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Early 20th Century George III Mahogany Deed Box Brass Handle Shelf Stoic Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Simple and elegant refined form of the end of an era. Nice usable straight box, without locking mechanism. 12 inches wide.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Letter Tray Desk Organizer Rosewood Danish Desktop Georg Petersen Selectform
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very active Rosewood grain to all surfaces. This is the early production Selectform model, designed and made by Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik A/S. This example retains the Georg Peter...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Teak Desk Georg Petersens Selectform Denmark Letter Paper Entryway Table Shelf
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Georg Petersens Selectform desk organizer, Denmark, c.1960s. Great condition.
W 23.5 x D 8.5 x H 6 in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Teak
1960s Ares Horned Ram Table Sculpture Vintage Mid-Century Beatles Prop
By Austin Productions
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The Austin Productions Ares Ram sculpture is made of Durastone, which is a composite material consisting of crushed stone mixed in a slurry, or heavy plaster/terracotta. The sculptur...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
US General Accounting Office Desk Set Scissor Letter Open Box Solingen Germany
Located in Hyattsville, MD
United States General Accounting Office Official Scissors Desk Set in Wooden Box with the Official Cast Metal Seal affixed to the top of the box. Made by Solingen of Germany. Possibl...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Turned + Veneered Bowl Signed Unknown Asian Artist 1997
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful small bowl, seems turned and also veneered.
Category
1990s Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Wood
Organic Tan Speckled 20th Century Salt Glazed Square Dish
By Barbara Willis
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful hand formed salt glazed ashtray or square dish. simple and organic.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Clay
1950s Florentine Italian Jewelry Boxes Wood Sculpted Gilt Painted Lord&Taylor, 3
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Three Wooden Boxes made in Italy for the Lord
Taylor's Department Stores.
Small 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in
Medium 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/8 in
Large 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/8 in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
1960s Tin Mexican Folk Art Mask Vintage Mid-Century Face w/ Nose Ring
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful and more uncommon Mexican folk art mask design. It is stamped, MEXICO on hang tab.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Antique 19th Century Solid Marble + Gilt Bronze Ormolu Urn Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large 19th century English antique rouge marble urn dating from the mid 19th century. Some slight cracking, chipping and roughness to underside of the upper lip, pictured.
W 12 x D ...
Category
Antique 1880s British High Victorian Vases
Materials
Marble
1950s Bronze Solid Cast Swirl Bowl Cigarette Ashtray Party Bowl Candy Dish
By Pal-Bell, Maurice Ascalon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One of the real stand out pieces from the Israeli Mid-Century, Hand Signed in the mold. Great hand feel, with the divine heaviness of Bronze. The contrast between the patinated matt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Garage Autohaus Brazed Assembly Brass Nuts Paperweight Motor Oil
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful entrancing brazened assemblage of nuts and a bolt, with good weight, 2 inch square in size. Reminiscent of the work of Claus Oldenburg but in normal scale.
W 2 x H 2 x ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1950s Bronze Solid Cast Bowl Marijauna Cigarette Ashtray Party Bowl Candy Dish
By Maurice Ascalon, Pal-Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One of the real stand out pieces from the artist Maurice Ascalon from his company PAL-BELL, Israel. Great hand feel, with the divine heaviness Bronze possesses. The contrast between...
Category
Vintage 1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Paperweight Hand like Odd Fellows Sign or Haunted House Addams Family
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs. Created from some kind of powdere...
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Slate
1970s Brass Abstract Joystick Table Sculpture Tamper Hammer like Aubock
By Joannis Avramidis, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Joystick Sculpture, Cast Brass, Slightly Rounded Bottom. No signature. Weight is approx. 11 oz.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rare 1950s Danish Teak Office Wastebasket
By Illums Bolighus, Einar Barnes , Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and hard to find Danish teak wastebasket, unknown designer.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Teak
Pair Art Glass Vases Hand Blown Romanesque like Scavo Cenedese Venini Murano
By Venini
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pair of Romanesque handled vases, unsigned, with pontil marks to bottom foot. One vase also shown in natural light by a window. No damage.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Victorian style Ornate Carved Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good vintage condition, showing minimal wear, but there is some. Seems to be in original unrestored condition.
Total H 32.25 x W 28.25 / Made for Artwork H 20 x W 16 in.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Late Victorian Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique Americana Toleware Water Cooler Handled Bucket Wastebask Umbrella Stand
Located in Hyattsville, MD
We believe this is a Toleware Water Cooler Tank. Total height is 20 with added handle is 27 inches. Has small hole in bottom, but does not really effect use as trash can or umbrella ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Planters, Cachepots and J...
Materials
Metal
19th Century Marble Bust of Beatrice, Unsigned, in manner of Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautifully executed bust of a female. Resembling the famous bust of Beatrice. No signature has been found. The artist remains unknown to us.
Wt. 15.8125 lb / 7.1724 kg
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
1960s Gold Plastic Pyramid Sculpture Energy Generating Geometric Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super cool desktop form/decor, new age pyramidal energy generator. 5 by 4.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
1970s Stoneware King Arthur Medieval Knight Biomorphic Figure Mid-Century Danish
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful robust figure of medieval knight in full regalia sculpted and glazed in stoneware. Possibly King Arthur, but also resembles the Berserker chess piece from the Isle of Lewis...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vivika + Otto Heino Glazed Art Pottery Vessel American 20th Century MCM Potters
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A bowl on low ring foot, decorated with brown against white, signed by Vivika and Otto Heino, c.1990s with Incised signature under base.
Otto and Vivika moved to California in 1952,...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Vintage Buckets 7&5 Gallon Workshop Garage Vessel Trash Can Gas Oil Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Old thin steel buckets, 7 gallon ZEP, 5 gallon Ready Joint Compound. Fairly clean interiors and exteriors, colorful and bright, great authentic garage decor or receptacles.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
1970s Vintage Garage Workshop Car Shop Vessel Colorful Gifts Man Cave Oil Barrel
By Eagle Tool and Metal Mfg., Underwriters Laboratories
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Squat colorful steel oil/chemical drum, clean inside, and recently procured from auto collectors estate. Decals dated 1973. Clean inside.
W 15 x D 15 x H 14 in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Barbara Hepworth Style Marble Sculpture Single Bookend Eye Iris Biomorphic Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small Marble Table Sculpture. Very nice form, no signature or markings.
W 6.5 x D 3 x H 5 in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Craftsman Turned Walnut Centerpiece Salad Bowl
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1980s from a Maryland estate. Shallow footed turned walnut bowl, with slight undulating rim. Paper label from artist or previous owner, craftsman/design is unknown.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Resting Bull Table Sculpture Signed Vintage Mid-Century
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1970s. Unknown artist, procured from a Washington DC Area estate. A resting Bull sculpture stylized with hole through the head. The Bull is a symbol of prosperity, diligence ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Op Art Glass MCM Vase by Frantisek Vizner for Sklo Union Libochovice
By Lalique
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage optical pressed glass vase, designed by Frantisek Vizner for Sklo Union Libochovice in 1962. Made in former Czechoslovakia. It has no chips and no cracks.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
24" Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Charger Wall Art Plate Asian Dragon Enamel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Massive Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Plate with scalloped edge and central design of multicolor dragon surrounded by rows of abstracted floral designs. Meiji period, late 19th, ea...
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Daum Crystal Art Glass Swallowtail Bowl Mid-Century Centerpiece
By Daum
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Daum Crystal Glass Swallowtail Bowl, signed Daum + France
A fine quality crystal glass bowl manufactured by Daum in the 'Swallowtail' form with a typical elongated design rising at e...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Red + Burgundy Cigar Ashtray Dish Bowl Table Decor as Jouve
By Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful deep dark red biomorphic table bowl, or Cigar ashtray, at times in low light it looks almost black. No markers markings, so artist is unknown. Normal uses, and showing so...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Southwestern Style Coil Bowl Midcentury American Modern Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage large southwestern style coil bowl, procured from New England estate dealer. Fish plates not included, just for a visual example of wow beautiful this bowl is...
Dia Bowl 15 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Seagrass
King Richard the Lionheart Porcelain Staffordshire Pottery Statue Figurine
By Staffordshire
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Staffordshire figure of King Richard the Lionheart, 19th Century, modelled standing with a flag, in his armour and crown featuring gilded decorations, on an oval gilt-line plinth b...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian style Antique Florist Etched Crystal Glass Footed Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful Late Victorian Style tall crystal etched vase, with no chips, and no cracks, just some scratches to the underside of base from normal uses. Age and Manufacturer are unknown.
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Japanese Nambu Cast Ironware Flounder Fish Dish Trinket Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare and uncommon piece of Nambu Cast Iron Serving Ware. It was design by Goro Mori, shaped like a flounder fish, made in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. Mori's was a contemporary o...
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1960s Ettore Sottsass Volcanic Glaze Pottery Vase Raymor Bitossi Italy Memphis
By Bitossi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ettore Sottsass designed double volcanic glazed dipped ceramic vase. Produced by Bitossi/Raymor of Italy. The ceramic vase has no handling damages, and no chips, no cracks. It is ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Organic Design Vase by Minnie Negoro Japanese Female Alfred Noguchi Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The stoneware has a satin warm grey over brown glaze. Incised to bottom, "COLLEGE of CERAMICS, alfred M. Negoro." The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Has imperfection under glaze/or in glaze on the top on rim, but not rough to touch.
MINNIE NEGORO...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Lucky Horseshoes Cigar Humidor Blackened Wood Brass Tin Lined
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Presented in unrestored condition a 19th century survivor, a Cerused Oak Cigar Humidor with Brass Script & 4 Horseshoe Adornments, Original Working Lock and Skeleton Key. Tin Lined ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco...
Materials
Wood
1880s Decorated Salt Glaze Stoneware Jug Stamped 1 MILLER
WOODARD STRASBURG VA
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice old decorated salt glaze stoneware jug stamped 1 MILLER & WOODARD STRASBURG VA. There are chips and cracks present, and pictured. "1" gallon capacity mark, cylindrical form with...
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Jars
Materials
Stoneware
Antique French Colonial Style Candle Sconces Pair
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Repair to right sconce, right side candle socket. Wax remnants on both sconces. The 4 old candles that were procured with these, that are shown in the images are included.
Each sco...
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Candle Sconces
Materials
Metal
Undulating Op Art W.German Ceramic Flower Vase Vintage Mid-Century Psychedelic
By Verner Panton
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1970s Scheurich W.German Pottery. One of their most popular designs. No chip, no cracks.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Salt Glaze Cobalt Stoneware Pottery Jar Double Wreath Banner Decorated Crock
Located in Hyattsville, MD
About the size of a cookie jar, we have an unmarked salt glaze stoneware jar with double wreath banners. This creates an empty frame, perhaps where an advertisement, or producers de...
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Jars
Materials
Clay
George Nelson Safety Number Lucite Ruler Graphical Mid-Century Vintage 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned.
The ruler is about 13 inch...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
Antique Brass Centerpiece Jambati Tibetan Singing Bowl
By Ronald Pearson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large and Heavy Antique Bowl, nice compliment to darker wood furnishings.
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
1950s Hotel Concierge Desk Bell Brass + Rhinestone Turtle by Boj, Eibar Spain
By Boj Eiber
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rhinestone Turtle Concierge Brass Service Bell. A very unusual and rare mid-20th century Toledo gilt tortoise bell, covered in sparkling paste diamonds. Manufactured by BOJ of Eibar,...
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design
By Arnaldo Pomodoro, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Similar to the ubiquitous Art Deco black bakelite ashtrays designs prevalent in American Diners and Bowling Alleys of the early Twentieth Century.
The bottom is rounded like a coco...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
1950s Gold Gilt Lanyard Vanity Trash Can Vintage Mid-Century Perforated Braided
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Estate fresh, very bright gilt finish. Heavy trash can at almost 7 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
Red Eye Orb Cendese AB Murano Paperweight Mid-Century Eyeball Iris Sculpture
By Vintage Murano Gallery, Venini
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful, minimalist design reminescent of Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cubes.
This one has a red sphere inside a sky blue and clear larger orb. It retains both, 'Made in Italy,' and the Murano Cendese...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Japanese Owl Sculptures Brutalist Metalsmith Birds Black Iron like Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by an unknown Japanese craftsman. A pair of heavy welded bookends, minimalist in design and creation. Forged belt of thick metal bent to create a 3D abstract bird form. Some...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Antique Eastern Copper Hearth Ash Can Fireplace Bucket Crafted Moorish Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Old Copper Bucket procured from Pakistan.
Category
20th Century Pakistani Anglo-Indian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Copper
1960s Mexican Terracotta Face Planter Vintage Mid-Century Figural Fun Pot
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rings true, meaning there is not a crack through the body of the vessel. There are two chips, pictured.
Dia 8 x H 7.25 in
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Materials
Terracotta
Hooded Madonna + Jesus Bust Sculpture Bookends Gino Ruggeri Bianchi Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Gino Ruggeri Bianchi
Rare hard to find versions of the Hooded Madonna and Jesus with translucent resin cloaks, opaque resin figures, on black resin bases. Sold as a pair.
Each Sculpt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
Vintage Tall Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vase Fighting Dragons Flaming Pearl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Magnificent hand-crafted Chinese Cloisonné vase, very tall with facing Dragons, from a time capsule estate in Washington D.C. 14 1/2 Inches tall and so highly detailed it is sure to...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Copper
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Rosewood Wastebasket + Aluminum Sleeve Martin Aberg Rainbow Trash Can Bin
By Martin Åberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare rosewood office waste basket with metal removable sleeve by Martin Aberg for Rainbow Servex of Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1960s Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Aluminum
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Toni Hambleton Sculpture Edition Series Puerto Rico Artist
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Toni Hambleton is a Mexican born artist living most of her adult life in Puerto Rico. She is known for her architectural and wall mounted pieces. This piece was done for a 2007 Gala...
Category
Early 2000s Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Skohg River Stone Sterling Overlay Flower Paperweight Sweden Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a largest Skohg stone with have ever had, its wonderful!
4.75 x 4 x 1.63 in
1 lb 9 oz
Category
Vintage 1950s Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Deep Blue Bowl Footed Ashtray Vintage Mid-Century Cigar like Seguso Orrefors
By Seguso
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy bowl. Slighly Footed pedestal base in the form. Showing some light wear to edges and bottom, pictured. Unknown maker, unsigned, but possibly Italian. High quality, and Estate F...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$300 Sale Price
39% Off
1960s George Nelson Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned....
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Lucite
$556 Sale Price
37% Off
Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful throwback from the pre-Atomic Era. We have never seen one of these before, extremely over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Vi...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Metal
$796 Sale Price
20% Off