Catalog: Sold Items: Collectibles (33)

An Art Deco enamel and black celluloid and sterling silver cigarette holder from the 1930s. This 4-1/8" example has a spring-loaded internal push for ejection of the (unfiltered) cigarette and it has a fine white with pink roses and green leaves enamel with a sterling cap and band. It retains the original paper-wrapped fitted lined hinged case. It is in very good but visibly used condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some bite marks on the mouthpiece and two small flakes to the enamel and some edge rubbing and minor losses to the case. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to the U.S. starts at $14.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A Renaissance style cast brass jewel chest box casket from the 1960s. This ornate 6-7/8" across casket stands 5-5/8" tall (without the fancy handle) and it is lined with velvet paper and gold edging. It has a working lock (but no key) and it is unsigned. It's very heavy (over 5 lb.) and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked and insured parcel shipping to the U.S. starts at $26 (other spots may vary, air is higher). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A superb post-Edwardian sterling silver and enamel sports award fob or pendant dated 1915. This 1-1/2 x 1-1/4" running or track award features fine cobalt enamel and a central gold washed or gilded medallion depicting a runner. It is dedicated on the back with the legend ST. M.C.I. ANNUAL SPORTS 1915 GIRLS J.C. FIRST and it is stamped STERLING with the Ryrie Bros. manufacture silver mark (later Birks). It is possibly from the St. Marys Collegiate Institute of St. Marys, Ontario and it weighs 10.7 grams. Most sport award fobs were made with male figures, so it is not unusual on an award fob prize for a girl's event at this time to show a boy rather than a girl. This trophy fob is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a bit of rubbing to the gold wash. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $13.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A Carling Black Label Beer Light Up Bar Clock Sign 1973. This impressive bar advertising sign is made of brown wood-grain style plastic and it has an electric clock and internal light. The clear plastic front cover has a printed card stock graphic insert and the case has an applied gold plated Carling shield. It has the original on/off pull chain and light ballast plug and it has a sticker on the back with details and a FEB 22 '73 stamped manufacturing date. This American made bar sign is the BLACK LABEL ILLUMINATED 25" PRESTIGE CLOCK Item No. 1930 PB. It measures 25-1/2 x 17-3/4" and it is in excellent working condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, fading, damage or repairs. All condition issues are noted. Sorry about the now-removed schmutz puff in picture three.

A Jules Richard Art Deco powder compact with green rhinestones from the 1920s. This 2 x 1-9/16" personal vanity item has a great Deco design and it has a brushed chrome finish with green rhinestone decoration. It has the original powder puff which is signed JULES RICHARD (a New York designer) and it has a true Industrial Deco look. It has a snap clasp, the original powder screen and puff and it has the original mirror. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, losses, damage or repairs other than a fine patina from use, some degradation to the mirror's silver backing and some chrome plating loss to one edge. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.00 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A Royal Doulton Christmas Morn HN1992 figurine. This 7-3/8" high figure was introduced in 1946 and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, damage or repairs. It has a hand painted HN number and the early mark with three registry numbers. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked and insured parcel shipping to the U.S. starts at $18 (other spots may vary, air is higher). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A Guinness bar standup hanging advertising sign. This vintage 1960s standup or wall hanging measures 11 x 5" and it is in black, red, mustard and white,featuring the slogan: GUINNESS MORE THAN GOODNESS and a picture of a glass of Guinness bearing the famous harp logo. It has a plastic coating over metal sheet and card background, it has the original string for hanging, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a scrape/loss to the upper left corner. The colours are bright and unfaded, and the standup is intact but creased from use. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $15.00 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A cast spelter Asian elephant figurine from the 1920s. This 2-1/4" tall and 4-1/4" long figure has a black patination with hand painted ivory coloured tusks and applied painted green verdigris. It is unsigned and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than a touch of paint flaking to the tusk ends and a bit of paint losses to the upper edges of the ears (very minor). All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $15.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A sterling silver C.H.S. tennis sports award fob pendant from 1915. This Canadian 1" across award has ornate high relief decoration - a wreath of maple leaves on the inscription side and a tennis player in action on the other with a leaf garland. The inscription states: "C.H.S. -1915- ANTHONY C MURPHY" and this beauty weighs 9.9 grams. This trophy fob is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs; we have a similar 1914 award as well - please see our other listing. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

Goebel Hummel Virgin Mary Praying Madonna 46/0 orange-peach robed figurine from the 1960s. This pastel coloured 10-3/8" tall figure has a gloss and matte finish and pastel yellow, orange, blue and brown colours. It is incised M.J. Hummel on the base plinth and it has the blue "stylized bee" mark in use from 1960-72. This decorative and devotional figure is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, damage or repairs however it has a few craze lines on the plinth and on the yellow mount on the base. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $15.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A gilt metal and screen-printed plastic pub advertising sign for Whitbread Tankard beer circa 1950s 1960. This vintage 8-5/8" x 3-1/8" bar table or counter advertising sign has white, gold, red and gold screening on a royal blue plastic oval, set in to a metal tripod-style base. Whitbread Tankard is an English beer, first introduced in 1958 or 1959 by the Whitbread brewery. (The Whitbread brewery is no longrer in business). This bar collectible is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the expected slight surface patina/scratches (exaggerated by our halogens) and minor gold rubs from use. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S. starts at $8 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $85 if paid with a credit card. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. NOTE: we do not accept PayPal.

A Paul Duval Group of Seven Drawings art book. This 11-7/8" x 10-1/4" art reference book by Paul Duval entitled GROUP OF SEVEN DRAWINGS was published by Burns and MacEachern, Toronto in 1965. This first edition has black and white illustrations with capsule biographies towards the back. It has the original dust cover, and this book is in excellent conditon with the dust cover taped under plastic. There are some spine rubs to the dust cover, some stains from the tape on the inside covers, and some pencil written dates of death on the biographies (easily erased). Otherwise, this book is in excellent condition with no losses, damage or repairs except as noted. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $17.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

Beswick Larger Foal Thoroughbred Model 1813 4-1/2" grey gray gloss horse figurine. In production from 1962-82, this figure is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, losses, damage or repairs however it does have fine overall crazing. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A Victorian hand engraved silver plated snuff box with a beach scene. This 19th century tobacco collectible features a fine engraving on the hinged lid depicting a shore bird, a beach with sand and grasses, a sunset and the water. It measures 2-1/8" across, it is unsigned except for a 2 on the inside of the lid and on the bottom and it is in very good condition with no bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor expected dents on the bottom. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $13.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A fine mint-in-box condition Canada 1989 so-called Double Dollar Prestige Proof set complete with plastic box, book-style case and certificate of contents. The 6-1/2 x 4-3/4" box is of black plastic, the frosted proof coins are held in a sealed frosted plastic case with clear coin cutouts for viewing (front and back) which is mounted book-style in a black leatherette case with a satin liner which holds the specifications information sheet. The dollar is the Mackenzie River Exploration issue (in 50% silver, light circumferential toning). All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted. Small packet air shipping to the U.S. starts at $13.50 (other spots may vary). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.