The Alliance “Odd & Curious” Sale, Spring 2024

A 60mm bronze medal of Auguste Delfosse, "Defender of Belgian Independence". A lawyer, industrialist and liberal politician, he became ...

A 50mm high-relief bronze medal, struck to commemorate the 1830 Belgian Revolution leader Charles Rogier. As Minister of the Interior, he was instrum

A 3.2cm, 14.7 gram Silver token, 8-sided, Rev: right-facing, bearded and crowned portrait of Charlemagne, "CAROLUS MAGNUS DCCC" around lef...

A 36mm, 21gram French Silver Jeton of the General Company of Industrial and Commercial Credit, 1859. Edge-impressed with the Paris mint-mark, and &q...

A French Five Centimes coin of 1855, with clear and heavy counterstamp: "EMPIRE THEATRE / IMMENSE / SUCCESS". The Empire Theatre was loca...

A 31.75 gram, .999 Silver striking of the 1991 Russian 10 Rouble Waterfowl/Duck stamp, with gold gilting of birds and rims. (this item is HST-exempt

A trio of West Germany Federal orders, consisting of: (1) West German Federal Merit Medal, in original blue box of issue; (2) West German Cross of M

A 40mm, 25.5 gram medal in .999 Silver by A. Holl, struck to commemorate Theodor Heuss, the first president of West Germany, 1949-59. gEF with some ex

A 50mm, 59 gram medal in .925 Sterling Silver, struck by the Royal Mint in Wales for the government of Haiti, and commemorating the Haitian Revolution

A lot of three commemorative Casino Gaming Tokens in Sterling Silver, consisting of: (1) 39mm, 20.1 gram Twenty-five Pesos token of the Hotel Embajad

A large 60mm polished bronze medal of the Royal Australia Mint, Obv: CANBERRA / AUSTRALIA" above and below State crest, Rev: medium-relief imag...

A 50mm uniface bronze medal, slightly-antiqued, Rev: Hot Air Balloon center, musical notes wafting in air at either side, cursive text around rims: ...

A 57mm bronze medal, seemingly issued for the May 28, 1950 Bayeux music festival in France. Obv: ornate wreath around rims, almost touching at top, en

An 50mm bronze medal of the French Republic, lightly-antiqued, Rev: right-facing bust of Liberty, text around rims: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE LIBER...

A three-piece set of Proof Silver medallions, issued by the Vatican to mark the closing of the Second Ecumenical Council, 1962-65, initiated under the

An interesting 38mm, 25.6 gram Silver Medal, presented to members of the 1951 "Weston Girls Tour". Established by W. Garfield Weston, a C...

An eclectic trio of items from our deep inventory, consisting of: (1) a small 10cm white porcelain saucer with West German Eagle crest at center in b

A neat 62x70mm, 24.6 gram "puffed" butterfly pendant in Sterling Silver, made by Reed & Barton as an ornament but also a functioning w...

A lucite "encased" bundle of 1976 United States Two Dollars notes (Boston Treasury branch), 1976 Bicentennial issue, with internal lettere...

A 17x28mm patinated bronze Key Ring of the Roman Empire. 1st to 3rd Century A.D., offered with detailed information card as originally offered by Stev

An 18cm, 165 gram Sterling Silver miniature tray by Birks, sitting on three knobbed feet, top engraved "TO / JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / FOR EXCELLENC...

An interesting group of 7 spoons, crafted in .800 Silver with Ethiopian coins as the bowls, and small Imperial lion at top of each handle. Consists o

An interesting trio of small spoons, comprised of: (1) Finland 10.5cm, 12.4 gram fine Silver Brandy Spoon, with nice gold-gilded bowl, back-impressed

An ornate 49x24mm, 7.1 gram "SHERRY" bottle tag in Sterling Silver, with clear George III date-mark on back of 1801, London maker-mark &qu...

An ornate 21cm, 61.7 gram berry spoon in .925 Sterling Silver, London date-mark of 1763, maker unclear (seemingly "L M"). With lightly-en...

A fine 22cm, 61mm Sterling Silver serving spoon, with nice clear hallmarks attributed to the Exeter silversmith William Welch II, with date of 1823.

A fine 14.5 cm, 29.4 gram teaspoon in .875 Silver with inlaid enameling, 1895 Moscow date and city-marks, seemingly with maker-mark of Konstantin Skvo

13.5cm, 25.7 gram souvenir spoon in Sterling Silver, with raised image of Glasgow University in bowl, and ornate Glasgow City arms at top of handle wi

An interesting pair of 85mm long, 30mm high pheasant knife rests in Birks Sterling silver, with combined weight of 50 grams. We have handled copious

A group of eleven earlier silver-plated commemorative tea spoons by Rogers, all patriotic in nature including portraits of Generals Joffre and Pau, Lo

An interesting lot of Dutch Silver Coin spoons, consisting of six pieces with Gulden for a bowl, and Twenty-five Cents forming tip of handle. Offered

A 29mm tall black metal Theodolite, with compass and built-in levels, etc. Make unknown, however compass dial is imprinted "F.G.L. No.7002&quo...

A 32x24m oval locket, well-worn, with IOF shield affixed to front, most red, blue and white enamel remaining, back of locket engraved: "John Du...

A child's vintage Snoopy mechanical wrist watch, c.1960-69, with peacock blue faux leather strap, believed to be fully-functional. Housed in or...

A pair of earlier Mickey Mouse wrist-watches with funky bands, untested, believed to date from the 1960's or 1970's. NOTE: all proceeds on ...

A lot of two Chocolate-themed collectibles, consisting of: (1) 2000 Millennium Twenty-five Cent set of 12 coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, in oval

An intriguing 48x37 mm metal match Vespa in the shape of a bound book with hinged covers, mirrored interior chamber on one side to hold matches, and a

An interesting savings bank for English Shilling coins, comprised of a 27cm glass tube, secured by straps and a tiny lock within a black leather or v

A traditional Scottish "Quaich", or shallow two-handled drinking cup, 7cm diameter bowl of polished pewter, with Celtic-designed handles a...

A pair of 22mm bimetallic One Penny "Model" Tokens of the early Victorian period, one with some minor corrosion, the other - interestingly...

A wood hand-stamp by Pritchard Andrews of Ottawa, rubber printing plate at bottom, used to Register Parcels/Mail at Vancouver's #39 sub-office. ...

A second wood hand-stamp by Pritchard Andrews of Ottawa, rubber printing plate at bottom, used to Register Parcels/Mail at the Myrnam, Alberta Postal

A mixed lot of earlier correspondence from the 1870's-1880's, consisting of 5 or 6 double-sided letters, together with three additional lett...

An intact 9x23cm sheet of twenty "GOOD FOR 1/4 Pint Cream" tickets from the Prescott Dairy (Ontario, on the US/Canada Border), printed on ...

An interesting lot of four various sample notes from Innovia Security in Australia, each partially finished to demonstrate different facets of their...

An intriguing folio of more than 50 legal documents, a few recent but most from pre-partition Karachi. Most in local script and content therefore unk

A group of 12 Commonwealth Reply Coupons date-stamped in 1965, all Great Britain Red 5 Pence issues with the exception of a single blue Great Britain

An original "Westward Ho!" No 14 comic book, 1944-46, with patriotic messages at back from Truman, Eisenhower and MacArthur, etc. We are n...

An 30.5 x 25.5cm folder, prepared by Shoppers Drug Mart of "Camera Day with the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays" on Saturday, July 31, 1993. Co-sp...

A 24x11.5cm trial essai for a proposed Philadelphia City Treasurer Cash Bond of 1897, plate-printed on heavy card-stock with raised detail, "Hu...