Cabinet De Curiosites: Sublime to the Sublimely Peculiar

Sublime to the sublimely peculiar, objects and jewelry that cast a spell over us...with a presence all their own.
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  • Name:  Moschino “Survivor” Cocktail Dress

    Price: $3,600.00

    Although designed for safety aboard ship, this collectible Moschino dress can come in handy at your next cocktail event. Locator, whistle, inflator and resuscitator all at your fingertips. Chrome yellow and black for visibility and marked with Moschino's details in case you lose your way. Easy zip front entry and exit.
    Excellent condition 1991. "Cruise Me Baby" collection.

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  • Name:  Victorian Gold Filled and Coral “Hand” Earrings

    Price: $475.00

    Lovely figural gold filled Victorian "hand" earrings holding coral beads. Unusual and charming novelty earrings circa 1880s. They are the same motif (facing same direction) and have pierced ear wire fittings.
    Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Deco Crochet Bedjacket with Eiderdown trim

    Price: $425.00

    Charming hand crochet wool bed jacket form the 1930s. Unusual eiderdown trim and accents.
    Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Hidden Butterfly Fan

    Price: $0.00

    Charming French handpainted wood fan from the Edwardian Period, circa 1900. Decoration visible only when used.

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  • Name:  French Box with a Stamp “Rose”

    Price: $750.00

    Hand crafted "Rose" made of hundreds of French stamps.,circa 1950's. Unusual french novelty in its own glass and brass framed casket. Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Unusual Victorian Tremblant Horse Brooch

    Price: $850.00

    A series of jockeys are mounted on springs and they move within the glass enclosed vignette. Extremely unusual and charming. Thick hand cut crystal cover and faux branch surround.

    Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Rodarte Blue Eye Ring

    Price: $575.00

    Rodarte "Eye" ring made for the Japanese Horror (FW08) Collection by Mark Walsh Leslie Chin. Antique taxidermy eyes were sourced for this collection which was inspired by the film "The Grudge/ Ju-on". Blue eye with Jet surround.
    Adjustable band.
     

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  • Name:  Figural Pickle Straw Sun Hat, Maybelle Marie Birch,California

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    Surrealist bright turquoise straw sunhat laden with sequin trimmed composition pickles. Vines of paper tape and moss green velvet tendrils. Definitely a statement or collectors piece from the 1950s. Unusual 4 pointed brim and pointy crown.

    Label: Maybelle Marie Birch, California

    Excellent condition

    Height of crown: 9"

    Brim: 5.5" widest

    Brim across front 15"

    Interior circum: 22"

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  • Name:  Italian Blown Glass Bird Bubble Necklace

    Price: $675.00

    Unusual Italian hand blown necklace of Venetian glass beads with 3 "parrots under glass". Strange and wonderful in its quirkiness.
    Excellent condition. Italy 1950s.

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  • Name:  Victorian Coral Skull and Diamond Stickpin

    Price: $1,200.00

    Exceptional carved coral victorian skull stickpin with pronged diamond eyes. Heavy gold shank. Exquisite detailing in the 3D carving circa 1870s.

    Excellent condition

    3" length. Skull approx 1/2" high

    Condition: Excellent

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  • Name:  Exquisite Hand Carved Victorian Tortoise Suite

    Price: $1,200.00

    Hand carved tortoiseshell earrings and pendant. High relief carvings with extraordinary detail. These were elements from a larger suite from the Victorian period.

    Gold posts on earrings. Excellent condition.

    Domestic Sales Only.

    Condition: Excellent

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  • Name:  Custom Carved Diamond “Man in the Moon” Agate Ring

    Price: $1,750.00

    Amazing and unusual custom ring of a large banded agate set with a carved "Man in the Moon" diamond. Heavy 14K gold shank.

    The white striping in the jet stone was well chosen to showcase the diamond in a "lunar setting". The diamond most likely set in platinum.

    Excellent condition

    Condition: Excellent

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  • Name:  Victorian French Circus Poodle Brooch

    Price: $2,800.00

    Unusual figural sterling brooch from 19th Century France. Extraordinary lifelike detailing in 3 dimension. Gold detailing in 18K gold mixed with sterling silver. Charming circus poodle diving through 18K gold hoop. Ruby cab eyes.

    Exceptional french jeweler at work with novelty motifs of the period. A special gem with period hallmarks.

    Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Rare French Celluloid Flapper Tape Measure

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    Rare art deco celluloid tape measure in the shape of an independant flapper.

    Pull on her cigarette to reveal linen tape. Very unusual. 1930s. France

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  • Name:  Art Deco Celluloid Vanity Pierrot Powder Puff

    Price: $1,450.00

    French figural powder puff of Pierrot hidden in a celluloid mandolin.

    Pearlized and marbleized celluloid is used for this unusual table piece. Pierrot "puff" is hidden in a retractable door which opens by pulling down a lever along the side. Amusing art deco vanity table piece. Hand painted detailing. France 1930s.

    Excellent condition.

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  • Name:  Deco Hand Painted Porcelain Bangles

    Price: $495.00

    Unusual pair of unusual porcelain bangles hand decorated with deco zig zag patterns of gold leaf with reds and blues. Each bangle is entirely gilded on the interior as well. European circa 1930s.

    Excellent unworn condition.

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