FRINGE! 2017-11-13 Auction - 415 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ
Franco-Flemish School, spanking paintingExquisite patinated bronze skull modelLife-size anatomical model of human body on stand
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Boonton, NJ, United States
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FRINGE!

Millea Bros Ltd

Millea Bros Ltd

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On November 13 Millea Bros. cracks open their coffers for an auction of the macabre, the taboo, the incredible, the weird, and whatever else they thought looked cool! Over 400 lots spanning all disciplines, criss-crossing eras, and defying category, Fringe brings together a collection of objects whose only common theme is the propensity to startle, delight and disturb. Juxtaposing exceptional examples of fine art, artifact, folk, militaria, erotica, psychedelia, Victoriana, ethnographic, scientific, and medical, Fringe offers the seasoned collector as well as the curious novice works of outstanding uniqueness at all price levels.
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Red Devil mask: Red Devil mask, 20th c., probably Mexican or Nicaraguan, papier-mache, molded with horns and beard, painted with eye and mouth openings, 9"h x 9"w x 5"d
0001: Red Devil maskEst. $20-$30
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(2) strange braided white hair specimens: (2) strange braided white hair specimens, 19th/20th c., possibly Continental, hand-blown glass sealed containers, 14.75"h x 3"dia. (glass)
0002: (2) strange braided white hair specimensEst. $100-$150
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"Gay Billy" doll: "Gay Billy" doll, 20th c. American, manufactured by Totem, bears "Billy" tattoo, printed chest hair and engorged member, 12"h x 4"w x 2"d
0003: "Gay Billy" dollEst. $100-$150
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Southeast Asian mask: Southeast Asian mask, 19th/20th c., Indonesia, carved and painted wooden mask in the Borneo style, tag on reverse reads ".Weka...tadjo", on custom metal base, 7"h x 5.5"l x 4"w (mask) 11.5"h x 5.5"l
0004: Southeast Asian maskEst. $100-$150
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Designer dyed Springbok head trophy: Designer dyed Springbok head trophy, 20th c., taxidermy mount, dyed pink with gilt horns, 24"h x 12"w Provenance: A private New Jersey Collection
0005: Designer dyed Springbok head trophyEst. $200-$300
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(2) antique and vintage apothecary chests: (2) antique and vintage apothecary chests, 19th and 20th c., one with 7 drawers "opium", "heroin", "demerol", "cocaine", etc., the other with eglomise labels, 10.5"h x 16"w x 8"d and 15"h x 18.5"w x
0006: (2) antique and vintage apothecary chestsEst. $150-$250
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(2) Quarantine signs: (2) Quarantine signs, Early 20th c., American, both from Montoursville, PA, printed card, one for Scarlet Fever (dated btw 1895-1909) the other for Typhoid Fever (dated 1923), 7"h x 11"w (both)
0007: (2) Quarantine signsEst. $60-$80
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Pair Art Deco Chinese acrobat incense burners: Pair Art Deco Chinese acrobat incense burners, 20th c., pair of reclining Chinese acrobats balancing incense receptacles on their feet, patinated metal (poss. bronze), unmarked, 8"h x 3"w x 5"d
0008: Pair Art Deco Chinese acrobat incense burnersEst. $200-$300
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Howard Munce, painting: Howard Munce, painting, Howard Munce (American, 1915-2016), "The Sinners", 1980, acrylic on art board, signed on reverse "Howard Munce Westport CT - 80", 35.5"h x 23"w (image), 38.5"h x 25.5"w
0009: Howard Munce, paintingEst. $200-$300
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Aurora Phantom of the Opera model: Aurora Phantom of the Opera model, 1969, Glow in the dark plastic model, in original square box, Universal pictures licensed, 3.25"h x 8.25"w x 8.25"l (boxed) Provenance: A strange New Jersey
0010: Aurora Phantom of the Opera modelEst. $100-$150
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Rare WWI motorcycle helmet: Rare WWI motorcycle helmet, 1918, probably Italian, air forces dispatch rider painted aluminum helmet, complete with chinstrap and liner from French atelier "Levoir Despose", ink stamped
0011: Rare WWI motorcycle helmetEst. $300-$500
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African Tribal bronze antelope mask: African Tribal bronze antelope mask, Probably Bobo tribe (Burkina Faso/Mali), 20th c., bronze "Dwo" style mask with symmetrical flat horns, on custom steel stand, inscribed "Benin/Nig - 38", 15"h x
0012: African Tribal bronze antelope maskEst. $150-$250
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Overbrook Asylum First Aid cabinet: Overbrook Asylum First Aid cabinet, 20th c., American, painted steel and mirror, hand stenciled "First Aid", 24"h x 18"w x 6"d Provenance: Overbrook Asylum, Essex County, NJ Notes/Literature:
0013: Overbrook Asylum First Aid cabinetEst. $200-$300
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Overbrook Asylum restraint chair: Overbrook Asylum restraint chair, 20th c., American, painted wood and metal, from the Overbrook asylum, Cedar Grove, NJ, with metal strap brackets, missing straps, 33.5"h x 18"w x 20"d Provenance:
0014: Overbrook Asylum restraint chairEst. $150-$250
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Pierre Ino, surreal painting: Pierre Ino, surreal painting, Pierre Ino (French, 1909-1989), "Jour et Nuit" surreal interior scape with a spectre playing violin, a jester playing lute, a fur shrouded animal figure and a lady in a
0015: Pierre Ino, surreal paintingEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Antique Currier & Ives Tobacco lithograph: Antique Currier & Ives Tobacco lithograph, 19th c., "Notice to smokers and chewers, (pipe smoking men) requested (toe) (hinge) (inn) the (spitoon) & (chaw plug) & (toe) throw their (peg-legged man)
0016: Antique Currier & Ives Tobacco lithographEst. $100-$150
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W.J. Huggins, pair trompe-loeil paintings: W.J. Huggins, pair trompe-loeil paintings, William John Huggins (British, 1781-1845), Naval scene with pencil and Stacked academic drawings, (2) trompe-loeil gouaches on paper, 7"h x 8.5"w (image)
0018: W.J. Huggins, pair trompe-loeil paintingsEst. $500-$700
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WWII Italian paratrooper medal: WWII Italian paratrooper medal, 20th c. Italian, patinated bronze, double sided, depicting a skull with sabre in it's teeth and "Oltre La Morte" (death from above), verso depicts St. Michael
0019: WWII Italian paratrooper medalEst. $60-$80
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Antique funerary photo: Antique funerary photo, 19th/20th c. possibly Turkish, cabinet photograph mounted to board, depicting a Coptic street funeral ceremony with assembled mourners and ghastly corpse, 5"h x 6.5"w (image)
0020: Antique funerary photoEst. $60-$80
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Vintage Vampire magic kit: Vintage Vampire magic kit, Early 20th c., British, boxed "Max Andrew's "Vampire Magic Kit", appears mostly complete, 9"h x 13 1/2"w x 2"d (boxed)
0022: Vintage Vampire magic kitEst. $100-$150
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Glass eye cup collection: Glass eye cup collection, 19th/20th c., probably European, (18) glass eye wash cups of varying sizes, colors and styles, tallest: 2.5"h x 1.5"w x 1.5"d, smallest: 1.25"h x 2"w x 1.25"d
0023: Glass eye cup collectionEst. $80-$125
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Antique talking Skull: Antique talking Skull, 19th/20th c., possibly British, painted papier-mache, wood and steel, for use by mystics and in seances, 10"h x 6.5"w x 6.5"d
0024: Antique talking SkullEst. $400-$600
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Pair European bronze grotesque toothpick caddys: Pair European bronze grotesque toothpick caddys, 19th c., possibly English, finely cast, featuring caricatured street performers on elevated plinths, with holes in backs for toothpicks, unmarked,
0025: Pair European bronze grotesque toothpick caddysEst. $300-$500