KEWPIES IN A ROW

10 pieces of such weird and cute Japanese vintage celluloid kewpie masks with knothole eyes once sold at street stall in festival or so. Showa period, 1980s. Some expected damage due to age as is. approx...

HAMILTON RAILROAD 25j AUTOMATIC DATE CHRONOGRAPH H406560 BLACK DIAL EXPOSITION CASE with original BRACELET. 49mm diameter, and 15mm thick. This is the most desirable combination for this high grade model. Some use exists but is not distractive. For this Hamilton Model, the black dial is the only one to have. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET. BUY SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME...

This is an unusual item of interest to the collector of baseball and World Series memorabilia: the first page of the Muncie, Indiana Evening Press newspaper dated October 7, 1919, detailing the minutiae of game six of the series of that year, one of the infamous "fixed" World Series games, including references to ("Shoeless") Joe Jackson and other scoundrels involved in one of the worst scandals in the history of professional sports. The paper is age-yellowed, but otherwise in good condition...

Offered is this 1959 copyright, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO TELL-A-TALE Book with illustrations by Violet LaMont. A Whitman Book publication, copyright by Western Publishing, Racine, Wisconsin. Hardcover, 28 pages.

A much-beloved children's classic written in the early 1900's by Helen Bannerman for her two daughters while they lived in India, Sambo, in the original tale, was an Indian boy and not an African-American child...

An original gouache on board painting with some airbrush, titled at bottom "ED WYNN", the subject actor Ed Wynn (1886-1966), who famously dressed in red fire hat and costume in the 1930's pioneering radio show "The Fire Chief", sponsored by oil company Texaco. Wynn was an American actor and comedian who started in Vaudeville in 1903 and moved on to the Ziegfeld Follies in 1914...

This lovely wreath measures approximately 10” in diameter. It is vintage and has that old world charm. It is decorated with large gold glitter flakes ad an assortment of fruit with pinecones. As it is a vintage piece, some of the fruit and pinecones are chipped which are normal for these vintage pieces. It’s a lovely Christmas decoration to brighten up your holiday for many years to come.

I love these antique Germany candy containers and have many of them . They add color and warmth to my doll cabinet. This one has vibrant colors made of holly leaf decorated paper with a large Victorian scrap of a girl in a mariners outfit surrounded with antique tinsel and a Victorian angel scrap with a large heart at the top It is scalloped cut around the top decorated with antique tinsel and an antique tinsel handle...

This antique box is so rare and just beautiful. I believe it’s covered with a combination of celluloid and paper in vibrant shades of green, red and brown. It has an antique brass clasp that works nicely. It opens to a pale blue fabric lining. As it is an early piece it is missing some of it’s paper along corners, but it’s barely noticeable because it blends in...

This Victorian scrap is children at play in the four seasons of Summer, Spring, Fall and Winter surrounded by beautiful seasonal flowers. This is a rare complete sheet still connected, however, the top left scene is missing some from the top. Not only are these scraps beautiful to look at and collect but can be used to decorate so many things. This beautiful sheet measures 9 ½” in length and 6 ½” wide, each piece measures 3 ¼” x 4 ½”

An example of a very scarce and desirable poster, issued in 1977 in Glendale, California, featuring a montage of images of Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), the actor who famously played the role of Tarzan in the series of movies between 1932 and 1948. Weissmuller signed in magic marker at lower center, and the piece is numbered 976/1500 at lower right. Weissmuller was an Olympic gold swimmer in the 1920's, and he brought the athletic physique to Hollywood, with lasting impact...

An opportunity to acquire TWO items autographed later in life by the grand dame of Hollywood, Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003). Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years, and received a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress...

For the political memorabilia collector here is a wonderfully drawn original satirical work showing former president Jimmy Carter in his 1970's prime, holding a basketball and dressed as a player. It appears to likely reference his having been a basketball player at Plains, Georgia High School in the early 1940's; photos of him with the team can be found on the net by googling "jimmy carter basketball". The drawing is in soft brown color pencil with slight olive green highlights...

This is one unusual painting.........40" by 57" (with frame a whopping 46 1/2" by 64"), oil on masonite, signed at lower right by HIGHLY IMPORTANT, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED aviation artist R.G. (Robert Grant) Smith. This painting belongs in a museum, and I welcome institution inquiries. The subject is monumental.........the Douglas DC-8, DC-9 and DC-10 jet aircraft, flying in formation through puffy clouds...

Oil on canvas, 36" by 24" and 3" frame, signed at lower right and dated 1978, by CRAIG KODERA, a life-long aviation enthusiast and present day airline pilot. Kodera grew up in Southern California and at one time worked as a commercial artist for McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 and DC-9 aircraft of that manufacturer are present in this painting as well as a classic Cessna. Kodera's works are included in the permanent collection of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. He is or was rec...

A very early (1990) poster, featuring the April/May 1990 Interparliamentary Conference On The Global Environment, Washington, DC, HAND SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Al Gore, who would shortly go on to become the Vice-President of the United States under Bill Clinton, and who in 2000 came close to becoming the President of the United States. Today of course he is best known for his efforts to bring awareness to climate change, and the environment, in general. What is so very interesting to me about t...

Faux Ivory hand made Rollerball Pen with a Native American Chief on the cap.This unique rollerball pen features Rhodium and 22k gold plated findings. The base of the pen barrel is carbon fiber to create a smooth texture and elegant background for the wonderful Chief design.

This unique rollerball pen features Rhodium and 22k gold plated findings. The base of the pen barrel is carbon fiber to create a rich texture and elegant background in a crackle cactus color pattern.

Buckeye Burl wood Rollerball pen is manufactured out of the highest quality Titanium Gold plated components. The body is handcrafted out of select Buckeye Burl and polished to perfection. This design features ultra smooth and durable threading and is simply a great looking pen.