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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Cultural : Japanese : Netsuke : Pre 1990
item #1464300
(stock #346)
This is an excellent and intricately carved very charming small netsuke, made by our own Pennsylvania native, David Carlin. He describes it as a "Small, finely detailed representation of the bottom half of a man seeming to be passing through a tombstone with "RIP" etched on it. Daisies are carved on the other side of the tombstone instead of the man's head, giving new meaning to the phrase.” . Netsuke is heavily polished...
Twelve pairs of Japanese-made roller caps for Japanese Hanging scrolls, 8.5 Bu (8.5 分about 2.61 mm) in diameter. Japanese scroll roller ends follow the old measuring system- shakkanhō (尺貫法). These fit 8.5 Bu size- please measure diameter of the roller bar with calipers...
This is a 1981 color poster advertising the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.) Ralph Lauren-sponsored performance "An American Western Celebration", ballpoint pen-signed at center left by the famous Native American contemporary artist FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005). Scholder was arguably the best known and influential Native American artist of the second half of the twentieth century...
Takao Takei was very prolific artist, best known for illustrating children’s books. He created numerous artworks, mostly woodblock prints, and his famous limited edition series of printed books titled “Kanpon” pushed the limits of printing. These volumes were regularly printed as updates in the Kanpon series, with articles by Takao and other scholars.
Fourteen volumes included are 32-34, 37, 40, 41, 43-48, 52 and 53. Published between 1973 and 1983...
An exhibition catalog entitled “Japan and the Art of War, 1863-1945: Japanese Military Art and Artifacts from the Mitchell Wolfon, Jr. Study Centre” that accompanied “Japan and the Art of War, 1863-1945” that took place at Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, from November 9, 2009-March 15, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The catalog was published in 500 copies.
Authors: Lea Nickless, Philip Gebauer and James A...
A delightful vintage snowman feather tree topper made of spun cotton batting. He wears a black paper hat and carries and wood walking stick in one hand. Tough made for a feather tree, the size would be appropriate for a small live tree or he could be hung from a thread as an ornament.
- Origin: probably German, ca 1925
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Height: 5-1/8"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Cultural : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1990
item #1455602
(stock #04284)
The size of Wooden Box : 7" Long x 5" Wide x 1 3/4" High. The size of indentation area size is 3 1/2" x 4" x 1/16" depth. This is custom made box for the exhibition of Shinya Okamoto on his one man show. It is made in 1989. The top of box has indentation area for Shippo work. It came with original carton. You can use for your own creative purpose or just use as Jewel box. The material of wood is Cedar with brown tone finish with clear lacquer. It has metal hinges...
The size of Camera: 6" Long x 3" W x 11/4" Thick. This is AGFA Bilinar Billy-Clack No.74. It is Manufacutred by AFGA in Germany, 1930-1940. Body type: Folding Strut. Metal constructed body in Art Deco. Film type used by 120. Image size: 2 1/4x 3 1/4 inches. No of images:8. Lens type Bilinar achromat. Focus type: fixed. Focal length: 95 mm. Focal Range: 7 ft-inf. Aperture type: Multihole. Apertures: f/11, f/16, f/22. Shutter Type: Rotary. Shutter Speeds: B, 1(1/30 sec). Weight: 510 g...
An outstanding vintage hard plastic Halloween candy container in the form of a jack o'lantern scarecrow on wheels by Rosbro. This particular item is almost always found with the little top piece broken off. The colors are all very bright.
- Origin: America, ca. 1955
- Dimensions: 5-3/4" tall
- Conditions: excellent, completely intact, no cracks
A rare composition Halloween candy container in the form of a three-dimensional owl, complete with glass eyes. The container is large enough to hold quite a generous amount of candy!
- Origin: probably Germany, ca. 1920
- Dimension: 4-1/4" tall
- Condition: very good, but some cracking along side seams and a flake at the back edge of the container opening
A rare vintage pressed paper Halloween noisemaker in the form of a carrot. The colors are bright and the mouthpiece retains the reed, so it makes a nice squawky sound. The side has a handwritten price of 10 cents and is faintly marked "Germany."
- Origin: Germany, ca. 1920
- Dimensions: 8" tall
- Condition: excellent, bright color, working
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930
item #1450996
(stock #B304)
Stonegate Antiques
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Published in 1926 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, this very seldom-found, miniature-size, softcover book measuring just 4x5 inches, offers a very unique continuation of the original Little Black Sambo story! It is thought that this mini size Sambo book was manufactured as a salesman's sample edition, meant to be strictly used as a marketing prop to sell orders for the full-size edition of the same book.
Entitled A New Story of Little Black Sambo, this tale picks up the...
"Hong Kong" Labeled Hardwood Heavy Urn Cover, or Jar Top, 5 1/2" diameter-outside maximum measurement, 4" high include top knob, (2" diameter-inside rim measurement, 2 7/8" inside outer area measurement), small chip broken off about 3/4" x 1/4" wide area of the inner part of Rim. Please inquire for the measurement.
Early German Halloween candy container featuring a composition black cat perched atop a red paperboard container. The bottom once had a stick-on label of some sort that scuffed up the paper, so there is no longer a “Made in Germany” mark, but this is clearly a German piece. The cat has tons of personality, from crossed eyes to a bright red mouth oddly shaped like human lips. MEEOW!
- Origin: Germany, ca. 1920
- Condition: very good, light paint flaking at the back and tip of one e...
L'Enfant Gallery
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A beautiful pair of English white marble candlesticks measuring 24” each in height.
The size of Turtle Figurine: 3 1/2" High x 2 1/2" W x 2 1/2" Deep. This is famous Mr. Alderman Ptolemy from Beatrix Potter made in England. It has marking on the bottom, Beatrix Potter’s, "Mr. Alderman Ptolemy" F. Warne & Co. Ltd @ Copyright 1973 Beswick, Made in England. I had this figurine over 35 years in the box. It never been displayed. The condition of Turtle mint condition., no chip, no crack and no hairline. It came with original box by Beatrix, The price including US Priority mail ins...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1920
item #1435457
(stock #BA950)
Stonegate Antiques
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Measuring 2 2/8 inches in diameter x 5/16 of an inch high, this rarely-found, circa 1910’s, dexterity game depicts a wide-eyed, black man wearing a hat, a wide white collar and a big red bow! The puzzle is quite colorful and is very visually appealing! The puzzle contains 5 tiny white balls of unknown material, that, with the proper manual dexterity, are to be placed two in the gent's eyes and the remaining three between the lips as teeth!
Constructed of tin with a cardboard lithographed i...
This is an original WWII US ARMY AIR CORP A-2 FLIGHT JACKET, size 38, worn by a service man with the name of Duke (this name is stenciled in the place where a name tag would be, on the left side of the jacket. The jacket does not have any patches that would tell us the unit from the Army Air Corp that ‘Duke’ was assigned to during the war. The inside of the jacket has the original manufacturer label that specifies A.C. Contract Order No. W33-038 AC-1755 (11631), that according to US Ar...