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1980s White Perforated Metal Office Wastebasket Trash Can Italy Memphis Sottsass
By Rexite
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Memphis style wastebasket, light use. A bit more uncommon of a color, Made in Italy.
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

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Metal

1950s Lisa Larson Cat Stoneware Sculpture Paperweight Gustavsberg Danish MCM Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One day in the middle of the 1950s, Lisa modeled a cat with the tail straight up in the air. The cat was made of dark brown stoneware with carved stripes. This modernist figurine was...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

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Stoneware

1950s Chinese Female Artist Jade Snow Wong Lemon Yellow Enameled Copper Bowl USA
By Jade Snow Wong
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Chinese American artist Jade Snow Wong (American, San Francisco 1922–2006.) An amazing and rare example of her larger work. A very shallow co...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Copper

Georges Jouve Attributed Ceramic Pipe Ashtray Organic Dish Bowl French Modernism
By Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown high gloss freeform slip-cast dish set in a suede leather bottom. Mfg. by Longchamp, France. Design attributed to Georges Jouve, this in not documented. Some staining to suede ...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

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Ceramic

1950s Schlumbohm Fahrenheitor Glass Kettle Science Kitchen Decanter Moma Wine
By Peter Schlumbohm
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a vintage circa 1950s version of this famous midcentury industrial design. Appears unused, with original Chemex decal affixed. Engraved number to neck, 00. The Fahrenheito...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Glass

1950s Los Angeles Tripod Vessel Candy Bowl Incense by Albert Mfg like Stan Hawk
By Stan Hawk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare footed petite poolside Barbecue Salesmans Sample/Model or promotional Ashtray, Candy Dish or Incense Bowl made by Albert Manufacturing of Los Angeles California. We have source vintage 1950s rubber glides for the bowl see last pics, these will be included. This is almost identical to a design by Stan Hawk...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Steel

Danish Cast Iron Tripod Moon Crater Dish Cabin Candelabra Midcentury Sculpture
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon form. Very matte grey/black, 2-piece, cast iron candelabra or dish with pierced lid. Heavy little table decor. Weighs just over 5.5 lbs.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

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Iron

Pair of Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Skohg Sterling Paintings on Swedish Stones
By Gustavsberg, Borje Skohg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pair of rare studio craft Scandinavian collectibles.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

1960s Artic Ice Art Glass Sculpture Elephant Bookends Lars Hellsten Orrefors
By Lars Hellsten
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Playful sculptures/bookends. Heavy glass crystal at 8 lbs. Ea. Both pieces are signed and retain original decals. No chips.
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bookends

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Art Glass

1960s Danish Female Artist Studio Pottery Gourd Vase Sphere Stoneware Sculpture
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful, ostergaard geometric incised piece of midcentury Scandinavian Studio Pottery, a slightly upward elongated sphere.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Female Scandinavian Designer Chinese Patterned Porcelain Bowl by Arabia Finland
By Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare large example designed by the Finnish female artist Friedl Holzer Kjellberg using an 18th century Chinese decorating technique. Small incisions are made in the porcelain that creates a transparent and delicate pattern. Incised on base; Arabia F...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

African Black Stone Palette Dish Bowl Ashtray Relief Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Native carved blackened stone artifact, weighs 2 lbs 12 oz. Age is unknown, estate purchase.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Puerto Rican Pre-Columbian Abstract Scu...

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Cast Stone

1950s Scandinavian Teak Arctic Polar Bear Figure Sculpture Cabin Modern Danish
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful uncommon 1950s design from Denmark of an arctic polar bear. Ink stamped, with remnants of paper label. Unknown artist.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

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Teak

1990s Postmodern Abstract Honey Bear Sculpture Large Architectural Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Minimalist bear form, golden speckle textured matte glaze. Over 1 foot high and 15 lbs.
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1990s American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

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Stoneware

3 Rare Minnie Negoro Japanese Female Organic Design Ashtray Bowl Noguchi Jouve
By Isamu Noguchi, Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Three organic ceramic bowls or ashtrays, that loosely stack. Black, Brown and Tan. All three signed, M.Negoro, and two with additional Alfred University...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

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Stoneware

1920s Bostonian Tailors Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a Bostonian Tailor.
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paperweights

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Metal

Joel Myers Emerald Green Blenko Genie Bottle Vase Retro Midcentury Art Glass
By Blenko Glass, Joel Myers
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Joel Myers emerald green floor decanter vase/bottle Model #6954 Blenko, 1969. Very good vintage condition, no chips, no cracks.    
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

1960s Maximalist Colorful Tall Painted Danish Candlesticks Farmhouse Cabinmodern
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Bright and tall turned wooden candleholders, almost 12 inches tall, and showing light wear to reveal their age. Purple, black and yellow. Some retain original paper label, all stampe...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

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Wood

1950s French Biomorphic Volcanic Stoneware Bowl Ashtray Vallarius Picasso Jouve
By Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An organic form with volcanic lava black and white glaze and a high-gloss red center.              
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Old West Carved Petrified Wood Tree Log Stone Sculptures American Studio Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of carved petrified wood tree sculptures, old western American studio craft. White H 9 3/8 in. / 3.9 lbs. Black H 20 3/4 in. / 15.12 lb...
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Vintage 1950s American American Craftsman Natural Specimens

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Petrified Wood

1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Steel

1960s Studio Stoneware Totem Bottle Geometric Pattern Scandinavian Craft Rustic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern complete...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Midcentury Jacaranda Geometric Faceted Humidor Dispensary Apothecary Box
By Jens Quistgaard, Jean Gillon, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy solid Brazilian rosewood lidded jar/box, weighing 1 lb. 11 oz. Possibly was designed as a humidor but does not smell of tobacco. Unmarked.
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Jars

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Rosewood

Bronze Sculpture Japanese Scholar Scroll Fukurokuju Inlay
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well done, very sharp detailed cast bronze figure with inlay of silver metal on scroll, 1920s- 1930s. Beautiful golden patina on head and bottom from years of handling. 8.3 lbs.   
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1960s Artisan Brass Metal Art Turquoise Gemstone Partridge Dove Bird Sculptures
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful pair of South American metal art. The lighter one has impressed marks on bottom, Tinta Taller Ecuador. The duller more copper shaded one has no markings.    
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Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Scandinavian Zebra Wood Sculpture Centerpiece Orb Dish Bowl Space Age Mattsson
By Sowe Konst
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Turned shallow orb in zebra wood. Made in Sweden. Attributed to Sigvard Nilsson. Marked SOWE.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Zebra Wood

1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Emil Milan Walnut Desk Pencil Holder Paperweight Fin Sculpture Craft Woodworker
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculptural work. Signed, EMilan Walnut.  
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Walnut

Twisted Copper Lanyard Wreath Industrial Circle Form Sculpture Wall Art Hanging
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique late 19th century twisted Lanyard pattern copper tube circle form. Could be mounted or hung. Hollow with some holes from the hand crafting.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Sonja Blomdahl Nordstrom Christmas Ornament Art Glass Blown Orb Sphere Spiral
By Sonja Blomdahl 2
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1996 Limited edition, hand blown, Christmas ornament, by renowned glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl exclusively for Nordstrom. The ornament is signed by the artist, Sonja 96' It is in ros...
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1990s American International Style Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Art Glass

1950s Painted Wooden Jewelry Lidded Box Studio Craft Peter Blake Bauhaus Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
In the manner of Peter Blake. A Fairly large tabletop box. Unsigned. Has an architectural vibe, handmade, solid mahogany, with painted components. Fully ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

1950s Rare Marijuana Ashtray Bowl San Francisco Architect California SF
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Amazing 1950s sculptural ashtray created in the MCM period in San Francisco. Small studio craft, low numbers produced. Signed.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Brass

Danish Georg Jensen Orb Egg Sculpture Ashtray Chrome Brass Paperweight Bowl Ball
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Polished two metal petite orb ashtray, marked Georg Jensen Design.
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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

1960s Emil Milan Rosewood Brass Table Lighter Sculpture American Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare large table lighter by Emil Milan in E.T. rosewood. Lighter is not functioning, will need flint and fuel.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

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Wood

1950s German Newspaper Advertising Tin Clips Midcentury Graphic Design Set
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working. Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette) Frankfurter Rundschau Rheinische P...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

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Tin

1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
By Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

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Steel

1960s Joaquin Taller Tinta Ecuador Turquoise Onyx Birds Silver MCM Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of birds with some denting, and heavy patinations, normal tarnishing to dark tarnishing and black staining. Joaquin Humberto Tinta Figueroa (1934- ) The original taller was ...
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Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Silver

1950s Danish Rosewood Nutcracker Christmas Midcentury Functional Gift
By Preben Broste
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice fully functioning nutcracker, tight mechanics. Impressed or burnished markers marking on inside edge.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware

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Brass

1950s Christmas Silver Atomic Space Age RayGun Nutcracker Nut Gun Fun Gag Gift
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Awesome design. Functioning as designed, and appears it will crack a nut.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Aluminum

Modernist South American Rosewood Candlesticks Hourglass Studio Craft Woodwork
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful South American turned wood candlestick holders.
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Rosewood

Bulbous Vintage Turned Wood Bud Vase Studio Craft Woodworker Midcentury Vibe
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful form. Signed R.Carnes 98 Lysiton, possibly not very legible.
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1990s Canadian Adirondack Natural Specimens

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Wood

Brass Winged Bird Spirit Totem Pole Beer Bottle Opener Midcentury Cocktail Bar
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Please let me know which one you would like to purchase, listed price is for each opener. No markings but very Carl Aubock, Native Northwest, or Central American influenced. Possibly...
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Vintage 1950s Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Brass

1930s Russel Wright Organic Freeform Hors d oeuvre Centerpiece Relish Dish Klise
By Russel Wright
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An uncommon Russel Wright design executed by Klise Woodworking, circa 1935 from carved maple.
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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Maple

1960s Birds Enamel Thermometer Walnut Wall Temperature Charlie Harper Attributed
By Charley Harper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A must have for that MCM post and beam! A wonderful indoor small run-production wall thermometer gauge, with enamel on metal artwork attributed to Cha...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Clocks

Materials

Steel

Theodor Skjode Knudsen Wengé Oak Large Polka Dotted Cutting Board Midcentury
By Skjode Knudsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and very large usable cutting board, with beech or oak checked inlaid dots.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Platters and Serveware

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Oak, Wenge

19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights

Materials

Brass

1950s Scandinavian Stig Sandqvist Hand Carved Teak Canoe Bowls Sculptures Design
By Stig Sandqvist
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mid-Century Modern Stig Sandqvist handmade sculptural bowl forms. Large bowl is signed, small bowl is not signed. Measures: SM 16 x 2.88 x 1.25 in. LG 19.88 x 3.75 x 1.63 in.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Teak

Charles O. Perry Bronze Mace Sculpture Shell Sphericon MIT Geometric Duchamp Arp
By Charles O. Perry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Charles O. Perry for the Centro Duchamp in Bologna, Italy, 1970. The piece is approximately 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” inches in cast bronze with a subtle patina. Stamped “CENTRO DUCHAMP” ton one c...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Ceramic

1960s German Mid-Century Stoneware Vase Earthtone Layered Glazes Keramik Flower
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful stepped glazes design, illustrating the Muller's patented design technique. Peter Müller was the owner of a small porcelain factory in 1955. His partner was his brother K...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Victorian Era Wooden Bead Centerpiece Bowl Czechoslovakian Art Craft Studio
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mesmerizing design, great table prop or functional decor, signed to bottom, Made in Czechoslovakia. Measures: Bowl only diameter 10.25 x height 3.25 in.
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Vintage 1910s Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Pate de Verre Daum Art Glass Triangular Dish Midcentury Ashtray Blue Dot, French
By Daum
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

1950s Atomic UFO Ashtray in Black and Red Molten Lava Space Age Midcentury
By Erwin Kalla
Located in Hyattsville, MD
6 and a half inch round dish ashtray with cork bottom, and makers markings.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Los Castillo Azurite Sugar Bowl Mexican Modern Studio Craft Taxco Silver Jewlery
By Los Castillo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Silver-plated spherical lidded sugar with mosaic Azurite and Malachite handle. Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Silver Plate

Rare 1960s Dirk Rosse Tear Drop Cutting Board American Studio Craft Midcentury
By Dirk Rosse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Modernist tear drop form. Dirk Rosse (1925-2014) was an exhibited studio furniture maker. Cutting board in walnut, signed with his DDR mark to edge. 13 inches in length total when hu...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

1970s Spiral Geometric Stoneware Blue Dish Bowl Architectural Cabinmodern
By Bennington Potters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Modernist design, stepped undulating edge. Bright blue glaze. Shown in natural light and under studio cool lights.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates Cane Handled Teapot Water Pitcher Vase
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful white porcelain hourglass pitcher, original rattan handle is in good usable condition, porcelain has no chips, and no cracks. Top rim diameter is 5 3/4.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

1930s Westite Glass Company Flower Pot Vase Swirl Slag Akro Agate Marble
By Westite Glass Company
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Westite Glass Company #302 bow tie flower pot. Green and cream slag. Tapering traditional form flower pot with rim. Embossed on base: "WESTITE" (in bow tie shape) "302 WESTON, W. VA....
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Slag Glass

Industrial Metal Arts Reticulated Toleware Basket Bowl Painted Patina Farmhouse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful perforated metal machine-made basket. Late 1800s-early 20th century. Showing some bends to rim and spokes.
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Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Steel

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