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Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cherry

Paul Bellardo Teardrop Perforated Studio Pottery Sculptural Vase
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...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1960s Geometric Jewelry Trinket Geometric Box Mexican Craft Eclectic Woodworker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage hinged lidded hexagonal box by Don Shoemaker, Senal.
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo

1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
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Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Oak

1950s Kay Bojesen Danish Teak Dust Bin Crumb Sweeper Set
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Kay Bojesen. Sweeper kit consisting of a sweeping tray and a brush of wood. Wonderful early impressed marks; k.b. eneret, translating kb exclusive, and Kay Bojesen paper label.   
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Teak

California Studio Craft Mahogany Centerpiece Fruit Bowl by Bob Stocksdale
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful California utilitarian design with years of use and patina as intended. Cleaned to preserve past use. Showing a fleck to the rim, oil stains and utensil markings. The Top R...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Mahogany

United States US Senate Eagle Crystal Glass Candy Dish Bowl Centrepiece
By Steuben Glass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare US senate crystal bowl, clear crystal glass bowl with the insignia of the United States Senate Eagle. Good weight at 6.15 lbs. Possibly made ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Blown Glass

1960s Rich Yellow Raymor Memphis Ceramic Ashtray in Style of Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Postmodern rich deep hued yolk yellow deep dish cigar dish/ashtray. Small flea bite to bottom rim, almost invisible when in use. Retain original label, artist unknown. Smal...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Ronald Hayes Pearson Shallow Spun Brass Metalworks Bowl American Studio Craft
By Ronald Pearson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful metalwork, mid-century form. Good size, just over 9 inches.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Brass

1960s Erotic Art Sculpture Woman’s Waist Pottery Ashtray Vessel Female Body Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.
Category

Vintage 1960s Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Tall Hand Thrown Cerulean Blue Bud Flower Vase MCM Italian Pottery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A piece of decor right out of a Giorgio Morandi painting. A hand-thrown organic wavering bottle form narrow neck vase, in high-gloss blue glaze.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

1970s Southern California Design Studio Pottery Vase Brent Bennett Leaf Motif
By Brent Bennett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful intense handcrafted tall stoneware vessel or vase. Good size, just over a foot tall. Heavy. No chips, no cracks.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bakelite

1950s Perforated Metal Atomic Dish Ashtray Nº S30 by Richard Galef Ravenware
By Ravenware, Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful 1950s functional design, and such an ingenious and sculptural piece. Also with a domed glass inset.  
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

Bog Wood Jewelry Box Primitive Cave Man Daeodon Hunt Sterling Inlay, Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paleolithic hunting scene on wooden segmented jewelry/cigarette box. Fully functional, hinges work smoothly.
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bog Wood

Danish Teak Sculpture Lovers Embraced Dancing Simon Randers, Denmark, Midcentury
By Simon Randers
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Simon Randers for Randers Mobelfabrik. Danish "Lovers" sculpture. This abstract sculpture is made of solid old growth teak and displays excellent craftsmanship. Burnished makers mark...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Teak

1950s Italian Studio Vase Organic Abstract Drawing Mid-Century Bitossi Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Artist Unknown, wonderful pattern.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Sail Fish Bowl by Herb Cohen Studio Pottery Dish Midcentury Atomic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful rare handmade piece from Herb Cohen's ceramic studio. Cohen worked for Hyalyn most of his career. Signature style dates this piece before 1959.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Mirco Bud Vase Double Gourd Danish Midcentury
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small vase. Excellent condition, no damage. Measures: Height 3 3/4" (9.5 cm), width 2 1/8" (5.5 cm) Painted "21399", three waves, "NT" monogram. Printed "Denmark U".
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Hans Hedberg Petite Ceramic Bud Vase Swiss French Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hans Hedberg (1917-2007) born in Sweden, work in Boet, France. Stoneware with speckled glaze. Signed on Bottom.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Kinetic Reeds Sculpture Incised Concrete Base Vintage 1950s Studio Craft
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting kinetic tall grass / reeds sculpture on impressed or molded base. Fair vintage condition, showing wear to base. Measures: Base is W 6½ x D 6 in. Total height is 34 in.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

1950s Emil Milan Walnut Garlic Smasher Utensil Kitchen Tool Vintage Mid-Century
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Emil Milan Garlic crusher sculptural kitchen utensil, rare form, USA, circa 1950s. Vibrant walnut. Signed. Excellent condition. Measures: H 7½ in.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Walnut

Kenji Fujita Ceramic on Oak Jar Box Japanese Studio Craft Tea Caddy Tobacco
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Tottori Japan, c.1950s Turned Oak Tea Caddy with Ceramic Inlay by ceramicist Kenji Fujita.
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare California Design Line Bill Curry Pick-Up Lite Table Lamps Chrome Design
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Each lamp 2.2 lbs. of cast and polished steel tapering cylinder, hiding within an electric light socket and toggle switch, activating when lamp is picked up and placed back down. ...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Carl-arne Breger Plastic Watering Cans Pitchers Gustavsberg Sweden Black White
By Carl-arne Breger, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of sculptural. Very good vintage condition, one retains paper label.
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bottles

Materials

Plastic

Gustavian Alpine Scandinavian Pewter Wine Can Flask Metalwork Decanter Flagon
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very evocative piece of decor, a real old world relic of nobility and or wealth. Noted as a Swiss Swirl Wine Can by last collector owner, but could also be Austrian or German made. V...
Category

Antique 18th Century Swiss Gustavian Barware

Materials

Pewter

1930s Ozark Swirl Pottery Early Touring Souvenir Cactus Bowl Dish Roadside Gift
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pattern, one of the best I have seen. Rare in Small size. No drain hole. Sold as a shelf prop, would not use, does not ring true, has cracks.
Category

Vintage 1930s American American Craftsman Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Concrete

Blue Terrier Dog Childs Rocking Chair Giocattoli Trudi Italy Rocker Toy MCM Isle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Looks like a character out of the movie, Isle of dogs. A very Interesting vintage infants rocker-riding toy. Stuffed (Kerry Blue) Terrier on birch runners...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Children s Furniture

Materials

Birch

1930s Ozark Roadside Tourist Swirl Missionware Pottery Vase Arkansas Missouri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ozark Pottery Company vase in blue and light blue swirled glaze. When demand for utilitarian ware waned, many potteries introduced their art line. Artifi...
Category

Vintage 1930s American American Craftsman Vases

Materials

Pottery

1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones, Milo Baughman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents. Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.  
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Obelisks

Materials

Acrylic

Early 19th Century English Pewter Travel Slab Flasks Prohibition Gustavian Style
By Abercrombie Fitch
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Five Included. Wonderful forms, decor conversation pieces. Two double chambers, and three single chamber flasks, no punctures. Bent, dented and scratched from normal uses. ...
Category

Vintage 1920s English Late Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pewter

Feliciano Bejar Caja De Jano Bubble Box Magiscope Refraction Sculpture Op Art
By Feliciano Béjar
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Feliciano Béjar Rui­z Magiscopic red perforated glass aluminum box. Bejar was a Mexican artist, best known for a style of sculpture called Magiscopios which involved various material...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

1950s Paul McCobb Dr. No Tall Windsor Chair Rustic Farmhouse Boho Abstract Chic
By O Hearn Furniture 1, Paul McCobb
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains. Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Birch

Vintage Illums Bolighus Danish Brass Metalworks Footed Bowl attrd. Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Mid-Century brass sculpture, attributed to Carl Auböck. These were designed for Illums Bolighus, this one is marked, DENMARK, some are marked, Illums Bolighus. In as-found o...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat. Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Industrial Aviation Objects

Materials

Plastic

Susana Espinosa Cabeza Mujer Bronze Sculpture Puerto Rico Isla del Sol Artist PR
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and Rare version of the Cabeza de Mujer series in Bronze. Signed and Number; Espinosa 246/300. Bronze Bust Only (not including base) W: 3 1/8 x D: 2 1/2 x H: 3 3/4 in.
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Vintage 1980s Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Bronze

1900s Advertising Stencil Mark Type Font Vintage Industrial Art Sculpture Copper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, circa 1901. Vintage Industrial mercantile large Wolfe Bros Folck's Roller Mills copper stencil. Baltimore Maryland. Measures: W 18.5 x H 16 in.
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Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Pablo Picasso Womans Magical Head Cubist Chicago Sculpture Maquette Mid-Century
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Hyattsville, MD
“Maquette” (after Pabloe Picasso) Very Old Maquette. Black enamel over different types of metal; steel, copper or brass. Unsigned.
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Agwam Hangar Aircraft Service and Repair Fuselage Access Ladder Prop Treehouse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage relic sold as a prop. An antique collapsible Early-century wooden and steel ladder. Each Rung Segment is 14 inches and space between rungs is about 12 inches. Seems strong...
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Ladders

Materials

Steel

1960s Tiger Tenaka Japanese Table Clock in Walnut Glass Brass Vintage
By Jeco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good vintage condition, scratches to brass face edging.
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Organic Mid-Century Brutalist Volcanic Textured Molten Formed Copper Metal Bowl
By Marcello Fantoni, Paul Evans
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy metal bowl, 5.5 lbs. Structurally sound. Measures: 10.25 x 3.25 inches.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper

Vintage Mid-Century Studio Pottery Candelabra Unknown Artist Voulkos Soldner
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large stoneware piece. Unknown artist, procured years ago from an older 1950s estate. A clean crack through one of the neck or candlestick pieces, but threads onto steel rod and stay...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Clay

Vintage Northwest Silvery Grey TOTEM Painted Chalkware Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage midcentury Northwestern 1950s reproduction in Chalkware of a famous museum TOTEM carving sculpture. Dia: 3½ x H: 10 in.
Category

Vintage 1950s Native American Obelisks

Early Tektronix CRT Orange Grid Tube Brass Vase Sculpture Tech Relic Vintage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, circa 1980s. Early Tektronix early CRT as found object sculpture, vase, prop. Measure: W 4 x D 4 x H 14 in.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Futurist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Unknown Craftsman Large Brutalist Welded Metal Art Horse Sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni, Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful and fragile horse figure. Very narrow stance as designed so place on stabile shelf! We decided to present in as found condition, if it turns out to be an important sculptor...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Cenedese Scavo Sea Grey-Blue Bowl and Bottle Set Romanesque Forms
By Gino Cenedese
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful set of ice blue art glass forms, Italy, circa 1950s. A pair of Gino Cenedese scavo vessels; a large shallow low bowl and tall squared bot...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

1960s Per Lutken Scandinavian Blue Art Glass Jellyfish Dish
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, 1961. Vintage Mid-Century Modern Holmegaard rare blue jellyfish glass dish by Per Lutken. Signed, dated. Good vintage condition showing some...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Industrial Machinists Stack Sculpture Relic Obsolete Device
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Machinists stacked solid steel measuring device pyramid sculpture. Some oxidation stains to the steel, no dents or impact damages. On a black wooden base. Very heavy. Measures: W 13...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Industrial Obelisks

Materials

Stainless Steel

1920s Dental Paperweight Sculpture Glass Slab Temperature Gauge Thermometer
By Honeywell, S.T. Dupont
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare item from the L.D. Caulk Co. of Milford Delaware. New old stock, New in box. A true Relic from yesteryears building technics. A beautiful desktop sculptural object. Temp rises w...
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

1950s Norwegian Potter Erik Ploen Rare Snowflake Bowl Mid-Century Modernist
By Erik Plöen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand built stoneware bowl or ashtray with white and blue speckled and dappled glazes, signed and dated, 1950.
Category

Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Skyscraper Iron Spike Masonry Nail Tower Sculpture Vintage Mid-Century Table Art
By David Grossman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
David Grossman's cast iron spikes brazened into a skyscraper form on foundry stone base. The Spikes are Sculpture is 3 x 3 x 12 in and the entire sculpture is 6.13 x 5.38 x 13.25 in.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun. Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Edith Heath Studio Hand Thrown Lemon Yellow Pottery Bowl Vase Ceramics
By Edith Heath
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Edith Heath (1911–2005) founded Heath Ceramics, Sausalito California in 1948 after her solo pottery show at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. Extremely rare...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Pottery

Knabstrup Ceramic Moon Frog Bud Vase Vintage Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery
By Knabstrup
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and monumental 1950s Danish modern cobalt and brown Knabstrup Studio sculptural flower vase, limited run, 800 piece series. Excellent vintage condition, original paper label...
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

1950s Kaj Franck Soap Bubble Glass Orb Nuutajarvi Notsjo Finland
By Kaj Franck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A beautiful sculptural and fluid piece. The "Soap Bubble" vase in olive glass. Extensive signature, K. Franck, Nuutajarvi Notsjo Measures: 7 inch high.
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

1920s Taxi Cab Company Garage Tube Repair Wire Hoop Sculpture
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sold as prop, or as wall sculpture, hanging mobile. Dia: 30 X H: 8 In.
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

1950s Teak Orb Bowl Sigvard Nilsson Sowe Konst Sweden Scandinavian Sculpture
By Sowe Konst
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare bowl designed and made by Sigvard Nilsson, Söwe konst. Made from solid teak and sculpted by hand in Sweden, c.1951. Centerpiece of Nut Bowl or Covered salad serrving bowl. An ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Teak

Arts and Crafts Pastel Floral Rookwood Vase by Fred Rothenbusch
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rookwood Vase, Monumental tapered shape in a Vellum glaze with a beautiful wild rose design, executed by Fred Rothenbusch in 1914, No.1653. Bottom Di...
Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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