La Danse Macabre | Antique Estey Organ Ad | Halloween CollectibleVery rare antique ad for Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, VT, featuring spooky illustrations from Camille Saint Sanss iconic La Danse Macabre. Youve probably heard this famous piece of music in numerous places: Its a symphonic poem that tells the story of Death awakening the deceased from their graves to dance to his fiddle at midnight. The xylophone represents the knocking of the bones. I bet you never knew it has lyrics! They are printed in this

It would also be excellent as a business card holder for your shop or events

The oval wooden shadow box and the interior compartment are immaculate

This fantastic antique prop sword measures 28” long and is made of relatively lightweight

round shape

One of the most attractive vintage erotic card decks I’ve seen

1870s of an all girls school featuring a little person seated at the front

The flowers are made of cloth- kits were available for women to assemble them at home as a popular craft

Late Victorian edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer

I like the choice of mat shape: It echoes the arch of the weeping branches

but there’s a first time for everything

but you could also use it as a goblet for ritual

Probably one of the most unusual antique religious chalkwares I’ve seen