20 Badass Holiday Gifts on Everything But The House Right Now

By Madeline Fening on Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 2:39 pm

Even a last-minute gift feels thoughtful when it’s bizarre, vintage or both. Everything But The House is an online auction site hosting carefully curated sales of precious and weird things, making the Cincinnati-based company the perfect place to find everything from stunning luxury pieces to a cool white elephant gift.

Items can be shipped anywhere in the world, but locals have the unique benefit of being able to pick up their winnings from the EBTH warehouse in Blue Ash, meaning no shipping fees. Most of these items are up for auction through Dec. 15, but EBTH adds new treasures every day.

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Mid Century Modern James Mont Patinated Verdigris Ice Bucket and Other Barware
This bundle includes enough treasures to cross multiple people off your list. Stoppers, stirrers, spoons – all vintage and all funky. The set even includes old cat-shaped decanters, so think of the cocktail-loving cat people in your life.

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Mid Century Modern James Mont Patinated Verdigris Ice Bucket and Other Barware

This bundle includes enough treasures to cross multiple people off your list. Stoppers, stirrers, spoons – all vintage and all funky. The set even includes old cat-shaped decanters, so think of the cocktail-loving cat people in your life.

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Gucci Bangle Wristwatch with Interchangeable Bezels
Father, son and house of Gucci – this bangle watch set is both timeless and trending on TikTok for its nifty interchangeable colored faces. Albeit a little beat up, the watch comes with all the original packaging, but the watch itself seems to be in great shape.

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Gucci Bangle Wristwatch with Interchangeable Bezels

Father, son and house of Gucci – this bangle watch set is both timeless and trending on TikTok for its nifty interchangeable colored faces. Albeit a little beat up, the watch comes with all the original packaging, but the watch itself seems to be in great shape.

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Marilyn Monroe Photomechanical Prints of Calendar Pages and Playing Cards
Send nudes this holiday season! These 1953 photomechanical prints of Marilyn Monroe will be the talk of the white elephant circle. Avoid the naughty list by flipping over the picture to reveal a vintage calendar (or don’t).

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Marilyn Monroe Photomechanical Prints of Calendar Pages and Playing Cards

Send nudes this holiday season! These 1953 photomechanical prints of Marilyn Monroe will be the talk of the white elephant circle. Avoid the naughty list by flipping over the picture to reveal a vintage calendar (or don’t).

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Rookwood Pottery Matte Black Raven Pin Dish, 1939
“Once upon a midnight dreary…” that’s how The Night Before Christmas starts, right? Your most gothic friend needs this 1939 Rookwood Pottery raven pin dish with a gorgeous matte black finish. We suggest leaving Santa a cookie under the bird’s open wing.

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Rookwood Pottery Matte Black Raven Pin Dish, 1939

“Once upon a midnight dreary…” that’s how The Night Before Christmas starts, right? Your most gothic friend needs this 1939 Rookwood Pottery raven pin dish with a gorgeous matte black finish. We suggest leaving Santa a cookie under the bird’s open wing.

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10K Black Onyx Signet Ring
A personalized gift is always a home run, so for those with a Hannah or Heather or Harold on their list (or any H name), you may want to consider this trendy-yet-timeless signet ring. The unisex style makes it great for any jewelry wearer, and the large 10.75 size means it can be easily sized.

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10K Black Onyx Signet Ring

A personalized gift is always a home run, so for those with a Hannah or Heather or Harold on their list (or any H name), you may want to consider this trendy-yet-timeless signet ring. The unisex style makes it great for any jewelry wearer, and the large 10.75 size means it can be easily sized.

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Roger Daltrey of The Who Signed Rogue Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar
If you're interested in signed memorabilia, this acoustic pick guitar is signed by Roger Daltrey of The Who. EBTH gets all their signed pieces authenticated by James Spence Authentication, so you know it’s the real deal. Gift this piece of history with a new strap and box of pics for the rockstar in your life.

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Roger Daltrey of The Who Signed Rogue Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

If you're interested in signed memorabilia, this acoustic pick guitar is signed by Roger Daltrey of The Who. EBTH gets all their signed pieces authenticated by James Spence Authentication, so you know it’s the real deal. Gift this piece of history with a new strap and box of pics for the rockstar in your life.

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Wicker Turtle Form Side Table, Mid-20th Century
This wicker turtle side table somehow functions as both a funny gag gift and a legitimate home decor staple your Secret Santa can love forever. The item description pegs this guy as being from the mid-20th Century, but still in great shape.

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Wicker Turtle Form Side Table, Mid-20th Century

This wicker turtle side table somehow functions as both a funny gag gift and a legitimate home decor staple your Secret Santa can love forever. The item description pegs this guy as being from the mid-20th Century, but still in great shape.

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Art Deco Pink Glazed Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Cat Figurines
This bundle of ceramics covers the cat lover and horse girl on your list. Bonus points if the horse lover of your life is also an avid reader – these horse heads also double as bookends. Wrap the cats with a bow around their neck and a small jingle bell.

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Art Deco Pink Glazed Ceramic Horse Head Bookends with Cat Figurines

This bundle of ceramics covers the cat lover and horse girl on your list. Bonus points if the horse lover of your life is also an avid reader – these horse heads also double as bookends. Wrap the cats with a bow around their neck and a small jingle bell.

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Two Louis XV Style Painted, Parcel-Gilt, and Buttoned-Down Corner Armchairs
For the bold and sexy on your list, these one-of-a-kind accent chairs are showstoppers. Show up to the holiday party with a bow on these chairs and an arsenal of polaroids. You’ll want to be ready to capture vivid candids of your friends sipping their eggnog on the icy winter-blue velvet.

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Two Louis XV Style Painted, Parcel-Gilt, and Buttoned-Down Corner Armchairs

For the bold and sexy on your list, these one-of-a-kind accent chairs are showstoppers. Show up to the holiday party with a bow on these chairs and an arsenal of polaroids. You’ll want to be ready to capture vivid candids of your friends sipping their eggnog on the icy winter-blue velvet.

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Frisch's, French Brand Coffee, American Can Co. with Other Coin Banks

This bundle of antique coin banks can cover half of your gift list. Wrapped in a bow and filled with change (yes, the coin shortage is lifted!) these banks are the perfect white elephant gift that your friends and family might actually use. Give the Big Boy bank with a Frisch’s gift card inside for an added touch.

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French Copper Skillet and Saucepans with Iron Handles
Real cooks take their tools seriously, but you can safely assume your culinary-forward friends will be drooling over this set of French copper cookware. The beautiful aged copper conducts heat better than stainless, and the pans double as decor when stored out in the open.

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French Copper Skillet and Saucepans with Iron Handles

Real cooks take their tools seriously, but you can safely assume your culinary-forward friends will be drooling over this set of French copper cookware. The beautiful aged copper conducts heat better than stainless, and the pans double as decor when stored out in the open.

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Pedestal Glass Ashtray with Table and Other Lighters
Be the star of your smoking circle’s Secret Santa. These vintage Japanese smoking accessories are a stylish upgrade from your run-of-the-mill Urban Outfitters ashtray. The dramatic, gilded table lighter even plays music.

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Pedestal Glass Ashtray with Table and Other Lighters

Be the star of your smoking circle’s Secret Santa. These vintage Japanese smoking accessories are a stylish upgrade from your run-of-the-mill Urban Outfitters ashtray. The dramatic, gilded table lighter even plays music.

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Sbyke Skateboard Bike
The challenge of figuring out how to ride this unicycle-skateboard hybrid is a gift to everyone involved. Just pump up the front tire and you have the most unique gift under the tree for the kids (or adults) in your life. The bizarre nature of this bike makes a companion helmet a solid gift idea.

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Sbyke Skateboard Bike

The challenge of figuring out how to ride this unicycle-skateboard hybrid is a gift to everyone involved. Just pump up the front tire and you have the most unique gift under the tree for the kids (or adults) in your life. The bizarre nature of this bike makes a companion helmet a solid gift idea.

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Alan Alda Signed M*A*S*H "Inga" TV Script, 1978
Chances are you have a parent or aunt or uncle who loved the show MASH. This gift is for them. From Season 7, Episode 17, this 1978 script is signed by Alan Alda, who played Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce.

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Alan Alda Signed MAS*H "Inga" TV Script, 1978

Chances are you have a parent or aunt or uncle who loved the show MASH. This gift is for them. From Season 7, Episode 17, this 1978 script is signed by Alan Alda, who played Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce.

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Oil Painting of Mother Bunny and Baby
Gilded frames have made a huge comeback, but cute animals never go out of style. This framed oil painting of a mother bunny and her baby would make a quirky addition to a friend’s gallery wall. If you’re not sure what to get your friends with a new baby, this would be a stylish nursery addition.

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Oil Painting of Mother Bunny and Baby

Gilded frames have made a huge comeback, but cute animals never go out of style. This framed oil painting of a mother bunny and her baby would make a quirky addition to a friend’s gallery wall. If you’re not sure what to get your friends with a new baby, this would be a stylish nursery addition.

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American Sterling Silver Stir Spoons
Your bartender friends deserve nice things, like these silver stirring spoons. The gorgeous shell-shaped spoons are solid sterling silver and vintage. Tie the spoons together with a red satin bow and stick them in a bag with their favorite spirit or shrub for a festive touch.

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American Sterling Silver Stir Spoons

Your bartender friends deserve nice things, like these silver stirring spoons. The gorgeous shell-shaped spoons are solid sterling silver and vintage. Tie the spoons together with a red satin bow and stick them in a bag with their favorite spirit or shrub for a festive touch.

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First Edition Thus "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan, 1995
Here’s a twist on the star atop the tree – a first edition of "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan from 1995. Sagan fans will appreciate the vintage copy of seminal scientific literature. Slip some tickets to the Cincinnati Observatory in the pages for a complete cosmic gift. Viewing season for Jupiter and Mars starts Dec. 16!

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First Edition Thus "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan, 1995

Here’s a twist on the star atop the tree – a first edition of "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan from 1995. Sagan fans will appreciate the vintage copy of seminal scientific literature. Slip some tickets to the Cincinnati Observatory in the pages for a complete cosmic gift. Viewing season for Jupiter and Mars starts Dec. 16!

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Middle Eastern Style Brass Standing Stag
A piece of holiday decor worth gifting is this solid brass stag. Brass is all the rage for interior decorating right now and this stag can double as holiday decor with the right staging. Make a small wreath with some faux greenery and ribbon to hang around the stag’s neck, or place small ornament bulbs on his antlers. Bonus points if you include those bottle-brush trees in the dollar section at Target.

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Middle Eastern Style Brass Standing Stag

A piece of holiday decor worth gifting is this solid brass stag. Brass is all the rage for interior decorating right now and this stag can double as holiday decor with the right staging. Make a small wreath with some faux greenery and ribbon to hang around the stag’s neck, or place small ornament bulbs on his antlers. Bonus points if you include those bottle-brush trees in the dollar section at Target.

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Louis Vuitton Logomania Scarf in Grey and Black Knit Jacquard
Jingle ball on a budget! This Louis Vuitton scarf is simple enough to go with any coat while still making a treat-yo-self statement. Lean into the secondhand-ness of the gift by wrapping it in newspaper, just be sure to include the EBTH receipt so they know it’s 100% authentic.

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Louis Vuitton Logomania Scarf in Grey and Black Knit Jacquard

Jingle ball on a budget! This Louis Vuitton scarf is simple enough to go with any coat while still making a treat-yo-self statement. Lean into the secondhand-ness of the gift by wrapping it in newspaper, just be sure to include the EBTH receipt so they know it’s 100% authentic.

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Timco Vacuum Formed Illuminated Angel Wall Decor
Holiday decor is an underrated gift, especially hard-to-find retro pieces like this Timco vacuum-formed illuminated angel. It’s perfect for those on your list with a taste for the old-timey Christmas vibe. Pair with a string of oversized colored light bulbs for the perfect window display gift set.

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Timco Vacuum Formed Illuminated Angel Wall Decor

Holiday decor is an underrated gift, especially hard-to-find retro pieces like this Timco vacuum-formed illuminated angel. It’s perfect for those on your list with a taste for the old-timey Christmas vibe. Pair with a string of oversized colored light bulbs for the perfect window display gift set.

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