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1960s Kenyan Zebra Wooden Sculpture Wall Hanging Relief Whimsical Fluffy Horse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Mid-Century Kenyan Wall Hanging Sculpture of a Zebra. Good size and well done. Not signed.
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Vintage 1960s Kenyan Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Japanese Stoneware Willow Bow Vase Bottle Vintage Mid-Century 1960s Rainbow
By Otagiri Company
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large Bottle form Vase with arcing striations. Retains OMC label. A couple small chips to bottom foot/rim.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Stoneware Ikebana Footed Planter Vintage Mid-Century 1960s Bonsai
By Otagiri Company
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small stoneware planter. Two glaze chips or loss, one on each rectangular foot, quite small, pictured. Retains partial label.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Balsa Wood and Tin Lined Tea Box Workshop Prop Decor Storage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage balsa wood, and tin lined lidded tea box, retaining partial labels.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood, Paper

Modernist Abstract Sword Copper Plated Brass Letter Opener like Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Honest time worn age. Heavy wear and patina to plating letter opener, beautiful understated piece. This was definitely the estate owners go to desktop tool. A bit over 8 inches lon...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Brass

1960s Japanese Bird Stork Metal Table Sculpture Vintage Mid-Century Modernist
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Japanese Cast metal bird. W 2.5 x D 4.5 x H 2.5 in
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

7 Railroad Track Sign Symbol Steel Enamel Abstract Table Sculptures Vintage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Square W 2 x H 2.5 in Diamond W 3.75 x H 2.75 in
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Vintage 1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

1960s Vintage Stoneware Owl Totem Vase Vintage Mid-Century Modern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Cool, abstracted Owl, bird motif vase. 6 inches high.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Mushroom Snuff Cannister Collection Brass Polka Dot Austria Argentor
By Argentor of Vienna, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A collection of 7 mushrooms, red and black. Make for a wonderful display of old world metalsmith technics. Lids can be taken off and designed to set flat on a table surface, to be used as ashtrays. Large...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century SPV Denmark for Raymor Pewter Salt Pepper Shakers
By Paul Evans
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Patinated Pyramid Salt and Pepper Vessels. Design is attributed to Paul Evans. W 2 x 15/16 x 2 in W 1.5 x 15/16 x 3 in
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pewter

Vintage Cigarette Box Red Polkadot Art Deco Werkstatte Argentor Vienna Austria
By Bauhaus, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stamped into coin shaped feet, 273 and, Made in Austria. Chips to paint, tarnish to brass, oxidation to lid surface. Functioning properly. W 4 x D 3 x H 1.5 in.
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

1960s Dolomite Mushroom Art Glass Footed Ashtray Vintage Italian Mid-Century Era
By Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful footed heavy art glass footed cigar / cigarette ashtray / dish. No chips, No cracks. Unsigned, Estimated Age and Origin. Dia 6 5/8 x H 5 1/...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

1960s XL Tapio Wirkkala Vase Rosenthal Cogwheel Flower Centerpiece Alvar Aalto
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rave in this massive size, but is chipped on top rim.
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Vintage 1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-Century Organic Heart-Shaped Wenge Bowl Unknown Craftsman AD Vintage 1950s
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Three stress cracks through the hardwood, which appears to be Wenge. Wonderful organic form. No movement the cracks are all tight. W 13 x D 10 x H 3.25 in.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Love Collaboration William Hullow + Isabella Parks Earthtone Geometric Slab Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful five spouted slab vase from two famous listed ceramicists / artists. Who were know to be romantically involved, and collaborated on works occasionally. No chips and no ha...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1700s Colonial Hand-Forged Strongbox Verdigris Green Jewelry Table Chest Safe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date. Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in. Key L 4 in.
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Antique 1770s American American Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1940s Lourdes Siphon Seltzer Soda Bottle Collection Colorful Glass Vintage Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A beautiful very old Lourdes Argentinian seltzer bottle collection. Very colorful, even with a pink one, which is a color we have never seen. These are Sold as Non-Function for decor...
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Artisan Striped Cane Bottle Decanters like Gio Ponti for Venini
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown design/maker, unsigned, possibly Murano. An amazing pair of hand-blown art glass bottles with matching stoppers. Thin walled, striping all through botles and the stoppers. ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

19th Century European Black Lacquered Chinoserie Painted Tea/Tobacco Caddy Jar
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A large English lacquered papier-mâché container from the Aesthetic Movement period, featuring a decorative chinoserie painting of stylized Asian figures, pagodas, and a garden bridg...
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Papercord

Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Fantastic Orb Centerpiece Bowl Copper Table Sculpture Alien Jensen
By Nambe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon and Striking Large heavy copper toned divided serving dish or sculptural centerpiece. Engraved signature to bottom.
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal

Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

1950s Vintage Cleo Hartwig Female Nude Form Mid-Century Chalkware Sculpture
By Cleo Hartwig
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely uncommon Cleo Hartwig slip-cast chalkware sculpture of the female body. Very distressed finish. Signed in mold, C.HARTWIG Measures: W ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Plaster

Architectural Assemblage Still Life Bronze Welded Wall Sculpture Found Object
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Original, Contemporary and one of a kind wall sculpture. A still life study in color, form, composition and texture. A bronze panel, oxidi...
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Early 2000s American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

1900s Clerks Industrial Wire Tin Map Architectural Drawings Bin Basket Trash Can
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare very tall wire form basket, impressed with manufacturers markings and patent dates, 1904-1914 on bottom copper pan. Top Dia: 14 in. Bottom Dia 10 in. Height 23 13/16 in.
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Decorative Baskets

Materials

Copper, Wire

1890s Tiffany Sterling Centerpiece "T" Fruit Bowl Victorian Feather Leaf Motif
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Impressive 19th C. Tiffany and Co sterling silver quad-footed fruit bowl with feather or leaf handles. Stamped with the "T" mark indicating the date of manufacture between 1891-1902....
Category

Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s John Power Son Whiskey Dublin Liquor Store Display Bottle Jeroboam
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare 1950s still pot whiskey bottle produced in the Lane Distillery, which was closed in 1975 . It is a about the size of a Jeroboam wine bottle or Double Magnum. Approx. 3 Liters (...
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Vintage 1950s Northern Irish Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Glass

Tony Paul for Raymor Fruit Bowl Wire Mesh Centerpiece Basket, 1950s
By Sol Bloom
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Tony Paul design for Raymor circa 1954-55 Raymor product number W-212 referenced in the 1954-55 Raymor Catalog reproduced in Raymor: Modern in the Tradition of Good Taste by Michael ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Steel

1920s Art Deco Stylized Native American Indian Vintage Table Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Most-likely was a route 66 touring souvenir from somewhere in the old west. Almost geometric in its simplicity, and stylization. Poured red stone marbilite. Showing wear, and smal...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Busts

Materials

Resin

Murano Parachute Latticino Ribbon Glass Bowl Centerpiece Italy
By Murano 5, Gio Ponti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Murano Filigrana Italian Art Glass, good size tapering top, bowl. No damage. Mouth diameter 5.35 in.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass

Danish Teak Diamond Hor d oeuvres Tray Centerpiece Cheese Sushi Geometric Dish
By Skjode Knudsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very long geometric diamond tray. Made in Denmark. There is a swallow chip with some roughness to one corner, and scratches to center. W 26 1/2 x D 6 3/4 x H 1 1/8 in.
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Charles O. Perry Cassini Bronze MIT Mathematical Geometric Desk Sculpture
By Charles O. Perry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and Early MOMA/MIT Mathematical Statuette, 80/1000. Solid Bronze Swiveling Sphere on Bronze Base. Signed, Numbered. Dia: 3.5 x H: 5.25 in.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s Massive Coned Planters Pair by Willy Guhl for Eternit, California Style
By Willy Guhl, Eternit, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
These are quite massive and beautiful pair of conical entrance planters. 26 lbs. each. No markings found. Each pot has two drain holes. And each pot has a semi flaky textural painted surface on the cement, not sure if this is original. Dia 30 x H 16 in. Attributed design by the iconic Wily Guhl...
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Cement

1950 Post Office Wastebasket Iron Seymour Robins Sondra Kay Trash Can
By Seymour Robins
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown burlap bag with black atomic frame, cabin modern rustic vibe.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

1960s Giant Strainer Kitchen Sign Wall Art Sculpture Chrome Basket Tool
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Giant Strainer Wall Art, 55 inches long. Has a repair, one of the strainer reinforcement welds popped, sewn repair with blue wire.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Vintage Mid-Century Architect Era
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Finely expanded metal sheet rolled wastebasket with reinforced lip and bottom tray. This type of metal deformation was invented in England in 1884 by John French Golding. This ty...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1970s Roger Bezombes Bronze Starfish Medallion Table Sculpture
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Florentine Bronze medal from the Monnaie de Paris (cornucopia hallmark from 1880). Minted around 1971. This is a Starfish like form Paperweight by Fr...
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

1950s Midcentury Zaccagnini Svedese Pottery Pitcher Vase Geometric Organic Italy
By Ugo Zaccagnini, Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large 13 inch tall terracotta colored stoneware with incised white glazed Sgraffitto, from the Zaccagnini Svedese Pitcher D.1817.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

1950s Roger Corsaw Stoneware Vase Mid-0Century Studio Pottery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Roger Corsaw, American, b. 1913. Corsaw earned his bachelor's degree at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He earned his Master of fine arts from the Institute of Design in Chicago. From 1936 until 1976, Corsaw taught at the University of Oklahoma where he became professor Emeritus of Art and instructed alongside notable artists Oscar Jacobson...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Mid-Century Design Icon an Arthur Umanoff Iron and Cane Log Holder Rack
By Arthur Umanoff, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Simple, sculptural design. Presented in As-Found condition.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron

1950s Black White Leaf Ashtray Dish Raymor Pottery Cigar Abstract Jouves French
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful leaf motif dish cigar ashtray, signed Raymor Made in Italy, 415/7.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Rare 1870s E. Howard Marble Train Station Bank Municipal Clock Vintage Antique
By E. Howard Co.
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a very rare clock with the original movement still inside. However, this clock is NOT WORKING, and its completeness is unknown, being sold as-is, as a wall prop. We are not clock collectors or professionals, this is an estate procurement. No damage to marble or pendulum window. Writing and numbers wearing off marble surface. Bottom back wood case has some cracks, but all there. A very heavy clock. W 14.5 x D 4 x H 29.75 in. E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., "No. 27" marble front...
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Antique 1870s North American Victorian Wall Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble

1880s Victorian Bronze Tazza Centerpiece Fruit Bowl Cherub Sea Creature Napoleon
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An unpolished patinated French 19th century cast bronze Tazza bowl supported by three seated cherubs in fine details, on a tripod of sea creatures; fish and turtles. Very heavy. Proc...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

1970s White Vein Encircled Black Marble Dish Ashtray Organic Geometric Design
By Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carved out black marble ashtray, revealing nicely placed circular white veining. Has an imperfection / chip near one of the cigarette notches, shown in image 3, bottom left notch.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Marble

1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a rare 1965 presentation award bust of JFK. A wonderful piece of mid-century historical decor from an important American sculptor, Robert Berks. Hi...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Resin, Wood

1950s Danish Teak Freeform Carved Nut Bowl Table Centerpiece Vintage Modern
By Finn Juhl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Obscure Danish Design Company, AL-BO. Highly finished, thin walled Teak wedge-shaped bowl.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Arne Tjomsland 1950s Artic Musk Ox Mid-Century Scandinavian Norway Sculpture Vtg
By Kay Bojesen, Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small musk Ox figure/carving. Hand worked Norwegian Pine wood and leather. Burnished makers marks to bottom. Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1960s Japanese Modernist Small Bowl Shigemichi Aomine National Craft Council NCC
By Aomine Shigemichi 1
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Petite salt or table spice bowl. Rare sze. Impressed NCC logo to bottom.
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
By Line Vautrin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Greek Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
By Harvey Probber, Milo Baughman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good working order, warm tarnish brass, a natural time-worn patina. Loaded up with a roll of clear tape.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

1960s Mid-Century Organic Pottery Table Dish Painted Geometric Design
By Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large glazed pottery centerpiece with geometric dot and stripe, hand-painted decorations, signed.
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Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

1960s, Biomorphic Sea Form Brass Table Dish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Animorphic table dish or ashtray, solid brass, hand crafted and polished. Signed.
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Russian Sarapul Cast Iron Bronze Washed Horse Sculpture Candelabra Mid-Century
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stylized plated or washed cast metal horse candleholder, weighs 1 lb.
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Vintage 1960s Russian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1960s Travertine Marble Ashtray Vintage Italian Stone Geometric Post-Modern
By Fratelli Manelli, Sergio Asti, Cerri Nestore
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Great Large Size and Quality Heft. 7 by 7 and 3lbs. Showing pits naturally in the travertine and one small chip to a corners, pictured. Presents very well. No makers markings. Design...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Travertine

1960s Pinwheel Brazen Nail Table Sculpture Mid-Century Starburst as Curtis Jere
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and delicate Mid-Century era welded tabletop kinetic sculpture, no signature can be found, but it is very much like the works of Curtis Jere for Artisan House, with a littl...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Modern Turned Mahogany Wood Fruit Centerpiece Bowl
By Wharton Esherick, Finn Juhl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice vintage catch-all bowl, very well made. Some Fading, Scratches to interior, and an Oil mark to the exterior, pictured.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Borneo Ironwood Sea Salvaged Ceremonial Wedding Paddle Art Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique ocean salvage Dayak Ironwood canoe paddle from East Kalimantan, Borneo. Carved from one piece of Ironwood, Kayu Belian, a very hard dense wood. This paddle takes weeks to make by hand. Also called a wedding paddle. It is tradition that the groom...
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Antique 19th Century East Asian Primitive Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Late 1800s Iron Concentric Form Geometric Table Sculpture Modernist Symmetry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting salvaged form, obsolete machine part. Heavy.
Category

Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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