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Mugler Honeycomb Motif Suit
By Thierry Mugler
Located in New York, NY
pattern throughout. Snap front closure with slim cut skirt. France 1990s. Size 42. The "Insect" collection
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1980s French Vintage Insect Collection

Unframed Collection Painted Scientific Illustrations of Various Insects
Located in New York, NY
Unframed Collection painted scientific illustrations of various insects from the early 20th century
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

Emerging Insect
By Graham Sutherland
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Emerging Insect" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences" 1968 is an
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Insect Collection

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Lithograph

Collection of 3 Large Insects in Solid Lucite Boxes Spider Hornet & Stag Beetle
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice collection of Frozen insects circa 1970's , in solid lucite boxes.
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20th Century American American Classical Vintage Insect Collection

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Acrylic

"Insect, Simulating Seeds" Important color lithograph.
By Graham Sutherland
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Insect, Simulating Seeds" from the suite "Bestiary and some Correspondences
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Insect Collection

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Lithograph

14k Gold Turquoise Pearl & Topaz Fly Insect Brooch
Located in Wallkill, NY
the insects head. Measures 1.17" Top to bottom x .56" wide. This is out of a massive collection of
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1960s Vintage Insect Collection

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Pearl, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold

Green Insect Bug Inspired Diamond and Emerald Pin
Located in New York, NY
design, this bug pin promises to be a remarkable addition to your collection. Order our Green Body Bug
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1980s Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold

Vintage 1990s Ruby and Diamond Yellow Gold Insect Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive 0.43 carat ruby and 0.04 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold 'insect' brooch
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1990s Unknown Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Self-Portrait as Insect Greeting Another, " Conrad Fried, Modern Abstract
By Conrad Fried
Located in New York, NY
Conrad Fried (1918 - 2009) Self-Portrait as Insect Greeting Another, 1994 Oil on canvas 27 3/4 x 22
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Insect Collection

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Figural Enamel Wasp Insect Ring with Rubies In Yellow Gold
Located in Bloomington, MN
Vintage Figural Enamel Wasp Insect Ring with Rubies In Yellow Gold Embrace the charm of this truly
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Insect Collection

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Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Vintage 12.39 Carat Amethyst Pearl and Ruby Yellow Gold Insect Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive 12.39 carat amethyst, pearl and 0.06 carat ruby, 14 karat yellow gold 'insect
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1960s Unknown Vintage Insect Collection

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Amethyst, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

SWAROVSKI Crystal Bumble Bee Insect Bug Brooch Pin Never Worn 1980s
By Swarovski
Located in Wallkill, NY
1.23 in. wide x 25.21 mm or .99 in. Top to bottom. This is out of a massive collection of Hopi, Zuni
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1980s American Vintage Insect Collection

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Gilt Metal

S/S 1997 Thierry Mugler Couture 'Les Insectes' Black Fringe Tassel Blazer
By Thierry Mugler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
'Les Insectes' Couture collection this blazer features masterful design and tailoring with similar
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1990s French Vintage Insect Collection

Me & You: framed abstract black & white photo collage w/ nudes, insect, heart
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Me & You" is a black & white framed silver gelatin collage photograph with images of nudes, insect
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1990s Abstract Vintage Insect Collection

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

David Webb Vintage Brooch Gold Grasshopper Enamel Gemstones Estate Jewelry
By David Webb
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
appearance. It belongs to Twilight Tales collection. The grasshopper is crafted with meticulous detail and
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1980s American Vintage Insect Collection

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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
landscape. The abstract compositions evoke twisting vines, webs, fractal branches, insect activity, tracks
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1960s Congolese Tribal Vintage Insect Collection

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Natural Fiber

Bill Graham The Who & Grateful Dead 1968 Fillmore 1st Edition Concert Poster
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
and Alton Kelley. A psychedelic triptych design featuring a menacing insect which is juxtaposed with a
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1960s American Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

Prismes
By Eugene Alain Seguy
Located in Wilton, CT
A rare and particularly contemporary-looking collection of forty pochoir-colored plates of
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Gouache

Diamonds Rubies Sapphire 14 Karat Yellow Gold Scarab Brooch
By SCALA GIOIELLI
Located in Marcianise, IT
of color that mimics the natural beauty of the insect, making the piece captivating and unique. At
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1990s European Artisan Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Silver

Late Edged Primula Wrapped in Tissue, oil on board by Jo Aylward, 2024
By Ali Alışır
Located in Kingsclere, GB
memories of transient moments and chance encounters with birds, insects, and flowers forming the basis of
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

Materials

Board

Sheep and First Blossom of Spring, oil on board by Jo Aylward, 2024
By Ali Alışır
Located in Kingsclere, GB
memories of transient moments and chance encounters with birds, insects, and flowers forming the basis of
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Board

Vintage Plique-a-jour, Sapphire and Diamond, 18ct Yellow Gold Bug Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
carat yellow gold bug brooch; part of our diverse antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections
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20th Century Unknown Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Certified Natural Jadeite Jade Decoration, Titled "Rich World", circa 1911-1949
Located in Hong Kong, HK
From our extensive Jade collection, here is another one to add to someones important collection
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1930s Chinese Contemporary Vintage Insect Collection

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Jade

1938 ElsaSchiaparelli CouturePagan DeposeFrance FeatherCrystalGold Bird Brooch
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
one of Schiaparelli's themed clothing collections in the late 1930s for which she commissioned many
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1930s French Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

Gaston Lachaise Alva Moa Sculpture Marble Base Philadelphia Museum
By Gaston Lachaise
Located in San Diego, CA
Gaston Lachaise for Alva Studios abstracted insect sculpture for the Philadelphia Museum of art
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1960s American Vintage Insect Collection

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Brass

Japanese Vintage Dragonfly Lantern With Monkey Suspension Hooks
Located in South Burlington, VT
Culture Dragonfly (Tombo) is known as the "victory insect", or kachimushi, because of its hunting prowess
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Insect Collection

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Iron

Untitled, Oil on Canvas Painting by Stephen Gilbert, 1951
Located in Kingsclere, GB
rejected by military service Gilbert moved to Ireland where he spent his time painting abstracted insects
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Canvas

1952 Broadbill, Ornithology, Walter Linsenmaier, Coloured Pencil Drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
world renowned illustrator of birds, insects and animals. circa 1952. Used as basis for the
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1950s Swiss Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

Marvelous High-Quality Taxidermy Red Patas or Hussar Monkey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
H. approx. 40 cm Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands The patas monkey lives in
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Vintage Insect Collection

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Animal Skin

Marvelous High-Quality Taxidermy Red Patas or Hussar Monkey
Marvelous High-Quality Taxidermy Red Patas or Hussar Monkey
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H 15.75 in W 33.47 in D 15.75 in
White Claw
Located in New York, NY
mantis, an example of the artist's stark, surrealistic preoccupation with the insect world. Although the
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1950s Abstract Vintage Insect Collection

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Pencil

Two Women With Fans
By Walasse Ting
Located in Austin, TX
(Optium museum acrylic). Provenance Arij Gasiunasen Fine Art, Toronto Private Collection, Ontario, Canada
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1980s Post-War Vintage Insect Collection

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper

Untitled, Oil on Canvas Red & White Painting by Stephen Gilbert, 1951
Located in Kingsclere, GB
rejected by military service Gilbert moved to Ireland where he spent his time painting abstracted insects
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Canvas

Couture HandPaintedWood CherryFruit RedGreenCharms SilverChain Link Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
metal insects for her Fall 1938 "Pagan" collection, along with an evening dress whose neckline is
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20th Century Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Silver, Silver Plate, Gilt Metal

Tridos ediction 239
By Victor Vasarely
Located in PARIS, FR
sculptures. He was able to combine modernist design, insect physiognomy, and human sexuality, to produce
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1980s Vintage Insect Collection

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Lithograph

Dessin
Located in PARIS, FR
sculptures. He was able to combine modernist design, insect physiognomy, and human sexuality, to produce
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20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

Dessin
H 21.66 in W 15.75 in
Pair of Art Nouveau Tiffany Style Lamps with Hand Leaded Glass Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
undulating lower edge of the shade is formed by the flying insects. Delicate tracery and soft colors are
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Insect Collection

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Bronze

Couture 1937-40 ElsaSchiaparelli MarcelVertes HarlequinDuck GlazedCeramic Brooch
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
-insect-adorned rhodoid choker by lesser known Jean Clement from her Fall 1938 "Pagan" collection for
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1930s French Artisan Vintage Insect Collection

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Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

Derek Clarkson Brush Decorated Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
brush pattern of stylized insect like designs by Derek Clarkson (1928-2013). The vase of rounded bulbous
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1970s English Modern Vintage Insect Collection

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Porcelain

British Colonial Teak Wood Display Counter
Located in Chicago, IL
glass-windowed display shelves and cases to protect their contents from insects and dust. This sales
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20th Century Burmese British Colonial Vintage Insect Collection

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Glass, Teak

Vintage Owl Brooch by RÉJA vermeil sterling silve, large rhinestne 1940 USA,
By Staret
Located in Stuttgart, DE
I love these animals brooches series from RÉJA NY, they are from my personal collection. All bodies
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1930s American Modern Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal, Agate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil

Vintage Spanish Plique-a-Jour and Ruby 18k Yellow Gold Butterfly Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the form of a butterfly; part of our diverse antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections. This
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1970s Spanish Vintage Insect Collection

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Omar’s Cup
By Bernard Childs
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Alice and Albert Turner”, Cincinnati, Ohio Note: An impression of this image is in the collection of
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Insect Collection

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Drypoint

‘Fly and Spider’ Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire Brooch, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
This unique brooch dates back to the 1950s and is a collection of rose cut diamonds, deep red
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1950s Unknown Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver

Gianni Versace Couture Printed Halterneck Dress, Circa 1995-1996
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Geneva, CH
1996 Spring-Summer collection. Cut from (silk ?) crepe (composition tag is missing) in a halterneck
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1990s Italian Vintage Insect Collection

Lalique After René Lalique, Six Fontainebleau Water Glasses, France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Lalique Fontainebleau champagne set of six. Other wine glasses from the same collection
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal

Lalique After René Lalique, Six Fontainebleau Champagne Glasses, France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Lalique Fontainebleau champagne set of six. Other wine glasses from the same collection
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal

Lalique After René Lalique, Six Fontainebleau White Wine Glasses, France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
collection are available in the shop. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 12.4 x 7 Secure
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal

Lalique After René Lalique, Six Fontainebleau Red Wine Glasses, France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
collection are available in the shop. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 13 x 8 Secure
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal

Lalique After René Lalique, Five Fontainebleau Liquor Glasses, France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
collection are available in the shop. In very good condition. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 11 x 6.5 Secure
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Insect Collection

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Crystal

Ndop Kuba Statue From The Kuba Ndengese Shoowa Tribe Dr Congo Kasaï African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
, ndop were carved in hardwood and anointed with palm oil to protect them from insects, which is unique
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Vintage Insect Collection

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Hardwood

Egyptian Scarab Brass Beetle Figurine on Black Stone Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
and beautiful addition to any Egyptian Art Deco collection. This Vintage solid cast brass Egyptian
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Insect Collection

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Marble, Stone, Brass, Bronze

Signs and Symbols in Christian Art by George Ferguson
Located in valatie, NY
representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. In addition to a
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1990s Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

Abstract Expressionist Fruit Uplifting Still Life Nude Symbolism Pop Art Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Colt. Colt's paintings are often filled with small figures of insects and critters, but this work comes
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Insect Collection

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Vintage Enamel and Yellow Gold Ladybird Brooches, Circa 1980
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
vintage jewelry collections. These stunning, fine and impressive vintage brooches have been crafted in
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1980s Unknown Vintage Insect Collection

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18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Trees
By Max Karp
Located in Columbia, MO
species of birds and insects for his father who was an ornithologist and entomologist. In the mid-1960's
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Insect Collection

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Enamel

1946-1954 Country Life
Located in Bath, GB
A collection of eleven volumes of the Country Life magazine, uniformly bound in an attractive
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Mid-20th Century British Vintage Insect Collection

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Paper

1946-1954 Country Life
1946-1954 Country Life
H 13 in W 20 in D 9.5 in
Vintage 2.75ct Diamond Ruby Sapphire and Onyx Yellow Gold Scarab Beetle Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive vintage brooch has been
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1950s Vintage Insect Collection

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Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver

Kiki Smith Lithograph/Collage Various Flying Creatures "bee" Signed Dated
By Kiki Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
has used one of her animal/insect iconic figures for this glassine paper and wove paper lithograph
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1990s American Modern Vintage Insect Collection

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Kiki Smith Collage/Lithograph Various Flying Creatures "bat" Signed Dated
By Kiki Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
has used one of her animal/insect iconic figures for this glassine paper and wove paper lithograph
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1990s American Modern Vintage Insect Collection

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Kiki Smith Lithograph/Collage Various Flying Creatures "fly" Signed Dated
By Kiki Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
has used one of her animal/insect iconic figures for this glassine paper and wove paper lithograph
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1990s American Modern Vintage Insect Collection

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Lithograph, Paper

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Vintage Insect Collection For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the vintage insect collection you’re looking for. A vintage insect collection — often made from ceramic, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage insect collection, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage insect collection is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Arts and Crafts and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made vintage insect collection has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rose Cabat and Robert Thompson are consistently popular.

How Much is a Vintage Insect Collection?

A vintage insect collection can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $59 and the highest can go for as much as $175,000.