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Period: 1980s
The Italian Lamp: 1945-1985 A Collection
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of a pioneering exhibition of postwar Italian lighting collected by Philip Cutler of New York and Ingrid Zerunian of Vienna, with assistance from Italian architect and design...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Hudson River And Its Painters by John K. Howat
Located in valatie, NY
Hudson River And Its Painters by John K. Howat. Published by American Legacy Press, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket. Foreword by Carl Carmer, preface by James Biddle. Contains works...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Shiro Kuramata Hammer House
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hammer house object by Shiro Kuramata. Never used condition in box.  
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Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Zinc

Taxidermy Impala Shoulder Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Impala Shoulder Mount. This prepared game trophy shoulder mount is of an Impala, it may not be antique but it is an impressive piec...
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English Sporting Art Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Animal Skin

Greece and Rome Metropolitan Museum Of Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 2, Greece and Rome. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1987. With introduction by Joan R. Mertens. The art created in Greece during...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ferrari telephone , 80s Miami Vice Era Phone , Vintage Telephone , Collectible
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Ferrari Telefone / Decorative Object / Limited Edition piece of the 80's It may not be white, but Miami Vice vibes are guaranteed with this funny and rare "Ferrari Testarossa" ...
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Hong Kong Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plastic

Lamborghini Countach model car in clear crystal, decorative piece, made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lamborghini is well known for its bold, high-performance supercars. During the 1980s the flagship model, called the Countach, received an extensive body treatment that turned the ori...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal

A Passion for Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Passion des Tissus, Art Tribal d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amerique (A Passion for Textiles, Tribal Art from Africa, Asia, and America), French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989. Chinese ...
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French Arts and Crafts Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Extraordinary Leonardo da Vinci Helicopter Model — by Giovanni Sacchi
Located in Weesp, NL
Extraordinary Leonardo da Vinci Helicopter Model — hand-crafted in 1989 by Italian master model-maker Giovanni Sacchi — presented as a gift to Paolo Viti during the International Des...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Daughters of Painted Ladies, America s Resplendent Victorians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Daughters of Painted Ladies: America's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen. Photographs by Douglas Keister. A tour of the asto...
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Victorian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Crystal Model Car, same as the Ralph Lauren Collection
Located in Milano, IT
The Bugatti 57SC is universally recognized as one of the most beautiful expressions of automotive design ever. Penned by Ettore Bugatti's son Jean and pro...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal

Andy Warhol a Retrospective Hard-Cover Coffee Table Book, 1989
Located in New York, NY
An '80s Late-20th century 'Andy Warhol A Retrospective' hard-cover library or coffee table book by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1989...
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American Expressionist Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

GUERLAIN - Colette Fellous - 1st English Edition, Paris, 1989
Located in CA, CA
Published by Denoël, 1st English edition, Paris, 1989. Hardback with English text, translated from French by Elizabeth Thomas. Like perfume itself, this book plays on a multitude of levels, quotations from articles, novels and handbooks on good manners are set out alongside 150 years of images - relating to the tenuous world of Guerlain perfume...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sterling Silver Icon, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Sterling silver icon, 1980s Wooden base, intact and in good condition. Mark of attribution.
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Plastic

Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Georgia O Keeffe Art and Letters Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1989. Softcover. 1st edition. Published in conjunction with ...
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Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Architecture and Interior Design A Basic History Through the 17th C, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Architecture and Interior Design: A Basic History Through the Seventeenth Century by Victoria Kloss Ball. John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1980. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Interior des...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"Cabaret" Original Vintage Movie Poster by Bartosova, Czech A3, 1989
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total...
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Czech Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber, 1st Limited Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Signed Clothes and the Man by Alan Flusser Hardcover Book
Located in Stamford, CT
1985 Signed Clothes and the Man by Alan Flusser Hardcover Book
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Masterpieces from the House of Fabrege by Alexander von Solodkoff
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces from the House of Fabrege by Alexander von Solodkoff. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Iillustrated throughout in color with items most...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Cigarette Case black and red lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with red and black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Blue Hawaii Vintage Surfboard shaped by Randy Sleigh (1980s)
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Experience the bold spirit of the 1980s with this fully restored 7’4” Blue Hawaii shaped by Randy Sleigh — a striking example from one of surfing’s most colorful eras. With its signa...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Glass Art Wall Mounted Parable of the Prodigal Son by Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wall plate by the Danish designer Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal made of metal wall mounted sheet lacquered in black and gilt with glass faceted frosted Art Glass.Limited edition from ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Art Glass

Vienna 1900 - Architecture Design by Kirk Varnedoe
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vienna 1900 - Architecture & Design. Softcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which ran from July 3-October 21, 198...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

New York Life at the Turn of the Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
New York Life at the Turn of the Century in Photographs by Joseph Byron. Softcover book published in 1985 by Dover Publications, Inc. of New York. 133 pages.
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Black Cigarette Case for Handbag Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Barbie Pink Bell System type 500 Rotary Desk Telephone Western Electric 1981
Located in Miami, FL
Western Electric had been producing telephones for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (ATT) and the Bell System since 1927. During the 50's, new line of type 500 sets were int...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Swid Powell Magnifying Glass in Original Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Richard Meier designed magnifying glass for Swid Powerll, having ebony wood handle, silver plate and glass, plus original sleeve and box.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate

Going Solo, Signed by Roald Dahl, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1986
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Dahl, Roald. Going Solo. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. First edition. Octavo. Signed "Roald Dahl" in black ink on the half title page. In the publisher's original hardcover navy cloth...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage 1980s Christian LaCroix Bijoux Splatter Set Brooch Earrings Costume
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in France, c.1980s. LaCroix designed matching set; brooch pin and pair of clip-back earrings. Brutalist, Abstract Biomorphic forms. Sold with the original box. Brooch Dia 3 ...
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French Brutalist Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 15 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 15 cm, never used This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products. Excellent c...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mirror

Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic, Paper, Felt, Wood, Paint

Sotheby s Important Chinese Ceramics from the J. M. Hu Family Collection, 1985
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Important Chinese Ceramics from the J. M. Hu Family Collection, June 4, 1985. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Important and catalog feat...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Caribbean Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
Caribbean Style, hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1985 by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. of New York. Printed in Japan, illustrated, 290 pages.
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

High Styles Twentieth-Century American Design, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
High Styles : Twentieth-Century American Design, Introduction by Lisa Phillips with Essays by David A. Hanks. New York : Whitney Museum Of American Art In Association With Summit Boo...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Soviet Book: Poetry of the Great Patriotic War and the Post-War, 1J58
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the poignant verses of the Soviet era with this vintage book from the USSR. Published circa 1983, this captivating collection titled "Poetry...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Madonna – Like a Prayer (1989, Sire Records, 1-25844, U.S. Pressing)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP Label: Sire Records – 1-25844 Release Date: 1989 Country: U.S.A. Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm) Condition: Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG+/EX ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

New Architectural Pleasures, French Book by George Pompidou Art Center, 1985
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nouveaux Plaisirs d'Architectures (New Architectural Pleasures), French book published by The National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, 1985. Les pluralismes de l...
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French Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

T. Y. Chao Private Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust...
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Hong Kong Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Warhol: A Personal Photographic Memoir (with a drawing by Christopher Makos)
Located in New York, NY
First printing (stated) of this photo essay on Andy Warhol by his friend and collaborator Christopher Makos, “the man who first handed Warhol a camera and taught him how to use it.” ...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Ryder Cup 1987 - Signed by some of Golfing’s Greatest Talents
Located in Porto, PT
Title: Ryder Cup 1987 - Signed by some of Golfing’s Greatest Talents Date Period: 20th Century Dimension: 53.5*44 cm 21*17 inches Materials: Wood, Glass, Paper Additional Informati...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Franklin Library Vintage Leather Books Set of 8
Located in Newtown, CT
Franklin Library Vintage Leather Books Set of Nine. From the late 70's and 80's. One signed the others classic 100 books of all time. Good used condition some markings on gilt edge a...
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American American Classical Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

Master Drawings and Watercolors in the British Museum
Located in Bradenton, FL
Master Drawings and Watercolors in the British Museum, Fra Angelico to Henry Moore. Softcover book, published in 1984 by British Museum Publications Ltd of Bloomsbury Street, London....
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Public Enemy It Takes A Nation of Millions Original Vintage Poster, 1988
Located in Devon, GB
Prolific American hip-hop group Public Enemy's Chuck D and Flavor Flav appear behind bars in a photograph by Glen E. Friedman on this sought after original Def Jam promotional poster...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1986 Sotheby s New York Contemporary Art Auction Catalog
Located in Bradenton, FL
Sotheby's New York Contemporary Art Auction Catalog from May 5th and 6th, 1986. Paperback, 237 lots. Includes sales results stapled to front page.
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Victorian Brick and Terracotta Architecture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Victorian Brick and Terracotta Architecture, in full color with 160 plates, edited by Pierre Chabat. Softcover book, first edition, published in 1989 by Dover Publications, Inc. of N...
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American Victorian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

BMW Cafe Racer Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a BMW cafe racer motorcycle. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Beautiful burnished silver color with intricate details. Cool tobacco accessory and conversation piece. Working lighter...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

The Knopf Collectors Guides to American Antiques - Set of 4
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques. Furniture volumes one and two, Pottery & Porcelain, and Silver & Pewter. All are stated first printings, published between 1982 and...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Disco Ball Mirror Mosaic With Rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used
Located in Palermo, IT
Disco ball mirror mosaic with rotor, diameter 20 cm, never used This object is part of a series found in a warehouse of a shop specializing in the sale of disco products. Excellent c...
Category

Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mirror

Vintage Modern Faux Tortoise Shell Silver Cufflink
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a faux tortoise shell cufflink or bracelet with buckle decor clasp silver plated finish. Unmarked. Maker information ...
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Unknown Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas
Located in valatie, NY
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Victor Arwas. Academy Editions, London, 1980. Second Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 256pp 104 color plates and 212 b&w. The most important and c...
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English Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sixty Years of Interior Design The World of McMillen Book, 1st Ed
Located in Stamford, CT
Sixty Years of Interior Design: The World of McMillen by Erica Brown. Hardcover, 1st edition. Binding is tight and and there is no visible wear.
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

A 1980s Mappin and Webb Akoya pearl necklace with 18 carat gold clasp
Located in London, GB
A lovley late 1980s Mappin and Webb Akoya pearl necklace with 18 carat gold clasp in orignal box. There are 56 pearls and each pearl is 6.5-7mm diameter with a high polished lustre a...
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English Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold

Sotheby s, Objets De Vitrine from the Collection of Mrs. George Keppel, Geneva
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, objects de Vitrine from the collection of Mrs. George Keppel, Geneva 5/11/89. There are 73 lots on 34 pages in this softcover catalogue, all lots are described and color illustrated. The catalog is extremely rare and includes, snuff boxes, scent bottles, objects of Vertu, jewels and other objects from, Cartier, Fabergé, Thomas Hughes...
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Swiss Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cotton Nautical Signal Flag for Letter W
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed cotton signal flag for letter W. Nicely framed. Cotton flag with canvas hoist, wood toggle and Manila rope. Nicely framed.
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North American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Contemporary Glass by Susanne K. Franz
Located in Bradenton, FL
Contemporary Glass by Susanne K. Franz. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1989 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 400 plates in full color, ...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Design in America the Cranbrook Vision, 1925-1950 by Robert Judson Clark
By Robert Judson Clark
Located in valatie, NY
Design in America: the Cranbrook vision, 1925-1950 by Robert Judson Clark. Abrams, in association with the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Metropol...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Franklin MInt Miniature Clocks Collection, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful collection of 12 miniature clocks in Mahogany cabinet, produced by Franklin Mint in 1980. In very good condition considering its age of 37 years old, some minor traces of ...
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North American Victorian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

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