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Place of Origin: Oceanic
Local Motion Vintage Shortboard Surfboard (1980s)
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Own a vibrant slice of 1980s surf culture with this 6'6" Local Motion double-wing swallow shaped by Dave Hill. Dressed in a green checkerboard deck with hot-pink rails and bottom, it...
Category
1980s Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
A Large Vintage Taxidermy Green Sea Turtle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Vintage Taxidermy Green Sea Turtle
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 23cm.
Width: 90cm.
Depth: 60cm.
Note: This item may be subject to export/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sea turtle
An Impressive Taxidermy Peacock
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Impressive Taxidermy Peacock
Description:
Elegantly and naturalistically perched on branch mount, set in a rectangular timber wall panel with bolection edge, the peacock facing o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Late Victorian Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
2 Roy Barker Signed Australian Aboriginal Mulga Wood Boomerangs Throwing Sticks
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century mulga wood Australian aboriginal boomerangs. One curved / symmetrical, the other battle axe shaped. Woodburned/signed Ro...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
The Beatles Australian Tour 1964 Official Souvenir booklet.
By Aztec Services
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare Beatles tour souvenir program from their tour of Australia in 1964
In excellent condition, it had been wrapped in clear plastic by the original purchaser in 1964.
The plastic ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Souvenir of the War 1914-15-16-17-18 Banner
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a stunning textile banner from the first World War, dating to 1918. The square tan cotton cloth is embroidered with two crossed flags, the ...
Category
1910s Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Aipa Wave Crest Swallow Tail Surfboard
By Ben Aipa
Located in Haleiwa, HI
This 6’3 Aipa Wave Crest swallow tail from the mid-1970s is a striking showcase of Ben Aipa’s groundbreaking design vision. Celebrated for his innovative shaping and lasting impact o...
Category
1970s Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Antique Tribal Shaman’s Bilum Bag From Papua New Guinea Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This authentic tribal shaman’s medical bag, known as a Bilum bag, originates from Papua New Guinea and dates back to circa 1900. Traditionally used by shamans for carrying medicinal ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Rope
The Beatles
A Hard Day
s Night
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this incredibly rare Australian three-sheet poster advertised The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Aipa Sting Classic Surfboard 9
8" (mid 1970s)
By Ben Aipa
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1970s Aipa Wave Crest Hawaii, 9'8" diamond tail, expertly restored by Glassworks Hawaii. Bold yellow deck with classic white-and-blue nose detailing, complemented by vivid pink w...
Category
1970s Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Victorian Display with Taxidermy Birds of Paradise by Jane C. Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Australian Victorian display cabinet with birds of paradise by Jane Catherine Ward (1817-1889)
Sydney, circa 1880
Wi...
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Cool Hand Luke
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
An uber cool Australian Daybill for the 1967 American prison drama 'Cool Hand Luke' starring Paul Newman in an Oscar nominated performance as the titular anti-hero, a free spirited prisoner who refuses to conform to the system, as indicated by the poster's tagline "The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform." Acclaimed as one of the key movies of the 1960s, the film's anti-establishment ethos touched a nerve during a time of growing opposition to the Vietnam War. The Australian Daybill was printed using stone lithography based on US artist James Bama...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
New Classicists Wadia Associates, Residential Architecture of Distinction
By Phillip James Dodd
Located in valatie, NY
New Classicists Wadia Associates, Residential Architecture of Distinction by Philip James Dodd. Mulgrave: The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd., 2007. First edition hardcover with dus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Wicker Man
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1974
Located in Devon, GB
Bearing the tagline 'An island lost to unspeakable terrors of pagan rituals!' this scarce Australian one sheet displays by far the best poster artwork produced for the 1970 cult Brit...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Taxi Driver
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1976
By Guy Peelleart
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a lonely and disturbed anti-hero cab driver and war vet growing increasingly alienated and unhinged as his dreams of cleaning up the corrupt and sleazy city lead him down a path of violence, plotting to assassinate both a presidential candidate and the pimp of an underage prostitute, played by a 12 year old Jodie Foster. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for De Niro and Best Supporting Actor for Foster. De Niro's "You talkin' to me?" scene, where he imagines a confrontation in front of a mirror, gave us one of the most iconic quotes in movie history. This Australian Daybill poster features the same atmospheric Guy Peellaert...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Papua New Guinea Funeral Mask c.1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage wooden mask constructed with wild boar tusks, shells, feathers and twin. Used in funeral ceremonials on the island of New Ireland, New Guinea.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Shell, Twine, Wood
Large South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell
Located in Copenhagen, K
Large South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam shell
The shell is in very good condition and with a beautiful pink tint.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
James Bond
You Only Live Twice
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1967
By Robert E. McGinnis
Located in Devon, GB
The fifth film in EON Productions' James Bond series and the last of Sean Connery's first stint starring as the suave secret agent, it was announced during filming of 'You Only Live ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Collectible Ethnic Tribal Folk Art Crescent Shell Pieces Choker Necklaces from Papua New Guinea.
Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Papua New Guinea.
Their opalescent color ranges from deep gold yellow to pale yellow.
Each is pierced at the crescent point for a cord attachment enabling the owner to wear them singly or together around the neck.
One had a line of holes along the inner edge of the crescent as a decorative feature.
Highly Collectible Museum Pieces, worn by men and women rare old Kina Shell Necklaces (Huge Mother of Pearl Crescent) Pectoral Collected from the Foi Tribe (Papua New Guinea), Circa 1920’s.
From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott.
Acquisition date: 1969.
Evaluation date records: 1982.
About: For the people of the Highlands, shells were considered treasures. As they were items that came from distant shores of Papua New Guinea they were already objects used for trade. The number one source of mother of pearl wealth was and is still is from the Thursday Island, one of the chain of Island that suggests the ancient land bridge across the Torres Straits from Cape York, Australia to New Guinea. They were fashioned into objects of adornment worn on costumes, hair, nose, etc.
Of particular rarity was the gold lipped pearl shell.
References: Plumes and Arrows, Inside New Guinea, COlin Simpson, Angus and RObertson, 1968.
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography.
Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace, Pearl shell ornamentation (neck).
Kina (shell money) Oject part of Pacific Cultures Collections.
Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces.
About Mark Lissauer:
Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material.
Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica.
He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum.
Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert.
Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Oceanic ceremonial weapons from PNG highlands circa 20th century. It consists of two pieces. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rattan, Wood
The Master Architect Series III, R.M. Kliment
Frances Halsband Architects
Located in valatie, NY
The Master Architect Series III, R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects, Selected and Current Works. Mulgrave: The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd., 1998. A book on the works of ...
Category
20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lawrence of Arabia
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Lawrence's autobiography 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom,' David Lean's sweeping historical epic 'Lawrence of Arabia' followed the Arabian adventures of idealistic British army...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight
2018, Océano Pacífico
Red extra-size starfish!
A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
$851 Sale Price
20% Off
Hitchcock
The Birds
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A stunning stone lithography Australian daybill poster for Alfred Hitchcock's psychological masterpiece 'The Birds,' starring Tippi Hendren in her debut role. Based on Daphne du Maur...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
19th Century Kukukuku Club from Highlands Papua
Located in NICE, FR
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea. It features a head made of stone in the characteristic 'pineapple' ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Scarface
Original Vintage Australian One Sheet Movie Poster, 1984
Located in Devon, GB
Considered to be one of the best gangster films ever made, 'Scarface' follows the rise and fall of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) as he becomes the biggest drug lord in 1980s Miami. Directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, the cast also featured Michelle Pfeiffer in her breakthrough role as coke-addict mob wife Elvira Hancock. The film's excessive violence, profanity and scenes of graphic drug usage were met with a negative critical response on initial release, but subsequent reappraisal has established 'Scarface' as a cult classic. A loose remake of the 1932 film of the same name, De Palma dedicated his version to Howards Hawks and Ben Hecht...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Hawaiian Balsa Wood Custom Surfboard Made by Riley
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Custom balsawood surfboard crafted by famed Australian shaper Mark Riley. It's beautiful construction features 7 Australian redwood stringers, cedar rail bands, balsa/redwood nose an...
Category
2010s Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood
Vintage Australian Aboriginal Hand Carved Wood Woomera Throwing Spear 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 20th century Australian aboriginal wooden woomera or hunting spear. Leaf shaped throwing spear hand carved in two toned wood.
DIMENSIONS:
33" x 3.75" x 3" (Length x Width x ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
$262 Sale Price
30% Off
A Cast Iron Painted Dog, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Cast Iron Painted Dog, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensons:
Height: 12cm.
Width: 12cm.
Depth: 9cm.
Category
20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
An American in Paris
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this scarce Australian Daybill poster joyfully declared the original Australian release of MGM's 'An American in Paris' as "the gayest, the most gorgeous, the greatest musical ever." Inspired by a 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, the classic 1951 musical starred Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who remains in Paris after the war to become an artist and falls for a gamine Parisienne played by a nineteen year old Leslie Caron, who Kelly had spotted performing with the Ballets des Champs-Élysées two years previously. Following the devastation and trauma of the Second World War, producer Arthur Freed...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Pink Floyd
The Wall
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1982
By Gerald Scarfe
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 narrative concept album of the same name, "The Wall" follows the descent into madness of Bob Geldof's troubled rock star Pink as he constructs a metaphoric...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Early 20th century shell money ring mounted on a custom made stand, Papua New Guinea.
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Batman
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
"For the first time on the motion picture screen in color!" Printed in stunning stone lithography, this fabulously kitsch and colourful Australian Daybill...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
To Kill a Mockingbird
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original stone lithograph poster for the first Australian release of the 1962 American film adaptation of Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Please, Not Now!
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A sultry Brigitte Bardot sizzles on this striking stone lithography poster for the French screwball rom-com 'La Bride sur le cou,' released in Australia and the UK as 'Please, Not Now!' and in the US as 'Only For Love'. Bardot starred as the saucy young model who enlists a handsome doctor in a zany plan to make her boyfriend jealous when he goes off with an American heiress. Directed by Bardot''s former husband Roger Vadim...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku
Pineapple
Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The head is carved from...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
18th Century Polynesian Hardwood Ula Tavatava or Throwing War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian hardwood Ula tavatava or throwing war club
Fiji, probably 18th century
All-over decorated in incised pattern, the bulbous top seems to have a stone grown into it.
H. 42 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
Category
18th Century Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
1930s /40s W.D. Hensell
Sons Bocci (Lawn) Balls with original leather bag
By W.D. Wilson
Located in Buffalo, NY
.
1930's ,40's Bocci / Lawn Balls with original leather carrying bag.. Made in Australia by W.D. Hensell & Sons
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Memento Mori by Callum Campbell
Located in Geneve, CH
Memento Mori by Callum Campbell
Objects for Self Collection
Signed
Dimensions W 3.5 x H 9.3 cm
Materials: Brass
Finish: Polished
Engraved with clients name and date of birth...
Category
2010s Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$5,128 / item
Vintage Western Australia Map, Framed Print, Swan River, John Tallis Cartography
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Western Australia map. A late 20th century reproduction of John Tallis’ original 1850 steel engravings, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Fascinating re...
Category
1990s Victorian Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku War Club, Eastern Highlands - Morobe Province
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club originates from the Morobe Province, which is a very remote area located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Gu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Impressive Geological Map of Australia – Rare Oversized Wall Display, 1931–32
Located in Langweer, NL
Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia by Sir Edgeworth David, 1931–32
Large and highly detailed geological map of the Commonwealth of Australia, compiled under the directi...
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Render by Callum Campbell
Located in Geneve, CH
Render by Callum Campbell
Objects for self-collection
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: W 24 x D 8.8 H 36 cm
Materials: Brass, stainless steel
Finish: Polished
Physical appearance...
Category
2010s Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$4,865 / item
Vintage Australia Map, Framed, Historic 19th Century Cartography Interest, 1988
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Australia map. A late 20th century reproduction of John Tallis’ original 1850 steel engraving, produced to mark the 1988 Australian Bicentennial.
Fascinating repro...
Category
1990s Victorian Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
Vintage Boho Woven Rattan Ceremonial Headdress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Command attention with this monumental vintage woven rattan headdress, a striking example of ethnographic-style fiber art that evokes the spiritual mystery of Oceania and West Africa...
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rattan
Model of the SS Steam Ship Iberia
Located in Norwell, MA
The SS Iberia is a small cased model built by a company called GTrans Limited from Australia a decade ago. SS Iberia was an ocean liner completed in 1954 for the Peninsular and Orien...
Category
2010s Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean Masterpieces, Choson Dynasty ‘1392-1910’
Located in valatie, NY
Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean Masterpieces of the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) by Claire Roberts and Michael Brand. First edition softcover. Powerhouse Muse...
Category
Early 2000s Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Koala Plush Toy Australian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, vintage koala plush toy. It is a well-crafted stuffed animal made of high-quality plush materials and soft polyester fill. It app...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lambskin
Turner by Michael Lloyd, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Turner by Michael Lloyd. Published by National Gallery of Australia, 1996. 1st Ed softcover. Fifty years before impressionism, J.W.M. Turner brought a se...
Category
1990s Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hawaiian Shirt, Surf Board and Local Tropical Floral Design, Men
s Large
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made of soft, smooth, rayon and with an authentic sewn in on three sides "Diamond Head Sportswear" label, this vintage Hawaiian shirt is from t...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Christies April 2002 French Furniture
Decorative Arts, a
C Fink Collections
Located in valatie, NY
Christies, April 2002 French furniture and decorative arts, A & C fink collections, Sydney. 172 lots all in color, on 139 pages. With results.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Anti...
Category
Early 2000s Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Trench Art Copper Bullet Paperweight 1944 Australia Sterling Silver Florin
Located in Stamford, CT
World War II trench art paperweight with five copper bullets, one large caliber, four smaller caliber mounted on an Australian Sterling Silver Florin.
Showing the portrait of King George...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
This large, post contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Wire
19th Century Plaster Museum Piece "Welcome" Gold Nugget Model Victoria Australia
Located in Haarlem, NL
Huge 19th century plaster museum piece "Welcome" gold nugget model Victoria, Australia.
This is rare.
It’s the only thing left of the biggest gold nugget ever found, the Welcome ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hawaiian Shirt, Parrot and Floral Design, Men
s X-Large, Circa 1970
s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Cotton Hawaiian vintage shirt with flora and fauna theme of Hawaiian islands; including multiple parrots and abundant flowers in a multiplicity o...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Mint Complete 2004 First Series Scarygirl Vinyl Toy Set by Nathan Jurevicius
Located in Weesp, NL
An extraordinary opportunity to own the entire first series of Scarygirl designer vinyl figures, created by visionary Australian artist Nathan Jurevicius. This rare, complete set fro...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
18th Century Polynesian Ironwood Gata Waka or War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian ironwood Gata waka or war club
Fiji, probably 18th century or earlier
Measures: Height. 97 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
Category
18th Century Antique Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Thunderbirds Are Go
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this explosive Australian Daybill poster advertised the first full length feature film based on the British sci-fi Supermarionation television series 'Thunderbirds.' Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' combined a form of electronic marionette puppetry, which they named "Supermarionation," with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s, 'Thunderbirds' followed on from the Anderson's earlier Supermarionation productions including 'Fireball XL5' and 'Stingray.' The series followed the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. 'Thunderbirds Are Go...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Superman Flies Again
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.