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Place of Origin: North American
Zebra Mount
Located in Pueblo, CO
Very Nice Zebra wall mount. Perfect size, perfect weight, great expression, perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hide
$2,800
Mexico 68 Olympics Original Posters with Pictograms for Each Sport Discipline
By Lance Wyman
Located in Mexico, DF
Striking Original Posters printed as a Signal System for the various Disciplines of the Mexico 68 Olympic Games. Each poster is dedicated to a specific sport...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
McKenney
Hall Hand Painted Lithograph "MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAH" Circa 1836
By McKenney
Hall
Located in Incline Village, NV
"MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAH" "Black Hawk A Saukie Brave" (printed under image) is one of the more attractive and striking McKenney
Hall folios, and consequently more rare and d...
Category
1830s Native American Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fine Steinway
Sons Wedgwood Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano Model M
By Steinway
Sons
Located in Roslyn, NY
Steinway & Sons Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano
Model M, serial no. 244684, circa 1926
With Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware / Wedgwood Framed Ov...
Category
20th Century Regency North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$50,000 Sale Price
23% Off
John Richardson at Home
By John Richardson, Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Famed Picasso biographer and art historian Sir John Richardson opens the doors of residences from his life, revealing an autobiographical sketch through handsomely decorated rooms filled with art, antiques, and intriguing mementoes, each with a special story.
John Richardson's Bohemian Aristocrat interiors are, and have been throughout his life, filled with fine English and American antiques; interesting textiles; works of art by friends, legendary artists Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Lucian Freud, Andy Warhol, and Robert Mapplethorpe; vivid color combinations; and objects that prompt stories from a well-lived life. From London and the stately buildings of Stowe School, in the idyllic Buckinghamshire countryside, to the south of France, New York City, and the Connecticut countryside, Richardson shares the story of his life through places, objects, and people, a form of autobiography, gloriously illustrated, entertainingly told.
In stories about his residences in the south of France (at the Château de Castille with celebrated art historian and collector Douglas Cooper), London (a set of rooms at the famed Albany apartment house), and the United States (glamorous New York City apartments and a country retreat in Connecticut), Richardson reveals his life through a mélange of interesting places, mementoes, works of art, furnishings that prompt stories, and an endlessly fascinating assortment of friends and acquaintances--Fernand Léger, Lady Diana Cooper, Fran Lebowitz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$65 / item
Vintage Collection of Four Las Vegas Casino Ashtrays
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool collection of four vintage Las Vegas casino ashtrays circa 1970s. All of the ashtrays are in good vintage condition with clear, crisp graphics. On average, they measure 4...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Breakfast at Tiffany
s
Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1961
By Robert E. McGinnis
Located in Devon, GB
In the pantheon of American movie posters, it doesn't get more iconic than this - the spectacular US one-sheet poster for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. Designed by legendary poster artis...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Michael Taylor, Interior Design by Stephen M. Salny, Signed, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Michael Taylor: Interior Design by Stephen M. Salny. Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author. Michael Taylor (born Earnest Charles Taylor, January 30, 1927 – June 3, 1986) was an American designer best known for creating the "California Look" of interior design. One of Architectural Digest's "20 Greatest Designers of All Time” and "Interior Design Legends". Taylor was noted for his rooms of airiness and light with a prominent use of natural forms and the color white. In 1956, he founded his design company, Michael Taylor Interiors, Inc. Under Michael Taylor Designs, he manufactured his own designs and in 1985 partnered with Paul Weaver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Works Of Martin Luther - PHILADELPHIA EDITION - 6 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LUTHER, Martin.
TITLE: The Works Of Martin Luther.
PUBLISHER: Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1943.
DESCRIPTION: THE PHILADELPHIA EDITION. 6 vols., bound in 1/4 green cal...
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
DICKENS. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. FIRST EDITION - 1844
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles.
TITLE: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1844.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. 1 vol., 8-5...
Category
1840s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
19th Century Beaver Tail Bowie Knife
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Beaver tail bowie. 19th Century treaty knife with engraved blade. "Peace" and crossed arrows, Damascus steel, used in place of a presentation pipe tomahawk. Dag knife style, copper ...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
12 Vol. Jane Austen, Jane Austen’s Works
Located in New York, NY
12 Vol. Jane Austen, Jane Austen’s Works. Very Early Edition. Illustrated frontispiece. Marbled endpapers. 3/4 brown Morocco leather, marbled boards. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Gi...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Quality Street by J. M. Barri - FIRST EDITION, DELUXE, illustr. by Hugh Thompson
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913.
Illustrated by Hugh Thompson. First, Limited Edition.
4to, Deluxe Edition, 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (312 x 242 mm); pp. viii + 198 + 2. Twenty-two ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Michael Jackson Opus Large Collector Table Book
By Opus Canada
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Michael Jackson Opus Large heavy collector coffee table book.
"The Official Michael Jackson Opus" is the definitive publication about the ‘King of...
Category
Early 2000s Hollywood Regency North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Classic 1963 Sears Men
s 26" Flightliner Bicycle
By Sears, Roebuck
Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1963 Sears Men's 26" Flight-liner Bicycle .. Great Modernist Space-age design,, smooth ride, great riding bike, working head-lights,, older replaced seat. newer pedals . new...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare and Collectable Droopy Riding a Horse Statuette by Demons
Merveilles
Located in Sofia, BG
Figurine statuette of Droopy riding blue horse by Demons & Merveilles.
Made in 1999 in its original box in perfect condition.
Perfect gift and a part o...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
$1,073 Sale Price
35% Off
Assouline: Oscar Niemeyer Architecture Coffee Table Book, First Edition
By Oscar Niemeyer, Assouline Publishing
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer one of the fathers of modernist architecture, is remembered through Assouline's handmade limited-edition Ultimate Collection volume.
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Le Regard D
Alan
By Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover catalog of an auction held on 6 October 1991 at Binoche et Godeau dispersing the collection of Alan Grizot (b. 1945), legendary gallerist and pioneering promoter and marke...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$475
Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, September 19, 1996, Sale 8468, Christie's. First Edition. 226 pages. Text in English and C...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maine County Map – Johnson, Hand-Colored, USA c.1864
Located in Langweer, NL
Johnson’s Maine Map, USA Published c.1864 – Hand-Colored County Map
This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Johnson’s Maine, published by Johnson and Ward in New York ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ward Bennett (Phaidon Book)
By Phaidon, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Comprehensive and well-organized monograph on acclaimed American designer and artist Ward Bennett (1917-2003), published in 2017 by Phaidon. Edited by Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusi...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
38-Star Antique American Flag with Unique Canton, circa 1876-1890
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a striking 38-star American flag. The flag dates to 1876-1890, when Colorado (represented by the large star in the center of the flag’s canton) joined the Union as the 38th s...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Muslin
Fender - 1982 Telecaster, Vintage Electric Guitar Musical Instruments
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage classic, this Fender Telecaster exemplifies the iconic design and enduring sound that has made the Tele one of the most influential electric guitars in history. Issued in 1...
Category
1980s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Maple
Franklin MInt Miniature Clocks Collection, 1980s
By Franklin MInt
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful collection of 12 miniature clocks in Mahogany cabinet, produced by Franklin Mint in 1980.
In very good condition considering its age of 37 years old, some minor traces of ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Original Antique City Plan of St Joseph, Missouri, USA, 1894
By Rand McNally
Co.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous colorful map of St Joseph
Original color
By Rand, McNally & Co.
Published, 1894
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
1890s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Takashi Murakami: The Meaning of the Nonsense of the Meaning (Signed)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Catalog accompanying an exhibition of the works of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, held at the Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, from June 27-September 12, 1999. ...
Category
1990s Post-Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Replica Greg Noll Black Walnut Trophy Surfboard
By Greg Noll
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Late-1960s replica Greg Noll Surf Center Hawaii wooden surfboard. Features a transitional-era (late 1960’s style) pintail shape made with one of the rarest a...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood
Large Original Antique Map of Africa. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Africa
Original color.
Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company, Indianapolis.
Published, C.1900.
Unframed.
Free shipping.
Category
1890s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Rebound in full leather boards, with blind embossing to fr...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Vintage Silvertone Model 1808 Worlds Fair Radio by Sears
Roebuck
By Sears, Roebuck
Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Sears, Roebuck & Co. - Chicago
Vintage "World's Fair" model first released in conjunction with the 1933 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago. Features Art Deco-in...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #14
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with the majestic allure of the ocean with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this stunning piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curtis Jere Brass Wire "Schooner" Table Top Sculpture with Base, 1976
By Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed early version C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht Sculpture, Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby
s, NY September 2012, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Brooke Astor Auction at Sotheby's, NY September 2012. 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. Brooke Astor was the ultimate New York philanthropist marrying...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Mid Century Atomic Age Vintage 12" Replogle Globe Rare Walnut
Metal
By Replogle Globes
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare mid century modern atomic age Replogle Globe , sitting on walnu & metal base very hard to find , original condition and patina , circa 1950's some fading and wear as shown .
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Blue Clown Head Cookie Jar, USA, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare survivor from late 1950s or early 60s comes this large canister in the shape of a clown bear head. It measures 25 cm in height and 17 cm in width. Originally made as a toy beach/sand toy...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford.
TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To The Final Restoration Of Home Rule At The South In 1877.
PUBLISHER: NY: The Macm...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Set of Six Carnival Knockdown Dolls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of six vintage folk art carnival knockdown dolls crafted in canvas, hand painted on both sides, trimmed with cotton fur and weighted at the bottom....
Category
20th Century Folk Art North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
$2,950 / set
Michael Jordan Signed 44x60 Framed 3D Photo Upper Deck LE/123 Chicago Bulls UDA
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally rare and visually striking centerpiece, this Michael Jordan “Cleared for Departure” display is one of only 123 ever produced worldwide by Upper Deck Authenticated (U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Paper
Plan of Baltimore City Map, USA c.1870 – Hand-Colored Street Plan
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of Baltimore City Map, USA c.1870 – Hand-Colored Street Plan
This is a finely engraved and hand-colored street plan titled Plan of Baltimore, published in the United States cir...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George Nakashima, Woodworker: New Hope, Pennsylvania (1962 Catalog, Signed)
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
The catalog comprises: First, an introductory paean to craftsmanship and the spirituality of woodworking culminating in Nakashima’s bold signature in ink, dated April 1962. Next, a full-page photo of the Conoid Studio followed by a succession of offerings with photos and descriptions including: Trestle Table, Cross-Legged Table, Round Turned-Leg table, Conoid Table, Turned-Leg Table, Round Clustered-Base Table, Round Pedestal Table, Frenchman’s Cove Square Table, Single Drop-Leaf Table, Boat-Shaped Table, Frenchman’s Cove No.2 Table (fold-out), Round Coffee Table, Conoid Coffee Table, Slab Coffee Table No. 2, Slab Coffee Table, Portsmouth End Table, Square or Rectangular End Table (with and without shelf), Cross-Legged Coffee Table, Conoid Studio End Tables, Conoid Desks, New Chairs, Mira Chairs, Lounge Chair, No Arm, Lounge Chair One-Arm, Grass-Seated Chair, Arm Chair, conoid Chair, New Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Lounge Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Conoid Benches, “Q” Bench, “R” Bench...
Category
1960s American Craftsman Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Waterman
Ideal
14 Karat Gold Fountain Pen, circa 1910
By Waterman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 1900s Waterman 'Ideal' fountain pen in 14 karat gold pierced and engraved filigree design, with a lever filling system. Missing its original bladder but otherwise intact. No...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Large Moose Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Moose shoulder mount. Older lodge mount. 62"H x 64"W protrudes 48"
Absolutely stunning size, great condition. Perfect for large rooms, cabins, rus...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Five Original New York City Subway Straphangers on Pole
Located in Stamford, CT
Five original New York City subway straphangers mounted on the original pole. The cast iron and porcelain 'straphanger' or pivoting grab handle was made by the Rico manufacturing com...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Bronze Mounted French Case Steinway Baby Grand Piano A Model Of Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Bronze Mounted Steinway Model M Baby Grand Piano A Model Of Francois Linke
Dimensions : Height 43 in., Length 67 in., Width 56.25 in
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Steinway & Sons Baby G...
Category
1930s Louis XVI Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Dale Velzy Shaped Balsa Wood Longboard Surfboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Early 2000s Velzy balsawood longboard shaped by the late Dale Velzy (1927-2005). Features a triple redwood stringer design with beautiful balsawood and redw...
Category
Early 2000s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood
Historic Charleston Silver Goblet - Light Dragoons vs Georgia Hussars, 1856
By Carrington
Co
Located in Savannah, GA
A historic Charleston silver presentation goblet made by W. Carrington & Co, King Street, for the calvary tilt in Charleston between the Charleston L...
Category
1850s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Civil War Socket Bayonets
Located in Norton, MA
Three Socket Bayonets. One is a P-53 Civil War era marked "DEAKIN" and has a crown over 53, one is a "US" stamped dull tip, and the last is unmarked or stamped.
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Architecture of the Old South: Louisiana by Mills Lane
Located in valatie, NY
Architecture of the Old South: Louisiana by Mills Lane. New York: A Beehive Press book or Abbeville Press, 1990. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 203 pp. The book has chapters on: The Colony, Federal Era...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Sotheby
s: Property From The Collection of Ingrao, New York, October 2006" Book
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Property From The Collection of Ingrao, New York, October 2006. Softcover. 300 pp. Decorator to the stars, period furniture and accessories.
NPT Books a division of N.P. ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Virginia Metal Crafters 1948 Brass Butterfly Bush Leaf Dish
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass butterfly bush leaf dish by Virginia Metal Crafters. It is one of a series of botanical leaf sculptures designed by artist Oskar Hansen....
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Pfeiffer
s Beer Advertising Wall Hangings with a Horse Racing Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of wall hangings were manufactured by the Pfeiffer Brewery of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Harper
s Bazaar First in Fashion
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Written by Marianne Le Galliard and Éric Pujalet-Plaà, Foreword by Olivier Gabet and Glenda Bailey
A fascinating look at one of the most groundbreaking publications in the world, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$75 / item
Cash Register, “National”, circa 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Cash register in nickel-plated chased brass with white marble edge. “National”, Dayton Ohio, USA, 1880-1910.
A very decorative object.
It works, but 100% functionality is not guaran...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Canoeing Raccoon Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sitting taxidermy raccoon in a birch bark canoe holding a paddle. Set on driftwood base. Very well made with nice movement to the mount. Would display nicely in a rustic style home o...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur, Birch
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain, First Edition
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Rebound in publisher’s blue cloth laid down, with colo...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary
By Richard Neutra
Located in New York, NY
Critical reappraisal of Gregory Ain, one of the most prominent architects of the 1930’s-1950’s in Los Angeles. Published in 2008 by Rizzoli. Text by Anthony Denzer with an introducti...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a FANTASTIC and HISTORIC Early 19C American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with OUTSTANDING Provenance.
This Secretary Chest was made in Virginia in the Early 19th Century, circa 1810.
It is made of cherry, walnut and maple and is most definitely in the Hepplewhite Style of the period, with it’s original Hepplewhite brass drawer pulls.
IT IS A REALLY INTRIGUING AND HISTORIC PIECE, ESPECIALLY, WHEN VIEWED IN CONTEXT WITH IT”S AMAZING PROVENANCE!
This piece was originally owned by Major William Alexander Obenchain who ‘hailed’ from the State of Virginia.
He was an engineer and was in the Virginia Corps of Engineers during the Civil War and served on General Robert E. Lee’s staff. It was acquired by him before the Civil War and we believe that this piece was on campaign with him during the War. We know for a fact that he fought at the Richmond Campaign in 1864, as we have, in our Collection, his original Field Map for that Campaign which ended the War.
It has remained in family ownership ever since.
It has come directly from the Family Estate, together with other VERY IMPORTANT items belonging to Major Obenchain and other IMPORTANT items that belonged to his wife, Eliza Calvert Hall-Obenchain. ALL these items contained in the Collection, are listed/posted individually on our Website.
The top drawer is on retractable curved side hinge supports and pulls outwards and drops to reveal a secretary and writing area.
The Bureau/Secretary Gallery has 6 drawers and 6 cubbies, a central tabernacle door with another drawer and 2 cubbies and this is flanked by 2 secret pull out compartments.
The central tabernacle door has it’s original key and working lock.
Closed, it is almost ‘flush’ like the rest of the drawers, with some very minor bowing through age.
The 3 drawers underneath are graduated in size and it ends with a serpentine shaped base and sits on four hand carved legs with original metal casters, marked ‘Universal 3’.
It has it’s original brasses and hardware throughout, save the addition to 2 contemporary replacement brass hinges to the drop down desk front, as the original hinges were broken, could not be repaired and were not supporting the weight of the drop down leaf.
Some minor repairs but not noticeable.
Otherwise, the piece is in it’s entirely, ORIGINAL condition!
What makes this piece even MORE INTRIGUING and APPEALING HISTORICALLY, are the 2 ‘historic’ circular holes on the piece:-
(1) in the back of the piece as seen in the photos. This hole is not symmetrical or fully round and appears to serve no purpose to the piece whatsoever. Sometimes, pieces have holes for wiring for lighting, put in them over the years, but this one never had such lighting or, indeed, any such explanation for this hole, AND
(2) the rear hole is replicated, in the corner portion of the bottom drawer and someone (a very long time ago) has used a tin can top, to cover the hole in the back of the drawer. The tin can top is period to the Civil War Era and is embossed “Minimum Volume 1 Pint”.
Our conclusion, is that (whilst we are, by no means ballistic experts) that these holes were created by musket balls, fired during one of the Major’s campaigns in the Civil War. It is entirely conceivable that this piece, being strapped into a covered wagon for carriage, would have been on it’s side. We are of the opinion that both holes, were caused or created by a musket ball entered the chest trough the base and back. We also believe that ‘the Major’, used what he had at his disposal on the battlefield, namely, a tin can lid to repair the hole in the drawer.
SO THIS PIECE IS A VERY SPECIAL PIECE OF US HISTORY, INDEED!
NOT ONLY IS IT AN EARLY 19th CENTURY AMERICAN PIECE, WITH A CONNECTION TO THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, THE CIVIL WAR, HISTORIC & IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THAT WAR AND IMPECCABLE PROVENANCE AND HISTORY!
IT IS TRULY UNIQUE!
William Alexander Obenchain. Born April 27, 1841 at Buchanan, Botetourt Co., Virginia.
Parents: Thomas Jefferson Obenchain and Elizabeth Ann Sweetland.
Entered VMI on July 18, 1859 as a member of the VMI (Virginia Military Institute...
Category
Early 19th Century American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pan Am Boeing 707 Model Aircraft, circa 1958
Located in London, GB
An exceptional large scale vintage fiberglass and resin composite promotional model of a Boeing 707 in Pan Am’s iconic livery on original steel and cast iro...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Iron
American Diplomatic Mission Flag, Judaica- Liberation of Concentration Camp 1945
Located in Doha, QA
This American Diplomatic Mission Flag is one of its kind, a true museum’s piece, and it’s from the time which should never happen again in human history.
This Flag was taken from th...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Naturalistic Life Size Mounted Premier Quality Mountain Goat
Located in New York, NY
This breathtaking taxidermy specimen features a naturalistic, life-sized Mountain Goat, expertly mounted in premier quality. The Mountain Goat is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur, Leather
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.