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Period: Mid-20th Century
Danish Midcentury Cufflinks in Knotted 14 Carat Yellow Gold, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of draped or knotted gold cufflinks by the Danish goldsmith Henrik Munck Hansen. Executed in 14 carat yellow gold. Hallmarks reads: 585 - HMH. Beautiful unisex design and a gr...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Art Deco Bakelite Bracelet, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage bakelite bracelet realized in 1940s.
Signs of time, with minor discoloring in the edges.
Category
European Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$230 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Modernist Sterling Silver Stone Cufflinks
By Gucci
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s Modernist Sterling Silver with Stone Cufflinks
Stamped sterling
approximately .75 x .5 x 1
Preowned original vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Notable Paintings by Old Masters: from the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann
Located in valatie, NY
The Art Collection of the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann, Together With Property from The Daniel & Florence Guggenheim Foundation, Parke-Bernet Galleries. 91 lots some photogra...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Four Clover Heart Pin Brooch
By Hans Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish four clover pin brooch cleverly made from 4 connected hearts. Designed and made by Hans Hansen in Denmark ca 1960-70. Hallmarked: HH, 108, Denmark, 925s. Measurements: 27x2...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Hermes Paris, Rare French Silver Smoking Set, c 1930
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Refined "guilloché" smoking set for two people in silver. Contains match holders and ashtrays. Original case included. Very rare collectors piece.
Hermès
Each piece hallmarked, furth...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Horse-Riding Military Chaps Distressed Leather
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Equestrian Leather Chaps Gaiters Spats Pair
leg protectors military cavalry officer horse riding gear
11 h x 15 w
Preowned vintage condition f...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
English Antique Miniature Dressing Mirror Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Style: English Antique
Category
English Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Kay Bojesen, Early Horse Figurine in Beech, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measurement and info:
Type: Wooden horse toy/figure.
Material: Beech.
Color: Beech with natural patina and aging.
Design/maker: Kay Bojesen.
Origin: Denmark.
Period...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Circa 1950s Dutch Teak
Pewter Oval Cocktail Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1950s Dutch teak & pewter oval cocktail tray. Sleek Art Modern design - note the modernist handles. Very minor wear given age & use.
21" over handles x 12.25" x 1".
We are a f...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold, Book 1965
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Painting in Islam: A Study of the Place of Pictorial Art in Muslim Culture.
Painting in Islam by Sir Thomas W. Arnold (1965-07-01).
Paintings in Islam indicates the place of painti...
Category
English Islamic Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lettres à une amie vénitienne, by Rainer Maria Rilke – OFFICINA BODONI
Located in Middletown, NY
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1941. Limited Edition. Vellum. Octavo, 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches (250 x 170 mm); title page vignette etched by Mario Vellani-Marchi with a couple of small spots,...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old Map of the American Railroad Network and All Weather Roads on Verso, 1931
Located in Langweer, NL
This is the “New Census Edition” of Clason’s United States Green Guide. It features two large maps of the United States on a single sheet.
The recto map shows the complete road net...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Amber Pendant And Sterling Silver Necklace
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amber pendant in a sterling silver setting with a Italian 925 silver chain.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Edith Heath for Heath Ceramics 4 Slot White
Brown Pottery Ashtray
By Edith Heath
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Edith Heath for Heath Ceramics white and brown 4 slot ashtray dating from the 1960's. In excellent condition with no chips, no nicks, no repairs and is signed on the unders...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
12 Contes / 12 Stories by Mark Twain, illustrated by Jean Trubert
Located in Middletown, NY
A collection of twelve stories by Mark Twain, translated into French and amusingly illustrated in color by Jean Trubert (1909 – 1983) a well known and prolific comic strip designer a...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early American Bottles
Flasks
Other Rare American Glass Collected, Maclay
Located in valatie, NY
Early American Bottles & Flasks and Other Rare American Glass Collected by the Late Alfred B. Maclay. Parke-Bernet NY softcover auction catalog....
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Briar Smoking Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage briar smoking pipe with a rusticated finish, fitted with a silver band and a black vulcanite stem.
The bowl has a rusticated (textured) surface, giving it a rugged appearan...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck, First Edition
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. Hardcover book, first edition, published in February 1947 by The Viking Press of New York. Printed in the United States of America by Kingsport Pre...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Mid-Century Modern World Map Globe Pipe Holder Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Super charming piper holder featuring a world map design and two indentations that hold the bowls of the pipe. Certainly a very functional piece that is elegant enough to sit on a co...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Leather-Covered Briar Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A striking and collectible smoking pipe, featuring a briarwood bowl and shank that has been fully clad in textured red leather, finely hand-stitched along the shank and around the bo...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso (Eydam) ca. 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso (Eydam) ca. 1950
A folding model of an ear. Used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1950. Made of wood and plaster by Somso, Ge...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Framed Mary and Jesus Child Wax Miniature Portrait, Brass and Glass Italy, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely sentimental christianity portrait of Mary holding the Jesus Child. Framed in a beautiful brass or ormolu frame, circa 1930s or older. Portrait made of Wax.
A very pretty pi...
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Dutch Mid-20th Century Silver Large Charms Bracelet
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch mid-20th century silver large charms bracelet.
A silver charm bracelet of silver, consisting of 835/1000 purity of silver. Dutch hallma...
Category
Dutch Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Briar Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A finely crafted briar pipe, distinguished by its harmonious proportions and classic lines. The bowl, with its smooth finish, reveals the natural grain of the briar, lending the piec...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Two Nuremberg City Tower 1960s Souvenir Building Architectural Model Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two decorative Nuremberg City Tower souvenir building sculptures. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a wooden base. These items were bought as a sou...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood - FIRST COMBINED EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
This American edition of Isherwood's two novels [The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye Berlin] set in Weimar-era Berlin, were originally published by the Hogarth Press...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Bronze Ritual Temple Bell
By Zhang Huan
Located in Toledo, OH
Chinese bronze bell with dragon form relief handle and a body decorated with two dragons chasing a pearl. Dimensions 9" T x 7" diameter.
Category
Tibetan Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Venice Souvenir Building Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1950s souvenir building architectural model ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice item to use...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Danish Art Deco World Globe with Compass on a Wooden Base, Heimdal No. 34
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare surviver in shape of this 90 years old Globus. Its made from paper-covered bakelite suspended in a numbered brass frame on an Art Deco/architectural st...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$919 Sale Price
45% Off
1950’s scale model of a Royal Air Force Hawker Hunter
Located in London, GB
A 1950’s scale model of a Royal Air Force Hawker Hunter XF 418.
1/24 scale.
In the livery of the RAF Black Arrows
Base marked: HUNTER .F.Mk.6 (underside: 52/NIV/128←)
Hawker Hun...
Category
English Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles. Upgrade your legacy and clout with a few well placed trinkets from Mid Century M.I.T. sca...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paper
Vintage Boho “The Art of Florence” Book
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Boho 'The Art of Florence' Book: A timeless journey through Florence's artistic heritage, blending rustic charm and scholarly insight. Perfect for the cultured American home.
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver Scandinavian Modern Pendant by Kultateollisuus Ky Turku, Finland, 1972
By Kultateollisus Ky
Located in New York, NY
A silver Scandinavian Modern pendant and chain with a geometric hexagonal design within a circle and detailed with six rock crystals. Made by Kultateollisuus KY Turku, Finland, 1972....
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver
Educational botanical cross-sectional model of the inner part of sunflower flower
Located in Milan, IT
Educational botanical model in section of the sunflower flower showing its inner part, this is an enlarged and decomposable inner tubular corolla of a concrescent petal section in th...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Mid-Century Vintage Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This elegant pipe, carved from fine briar, is an excellent example of mid-century Italian craftsmanship. The bowl shows a graceful, elongated Dublin shape with softly curving lines t...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Italian Flat Ball Hand Painted Village Blown Red Glass Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a fantastic large shiny red mercury glass flattened ball Christmas tree ornament with a sweet snow covered village, including a bridge, hand painted on the front and swirls of g...
Category
Italian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Blown Glass
$184 Sale Price
20% Off
Marina by T. S. Eliot, with drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Faber & Faber, 1930.
First Edition
8vo, 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (187 x 122 mm); Cover title, 4 pp, including one color illustration by E. McKnight Kauffer. Stab-stitched blue p...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s Italian Medical Sketch of a Campaing to Fight Tuberculosis
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of a futurist poster, 1930s, ten cents to fight tuberculosis, for the national campaign to inform people about the prevention of this illness. Measures: cm 32 x 42, inches 12....
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
White Rustic Glazed Bandini Art Deco Fauns circa 1938 for Zaccagnini
By Mario Bandini, Urbano Zaccagnini
Located in Melbourne, AU
A pair of cherubic fauns, playing music. One sports a cupid's bow in one hand and blows a conch Horn. A quiver of cupid's arrows lies at his feet. The second faun accompanies on a ba...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta
$1,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
La Puce de Madame Des Roches; ou Jeux poétiques
Located in Middletown, NY
Des Roches, Catherine & Etienne Pasquier, Claude Binet, Nicolas Rapin
La Puce de Madame Des Roches; ou Jeux poétiques composés aux grands jours de Poitiers , l'an MDLXXIX , par Cathe...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
American Indian Art by Norman Feder
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Indian Art by Norman Feder coffee table book. Hardcover with dustjacket, published in 1965 by Harry N. Abrams of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 302 illustrations, inc...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Swiss Mid Century Leather Medicine Ball (No.2)
Located in Bern, CH
Vintage Swiss Mid Century Leather Medicine Ball with nice patination.
Weight: 2Kg's
Diameter: 25cm's
Great decorative item which suits all decorativ...
Category
Swiss Industrial Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$314 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Model Berlin Bear on Wooden Base, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a wooden base. This item was bou...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gaspar Aged Briar Smoking Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage Gaspar Aged Briar smoking pipe embodies the refined simplicity of mid-20th century Italian craftsmanship. Fashioned from well-aged briar wood, the pipe displays a warm, ...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Briar Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This pipe is an elegant example of traditional English craftsmanship, combining briarwood with silver details.
The bowl is made of smooth, polished briar, showing warm tones of hone...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1950s Bag with Embroidery and Silk
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s bag with embroidery and silk.
Category
European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Mid Century Solid Brass Crucifix by Willy Buck, Switzerland
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century solid brass crucifix made by Swiss artist and goldsmith, Willi Buck (1911 - 1997). W. Buck Gold & Silversmith, Wil, Switzerland.
Makers mark on rear side: W.Buck Wil
Con...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
An Asian brass cigarette (or other) box with serpentine stone and hand engraving, circa mid-20th century, China. This brass box has a teak wood lining, a round center serpentine ston...
Category
Chinese Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3510
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel Building Architectural Belgium 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir at a Grand Tour in Europe an...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Basilique Bonsebours Souvenir Building Architectural Model vintage France 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir in Paris, France and was pro...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Carry on Screaming
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1966 comedy starring Harry H Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale and Charles Hawtrey.
This film was directed by Gerald Th...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,411
1930 Ercole Barovier Art Deco Iridescent Murano Glass Smoke Set
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Deco Tuxedo Set
Ercole Barovier
1930, Italy
Iridescent Murano Blown Glass
Perfect Condiction
h8x17 cm
h7x9 cm
h5x7 cm
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish Flag Post on Marble Stand with Royal Monogram of King Frederik IX, 1947
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish flag post with Dannebrog on a marble stand with Royal Monogram of King Frederik IX.
The flag post is most likely made for the coronation of the Ki...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Modernist Silver Spiral Bracelet in Style of Alexander Calder
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed, and artfully crafted Mid-Century modern vintage spiral/swirl pattern silver bracelet somewhat reminiscent of the jewelry designs of Alexander Calde...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass table lamp made of a naval artillery shell dated production year 1943. The shell is meticulously incised with lines to create a brick pattern. Marked at the bottom 3" MK7 MOD 1...
Category
American Brutalist Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1938.
First Edition.
8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (182 x 121mm); pp. 356 + iii. Grey cloth binding with black lettering, dampstain to the tail of the ...
Category
English Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Sterling
Marcasite Lorgnette
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 20th century ladies “purse size” lorgnette is designed in silver with a stunning marcasite handle. The “hard to find” spectacles fold snugly into each other & “lock” int...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Vintage Set of Bakelite Ashtrays, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage set of bakelite ashtrays realized in 1930s by Stadium England.
Set of 4 ashtrays and a container.
Very good condition.
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
$230 Sale Price
20% Off
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