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Period: 1950s
Gigi
Located in London, GB
Original candid photographic production still for the American romantic musical romantic comedy directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$411
Vintage Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Vienna, AT
Original patinated leather medicine ball with a branded manufacturers mark "Platura.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Big Heat
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for Fritz Lang's 1953 Film Noir staring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
$823
Room for One More / C
e Posto per Tutti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Room for One More, 1952.
This comedy was directed by Norman Taurog and starred Cary Grant, Betsy Drake.
The poster is in excellent condition, wit...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Big Knife
Located in London, GB
Original American style B movie poster for Robert Aldrich's 1955 drama staring Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger.
This poster is conservation paper b...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,029
Large 1950
s Philips
Hanging Globe
By Philips
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb decorators' interior design piece, this very large hanging globe made by the Philips' company in the 1950's hangs from a brass chain, the ...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"Harvey" Original US Lobby Card
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card number 2 for Harvey, 1950.
This Lobby card has been signed by Jesse White, who played the male nurse, who falls for Elwood's sister, Myrtle Mae
This lobby card was previously in the collection of a US collector, who obtained the signature in person at the Motion Picture retirement home in Los Angeles, run by the Academy, where he visited. Harvey is a classic James Stewart comedy-drama, based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same name. It was directed by Henry Koster, and tells the story of a man whose best friend is a pooka (a mythology spirit able to take on the form of various animals). In this film Harvey is a 6' 3½" tall rabbit...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan, Two Men in Manhattan
Located in London, GB
Original French Movie poster for Jean-Pierre Melville's French New Wave film staring Pierre Grasset, Michele Bailly, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall. The...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Pickup" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster from the 1951 film Pickup. Hugo Haas (1901-1968) was an acknowledged master of bad girl films. He was born in Czechoslovakia, wher...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,304
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Advertising Cabinet Leukoplast Beiersdorf, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare Mid-Century Modern Vintage cabinet.
Striking German design from the 1950s.
Beech frame with original milk glass with decora...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$718 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vintage Heat Therapy by Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp Cincinnati OH
By Sperti 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1950s
Vintage 1950s
1950s Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp for Heat Therapy and Sunshine Benefits Untested
Sometimes deemed a medical science...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Emergency Service Porcelain Sign Oval Oil Gas Station Garage Man Cave
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s AAA Emergency Service double-sided porcelain garage sign. Distressed condition, meaning some chips from being install back in the day, exposure to t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Model of a Sharpshooter Style Fishing Schooner
Located in Norwell, MA
Cased boat model of an American fishing schooner. The clipper bow gives it the "Sharp Shooter" style, a very sleek design. Scribed deck with hatches, companionway, two dory stacks, w...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Nineteenth Century Ship Model of a Frigate
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of an English Ship of the line. Three deck warship with cannon, longboats, belfry, figurehead, flags, etc. Fitted to a custom case. Small Antique Ship's Model 12x6...
Category
European Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Room for One More / C
e Posto Per Tutti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Room for One More 1952.
This comedy was directed by Norman Taurog and starred Cary Grant, Betsy Drake.
The poster is in excellent condition, with...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Room for One More / C
e Posto per Tutti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Room for One More 1952.
This comedy was directed by Norman Taurog and starred Cary Grant, Betsy Drake.
The poster is in excellent condition, with...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Black
White Movie Theatre Poster, 1956
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, black & white movie theatre poster, 1956
A rare poster, color versions are available, black and white p...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood, Paper
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Piece Furniture Doll Set. All Tin. Circa 1950
s
By J. Chein
Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
All tin; circa 1950's four piece doll furniture set, scaled to fit and accommodate all of your 8" or so dolls from that era, e.g. "Muffie, Ginnette, etc".
Display your dolls around this ensemble consisting of a clothing wardrobe...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Columbia Schooner Ship Model in Case
Located in Norwell, MA
Sleek model of the Fishing Schooner Columbia model in case. Charming old model of the famous Gloucester Grand Banks schooner with nested dories, rope coi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Killer
s Kiss
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Stanley Kubrick's 1955 Film Noir.
The film starred Frank Silvera and Jamie Smith.
This poster is conservation linen backed and would be shipped rolled i...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,372
Miracolo a Milano / Miracle in Milan
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for Vittorio De Sica's 1951 Drama, Fantasy starring Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
"Hot Car Pin-Up" Photograph
Located in London, GB
Original US vintage black and white Hot Car Pin-Up photograph of Joi Lansing used to help advertise United Artists film Hot Car 1956.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Vintage tri-ang tin toy car, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare vintage toy locomotive from the english brand 'Tri-ang'.
The charm is in the wear and tear of this item, it makes this little truck very attract...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Illums Bolighus Danish Brass Metalworks Footed Bowl attrd. Carl Aubock
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
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage tri-ang tin toy car, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage toy car from the english brand 'Tri-ang'.
The charm is in the wear and tear of this item, it makes this little truck very attractive and decorative.
The tires are all origi...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
One of a Kind Sterling Necklace Designed by the Mexican Artist Alfredo Zalce
By Alfredo Zalce
Located in Mexico, DF
Very rare one-of-a-kind jewelry piece designed by the famous Mexican artist Alfredo Zalce ( Mexico 1908-2003), and depicts an abstract fish shape hanging from a very special chain ma...
Category
Mexican Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Coppola e Toppo Sculpted Crystal Collar Necklace Smokey Red Surrealism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Statement Collar Necklace, with an intricate design of Smokey Crystal Beads with Shades of Deep Blood Red & Bright Red Crystal Beads Woven into a Sculpted Design. Coppola e Toppo Sig...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
$1,950 Sale Price
25% Off
2nd Place Texas State Brass Trophy Cup 1957
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall brass metal trophy from the Texas State Exchange Clubs. This Trophy features a figural woman with wings atop a trophy cup with handles. She holds a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed. Small scale meticulously detailed brass pipe paperweight by Viennese designer Carl Auböck.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Vienna, AT
Original patinated leather medicine ball from the 1950s. A set of two.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$696 / set
1950s Gas Station Object Gulf Oil Tin Bug Spray Can Advertising Graphics Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Gulf Oil Corporation Spray Can
USA, c.1957
Spray can with red, white, green, and blue text on white label and insect graphics. Round blue removable cap. No leaks, No holes.
Dia 3 x H...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Anatomical Model of the Human Ear by Somso, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Naples, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, materiale plastico, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the de...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Set of Three Teak and Limba Wood Figure by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of three teak and limba wood monkey figure with movable arms and legs. Made and marked by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Copyright.
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Teak
Signed Auböck pipe holder, 1950 Vienna, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck pipe holder made of brass and leather, signed, 1950 Vienna, Austria
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage tri-ang tin toy car, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage toy car from the english brand 'Tri-ang'.
The charm is in the wear and tear of this item, it makes this little truck very attractive and decorative.
Good original condition...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Ship Model of Schooner Yacht Mendham
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique model of the John Alden designed schooner "Mendham". The Mendham was built by Hodgdon Brothers in 1930 for Boston owner Leonard Wheeler. S.B. Boutilier was the captain. This ...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1950s Vintage Weight Plumb Bob Tool Level Iron
Wood
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Plumb Tool
Mid Century Modern Vintage Weight Plumb Bob Tool Instrument Level
Collectible level made in Iron and Wood
5.25 x 1.5 diameter
Fair Condition in Or...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
FORSTER, E. M.. Two Cheers For Democracy. 1951 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FORSTER, E. M..
TITLE: Two Cheers For Democracy.
PUBLISHER: London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1951.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 5-3/4", signed by the Fo...
Category
British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Half Model of a Sailboat Called Rub a Dub Dub
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished half model of a sloop with engraved brass plate "Rub a Dub Dub," with long centerboard and rudder. Label on back reads "Custom Models by Peter Colesworthy."
Weight: 3 l...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1956 Britten
s Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers
Located in Bradenton, FL
Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Seventh edition, published in 1956 by Bonanza Books of New York. Illustrated, 518 pages.
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Golf Print, Come to Britain for Golf by Roland Hilder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage golfing travel poster, 'Come to Britain for Golf' by Roland Hilder.
A striking golfing poster by Rowland Hilder entitled 'Come to Bri...
Category
British Sporting Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Murano Glass Dolphin Attributed to Barbini
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass dolphin attributed to Barbini. This beautiful colorful dolphin figure or sculpture is hand blown with gold inclusions. Stunning!
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Paul Lobel New York Modernist Studio Sterling Silver Bracelet
By Paul Lobel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sterling silver organic modernist bracelet created by Paul Lobel of New York City, New York. Brooch signed Lobel, Sterling on reverse. In very good vintage condition.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
New Guide to Better Photography - Berenice Abbott, 1st ed, 1953
Located in CA, CA
Published by Crown Publishers, revised edition, New York, 1953. Hardback, English text.
This revised and expanded volume is an updated version of Berenice Abbott’s celebrated guide ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mexican Modern Silver Necklace with Large Hand Pendent William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken Mexican Modern silver necklace circa 1950s from Taxco, Mexico and crafted by William Spratling (1900-1967), an American designer and entrepreneur who established his silve...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Jacques Adnet, Black Leather Pipes Displayer, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare black leather pipes displayer has been made by famous French designer Jacques Adnet, circa 1950.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Scandinavian Modern Viking Bottle Opener by Carl Bent
By Carl Bent
Located in Vienna, AT
Teak wood with brass vintage toy bottle opener from the 1950 signed Carl Bent.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ashtray, Brass and Wood, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
An ashtray by Carl Auböck made of brass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hand Turned Wood Mortar and Pestle 1950
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern mortar and pestle hand turned from one piece of dense wood. It is in wonderful vintage condition. Please see photos, circa 1950-1960.
Whether you need or...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Store Window Display Glass Bottle Noilly Prat Vermouth Liquor
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful display bottle from Italy C1950. In very good condition with minimal wear, some label losses.
Great color.
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper
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...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
$764 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Concert, Silver Brooch by Mirko Basaldella, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The concert is a silver brooch realized by the artist Mirko Basaldella in the 1950s.
Measures: 2 x 5 cm.
Excellent conditions.
Mirko Basaldella, Brother of Afro and Dino ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1950s Perforated Metal Atomic Dish Ashtray Nº S30 by Richard Galef Ravenware
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful 1950s functional design, and such an ingenious and sculptural piece. Also with a domed glass inset.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Vintage Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Vienna, AT
Original patinated leather medicine ball with a branded manufacturers mark "Platura.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Die Neue Graphik/The New Graphic Art/Le Nouvel Art Graphique (Association Copy)
By Karl Gerstner
Located in New York, NY
Foundational tome on modern graphic design, tracing the field from its origins in the 19th century through the late 1950’s. Published in 1959 by Arthur Niggli in Switzerland with tex...
Category
Swiss Minimalist Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chelsea
Other English Porcelain Pottery
Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Coll
Located in valatie, NY
Chelsea and Other English Porcelain Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch. Published in London for The Metropolitan Museum of History and Art by ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Neoclassical Clarinet Wood Brass
Metal Table Lamp Black Gold Drum Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical rosewood & brass clarinet table lamp mounted on a round metal base made in France.
Comes with harp and carved gilt wood finial an...
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Ten Unique Colored Bakelite Ashtrays, Škoda Car Manufacturer, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare
- Advertising.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$860 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Stackable Bakelite Ashtray Set, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The set includes multiple individual ashtrays that nest or stack inside a central holder or caddy. This design was popular in hotels, bars, and offices because it allowed many clean ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$268 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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