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Item Ships From: Europe
Arm And Shoulder Armor, Northern Italy (milan Or Brescia), Mid-16th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Arm and shoulder defence, Northern Italy (Milan or Brescia), mid-16th century (circa 1550–1580)
A substantial steel armour element comprising a pauldron, upper arm (rerebrace), arti...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Nordmende Isabella Radio Cabinet, 1967 DHL shipping
Located in Palermo, IT
DHL shipping
Nordmende Isabella radio cabinet, 1967
4 speakers, working radio.
Untested turntable and reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Illumin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Model of Yacht From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Model of Yacht From the Early 20th Century
We present you this true-to-life model of a yacht from the Interwar Period.
It is in particularly good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bentwood
$1,153 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Two Faces Ladies Powder Compact By Richard Hudnut, c1930
Located in Devon, England
How fabulous is this ? can't be mistaken for any other era can it. This is an early 1930's Art Deco domed pendant vanity case by Richard Hudnut. The lid features a very distinctive A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Industrial Vintage Metal Aircraft Plane Model Desk Item Statue, circa 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial plane model made in the 1980s. This unique object is made of metal and has a chrome finish. A nice Industrial sculpture for displaying them on a cupboard, credenza, or ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
19th Century Extensive Collection of Fly Fishing Files
Ephemera 1856-1862
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An extensive collection of fly fishing flies and ephemera owned by a Robert Thornton of Stapleton.
Including Salmon flies used on the river Tees, a leather bound vellum wallet of ex...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Natural Fiber
Palo santo crucifix with Jansenist Christ in ivory
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Rosewood crucifix with Jansenist Christ in ivory with silver details and splendor. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent. Weight: 483.00 grams. Dimensions: 23....
Category
18th Century European Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lighter in Plexiglass Chrome Band Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Plexiglass design table lighter with chrome band accessory a really beautiful accessory. Cylinder body. Made in Italy in the 70s. Perfectly functional. Please watch the video and pho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Grand piano. Walnut, metal, etc. Patent Erard London. London, England, possibly
Located in Madrid, ES
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...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box handmade, circa 1930
s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid walnut box, which we date to the early 20th century, circa 1930's.
The che...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of Greece by Allard (c.1698)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hellas seu Graecia Universa' Detailed map of Greece, with Crete, the Aegean Islands, and part of Turkey. With two cartouches, compass rose and scale. Carolus Alla...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$941 Sale Price
20% Off
Lot three Mercury Glass Christmas Ornaments Sea Shell , Vintage German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare antique ornament set of three. The size given in the dimensions section refers to the largest item seen in the first picture. These ornaments, were made from ultra-thin hand b...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mercury Glass
Antique maritime navy compass
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.
Category
19th Century European Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1808 C. Smith Map of Hindoostan – British India with Intricate Details
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1808 C. Smith Map of Hindoostan – British India with Intricate Details
This map, titled "Hindoostan," was published by C. Smith, a prominent London map seller, on January 6, ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1860 Childrens Tricycle Horse Glass Eyes Wood Metal Fabric
Located in Munich, DE
This children's tricycle has seen its best days a long time ago, however, it has retained all its charm and magic. The face, the handles and the wheels are made out of rusty metal. T...
Category
1860s French Belle Époque Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Old Engraving the City and Harbour of Pathmos, Patmos or Patimo in Greece, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Gezicht van het eiland en de haven van Pathmos (…).'
This plate shows a view of the city and harbour of Pathmos, Patmos or Patimo in Greece. This plate or...
Category
1720s French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$782 Sale Price
30% Off
Charming Map of Northeastern Spain with the Areas of Pamplona
Valladolid, 1634
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Biscaia, Guipiscoa, Navarra et Asturias de Santillana'.
Charming map of Northeastern Spain with the areas of Pamplona and Valladolid. This map originates from...
Category
1630s Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$422 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian green
gold Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Art nouveau green and golden color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1910s. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Nautical Historical Picture of the Ship Virgen De Africa Cadiz, 1917
Located in Milan, IT
Large black and white historical picture depicting the ship Virgen de Africa Cadiz, dated 1917. Original frame, 112 x 79 - inches 44 x 31. Good condition.
Category
1910s Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A tiny and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of intricate illuminations.
91 x 65mm (3.6 x 2.6in). 190 leaves on vellum, additional 4 paper leaves after (plus 3 paper e...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Previous product Brionvega tv Algol 11 by Marco Zanuso Richard Sapper
By Brionvega, Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper
Located in bari, IT
The Brionvega Algol 11 is characterized by an innovative and bold design, intended to bring the television concept into a more modern era. The body of the television is cubic in shap...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children
s Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Sculptural Italian Chess Game
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Brass chess board and chess game made with the ancient casting technique.
After casting, the finish was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-carat gold plating.
The figures are in Florentine medieval style then painted with antioxidant treatment using a special transparent lacquer.
The two-tone mirrored glass chess top which highlights the high quality of execution.
Italian silverware, already with a centuries-old tradition, had a great development in the twentieth century and produced pieces of the highest quality that the whole world envies. Italian craftsmanship had a kind of new Renaissance after the war.
A great many high-quality silverware was born where exceptional pieces were produced that now decorate the most prestigious houses.
Made entirely by hand in the artisan workshop of piero Benzoni...
Category
1980s Medieval Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
$5,717 Sale Price
20% Off
Public Execution Scene in Tonkin (Northern Vietnam) – Antique Engraving, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Public Execution Scene in Tonkin – Antique Engraving, 1787
Striking 18th-century copperplate engraving depicting a large-scale public execution in the Kingdom of Tonkin (present-day...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Life Size Mannequin Boy with Blue Eyes, circa 1980
Located in Barntrup, DE
Life-size mannequin boy with blue eyes, circa the early 1980s, England, by Adel Rootstein.
An expressive life-size boy mannequin with beautifully hand-pa...
Category
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Large Hand Carved Oak Gothic Art Panel, Depicting Christ and 12 Apostles
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and unique 'sermon on the mount' wall plaque with Jesus and the apostles carved in high relief.
This large size work of religious art dep...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite cabinet of Curiosities showcasing a stunning collection of plaster figures and pieces, reminiscent of a Classic sculpture museum.
Olot has been a hub for sculpture and rel...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$922 Sale Price
72% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game Red Jasper, Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver bi-color chessboard and chess game in "Florence" style.
The chessboard is in molten silver with red jasper and white color marble
The work was engraved with the anc...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Ciclotte Bike in Carbon Fiber by Luca Schieppati
By Luca Schieppati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ciclotte bike is an innovative exercise bike, designed and made in Italy, that combines idea, form and technology rethinking the traditional aesthetic an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
$21,274 / item
Balkans
Ottoman Europe Map with Athens Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876
Located in Langweer, NL
Balkans & Ottoman Europe Map with Athens Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876
This impressive 19th-century map titled “Turkije in Europa, Griekenland, Roemenië, Servië en Montenegro” provides a richly detailed view of the Balkan Peninsula and the remaining European territories of the Ottoman Empire during a critical historical moment. Published in 1876 in the Nieuwe Hand-Atlas der Aarde in haren Tegenwoordigen Toestand by M. Frijlink, revised by A. van Otterloo and printed by D. Noothoven van Goor in Leiden, this map captures the political and geographical landscape of the Balkans just before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and the subsequent Treaty of Berlin reshaped the region.
The map spans from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, and from the Danube valley down to Crete, covering modern-day Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thrace, European Turkey, and the Aegean Islands. Hand-colored boundary lines clearly distinguish political units including the Kingdom of Greece, the Principality of Serbia, the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (Romania), and Ottoman provinces such as Rumelia, Thessaly, Epirus, and Macedonia.
Major cities—Constantinople (Istanbul), Athens, Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia, Salonika (Thessaloniki), Skodra, Ioannina, Larissa, Adrianople (Edirne), Varna, and Trabzon—are identified with fine engraving work. The map also reflects the complex geography of the region, showing mountain chains such as the Balkans, Pindus, Rhodope, and Dinaric Alps, as well as large river systems including the Danube, Morava, Drina, Vardar, Maritsa, and Iskar.
Inset maps provide valuable additional context: one illustrates the Bosphorus and surrounding fortifications, another focuses on Athens and Piraeus, and a third presents the region around the Gulf of Salonika and Northern Greece. These allow a closer look at strategic locations central to 19th-century European geopolitics.
This plate captures the Balkans at a moment of transition, when national movements were rising and the Ottoman Empire was gradually losing influence. The elegant engraving, refined typography, and harmonious composition are characteristic of Dutch educational cartography at its peak. Today, the map serves as a historical snapshot of a region defined by shifting borders, cultural layers, and emerging nation-states.
Condition Report:
Good condition with gentle toning and scattered small foxing marks, mostly in the margins. Original center fold as issued. Image clean and well-printed with soft, even hand-coloring. No tears, losses, or repairs.
Framing Tips: A light ivory or cream mat works beautifully to highlight the delicate color washes. A slim dark wood or black frame adds contrast and sophistication. Because the map includes attractive insets, a slightly wider mat border enhances balance and readability. Suitable for libraries, studies, travel-themed interiors, and collectors of Ottoman, Greek, and Balkan cartography.
Keywords: Balkans, Ottoman Empire, Turkey in Europe, European Turkey, Greece, Athens, Piraeus, Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly, Crete, Aegean Sea, Bulgaria, Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Romania, Bucharest, Wallachia, Moldavia, Danube, Serbia, Belgrade, Montenegro, Cetinje, Albania, Skodra, Ioannina, Thessaloniki, Salonika, Constantinople, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Islands, Balkan Peninsula, 19th century Balkans map, 1876 Ottoman map...
Category
1870s Dutch Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Urquhart Adjustable Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Patent Adjustable Iron Golf Club by Urquhart.
An Urquhart adjustable golf club with hickory shaft in good condition by Robert Urquhart. The club...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Large Original Vintage Sea Charts, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
5 great maps or charts of the oceans
I particularly like the color of these maps
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Delightful pair of vintage Mexican Taxco silver bird decorative sculptures
Located in London, GB
Vintage Mexican Silver
Stone Inlay Birds fighting Cocks– Taxco (Stone/Agate Egg Bodies)
A delightful pair of vintage Mexican Taxco silver bird sculptures...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Italian Motorcycle, Mondial 1960 Sprint, Classic Motorbike.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
F B (Fratelli Boselli) Mondial 1960 Mondial Sprint Motorcycle.
This exquisitely engineered and beautifully constructed 1960 Mondial Sprint motorbike is unmistakably Italian. It has m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Annette Himstedt Doll Kima 1993/1994
Located in Delft, NL
Annette Himstedt doll "Kima" 1993/1994, Germany
"Kima" a vinyl doll made by Annette Himstedt, produced during 1993/1994. Kima in a beautiful lace dres...
Category
20th Century German Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Antique Judaica Torah Esther Scroll Pre-Expulsion Iberian Peninsula Spain 1470
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely incredible rare and truly unique pre-expulsion Iberian Peninsula handwritten Esther Scroll, inked onto animal leather parchment (15th century, -laboratory teste...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Renaissance Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Iconic Brionvega radio turntable, Italian Mid Century by Achille Castiglioni
By Brionvega, Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
Brionvega RR126 radio turntable, Italian Mid Century by Achille Castiglioni
Designed in 1964 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, two of the most famous Mid-Century Modern era de...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$10,162 Sale Price
10% Off
Early Golf Club, Iron By W. Wilson Of St Andrews
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Early Golf Club, Iron By Willie Wilson of St Andrews.
A rare hand forged blacksmith-made wrought iron Victorian golf club cleek by Willie Wilson of St Andrews. The smooth faced lofting iron is heavy weighted, hickory shafted with crisp nicking to the top of the hosel where it meets the shaft. It is with leather sheep skin grip, the back of the iron club head stamped 'W. Wilson, Maker, St. Andrews'. The patina of the metal head is very attractive to collectors. Willie Wilson was one of the early ironmakers who produced fine clubs during the late 19th century.
The measurements shown are the length of the shaft with hosel and the width and depth of the face.
Willie Wilson of St Andrews was a well-known Scottish golf clubmaker. He began making irons in the 1860's and remained in business to the end of the century. He was among one of the most respected craftsmen in St Andrews, the "Home of Golf".
Willie was known for producing handmade hickory-shafted golf clubs of high quality. His clubs were well-regarded for their balance, finish, and playability, and today they are sought after by collectors of antique golf equipment...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Architectural miniature staircase model, masterpiece
Located in Delft, NL
Architectural miniature staircase model, masterpiece
A miniature staircase model, partly of oak with pressed wood, which is also called a masterpiece in the craft school of the earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Set of 2 Ashtrays And Table Lighter Vintage Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Ashtrays and table lighter Vintage, Italian design, 1970s.
The ashtray is made of brass and decorated wood. It measures 20 cm x 20 cm x 3 cm high.
The lighter measures 7.5 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
$336 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1890s Antique French Silver Mussel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French silver vesta case in the form of a mussel; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collection
This exceptional antique French silver vesta case has an elongated asymmetrical form, realistically modelled in the form of a mussel shell.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of the vesta are embellished with engraved decoration replicating the contours of the natural shell.
This fine antique silver vesta...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pair of Sculptural Summit Speakers
By Summit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of sculptural summit speakers.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
$5,766 / set
French Walnut
Beveled Mirror Little Armoire Chef-d
Oeuvre, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Oak little walnut armoire chef d'oeuvre of a cabinetmaker.
In its original sense, a masterpiece is a piece that marks the completion of an artisan's training, who, through this prod...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Elm
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird
s-Eye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird's-eye maple and erable. Hand-painted golf chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birdseye Maple
$2,400 / item
Yoshihiro Narisawa, Satoyama Cuisine. Gastronomy
Culinary Photography Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sustainable Gastronomy
Yoshihiro Narisawa’s manifesto on cuisine in harmony with the natural world
Award-winning Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa has turned to his homeland and nature to develop his innovative satoyama cuisine and culinary philosophy. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of foraging for ingredients on the land between mountains and villages, the area of satoyama, and by similar traditional methods for gathering food, Narisawa has created recipes and dining experiences based on the sustainable use of native ingredients.
Also using foodstuffs from coastal waters and forests, from seaweed and sea snakes to wild flowers and even soil, the recipes are presented and shown in stunning photographs by world-renowned Brazilian food photographer Sergio Coimbra. But this is more than a book of recipes, it is a new kind of gastronomy book that explores the background of where the ingredients are sourced and also how the chef works with the craftsmen who makes his knives and tableware. This attention to every stage of the supply chain is another aspect of satoyama, and in the course of the journeys Narisawa and Coimbra made the book has also become a visual travel guide to Japan and its history and traditions. In this way it is not just the chef’s creations that are presented, but the food in its full context, including the processes involved, and a culinary perspective that combines tradition with modern ideas.
Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Yoshihiro Narisawa and Sergio Coimbra.
The Artist:
Yoshihiro Narisawa, born in Aichi prefecture in 1969 as the son of a baker of western recipes, moved to Europe at the age of 19 where he trained in France, Switzerland, and Italy, before returning to his homeland. Narisawa opened his first restaurant in Kanagawa in 1996, moving to Tokyo in 2003. After pursuing a connection with French cuisine, Narisawa went on to develop his “Satoyama” style. His restaurant has been listed for many years as one of the World’s 50 Best...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beautiful Silver Lady Woman in Alpine Costume Ex Voto, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Osvaldo Borsani (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce book. Hardback with cloth covers in dust jacket in very good condition. 377 pages with 200 color and 350 black and white illustrations. After leaving university he joined th...
Category
Late 20th Century Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,950
XX Century Italian Sterling silver golf ball holder
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
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...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cristallino Gold Limited Edition Foosball Table with Black Field by Teckell
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cristallino is crafted using avant-garde technology and the skilled hands of Italian artisans who perfect every detail for a unique and exclusive work of art.
Cristallino Gold LE un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
$22,253 Sale Price / item
30% Off
1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series
By J.K. Rowling
Located in Bath, GB
A striking set of the complete deluxe editions of the 'Harry Potter' series, beautiful editions published from 1999-2007. 'Goblet of Fire' signed by J. K. Rowling.
The first deluxe ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A rare early 20th century paint advertising display unit
Located in London, GB
A rare early 20th century paint advertising display unit
Dimensions in inches: H 14” x W 31” x D 4”
Age: 1920 - 1940
Origin: Paris (France)
Condition: Aged
Overview
Every now and ...
Category
1940s French Late Victorian Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Vintage Ashtrays and Lighter in Crystal by Rosenthal Studio Linie Design, 1970s
By Rosenthal, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in taranto, IT
particular set consisting of a Ronson lighter and crystal ashtray, with an inclined shape, in the style of mangiarotti design
measurements: the ashtr...
Category
1970s Vintage Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
This striking scientific chart comes from the New and Revised Edition of Black’s General Atlas of th...
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chromatic Double Harp, Pleyel, Lyon
Cie, Paris, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large double harp with gold-patinated head and neck and carved paw feet on the base. The harp is marked on the neck "Pleyel, Lyion & Cie (Paris). Harp, sysle. Gve Lyon. Brevete. No. ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Old Bound Books Dating from the 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example « The poetry in Paris». These bea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$230 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Fishtail Tennis Racket by Prosser
Son
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden Prosser & Sons Fishtail Tennis Racket.
A lawn tennis racket by T.H. Prosser & Sons with nice ash frame with convex walnut wedge. The wedge is s...
Category
Early 20th Century British Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.7 in (7 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.22 (kg 0.1)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a cartouche with the inscription:
A Correct
Globe
with the new
Discoveries.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche:
A correct globe
with ye new cons
relations of Dr.
Halley & c.
It shows the ecliptic divided into the days of the zodiacal calendar and the constellations represented as animals and mythological figures.
On the globe are delineated the equinoctial line, divided by degrees and hours, the ecliptic and the meridian (passing west of Greenwich). The continents are shaded and outlined in pink, green and yellow. It shows: the Cook routes; a wind rose in the Southern Indian Ocean; Antarctica without land; Africa with Negroland (Hermann Moll is considered the first geographer to name the West African region in his 1727 map. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 1902, under "States of Central Africa"); Tartary in Central Asia; the Mogul kingdom in northern India; in North America only New England, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, Mississippi are identified; California is already a peninsula; the northwest coast of America is "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and it is only partially delineated, it was to become part of the United States in 1867); Mexico is named "Spain"; Central South America "Amazone America". Australia (which was to be so named after 1829) is called New Holland. The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 115.)
Elly Dekker, comparing Moll’s 1719 globe and his re-edition (of which the one described above is a sample), identifies the differences between them: the two editions are quite similar to each other, but in the "anonymous" globe, compared to the previous globe of 1719, California looks like a proper peninsula - the reports of the Spanish explorers of the region had given rise to uncertainty over 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). The routes of Dampier's journey were partially erased and the route of Captain James Cook's first voyage was superimposed on them, and the geography of Australasia was adapted accordingly, including the denomination of the Cook Strait. See Dekker, Elly, Globes at Greenwich, 1999.
An important ante quem element is represented by Tasmania: it is not separated from Australia by the Bass Strait...
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Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Large Italian Late 18th century hand carved cherub figure
Located in London, GB
Large Italian Late 18th century hand carved cherub figure
Dimensions in inches: H 39” x W 24” x D 19”
Age: 1790
Origin: Italy
Condition: Aged
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A stunning example of a late ...
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1780s Italian Early Victorian Antique Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
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Pine
XX Century Italian Sterling silver domino game in original plexiglass box.
By Gori
Located in VALENZA, IT
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
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Sterling Silver
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Art Deco Modernist Geometric Chrome
Enamel Ladies Mirror Compact, c1940
Located in Devon, England
This iconic Art Deco design double-sided mirror compact features a secure clasp for easy closure. Perfect for storing in a purse or handbag for on-the-go touch-ups. This beautiful de...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Europe - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
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