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Period: Mid-20th Century
RONSON “Made in England” Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Unusual and collectible Ronson smoking pipe, crafted in England. This distinctive model features a briar wood bowl with a cylindrical, slightly flared shape mounted onto a polished m...
Category

European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

GOLDEN LEAF 1207 Vintage Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A straight billiard-shaped smoking pipe with a classic, simple design. The bowl has a smooth, dark reddish-brown finish that highlights the wood grain. The shank is stamped with the ...
Category

European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Fincato Vintage Pipe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Smooth, natural light brown. FINCATO stamped on the shank. Good overall condition, with minor handling wear on stem and slight rim darkening
Category

European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1960s Rich Yellow Raymor Memphis Ceramic Ashtray in Style of Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Postmodern rich deep hued yolk yellow deep dish cigar dish/ashtray. Small flea bite to bottom rim, almost invisible when in use. Retain original label, artist unknown. Smal...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Thirty Six Foot Speedboat Blueprint from George Lawley and Son from 1931
Located in Norwell, MA
1931 original boat blueprint for a thirty-six-foot launch. Drawn to a scale of one-half inch equals one foot. Dated September 23, 1931. Plan is for a handsome craft with a double coc...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Animal Wind-up toy dog with spin tail, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Animal Wind-up toy dog ​​with spin tail, 1950s A wind-up animal toy, colored yellow with brown spots in velvety soft mohair and green glass eyes. On the belly the winding system wit...
Category

European Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mohair, Straw

Medallion Ashok Hotel Diplomat Enclave New Delhi 5-Star Paperweight Pendant Key
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Named after Emperor Ashoka the Great, this heavy 6 oz. cast metal medallion once adorned the key that opened room No.316 at the Great Emperor's Hotel in New Delhi, India. The Ashok H...
Category

Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

The Practical Book of Chinaware
Located in valatie, NY
The Practical Book of Chinaware by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Roger Wearne Ramsdell. New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1948. Hardcover with no dust jacket. 320 pp. A comprehensiv...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Controlled Bubble Glass Match Striker Holder by Thomas Webb Crystal
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Superb large Thomas Webb English controlled bubble glass match striker. Acid etched relief marked "Webb England" with a company mark used from ...
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Scandinavian Modern Silver Necklace by K.E. Palmberg for Alton, Falköping
Located in New York, NY
A silver necklace with pentagonal pendant with gilded details. Designed by K.E. Palmberg for Alton, Falkoping, Sweden. Diameter: 5", pendant height: ...
Category

Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Israeli Olive Wood Shabbat Candle Holders/Candlestick Holders - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Handcrafted Israeli Olive Wood Shabbat Candle Holders, featuring unique grain patterns and a smooth finish, perfect for your Sabbath observance. Some wear and pitting as shown in ...
Category

Israeli Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Pour Une Renaissance De La Peinture Française
Located in valatie, NY
Pour une Renaissance de la Peinture Français by Jacques Baschet. Paris: Édition S.N.E.P. Illustration, 1946. Soft cover with French text. 114 pp. An oversized art book on the rebirth...
Category

French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Giovanni Bellini by Philip Hendy and Ludwig Goldscheider, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Giovanni Bellini by Philip Hendy and Ludwig Goldscheider. ?Publisher Phaidon; 1945. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. With 6 tipped in color plates and 122 b&w plates. Giovanni Bell...
Category

English Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Monument à Victor-Emmanuel Souvenir Building Vintage, Rome Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item in your collecti...
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Nautical object with copper compas and level indicator around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Nautical object with copper compas and level indicator around 1950s Nutwood polished Brass parts polished and stove enameled
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Italian Alabaster Marble Ashtray Regency Style with Paw Feet
Located in New York, NY
A small Italian alabaster marble ashtray with animal paw feet in the Regency style, circa 1960s, Italy. A convenient mini ashtray with protective gold gilt metal rim around top with ...
Category

Italian Regency Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Original 1956 ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen Ashtray by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you can find a beautiful historical artifact. The object for sale is an aluminum cast board ashtray used on Austrian trains in the 50s. It as manufactured for the staatlic...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Abercrombie Fitch Hand-Stitched Leather Pumpkin by Omersa Company
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Abercrombie & Fitch hand-stitched leather pumpkin by Omersa & Company. The wide selection of leather items designed by Dimitri Omersa were used for display and foo...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Scandinavian ModernSterling Silver Cuff Bracelet, Pekka Piekainen, Finland 1978
By Pekka Piekäinen, Auran Kultaseppä
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Modern sculptural sterling silver cuff bracelet designed by Pekka Piekainen 1976, made by Auran Kultaseppä, Finland. Measures: Depth 2.25...
Category

Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Stand with Glazed Tile
Located in Riverdale, NY
Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Stand with Glazed Tile designed as a smoking/drink stand. Colorful glazed Mexican/Californian tile triangle. The stand is enameled in a bluish grey with ...
Category

American Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron

Cowboy
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for the Western Cowboy 1958 starring Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi and directed by Delmer Daves.
Category

Belgian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Cowboy
Cowboy
$481
Pair of Copper Beacon Lights with Fresnel Lens
Located in Nantucket, MA
A rare pair of copper beacon lights with Fresnel lens. Each of these has a double light with standard base bulb holders for a total of four corresponding to the four Fresnel lenses ...
Category

Industrial Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

Italy 1939s Sketch Futurist Poster "Day of Two Crosses" Against Tuberculosis
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of the futurist poster "Day of two crosses, 16th April 1939, XVII", mixed technique of pastel and water-color, for an Italian campaign against tuberculosis, to inform people a...
Category

Italian Futurist Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

St. Peter Cathedral Church Souvenir Building Vintage, Italy, Rome, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item in your collecti...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian s
Located in London, GB
Original British Movie poster for The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960 directed by Frank Launder and starring Cecil Parker, Joyce Grenfell and George Cole. The artwork is by Ronald W...
Category

British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Ceramic Parrot And Brass Perch, Made in Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century ceramic parrot and brass perch, Made in Italy, 1960s Intact and in good condition.
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Brooch with Hunting Pendants
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Brooch with Hunting Pendants An old Bavarian traditional costume pin. A beautiful piece of his...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Silver

1950s Anatomical Teaching Model of Normal Size Depicting Flat Foot "Pes Planus"
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical teaching model of normal size depicting flat foot "pes planus" the model highlights the alteration of the foot characterized by valgus and a reduced plantar vault. The s...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Rome for Ourselves by Aubrey Menen, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Rome For Ourselves by Aubrey Menen. Published by Mcgraw-Hill, New York, New York, 1960. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 244 pp. Illustrated with 151 plates, 41 in color. A persona...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sensualita
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare original Italian film poster for the 1952 film Sensualita This film starred Marcello Mastroianni. Eleonora Rossi Drago and Amedeo Nazzari. The film was dir...
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

American Art from American Collections, Numbered #199/455 Signed by James Biddle
Located in valatie, NY
American Art from American Collections, Numbered #199/455, Signed by James Biddle Associate Curator in Charge of the American Wing. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1963, 1st Ed...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

1930s Dunhill "Globetrotter" Crocodile Leather Wrapped Sports Lift Arm Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco "Globetrotter" Sports Petrol Lighter by Dunhill. The lighter is wrapped in Crocodile Leather with rhodium-plated trim. The Art Deco design blends streamlined contours with g...
Category

English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

The English House Through Seven Centuries by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English House Through Seven Traces by Olive Cook. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1968. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. A history of English d...
Category

English Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Wrought Iron Chain Link Standing Ashthay with Horseshoe Detail, France 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Horseshoes standing ashtray with chain link iron base. France, 1950s. Rare find. Unique ashtray made of horseshoes and an iron chain. It features an iron horseshoe with metal stud rivet detail on the top. It stands on an iron chain link...
Category

French Brutalist Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Unique Art Deco Styled Chrome Jet Airplane Lighted Smoker s Stand or Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique lighted smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in North America, likely the United States, in approximately 1950 in an Art Deco style. This smoker's stand is done in chromed metal with a streamlined and stylized jet fighter airplane suspended between the cast handle and table top. The base is nicely pierced and decorated with geometric designs and is accented by a molded glass dome light done with marbled colors. The light turns on and off with a switch on the base and the electrical elements have been completely restored. There are some numbers or marking of some type under one wing of the plane, which are likely a model number. This is a very rare and unique model for these airplane ashtray...
Category

American Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Like New IBM "Think" Sign in Finnish "Ajattele" - Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and collectible vintage IBM "Think" sign in Finnish "Ajattele" in the manner of Paul Rand’s corporate graphic design system for IBM, circa 1960s. A wonderful and bright nostalg...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

West Germany Mercury Glass Large 4.5" Santa Head Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a great large mercury glass Santa head Christmas tree ornament. The beard, mustache, hat band and pompom are all covered with a sugary snow looking finish but the back, face and...
Category

German Folk Art Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mercury Glass

The Rolling Stones – 12 x 5 (1964, London Records, LL 3402, U.S. Mono Pressing)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP.  Label: London Records – LL 3402 (Mono) Release Date: 1964 Country: U.S.A. Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm).  Condition: Vinyl: [Insert your gr...
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

African Rosewood Hand Carved Sculpture of Holy Mary Holding Baby Jesus
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Midcentury African rosewood sculpture wonderfully hand carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child, with great detailing and beautiful face. ...
Category

African Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rosewood

What is a Classic? by T. S. Eliot
Located in Middletown, NY
First Edition, Second Impression. of An address delivered before the Virgil Society on the 16th of October 1944. London: Faber and Faber, 1945. 8vo; 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches (218 x 13...
Category

English Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Scandinavian Table Oil Lamp in Brass Diamond Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson comes this stylish oil lamp fashioned from solid patinated brass and featuring and diamond-pattern pressed clear glass shade. It was made anonymou...
Category

Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century Platinum Band
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century platinum band, size 5, 2 grams. We are a family business that has been a major source for the selective buyer for over 90 years. We are one the finest antiques shop...
Category

Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Platinum

Vintage 1960 s Costume Jewelry- A Carnelian Necklace.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Pretty piece of carnelian jewelry Silver coloured links Approximately 27 inches long ( 69 cm ) Good condition Free shipping
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Carnelian

Art Deco Bracelet with Silver Pearls , 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An elegant and simple beaded bracelet I 830s. Un-indentified European/Scandinavian maker circa 1920-40. A 'new' lock has been mounted. Measurements: L: 18,5 cm in total, pearl diam...
Category

European Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

1950s Belgian Metal Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s Belgian metal goblet is a striking mid-century trophy form, featuring a flared cup engraved with details from the April 1950 “Rallye” organized by the Royal Automobile Clu...
Category

Belgian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1950s Whiting and Davis Gold Mesh Jewel Closure Evening Clutch with Coin Purse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the mid-late 1950s, a gold mesh evening clutch made by Whiting and Davis, the company who invented superior quality metallic mesh design and fashion, from the late 1890s into the 20th century. The envelope shaped evening bag is complete with two enclosures, a matching gold mesh coin purse...
Category

American International Style Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Danish Modernist Leaf Brooch in Gold with Akoya Pearl by Herman Siersbøl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A delicate Danish brooch in shape of a 8-carat gold leaf with Akoya Pearl. Designed by Herman Siersbøl in Denmark during the 1960s. It is stamped HS HS...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Kay Bojesen 1950s Oak Elephant
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early elephant designed by Kay Bojesen in 1953. Its made from solid oak and features articulated limbs, legs, trunk and a removable head. This is an early example made between 1955-5...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
Located in Stamford, CT
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado. Hardcover 1st edition. Very good overall condition with clear Mylar protective cover added.
Category

American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1960s Poul Warmind Brutalist Pendant Textured Pewter Denmark
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Poul Warmind Brutalist Pendant Textured Pewter Danish Denmark Stamped No chain is included- for illustration only. 3.5 h x 2.25 x .25 Preowned vintage. Refer to images
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pewter

Industrial Philips Speaker
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Industrial Philips speaker.
Category

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Wicker Rattan Ball Sphere Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A vintage wicker rattan ball sphere decorative object in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid to late-20th century. Dimensions: 5.25" Diameter.
Category

Chinoiserie Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Stalingrad to Berlin The German Defeat in the East by Earl Ziemke, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East by Earl F Ziemke. United States Army, Office of the Chief of Military History, Washington, DC, 1968...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Telescope with original leather case from World War II, English circa 1940
Located in Central England, GB
This fine example of a World War II military spotting telescope is the type issued to a British army sniper, who would have used it to locate an enemy sniper in a hidden position. T...
Category

British Other Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Sailboat Scale Model
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the timeless allure of maritime adventures with this exquisite vintage sailboat scale model. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this piece captures the elegance of ea...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Harrods of London Mid Century Deck of Playing Cards
Located in Meer, VAN
Harrods of London Mid Century Deck of Playing Cards. Very stylish and decorative deck of mid century playing cards by Harrods of London - made by h...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mosquitobush Yankee Prints Stories by Francis Tolman, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mosquitobush Stories and Prints by Francis Tolman. Richard R Smith, New Hampshire, 1963. Signed and inscribed by the author first edition hardcover with Broadart covered dust jacket....
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Nobel Prize giulio Natta collection de 1954 in perfect condition available
Located in Guazzora, IT
The Moplen Car is a pedal car that represents an icon of 20th century design and technological innovation. Made entirely of Moplen, a thermoplastic polymer developed in 1954 by the ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Artificial Pepperoni Sausage Country Kitchen Folk Art Decoration Vintage 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A vintage Belgium Decorative Item nice to display in your country style home or kitchen. Found at an Estate Sale in Brussels, Belgium.
Category

Belgian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic, Rubber

Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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