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Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Clock Set
Located in London, GB
variety of decorative and art objects, as well as natural curiosities. The shop was based in Paris at 9
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Jewelry Casket by Alphonse Giroux et Cie Paris J.Moigniez
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie, Jules Moigniez
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
its own key Alphonse Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated at No
Category

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Brass Greyhound Table Lamp by Thomas Blakemore
By T. Blakemore Ltd.
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
ceramic books, Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop.
Category

Mid-20th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1890 Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
Cruickshank and Phiz. Nicholas Nickleby. With forty illustrations. The Old Curiosity Shop. With seventy-five
Category

Antique 1890s British Books

Materials

Paper

Pet Shop Boys Catalogue “Signed by Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant Chris Lowe”
By Philip Hoare, Pet Shop Boys, Chris Heath
Located in CA, CA
. The Pet Shop Boys are style icons of the 20th and 21st century, and the flawless visual work
Category

Early 2000s British Books

Antique Book Set, 13 Vols Charles Dickens Novels, English, Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Papers; Old Curiosity Shop & Hard Times; Barnaby Rudge; Martin Chuzzlewit; Oliver Twist & Great
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Books

Materials

Paper

Unusual Large Sailor s Valentine in Square Form with Original Label
Located in Nantucket, MA
in each corner. The original paper label still remains on the back, reading: The New Curiosity Shop
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art

c1890 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
’, seventy-five to ‘Barnaby Rudge’, seventy-four to ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’; seven to ‘Christmas Stories
Category

Antique 1890s British Books

Materials

Paper

1894 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
plates The Old Curiosity Shop - With seventy-five illustrations (thirty-two plates) Barnaby Rudge: A
Category

Antique 1890s British Books

Materials

Paper

Erotic Early 20th Century Mexican Ceramic Trinket Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Curiosity Shop in Michigan, 1930s, Mexico.
Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Shop Fronts by Jacques Debaigts, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shop Fronts by Jacques Debaigts. Architectural Book Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1974. 1st Ed
Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

Vintage Cobbler Shop Leather Rolls, circa 1920-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
of leather from a cobbler shop used to make shoes. Each is a different type and thickness of leather
Category

Early 20th Century Taxidermy

Materials

Leather

Fantastical Miniature Apothecary Shop, Mid-19th Century
Located in Wiscasset, ME
, sign, bell, and accoutrements found in an apothecary shop of the day.
Category

Antique 1860s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Shops Boutiques, Foreword by Giorgio Armani by Grant Camden Kirkkpatric AIA
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Shops & Boutiques. Foreword by Giorgio Armani. Grant Camden Kirkkpatric AIA. Published by NY: PBC
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Bronze Cigar Lighter from Tobacco Shop Counter, 19th Century
Located in Haarlem, NL
A rare Americana find. This Moorish figure on a bird's talon. Head can be filled with oil and burns from a wick from the mouth. Such a cool item!
Category

Antique 19th Century North American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1985, Set of 3 Vintage Magnets
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop, 1985 Set of 3 original Pop Shop magnets designed by Keith Haring. Sold at
Category

Vintage 1980s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plastic

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986 Set of 5 Original Pins
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 5 vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop lapel pins, circa 1986-1987 featuring some of the artist's
Category

Vintage 1980s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986 Set of 4 Original Pins
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 4 vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop lapel pins, circa 1986-1987 featuring some of the artist's
Category

Vintage 1980s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
Olde Curiosity Shop" in Seattle, WA in the early 1900s. This pole is unique as it is unpainted; it has
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Old "German Christmas Market Stall" Christmas Toy Shop Dollhouse Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful market stall or shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood, Cotton, Paper

Oversized Mahogany Edwardian Tradesman Shop Sample Model Door Stained Glass
Located in Lowestoft, GB
exhibition piece, or a shop display piece. Has has two later mirror plates attached so can be wall mounted
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stained Glass, Mahogany

World War ll Navy Gas Mask Shop Display, circa 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an original World War ll era Navy gas mask shop display with original store tag, red eye
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Old "German Christmas Market Stall" Christmas Toy Shop Dollhouse Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German Christmas Market Display Box with Music Box, circa 1910–1920 This exceptional and beautifully preserved German market display box dates from around 1910–1920. Crafted...
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Paper

Keith Haring Pop Shop: Set of 4 Original Pins, circa 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 4 vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop lapel pins, circa 1986-1987 featuring some of the artist's
Category

Vintage 1980s Historical Memorabilia

Pink Pig Wicker Basket Butcher Shop Display Container, Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pink pig wicker basket container. Made of wicker, paper mache and glass eyes. This was a window display to showcase the smoked sausages. It is from the 1900s - 1910s. Not...
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by John Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
Williams who started carving for the "Ye Olde Curiosity Shop" in Seattle, WA in the early 1900s. This pole
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Eric Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
for the Ye Olde Curiosity shop in Seattle, WA in the early 1900s began the family tradition that has
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Sam Williams
By Sam Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
. Sam Williams who started carving for the Ye Olde Curiosity shop in Seattle, WA in the early 1900s and
Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Sam Williams
By Sam Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
. Sam Williams who started carving for the Ye Olde Curiosity shop in Seattle, WA in the early 1900s and
Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Abstract Modernist Cubist Jazz Painting, Oil on Canvas by William Sharp
By William Sharp
Located in Buffalo, NY
illustrations for several leading publishers, with Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop for Heritage Press being his
Category

Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

19th Century Sailor s Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
during this period. The main source for these shell pictures was the New Curiosity Shop, located in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

Turn of the Century Double Sailor s Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
these shell pictures was the New Curiosity Shop, located in McGregor Street in Bridgetown, a popular
Category

Antique Early 1900s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Display Cup Attributed to A. Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré
Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Bar or Shop Counter
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A bar or shop counter. The top is a single plank of teak, scrubbed to a matt finish after
Category

Antique 19th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

Boulangerie shop.
Located in London, GB
Painted pine and tin replica of a boulangerie shop, probably made for a model village.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Tin

Shop Window Bust in Plaster, circa 1920
By P. Collet 2
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Shop Window Bust in Plaster, Bruxxels, ca. 1920
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stucco

Butcher-shop pair of solid concrete Sheep
Located in Madison, WI
Pair of concrete sheep from a mid-western butcher shop. The concrete fleece is nicely roughed and
Category

20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Miniature Shop Vise
Located in Seattle, WA
Tiny shop vise with old orange paint and chrome-plated handles.
Category

20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

"Caduceus of Pharmacy" Shop Sign, circa 1930-1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Shop sign, circa 1930-1940. Chrome plating and painted sheet metal. Measures: Height 91 cm
Category

20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

1920s Papier Mâché Cornucopias from Floral Shop, Pair
Located in Madison, WI
From a floral shop of the roaring 1920s comes this flamboyant pair of papier mâché cornucopias
Category

Vintage 1920s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Paper

Decorative Early 20th Century French Shop Display Mannequin Hand
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The composition plaster mannequin hand in a theatrical position, showing the original painted surface and having a wonderful patination, survives from the second quarter of 20th cent...
Category

Vintage 1920s French Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

NCR Candy Shop Cash register
Located in Miami, FL
NCR Candy Shop Cash register
Category

Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Enamel Lyons Tea Shop Sign
Located in Salisbury, GB
A very good enamel 'Lyons Tea' double-sided original shop sign, circa 1900.
Category

Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Iron and Brass Shop Measures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of metal shop measurers the largest measures 8" h x 7.5" d.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Rare WC Olland Shop Scale
Located in Round Top, TX
A rare WC Olland shop scale in immaculate condition. This model 178 scale was manufactured from
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Scientific Instruments

Extraordinary Miniature Butcher’s Shop Model
Located in London, GB
With Various Joints and Cuts of Meat Hand Carved and Painted Wood, Metal and Paper
Category

Antique 1870s European Models and Miniatures

Giant Shop Display Tennis Racquet
Located in Fitzroy, Victoria
have been used as an advertising or shop display piece.
Category

Late 20th Century North American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Ventura Longboard Surfboard, California, 1964
By Ventura Surf Shop 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expensive back in the day. Shaped by the legendary Tom Hale who started Ventura Surf Shop in 1961. The
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Wood

Antique Cast Iron Shop Scale by Dayton
Located in Alhambra, CA
Wonderful candy store weight scale by The Dayton Ohio Scale Co., circa 1920s. Composed of cast iron with gold paint overlay. Lovely antique patina with original label and hardware th...
Category

20th Century American Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Pair of Victorian Shoe Shop Window Prop Shoes
Located in Mississauga, ON
Pair of Late 19th Century Victorian Oversized Shoes from a shoe shop window display; the soles and
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Models and Miniatures

Huge Oversized Shop Display Tennis Racquet
Located in Lancashire, GB
Huge Oversized Shop Display Tennis Racquet. This is a great looking piece of 1950's tennis shop
Category

20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Vintage Electric Shop Display Victorinox Pocket Knives Switzerland
Located in Retie, BE
Victorinox knives Switzerland. Big electric motion display - shop display - window display
Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Miniature Paris Street Of Houses And Shops 3-D
Located in Geneva, IL
HANDMADE 3-D STREET SCENE OF PARIS SHOPS AND HOUSES. DOLL HOUSE SIZE. LOT'S OF ATTENTION TO
Category

Vintage 1960s French Architectural Models

Materials

Wood, Cork

Miniature Shopping Cart Display Piece from Marshall Field s Chicago
Located in Winnetka, IL
A whimsical miniature steel shopping cart probably used for display at the now defunct Chicago
Category

20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Late 19th Century German Large Doll Shop Toy Display Dollhouse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large antique German doll-shop in different shade of Blue. It is a large model, so you
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

The Find The Housing Works Book of Decorating with Thrift Shop Treasures Book
Located in Oakland Park, FL
"The Find includes chapters on furniture, accessories, small spaces, and entertaining. From a suburban ranch to an East Village studio in New York, each abode illustrates unexpected ...
Category

Early 2000s Chinese Bohemian Books

Materials

Paper

Sailor s Valentine
By Meg Withstandley
Located in New York, NY
large majority were made by women in Barbados to be sold at the local curiosity shop. Barbados was often
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

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