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Place of Origin: North American
Backgammon Lineal Wood Case with Glass Chips and Dice
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Backgammon is a very old strategic board game, from which its origin is still undefined. A true Classic game about tactics and luck played around the globe.
Taking this Classic as inspiration, Orfeo collaboration joined skills to create a board game with stimulating materials and astounding chips.
Shined a spotlight on to the raw materials used to create it. The exterior of the board is composed of two elements, a metalic box and a thinly sliced oyster cut veneer of parota wood. The oysters are sourced from reclaimed branches of these gigantic trees; a material that is commonly discarded as fire wood given the difficulties of processing it.
Underneath the wood they have used a single sheet of meticulously oxidized metal that is laser cut to size, then assembled into a box by one of their master craftsmen. Opening the chest you’ll find a treasure of glass checkers and dice handmade by Orfeo Quagliata’s artisans.
Orfeo takes his most interesting glass techniques to apply them to all the chips in the game. The checkers are manufactured in two different processes. The "Barcodes" technique is a fine linear design with schemes of different colors that contrast between one competitor and another.
Thin strips of different colored glass are placed next to each other and then fused into a single piece, from which circular pieces are drilled, ground and hand polished to form the chip.
The more sober and bitone "Roarshax" technique presents an electrifying texture on the top of a transparent body.
Meanwhile the dice are solid glass cubes...
Category
2010s Rustic North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
World Furniture an Illustrated History by Helena Hayward 1981
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
World Furniture; an Illustrated History Hardcover by Helena Hayward 1981.
A very large heavy volume designed to provide an illustrated history of furniture throughout the world, fro...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring nature’s poetry to your décor with this beautifully crafted Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell, featuring a vibrant yellow bird nestled among wildflowers and grasses. Adorned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Taschen Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 Jumbo edition
By TASCHEN
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 published by Taschen.
Complete CSH Program 1946-1966 hardcover book
Arts and Architecture Southern California
13.5 w x 19.25 h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
19th Century Shakespeare 10 Volumes, circa 1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Shakespeare 10 volumes, circa 1894
Edited by William Aldis Wright
Macmillan and Co., London and New York
Each volume measures 7" wide x 10.5" high
Offered as...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,650 / set
Andy Warhol Cover Post-War
Contemporary Art Christie
s New York Catalog Book
Located in New York, NY
An Andy Warhol cover Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's New York 'Evening Sale' catalog book, 2010.
A beautifully done catalog book (soft-cove...
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Contemporary French Tapestries, rare and collectible coffee table book, 1966
Located in View Park, CA
A very rare and collectible coffee table catalogue: Contemporary French Tapestries: New York, Charles E. Slatkin Inc., Galleries, 1965. Paperback. Brown wrap with orange lettering. 40 pp. Numerous color and black and white plates...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
House
Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition.
First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Plan of Paris, France, by A. Vuillemin, Antique Map, 1845
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This large and detailed plan of Paris was published by Alexandre Vuillemin in 1845. The map conveys a wonderful amount of information and is decorated throughout with pictorial vigne...
Category
1840s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany case. The player is in working condition with good tone.
Late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century American Country General Store Carpenter Model Trade Shop Display
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, unusual, and most charming diminutive hand-crafted Gold Rush era American country general store counter merchant desk.
Mid-19th century, United States, most likely commissi...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Pulley Block from the USS Constitution
Located in Norwell, MA
Block and tackle from 'Old Ironsides,' the U.S.S. Constitution. A very rare relic removed from the vessel during the restoration in the 1970s, preparing the ship for the bicentennial...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
By Gibson Guitars
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Victorian Vintage Necklace
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage necklace made of bronze and beads ( unknown texture of beads).
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$225 Sale Price
43% Off
Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
By Sears, Roebuck
Company
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
Manufactured for SEARS is the equivalent of a Smith-Corona Classic 12.
Features a stylish mid century...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Match Box Holder
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze match box holder featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.5"W x 4....
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Maitland Smith Style Obelisks with Travertine and Marble Veneer
By Maitland Smith
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Obelisks with travertine and marble veneer. Handsome pair of high quality stone veneered obelisks. Done in a pale travertine outlined with gray marbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Travertine
Modernist Sterling Brass Cuff Bracelet by Stephen Burr
Located in South Charleston, WV
Stephen Burr,, USA, circa 1975, Sterling (silver) brass, Dimension: 2.5" width.
Stephen Burr was a modernist jeweler of the United States that used distin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch
Signed, KHL
3" in (76.2 mm)
Amusing faux cabochon lapis turquoise
caterpillar brooch pin, gold tone mounting.
Come in it's original dust bag a...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Cast Iron Miniature Cabinet, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This cast iron cabinet has all the little extras that make it fun. The doors on top open to reveal an original shelf. There is a working drawer, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Icart The Complete Etchings, English Book by William Holland, 1990
By Louis Icart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Icart, The Complete Etchings. English book, by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen, 1990.
1988 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's bir...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century English Country Diorama Clipper Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (19th century) painted diorama wall plaque with clipper ship and American ship painted on back in mahogany frame encased in a wood and glass case...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Real Toscana Sheep White Fur Rabbit Toy
By JG Switzer
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Design commissioned by JG SWITZER from a Ukranian plush toy artist, and sewn in our workshop from fluffy fur scraps, LITTLE JG RABBIT is for Bigs AND Littles. Created from our re-purposed, real Toscana...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur
Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
Category
1950s Steampunk Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Iron
Vintage Art Nouveau Silver Plated Brass Female Portrait Belt Buckle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite Alphonse Mucha-inspired buckle features a captivating Art Nouveau design, showcasing a finely detailed portrait of a serene lady framed by a flowing, nature-inspired m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
$117 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
From a photography collection are two items included in this listing, for the collector of photographic memorabelia. In it's original tapered brown leather carry case is a miniature ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Edwin W. Higgins, G.L. Lilley Congressional Directory
Located in Savannah, GA
A set of congressional directories belonging to Connecticut Congressman Edwin W. Higgins and one belonging to Connecticut Governor George L. Lilley.
Nine are not personalized on t...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Six Foot Model of the Titanic
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine cased model of the white star liner “Titanic”. Well executed model of the classic and famous four stack liner. Details include lifeboats, cargo booms, skylights, cabins, railing...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932 Book
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932.
Anne Whiston Spirn, David Gilson De Long
Thames and Hudson, 1996 - Organic architecture - 207 pages. Hardcover book.
During the 1920s Frank Lloyd Wright designed five projects, none of which were ever built, but which were architectural prototypes...
Category
20th Century Bauhaus North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fox Moviestone Follies of 1929
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1929 Comedy musical romance starring John Breeden, Lola Lane, DeWitt Jennings
This film was directed by David Butler
Thi...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of 19th Century Brass Parabolic Reflectors
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 19th century, parabolic reflectors such as these were employed in scientific experiments to study the behavior of light, heat, and sound. These brass parabolic mirrors, when p...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$2,280 / set
20th Century Silver Brooch by Matilde Poulat of MATL, Mexico
By Matilde Poulat
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this silver brooch adorned with turquoise and amethyst. Designed by Matilde Poulat Signed on back MATL.
The MATL silver workshop, foun...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Leather Boxing Training Mask c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique executioner full leather boxing mask designed to protect the wearer during intense training matches. Beautifully worn thick leather with leather straps coming ove...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Natural Fiber
Notorious
Located in London, GB
Original US trade advertisement from the first release of this Hitchcock Classic, 1946 thriller Notorious.
The film starred Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine.
Th...
Category
1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$619
‘Picasso The Early Years 1881-1907’ Hardcover Art Book by Palau i Fabre
Located in Toronto, ON
Pablo Picasso Book by Palau I Fabre detailing Picasso’s work from 1881 to 1907. Published by Rizzoli, New York in 1981. This hardcover book comes with a hardcover sleeve. The book it...
Category
20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$280 Sale Price
30% Off
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book.
Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor.
DIMEN...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Native American Heishi Turquoise Bead Necklace
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Native American 5-strand turquoise necklace. Heishi turquoise beads; sterling silver conical clasp. According to Palms Trading Co., "making of these beads requires immense sk...
Category
20th Century Native American North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Skateboard Deck by Original in Berlin with Iconic Ed Colver Image
By Original in Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
This limited edition skateboard deck by “Original in Berlin” features a striking and provocative photograph by legendary punk photographer Edward Colver. The image was originally cre...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Hermanos Calavera Diablo in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Wooda, Miguel Silva
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, First Trade Edition, First Printing, Original DJ
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Capote, Truman, In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. New York: Random House, Inc., [1965]. First trade edition, first printing. Octavo. Original d...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
The Art and Design of Dale J. Evers Hardcover by Bill Morem
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Art and Design of Dale J. Evers Hardcover by Bill Morem.
Inscribed "to Karl and Kathy All the Best Dale".
Dale Evers is a cutting edge American artist. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edward Wormley Exhibition Catalog
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
76-page catalog from the exhibition "Edward Wormley: The Other Face of Modernism," held at the Lin Weinberg Gallery in 1997. The exhibit helped re-introduce Wormley's work to the mar...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage "Campbell"s Tomato Soup Can" Bank
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool vintage "Campbell"s Tomato Soup" can bank, circa 1980s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 5.5"D x 9.5"H. Fun piece that is made of plastic! #3779
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
The Pennsylvania Journal and The Weekly Advertiser, Issued June 16, 1787
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an June 16, 1787 issue of Philadelphia's "The Pennsylvania Journal, and The Weekly Advertiser," containing coverage of the Constitutional Convention. The magazine period...
Category
1780s Federal Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
shoot
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for John Wayne's last film The Shootist 1976.
The artwork is by the highly acclaimed illustrator Richard Amsel (1947-1985).
The fi...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$688
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June, 1911
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June 1911 .
On ‘The Outlook’ letterhead. Typed and personally signed and amended by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Dated June 20th 1911.
What makes this letter so important is the author, the office and the content.
It refers to the beliefs and opinions of the then President and First Lady (Edith) towards the women’s sufferage and empowerment movement that was the ‘hot topic’ of the time.
It is addressed to Eliza Calvert Hall/Obenchain who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century. In 1905, Teddy referred to her book “Aunt Jane of Kentucky’ in a speech and recommended that every man in America should read it to understand ‘the plight of their womenfolk’. He regularly corresponded with her and we have a number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall/Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the Suffragist movement.
The letters also provide a fascinating and historic record of Roosevelt’s personal beliefs and feelings on female empowerment.
The Letter Reads:
The Outlook
287 Fourth Avenue
New York
Office of Theodore Roosevelt
June 20th, 1911
“My dear Miss Hall:
I am touched by your sending me “To Love and To Cherish”. But then, I am one of those included in the dedication, for I well know and dearly love ” Aunt Jane of Kentucky”. Mrs. Roosevelt and I do not feel that the hero ought to have yielded to his wife’s feelings ! Ultimately it was doing an injustice to her and to his children, as well as to the State. It is a good thing to have a Governor’s wife a woman who can be as gracious a hostess, and of as fine a type, as Dolly Madison...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Breakfast at Tiffany
s, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Capote, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A short novel and three stories. New York: Random House, 1958. First edition, first issue printing. Signed by Truman Capote. In the original publisher’s orange first issue dust jacket and yellow cloth binding. Presented with an archival clamshell case.
This is a signed, first edition, first issue of Truman Capote's classic novella chronicling the adventures of the free-spirited Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's. In addition to the title novella, the book also includes three other short stories: House of Flowers, A Diamond Guitar, and A Christmas Memory. The book is issued its first issue dust jacket with the 10/58 date code one the front flap. "First Printing" is stated on the copyright page and the book signed by the author “Truman Capote” on the front flyleaf.
Capote originally sold his story Breakfast at Tiffany's to Harper's Bazaar for $2,000, with intended publication in its July 1958 issue. Shortly after the publication was scheduled, Harper's editor Carmel Snow was ousted by the magazine's publisher, the Hearst Corporation, and Hearst executives began asking for changes to the novella's language as there was concern that Tiffany's & Co., a major advertiser, would react negatively. The story was removed from the Harper’s Bazzar publication schedule but Capote soon resold the work to Esquire for $3,000. His novella appeared in Esquire’s November 1958 issue.
A collection of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s novella and three short stories by Capote was published by Random House in the same year. The novella received glowing reviews. "If you want to capture a period in New York, no other book has done it so well. He could capture a period and place like few others" (Norman Mailer). The novella was quickly adapted for the 1961 hit film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans and educated in New York and Connecticut. He worked in the Art Department of The New Yorker and as a writer on a television show before going on his own as a full-time writer. His first novel at age 24, Other Voices, Other Rooms, brought him literary fame and a strong following, which continued throughout his life, reaching a peak with the success of his "nonfiction” true...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample
Located in Huntington, NY
An early 19th century mahogany tilt-top tripod table
Mini, salesman or example sample.
With tilt-top, tripod base.
Category
Early 19th Century American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Yellow Golden Pheasant Wall Mounted Taxidermy Specimen
Located in New York, NY
This Yellow Golden pheasant's in-flight pose is the perfect way to showcase all of those amazing feathers, it's a wonderful addition to any collection, perfect for town or country.
Category
2010s Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Pair of 1960s Walnut Laminate and Marble Columnar End Table Speakers
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of walnut laminated and marble octagonal end tables with enclosed speakers by Long Island NY high end audio manufacturer Empire. Functional as speakers as well as end tables or ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Metal
George Sylvester Viereck, The House of the Vampire, 1907, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: VIERECK, George Sylvester.
Title: The House of the Vampire.
Publisher: NY: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1907.
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHORS FIRST NOVEL. 1 vol., publishe...
Category
Early 1900s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Ed Ruscha Make New History 2009
By Ed Ruscha
Located in CA, CA
Ed Ruscha multiple published on the occasion of the Gala of the 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Printed in an edition of approximately 1000 copies ...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Wright Style Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Book
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Wright Style: Re-Creating the Spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind Hardcover book.If you've ever wanted to step inside a house designed by frank Lloyd Wright or if you've e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sea Star Natural Specimen with Wicker Capiz Tray
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natural history organic modern specimen sea shell star on a handmade wicker tray with Capiz shells.
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Important Silver Plate Champagne Bucket or Ice Bucket from Jack E. Leonard 1971
By F.B. Rogers Silver Co.
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large silverplate champagne bucket or ice bucket which was given to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme by Gladys & Jack Leonard. Jack Leonard was a well-known actor and comedian in the...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Rudi Gernreich Girls Knit Monokini Bandeau Top Bathing Suit, circa 1964
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original girls sized 6X monokini with a bandeau top bathing suit designed by Rudi Gernreich, circa 1964.
Rudi Gernreich was an American Designer born in Austria, Vienna in 1922 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Graffiti: The Auction
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition catalog for an auction of graffiti art held at Guernsey’s on June 14-15, 2000. Square 8vo (8.75” x 8.75”), printed wrappers, 144 pages, fully illustrated, primarily in color. While the cover title (Graffiti: The Auction) might in other circumstances be considered hyperbole, in this case it was merely descriptive, as this landmark auction was the first dedicated solely to graffiti. It featured work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, KAWS, BLADE, Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Kenny Scharf, Phase 2, and a host of others. While the auction itself fell well short of financial expectations, the exhibition was deemed extraordinary (see the review by art historian Alan Moore...
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack
USA, Circa 1900
An uncommon example of American historical memorabilia, This mirrored hall...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of Six Vintage Woodworking Files
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Collection of Six vintage woodworking files
United States
20th century
Cast steel
Height on custom display stands: 16.25 - 22.75 in. / 41 - 58 cm.
Category
20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage Art Deco Vanity Set, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$580 / set
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Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
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