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Bowl with butterflies
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
, as well as a curio and novelty shop, which notably included pieces by Emile Gallé that could be used
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Novelty
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Vesta Case (1891)
By Minshull
Latimer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
; an addition to our collection of novelty vesta cases.
This exceptional and rare antique Victorian
Category
1890s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Projet de Tissus - 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
Black Forest Hand-Carved Wooden Terrier Box
Located in Northport, MI
This is a joyful novelty- a Black Forest hand-carved Terrier box. A beautifully executed piece with
Category
1920s German Folk Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Wood
English Tripod Side Table Crafted from Hickory Shaft Golf Clubs, Circa 1920-1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
décor was a fashionable novelty. The slender profile and light construction make it easy to move, ideal
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th Century English Enamelled Cast Iron Doorstop of Jumbo the Elephant
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
cast iron novelties—making this piece both decorative and historically resonant.
Far rarer than the
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Iron
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian novelty box in the form of an oversized gentleman’s pocket watch, made in England circa 1880. This
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Monkey Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the form of a monkey; an addition to our novelty silverware collection.
This exceptional antique
Category
1890s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Owl smoking pipe made from burr briar wood, French circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
is a novelty smoking pipe produced by the high quality French firm of Butz Choquin and bears their
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Novelty
Materials
Wood
Antique Iron Bull Bottle Opener / Can Opener
Located in Leicester, GB
century - the stylish abstract bull figure makes for a timeless novelty piece. The perfect addition to any
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Novelty
Materials
Iron
Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware
Located in Central England, GB
century solid bronze novelty chess set, which is in a form taken from Roman Italy with an emperor and
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Biscuit tin made by Hunter and Palmer depicting an Indian carved box. English
Located in Central England, GB
This rare survivor, a novelty Hunter and Palmer biscuit tin made from pressed sheet metal and
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Tin
Adorable Antique Silver Duo – Collectible Pepper Pots, Germany c.1910
Located in London, London
and girl in traditional Dutch attire, these novelty pepper shakers are richly detailed with expressive
Category
1910s German Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Violin Brooch Birmingham 1892 Hallmark
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Victorian novelty brooch is designed in the shape of a violin. It is created out of sterling
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian English Sterling Silver Game Bird Pepperette
By Charles Henry Townley
John William Thomas
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the form of a game bird; an addition to our range of silver novelty items
This exceptional
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salt-Glazed Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Katonah, NY
engine-turned wares supplanted press-molded novelty figures.
Material
Technique: Salt-glazed
Category
Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Antique Novelty
Materials
Stoneware
Antique 19th Century Victorian Salt
Pepper Shotgun Cartridges, London c.1883
By Walter Thornhill
Co 1, Thomas Johnson II
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian very rare pair of novelty solid silver-gilt table salt & pepper
Category
19th Century British Other Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
Javanese and Malay Ships near Bantam, from Pontanus’ Amsterdam History, 1611
Located in Langweer, NL
characteristic rigging and curved hulls, emphasizing both the exotic novelty and seafaring expertise of the
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Novelty
Materials
Paper
Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Scandinavian wooden doctors bag circa 1920.
Good quality novelty item with
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Steel
Antique George V Sterling Silver Nursery Rhyme Pig Salt (1911)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
to our novelty silver tableware collection.
This fine and impressive antique George V sterling
Category
1910s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Antler and Bone Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1850
Located in Berghuelen, DE
all country laws.
Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of
Category
1850s German Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Antler
Antique Enamel Erotic Vesta Case, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
the tradition of playful Continental "novelty" smoking accessories.
The exterior lid depicts a
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Gold ring with Ancient Roman intaglio of a stork, shell and mouse, 19th century
Located in London, GB
Republican period, appealing both for their novelty and symbolic richness.
Category
19th Century Antique Novelty
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bear and Ragged Staff Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the form of the 'Bear and Ragged Staff'.
This impressive antique novelty vesta case is
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Folding Engraving of a Flea Seen Under the Microscope by Diderot, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
fascination with the hidden worlds revealed by microscopy.
Microscope studies were a novelty in the 17th and
Category
1770s French Antique Novelty
Materials
Paper
Decorative Antique Botanical Prints – Exotic Tropical Plant Engravings, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
. Each is engraved with attention to botanical structure and proportion, emphasizing their novelty to
Category
1770s French Antique Novelty
Materials
Paper
Daum Nancy Art Deco Pendant Lamp
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Croismare in 1925, with Paul as its director. This factory supplied clear glassware, spheres, and novelty
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Antique Early 20th Sterling Silver Shell Folding Picture Frame Grey
Co 1910
By Grey
Co, Birmingham
Located in London, GB
by William Grey in 1876. The company was well known for its novelties in silver and supplied retail
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke's fusion of the Rococo with
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Novelty
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
English Sterling Silver "Paint Tin" Tea Caddy / Canister by Asprey
Co - 1929
By Asprey
Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
These novelty solid sterling silver boxes or Canisters are always highly sought-after in the form
Category
1920s British Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Brass Equestrian Vanity Mirror in the Form of a Horseshoe
Located in Atlanta, GA
pistols, a riding crop, and a domed helmet. This eccentric yet handsome piece blends novelty design with
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Metal, Brass
1920s Continental Silver Bird Peppers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
silver peppers are realistically modelled in the form of birds.
The surface of these novelty silver
Category
1920s Unknown Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
Antique Indian Silver Wheelbarrow Bon Bon Dishes Circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
novelty silver bon bon dish is embellished with impressive embossed scenes depicting rural hunting scenes
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
English Silver and Enamel Vesta Case with Fox Hunting Scene, circa 1890–1910
Located in Rotterdam, NL
particularly charming example of the enamelled silver novelties so popular among the sporting classes of late
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
By Frederick Edmonds
Edward J.W. Johnson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
interior of this novelty silver box bears the original gilding.
By virtue of its size this unusual and
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920s Pale Brown Leaf Print Silk Blouse with Tie-Neck
Located in London, GB
sheer finish.
A rare surviving example from the era with an early novelty print; it is wonderfully
Category
1920s American Antique Novelty
Antique Victorian Diamond Pearl Brooch/Pendant Buckle Shape 18K Gold - c.1890
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely antique Victorian novelty 18ct gold brooch/pendant made c
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Saint Mark Evangelist Guercino Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
novelties conceived by the master, and therefore presumably active in his prestigious workshop.
In our
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Novelty
Materials
Oil
$7,164 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Large Champagne Bottle, 1892
By Heath
Middleton
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Novelty Champagne Bottle, 1892 Makers T
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henry Howell YZ Nut Bird Match Holder, Striker
Ashtray
By Henry Howell Co. Ltd
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare and iconic Art Deco YZ bird novelty match holder, striker and ashtray designed by Henry Howell
Category
1910s British Art Deco Antique Novelty
Materials
Bakelite, Macassar
Victorian Wine Bottle Carriage Silver Plate Coaster
Located in Staffordshire, GB
A rare and lovely example of a Victorian novelty item and splendour to be used to travel around the
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
$873 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cow Pill Box (1901)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
modelled in the form of a cow; an addition to our ornamental novelty silverware collection.
This
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George V Sterling Silver Fox Pepperette (1910)
By Alfred Clark
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
weddings. Favoured by collectors of novelty silver and hosts who value whimsical yet refined tableware
Category
1910s Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
WMF Württembergische Metallwaren German Jugendstil Figural Gin Pourer
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Jugendstil silver plated novelty figural gin pourer by renowned makers WMF
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
A Pair of Harald Notini Swedish Grace Chandeliers
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Harald Notini
Located in New York, NY
prisms and completed with trailing orbs. The model is listed as a novelty in Böhlmarks Elektrisk
Category
1920s Swedish Antique Novelty
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$19,500 / set
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wager Cup
By B. Neresheimer
Sohne
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to our diverse collection of novelty silverware.
This exceptional and unusual antique Victorian
Category
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Rare Inlaid Rosewood Dodecahedron Cane Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
decorative objects such as canes reflected both an interest in geometric novelty and a recognition of its
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Trillion Cut Diamond Stick Pin
Located in London, GB
claw set in silver to enhance its colour whilst a slightly smaller novelty cut diamond sits above. The
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Set of (6) Victorian Napkin Rings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
century and reflect the Victorian-era fascination with novelty tableware. Perfect for adding character to
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver Plate
$750 Sale Price / set
21% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pig Condiment Set
By Joseph Braham
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
piece condiment set in the form of pigs; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection
Category
1890s English Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neo-Greek Bronze Bust by E. Cornu and G. Viot
Cie, France, Circa 1867
By Eugène Cornu
Located in PARIS, FR
, with sometimes enamel, a combination then considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prized
Category
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Novelty
Materials
Griotte Marble, Enamel, Bronze
Antique Continental Bronze Napoleon Style Toothpick Holder
Located in Greven, DE
novelties or Napoleonic-themed objects.
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gold Gilt Bronze Ormolu Fairy Tale Inspired Match or Pen Holder
Located in Greven, DE
stands on a square, stepped plinth.
This whimsical 19th century novelty is both decorative and
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Novelty
Materials
Bronze
Antique Solid Silver Large Partridge/Grouse Bird Model Box - Edwardian 1910
Located in London, GB
modelled with immaculate proportions, intricate detailing and a wonderful touch of novelty.
Its head can
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass
Hunting Horn
Decanter with Silver CAP
Mouthpiece
London 1893
By John Thomas
Located in London, GB
novelty items of silver glassware. This is beautifully simple, yet wonderfully effective piece of design
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Novelty
Materials
Silver
A Swiss Black Forest gnome matchstick holder/striker made in 1916
Located in Central England, GB
This superb small Black Forest hand-carved lime wood novelty match holder features a standing gnome
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Novelty
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Shell Peppers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collection.
These exceptional, fine and impressive antique
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Novelty
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,460 / set
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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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