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Lot 1016

Zwei Messbücher

Two missals Missale Romanum [...], Herbipoli in Franconia, Typis Martini Francisci Herzii, Typograph, Impensis Joannis Ziegeri, Bibliopol. Anno C...

Large collection of stamps Fund, several thousand stamps in 27 albums and selection booklets, including old Germany, Empire, inflation, 3rd Reich...

Stamp collection France well-stocked album France from about 1860 to about 1970 (not complete), with covers, se-tenants, miniature sheets, French...

Postcard album children and women motifs around 1910, approx. 100 postcards with children and women motifs in typical poses of the time, some col...

Large bundle of correspondence 3rd Reich approx. 70 official letters from the district of Plauen, Oelsnitz and Posseck in Vogtland, including pol...

Lot 370

Paramoudra

Paramoudra Found on the island of Rügen, large, partly polished flint with hole, weathered bark in the deeper bulges, these stones are popularly ...

Casket as a travelling souvenir Switzerland, c. 1900, souvenir of a stay in St. Moritz, solid walnut, inlaid, polygonal faceted body with surroun...

Postcard album Varia before 1945, approx. 90 postcards kitsch, including children, flowers, art, holiday and greeting cards, silhouettes etc., as...

Lot 363

Fluoritstufe

Fluorite step Probably found in the Villabona area, Asturias/Spain, decorative step with honey-yellow fluorite crystals with an edge length of ap...

Percussion rifle Hawken Rifle around 1900, octagonal barrel, calibre approx. 12 mm (probably .44), ornamentally engraved iron lock plate, brass t...

Flintlock rifle Afghanistan, 19th century, octagonal barrel, calibre approx. 14 mm, solid wood stock with ornamental inlays of mother-of-pearl an...

Lot 195

Werbebild Hapag

Advertising picture Hapag Early 20th century, signed, maker Mühlmeister & Johler Hamburg, marked Hamburg Amerika Linie, fast steamer "Deutsc...

Carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary 18th century, unmarked, carved wood, chalk-ground, painted in colour and richly gilded, fully sculpted standi...

Voigtländer stereo viewer with glass plate slides circa 1910, wooden stereo viewer with lateral eyepiece and width adjustment by threaded bolts, ...

Small travelling secretary circa 1860, flat bevelled body of dark tropical wood, with decorative brass inlay, central engraved cartouche, monogra...

Lot 339

Achatscheibe

Achat disc Found in Brazil, agate banded in blue-grey tones with a smaller quartz druse, cut on both sides and polished on one side, diameter app...

Convolute of plaques China 20th century, sixteen pieces, plastic in various designs, mainly with portrait of Mao Zedong, some with maker and pins...

Meteorite Muonionalusta/Sweden Kiruna, fallen 1906, total weight approx. 230 kg, one side polished and etched, stishovite inclusions, only approx...

Four epaulettes , probably Imperial, pair of epaulettes of silver braid with black and red stripes on red fabric, gold cogwheel overlays with six...

Spear & Söhne game of skill "Hoki Poki! The hungry pigs.", around 1910, marked J(acob) W(olf) S(pear) & S(öhne) Bavaria, Engl./Americ. P...

Patriotic decorative blanket by Kaiser Wilhelm II Early 20th century, multicoloured jacquard in tapestry technique, woven axial symmetrical desig...

Large collection of monogram stencils circa 1920, in original slipcases, labelled Merkenthaler's Aussteuer- & Künstler-Schablonen, embossed s...

Large barrel music box circa 1900, completely overhauled carillon movement with bells and striking mechanism, in a long rectangular, dark-coloure...

Convolute of monastery works Late 19th century, four elaborate showcases of softwood, lavishly decorated with gold and silver braid, plaques of s...

Hambo samurai armour 19th century, Chest and back armour of overlapping lacquered metal strips, metal chin guard with attached lacquered metal st...

Two pieces of Berlin iron circa 1800, one with indistinct mark F.L vorm ..., blackened cast iron, shallow rectangular bowl with surrounding reli...

Convolute of dioptase steps Probably found in South Africa, nine steps with abundant, partly highly lustrous dioptase trimming, step size max. ap...

Lot 122

Miniaturkommode

Miniature chest of drawers Late 19th century, solid elm and softwood, rectangular body with three coffered drawers, flanked by two lateral pilast...

Lot 73

Tresorschloss

Safe lock as a masterpiece of a locksmith, mid 20th century, with three tumblers, functional, with key, in presentation box, dimensions 18 x 3 x ...

Three quartz spheres Found in Brazil, two smoky quartz spheres and one rock crystal sphere, each with growth marks, D max. approx. 6.7 cm, G tota...

Page from "Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis" printed on both sides in black gothic textura, partly reworked in gold painting on red and blue ground, t...

Enamel sign Henkel around 1930, without manufacturer, flat rectangular sheet metal sign, four-coloured enamelled with company emblem and advertis...

Icon of Our Lady of Pokrov Russia, 18th/19th century, Tempera over chalk ground on a double-blocked hardwood panel, indicated Kovcheg, the upper ...

Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-18 Berlin 1930, Thormann & Goetsch Verlag Berlin, 1888 pages, reference book about the navy membe...

Lot 2

Memento Mori

Memento Mori 19th century, marked S. Felicidez, stepped gilt-bronze round base with mounted, fragmentary skull, surmounted by a velvet headdress ...

Stephanite, proustite and calcite Found at shaft 207, Schlema/Erzgebirge, beautiful high-contrast specimen covered with dark, partly bulbous step...

Karl Bub train set around 1950, marked, inscribed and addition Made in Western Germany, sheet metal lithographed in colour, 0-gauge, consisting o...

Figurative schnapps bottle "Goldkäfer" from Plauen Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik Ludwig Gräf Plauen i. V., 1930s, original adhesive label on the ...

Reservist whistle foot artillery Mainz marked "Fuß Art. Rgt. G. F. Z. Brand. N. 3 in Mainz. 1892/94.", name canon. Himmler, portrait of Kaiser Wi...

Gold Ducat Hamburg 1957, obverse five church towers and inscription "Für den Wiederaufbau der Kirchtürme St. Jakobi und St. Georg", reverse saili...

Poster War Loan 1st World War Portrait of a wounded soldier, labelled "Und Eure Pflicht? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe", design Horrmeyer 1918, colour l...

Green jade block Probably found in China, cut on four sides and one surface polished, the rest natural, dimensions approx. 14 x 18 x 14 cm. Grüne...

Fire brigade helmet 3rd Reich Metal skull with flanged rim, manufacturer D.R.P. Thale V, both emblems scratched, leather flap lining and leather ...

War bond poster, World War 1 Steel helmet as a donation pot, labelled "Die beste Sparkasse: Kriegsanleihe!" in the lower section. Designed by Lou...

Convolute Medals 25 pieces, including medal for the 100th anniversary of the Wars of Liberation, obverse Battle of the Nations Monument above Iro...

Münzordnung Nürnberg 1622 Wiederholte Müntz- und Neue Tax-Ordnung, Eines Edlen, Ehrnvesten, Fürsichtigen und Weisen Raths deß H. Reichs Statt Nür...

Convolute of silver coins and medals 29 pieces, including 1 oz Australia Kookaburra 1991; 50 Francs France 1979; 5 Pesos Mexico 1948; 1 Crown Geo...

Two volumes Per Kirkeby consisting of 1) Two poems - 4 woodcuts, signed and numbered 43/300 in graphite, with four bound original woodcuts and 2)...

Two medals 3rd Reich Bronze medal, obverse Olympic bell with eagle, rings and national emblem and inscription "Olympische Spiele Berlin 1936", re...

Schowanek plug-in construction set Albrechtsdorf i. Isergebirge (Czech Albrechtice), 1930s, company logo and number 1384, consisting of approx. 2...

Maré, Miniature Portrait of a Girl Full-length portrait of a little girl sitting on a cushion in a pink dress with bonnet, holding a rose in her...

Large collection of gemstones approx. 500 pieces, including pearls, half pearls, baroque pearls, onyx, lapis lazuli, rubies, rhodochrosite, carne...

Die Manuskripte von Belo Horizonte with a signed original etching by Johannes Grützke, found, edited and with an afterword by Walter Schurian, Ha...

Four bottles of white wine including Conrad Keßelring & Co, Abtswinder Altenberg 1945; Bernkasteler Weinkellerei GmbH, Trittheimer Apotheke 1...

Miniature painting Biedermeier circa 1830, unsigned, gouache on panel, painted antique-style scene with a lightly clothed nymph holding a mascaro...

A collection of faceted gemstones Extensive collection, including pink tourmaline, green tourmaline, yellow topaz, aquamarine, citrine, amethyst ...

Collection of imperial paper seals 16th to 17th century, six paper seals of Austrian emperors, including Leopold I, Charles VI, Joseph II, Charle...

Siegestaler Saxony 1871 B, John of Saxony, reverse rider with flag and laurel branches, vz with minimal edge defect. Siegestaler Sachsen 1871 B,...

Lot 171

Feine Petschaft

Fine petticoat dated Sylvester 1928 on the underside, carnelian carved, handle in the shape of a meditating Buddha, ornamentally embossed silver ...

Saxon Club Thaler 1871 E, obverse John of Saxony, reverse the Saxon coat of arms, held by two lions and inscription "ein Vereinstaler XXX ein Pfu...

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