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Story of a Lifetime has been collecting, researching, and selling small antiques, decorative items, vintage jewelry, and curiosities ... read moreStory of a Lifetime has been collecting, researching, and selling small antiques, decorative items, vintage jewelry, and curiosities for two decades. Each piece has a fascinating story to tell... perhaps going home with you is the next stop in a wonderful journey!

Mid-Century Brass Horse Bookends - A Pair For Sale

Mid-Century Brass Horse Bookends - A Pair

5.25ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 5.5ʺH Pair of beautiful mid-century brass bookends, depicting a grazing horse with decorative saddle. Protective felt on bottom. In very good condition with minor overall wear. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Bookends

Mid-Century Iridescent Glass Ashtray For Sale

Mid-Century Iridescent Glass Ashtray

4ʺW × 0.3ʺD × 4ʺH Pretty mid-century handmade ashtray. In iridescent glass. In excellent condition. Use for jewelry, trinkets, displaying business cards. Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Ashtrays

Vintage 1940s Vegetable Crate Label in Handmade Frame For Sale

Vintage 1940s Vegetable Crate Label in Handmade Frame

12ʺW × 1ʺD × 5.5ʺH A sweet vintage label from a 1940s fruit crate. Framed in rustic handmade frame, with simple rope hanging mechanism on reverse. Depicts Winsom Brand Cut Wax Beans. Packed by Edgett-Burnham Company of Newark. Lovely for a k... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Signs

Vintage '44 Irish Short Stories' Hardcover Book For Sale

Vintage '44 Irish Short Stories' Hardcover Book

6.5ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 9.25ʺH Wonderful vintage hardcover book - 44 Irish Short Stories, An Anthology of Irish Short Fiction from Yeats to Frank O'Connor. Edited by Devin A. Garrity. Published 1985 by the Devin Adair Company. 500 pages. In very good co... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Antique Grecian Scene Bronze Bookends - A Pair For Sale

Antique Grecian Scene Bronze Bookends - A Pair

5ʺW × 2ʺD × 5ʺH Beautiful pair of antique bookends, depicting Grecian lady. Gorgeous floral and column detail. In bronze. Excellent condition with minor overall wear. No maker's marks. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Bookends

Vintage 8 Ball Pool Corkscrew Bartool For Sale

Vintage 8 Ball Pool Corkscrew Bartool

2ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 3.5ʺH Super fun vintage corkscrew in shape of 8 ball pool ball. In good condition with overall wear. Great in your bar or poolroom! Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Bar Tools

Victorian Boudoir Alabaster Hair Receiver Jar For Sale

Victorian Boudoir Alabaster Hair Receiver Jar

3ʺW × 3ʺD × 2.3ʺH Interesting Victorian hair receiver vessel or jar. Made of polished alabaster. Used in boudoir to store hair after brushing each day. Two-pieces. In very good condition with minor wear to edges. For modern day, use for you... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Kitchen Accessories

"Studies in the Arab Theater and Cinema" Vintage Book For Sale

"Studies in the Arab Theater and Cinema" Vintage Book

5.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 8.5ʺH Unique vintage hardcover book - Studies in the Arab Theater and Cinema. Author Jacob M. Landau. Published 1969, second printing, by the University of Pennsylvania Press. 290 pages. Includes dustjacket. Illustrated with bla... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

20th Century Italian Viarengo Poodle Dog Glass Decanter For Sale

20th Century Italian Viarengo Poodle Dog Glass Decanter

4ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 9ʺH Sweet vintage poodle dog decanter. Made in Italy by Viarengo. Made of glass, painted in black, white, gold, and red. Highly detailed "fur". Fill with your favorite wine or spirit. Two pieces. Heavy and substantial. In ex... Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Bar Tools

Vintage Black Poodle Dog Figurine For Sale

Vintage Black Poodle Dog Figurine

3ʺW × 5ʺD × 5ʺH Fun vintage mid-century poodle figurine. Black, red, and tan painted china. Made in Japan, with original sticker on bottom. In very good condition with some wear to the metal collar. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Vintage Colorful Mexican Piggy Bank For Sale

Vintage Colorful Mexican Piggy Bank

7ʺW × 4ʺD × 4.5ʺH Sweet vintage piggy bank. Made in Mexico. In bright colors of yellow and orange. In very good condition with wear to rubber stopper. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Vintage Coronation Edition of the Faerie Queene Book For Sale

Vintage Coronation Edition of the Faerie Queene Book

7ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 10ʺH Beautiful vintage hardcover book -The Faerie Queene, published 1953 by the Heritage Press in celebration of the coronation of Elizabeth II, 350 years following the coronation of Elizabeth the Ist. Hardcover with decorated ... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Mid-Century Handmade Ceramic Blue Vase For Sale

Mid-Century Handmade Ceramic Blue Vase

7ʺW × 6ʺD × 6ʺH Mid-century ceramic vase. In a pretty blue. Signed by artist on bottom. Unusual pointed-oval shape at top. In excellent condition with handmade imperfections. Mendham, NJ

Vessels & Vases > Vases

Vintage Godinger Tropical Tiki Appetizer Plates, Multicolored Set of 6 For Sale

Vintage Godinger Tropical Tiki Appetizer Plates, Multicolored Set of 6

7.5ʺW × 0.7ʺD × 7.5ʺH Vintage set of 6 appetizer or tapas or dessert plates. Made of china by I. Godinger & Co. Two each in colors of blue, red, and pink. Fun pattern of palm tree and maiden, with words "Aloha and Happy Hour and Tahitian Moon B... Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Dinnerware

Vintage Royal Tara Decorative China Dish / Trinket Tray For Sale

Vintage Royal Tara Decorative China Dish / Trinket Tray

4.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 4.25ʺH Lovely vintage dish with Celtic design. Book of Kells Celtic Illuminative Art on find bone china. Made in Galway, Ireland by Royal Tara. In excellent condition. Use for jewelry, keys, business cards, flower petals. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Decorative Bowls

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sybil Connolly Pencil Set For Sale

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sybil Connolly Pencil Set

1.6ʺW × 1.6ʺD × 7.5ʺH Unusual vintage pencil case, designed by Sybil Connolly for Tiffany & Co. Ms. Connolly, of Dublin Ireland, produced lovely designs for Tiffany in crystal, china, and paper. Case states "Made in England" on bottom. Limited ... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Desk Sets

1960s Round Cotton Tablecloth in Autumn Colors For Sale

1960s Round Cotton Tablecloth in Autumn Colors

60ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 60ʺH Vintage cotton tablecloth with 1960s colors and pattern. Gold, yellow, burgundy, and orange combine in a swirl of florals. Interesting gold and orange fringe. Perfect for Autumn entertaining! Fits a round table. 60 inches ... Mendham, NJ

Textiles > Linens

Vintage Celestial Being Chopsticks - Service for 8 For Sale

Vintage Celestial Being Chopsticks - Service for 8

9.5ʺW × 0.3ʺD × 2.5ʺH Wonderful set of vintage chopsticks. In wood. 8 different designs of "Celestial Beings". Never used, in original package. Mendham, NJ

Serveware > Serving Utensils

Antique Framed Currier & Ives Print of the Great Fire at Boston For Sale

Antique Framed Currier & Ives Print of the Great Fire at Boston

18ʺW × 1ʺD × 14ʺH Stunning antique print of the Great Fire at Boston, which roared over the course of 2 days in November, 1878. Published by Currier & Ives. Antique wooden frame. In very good condition with wear to edges of frame, flaw on... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Prints

Vintage Automobile Tempered Glass Stop Light For Sale

Vintage Automobile Tempered Glass Stop Light

3.8ʺW × 0.2ʺD × 3.8ʺH A vintage STOP sign that was mounted on the back of an automobile, and lit from behind to warn other motorists. Made of red tempered glass. In fair condition with chipping to edges. From a time gone by before brake lights. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Curiosities

Carolina Herrera Vintage Coffee Table Fashion Book For Sale

Carolina Herrera Vintage Coffee Table Fashion Book

10.5ʺW × 1.2ʺD × 13.75ʺH Exquisite vintage book -Carolina Herrera, Portrait of a Fashion Icon. With an introduction by Hamish Bowles. Author Alexandra Kotur, and published 2004 by Assouline. Oversized hardcover with jacket. 187 pages. Gorgeous bla... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Vintage Large Agate Egg Collectible Figurine For Sale

Vintage Large Agate Egg Collectible Figurine

3ʺW × 2ʺD × 1.75ʺH Vintage agate egg collectible or paperweight. Large size. In beautiful shades of brown, tan, and white. Excellent condition. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Vintage Mid-Century New York Telephone Advertising Ashtray For Sale

Vintage Mid-Century New York Telephone Advertising Ashtray

3.75ʺW × 0.6ʺD × 4.75ʺH A piece of history! Ashtray advertising New York Telephone, complete with miniature avocado- green telephone. Made of ceramic. Bottom says "Created for the New York Telephone Co. by Contemporary Ceramics, 175 Fifth Avenue ... Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Ashtrays

Vintage 1940s Oranges Fruit Crate Label Sign in Handmade Frame For Sale

Vintage 1940s Oranges Fruit Crate Label Sign in Handmade Frame

12ʺW × 1ʺD × 11ʺH A beautiful vintage fruit crate label, framed in a hand-made wooden frame. Circa 1940s. Depicts lovely lady and Senorita Brand Valencias Sunkist Oranges. Packed and shipped by Tapo Citrus Association of Santa Susana, Calif... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Signs

"Dimensions: Space, Shape, & Scale in Architecture" Vintage Book For Sale

"Dimensions: Space, Shape, & Scale in Architecture" Vintage Book

6ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.5ʺH Lovely vintage hardcover book - Dimensions: Space, Shape & Scale in Architecture. Authors Charles Moore and Gerald Allen. Published 1976 by Architectural Record. 183 pages. In very good condition. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Eagle Decanter - 2 Pieces For Sale

Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Eagle Decanter - 2 Pieces

4.5ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 11.75ʺH Vintage mid-century decanter in the shape of a majestic bird of prey - eagle or falcon. Made of blue glass. Two pieces - head and body. Head may be used as a shotglass. Fill with your favorites wine or spirit. Stunning in ... Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Carafes & Decanters

1931 Framed Photograph of Spanish Singer For Sale

1931 Framed Photograph of Spanish Singer

8ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10ʺH A stunning framed photograph of the famous Spanish Mezzo-Soprano Conchita Supervia. Taken in 1931 in Paris. Signed on front plate by photographer Lucien Walery (1863-1935). Frame is original, made of base metal and removab... Mendham, NJ

Fine Art > Photography

1935 "Popular Science" Magazine For Sale

1935 "Popular Science" Magazine

8.5ʺW × 0.3ʺD × 11.5ʺH Vintage 1935 Popular Science magazine with beautiful cover of car of the future . Art by Edgar Wittmack i nprimary colors of red, blue, and yellow. 108 pages. In very good condition with wear to covers and edges. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Antique 19th Century Steel Kitchen Food Chopper For Sale

Antique 19th Century Steel Kitchen Food Chopper

5.5ʺW × 3ʺD × 9.5ʺH Antique food chopper or grinder. In cast steel with wooden handle. In raised lettering "No. 50 CLIMAX FOOD CHOPPER" on one side, and on other "NEW BRITAIN CONN USA, PAT OCT 12 1897". In working order. Overall wear to parts. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Kitchen Accessories

Unusual Mid-Century Glass Leopard Vase / Bowl For Sale

Unusual Mid-Century Glass Leopard Vase / Bowl

9ʺW × 4.5ʺD × 5ʺH Mid-century glass vase or bowl. Unusual double layer of spotted glass gives the appearance of a leopard pattern. No maker's marks. In excellent condition. Felt on bottom for furniture protection. Mendham, NJ

Vessels & Vases > Vases

Contemporary Gold Linen Side Chair, Pair Available For Sale

Contemporary Gold Linen Side Chair, Pair Available

$285 $785multiple available

19.5ʺW × 20.5ʺD × 38ʺH Regal side chair, covered in luxurious metallic gold-threaded linen fabric. Slight sheen to fabric. New and unused. Black wood side and bottom rails. Bronze-colored metal nailhead trim around seat. Padded seat and backrest... Mendham, NJ

Accent Chairs > Side Chairs

1930s Vintage Handmade Wooden Ship Toy For Sale

1930s Vintage Handmade Wooden Ship Toy

10ʺW × 3ʺD × 4.5ʺH Wonderful hand-made and hand-painted children's toy, vintage 1930s. Green and red ship is made of wood. Has wear to edges and paint. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Toys

Vintage 1940s Grapes Fruit Crate Label in Handmade Frame For Sale

Vintage 1940s Grapes Fruit Crate Label in Handmade Frame

14ʺW × 1ʺD × 5ʺH Vintage 1940s fruit crate label in a handmade frame. Depicts "Goodyear" Brand California Muscat Grapes, grown and packed by J.D. Martin of Rayo-Tulare County. Handmade wooden frame. Reverse has a write-up on grapes. Simpl... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Signs

Vintage Greek Mythology God Wall Objects - A Pair For Sale

Vintage Greek Mythology God Wall Objects - A Pair

2.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 4ʺH A pair of handmade plaster-of-paris or ceramic collectibles, depicting the heads of two Greek mythology Gods - Zeus and Neptune. Made in Greece. With hanging hooks on reverse, or place on a coffee table or use as a paperwe... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Curiosities

Vintage Miniature Copper Bowls - A Pair For Sale

Vintage Miniature Copper Bowls - A Pair

3.5ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 1.25ʺH Adorable pair of vintage copper vessels. One is a tiny bowl or pail with handle, measuring a wee 2.25 across and 1.25 high, while the other is a bowl or container with subtle scroll pattern and two looped handles, measurin... Mendham, NJ

Vessels & Vases > Cachepot

Guatemalan Hand-Loomed Cocktail Napkins - Set of 12, Red For Sale

Guatemalan Hand-Loomed Cocktail Napkins - Set of 12, Red

$19 $50multiple available

5.5ʺW × 8.75ʺD × 0.1ʺH Vintage set of 12 pretty holiday cocktail napkins. Hand-loomed cloth, made in Guatemala. Red with green, white, and gold accents. In excellent condition, and never used. Mendham, NJ

Textiles > Linens

Vintage Hand-Carved Ebony Wood Elephant For Sale

Vintage Hand-Carved Ebony Wood Elephant

3.5ʺW × 1.6ʺD × 3ʺH Sweet vintage elephant. From Kenya, handmade of ebony wood. In very good condition with some flaws in the wood. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Vintage 1920s Photograph of French Actress For Sale

Vintage 1920s Photograph of French Actress

8ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 9.75ʺH Delightful vintage real photograph of the famous French Actress, Singer, and Dancer Mistinguett. Born Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, she was at the time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. Mistinguett was for m... Mendham, NJ

Fine Art > Photography

Mid-Century Modern Napco Cocker Spaniel Dog Mom and Pup Figurine For Sale

Mid-Century Modern Napco Cocker Spaniel Dog Mom and Pup Figurine

6.5ʺW × 4ʺD × 4ʺH Adorable vintage figurine of Cocker Spaniel dog mom and pup. By Napco, with all original stickers and markings. Measures 6.5 inches long by 4 inches high. Made in Japan. In excellent condition. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Vintage China Sniffing Terrier Dog Figurine For Sale

Vintage China Sniffing Terrier Dog Figurine

3ʺW × 1ʺD × 2.25ʺH Adorable inquisitive Terrier dog figurine. Gray and tan markings. In a sniffing and exploring stance. Made of china. Marked "Japan" on bottom. In excellent condition. Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Models & Figurines

Glass Monogram Initial Letter "R" Decorative Plate For Sale

Glass Monogram Initial Letter "R" Decorative Plate

5ʺW × 0.2ʺD × 5ʺH Pretty decorative plate or trinket tray, in glass. Blue background and white script letter "R" monogram initial on front, solid gold on reverse. In excellent condition. Perfect for keys, business cards, jewelry, in the bou... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Decorative Plates

Vintage Wendell August Strawberry Trinket Tray For Sale

Vintage Wendell August Strawberry Trinket Tray

5ʺW × 6.75ʺD × 1ʺH Sweet vintage tray or shallow bowl by Wendell August Forge. Handmade and hand-hammered in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Design of strawberries and leaves. Perfect for jewelry, business cards, keys. In excellent condition with ... Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Trays

Mid-Century Modern China Horses Ashtray For Sale

Mid-Century Modern China Horses Ashtray

5.25ʺW × 11ʺD × 5.25ʺH Sweet vintage ashtray, depicting a pair of horseheads. Made of china with gold edging. No maker's marks. In excellent condition. Use for paperclips, keys, dried flowers. Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Ashtrays

Vintage Gorham Silverplated Bread or Fruit Basket For Sale

Vintage Gorham Silverplated Bread or Fruit Basket

8ʺW × 3ʺD × 8ʺH Perfect for Thanksgiving! Lovely vintage Gorham wire basket. Used for bread or fruit. Silver-plated. With original sticker on bottom, and maker's marks. States "made in Italy". In very good condition, but with significant ... Mendham, NJ

Organization Accessories > Baskets

Vintage Tin Baking Molds in Rare Pastels - Set of 3 For Sale

Vintage Tin Baking Molds in Rare Pastels - Set of 3

4ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 1ʺH A set of three vintage sweet baking molds. Made of tin, with unusual pastel coloring - one each of green, blue, and pink. Largest of the three is 4 inches long, while the smaller two are approximately 3 inches wide. In goo... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Kitchen Accessories

Vintage 1940s "New England Sampler" Book, Signed For Sale

Vintage 1940s "New England Sampler" Book, Signed

5.75ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 9ʺH A New England Sampler - very special vintage wartime hardcover book. Published 1940, second edition. Signed by author Eleanor Early. In Fair to Good condition, lacking jacket, wear to covers and edges, notes in pencil on s... Mendham, NJ

Room Accents & Accessories > Books

Lake Como Pennsylvania Ski Sno-Hill Felt Pennant With Snowman For Sale

Lake Como Pennsylvania Ski Sno-Hill Felt Pennant With Snowman

17ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 7.7ʺH Super fun and nostalgic vintage felt pennant, commemorating the ski slopes at Sno-Hill in Lake Como, Pennsylvania. Red lettering and snowman on blue background. In good condition with teeny tear at top from pushpin. Made ... Mendham, NJ

Wall Accents > Flags

Vintage Nautical DecanterCarafe & Six Glasses - Set of 7 For Sale

Vintage Nautical DecanterCarafe & Six Glasses - Set of 7

4ʺW × 4ʺD × 10.75ʺH Vintage mid-century decanter set, depicting sailing ship. Made of clear glass. The ship decor is decal, not etched. Set consists of decanter and stopper and six glasses. In very good condition. Mendham, NJ

Tableware & Barware > Carafes & Decanters

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