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Period: 20th Century
Gerrit Rietveld, designer and architect
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Gerrit Rietveld (1888 - 1964) was a Dutch designer and architect. This booklet gives an interesting insight of his life and struggles he had as an architect. The text is in Dutch,...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid-Century Studio Craft Chess Set in Brazilian Rosewood Philippine Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
This striking hand-turned chess set, crafted in the 1960s by an unknown artisan, embodies the refined geometry and natural elegance of mid-century studio craft design. Meticulously s...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

1948 "A Hysterical Map of Yellowstone National Park" by Jolly Lindgren, 2nd Ed.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a second edition printing of Jolly Lindgren’s “Hysterical Map of Yellowstone National Park.” This comical pictorial map h...
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American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Gucci Leather Travel Multi-Game Set, 1980s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage portable Gucci leather game case with chess, checkers and backgammon. Wood framed case wrapped in an elegant canvas with leather accents. Canvas features a repeating sequence of the Gucci interlocking "G" motif while the sides are wrapped in saddle leather. The face of the case is decorated with a red and green cotton strap across the front that is fastened in the middle by an iconic Gucci horse bit in brass. Case comes with a functioning key, black and white chess pieces, black and white checkers with Gucci logo on each, red and green backgammon chips...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute 27.13 long x 1.75 diameter Preowned vintage condition unrestored.  Refer to all images listed
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Vintage Metal Coca-Cola Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Metal Coca-Cola Sign This vintage Coca-Cola sign circa 1969 - 1985 features the Coca-Cola "Ribbon" logo with the ever classic red and white design. This large scale pop art ...
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American Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Lufthansa Boeing 747 Scale Model by Verkuyl of Holland
Located in London, GB
A scale model of a Lufthansa Boeing 747 - 100 by Verkuyl of Holland. 1/100 scale. Made by Matthys M Verkuyl, Badhoevedorp, Holland. As marked to the u...
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European Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

LARGE WEiGHTED VINTAGE JACQUE STAUNTON CHESSMAN STAMPED CHESS SET ORIGINAL BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, large weighted, vintage Jaques Staunton Chessmen Crown stamped chess set in the or...
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English Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut

Vintage Muhammad Ali Ring Magazines set of 2 (1966-1967)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhammad Ali The Ring Magazine 1966-1967: A set of 2 rare vintage original Muhammad Ali The Ring magazine(s) from 1966 1967. Would look fantastic framed. Dimensions (of each i...
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Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"Kodak Special Model A" Sealskin Folding Camera c.1915-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of the Kodak Special, Model A incorporates several unusual design features. The most immediately obvious of these is the Bakelite panel on either side of the lens a...
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Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen Encased in a glass cube this mid-20th Century papier mache, hand painted large teaching aid mushroom specimen stands 16.5 inches ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Paper

Architecture of William McCall, Jr., Designer in the Classical Tradition
Located in valatie, NY
The Architecture of Wm. Frank McCall, Jr., FAIA: A Complete Designer in the Classical Tradition. Stated 1st Ed and 1st printing hardcover with dust jacket. By William Robert Mitchell, Jr., and photographed by Van Jones Martin. Frank McCall Jr., FAIA was a noted architect who like his colleagues, Edward Vason Jones, James Means, Philip Shutze, et al. practiced in the classical tradition. Born April 14, 1916, in Gainesville, Florida, McCall later lived briefly in Albany, Georgia, and moved to Moultrie...
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American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage graduated Amethyst Necklace
Located in London, GB
Vintage graduated Amethyst Necklace A Very fine Vintage Amethyst Necklace made from graduated beads interspersed with small gold plated meta...
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Indian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Amethyst

Modernist "Crucifixion” Wall Plaque by Talleres Monastico, Benedictine Monks
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool modernist ebonized wood and mixed metals (sterling, brass & copper) "Crucifixion" plaque / wall sculpture by Talleres Monasticos - work...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver, Brass, Copper

Ship s Brass Porthole Coffee or Side Table by Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
Solid brass working nautical porthole window from a decommissioned ship with great patina. This has been polished, the rivets put back in and the table base designed by Deborah Lockh...
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Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Alice s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Octavo. Rebound in full red leathe...
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American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Jansen: Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very scarce book printed in 1971, now long out of print, but still held to be one of the Classic books on interior decoration and design. The book covers a period of approximately one hundred years from 1880 to the year of printing. During this time Jansen expanded...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

RONSON 1937 Art Deco T-T Smoker s Desk Double Box Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
T-T Smoker's desk box with lighter made by Ronson. This desk box for cigarettes is exceptional and very rare. Has been created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Enamel, Steel, Chrome

Leather Cigar Case With Silver Mounts
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Faux Crocodile Leather Cigar Case With Silver Collar. A high quality faux crocodile leather Edwardian cigar case with thick fluted hallmarked silver collar, London 1910, make...
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British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

The Cocktail Party by T. S. Eliot
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. 8vo, 8 1/3 x 5 3/4 inches (219 x 147 mm); 190 pp., + 1 leaf of music, and verso with cast of first Edinburgh Fe...
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American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Reference Book - Soame Jenyns Japanese Porcelain, Arita Imari Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Standard work about Japanese Pottery. Great starter book to build knowledge about Japanese Pottery Publisher‏: ‎Faber & Faber; First Edition (January 1, 1971) Language: English Hardcover: 380 pages Roger Soame Jenyns (24 April 1904 - 14 October 1976),[1][2][3] who usually wrote his name simply as Soame Jenyns was a British art historian, known as an expert on East Asian ceramics...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Hand Tooled Leather African Tribal Moroccan Bag Collectible, 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique collectible leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with traditional Moorish embroideries. Hand-tooled in Marrakech, this is an old antique shoulder slim bag, merchants in Morocco when traveling used this bag under their coat to put their money and valuables and medicine. This messenger shoulder leather African bag is one of a kind and reflect the folk artwork of the Berber Tribes of Morocco. Antique leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with traditional Berber embroideries. Antique collectible leather bag, handmade in Morocco. True vintage Berber bag collectible piece of decorative wall art. The leather is hand embroidered. Artisan hand tooled very unusual and rare leather bag. Handmade from thick tan leather. The strap is long enough to wear the bag at the shoulder or cross-body with it sitting above the hip. Under the flap, you'll find one long narrow main pocket. This beautiful leather bag has been crafted in Morocco. This bag has a fold over fastening. The bag craftsmanship embroidered consists of geometrical Moroccan Moorish designs. This messenger shoulder leather African bag will be great as Moroccan Art wall decoration, just hanging from a hook or framed in a plexiglass presentation box. Dimensions: H 9 in. x W 10.5 in. x D 0.75 in. Total length 29 in. strap is 20 in. circa 1920. This messenger shoulder leather North African exotic bag...
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Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium Industrial Flameproof Table Lamp, Edison
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed Kokosha aluminium flame proof ceiling light circa 1998, made by Kokosha of Osaka, Japan Originating form super tankers and cargo ships this lamp has been expertly stripp...
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Japanese Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Aluminum

Bronze and Iron Desk Signal Cannon Model
Located in San Mateo, CA
This desk top signal cannon has a bronze barrel and iron carriage. This model will actually fire. The barrel has a nice patina. The base has been repaint...
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American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze, Iron

Arts Decoratifs Du Xxeme Siecle Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
We have two Christies sale catalogues dated from 2008 which feature many important pieces by some of the best known and most sought after designers of the 20th century and Art Deco e...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Beatrice Wood Signed Book Exhibition Catalog Intimate Appeal The Figurative Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare signed softcover book/exhibition catalog by Beatrice Wood. The book is titled "Intimate Appeal: The Figurative Art of Beatrice Wood" and was released to coincid...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970
Located in Hudson, NY
A one of a kind chess set by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circa 1970, the set is quit marvelous. Each figure is filled with detail. Even the individual pawns, each...
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American Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pottery

Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables and Sofas, First Edition Books
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Encyclopedias: Tables by Simon Yates and Sofas by Constance King. The Wellfleet Press, London, 1989. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. A pair of great historical re...
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English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Jean Cocteau Necklace
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare pendentif par Jean Cocteau, signé.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

Arburo Orchestrion Organ By Bursens And Roels
By Arburo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Once a fixture in bustling dance halls, cafés and fairgrounds throughout Belgium and the Netherlands in early to mid-20th century, this incredibly rare, early Orchestrion organ is a masterpiece of automated music. Crafted by the Arburo firm run by Arthur Bursens and Gustav Roels, this mechanical marvel is essentially an entire band set within an elegantly constructed Art Deco cabinet. No two Orchestrions were ever created alike and each was made-to-order, one at a time. Each was crafted entirely by hand, even down to the paper music rolls...
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Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

French Baccarat Style Crystal Catchall
Located in Clearwater, FL
A sophisticated French crystal ashtray or catchall in the style of Baccarat, featuring a striking rectangular form crafted from thick, faceted crystal. The top is framed with a gilt ...
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French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal, Bronze

Columbia Phonograph Company Graphophone Type Q
By Columbia Graphophone Company 1
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A Graphophone model Q with a black horn adorned with a gold line. It stands over a black iron base decorated with grapevine decal & gold accents. Manufacturer’s name and addresses are impressed in the front of the base. Patents dates are incised in the right lateral metal support leg. There is a black cylinder phonograph...
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American Machine Age 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

1935 Ronson Hound Dog Table Striker Lighter by Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
In 1935, a desk-mounted striker lighter was crafted. It featured a basset hound canine adorned with a layer of chromium plate, positioned on a sleek black enameled metal base. The tail of the hound was ingeniously shaped into a small handle. This unique lighter...
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Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome

"Herman Miller" Tractor Trailer Truck Toy with Original Box by Winross USA
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and collectible "Herman Miller" diecast tractor trailer truck toy with original box by Winross USA of Rochester, NY, circa 1980's. This is new old stock and appears to hav...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

20th Century Gold Plate Snakeskin Jumbo Dunhill Table Lighter c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, featuring rich brown snakeskin and gilded 22kt gold hardware. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in England. Beyond their slee...
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British Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Plate

Large Original Vintage Map of South Africa, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of South Africa Original color. Good condition / repair to a minor edge tear middle bottom Published by Alexander Gross Unframed. ...
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English Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

SINGER - Eric Carle (SIGNED). Why Noah Chose The Dove. FIRST EDITION - 1974
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SINGER, Isaac Bashevis (Eric Carle). TITLE: Why Noah Chose The Dove. PUBLISHER: Doubleday, 1974. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY ERIC CARLE. 1 vol., illustrated and ...
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British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Natures Beauty Sea Shell Selection on a Glass Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natures beauty great selection of marine specimens sea shells, sand dollar, sea star, barnacles, urchins on a vintage glass stand.
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American Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Shell, Glass

Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers by Hugh Honour
By Hugh Honour
Located in valatie, NY
Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers by Hugh Honour. Feltham: The Hamlyn Publishing Group, Limited, 1972. Second edition, re-released hardcover with dust jacket. 320 pp. A book on cabinet makers and furniture designers with 50 fascinating studies of furniture from the 16th c to the 20th c. It includes French, English, American, Dutch, German and Scandinavian craftsmen. Some of the artisans represented are Thomas Chippendale, Duncan Phyfe, Pelagio Palagi...
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English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Lucian Freud Illustrated Book the Equilibriad by Wm. Samson / Limited Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
THE EQUILIBRIAD by William Samsons with illustrations by Lucian Freud. London: Hogarth Press, 1948. Limited Edition. 8vo, 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in (220 x 140...
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English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime signal flag in frame showing a large flag stitched in panels of deep orange and blue. With stitched cloth hoist. Large and decorative for the money. Great piece of nautical ...
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North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Linen

Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite by Demeyere, Belgium, 1930s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco ashtray stand This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 20s/30s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has succ...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome, Metal, Iron

History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry by Charles H. Kirk
Located in valatie, NY
History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Which Was Recruited and Known as the Anderson Cavalry in the Rebellion of 1861-1865 by Charles H. Kirk. Reprint of the 1906 or...
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American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Taxi Driver Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1976
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a l...
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Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Bvlgari Bulgari High Jewelry Luxury Coffee Table Book, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful coffee table (or library book for a home) about the history of the iconic Italian luxury jeweler Bvlgari (or Bulgari), circa 1990s, Italy. Book covers Bulgari's history in creating iconic gorgeous jewelry and its connection, globally, to architecture, fashion, entertainment - lifestyle. Gorgeous book. Printed in Italy. First Edition. Book is contained in a well-made decorated slipcase that matches the jacket of the hardcover book. This was the first book ever published on Bulgari, it is a lavishly illustrated exploration of one of Italy's greatest jewelers. With the use of new photographs together with archival pictures the book traces the development of the Bulgari style, which has captivated movie stars and Royalty since its start in Rome in 1884. Title: BVLGARI (BULGARI) Publisher: Leonardo Arte srl, Milan Publish: 1996, First edition Binding: Hard slipcover pocket, perfect-bound, hard cover with four-color process 'dust' jacket. Printing: Printed in Italy. Dimensions: Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm) x Depth: 12.5 in (31.75 cm) Blue Italian Murano bowl...
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Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa 1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin...
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

FORSTER, E. M.. A Room With A View. 1908 - FIRST EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FORSTER, E. M. TITLE: A Room With A View. PUBLISHER: London: Edward Arnold, 1908. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/4", bound in fine full red morocco, rib...
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American Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Ship s Model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 1780" in Acrylic case
Located in Miami, FL
Ship's Model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 1780" in Acrylic case Offered for sale is a probably 1970s ships model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 178...
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American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Pioneers of Modern Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This soft backed catalogue was produced for an exhibition at Fischer Fine Art, London, Which was to show the development of the design of modern furniture from the early years of the...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Brooke Cadwallader Carnival Mid-Century Era Silk Scarf, 1947-1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooke Cadwallader Silk Scarf, The Carnival Print – 1947-1950 Brooke Cadwallader was a well-known printed textile designer of the mid-20th century...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silk

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952
Located in London, GB
Fabulous scratch built model race car, circa 1952. A track car, such as this one, raced on the surface of a board track usually consisting of 4-6 lanes...
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British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Masonic Hat
Located in Pueblo, CO
Here is a Nice Masonic Hat in the colonial style from the early to mid 20th century, Signed C E Ward Co. Ohio size 7 1/8, beautifully appropriated and in perfec...
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American American Classical 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Felt, Feathers

Masonic Hat
Masonic Hat
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
A 32nd degree Scottish Rite Masonic staff. Signed Liberty co. UK, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Scottish Rite Masonic L, 32nd degree walking stick. The handle is in the shape of a milord in black onyx, with an openable 14kt gold and enameled coat of arms in the shape of a cross...
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British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Onyx, Gold, Silver

Antique German Paper Mache Bobble Head Mule Donkey Pull Cart Toy
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique German paper mache composition bobble head mule / donkey / horse pull toy figure standing with a small feed manger on a platform rollin...
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Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Intense and passionate glass sculpture from Ermanno Nason, using his favorite glass, the acciaio gray. This warm transparent gray color is often used by glass massiccio Sculptors, w...
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Italian Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

GUCCI Set of Double Vintage Playing Cards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gucci vintage set of poker playing cards including 2 brand new decks of cards and original box / Made in Italy Width: 6.5 inches / Depth: 5 inches / Height: 1.5 inches 1 set ava...
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Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

GUCCI Set of Double Vintage Playing Cards
GUCCI Set of Double Vintage Playing Cards
$279 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Art Deco Wood and Copper Airplane Aviation Propeller Model, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco wood airplane propeller model is mounted on a geometric wood and metal display. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1930, probably by the Anthoine A...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Copper

John Alden’s Model of the Schooner “Malabar X”
Located in Norwell, MA
A scale model of the John Alden designed schooner “Malabar X". The planked deck carries a long cabin with oval portholes, toe-rail, skylights, and compa...
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Dessins d Ornement de l Art Deco 2 volume set
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful box set of 2 books full of superb colourful designs by some of the leading designers of the Deco era. Volume 1 has designs by A. H. Thomas, E. Benedictus, G. Darcy and M....
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20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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