Martin’s Timeless Vault

11/11/2025

Hello all,

I hope everyone is doing well and settling smoothly into the final months of 2025.

I’d like to share a brief update on Martin’s Timeless Vault:

As of March of this year—marking one year since our founding—we have completed our transition from a fully online antiquities dealership to a more personalized, direct approach. While we are not operating as a traditional storefront, our focus has shifted toward private transactions, contracting opportunities, and select auction collaborations.

This new chapter allows Martin’s Timeless Vault to continue preserving and sharing history in a way that feels both meaningful and personal. By working more closely with collectors, institutions, and local enthusiasts, we’re able to ensure each piece finds its rightful place and story. Your continued support means the world to us as we carry our passion for history forward into the future.

Looking ahead, we plan to restore a healthy balance between our online presence and in-person engagements when the time feels right. Until then, we encourage you to reach out with any inquiries or interests. As a reminder, all initial contracting is completely free of charge and non-binding. This means that if you’re seeking a specific item, Martin’s Timeless Vault will do everything possible to research, locate, and acquire it for you—unless it’s already part of our collection. We also continue to offer free research on any items submitted to us. You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or by sending a private message on Facebook or Instagram.

Warm regards,
Martin’s Timeless Vault

04/29/2025

SOLD
$1,920
Discovery on Sunset Auction, Bonhams
RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945)
Aras Vase
Marcilhac 919, designed 1924

04/29/2025

SOLD
$1,920
Discovery on Sunset Auctions, Bonhams
RENÉ LALIQUE (1860-1945)
Aras Vase
Marcilhac 919, designed 1924

08/28/2024

A 2023 De Soto grad studying anthropology and geology at Berkeley has started an online business selling artifacts, collectible and vintage pieces.

08/21/2024

So grateful to have had the opportunity to earn a place in The Leader paper on the front page! For the full story, go check it out at www.myleaderpaper.com under the e-edition for Aug. 22.

07/28/2024

07/22/2024

The French St. Etienne Model 1874 Bayonet, crafted by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne in the late 19th century, epitomizes precision and military prowess. This bayonet, standard-issue for French infantry rifles like the Gras, features a 20.5-inch high-carbon steel blade with a cruciform shape for optimal combat performance. The robust metal handle ensures a reliable grip.

Accompanied by its original steel scabbard with a belt loop, this bayonet is designed for secure, convenient carrying and protection. Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne was key in arming French soldiers during conflicts like the Franco-Prussian War.

Today, the Model 1874 Bayonet is cherished for its historical significance and craftsmanship, symbolizing France's rich military heritage. Check it out now at martinstimelessvault.com

06/29/2024

Spotlight🌟:

This exceptional trio of Pre-Columbian pottery Venus or 'pretty lady' figures represents distinct cultures and time periods from ancient Latin America, dating from ca. 1200-800 BCE. The collection includes a Chupicuaro figure from Mexico (featured on the left) and two Bahia figures from Ecuador (featured in the middle and on the right).

These artifacts have been featured in Dr. Peter Arnovick's private collection in California, the Minerva Gallery, a private Fort Lauderdale, Florida collection, Benjamin Vega's private collection in California, Gene and Virginia George's private collection (they brought these pieces to the United States from 1961-1966) and were also showcased in a private Midwest collection.

The history of these significant pre-columbian figures, currently spanning from 2,824-3,224 years, only continues to grow!

Now available to YOU at martinstimelessvault.com

06/28/2024

Four new university art pieces just posted! Three 6” x 8” lithographs of Harvard, Dartmouth, and Willam and Mary. One 13.25” x 10.25” lithograph showing Princeton during 1836. Stay tuned for much more!

06/27/2024

Two mesoamerican terracotta jugs coming soon. So excited to start researching these gorgeous pieces and their historic backgrounds!

06/25/2024

Have some stunning 19th/20th C. Japanese woodblock pieces coming soon! Be on the lookout for works by Utagawa Hiroshige, Toyohara Kunichika, Toyohara Chikanobu and Tokuriki Tomikichiro!