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1920s Whippet Greyhound Dogs Concrete Entryway Wall Sculptures Vintage Mansion
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large Heavy Greyhound Statues for Driveway Entry. Possibly English Made but procured in the states. Sold as found at the estate. These should be repainted if you want to use them ou...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Statues

Materials

Concrete

Japanese Mid-Century Craftsmans Bronze Vase Blue Volcanic Patinated Enamel Japan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Spectacular Japanese vase. We have never had one quite like it! Super understated but with a vibrant blue glaze! Mottled or Volcanic textured enam...
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze

1950s Large Teak Polar Bear Sculpture Norway Mid-Century Scandinavian Tjomsland
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare large version (full grown) Polar Bear Sculpture by Arne Tjomsland, who was a Norwegian sculptor in the Scandinavian modern golden age, or Mid-Century Modern Era. This was p...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz. Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

19th Century Sailboat Yacht Ships Ashtray Match Striker Manhattan Brass Co NYC
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare 19th Century Yachts Match-Striker Ashtray by the Manhattan Brass Company of New York City. Stamped M.B. Co. New York. The weight is 2 lbs 9...
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Antique 1880s American American Colonial Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

1960s Pop Art Brass 2 Dimensional Hand 2D Sculpture Palmistry Love
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Roger Bezombes (French,1913-1994) Born in Paris, France, he was a painter, sculptor, medallist and designer. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and was much influenced by Maur...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Rustic Organic Turned Wooden Farmhouse Artisan Fruit Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderfully precise turned wood bowl, understated centerpiece or fruit bowl. Simple almost organic form. 10 inch diameter. No makers markings.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century White Enamel Brass Hinged Box Remote Trinket Storage Decor
By Hermès, Louis Vuitton
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very nice clean enamel lidded storage box with tarnished brass hardware. A wonderful design element for a Coastal or Colonial Revival interior. Good size for storage, small books...
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Vintage 1930s Unknown American Classical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

American Craftsman Emil Milan Centerpiece Organic Wood Bowl 20th Century Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic elongated sculptural wooden bowl in Walnut by Mid-Century master Emil Milan. Deeply cleaned and re-oiled.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Vintage Midcentury Black Marble Coiled Snake Sculpture Door Stop Desk Statue
By Alexander Girard, Jonathan Bonner
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting, large and heavy marble sculpture of a coiled snake. In the manner of Alexander Girard. Simple and playful form.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Obelisks

Materials

Marble

18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a large installation. Appears all original with he...
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1950s Architectural Wooly Mammoth Pottery Sculpture Figure Animal
By Gordon Newell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A hard to find vintage ceramic abstract animal figure, the Wooly Mammoth. Artist unknown. No chips, No cracks. However, over time there has appeared some...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Matte Glazed Primitive Abstract Studio Pottery Vase
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful earthtoned abstract glazed studio pottery vase. Artist unknown, it is signed Bradley. No chips or cracks.
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20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Turned Wood Planter Mid-Century XL Bowl Craftsman John Crouse Wolcott Ny
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautifully constructed. A massive staved mahogany wood bowl, barrel, or planter. Condition is fair because there are 2 big dents to the rim, pictured. Signed, John Crouse...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

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Mahogany

1950s La Gardo Tackett Iconic + Rare Pasadena Southern California Studio Pottery
By La Gardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A pair of extremely hard to find La Gardo Tackett Sea Bird Cruets. So playful and sculptural, iconic California design! Lg W 4 x D 3 x H 11 3/4 in. Sm ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Iron Bonsai Ikebana Tripod Japan MCM Planter Dish Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting variation on the most popular ikebana form form the Mid-Century Era. Procured from a Washington DC estate.
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Vintage 1960s Asian Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Metal

Vintage Folk Art Estremoz Clay World Heritage Figurine Portugal by Jose Moreira
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and detailed figure by this famous World Heritage maker. Heavily patinated, with flaking to original painted surfaces. Not cleaned, presented in as found condition.
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Vintage 1950s Portuguese Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

1920s Popsicle Mold Vintage Industrial Good Humor Relic Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Complete with the stainless steel stick holder/mount that sets on the mold.
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

1950s, Scandinavian Architectural Vessel Bowl White Yellow Dot Monumental Norway
By Cathrineholm, Krenit, Nordika Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large pressed steel serving bowl enameled with white and a bright yellow center. Similar to the designs of Arne Clausen for Cathrineholm. This bowl appears to be unused and retains o...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Rare Early XL 1950s Arne Tjomsland Teak Polar Bear Sculpture Norway Mid-Century
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare early version of the LARGE (full grown) Polar Bear Sculpture by Arne Tjomsland, who was a Norwegian sculptor in the Scandinavian modern golden age...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Vintage 1960s California Design Artist Jere Osgood Block Table Sculpture Bookend
By Jere Osgood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Bookend or Table Sculpture in Rosewood and Vermillion by California Design artist Jere Osgood.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Brazilian Architectural Bowl Slatted Centerpiece Mid-Century like Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer, Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in Brazil, a hand-crafted footed centerpiece sculpture, truly an mid-century masterpiece. A fragile, brass belted, curved Jacaranda (Brazilian Rosewood) slat design. A rare find...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Jacaranda

French Modernist Sculpture Saint John Baptist Bronze by Jean Lambert-Rucki Paris
By Jean Lambert-Rucki
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Jean Lambert-Rucki (French 1888-1967.) Patinated Bronze Statuette on hardwood plinth of St. John the Baptist. Retains original paper label on bottom inside from Foundry; Adalc Paris, Made in France. Wooden base is stamped, Cheret Paris...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Centerpiece Rare Wood Fruit Bowl Mid 20th Century American Craftsman Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic rare wood elongated bowl in African Teak (Bubinga) by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Modernist Patinated Bronze Mantle Flower Vase Unknown Craftsman Signed
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsure of the age of the vase, stamp looks Mid-Century Modern.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze

1990s Ceramic Vase Deborah Groover Voo Doo Jazz Maximalist Nude Scene Sculpture
By David Hockney
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A colorful panel vase with nude scene, very large, tabletop piece by Deborah Groover from the 1990s. Nice shallow depth for placement on a narrow entryway/foyer table. No apparent ha...
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1990s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
By Alexander Girard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Female Welder Filardi School of Fish Wall Art Steel Sculpture Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Del Filardi Wall Art Sculpture in welded Cor-Ten steel, signed and dated. Del Filardi owned and operated with her partner Harriet Rubin Blue Heron ...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

1950s Mid-Century Wall Plaque Adam Dworski Wye Pottery Woman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Ceramic Wall Plaque made by Croatian Ceramicist Adam Dworski who set up Wye Pottery Studio in Clyro Wales England in the late 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Capri White Pottery + Walnut Serving Tray Mid-Century Modernist Tableware
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sculptural masterpiece in tableware, with a classic mid-century mix of materials.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

1980s Paul Bellardo Beehive Vase Mid-Century Studio Pottery Dark Blues Stripes
By Paul Bellardo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paul’s first one-man-show was in 1965 at the DeCordova Museum of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was at this showing that 18 pieces of Paul’s work were purchased by Walt...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

1950s Stig Lindberg Leaf Bowl Hand Painted Studio Pottery Sweden Polkadots
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and iconic Lindberg hand-painted pattern in lemon yellow. No chips, and no cracks, but there are some glaze skips to front left tip and rear side of stem, pictured. Just ov...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Set 1950s Metal Mesh Wire Planter Baskets French Mathieu Matégot Style
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hard to find, wonderful American made french inspired planter baskets, set of three included.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Steel

1950s Balloon Ashtray Dish Yellow Stoneware Pottery Tent Circus Carnival Italy
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Subtle Oval-shaped Ashtray with a Hot Air Balloon / Circus Carnival. No markings, just a small remnant of a paper label. No chips, and no cracks.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Japanese Iron Bird Sculpture Mid-Century Asian Cabinmodern Art
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hard to find object, we have never seen another. It is cast metal with a faux verdigris/archaic finish, marked JAPAN on verso. Weighs 1.5 pounds, stand 5.25 inches tall.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Brutalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1960s Japan Iron Owl Bird Dish Ashtray with Hypnotic Brass Eyes Mid-Century Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon cast mixed metal Japanese import souvenir. Over 4 inches long, and about 3/4 of a pound. Impressed marking to verso.
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Vintage 1960s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Bronze Tabletop Sculpture of ChiId illegible Artist Signed like Rodin
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique Tabletop Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child or Cherubs in the Sea? Procured from high-end Washington D.C. Estate. We are unable t...
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Vintage 1920s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1950s Japanese Bronze Vase Martele Hammered Polka-Dot Meiji Nanbu Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A fine vintage mid-century Japanese bronze and brass cylinder vase with a Martelé finish. Black patinated surface, polished ridges, and brass inlaid dots. Impressed maker’s mark on v...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1980s Elephant Hide Textural Folds Stoneware Cylindrical Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Highly Textural and provocative 80s stoneware vase, artist information remains unknown. Diameter of 5 by Height of 11 inches and weighs approx. 5 lbs.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Ceramic Pop-Art Nut Bolt Table Shelf Decor Sculptures Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun solid ceramic sculptures from a Northeast DC Artists Estate. Showing wear, Chips, Cracks, but no looseness to either piece. Ready to display. Nut Dia 7 ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Mid-Century Chinese Rosewood+Brass Turtle Hinged Jewelry Box Chinoiserie
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An older mid-century Chinese export/souvenir Jewelry Box. Inside it has two removable separators, outside is has brass decorations, hinges, and a wond...
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

1950s Large Danish Orange Centerpiece Fruit Table Bowl Mid-Century Vintage
By Krenit
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful 1950s mcm pop of color for any interior with a real design heritage behind it, by Herbert Krenchel for Krenit of Denmark. Massive at 15 inches in diameter.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Enamel, Steel

1950s Scandinavian Cabinmodern Teak Sculptural Canoe Long Bowl Danish
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, c.1950. A long and large staved teak centerpiece fruit bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard, faint impressed marks to bottom.  
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

1960s Tree Motif Stoneware Orb Vase Andersen Design Studios Large Centerpiece
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early Markings on the bottom of this iconic form from the maine based ceramics studio, Andersen Design.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Freemanson Washington DC Daylight Lodge Cut Lead Crystal Glass Blue Flower Vase
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful crystal freemasons award or member gift. 9 inches in height.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal

1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

1960s Architectural Steel Wire Sculpture Bowl Centerpiece Guitar Basket McM
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Minimalist elongated black painted steel wire basket/bowl. Simple and minimal. Craftsman remains unknown. The design is in the manner of the Carl Auböck Workshop. Some paint loss and...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Steel

Kitchen Wall Clock Attrd Max Bill Ernst Moeckl German Minimalist White Ceramic
By Dieter Rams, Max Bill
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The clock movement with a fresh battery has been running, however it may need to be serviced, it is quite loud. The manual timer is in working order. For reference an example was auc...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Tall Stoneware Vase with Mid-Century American Abstract Expressionist Style
By Franz Kline
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful hand-thrown abstract glazed ceramic flower vase. Over 15 inches tall.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1960s Shigemichi Aomine Japanese Midcentury Teak Trays Serving Sushi Platters
By Aomine Shigemichi 1
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Shigemichi Aomine for the National Crafts Council (NCC.) Pair of sculptural serving trays. Large L 22 in Small L 9 x W 6.75 x H 3/8 in      
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Teak

1950s Yellow Bullseye Ashtray Dish La Gardo Tackett Los Angeles Japan Architect
By La Gardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Porcelain ashtray designed by La Gardo Tackett (1911-1992). Best known as the head designer for Architectural Pottery, in Los Angeles, California. Diameter of 7 5/16 inches. Two a...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Midcentury Interchangeable Plexiglass Artwork Paperweight Sculpture Toy
By Ron Fritts
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown craftsman or artist, unsigned. In the style of Ron Fritts, similar period artist. Double-side tabletop self-standing framed artwork or toy. The ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

1960s White Organic Modern Abstract Centerpiece Bowl Cigar Ashtray Jouve Dish
By Lapid
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A deep off-white coffee table pottery bowl with abstract volcanic bottom interior. Heavily influenced by the work of Georges Jouve, with the thick freeform walls.
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Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Thomas Toft Danish Studio Pottery Petite Salt Cup Vase Mid-Century Modern
By Thomas Toft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare, a most sought after series. No damage. Any perceived imperfections are just natural to the porous clay material.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Usonian + Native American Influenced Los Angeles California Pottery Dish Ashtray
By Barbara Willis
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful ceramic dish or ashtray with a craquelure gloss mint green glaze with unglazed incised corners. Designed, made, and signed by Los Angeles Ceramicist Barbarba Willis. Strong Usonian and or Native American design...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Japanese Wabi-Sabi Sandy-Tan Tilted Asymmetric Porcelain Bud Vase MCM
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful asymmetrical footed bud vase reflecting the Wabi-Sabi tenants of intentional acceptance of natural imperfection.
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Norwegian Teak Sitting Bear Figure Sculpture Midcentury in Tjomsland Style
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage 1950s solid hand carved teak sitting bear cub figure. Burnished markings; Genuine teak, made in Norway. Designer is unknown, but in the manner of Arne Tjomsland, and from t...
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

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