Other Collectibles and Curiosities

Portuguese 18th century assemblage painting of Christ, likely an architectural fragment or retablo that would have hung in a church. Constructed of thick, wood panels the central vig...

Bang & Olufsen 90's BeoCom 1401 green telephone with gray base and black cord. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use....

"Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763" Authentic 18th-century cello made by Carl Friedrich Lippold, a respected luthier from Neukirchen, Saxony, dated 1763. The instrum...

Antique Mah Jong Jongg Bakelite Game Set 148 Tiles 5 Racks.. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 4.5" H x 20" W x 7" D.

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Vita Master Wood Roller Massager Model VMRL-3 Turquoise Blue, Works. Circa Mi...

Burma, 19th century Kammavaca manuscript with case. Sixteen gilt and lacquer leaves with two gilt and lacquer book covers. Wood coated with lacquer, twelve lines to each leaf written...

Prize Shooting & Military-Type 19th Century Horn, Bone, and Iron Construction A rare and highly collectible set of five antique European crossbow bolts, comprising four guild-styl...

Absolutely beautiful and unique saving pig / money box made by Swedish gold smith Olof W. Nilsson in Kristianstad Sweden in the 1930s. This money box is beautifully detailed shaped ...

Two Chinese Antique Cinnabar Brooches Ric#JD012-1&2 depicting floral patterns on both. Dimensions: Large: 2" x 1 3/4" x 1/4" Small: 1 1/4" x 1" x 1/4"

Antique J.R Bauman Model 1957 Size 14 Cage Dress Form Vintage Mannequin. Item features an adjustable height, cage base and rolling casters. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 63" ...

Set of sixteen leather bound books by Charles Reade. Charles Reade was known for his novels that often combined elements of romance, social injustice, and moral earnestness. His wo...

Binoculars with case. Decoration complements. Silver metal binoculars with graducation nuts and clean and elegant lines. Inspired by classic models. Weight: 945 gr." Size: 9 x 15...

Buddha bronze head from Thailand (1600-1700s), loosely mounted on a black-painted wooden base. The head has a beautiful and serene expression, while the bronze features a natural, a...

Ptolemaic armillary sphere Charles-François Delamarche Paris, ante 1798 Wood and papier-mâché covered with printed and partly hand-colored paper It measures 15.55 in in height x Ø 10...

Fabulous round natural conch shell for tabletop decor. Great addition to your boho chic inspired interiors and table tops.

This wonderful toy will give anyone joy when they see it in operation. Just pull the lever down on the right side, let it go, and watch Howdy fly around the bar. Please check out o...

"18th Century Maritime Hourglass 30 Second Stopwatch" 18th-Century Maritime Sandglass 30-Second Log Timer Hand-Blown Glass, Original Wood Frame, Nautical Navigation Instrument Heig...

Grand piano. Walnut, metal, etc. Patent Erard London. London, England, possibly around 1870. Requires tuning and minor restorations. Grand or horizontal piano with strings and sou...

Unusual accessory, ideal as a gift for a golfer, in solid silver. The object is composed of a round base and a stem on which is housed a silver sphere that can be opened with a slidi...

Domino game in sterling Silver with the original plexiglass case. The tiles are sterling silver and were made completely by hand with soldered silver sheets. 28 pieces that perfectly reproduce dominoes. The size of each tile is 50x25 h. 9mm. Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also called pips or dots) or is blank. The backs of the tiles in a set are indistinguishable, either blank or having some common design. The gaming pieces make up a domino set, sometimes called a deck or pack. The traditional European domino set consists of 28 tiles, also known as pieces, bones, rocks, stones, men, cards or just dominoes, featuring all combinations of spot counts between zero and six. A domino set is a generic gaming device, similar to playing cards or dice, in that a variety of games can be played with a set. Another form of entertainment using...

Pocket Globe Nicholas Lane London, post 1779 The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather. The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...

Vintage Toot-a-Loop radio (model nr: Panasonic R-72): an emblematic radio, designed and fabricated by Panasonic Japan in the early 1970s. The radio was designed to be wrapped and car...

The Mont Blanc Homage to Frederic Chopin Fountain Pen is a vintage collectable item that pays tribute to the renowned composer. This fountain pen features a sleek design and a black ...

Rare 19th-Century Meerschaum Pipe Depicting Eros and Psyche – Erotic Mythological Scene, Vienna, ca. 1890 An exceptional and finely carved meerschaum figural pipe featuring a sensuo...

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Latin American Art. Ideal for collectors, galleries and art lovers. Illustrated editions, reference piece for collectors.

Brass adjustable desk magnifier 20th century Elegant desktop magnifying glass made of golden brass, with original magnifying glass and very ...

Binoculars with an antique finish. Gold-plated metal, other. These metal binoculars, crafted with an antique gold finish, feature a hanging loop and a vintage look reminiscent of c...

"Painted Heraldic Panel – Coat Of Arms Of The Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg J. Leroy, Painter-decorator" Painted heraldic panel – Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg J. LEROY, ...

Table clock in 800 silver and wood depicting polo game equipment. The bat and polo hat are part of the watch. The briar horseshoe has silver details on th...

A ship's anemometer and aerovane originally mounted on the top of a container or large ship, where it would be connected to two dials on the bridge to indicating wind speed and direc...

Darkly playful and meticulously crafted, Alexandra Llewellyn’s Skull Marquetry Poker Set is a bold meditation on risk, luck and the high stakes of ...

Vintage Harley Davidson motorcycle in sterling silver with very accurate detail reproduction. The first is a Harley Davidson FXSB l...

Upright piano. Towards the beginning of the 20th century. Upright or wall piano with a wooden body with marquetry elements on the central panel of the uppe...

A gilt and lacquered wood Buddha statue from Southeast Asia most likely Northern Burma, circa 19th century. The Buddha is depicted as seating on a plinth throne in an "Adamantine" po...

Antique English walking stick with silver handle and mother of pearl, from late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The city stamps and the date are not well legible: may be Birmi...

This stunning antique architectural piece is a conversation starter in any space! Originally it would have served as an altar rail at the front of a church....

Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Thessaly, including Mount Olympus Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage Copper plate engraving by P.F Tardieu Original hand color...

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 &...

A rare 20th Century travel poker set made by Gucci. The travel case is crafted from dark pigskin leather and features Gucci's signature green-red-green stripe, accented by a gold-pla...

One pair of WWII Naval Binoculars with a magnification of 20 x 120. Mounted on a period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese...

Ptolemaic armillary sphere Charles-François Delamarche Paris, ante 1798 Wood and papier-mâché covered with printed and partly hand-colored paper It measures 16.37 in in height x Ø 10.94 in (41.60 cm - Ø 27.80 cm) It weights 2.33 lb (1,058 g) State of conservation: consistent with its age and use, the paper shows some signs of use, stains and abrasions. The sphere is Ptolemaic, with the Earth placed at its center, surrounded by the Moon and the Sun mounted on two metal arms. The sphere is composed of six horizontal and two vertical rings (armillae), each bearing graduations and its own name. The first horizontal ring is illegible. The others, in descending order are: North Pole, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, South Pole. The vertical rings consist of two double meridians. The sphere is then connected to the large meridian by two pins, a vertical ring inserted perpendicularly into the circle of the Horizon, in turn supported by four semicircles connected to the turned and black-stained wooden base. Each element is covered with printed paper. It contains various pieces of information: latitudes, length of days, names and zodiac symbols, calendar, wind directions, etc. The vertical circles mention the latitudes and longitudes of different cities: Rome, Bordeaux, Madrid, Boston, Batavia (Jakarta), Acapulco, etc. Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear with numerous geographical markings indicating the most recent explorations. In the Pacific Ocean, west of South America bears the following inscription: GLOBE TERRESTRIAL à Paris chez Delamarche Géog Rue du Foin Jacques Au Collège de M.e Gervais The North American coasts are well delineated and California appears correctly as a peninsula - reports from Spanish explorers in the region had given rise to confusion as to whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776). Alaska is not described and is only partially traced; it would become part of the United States in 1867. Various Pacific islands are indicated. Australia (the name definitely used from 1824) is called "Nouvelle Hollande." Tasmania is still represented as a peninsula and this is an important detail for the dating of our armillary sphere. The island is separated from Australia by Bass Strait, which was crossed by Matthew Flinders for the first time in 1798, showing that it was not a peninsula. Delamarche certainly would not have waited a long time to update such an important geographical datum: presumably he did so shortly after receiving the news. Charles-François Delamarche (1740-1817) founded his laboratory around 1770 and, in a few years, he became the most famous French cartographer and globe maker between the 18th and 19th centuries. After having acquired the laboratory of the late Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786; himself a renowned cartographer who continued the family business founded by his grandfather Nicolas Sanson in the seventeenth century) and after having purchased, between 1788 and around 1800, the businesses of Jean-Baptiste Fortin (1750-1831) and Jean Lattré (around 1750-1800), he began to call himself "Successeur de MM. Sanson and Robert de Vaugondi, Géographes du Roi and de M. Fortin, Ingénieur-mécanicien du Roi pour les globes et les sphères." Thus, at the end of the eighteenth century, Delamarche possessed the warehouse stocks, as well as the manufacturing skills of the globes of his main rivals in Paris. In addition to this aggressive acquisition policy, the key to its success also lay in the combination of high-quality cartography combined with extremely attractive globes and armillary spheres; and, of course, its famous red paint finishing touch. His laboratory was located on Rue de Foin St Jacques "au Collège Me. (or "Mtre") Gervais" in the Latin Quarter of Paris until around 1805, when he moved to rue du Jardinet No. 13. On the death of Charles-François in 1817, the reins of the company passed to his son Félix (1779-1835), who continued to publish, often in collaboration with the engraver Charles Dien, Sr. In 1835 the company first moved to rue du Jardinet No. 12 and a little later to rue du Battoir No. 7. Bibliography: Dekker, Elly, et al. Globes at Greenwich...

A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill ~"Half Jumbo" table lighter, featuring a silver plated mechanism and a snakeskin leather covered body. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in E...

Wildly luxurious, Alexandra Llewellyn’s Jungle Marquetry Poker Set brings the rainforest to the card table. Inlaid with over 1,000 pieces of sustai...

Vintage Harley Davidson FXSTD in sterling silver with very accurate detail reproduction. At the end of 2007 they stopped producing it The wheels are with spokes and rubber tires Com...

An 18th century wax seal in brass with boxwood handle with a nice aged old patina Important noble coat of arms Height 8.5 cm, surface area of the seal 3 cm, diameter top boxwood gri...

Morse Code Shutter Floor lamp reclaimed from a Mid-Century US Naval warship. These lamps were a common fixture on U.S. warships as can be seen in WWII period photography. They were u...

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...

Meerschaum pipe representing an Indian head. Amber stem. In its original box. Dimensions: box length 20 cm measured in a straight line, pipe 18 cm, head height 7 cm. France, datable ...

Antique Real Skull of a Red Fox, Germany ca. 1900s An antique taxidermied skull of the red fox (Vulpes) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned base. This article contains parts of a...

Solid brass and cast iron Ship’s Porthole, early 20th century. Heavy original ship’s porthole, made in solid brass, cast iron and glass. This characteristic object shows a warm overall patina, revealing its age and history on the world’s oceans. The porthole has a glass door, lockable with two brass locks. A solid cast iron shutter...

Zeiss German Jumelles WW2 12 x 60 Binoculars . These Zeiss Binoculars were primarily used by Luftwaffe Flak Artillery ground crews for spotting and identifying enemy aircraft and directing the crew served Rangefinders, Searchlights and Flak Cannons of the Anti-Aircraft batteries based around many German and occupied ports, cities and industrial centres. Due to their superb optics they naturally also proved useful on the battlefield for tactical observation and from the outset of 1939 were used in many theatres of war by the German Army. Presented here are a very high quality set of binoculars, manufactured by Zeiss bearing the marker of 'Jumelles 12 x 60' , indicating that they would have been made between 1942 and 1944 in occupied France. This set are unpolished in original dark grey with red stripe and are fitted to a polished cradle. They are fitted with adjustable and variable light shades (marked farbglasser) for use in all daytime and darker light conditions and have the later war style rain shield...

Fontana Arte empty ashtray pockets and hollowed crystal, 1960, Italy.

Replica of carriage. Wood, metal, etc. 20th century. Four-wheeled carriage with hood and open seat, inspired by antique models and painted in red. · Size: 210x123x175 cms. Con ba...

A superb and very rare 19th Century Chinese lacquered games box, dating to around 1890. Decorated with intricate traditional scenes and a fin...

A large tobacco pipe from old Burma (Myanmar), circa 1850. Solid wood bowl, chamber and shank. The stem is made of bone, attached to the shank by a mor...

Large and impressive pair of Rioplatense gaucho spurs from Argentina or Uruguay, dating to the late 19th century (circa 1880–1900). Forged entirely in iron, decorated with damascened...

Omega Triple Date Moonphase Cosmic Vintage Watch 1952 Ref. 2486-1, caliber 381 (Lemania 27DL) Patinated silver dial, alternating applied Arabic numer...

Over the past two decades, Mickalene Thomas's critically acclaimed and extensive body of work has spanned painting, collage, photography, video, and the immersive installations that ...

Large Liturgical Chalice in sterling silver. The base is finely embossed with the face of Christ, grapes, vine leaves and ears. The workmanship is h...

A rare set of Daniel Defoe's works published in 1878 by George Bell son's in London. George Bell Sons was a reputable publisher in the 19th century, known for producing ...