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Place of Origin: North American
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932 Book
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932.
Anne Whiston Spirn, David Gilson De Long
Thames and Hudson, 1996 - Organic architecture - 207 pages. Hardcover book.
During the 1920s Frank Lloyd Wright designed five projects, none of which were ever built, but which were architectural prototypes...
Category
20th Century Bauhaus North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
George Sylvester Viereck, The House of the Vampire, 1907, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: VIERECK, George Sylvester.
Title: The House of the Vampire.
Publisher: NY: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1907.
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHORS FIRST NOVEL. 1 vol., publishe...
Category
Early 1900s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Pair of 19th Century Brass Parabolic Reflectors
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 19th century, parabolic reflectors such as these were employed in scientific experiments to study the behavior of light, heat, and sound. These brass parabolic mirrors, when p...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$2,280 / set
Vintage "Campbell"s Tomato Soup Can" Bank
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool vintage "Campbell"s Tomato Soup" can bank, circa 1980s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 5.5"D x 9.5"H. Fun piece that is made of plastic! #3779
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Alfred Hitchcock great 1959 thriller starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.
This poster is conservation paper backed and it would be shippe...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,722
The Art and Design of Dale J. Evers Hardcover by Bill Morem
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Art and Design of Dale J. Evers Hardcover by Bill Morem.
Inscribed "to Karl and Kathy All the Best Dale".
Dale Evers is a cutting edge American artist. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample
Located in Huntington, NY
An early 19th century mahogany tilt-top tripod table
Mini, salesman or example sample.
With tilt-top, tripod base.
Category
Early 19th Century American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book.
Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor.
DIMEN...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June, 1911
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June 1911 .
On ‘The Outlook’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Dated June 20th 1911.
What makes this letter so important is the author, the office and the content.
It refers to the beliefs and opinions of the then President and First Lady (Edith) towards the women’s sufferage and empowerment movement that was the ‘hot topic’ of the time.
It is addressed to Eliza Calvert Hall/Obenchain who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century. In 1905, Teddy referred to her book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky’ in a speech and recommended that every man in America should read it to understand ‘the plight of their womenfolk’. He regularly corresponded with her and we have a number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall/Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the Suffragist movement.
The letters also provide a fascinating and historic record of Roosevelt’s personal beliefs and feelings on female empowerment.
The Letter Reads:
The Outlook
287 Fourth Avenue
New York
Office of Theodore Roosevelt
June 20th, 1911
“My dear Miss Hall:
I am touched by your sending me “To Love and To Cherish”. But then, I am one of those included in the dedication, for I well know and dearly love ” Aunt Jane of Kentucky”. Mrs. Roosevelt and I do not feel that the hero ought to have yielded to his wife’s feelings ! Ultimately it was doing an injustice to her and to his children, as well as to the State. It is a good thing to have a Governor’s wife a woman who can be as gracious a hostess, and of as fine a type, as Dolly Madison...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
By Gibson Guitars
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Rudi Gernreich Girls Knit Monokini Bandeau Top Bathing Suit, circa 1964
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original girls sized 6X monokini with a bandeau top bathing suit designed by Rudi Gernreich, circa 1964.
Rudi Gernreich was an American Designer born in Austria, Vienna in 1922 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
American Mid-Century Metal Toboggan Sled
Located in Queens, NY
American 1940s wood and metal toboggan (sled) with a steering wheel and brake lever
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Graffiti: The Auction
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition catalog for an auction of graffiti art held at Guernsey’s on June 14-15, 2000. Square 8vo (8.75” x 8.75”), printed wrappers, 144 pages, fully illustrated, primarily in color. While the cover title (Graffiti: The Auction) might in other circumstances be considered hyperbole, in this case it was merely descriptive, as this landmark auction was the first dedicated solely to graffiti. It featured work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, KAWS, BLADE, Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Kenny Scharf, Phase 2, and a host of others. While the auction itself fell well short of financial expectations, the exhibition was deemed extraordinary (see the review by art historian Alan Moore...
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century English Country Diorama Clipper Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (19th century) painted diorama wall plaque with clipper ship and American ship painted on back in mahogany frame encased in a wood and glass case...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
MCM Bowling Pin Wood Trophy "Hoboken Women
s Industrial League"
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool MCM wood bowling pin trophy - "Hoboken Women's Industrial League", circa 1950s. The pin is in good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 9.5"H. Unique piece! #4243
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Otis Adelbert Kline, The Planet of Peril, 1929, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Kline, Otis Adelbert.
Title: The Planet of Peril.
Publisher: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.,1929.
Description: First Edition. 1 vol., hardbound, original brown stamp...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
The Wright Style Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Book
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Wright Style: Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Hardcover book.If you've ever wanted to step inside a house designed by frank Lloyd Wright or if you've e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers
Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ, 1861-1863, Period Board Mounted Photograph
A rare and historically significant Union Civil War photog...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Ed Ruscha Make New History 2009
By Ed Ruscha
Located in CA, CA
Ed Ruscha multiple published on the occasion of the Gala of the 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Printed in an edition of approximately 1000 copies ...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring nature’s poetry to your décor with this beautifully crafted Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell, featuring a vibrant yellow bird nestled among wildflowers and grasses. Adorned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack
USA, Circa 1900
An uncommon example of American historical memorabilia, This mirrored hall...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Roughing It by Mark Twain, First American Edition, Later State, 1872
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark, Roughing It. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872. First American Edition, Later State. Illustrated throughout, with plates and in-text. In publisher’s black clo...
Category
1870s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
The Pennsylvania Journal and The Weekly Advertiser, Issued June 16, 1787
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 16, 1787 issue of Philadelphia's "The Pennsylvania Journal, and The Weekly Advertiser," containing coverage of the Constitutional Convention. The magazine period...
Category
1780s Federal Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Sea Star Natural Specimen with Wicker Capiz Tray
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natural history organic modern specimen sea shell star on a handmade wicker tray with Capiz shells.
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
The Wild Bunch
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 western film starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Warren Oates, Edmond O'Brien and Ben Johnson.
This poster...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,033
Breakfast at Tiffany
s, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Capote, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A short novel and three stories. New York: Random House, 1958. First edition, first issue printing. Signed by Truman Capote. In the original publisher’s orange first issue dust jacket and yellow cloth binding. Presented with an archival clamshell case.
This is a signed, first edition, first issue of Truman Capote's classic novella chronicling the adventures of the free-spirited Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's. In addition to the title novella, the book also includes three other short stories: House of Flowers, A Diamond Guitar, and A Christmas Memory. The book is issued its first issue dust jacket with the 10/58 date code one the front flap. "First Printing" is stated on the copyright page and the book signed by the author “Truman Capote” on the front flyleaf.
Capote originally sold his story Breakfast at Tiffany's to Harper's Bazaar for $2,000, with intended publication in its July 1958 issue. Shortly after the publication was scheduled, Harper's editor Carmel Snow was ousted by the magazine's publisher, the Hearst Corporation, and Hearst executives began asking for changes to the novella's language as there was concern that Tiffany's & Co., a major advertiser, would react negatively. The story was removed from the Harper’s Bazzar publication schedule but Capote soon resold the work to Esquire for $3,000. His novella appeared in Esquire’s November 1958 issue.
A collection of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s novella and three short stories by Capote was published by Random House in the same year. The novella received glowing reviews. "If you want to capture a period in New York, no other book has done it so well. He could capture a period and place like few others" (Norman Mailer). The novella was quickly adapted for the 1961 hit film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans and educated in New York and Connecticut. He worked in the Art Department of The New Yorker and as a writer on a television show before going on his own as a full-time writer. His first novel at age 24, Other Voices, Other Rooms, brought him literary fame and a strong following, which continued throughout his life, reaching a peak with the success of his "nonfiction” true...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Collection of Six Vintage Woodworking Files
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Collection of Six vintage woodworking files
United States
20th century
Cast steel
Height on custom display stands: 16.25 - 22.75 in. / 41 - 58 cm.
Category
20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Tiffany Heart Bracelet Sterling Silver, Stamped Tiffany
Co In Original Box
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Tiffany Heart Bracelet Sterling Silver T Bar Stamped Tiffany
Co In Box
41g
Category
20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amos Badertscher Images and Stories
Located in New York, NY
The long-awaited first career survey from photographer Amos Badertscher, who comprehensively documented a uniquely American queer underworld
Across s...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$75 / item
Six Foot Model of the Titanic
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine cased model of the white star liner “Titanic”. Well executed model of the classic and famous four stack liner. Details include lifeboats, cargo booms, skylights, cabins, railing...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Louis Icart The Complete Etchings, English Book by William Holland, 1990
By Louis Icart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Icart, The Complete Etchings. English book, by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen, 1990.
1988 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's bir...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Flying Tigers Pilots
Signatures Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a color photograph of the legendary “Flying Tigers” in flight, signed by multiple members of the Flying Tigers and 23rd Fighter Group. The photograph is signed in black ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Vintage Chinese Checkers Board Game with 31 Glass Balls
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Wood Board Game With 31 Glass Balls For Chinese Checkers. The board has an internal compartment to store the glass balls.
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Set of Fifteen Las Vegas $1 Poker Chips
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool vintage set of Las Vegas casino $1 poker chips, circa late 1900s. The chips are 1.5"D and in very good overall condition. The set includes a chip from the following ca...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite, Plastic
Mid-Century Mexican Silver
Malachite Jewelry Set: Necklace, Bracelets, Pendant
By Los Castillo, Los Castillos
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-Century sterling silver and malachite jewelry set: necklace, pair of bracelets and pendant from Taxco, Mexico, presumably by Los Castillo
By: Los Castillo (in the style of)
Mate...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Gilded Alligator Taxidermy Head
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully gilded alligator taxidermy head.
Visit our other 1STDIBS storefront Moxie Interiors to shop a vast array of exceptional home furnishings!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Miami: Trends and Traditions Hardcover Book by Beth Dunlop and Roberto Schezen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Miami: Trends and Traditions Hardcover Book by Beth Dunlop and Roberto Schezen.Miami: Trends and Traditions is the first volume in a series of books documenting significant architectural interiors and important houses - both familiar and seldom seen - in favorite cities around the globe.Photographer Roberto Schezen, together with architectural critic Beth Dunlop, explores Miami's great architectural treasures, from well-known landmarks, including Vizcaya, the Morris Lapidus apartment, and the Delano Hotel...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pop Art Oversized Leather Sneaker, 2000s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking oversized sneaker, rendered in supple cream-toned leather, this sculptural piece playfully blurs the line between fashion and art. Inspired by Pop Art sensibilities, it ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Rubber
Genealogies and Sketches of Some Old Families of VA and KY by BF Van Meter 1901
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an extremely rare first edition hardback copy of Genealogies and Sketches of Some Old Families Who have taken Prominent Part in the Development o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Yellow Golden Pheasant Wall Mounted Taxidermy Specimen
Located in New York, NY
This Yellow Golden pheasant's in-flight pose is the perfect way to showcase all of those amazing feathers, it's a wonderful addition to any collection, perfect for town or country.
Category
2010s Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Vintage Art Deco Vanity Set, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$580 / set
Regency Style Steven Parissien Hardcover Phaidon 1992
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Regency Style Steven Parissien Hardcover Phaidon 1992. The Regency period (c. 1780 -- 1837) saw the development of what is today one of the most popular styles in architecture and de...
Category
20th Century Regency North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1971 Attacks of Taste
By Agatha Christie
Located in Bath, GB
A signed limited edition of this collection of essays by a host of popular authors such as Agatha Christie and J. R. R. Tolkien on their early literary influences, with this copy bei...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,067
Early Vintage Chein Company All Tin Toy Wind-Up Limousine, American, Circa 1930
By J. Chein
Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is one of the earlier, New York City based, J. Chein Company, tin toy pieces. They started doing lithography in 1930.
This toy wind-up sedan was made circa 1930 and is brightly ...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Vintage Coastal Brain Coral
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introduce a breathtaking element of natural history and organic luxury to your home with this monumental vintage brain coral specimen. Measuring an impressive 18 inches in diameter, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Minimalist North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
M. Stalker Long Studio Bench from Shipwreck Wood and Chain
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
M. Stalker Long Studio bench from shipwreck wood and chain, 1863-1886
Studio piece crafted from the main ship haul of the M. Stalker, a Great Lakes 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Giant Advertising Cigar Statue / Bar Lounge / Cigars
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Giant Advertising Cigar Statue / Bar Lounge / Cigars.
Large Cigar Tobacco Trade Sign Cigars, made of wood with an iron and brass support. Fantastic Folk A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
$5,325 Sale Price
25% Off
Monumental Pair of Polished Brass Faux Tusks
Located in Hanover, MA
Amazing pair of life-sized polished cast solid brass faux elephant tusks mounted to tiered round brass stands, attributed to Suzanne Dahl and Jerry Barich from their Versailles Colle...
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Centennial Medallion, American, Bronze, J Walter Thompson, Anniversary
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage centennial company medallion. An American, bronze corporate anniversary keepsake for the J Walter Thompson advertising agency, dated 1964.
Founded in New York City in 1864, the James Walter Thompson advertising agency was one of the first to open in the United States under the name Carlton & Smith. Incorporated as J. Walter Thompson in 1896, by 1899 the firm had opened a London branch before expanding to Africa and Asia. Long-standing clients include Unilver, Ford and Rolex watches.
Fascinating centenary medal, with fine detail and good weight
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Quality bronze presents deep golden hues and minimal tarnishing
Face features a representation of the global regions the company operated in
Reverse features a reproduction of the mural featured at the company headquarters
Maker's mark to edge for Medallic Art Co...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Eames House Book w/Architectual Model by James Barkley
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charles and Ray Eames fans, here's a rare opportunity to acquire the seldom seen large format 16 page softcover book by James Barkley.
The book is comprised of an illustrated Introd...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head an...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Chessboard "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp" with the L.H.O.O.Q. Mustache by Arman
By Arman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A shadow-box framed chessboard with the L.H.O.O.Q. mustache by Arman (1928-2005) entitled "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp".
A screen-print on Skivertex leather chessboard. Framed behind g...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Franco-American Textile with the Image of an Eagle Holding the American and Flag
Located in York County, PA
Franco-American textile with the image of an eagle supporting knotted and draped american and French flags beneath four war planes; embroidered silk floss and metallic bullion thread...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
1980s Vintage Tropical Blends Hawaii surfboard by Dan Nakasone
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1980s Vintage Tropical Blends Hawaii surfboard shaped by Dan Nakasone. Features squash tail shape with colorful airbrush design, channel bottom, and glassed-on thruster (tri-fins). A beautiful example of a fully restored 1980s vintage Hawaiian surfboard.
Category
1980s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Backgammon Roarshax Wood Case with Glass Chips and Dice
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Backgammon is a very old strategic board game, from which its origin is still undefined. A true Classic game about tactics and luck played around the globe.
Taking this Classic as inspiration, Orfeo collaboration joined skills to create a board game with stimulating materials and astounding chips.
Shined a spotlight on to the raw materials used to create it. The exterior of the board is composed of two elements, a metalic box and a thinly sliced oyster cut veneer of parota wood. The oysters are sourced from reclaimed branches of these gigantic trees; a material that is commonly discarded as fire wood given the difficulties of processing it.
Underneath the wood they have used a single sheet of meticulously oxidized metal that is laser cut to size, then assembled into a box by one of their master craftsmen. Opening the chest you’ll find a treasure of glass checkers and dice handmade by Orfeo Quagliata’s artisans.
Orfeo takes his most interesting glass techniques to apply them to all the chips in the game. The checkers are manufactured in two different processes. The "Barcodes" technique is a fine linear design with schemes of different colors that contrast between one competitor and another.
Thin strips of different colored glass are placed next to each other and then fused into a single piece, from which circular pieces are drilled, ground and hand polished to form the chip.
The more sober and bitone "Roarshax" technique presents an electrifying texture on the top of a transparent body.
Meanwhile the dice are solid glass cubes...
Category
2010s Rustic North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Kupjack Studios Sterling Silver Collectibles - Tiny Curated Set For the Writer
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
For the Writer
Sterling Silver Writer's Set*
set includes: Candelabra with candles, Ink pots with quill, cup, blotting pad, tiny piece of paper, plexi-display case with display block.
*Desk not included, coming soon. Available to order.*
For the first time in over 30 years, we are thrilled to present three curated sets of sterling silver, rhodium-plated miniatures. Within the three sets, you will find something for the writer, the coffee drinker, and any special celebration. Using Eugene Kupjack’s original patterns from the Miniature Reproductions of Antique Silver set...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850
Located in York County, PA
EXCEPTIONAL GOLD RUSH POCKET SCALE WITH GREEN, ENAMELED TIN, GILT EAGLE & LETTERING THAT READS: “MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CALIFORNIA,” circa 1850
“Miners' Improved Gold Scale,” made circ...
Category
1850s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Aluminum Jetboard by Sargent Fletcher Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jetboard motorized aluminum surfboard by Jetboard by Sergent Fletcher Co.,
USA, 1965-68. Painted aluminum with steel wall mounting brackets.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
$6,200 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
By STRAUSS
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling ver...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
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Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
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.