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1965 Fred Press Black and Gold Prudential Insurance Co. Hi-ball Glasses Set of 4
By Jonathan Adler, Culver Ltd., Fred Press
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 4 highball glasses by Fred Press. This incredible design in a graphic gold and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fred Hirsch Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece 3-D Ebony 1900s Modernism 0844
By Fred Hirsch
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernism sterling silver five-piece tea set marked #600 made by M. Fred Hirsch Co. of New Jersey
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up
Located in London, GB
production since the birth of motion pictures! featuring an all star cast including Fred Astaire, Judy
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Vintage 1940s Australian Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Adirondak 302 Ken Landreaux 1980 All Star Game Commemorative Bat
Located in Dayton, OH
performance mentioned above. Fred Lynn would break the deadlock in the top of the fifth with a two-run homer
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Vintage 1980s American American Classical Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Wood

Vintage Golf Club, James Bradbeer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Fred (1904-1988), all qualified.[2] Of the four only Bob made the cut, finishing tied for 23rd place
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Early 20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Beech, Hickory

Vintage Golf Club, James Bradbeer
Vintage Golf Club, James Bradbeer
H 42.92 in W 0.04 in D 2.17 in

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By Jonathan Adler
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Pair of Gold Ceramic Bird Bowls from"Menagerie Collection" by Jonathan Adler
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Mid-Century Sheldon Rose AlphaSculpt Typesetter Block Sculpture Bookend
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Dorothy Draper Viennese Collection Chest Lacquered in Ivory, circa 1963
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Culver 22k Gold Glassware Barware Midcentury Set of 4
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Located in New York, NY
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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Etched Coffee Pot Teapot
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Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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MacGregor Leather and Metal Catcher's Mask c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Vintage Spalding Steel Wire and Leather Catcher's Masks, circa 1940
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Blue Steel Catcher's Mask c.1940
By Rawlings
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Vintage Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century Leather Wrapped Steel "Half Face" Catcher's Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Franklin Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1940
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Extremely Fine Marquetry Satinwood Demilune Console Table by Hampton & Sons
Located in Benington, Herts
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Distressed Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
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Leather and Metal Catcher's Mask, c.1940
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Vintage Turquoise and Gold Highball Barware Glasses Set of 8, circa 1960
By Culver Ltd., Libbey Glass Co., Georges Briard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
high ball cocktail glasses decorated with 22-karat gold leaf designs. Size: 5.5" tall x 3" mouth
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Vintage Steel and Green Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
League man, Fred Thayer, who in 1876 adapted a fencing mask for Alexander Tyng, then with the Harvard
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Early 20th C. Steel and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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MGM's 'Ziegfeld Follies' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1945
Located in Devon, GB
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