Other Collectibles and Curiosities

Hardcover, 620 pages, 41.1 x 30 cm (16.2 x 11.8 in.) in clamshell box. With portfolio of 5 cel setups, 37.6 x 30 cm (14.8 x 11.8 in.) and 30 x 36.3 cm (11.8 x 14.3 in.), and 64-page facsimile of 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' storyboard from Fantasia, 30 x 37 cm (11.8 x 14.6 in.). This Taschen Collector’s edition presents the first volume of one of the most expansive illustrated publications on Disney animation. In it, some 1,500 images as well as top essays by eminent Disney experts take us to the beating heart of the studio’s “Golden Age of Animation,” tracing Disney’s complete animation journey from the silent film era, through his first full-length feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and the pioneering artistic experiment Fantasia (1940), right up to his last masterpieces Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and The Jungle Book (1967). The book brings focus to each of the major animated features made during Walt’s lifetime, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and 101 Dalmatians, without forgetting the experimental short films of the Silly Symphonies series, underappreciated episodic musical films such as Make Mine Music and Melody Time, and many unfinished projects, such as proposed sequels to Fantasia or a homage to Davy Crockett by painter Thomas Hart Benton. With extensive research conducted through the collections of the Walt Disney Company, as well as private collections, editor Daniel Kothenschulte curates some of the most precious concept paintings and storyboards to reveal just how these animation masterpieces came to life. These original artworks are accompanied by cel setups of famous film scenes, rare pictures from Disney photographers, and fascinating excerpts from story conferences between Walt and his staff. Throughout, contributions from leading Disney specialists detail the evolution of each film and honour the outstanding animators and designers who influenced the style of the studio, among them Albert Hurter, Gustaf Tenggren, Kay Nielsen, Carl Barks, Mary Blair, Sylvia Holland, Tyrus Wong...

Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist. Possibly mallorquin. One of the glasses is fractured. Oval pendant ornamented in its outline by turned gold loops and small metallic pearls. On ...

Rare original boxing training set from 1940s Czechoslovakia comprising a pair of leather boxing gloves and a leather punching ball. The set displays exceptional age-related patina an...

Stephen Wilkes’s extraordinary panoramas depict our most famous landmarks from dawn to dusk. He captures thousands of single exposures, carefully editing and blending them into one s...

Devotional pendant or confraternity plaque. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spain, 17th century. It has faults. Devotional medallion consisting of a frame (with a ring at the top and decorati...

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...

A beautiful German Belsnickle / Santa Claus Candle. Was probably made before World War two in Germany. Scattered wear due to age. It is made of wax and is hand-painted. Nice addition...

Midcentury, unique seven books of the "Stanza della Segnatura" by Raphael, containing thirty-two plates in color and six in monochrome, printed from Pope Pius XII...

Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. oil on board. Castilian school, towards the last third of the century XV. Oil on panel showing a landscape in the background with a walled city, some mountains and the shore of a watercourse (from the theme it is seen that it is the shore from sea). In the foreground and in full body, a boat with a sail appears with a circus richly dressed characters and with their respective nimbus (these decorated with geometric elements and engraved vegetables), two women and three men. Note the anecdotal detail of the fish crossing the waters under the ship. In the Golden...

This Collectible Shearling and South American Beaver Turtle Plush was conceived by Muchi Decor as refined but light-hearted decoration for your room. This plush is made of real shea...

Devotional or steadfast medallion. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfast...

Devotional pendant. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. Piece of plastic over painting. A devotional pendant or confraternity insignia consisting of a ...

Devotional plaque, Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi. Bronze. Possibly 17th century. It has faults. Oval devotional plaque enhanced with a frame featuring a ring at the top...

Hand Painted Metal Toy Soldiers. Very good condition.

Title: De Mijn Maurits bij Sittard (The Maurits Mine near Sittard). On the verso 'Doorsnede van een kolen mijn in Limburg'. Translated: Cross Section of a Coalmine in Limburg (a province in the South of The Netherlands). Sittard is a city in the province of Limburg, in the south of Holland. In 1947 this coal mine was connected to another mine: the Emma Mine, by a 13 km straight tunnel. In the second half of the 1940s and in the 1950s the mine was expanded, and mining reached a depth of 810 m. A third shaft was completed in 1958. At the time of completion of the third shaft, the Maurits mine was the largest two-shafts mine in the world. It was the largest coal mine in the Netherlands. When in the beginning of the 1960s the economic tide for coal mining...

Zebra stone and silver bird model Height 8cm, width 9cm, depth 7cm Continental, 20th Century Expertly carved from zebra stone, the bird, most likely a wren, is sitting atop a fossi...

Cross of the Order of Preachers or habit of Saint Dominic. Gilt bronze, enamel. 17th century. A habit or badge with the fleur-de-lis cross of the Order of Preachers, also known as t...

This is an antique Ruyi belt hook. An Oriental, jade marble buckle depicting a reclining Hotei or Budai, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900. Plea...

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...

This book which was published in 1994 concentrates on the use of "Galuchat" predominantly in the making of furniture and other luxury household items in the 20th century - particular...

Joan Cornellà Idiotmeter Man (Green): Idiotmeter Man represents Joan Cornellà's signature character clad in a kelly green suit and holding a scanner gun that presumably notifies one ...

Mortar with hand. Bronze. XVII century. Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and slightly outwardly flared mouth, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal moldings arranged both in the lower and upper areas and with simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustraded shapes) derived from of the ribs that these specimens used to have in the medieval Spanish...

Devotional pendant or confraternity plaque. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spain, 17th century. It has faults. Devotional medallion consisting of a frame (with a ring at the top and decorati...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Fair condition.

Devotional pendant or confraternity plaque. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spain, 17th century. It has faults. Devotional medallion consisting of a frame (with a ring at the top and decorati...

Devotional or steadfast medallion. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfast...

Baton of command for Evaristo Martín Freire with case. Tortoiseshell, gold, metal, etc. Spain, mid-20th century. Case or box lined inside with closures on the front and a plaque on ...

This is a hard backed catalogue produced by the well known factory of Mappin & Webb "Manufacturing Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Watchmakers, Jewellers, Electro-platers and Cutlers, A...

Format: 12" Vinyl LP Label: Parkway Records – P-7009 Release Date: 1961 Country: U.S.A. Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm) Condition: Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG – ...

Top quality natural flat bladed (laminar) formation of blue ridge coral. Heliopora coerulea is a unique species of coral in the wild and great to use in th...

Honorary Uniform, Order of Malta. Spain, possibly around the beginning of the 20th century. Blue jacket or coat and trousers, the first of which bears the label of the Félix del Hie...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century. Polygonal sundial with a bird-shaped gnomon and engraved triangular piece, which presents, on one side, ...

This is a vintage carved decorative ammonite. An African, opalized fossil on display plinth, dating to Cretaceous period millions of years ago, polished an...

Outstanding, limited edition, hand carved, estate European Turkish meerschaum pipe is in unused, pristine condition and is a rare and very fine smoking collectable for a pipe aficion...

For a decade, Serra Pelada evoked the long-promised El Dorado as the world’s largest open-air gold mine, employing some 50,000 diggers in appalling conditions. Today, Brazil’s gold...

Two antique American teddy bears from the 20th century sitting in wicker chairs, priced and sold individually $495 each. Made in the USA during the 20th century, each teddy bear melt...

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...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

Saint Andrew. Carved and polychromed wood. Attributed to DE VAHÍA, Alejo (?-circa 1515). This figurative sculpture, carved and polychromed in wood with traces of gilding still visib...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

No pain, no gain. The most memorable moments since the birth of pro football in America. The best of sports photographer Neil Leifer’s 10,000 rolls of football pictures, including hundreds of previously unpublished images. Presented in a custom slipcase and limited to a total of 1,500 copies signed by the photographer, this Collector’s Edition is a companion to Neil Leifer’s instant sell-out success, Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball, published by seller in 2007. In 1958, sports photographer Neil Leifer took the picture that remains one of his most famous to this day. The day he got the shot - Alan Ameche’s game-winning "Sudden Death" touchdown - was Leifer’s 16th birthday. This game, called "The Greatest Ever Played," signaled football’s emergence as America’s new national pastime; formerly half-empty stadiums welcomed sold-out crowds seemingly overnight, while football surpassed pro baseball and college football in national television ratings. Starting then, on any given Sunday Leifer was most likely shooting a football game somewhere in America. His 1961 photo of legendary Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle dropping back to pass landed Leifer his first cover for Sports Illustrated and cemented his close connection to the sport. While best known for his iconic photograph of Muhammad Ali towering over a fallen Sonny Liston, and for the enormous diversity of subjects he covered in and out of the sports world, it is his football pictures Leifer considers his best. This collection represents the best of his best, culled from over 10,000 rolls of film on the sport, including hundreds of previously unpublished pictures. It’s impossible to conceive of Peyton Manning hovering over an impromptu wood fire on the sidelines during a blizzard, but Leifer captured Tittle’s Giants doing exactly that during the coldest game in his living memory (the 1962 Championship in New York, a game "far colder than the famous Ice Bowl"). From Vince Lombardi...

Child Jesus enthroned. Wood, terracotta, fabric. Spanish school, 18th century and later (chair). The chair, with its oval, hollow back adorned with vegetal motifs tied in gold, feat...

Top quality natural flat bladed (laminar) formation of blue ridge coral. Heliopora coerulea is a unique species of coral in the wild and great to use in th...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

A superb hand-painted miniature portrait of a refined young gentleman, dated early 19th century (circa 1830–1845), presented in its original oval gilt-brass frame with protective dom...

Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey Into Christian Hermeticism, authored anonymously by Valentin Tomberg. The cover features a black and white image of a carved figure, likely from a...

LIMITED EDITION #50/99 Gufram presents the miniaturised version of the Shroom CACTUS® created in collaboration with A$AP Rocky and the artist’s new design studio HOMMEMADE Exactly a...

LIMITED EDITION #42/99 Gufram presents the miniaturised version of the Shroom CACTUS® created in collaboration with A$AP Rocky and the artist’s new design studio HOMMEMADE Exactly as the real-size Shroom CACTUS®, the new Guframini piece features multiple hand painted mini mushrooms, growing on its trunk and at its feet challenging reality. The miniature of the new CACTUS® is then finished by hand, becoming a unique piece, an icon of Radical Contemporary Design in 1:8 scale. Guframini Shroom...

An exceptional and rare vintage Gucci riding crop, masterfully handcrafted in braided tan leather with a silver-tone ferrule finely engraved “Gucci ...

Pair of ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglios in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition. In a plexiglass case.

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

Pair of stirrups. Silver, wood, metal. South America, 19th century. Pair of stirrups made of carved wood and decorated with silver appliqués in their own color on the corners, top, a...

Partners in life and art. Intimate portraits of John and Yoko. Renowned for his sensual, provocative images, Kishin Shinoyama is one of Japan’s most controversial and acclaimed artists, at once hailed by critics and charged for public indecency. Photographing everything from antiques to porn stars, Shinoyama is particularly recognized for his work with pop icons and celebrities, and the rare, private moments he captures with very public personalities. Through his lens, world-famous faces often reveal an unexpected openness and vulnerability. This capacity for ease and intimacy is perhaps most poignantly expressed in his beautiful series of photographs of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, shot at Ono’s request for the cover and promotion of the couple’s celebrated 1980 album, Double Fantasy...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.

John Glenn's exceptional photograph, released by NASA, captures a key moment in the history of space exploration. Taken on February 13, 1962, just seven days before his historic miss...

A symbolic Christian patience bottle with a cross flanked by miniature bells, the front with a ladder, tools, plants and rooster. The bottle contains a signed paper label, dated Octo...

Wireless set No. 19, MK II. Canada, around 1942. Commonly known as Wireless Set No. 19, it was a mobile radio transceiver used in World War II mainly by ...

The gospel according to Marc. Marc Newson's complete works to date. He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian Industrial designer Marc Newson, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects to limited edition furniture to fashion, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and made himself an international superstar. This comprehensive tome leaves no stone unturned in cataloguing all of Newson’s works to date, from early pieces such as Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of designer furniture, at over two million dollars) through designs of household objects and more recent, large-scale projects such as the interior of Qantas’s A380 and the Aquariva boat. Encyclopedia-style entries, arranged chronologically by categories: Furniture, Objects, Interiors and Architecture, Timepieces and Jewelry, Transport, and Unreleased Projects. Extended, in-depth case studies for a selection of Newson’s most important projects: the Kelvin40 plane, Qantas Airbus A380, Gagosian art editions, Ford 021C, Ikepod watches...

Ancient Neoclassical Cameo Intaglio in biscuit. Italy, 19th Century. Good condition.