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Historical Memorabilia For Sale
Antique Boot Jack, English, Walnut, Folding Shoe Pull, Victorian, Circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique boot jack. An English, walnut folding shoe pull, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. A fine example of enduring Victorian ...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Walnut
Paris-Champagne
Original Vintage French Movie Poster, 1964
By Sinclare
Located in Devon, GB
Although the film itself is somewhat unknown, released only in France and the Netherlands, this stunning French Moyenne poster for the 1964 Pierre Armand melodrama 'Paris-Champagne' ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Rare Aztec Colonial Polychromed Wood Sculpture! Holy Imagene Bultos Santos Icons
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUSEUM PERFECTION !
AZTEC INFLUENCED
LATIN AMERICAN
COLONIAL ART
AMAZINGLY RARE PIECE !
Approx. 14" x 8" x 2 1/2"
After Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, painting and sculpture schools were set up within missions to produce art for Roman Catholic worship in Spanish America to promote Christian evangelization. The works that emerge from this period are great historic treasures and tell us much about this time in history. Icons were important in this conversion process.
Here is an Imagene that was likely employed in a church from the 17th century. It features 5 elaborately carved faces and figures depicting angels and saints.
This piece is magnificent for many reasons, but the most important reason is that this piece illustrates the bridge between the Spanish and Aztec art schools.
The Aztecs had developed the most splendid feather art in the world. Feather mosaics (arte plumario in Spanish, amantecayotl in Nahuatl), were created by specially trained and talented Aztec nobles. The blue green iridescent color of hummingbird feathers had made them a regular form of tribute to Aztec rulers and art that featured these feathers were incomparable.
The Spanish art instructors adopted feathers into traditional Catholic imagery and this piece shows the result of such hybrid. Here feathers are
prominently sculpted into the background and were polychromed with sensational hues to reflect the native love and cultural appreciation for feather art. Few feather mosaics survive because of their temporal frailty, but the wood worked feathers in this piece give scholars and collectors a lasting indication of how Aztecs stylistically used the feathers in their pieces.
Aztec religious leaders wore headdresses and garments made of feathers - and here these saints appear to be wearing feather headdresses!
Even after centuries, the colors of this piece are incredibly compelling. Fragments of the rich blue green pigment that was applied to mimic the hummingbird feathers are still present. The golds, yellows and browns display spectacular understanding of complementary colors.
What's more this piece also shows Aztec sun imagery incorporated into the design! On the reverse side of the Saints' faces we see a vivid blue sun burst type design which clearly was an Aztec motif of the period and has no comparable counterpart in Catholic holy treasures...
Category
17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
To Kill a Mockingbird
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Romanian, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original poster for the first Romanian release of the 1962 American film adaptation of Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' which addressed themes of racism and injustice in the Deep South. Gregory Peck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch, while his ten-year-old co-star Mary Badham was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for her role as daughter Scout. Robert Duvall made his big screen debut as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley...
Category
1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
19th Century French Copper Pot
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th-century French copper pot is a fine example of traditional metal craftsmanship, valued for both its durability and aesthetic warmth. Hand-...
Category
19th Century French Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
C. 1860s London Benham
Froud Copper Double-Handled Jelly Pan
By Benham
Froud
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860s Benham & Froud copper double-handled jelly pan, London, UK. 6-dot mark, obr & cross on bottom. Spun with centering dot also still clear. Size 16 on a handle. Chandos St. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Rare Antique Classical Roman Bronze
Glass Inkstand with Crystal Glass Inkwell
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish, rare and mint condition bronze, brass and glass desk piece.
This completely original inkstand dates from the late 19th century and it has a large number of striking Roman...
Category
Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
John Lennon Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon for Look magazine, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of posters that would visually capture the new psychedelic direction of 'Sgt. Pepper...
Category
1960s American Post-Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit.
Italy, 19th Century.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
George Washington Praying At Valley Forge, Unique Historical Art Signed 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique Historical Framed Account Dating to the Early 1800's , signed Quaker Potts
This is an original and one-of-a-kind enactment artisticaly presented on wood of George Washington kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 Brass Artillery Director Gun/Case
Located in Canterbury, England
A very rare and well preserved World War 1 era (1914-18) Director No 5 Mark 1 brass artillery director theodolite gun sight, (reference no.5 mk1) complete with wooden transit case. ...
Category
1910s Other Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Cheyenne Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pre-reservation Cheyenne dress. Hand-sewn, pieced together; blue trade cloth, ribbon-like edging, cowry shell cape on both sides. This piece without any restoration. Hard to find thi...
Category
1870s American Native American Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Shell
20th Century Automathic Piano-Pianola from France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th Century Luché "ELCE" mechanical piano, France.
Roller and crank in perfect working condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$11,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Maison Kuiper
Ocelot Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot fur hat, Model Sissy, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in ocelot fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fur
Andy Warhol
s
Flesh
Original Vintage Movie Poster, French, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
Conceived by Andy Warhol and young filmmaker Paul Morrissey while Warhol was recovering from gunshot wounds, 'Flesh' was the first of Warhol's experimental and avant-garde films to b...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
James Bond
For Your Eyes Only
Original Vintage Movie Poster, British, 1981
Located in Devon, GB
The twelfth film in the James Bond series, EON Productions 'For Your Eyes Only' saw a return to earth with a more realistic and less sensational storyline after the extravagance of '...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Honorary Uniform, Order of Malta. Spain, possibly around the beginning of the 20
Located in Madrid, ES
Honorary Uniform, Order of Malta. Spain, possibly around the beginning of the 20th century.
Blue jacket or coat and trousers, the first of which bears the label of the Félix del Hie...
Category
20th Century Spanish Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
1812 United States Map, by Pierre Tardieu, Antique French Map Depicting the U.S.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
1812 "United States of Nth America -- Carte des Etats-Unis De L'Amerique Septentrionale" Two-Sheet Map by Tardieu
This attractive map, published in Paris in 1812, is one of the most rare large format maps from the period. It features a view of the East Coast of the U.S. from Maryland to just below South Carolina. Additionally, Ellicott’s plan for the City of Washington D.C. is included at the top right and an illustration of Niagara Falls is shown at the bottom right with a description in both French and English. This extremely detailed map not only depicts the mountainous regions of the southeastern U.S., but also includes names of regions, rivers, and towns.
Based on the first state of Arrowsmith’s 4-sheet map of the United States, this map is completely engraved by Tardieu in Paris and showcases high quality engravings. This detailed map of the recently independent United States includes one of the largest and earliest examples of the Ellicott plan of Washington DC.
The artist, Pierre François Tardieu (PF Tardieu) was a very well-known map engraver, geographer, and illustrator. Awarded a bronze medal by King Louis-Phillipe for the accuracy and beauty of his map-making, Tardieu produced many fine works including maps of Louisiana...
Category
1810s French Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair Solid Etched Copper Tray
By Raymond Hood 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair solid etched copper souvenir tray, unusual version with handles.
The Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Late 18th Century Embossed Brass Powder Flask Hunting Scene Design
Located in Sofia, BG
Antique Embossed Brass Powder Flask – Hunting Scene Design
This is a beautifully crafted 18th-century brass powder flask, featuring an ornate embossed hunting scene. The front showcases a finely detailed stag head and oak leaf motif, symbolizing traditional European hunting themes. The flask is made of solid brass with a warm, aged patina that adds to its charm and authenticity.
• Material: Brass
• Design: Embossed stag and foliage with rich detailing
• Function: Vintage gunpowder flask (historically used with muzzle-loading firearms)
• Condition: Very good antique condition with working spring-top spout and minor wear consistent with age
Ideal for collectors of antique hunting memorabilia...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Antique Military Hat
Fitted Metal Box of Brigadier General Lawrence Drummond
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique military hat and fitted hat box was made by W. Cater of London England for the Brigadier General Lawrence Drummond in approximately 1...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
"YOUNG MAH--HAS--KAH" McKenney
Hall Hand Painted Lithograph by Biddle C. 1837
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is an authentic hand colored lithograph by McKenny Hall and originally painted in the 1820's by Charles King" of YOUNG MAH--HAS--KAH" (born 1784--1834), also known as "Chief Whi...
Category
1830s American Native American Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Set of Three Large Vintage Skeleton Keys
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three large vintage skeleton keys, circa 1950s. The set is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 4.75"W x 1.5"D x .5"H. Keys are from approximately 4.75"/4...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$125 / set
Pair of Ericsson Modern Art Deco Telephones Rotary
Push Button Sweden
By Ericsson
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Ericsson one piece phones from Sweden. One Rotary, one push button. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Phones are from a large collection so they wer...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1900s French Street of the Priests Metal Sign on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This early-1900s French metal street sign, originally marking “Rue des Prêtres” (“Street of the Priests”), is a striking example of classic Parisian signage with a beautifully aged s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
WWII Ship
s Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941.
Pendant number J-30.
Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches.
Height: 28 cm - 11 inches.
HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service.
Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk.
In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary.
In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951
Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Iron and wood safe with studs and secret lock, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique safe from the restoration period with internal walnut structure and iron cladding decorated with studs, from Italy, second quarter of the 19th century. Front with door decora...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Barnum
Bailey Circus Horse Collar
Located in Fulton, CA
Vintage and historical leather and painted wood horse collar from Barnum & Bailey Circus. Embossed in leather "Barnum & Bailey" and "King". Assuming the name of the horse was King. C...
Category
20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern German record player, radio by Siemens , 1950s
By Siemens
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid Century Modern German record player, radio by Siemens , 1950s
The radio is in fully functional.
Dimensions:
43 D x 120 W x 111 H
It is in good vintage condition, however,...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Teak
Antique Kent
s Knife Cleaning, Polishing
Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Victorian knife cleaning and sharpening machine was made by Kent's of London England in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The machine is composed of two sharpening stones...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Stone, Metal
Vintage Parker Pen, 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Parker Pen. With its original box.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$215 / item
Vintage Ashtray US Oberammergau US Army School
By Lladro
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage ceramic ashtray with Imagery of the US Oberammergau US Army School established in Germany in the 1960s. Ashtray is in good condition.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Ceramic
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
Silhouette framed Miniature XIX° Siècle
Located in Bilzen, BE
A miniature silhouette in a papier-mâché frame with convex glass
Not signed
11 x 13 cm, interior 5.8 x 7.4 cm
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Parafernalia Pen, 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Parafernalia Pen.
Includes its original box.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$95 / item
A Greek marble funerary stele
Located in London, GB
A Greek marble funerary stele, In the form of a naiskos, the pediment with central roundel and acroteria at the corners, with a scene carved in high relie...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Marble
Some Like It Hot
Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
Billy Wilder's timeless screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" needs no introduction - with it's non-stop action, smutty one-liners, sexual innuendo and skilful blend of high and low co...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Odd Fellow / Mason Pearlware Lustre Painted Plate – a
By Sunderland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce Odd Fellow or Mason themed Pearlware plate, from the Staffordshire region of England, attributed to Sunderland Potteries, circa 1820 – 1830.
One of a pair, this is plate A....
Category
Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pearlware
His Masters Voice Large Advertising Paper Mache RCA Store Display
Nipper
Dog
By Old King Cole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large advertising store display 'Nipper' dog was made by the Old King Cole Company of Ohio, and dates to approximately 1920 and done in a period Art Deco style. The sculpture is done entirely of a molded paper mache which has been hand painted with a white ground, and black accents with some gold finish on the collar. This RCA advertising store display has been restored at some time, as evidenced by the re-painting of the entire sculpture. There is some overall wear as presented in the photos and consistent with age and use,. This figural advertising 'Nipper' dog is clearly signed with a red paper label for the 'Old King Cole Company' inside the hind quarter with the crown logo. These store display Nipper dogs were done for several years for RCA, and the first ones were done in paper mache, and later done in fiberglass and the last renditions done in a molded plastic. This advertising sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Set Of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum And Brass Pots, Baking Pan And Sieve 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum and Brass Saucepans, Baking Pan and Sieve 1940s
The large pots have a diameter of 27 cm.
Good condition, signs of aging.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Large Antique Framed Pillsbury
s Best Flour Sign
By Pillsbury Company 1
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large sign advertises for Pillsbury's Best Flour. The sign has brilliant red and green color with white lettering. This sign is divided into two sections down the middle and is ...
Category
1920s North American Other Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
Calder The Complete Bronzes Book
Located in New York, NY
Calder: The Complete Bronzes book. Published on the occasion of the exhibition; October 25 - December 8, 2012, New York, New York. This exhibition book is ...
Category
2010s American Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique Wooden Scrolling Desk Calendar Keeps Time Perpetually
Located in San Francisco, CA
The upper right-hand corner of your laptop or the opening screen on your ever-present phone tracks your every fleeting moment. But there was an era, approximately a century ago, when...
Category
1930s American American Craftsman Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Industrial Double Coffee Mill, Copenhagen Denmark circa 1920-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Double coffee mill with motor, two funnels, mill wheel made of iron.
Plaque reads: Frigangs-Kaffemolle; A.Jørgensens & Co. (of Copenhagen, Denmark).
Lower part of red painted wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Iron
Purple Amethyst Crystal Rock Calcite Mineral Art Decorative Object, Sculpture
Located in London, GB
An incredible amethyst formation with central calcite "arch" and calcite spear.
Two special calcite formations are shown here; the first is a beautiful arch covered with a blanket...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gilda
Original Vintage Argentinian One Sheet Movie Poster, 1946
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this extremely rare Argentinian one-sheet poster for quintessential film noir 'Gilda' features similar show-stopping artwork to the coveted US ...
Category
1940s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Hunt Brother Circus
Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show ca 1900-1910. With the bold headlines “Buffalo Ranch”...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Nora Inu / Stray Dog
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptionally rare very rare original Japanese film poster for Akira Kurosawa's 1949 crime film.
This is not the general release poster but one created for local theatres ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$6,131
Collectible Vintage Hand-tooled Leather African Berber Tribal Moroccan Bag 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
vintage ethnic Berber tribal hand tooled and embroidered
leather satchel shoulder cross body bag.
Handcrafted by the Berber artisans from the Rif Mountains North Morocco Africa.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Sterling on Black Parade Saddle
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sterling on black parade saddle. 15” padded seat. Heavily tooled. Over 100 sterling silver conchos. Large sterling plates covering tapaderos. The saddle ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History
A gilded wooden family portrait frame with the Calhoun/Colquhoun family coat of arms. This portrait frame probably ended up in the Netherlands through the marriage of the American Julia Johnson Calhoun (1884-1970) in 1914 to Mr. Justinus Egbertus Hendericus baron van Nagell (1882-1963). The list contains three portrait photos of presumably members of the Calhoun family.
The American statesman John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) descended from a Scottish noble family with the name Colquhoun, who settled in the United States in the 18th century and achieved great prestige there. He started his career as a lawyer, married the daughter of an influential senator and was elected to the House of Representatives. After serving as Secretary of War, he became Vice President under President John Quincy Adams from 1825-1829 and then served a second term under President Andrew Jackson. This makes him one of only two American vice presidents to have served under two different presidents. His grandson, John Caldwell Calhoun (1843-1918), was a successful American businessman, landowner and managing director of the Baltimore Coal Mining and Railway Company. He married Linnie Adams, second cousin of US Vice President Richard Johnson. Their only daughter, Julia Johnson Calhoun (1884-1970), made her debut in New York and met mr. Justinus Egbertus Hendericus baron van Nagell (1882-1963), who was attached to the Dutch legation in Washington in diplomatic service. He descended from an old noble family from Westphalia, whose ancestor was first mentioned in 1385. In the 16th century, an ancestor settled in the Netherlands and in 1814 the family was included in the Dutch nobility with the title of baron. He grew up at Schaffelaar Castle in Barneveld and his father was mayor in this castle and he was also Grand Commander of the Knightly German Order. At the end of the 19th century, a real boom in marriages of wealthy American heirs to European nobility started. It was the 'Gilded Age', described in e.g., the books of Edith Wharton, in which millions of dollars crossed the Atlantic as a dowry. New money and European nobility bonded. One of the most famous marriages was that of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the English Duke of Marlborough. The Vanderbilt millions repaired the roof of Blenheim Palace and the gardens here were recreated in the French style. It prompted a visitor to remark: “American money has its use after all.”
The Van Nagell-Calhoun wedding became a real social event in the winter of 1914 at the start of the nightlife season – one newspaper ran the headline GAYETIES OF WINTER SOCIAL SEASON BEGIN THIS WEEK – and newspapers detailed all the details. The bridal staff included the Dutch Count Van Rechteren Limpurg and as witness for the groom was Jonkheer De Beaufort, who was secretary of the Dutch legation in Washington.
Baron Van Nagell had a glorious career in the diplomatic service, which over the years took him from Beijing to Washington and St Petersburg. Here he experienced the Russian Revolution in Saint Petersburg in 1917 up close. One evening he was sitting with company at a table in a restaurant. A waiter brought the bill to a group of Russian communists next to them. The bill did not like this, whereupon the waiter was shot dead. After Saint Petersburg, London, Bucharest, and Stockholm followed, where he finally became envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
The couple had three children: one daughter was born stillless and the only son and heir died in 1944 as a res. -2nd lieutenant pilot in the Royal Air Force over France. A second daughter married a jonkheer Clifford Kocq van Breugel...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament 1996, Flemming Eskildsen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Every year a well-known Danish artist designs the Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament. In its many incarnations over the years it has becom...
Category
1990s Danish Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
1950 Uniques Books Stanza Della Segnatura by Raphael Printed by Pope Pius XII
By Vatican Library
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury, unique seven books of the "Stanza della Segnatura" by Raphael, containing thirty-two plates in color and six in monochrome, printed from Pope Pius XII...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Olivetti do Brasil "Hermes Baby" Typewriter, 1980s
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti do Brasil "Hermes Baby" typewriter, 1980s
With its red-orange briefcase, intact and in good condition.
It was considered the most popular typewriter in the world and a desig...
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Mid-Late 19th Century English Needlepoint Bell Pull
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-late 19th century English needlepoint bell pull. A very rare & splendid example with gilt bronze lion mask mounts; maroon backing. Floral, fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Thread, Yarn
An Ideal Husband
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Wiktor Gorka, Polish, 1956
By Wiktor Gorka
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios...
Category
1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Hand Carved and Hand Painted Sedan Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French sedan chair made of hand carved gilded wood hand painted with music trophy, wedding rings at the back and lots of flowers all ar...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$12,709 Sale Price
40% Off
Rare early 1980s Iggy Pop Announcement
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Iggy Pop Invites You To Join Him for a Private New Year’s Eve Celebration at The Hard Rock Cafe.”
Extremely rare vintage announcement card; New York City c.1981.
4x6 inches.
Good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned.
Iggy Pop is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actor, who is often referred to as the godfather of punk. His role as the outrageous and unpredictable frontman of protopunk band The Stooges...
Category
1980s Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
James Bond
Dr. No
Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce and sought after country-of-origin poster for the first release of the first James Bond film. Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of 'Dr. No' fir...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Important Lock in Sheet Steel from the 17th or 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large lock mechanism in forged iron and handcut, formerly painted black. All the elements are riveted, some rivets are extensions of the cups
This lock most likely comes from a church or castle door...
Category
Early 1700s French Antique Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
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