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Place of Origin: American
Southern Beasts Ostrich Taxidermy
By Southern Beasts
Located in Houston, TX
21st Century Southern Beasts young ostrich taxidermy newly adorned with antique and vintage texttiles.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Textile, Feathers

Antique Rare Backgammon Set with Cork Board Wood Chips Potafolio
Located in San Diego, CA
rare unique backgammon game set, circa 1950's , potafolio the set has a corck board , and wood chips the case shows normal wear and patina due to age.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Cork

Real Toscana Sheep Fur Rabbit Toy Made to Order
By JG Switzer
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Design commissioned by JG Switzer from a Ukranian plush toy artist, and sewn in our workshop from fluffy fur scraps, Little JG Rabbit is for Bigs and Littles...
Category

2010s Arts and Crafts American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fur

Space Mission Pinball Arcade Game, 1976 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'SPACE MISSION' pinball machine from 1976. 4 players can play. Made by Williams Electronics. In excellent working condition, recently restored. Great visuals and sounds. Extr...
Category

1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rolling Stones Tour 24 VIP Gift Box Set - Hackney Diamonds
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones tour '24 VIP gift box set - "Hackney Diamonds", circa 2024. The boxed set is in unused condition and includes a wireless phone charger, coffee cup, noteb...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Houses, Volume VI, by Thierry Despont, Large Architecture Book, 2008
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume VI of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and ear...
Category

Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Esso Gas Gilbarco gas pump, model 96
Located in Alpha, NJ
This vintage Gilbarco Esso Gas Pump is in very good condition. This pump has been fully restored. Lighting elements are operational, pump elements have been removed.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Steel

A Victorian Housebuilder s Guide
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide by George E. Woodward and Edward G. Thompson. Softcover book published in 1988 by Dover Publications Inc., of New York. Manufactured in the USA, Illu...
Category

1980s Victorian Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pinball Rolling Stones Collector 1980s Completely Revised
Located in Paris, FR
Collector pinball, first rolling stones pinball 1980s, functioning completely revised, in excellent condition. Exceptional collector piece.  
Category

Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Vintage Reed Barton Wood Sterling Silver Jogging Stick
By Reed Barton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable vintage 'jogging stick'. By Reed and Barton. Marketed by Reed and Barton as a stylish (and necessary) jogging accessory. In walnut-finished wood with sterling silver ...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Time Zone Pinball Arcade Game, 1972 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'TIME ZONE' pinball machine from 1972. Made by Bally Manufacturing Corporation and designed by Jim Patla. In excellent working condition. Great visuals and sounds. Extremely ...
Category

1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Native American Beadwork Gauntlets with an Chief, ca 1880-90
Located in York County, PA
Native American beadwork gauntlets with Indian Chiefs in feathered headdresses, probably souix, Ca 1880-90 Native American beadwork gauntlet...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Houses, Volume I, by Thierry Despont, Large Art Book, United States, 1990
By Assouline Publishing, Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume I of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earn...
Category

1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1960s Blue Pedal Car Convertible
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Star Wars Return of the Jedi Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1983
By Tim Reamer
Located in Devon, GB
Tim Reamer's simple and effective poster design for the final instalment of George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy has become emblematic of the entire saga, with its glowing lights...
Category

1980s Post-Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Thonet Bentwood Other Furniture : The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue
Located in valatie, NY
Thonet Bentwood and Other Furniture : The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue and Supplements, by Thonet Co., Softcover Published by Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1980. Michael Thonet (17...
Category

1980s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Star Wars
Located in London, GB
Original US International film poster for Star Wars 1977. The film was directed by George Lucas and starred Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The artwork on this poster i...
Category

1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Star Wars
Star Wars
$5,461
1966 Vintage Greg Noll Miki Dora “Da Cat” longboard
By Greg Noll
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1966 vintage Greg Noll Miki Dora Da Cat longboard. Features the legendary black cat color scheme Miki Dora was known to ride. A remarkable example of the hig...
Category

1960s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Vintage American Made Antique Wooden Snow Sled Toboggan
Located in Oakville, CT
Original, Vintage, American Made, Wooden Snow Sled / Toboggan. Bring the whole gang with you on this sleigh ride! The seat is 142" long with the original p...
Category

20th Century Primitive American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley
Located in New York, NY
The first comprehensive monograph on the daring, irreverent, and fantastical art of the Haas Brothers Step into a world where design meets art in the most audacious, subversive, and...
Category

2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
By John Salterini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Phenomenal pair of miniature wrought iron peacock chairs designed by John Salterini. This diminutive set of doll size chairs were made as sa...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Asprey Alpha Big Game Sterling Silver Horn Cigar Lighter, 1908
By Asprey International Limited, Joseph Braham
Located in New York, NY
English Edwardian Big Game cigar lighter, 1908. Sterling silver globular bowl with chained cap swing-mounted to round frame, in turn, swing-mounted to c-scroll frame on scrolled wire...
Category

Early 1900s Edwardian Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Form and Re-Form: A Practical Handbook of Modern Interiors (First Edition)
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this landmark work by Austrian/American architect, designer, and author Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958), an exemplary combination of incisive text and striking graphic de...
Category

1930s Machine Age Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectible antique 1920s Kodak film camera in hard leather case. With original leather case stamped made in Belgium. Antique No. 3A Special Autographic Folding Pocket Model C Kodak with Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat Lens 6.3. The 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Eastman Kodak...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber, 1st Limited Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...
Category

1980s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

History of the Discovery of America by Henry Trumbull, 1832
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Trumbull, Henry. History of the Discovery of America: Of the Landing of our Forefathers at Plymouth, and of Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians in New-England, From Th...
Category

1830s Early Victorian Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

1st Battalion VA Infantry 39th Battalion VA Cavalry 24th Battalion VA Rangers
Located in valatie, NY
1st Battalion Virginia Infantry 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry 24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers by Robert J. Driver and Kevin C. Ruffner. H. E. Howard, Lynchburg VA, 1996. 1...
Category

1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, Whoopi Goldberg Collector s Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: Whoopi Goldberg. Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover (incl. 6 fold-outs) with supplement book (INT-Edition) and bookstand designed by Marc Newson. Editor: Annie Leibovitz, Benedikt Taschen, Simone Philippi. Contributing authors: Steve Martin, Graydon Carter, Annie Leibovitz, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paul Roth. Limited to a total of 10,000 copies, all signed by Annie Leibovitz: (No. 1,001–10,000 Collector‘s Edition) is available in 4 different dust jackets that collectors can choose from: Whoopi Goldberg; Keith Haring; David Byrne and Patti Smith and (No. 1–1,000 Art Edition) is limited to 1,000 copies, bound in leather, each numbered and signed by Annie Leibovitz, comes with all 4 dust jackets and a Fine Art print: Keith Haring, New York City, 1986, size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.) The ultimate portrait collection of the most famous celebrities, by the most well known photographer in the world, from Annie Leibovitz's 40 years in photography (including a large number of previously unseen images from her archives). 500 of the most celebrated people from the worlds of music, cinema, TV, art, fashion, theater, literature, politics, and sports are featured in a size, scale and printing quality never before seen. 240 photos in total. Comes with specially designed limited edition Marc Newson book Stand...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Dewey Weber Performer Longboard Early Model (1960s)
By Dewey Weber
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Experience a true gem of surf history with this early 1960s Weber Performer longboard, measuring 9'8". Celebrated as one of the most popular and influential longboards of its time, t...
Category

1960s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Venetian Life; With Illustrations from Original Watercolors by Childe Hassam etc
Located in Middletown, NY
Howells, William Dean Venetian Life; With Illustrations from Original Watercolors Boston: Houghton Mifflin, The Riverside Press, 1892. 2 volumes, 8vo 7 x 4 3/4 inches (172 x 120 mm); viii, 279 pp; 287 pp. 18 illustrations from watercolors by Childe Hassam, Ross Turner, F. Hopkinson Smith, and Rhoda Holmes...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold Leaf

1940s Vornado Antique Electric Powerful Metal Desk Table Fan
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Vornado vintage antique electric fan powerful and silent. Art Deco era electric table desk top fan with modern industrial design. Has one ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Van Teal Lucite Tic Tac Toe Set, Circa 1970
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Van Teal style lucite Tic Tac Toc set from the 1070´s. Thick lucite set with curved edges. Perfect gaming and conversation piece for your coffee table or play room. Sizewise...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Solid Mahogany Wood Boat Rudder -Sailboat Nautical Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage boat or sailboat rudder. Solid mahogany wood. Decorative item that can serve as wall or table sculpture. Perfect decoration for any industrial or ma...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Yellow 1970s Organizer Wall-All III Uten.Silo Dorothee Maurer-Becker Pop Art Era
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful primary yellow, heavily loved and patinated, a seventies pop-art survivor, a true relic from the original owners home. Riddled with pen ink in the inside the bottoms of the...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Early 20th Century Handheld Tally Number Counter with Addictive Clicking Button
Located in Red Lion, PA
Early 20th Century Nickel-Plated Brass Handheld Tally Counter, Machine Age Streamline Design This early 20th century handheld tally number counter combines Machine Age style with sa...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Large Cast Iron Coffee Grinder
By Enterprise Manufacturing Company
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Large coffee grinder from Philadelphia, Pa. It is heavy and mainly made of cast iron and wood. A metal Eag...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Airplane Sculpture of the Boeing 314 Clipper Cast Aluminium
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art Deco Airplane Sculpture of the Boeing 314 Clipper Cast Aluminium. Aluminum desk model inspired by the Art Deco era of the 1930s and 1940s, showcasing the iconic Boeing 312 Pan Am Flying Clipper Boat design. This metal airplane...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Paul Cadmus: 49 Drawings
Located in New York, NY
A lavish portfolio of never-before-seen erotic drawings by celebrated twentieth-century American artist and gay icon, Paul Cadmus Paul Cadmus entered the art scene in the 1930s with...
Category

2010s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1930s Entomology Moth Butterfly Collection Wall Display Rare Extinct Bugs
By Grant Wood 1
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting piece from an Iowan Estate. This piece is unsigned. The folklore I was told by the seller about the piece is that this was originally from the Grant Wood Estate. Howeve...
Category

1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

A cigar holder, silver sterling 925/1000, signed Tiffany, United States 1930.
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Milan, IT
A cigar holder, sterling 925/1000. Made of smooth silver in the shape of a cigar with a lid, a lapis lazuli, cabochon cut, is set at the end. The edge of the bezel and the profile of...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver

National Sewing Machine Co. B. Eldredge Sewing Machine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a National Sewing Machine Co. B. Eldredge Sewing Machine. It depicts two arcs shaped sewing machine painted black. It is adorned at its round base with a gold oval plaque tha...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

19thC Animal Themed Lithographed Alphabet Children s "Learning Blocks" Ca. 1880
By McGloughlin Bros. New York City
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely complete set of 19th century Victorian alphabet and word learning blocks; fully intact and colorful lithography to the top and bottom sides with domestic, zoo, and wild animal...
Category

1880s Folk Art Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

"Cat With A Bow Seated" Still Bank, American, circa 1970
By John Wright Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat With A Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a re-issue of a bank by the same name and same casting made in the early 1900s by the Grey Iron C...
Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt Surfboard shaped by Rory Russell
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard shaped by Rory Russel. Features sleek black tint with white lightning bolt and complimentary rail bolts. Winged pintail shape design. Signed on...
Category

1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Vintage Mid-Century Pedal Car Fire Truck
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

RONSON 1936 Art-Deco Machine Age Cigar Humidor Desk Box And Touch-Tip Striker
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Ronson Art Deco Combination Humidor and Touch Tip Table Lighter. This Art Deco smoking accessory is a combination humidor box and touch tip lighter by...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique Collectable USN Brass Bell
Located in Alhambra, CA
Antique WWII or earlier brass US Navy bell. Very heavy solid brass retired naval bell, engraved with "USN". Rings loud and clear (see video for an example). ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage MATL Matilde Poulat Gemstone Inlaid Silver Cross – Taxco Mexico, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Vintage MATL Matilde Poulat Gemstone Inlaid Silver Cross – Taxco Mexico, 1950s A stunning and collectible vintage silver cross pendant by renowned Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat...
Category

20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Winchester 4692 Embossed Hard Gun Case with Leather Handle Finished Brass Trim
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Winchester 4692 Embossed Hard Gun Case with Leather Handle Finished Brass Trim Red Velvet Interior. Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term d...
Category

1990s American Classical American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

C. Late 19th-Early 20th Century American Carousel Horse on Custom Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century carousel horse on custom stand, American. A fine & fun example. Restored prior to the current owner's acquisition of it, it likely had handles to mount &...
Category

Late 19th Century Other Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Oak

Sky Divers Pinball Arcade Game, 1964 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'Sky Divers' pinball machine from 1964. Designed by Ted Zale and manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Co. Only 2,250 produced. In excellent working condition. Great visuals an...
Category

1960s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Christie s: The Van Cliburn Collection, English Furniture, Russian Works of Art
Located in valatie, NY
The Van Cliburn Collection. English furniture, Russian Works of Art, Silver and Jewelry. Thursday 17 May 2012, Christie's. Christie's was honored to presen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Texaco Sky Chief Gas Gilbarco gas pump, model 96
Located in Alpha, NJ
This vintage Gilbarco Texico Sky Chief Gas Pump is in very good condition. This pump has been fully restored. Lighting elements are operational, pump elements have been removed.
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Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Picasso 2 Volume Box Set Carsten-Peter Warncke Pub Benedikt Taschen 1995
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973 by Carsten-Peter Warncke; Ingo F. Walther Illustrated by Pablo Picasso Published by Benedikt Taschen.Germany 1995 (Vol I: The Works 1890-1936, pp. 1-380, Vol...
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20th Century Expressionist American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by William Henry Hudson. New York: Knopf, 1943. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John G...
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1940s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

PAUL KLEE Great Art of the Ages by Will Grohmann, 1969 Abrams Hardcover
By (after) Paul Klee
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
PAUL KLEE Great Art of the Ages by Will Grohmann, 1969 Abrams Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated hardcover featuring numerous tipped-in color plates—a premium printing method in whic...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Good Gulf Gas pump
Located in Alpha, NJ
This vintage Gulf Gas Pump is in very good condition. This pump has been fully restored. Lighting elements are operational, pump elements have been removed.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Steel

United s "Carnival Gun" Arcade Game, circa 1954 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage circa 1954 “Carnival Gun” arcade rifle game manufactured by United Mfg. Large Dale-style gun game. As the targets are on the move, use the gun to ...
Category

1950s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage United States Post Office Department Enamel Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage metal sign has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated from the United States and dates to approximately 1976 and done in a ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Colonial American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Cut Steel

Chicago Coin ‘Shoot Out’ Arcade Game, 1976 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1976 ‘Shoot Out’ arcade rifle game manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company. Large Dale-style gun game. This machine is housed i...
Category

1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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