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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Italian Cigar or 420 Cobalt Blue Glass Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly stunning Cobalt blue ash tray perfect for those occasional cigars, 420 or french cigarettes! A compliment to any desk, bar, or smoking room. ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal

Lux Mini Hoops MADE by MONIOMI, Round Hand-Crafted Marble Basketball Hoop
Located in Miami, FL
These wall-mounted basketball hoops combine marble, onyx, copper, and hand-woven cotton thread to pay homage to the ancient elements of their inspirati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Copper

Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Catalog
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Collectable Chanel 31 Rue Cambon Magazine 2012 Catalog. 31 RUE CAMBON CHANEL MAGAZINE BOOKLET Fall/Winter 2012. Great overall condition. The pages ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

LEMIE - Columbus Collection Brass Leather Keychain - Italy - Circa 1980 s
Located in Chatham, ON
LEMIE - COLUMBUS COLLECTION - Vintage brass and leather keychain / key holder - featuring a solid brass fob with decorative engraved details to both the front and back - leather embo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle Inflatable Plastic Snake Collectibles, France 1999
Located in Miami, FL
Pop art Niki de Saint Phalle double sided inflatable plastic Snake collectibles, France, 1999. Swimming pool toys for happiness. Never used, New out of the ...
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1990s French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Lux Mini Hoops MADE by Moniomi, Square Handcrafted Marble Basketball Hoop
Located in Miami, FL
A playful and graphic layering of marble patterns that utmost depict the ALTIS aesthetics. Hues of blushes and burgundies are reflected amidst the marbles, hand-woven cotton and copp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Copper

Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray
Located in London, GB
A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray Jerusalem, c.1900 Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century. It features a twelve-fold repeating pictorial decoration, which is set between two circles, that of the central ring in which a large menorah...
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Early 1900s Israeli Antique Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

The Spiritual in Art Abstract Painting 1890-1985 Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985 Art Book. Judi Freeman, Carel Blotkamp Abbeville Press, 1987 - Art - 435 pages. Paperback. Traces the use of geometric signs by the Nabis and other French artists and relates this to the development of abstraction. The author describes some of the sources of ideas about the symbolism of geometric signs, in particular the writings of Helena P. Blavatsky, and traces the impact of these on the Nabis, possibly through the stimulus of Gauguin whose paintings from his Brittany period encouraged a mystical conception of art in which sacred geometry figured as one component. By demonstrating the huge impact of mysticism and the occult on 20th-century artists from Gauguin to Pollack, Mondrian to O'Keefe, this work effectively refutes the popular fallacy that modernism is concerned solely with line, form, and color. He goes on to discuss in detail the paintings of Paul Serusier, Paul Ranson...
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20th Century French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Handmade Vintage 14k Gold Textured Star of David Pendant
Located in New York, NY
This is a handmade vintage pendant crafted from 14k gold, weighing 4 grams. The pendant features a textured, interwoven Star of David design, giving it a distinctive and artistic app...
Category

1970s Israeli Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Pair of Vintage Montblanc Meisterstruck Starwalker Pens with Boxes Papers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage rollerball pens were made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. theiThe black cased pen from this grouping is their "Meisterstruck" model with a clear tip on the cap, and a gold band around the center of the barrel with "MONTBLANC" and "MEISTERSTRUCK" in block letters. The other pen of this group with the brushed metal case is their "Starwalker" model. Both pens come with thier original fitted boxes, and we have one outer box and some paperwork. Both of these Montblanc rollerball pens...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stainless Steel

Styles of Living The Best of Casa Vogue Vercelloni, Isa Coffee Table Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Styles of Living: The Best of Casa Vogue coffee table hardcover book. by Isa Vercelloni New York: Rizzoli, 1985. This is a compendium of fabulous houses, unashamedly showcasing the lifestyles of the very rich and very famous. Includes homes lived in and/or designed by Peter Eisenman, Fred Fisher, Marco Zanuso, Andrew Batey, Mark Mack, Guido Canali...
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20th Century English Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sculpture of a Boxer Signed Bertin, France, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver plated figure / sculpture of a boxer signed Bertin, France, circa 1930. Mounted over a marble base. Perfect for a box, sports wrestling fan. We have specialized in the sale...
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1930s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate, Spelter

In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a stand hugging the mobile phone and an external battery for fast charging mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Belt real black python buckle Sterling silver fire enamel hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in genuine black python reptile with oval buckle in 925/1000 silver with translucent fire enamel on sunburst guilloche and hand-painted miniature depicting a branch of peach blo...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

1990s Modern Luxury Wood and Silver Plated Italian Domino Table Game
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Chic 1990s Italian Modern Luxury Domino Game Set Tthis sophisticated, luxury Italian domino set, perfectly embodies the refined aesthetic of late 20th-century Italian design. This set features a substantial, polished wood box...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Van Cleef Arpels Jewelry Coffee Table Book
Located in New York, NY
The very beautiful 'Reflections of Eternity' jewelry coffee table book from luxury Maison, Van Cleef & Arpels. Book was published to mark the Centenary (100th Anniversary) of Van Cle...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

M.C Escher Kaleidozyklein book with origami designs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This vibrant book invites you into the mesmerizing world of mathematical art inspired by M.C. Escher’s work. Kaleidozyklen is a creative exploration of geometric forms, featuring a c...
Category

1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Farber Brothers Krome Kraft, A Guide for Collectors Book by Julie Sferrazza 1988
Located in Atlanta, GA
Farber Brothers, Krome Kraft, a guide for collectors. English book, by Julie Sferrazza, 1988. The book contains information on each piece, including the glass manufacturer, color, an...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with Stand Helmut Newton with Original Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Helmut Newton's Sumo book. The first Sumo and also the most exciting and collectible one ever published by Taschen. Signed and numbered to interior 'Helmut Newton'. This book is numb...
Category

1990s German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

GUFRAMINI Broken Mirror Miniature by Snarkitecture - White
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Miniature in a 1:8 scale made of polyurethane foam. Guframini are made with molds that faithfully reproduce Bocca, Cactus, Pratone and Broken Mirror: each "mini" creation is made of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Foam

Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used vintage happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Romeo Rega Signed Brass and Chrome-Plated Checkers Game Italian Restored
Located in North Miami, FL
This ultra chic and modern signed vintage Italian Romeo Rega vintage checkers game has sculptural components. It is great just even as a decorative ob...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Greatest of All Time GOAT a Tribute to Muhammad Ali Promotional Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Greatest of All Time (GOAT) a Tribute to Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali Greatest of All Time Promotional Limited Edition: TASCHEN Promotional book in a tube. The publisher prospectus...
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20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Breakfast at Tiffany s Original Vintage US Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1961
Located in Devon, GB
Lobby Cards were designed for display in a cinema lobby to lure the movie-going public. Typically released in sets of 8, each card depicted a different scene from the film. This charming US lobby card for 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' number 7 of the set, depicts Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak sipping coffee against a backdrop of Manhattan. Featuring a miniature version of Robert McGinnis' iconic artwork used for the US insert, the lobby cards offer a bit of Tiffany's magic at a more affordable price point than the larger and highly sought after US Campaign posters. Holly Golightly would be Audrey Hepburn’s defining role, establishing her status as one of the greatest screen legends and style icons of all time. It seems unbelievable now that Truman Capote, author of the novella on which the movie was based, had his heart set on Marilyn Monroe for the part. Monroe pulled out of the running when her acting coach advised her not to play a lady of the night...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

21st Century Poseidon Square Bathroom Set Waterproof Leather Handmade in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
It’s easy to understand why they are called best seller. This is Poseidon, our square bathroom set entirely covered in soft and waterproof genuine leather. Our Rialto tray, together with a square soap dispenser, a toothbrush holder, and a cotton pad holder with simple and minimal design perfect for contemporary and traditional bathroom suites.
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2010s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Circa 1940s-50s Mexican Art Modern Sterling Silver Bracelet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1940-50s Mexican Art Modern sterling silver bracelet. The bold links creating a real statement in design. Stamped Mexico/Taxco?. 1.15 troy oz. 34 grams. Light denting from use....
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Acrylic Tic Tac Toe Board and Pieces X s O s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A completely acrylic Tic Tac Toe Board. The board and all X's and O's are acrylic. The board and pieces could be as decorative as they are practical - a compliment to many spaces ...
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20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass

21st Century Leather Poseidon Round Bathroom Set Made in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
It’s easy to understand why they are called best seller. This is our Poseidon round bathroom set entirely covered in soft and waterproof genuine leather. Our Rialto tray, together with a round soap dispenser, a toothbrush holder, a cotton pad holder and a small box for rings to create a complete set. Five accessories with simple and minimal design perfect for contemporary and traditional bathroom suites.
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2010s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Fully Restored Original Murray Atomic Missile Pedal Car Circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
An iconic professionally restored "Murray Atomic Missile" pedal car, produced in the United States in the mid-50's until 1963. The car is a fully functional pedal car with a chain dr...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Lladró Rhinoceros Beetle Figurine by José Luis Santes
Located in New York City, NY
An innovative porcelain and metal creation inspired by one of the fascinating creatures in nature. Part of the Awesome Insects Collection. This origi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Great Escapes Mediterranean Hardcover Book by Taschen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great Escapes Mediterranean. The Hotel Book. Explore the breathtaking destinations of the Mediterranean in this updated edition from TASCHEN’s Great Escapes...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

6.5 Ft. Replica of the Eiffel Tower, Heavy Recycled Vintage Iron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall 6.5 foot tall Eiffel Tower replica statue. This iron replica of Paris' famous Eiffel Tower is custom made of various vintage pieces. It is...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Sculptural Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Set by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking sterling silver jewelry suite of bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a highly sculptural necklace with a large pendant...
Category

1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition Hardcover Art Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 233pp 393 illustrations. Blue boards in dust jacket. Translat...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Photography Books: "Une Aventure Contemporaine, La Photographie 1955-1995"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Une Aventure Contemporaine, La Photographie 1955-1995" France, 1996, Box Set of Two Photography Books "These book were published to accompany...
Category

1990s French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1982 Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer V50 Italian Motorcycle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
V50 Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer. A wonderful Moto Guzzi café racer. This customised Moto Guzzi V50 is a lightweight, 500cc powered motorcycle with visual minimalism, featuring low-mounted...
Category

1980s English Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Teckell T1.1 Crystal 8-foot Pool Table in Light Bronz by Marc Sadler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teckell T1.1 pool table with light bronze trim lures in both design aficionados and top players. The light dances across its handcrafted glass surfaces and glimmers when it strikes the light bronze aluminum rails. The tempered glass playing field is at least 9/16” thick. A precise leveling system utilizing 12 screws is hidden inside the table’s black, solid oak base. Available in different options: Black structre DIMENSIONS: L 260 W 148 H 82 cm It features legs made of clear tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. with double-bevel edges that self-stabilize, a support made of solid wood hollowed out for the insertion of the glass, hiding a perfect system of regulation and a playing field made of a single sheet of tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. Simonis 860 worsted wool playing surface available in 25 colors. For the perfect game of style, Teckell pool tables’ surfaces are also available with Redaelli Velluti made in Italy cloths. Bases are in solid oak which has been ebonized (a reaction that turns black the open pore wood) with a shiny stainless steel structure. The pockets are made of smoked transparent thermoplastic. Solid aluminum rails with black anodized finish. Accessories included with the pool table: four professional and stylish cues, one set of Pool Balls Aramith and one rack. Cue rack and ceiling lamp are also available on request. Indoor use only. "T1" is the product of an encounter between an entrepreneur and a designer, a project that becomes a reality thanks to the savoir faire of a group of Italian companies highly specialized in making individual components: glass, steel, wood, but also special high-tech polymers for the pockets and the bumpers. A great team effort at the service of an original and elegant idea that puts together imagination, entrepreneurial brilliance, technology and ability, in order to reveal and give life to a unique object. "T1" pool table is available in an eight feet version, ideal for modern homes’ living spaces. The crystal in the T1 pool table now glows with light, its exquisite transparency accentuated. Studio Sadler researched and designed a unique LED lighting system, captivating crystal’s beauty shines. Teckell’s pool tables are a synthesis of innovation and tradition, art and design, technology and craftsmanship. These one-of-a-kind objects are the result of thinking way outside the box and maximizing the capacity of materials. MARC SADLER, French citizen born in Austria, currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics has often formed a key part of his activity. He already showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. Citizen of the world (he has lived and worked for many years in Europe, North America and Asia), he is a consultant for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large and small household appliances, lighting, technically advanced products, and sports. At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely recyclable, subsequently commercialized by the Italian firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting of the ski-boot with a symmetric shell, which was for many years the most widely-sold ski-boot in the world. This is the origin of his specialization as a sports designer, which led him to close collaboration with the most important multinational sport companies in the United States, Asia and Europe, both in the sport shoes and in other sport fields: ski, tennis raquets, golf clubs, etc. Working in this sector, which has often pioneered research into new materials and techniques, provided the experience to enable him to bring innovation to more traditional areas where is set a concept of design as pure aesthetic shape. Awarded 4 times with the Compasso d’Oro ADI (Industrial Design association) for the lamps Drop (Flos, 1994), Tite and Mite (Foscarini, 2001), the bookshelf Big (Caimi Brevetti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Aluminum, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Contemporary European Architects Paperback by Wolfgang Amsoneit 1st Ed. 1994
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Contemporary European Architects Paperback by Wolfgang Amsoneit 1st Ed. 1994. * Publisher ‏ : ‎ Benedikt Taschen Verlag (August 25, 1994) * Language ‏ : ‎ English * Title Contemporar...
Category

Late 20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

LLadro Porcelain Figurines, a Set of 4
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of 4 Lladro (Spain) porcelain figurines. One figurine of a woman feeding ducks, one figurine of a woman holding a lamb, one of a group of ducks and the last one is a clown. Each figurine is signed in the bottom. Figurine 1: 5” L x 3.75” H x 2” D (ducks only) Figurine 2: 5” L x 10” H x 3” D ( woman holding lamb...
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

LLadro Porcelain Figurines, a Set of 4
LLadro Porcelain Figurines, a Set of 4
$525 Sale Price / set
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Modern Bird Motif Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Set Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly sculptural sterling silver jewelry suite consisting of a necklace with bird motif and a matching pair of earrings. The three-piece set was crafted by Peruvian silversmith an...
Category

Late 20th Century Peruvian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

18K Rock Crystal Diamond And Emerald Flower Brooch Pendant
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large 18k white gold, diamond and emerald floral form pin brooch with spinach Jade and rock crystal. Diamond and emerald centered above carved rock crystal petals and Jade leaves. 39...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Jade, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Gold

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Gilded Heart Hammered Cuff Bracelet, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
This eye-catching vintage fashion bracelet by Yves Saint Laurent is a true collector’s piece from the bold and glamorous 1980s era. Crafted in France, this wide hammered cuff bracele...
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Black Beech wood Foosball Table with Aluminium Handles, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. Made in France from solid beech wood, this foosball is the one you will find in French cafes...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Smart Apartments Simone Schleifer by Frechmann Kolon GmbH
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Smart Apartments Simone Schleifer Book by Frechmann Kolon GmbH.This book looks at a selection of apartments which show a wide variety of architectural and design solutions suitable f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Sculptural Sterling Silver Choker Necklace and Earrings Set by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken sterling silver jewelry suite of bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a highly sculptural choker necklace and a pair of...
Category

1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rock n Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip Signed by Robert Landau
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the sunset strip by Robert Landau Signed. Signed, as well as Inscribed by author Robert Landau. Title: Rock 'n' Roll Billbo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Venezia Game Table Backgammon I Chess I Checkers by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing a philosophy that inco...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood

Llardo Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha Figurine, Signed and Dated
Located in Plainview, NY
A 1970's Lladro figurine of a Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha holding a fan. The figurine is signed by the maker and dated 1978. The figurine is numbe...
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Teckell T1.1 Crystal 9-foot Pool Table in Black by Marc Sadler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
T1.1 Black pool table with black trim lures in both design aficionados and top players. The light dances across its handcrafted glass surfaces and glimmers when it strikes the black aluminum rails. The tempered glass playing field is at least 9/16” thick. A precise leveling system utilizing 12 screws is hidden inside the table’s black, solid oak base. Available in different options: Light Bronze structure DIMENSIONS: L 290 W 163 H 82 cm It features legs made of clear tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. with double-bevel edges that self-stabilize, a support made of solid wood hollowed out for the insertion of the glass, hiding a perfect system of regulation and a playing field made of a single sheet of tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. Simonis 860 worsted wool playing surface available in 25 colors. For the perfect game of style, Teckell pool tables’ surfaces are also available with Redaelli Velluti made in Italy cloths. Bases are in solid oak which has been ebonized (a reaction that turns black the open pore wood) with a shiny stainless steel structure. The pockets are made of smoked transparent thermoplastic. Solid aluminum rails with black anodized finish. Accessories included with the pool table: four professional and stylish cues, one set of Pool Balls Aramith and one rack. Cue rack and ceiling lamp are also available on request. Indoor use only. "T1" is the product of an encounter between an entrepreneur and a designer, a project that becomes a reality thanks to the savoir faire of a group of Italian companies highly specialized in making individual components: glass, steel, wood, but also special high-tech polymers for the pockets and the bumpers. A great team effort at the service of an original and elegant idea that puts together imagination, entrepreneurial brilliance, technology and ability, in order to reveal and give life to a unique object. "T1" pool table is available in an eight feet version, ideal for modern homes’ living spaces. The crystal in the T1 pool table now glows with light, its exquisite transparency accentuated. Studio Sadler researched and designed a unique LED lighting system, captivating crystal’s beauty shines. Teckell’s pool tables are a synthesis of innovation and tradition, art and design, technology and craftsmanship. These one-of-a-kind objects are the result of thinking way outside the box and maximizing the capacity of materials. MARC SADLER, French citizen born in Austria, currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics has often formed a key part of his activity. He already showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. Citizen of the world (he has lived and worked for many years in Europe, North America and Asia), he is a consultant for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large and small household appliances, lighting, technically advanced products, and sports. At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely recyclable, subsequently commercialized by the Italian firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting of the ski-boot with a symmetric shell, which was for many years the most widely-sold ski-boot in the world. This is the origin of his specialization as a sports designer, which led him to close collaboration with the most important multinational sport companies in the United States, Asia and Europe, both in the sport shoes and in other sport fields: ski, tennis raquets, golf clubs, etc. Working in this sector, which has often pioneered research into new materials and techniques, provided the experience to enable him to bring innovation to more traditional areas where is set a concept of design as pure aesthetic shape. Awarded 4 times with the Compasso d’Oro ADI (Industrial Design association) for the lamps Drop (Flos, 1994), Tite and Mite (Foscarini, 2001), the bookshelf Big (Caimi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel

10 x 10: 10 critics 100 architects by Aaron Betsky Hardcover Phaidon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
10 x 10: 10 critics 100 architects by Aaron Betsky Hardcover published by Phaidon in 2000. 1st edition. 10 x 10 is a kaleidoscopic view of new architecture in the world today. 100 em...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Architectural Lighting Hardcover by M. David Egan and Victor Olgyay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural Lighting Hardcover by M. David Egan and Victor Olgyay. This second edition contains a comprehensive and in-depth presentation of lighting fundamentals. The text continu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, Signed, First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on a pasted down bookplate. In original dust jacket and boards. Pr...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bags : A Lexicon of Style Valerie Steele, Laird Borrelli Hardcover Book 1st Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bags : A Lexicon of Style Valerie Steele, Laird Borrelli Hardcover Book 1st Edition 1999. Large format coffee table book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11" x 9.5". 192 pages, ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Barovier e Toso Book 184 Illustrations from 1866-1972
By Marina Barovier
Located in Sacile, PN
Barovier e Toso book by Marina Barovier 1993. 212 pages with 184 colored illustractions from 1866-1972.
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1990s Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Australian Aboriginal Mulga Wood Carved Boomerang Throwing Stick 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Australian aboriginal boomerang - asymmetrical shape made of reddish brown wood with a grooved front surface and smooth back. D...
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Late 20th Century Australian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Hardwood

Fifty Years of Pep A Storied Past, A Promising Future, Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fifty Years of Pep: A Storied Past. A Promising Future. Hardcover – January 1, 2015 by Andrew Postman (Author), Indra K. Nooyi (Foreword) "This book contains the story of our first...
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20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Oscar Dog Bed Small by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing a philosophy that inco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, Signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, First Ed., 1967
By Rickenbacker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rickenbacker, Edward. Rickenbacker: An Autobiography. Englewood-Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1967. First edition, fifth printing. Signed and dated by Rickenbacker in felt-tipped ink. ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Fabric, Paper

Set of twelve silver-plated bronze Queen hand bells by Gorham
Located in London, GB
Set of twelve silver-plated bronze Queen hand bells by Gorham American, Late 20th Century Height 13cm, diameter 6cm A set of six pairs, each depicting significant royal figures from...
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20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver Plate, Bronze

Louis Icart The Complete Etchings, English Book by William Holland, 1990
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Icart, The Complete Etchings. English book, by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen, 1990. 1988 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's bir...
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1990s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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