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Period: Mid-20th Century
Clairtone Project G2 Series T11 Console Stereo System Garrard Turntable
By Clairtone
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
On offer is a rare completely original Clairtone G2 Series Home Stereo System from 1966 featuring two distinct exotic wooden boxes one that houses the tun...
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Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Hand-Painted Wooden Checkerboard with Original Red and Black Game Pieces
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking mid-century hand-painted wooden checkerboard, crafted from richly grained solid oak and adorned with vivid red painted squares. This vintage Americana game board captures ...
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American Shaker Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Vintage Tin Plate Wind Up Toy Tank. American, 1930 s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful display piece Made By Marx Toys, USA Working order Obvious signs of rusting Fre UK Shipping
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Plaster Religious Traditional Wall Artwork of The Last Supper, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork depicting The Last Supper. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear con...
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Spanish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

1967 The Great Cars by Ralph Stein Hardcover Book
Located in Stamford, CT
1967 The Great Cars by Ralph Stein Hardcover Book "A lavishly illustrated book that profiles 25 of the most significant automobiles ever made, detailing their design, specifications...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

West Germany Moon Face Blown Silver Mercury Glass Round Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an intriguing ornament of a silver mercury glass blue eyed, red lippedface surrounded by shiny and white glitter, looking like a moon peering out of a snow filled sky. It wou...
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German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass, Mercury Glass

ZEISS Ikon Novar-Anastigmat 45mm F3.5 Film Camera 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Zeiss Ikon Contina Camera with Novar-Anastigmat 45mm F3.5 Prontor SVS. Zeiss Ikon Contina 35mm RF style camera with a 45mm f/3.5 Novar-Anastigmat prime lens. Cosmetically in great co...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Collectible Vintage Hand-tooled Leather African Berber Tribal Moroccan Bag 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
vintage ethnic Berber tribal hand tooled and embroidered leather satchel shoulder cross body bag. Handcrafted by the Berber artisans from the Rif Mountains North Morocco Africa. ...
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Moroccan Bohemian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Jimi Hendrix 1969 Electric Church a Visual Experience Tour Program Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This was rock and roll icon Jimi Hendrix's final tour program book in 1969. It is a tri-fold cover in color and black and white. It has 12 pages of pictures and a back page of credit...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of Five Bell a Pinecone Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set off five bell and one Pinecone glass ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or f...
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German Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wire

Fontana Arte Empty Ashtray Pockets Cut and Hollowed Crystal, 1960, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte empty ashtray pockets and hollowed crystal, 1960, Italy.
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Italian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest by Ken Kesey - First Edition, second issue DJ
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. First Edition in 2nd edition DJ. 8vo, 8 x 5 1/2 inches (203 x 136 mm); (8), 311 pp.; pages clean and unmarked and very lightly toned. Publisher's ...
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American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mule Deer Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mule Deer Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Accent your space with a wall mounted game animal. Dress up your lodge, commercial, or home space with this unique and well-preserved deer...
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American Rustic Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bone, Fur

North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster from the first release of this Classic Hitchcock film. This film starred Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The art work on this poster is uniq...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Taxidermy Hyena, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Full body Spotted Hyena taxidermy. The Spotted Hyena is the most populous large carnivore in Africa. They can run 40 mph and are fierce predators. Also known as the laughing Hyena, ...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fur, Glass, Wood

West Germany Handblown Snowman Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Ornament Red Scarf
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a cute handblown snowman Christmas Tree ornament. He is round and jolly with his red scarf and is carrying a bright wrapped present. I have other snowman ornaments like this li...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Unique Mezuzah
Located in Doha, QA
“You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart “- translated Hebrew lettering engraved on the front. This is an incredibly intricate hand crafted 925 s...
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Israeli Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Surfboards Hawaii Classic Longboard (1963)
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Surfboards Hawaii classic longboard shaped in 1963. 10' 3" square tail shape. Featuring beautiful blue-turquoise rails and bottom, pinstripe details ...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Modern Table Rotary Phone SIEMENS AUSO SIP S62 Lino Saltini 1960s Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Rotary Table Telephone S62 designed by Lino Saltini in 1962 for Telecomunicazion Siemens AUSO. This example is from the 4th edition of the phone out of ten editions of the same model...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Art Deco Bakelite Necklace By Jacob Bengel, c1930
By Jacob Bengel Company
Located in Devon, England
Extremely stylish piece of jewellery from the house of Jakob Bengel, dating to the 1930's and so advanced for it's time in it's design that one could be forgiven for not recognising ...
Category

German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Nikon WWII Naval destroyer Binoculars.
Located in Aspen, CO
One pair of WWII Naval Binoculars with a magnification of 20 x 120. Mounted on a period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese...
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Japanese Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 Black Television, 1968
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brionvega Algol 11 black television, 1968. Brionvega Algol 11 black television, not revised. This is an object in its original state of conservation. G...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Metallic Thread

Solid Brass Ships Wheel on Stand
Located in Norwell, MA
Very impressive eight spoke ships wheel mounted to a geared pedestal. The pedestal head is engraved Dake Engine Company, Grand Haven Michigan, Serial numbe...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

European Elk Horn Mount, 3rd quarter 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
large elk rack mounted on a shield form backplate
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European Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler

Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
This elegantly decorated Florentine album belonged to the young Dorothy Colles, who received it as a present in 1931 when she was 14 years of age. On the cover Colles notes "This boo...
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Vintage Space Age Decorative Aluminium Ashtray in two piece, Scandinavian design
Located in Milano, IT
With the habit of smoking drastically decreasing all over the world according to statistics, all kinds of paraphernalia connected to that universe are becoming a scarcer and scarcer ...
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Italian Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

1942 US Navy Quartermasters Mark II Spyglass Military Maritime Ship Telescope
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Hayward Lumber & Inv Co of Los Angeles nautical maritime military ship spyglass / telescope / scope. Quartermaster, Mark II, 16 Power, Chemical & MFG Division. This telescop...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Skyscraper Style Black Bakelite Pewter Scottie Ashtray/Pipe Rest
Located in New York, NY
This charming Art Deco skyscraper-style ashtray or pipe rest, crafted in America circa 1935, is a delightful combination of functionality and whimsical design. Featuring a striking b...
Category

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

Materials

Bakelite

Gibson - 1968 ES-330 with Bigsby Vibrato, Vintage Electric Guitar
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage gem from Gibson's golden era, this 1968 ES-330 showcases the timeless semi-hollow design that has made the model a favorite among blues, rock, and jazz players alike. Finis...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage Suit of 16th Century Style Armour - Castell Gyrn 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous hand crafted complete suit of 16th Century style armour dating from the second half of the 20th century. The fully articulated suit is mounted on a wooden stand complete with a two handed double edged sword. This is an fabulous quality life size suit of armour...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Vintage Table Top Apothecary Scale in Walnut Brass, c. 1940 s
Located in Deland, FL
A great design piece to round out your space. Vintage, unique and a rare find. Make it yours today!  
Category

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

Materials

Oak

Pair of Danish Sterling Cufflinks, N.E. From, C.1950.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Danish Sterling Cufflinks, N.E. From, C.1950. The cufflinks of a plain oval striking concave form, `t’ bar fitments. Stamped Sterling Denmark N.E. From 925 S. Measures: 1 x ....
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid 20th Century British Royal Navy Brass Bound Oak Grog Barrel w/Brass Letters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
British Naval oak grog barrel or tub, used aboard British ships. The tapered barrel of staved oak with three brass bands. The ‘Royal Toast’, in large brass...
Category

English Campaign Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage 1966 Austin Cox Chess Set
Located in North Miami, FL
Marked Austin Enterprises to the bottom of every piece, this wonderful vintage aluminum chess game set from 1966 comes in its original box. The box can be hung on the wall (see im...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Set of Twelve Toadstool Mushroom Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1940s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of twelve mushrooms. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass. This would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Found at an Es...
Category

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

Materials

Wire

20th Century Carved Wood Religious Figure, Joseph Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently salvaged from old Downtown Buffalo New York church rectory, lifesize carved wood statue, "Joseph" which once adorned the vestibule, well executed, wonderful detail, great si...
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Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Space Age Cobalt Blue Glass Ashtray by Marita Voigt for Harzkristall, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking cobalt blue cut-to-clear glass ashtray designed by Marita Voigt for VEB Glaswerk Harzkristall, East Germany, circa 1960s. This collectible example of East German art...
Category

German Space Age Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Brass and aluminum aviation compass complete with azimuth circle 1940 U.S.A
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and aluminum aeronautical compass complete with azimuth circle, supplied to U.s: Army Air Force aircraft during the world War II. Good condition and functioning. Compass diame...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Marble Chess Board
Located in New York, NY
A substantial black and red burgundy marble chess or checkers game board (less the game pieces.) Board makes a great decorative object or can even be used for entertaining (trivet, s...
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European Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble

Orange Stereophonic RR-126 Radio by F.lli Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Brionvega orange stereo radio. Very unusual in this color. The radio and record player work perfectly. There's also a bluethoot socket for connecting the cell phone. It has been com...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Wood Croquet Set
Located in New York, NY
A vintage croquet set. USA, circa 1920-1940. Includes wooden mallets, wood balls, and metal wickets in a wheeled white painted stand. Original paint.
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964. This is a stunning photographic document of its time: A portrait of New York. Color and black and white photo-reproductions by ...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mark of Zorro / Il Segno Di Zorro
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1940 adventure romance film The Mark of Zorro. This film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian The cast includes Tyrone Power...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Rulette Game 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Rulette Game 1960s
Category

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

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. Marlborough His Life and Times - ALL 1ST EDITIONS - 4 VOLS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S. TITLE: Marlborough His Life and Times. PUBLISHER: London: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9" x 6-1/4",...
Category

British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

James Bond You Only Live Twice Original Vintage Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
The fifth film in EON Productions' James Bond series and the last of Sean Connery's first stint starring as the suave secret agent, it was announced during filming of 'You Only Live ...
Category

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

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Era Eko Vox Teardrop Mark 6 Hollow Body 6 String Electric Guitar
By VOX
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century era semi-hollow body teardrop guitar was made by EKO of Italy for VOX in approximately 1967 and done in the period style. The model is not indicated anywhere on the ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Complete Collection Gilt Leather Bound Book Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Gilt leather bound sturdy / library room complete collection set. The set include twenty 28 volumes. Funk & Wagnalls, New Encyclopedia. Each book is in gr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Gloria in Excelsis Deo – exquisite pop up book by Vojtěch Kubašta
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Gloria in Excelsis Deo – A Masterpiece by Vojtěch Kubašta Delight in the timeless artistry of Gloria in Excelsis Deo, a rare pop-up book created by the renowned Czech artist and pap...
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Czech Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Natural South Pacific Clam Shell #4
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a large, 18 inch, gorgeous Natural Clam Shell specimen from the South Pacific seas showcasing deeply scalloped edges, exceptional details and a luminous, calcified surface. ...
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Southeast Asian Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Vintage Handcrafted Wooden Snowshoes with Rawhide Webbing Leather Bindings
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Handcrafted Wooden Snowshoes with Rawhide Webbing & Leather Bindings, circa 1960s. A really nice pair of hand-crafted wooden snowshoes featuring finely woven rawhide lattice ...
Category

American Rustic Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ash, Leather

1950s Swiss Chef Food Chopper Dicer Cutter Slicer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Swiss chef food fruit vegetable veggie chopper. Zylyss stamp Swiss made 9.5 h x 3 diameter Unrestored original vintage condition preowned Patin...
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Vintage Model 6S632 Radio by Zenith
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; Zenith Radio Corp. - Chicago, IL Streamline Moderne-inspired tabletop radio. Features robust tone control and local radio pushbuttons. • Model Type: Tabletop broadcast re...
Category

American Streamlined Moderne Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare 1960s Space Age Floor Ashtray in Orange Plastic and Chrome
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A rare and authentic 1960s Space Age ashtray, this sculptural floor-standing piece highlights the bold experimentation with plastics that defined the era. Crafted in glossy orange pl...
Category

Italian Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Raymond Barton Na-Mac Co Art Deco Machine Age Zeppelin Potato Baker
By Raymond L. Barton
Located in San Diego, CA
Streamline art deco potato-cooker by Raymond L. Barton for NA-MAC Products Corporation in Los Angeles. The Top-O-Stove Potato Baker is constructed of Aluminum, c. 1935 Could be polis...
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Model R-1131 with Magic Eye Tube by Delco
Located in Dekalb, IL
1937; United Motors Service - New York Streamline Art Deco console radio with wooden tuning knobs. This piece features a solid state Magic Eye tube, an inexpensive way to do the sa...
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Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight. c1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight. circa 1930´s. Pan American-Grace Airways, also known as Panagra, and dubbed "The World's Friendliest Airline" w...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Brass

Cabinet of Curiosities Display Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite cabinet of Curiosities showcasing a stunning collection of plaster figures and pieces, elegantly presented within a wood and glass display case reminiscent of a Classic scu...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

1950s Aluminum on Wood General Electric Logo, Sign Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s aluminum on wood General Electric logo, sign plaque. Salvaged from General Electric Buffalo NY office, stunning, original plaque, cast aluminum depicting famous G E Logo, mount...
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

1932 Leather Bound The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
By Alexandre Dumas
Located in Stamford, CT
1932 red leather bound The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Printed 1932 George G. Harrap Original red leather binding in original condition.
Category

British Neoclassical Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

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