A collectible (collectable or collector’s item) is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector (not necessarily monetarily valuable or antique). There are numerous types of collectibles and terms to denote those types. An antique is an old one. A curio is a small, usually fascinating or unusual item sought after by collectors. A manufactured collectible is an item made specifically for people to collect. They are items of limited supply that are sought for a variety of reasons including a possible increase in value. In a financial sense, collectibles can be viewed as a hedge against inflation. The most popular collectibles list includes: advertising collectibles, art, books, magazines, cards, stamps, coins, film, music and television related objects, memorabilia. Virtually anything in the world can enter this beautiful world. The urge to collect unusual and fascinating objects is primeval and not limited to humans. The Renaissance Cabinet of Curiosities was an antecedent both of modern museums and modern collecting. (wikipedia.org)
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Exquisite Fulani young women ebony carved sculpture, Guinea, 1960s
Collectibles, Home AccessoriesAbsolutely stunning Guinean hand-carved ebony wood bust of a Fulani woman made during Mid-Century. The Fulani are a West African nomadic ethnic group. The ebony wooden carving details the intricate plaiting representing the traditional amazing hairstyles of the West African Fulani woman. The details of this hairstyle are depicted in vintage pictures. This is a rare and beautiful work of art through which the craftsman represents the beauty of the female form with the exceptional use of the chisel. President John F. Kennedy received in 1961 a similar bust of a Fulani woman from the Minister of the State for the Republic of Mali, a sculpture that is currently at JFK Library. The well-studied proportions, the attention paid to the smallest details, the overall artistic quality of the composition, and even the aged cracks present in the wood structure are as many signs of authenticity that make the difference between this decorative work of art and those made today.600 €600 € -
ON HOLD / Large Hazorfim wooden tea box with sterling silver cover
Collectibles, Home AccessoriesLarge wooden tea box, .925 silver cover with hand made decoration, with 12 compartments for tea bags, Hazorfim/Israel, the second half of the 20th century.350 €350 € -
Jules Perahim, Personnages surréalistes, lithograph ex. 17/40, lithograph Michel Casse, signed, dated (19)81
Collectibles, Home AccessoriesJules Perahim (born Iuliș Blumenfeld) was a Romanian artist of Jewish origin. After being associated with Surrealist circles at the beginning of the 1930s, he has contributed to the early development of what was to become Socialist Realism. In spite of the success he gets during the Communist regime, he grows frustrated by the lack of artistic liberty and, at some point during the 1960s, leaves the country to settle in Paris, where he continues to paint in surrealist style350 €350 € -
Chiru Chakravarty, Dream, oil on canvas, 40×30 cm
Collectibles, Home AccessoriesChiru Chakravarty is among contemporary India’s most prominent and thoughtful artists. Born in Faridpur, now in Bangladesh, Chiru Chakravarty studied briefly at the Indian School of Art, Kolkata. A disatisfied draftsman with the West Bengal Government, he became a cinematographer in Mumbai and started showing his work. After an exhibition in 1968, he started painting full-time. In 1993, he was invited to participate in Gallery Gaghardi, London, and later in Australia's Gallery Art Sans Frontiere. He has exhibited with Marc Chagall, Picasso, Dali, etc. Resourcefully, Chakravarty has produced paintings, ceramics, relief in various metals, stone carvings, mosaic, photographs, sculpture and enameled copper and steel: both abstract with lines and raw color, away from perceived exteriors, and expressionist with distorted forms, cataloguing emotion into order.390 €390 €