelier features draped octagonal crystals hanging
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Novelty
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver
Clear Glass Claret Jug c.1884
By Edward H. Stockwell
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
jug is of a spherical shape. Such novelty claret jugs are rare and extremely sought after. it is easy
Category
19th Century British Other Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
Victorian English Brass Figural Pig Inkwell with Articulated Back Lids, C. 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with high-quality English novelty inkwells of the late 19th century, designed to delight as much as
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass
Regency “Brighton Pavilion” Tea Caddy or Tobacco Box England, circa 1820–1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regent (later George IV) between 1815 and 1822.
Objects of this type were fashionable domestic novelties
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Novelty
Materials
Lead
Double Scent Bottle Sampson Mordan Silver Gilt Opera Glasses, Fitted Case, 1870s
By Samson Mordan and Co
Located in London, GB
An exquisite and unusual Victorian silver gilt novelty double scent or perfume bottle set in the
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
18th-century English Creamware Cow Creamer and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
.
Creamers of this type were popularized by the burgeoning middle class, who sought novelty and refinement in
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Novelty
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
Fabulous 1920
s Art Deco Anne Fish "Charleston Dancers" Doorstop #270 by Hubley
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Red Lion, PA
producing ceramic novelties, hiring Anne Fish in the early 1920s to contribute her distinctive, expressive
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Metal
ART DECO Platinum Old European Pear Diamond French Sapphire Butterfly ring
By Estate Jewelry
Located in Brambleton, US
were a novelty. There are 22 more small old European and single cut matching diamonds (about .15cttw
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage Moroccan Runner Rug in Brown, Yellow and Pink Tones - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
their textural appeal. Perfect for modern interiors that celebrate novelty and contrast, it serves as a
Category
1650s Moroccan Antique Novelty
Materials
Wool
Unique French Early 20th Century Bronze
Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
chandelier features 4 lights pointing down to show the novelty of the electric light used when it was created
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Novelty
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Outstanding Blackened Wood Planter Attributed to C.-G. Diehl, France, Circa 1880
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Emmanuel Fremiet, Jean Brandely
Located in PARIS, FR
elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain
Category
1880s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Pair Edwardian Sterling Terrier Salt
Pepper London, Jonathan Howell, 1906/1913
By Jonathan Howell 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pair of novelty sterling silver shakers, modeled as seated terriers in a “begging” pose, exemplifies
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
. Despite catering to European tastes for novelty and grandeur (evidenced by the large scale), the piece
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Novelty
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Woodblocks by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in Custom Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
novelty of these extraordinary, richly embellished and colourful single sheet prints made him successful
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Novelty
Antique Sterling Silver Gambling Cane Walking Stick 20th Century 94cm/37inches
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and distinctive novelty American antique gentlemans silver and ebonised
Category
1920s Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
18th-century Whieldon Type Cow Creamer and Cover
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
known for developing colored glazes and creative molded forms, including figures and novelties. Although
Category
1760s Georgian Antique Novelty
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
Titze Bronze Inkwell With Horse And Rider
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Equestrian Hunting Inkwell.
An antique novelty desk top bronze inkwell with an equestrian
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
English Sterling Jester
Ouroboros Snake Sugar Tongs, Birmingham 1887
By Joseph Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary example of Victorian novelty silver, this figural pair of sterling sugar tongs was
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
1914 Aerothrust Bicycle
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
hazardous by modern standards.
Use cases: These were more novelty, show pieces, or experiments. Aerothrust
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Novelty
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$15,750
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Cockatoo Pepperette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
pepperette; an addition to our collection of antique novelty silverware.
This exceptional antique Victorian
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell
By Samuel Jacob
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
surface of this impressive novelty silver inkwell is embellished with embossed details reproducing the
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Carved Wooden Dog Head Figure with Articulated Mouth
Located in New York, NY
open and close via a small mechanism, adding charm and whimsy to the piece. Likely created as a novelty
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Novelty
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Sterling Silver Owl Pepperette
By John George Piddington 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to our range of silver novelty items.
This exceptional antique Edwardian cast sterling silver
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large and Heavy Gothic Iron Castle Wall Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
, which sits nicely in the round carrier, or this can be replaced with a large modern novelty bulb if
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Novelty
Materials
Iron
Silver Champagne Peppers Pot Henry Wilkinson
Co Sheffield, for G H Mumm, 1879
By Henry Wilkinson
Co.
Located in Stockholm, SE
world’s most renowned producers. The piece represents a rare example of Victorian novelty silver design
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
WMF German Jugendstil Silver Golfer Sculpture
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
-plated base with O/X WMF I/O quality marks and is a fine quality novelty period example for which WMF was
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
La Chasseur a l
Arc - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Voluptuousness) which, to Dufy, embodied both novelty and a sense of artistic freedom. Dufy promptly aligned
Category
1920s Fauvist Antique Novelty
Materials
Paper, Gouache
19thC. Silver Plated Victorian Figural Toothpick Holder By James Tufts, Boston
By James W. Tufts
Located in Incline Village, NV
and novelty items from the Victorian era.
Dimensions: 6" high x 4" deep x 2 1/4" wide
Provenance
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
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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.
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