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Vintage Desoto

Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida (February 1977)
By John Pfahl
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by John Pfahl. "Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida (February 1977)" from the
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Desoto

Materials

Photographic Paper

Sexy Woman in a Swamp Storm - Pulp Magazine, Hispanic Artist, Mid Century
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael DeSoto's full command of academic painting. DeSoto did pulp covers up until the industry's
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1950s Academic Vintage Desoto

Materials

Board, Oil

Treachery in Trieste, Paperback Cover
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1954 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 24.75" x 15.5" Signature: Signed Lower Left This illustration was published as the paperback cover of Treachery in Trieste by Charl...
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1950s Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil, Board

Warren McArthur Chrysler Showroom Conference Table, circa 1934
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
A rare early Warren McArthur 6' conference table from the original Chrysler Desoto corporate
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Desoto

Materials

Aluminum

Caddy Tailfin
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
main street hotel, from an old fashioned boxing ring to an old DeSoto automobile in Maine--these
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1980s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Street Violinist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wild West Weekly. DeSoto retired from freelance illustration and began teaching art at State University
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1970s American Impressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
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1930s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Doctor DeSoto series, and he continued to write into his nineties. Among his other well-known works, the
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Desoto

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Desoto

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
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1930s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Untitled, 1968
By Emerson Woelffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
the publisher, lower left Printed by Ernest DeSoto Published by Collector's Press, San Francisco The
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1960s Abstract Vintage Desoto

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Untitled, 1968
Untitled, 1968
H 22.5 in W 18.25 in D 0.1 in
Frontal Street Scene
By Lester Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
are some details about the print: Marks: Lower left blindstamp -- mark of Ernest DeSoto, the printer
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Frontal Street Scene
Frontal Street Scene
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.1 in

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Nude Girl, Polynesian Girl Tahiti, Annabella
By Millard Sheets
Located in Miami, FL
In some instances, a painting will look significantly much better in person than it does digitize. This is one instance. In-person, this painting will knock your socks off. It is...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Augusto Marin exhibition poster (Puerto Rican artist)
By Rafael Tufino
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful exhibition poster by Puerto rican artist, Rafael Tufino (1922-2008). Augusto Marin, Exposicion de Pinturas, 1965. Screen print on paper, 20 x 30 inches. Wear and creasing a...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Screen

Pair of Large Vintage Oil Paintings in the Manner of Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in London, GB
A fabulous pair of large vintage oil paintings in the manner of Tamara de Lempicka. They date from around the late 20th century. They are beautifully executed and are very impressiv...
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1980s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Wood

The Model Asleep - Mid 20th Century Nude Still Life Oil Painting by Dorothy King
By Dorothy King
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC Moody, then briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art with Randolph Schwabe. She to...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Desoto

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Canvas, Oil

Charming Pair of English Antique Garden Oil Paintings
Located in Port Chester, NY
Would be very pretty oil in old frame, sweet for a girl's room. Nicely done, very pretty flowers. Charming in the shabby chic manner. Measurement below is for the larger painting. T...
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Early 20th Century English Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Wood

Large Modern Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very well done abstract Expressionist painting in oil on canvas. Done in a vibrant Mid-Century Modern color palette. Signed on back as pictured.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas

Still Life with Plant & Kettle - Large French Impressionist Kitchen Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful large French impressionist oil on canvas still life depicting a plant and brass kettle, probably in a kitchen. The work is very well painted and atmospheric on a gen...
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1920s Impressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vichr a Spol Art Deco Bookcase Made in 1930s Czechia
By Vichr & Spol
Located in Horomerice, CZ
The bookcase has been restored and refinished. It's made out of oak, chrome plated steel and glass. It was made in 1930s in Czechia by Vichr a spol. The bookcase features metal l...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desoto

Materials

Chrome

French Pair of Napoleon III toad chairs armchairs seating blue upholstery 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty pair of Napoleon III period (mid XIX th Century) living room armchairs, covered in a beautiful blue fabric. This is not an identical pair but both armchairs are entirely ...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vintage Desoto

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Warren McArthur Coffee Table ca' 1930's
By Warren McArthur
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual Warren McArthur coffee table with architectural, machine age base and original formica black top. Signed underneath.
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Desoto

Materials

Aluminum

Warren McArthur Coffee Table ca' 1930's
Warren McArthur Coffee Table ca' 1930's
H 17.75 in W 36 in D 18 in
"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting
By Hollis Dunlap
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...
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2010s American Impressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil, Panel

Warren McArthur Streamline Modern Aluminum Black Coffee Table Model 1559-s 1930s
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Warren McArthur Coffee table, model 1559-s Warren McArthur Corporation USA, c. 1930 enameled aluminum, laminate 18½ h × 30 dia in (47 × 76 cm) literature: Warren McArthur Corpo...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desoto

Materials

Aluminum

Very Large Decorative Oil on Canvas of a Victorian Naval Scene on the Thames
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very large and decorative oil on canvas of some early Victorian ships on the Thames. This is a wonderful painting that looks really quite e...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas

Large Folk art /surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. Circus scene. " Burning Tent
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Folk art / surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. depicting circus scene. "Burning Tent".. Very well executed.. amazing detail..
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Hispanic Artist - Spanish Culture - Spanish Souvenir mantilla, peineta, gilet
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in Miami, FL
F. Luis Mora was the first Hispanic member of the National Academy of Design. Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta, by Francis Luis Mora is a painting of beautiful Spanish women in...
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1920s Impressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ondine
By Pierre Marcel-Béronneau
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mystical and mysterious, a mythological Ondine rests beside an ethereal forest pond in this majestic, original oil on canvas by French Symbolist Pierre-Amédée Marcel-Béronneau. A stu...
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20th Century Symbolist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Component Art Wall Sculpture, Vintage Midcentury Potentiometers
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s computer that started a company
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Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Metal, Aluminum, Copper, Wire

Component Art "RJBX0339" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s computer that
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Copper, Wire

Component Art Gallery "RGBX0340" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter Take 25% OFF SALE
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
1949 DeSoto; a rectifier from an old family radio; a mainframe from a 1960s computer that started a
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Copper, Wire

Component Art "RJBX0339" Wall Sculpture by Bill Reiter, 25% OFF. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s computer that
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Copper, Wire

TV Character Generator Keyboard Key Sculpture, circa Mid-20th Century
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Component Art Wall Sculpture #PM-826, Mid-Century TV Video Artifacts
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Wire

Component Art "0609A" Wall Sculpture Comprised of Mid-20th TV Artifacts, on Sale
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
components and make them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

Component Art 659-C Wall Sculpture, Big View Mid 20th TV Artifacts. Take 25% OFF
Located in Dallas, TX
. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Brass, Copper, Chrome, Wire, Gold Leaf, Metal, Aluminum, Gold Plate, Sil...

Component Art Wall Sculpture By Bill Reiter. MidCentury Potentiometers. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family
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Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Metal, Aluminum, Copper, Wire

Component Art "0609A" Wall Sculpture Comprised Of Mid 20th TV Artifacts. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
these components and make them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

Component Art Wall Sculpture #PM-826. Mid-Century TV Video Artifacts. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Desoto

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Wire

TV Character Generator Keyboard Key Sculpture, circa Mid-20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

Materials

Plastic, Glass

Television Electronic Components, Circa Mid-Century Sculpture in Glass
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

Television Electronic Components, Circa Mid-Century Sculpture In Glass. ON SALE.
Located in Dallas, TX
them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

TV Electronic Potentiometer Sculpture, Circa Mid-Century In Glass Vase. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
these components and make them displayable and more meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

Materials

Metal

TV Electronic Connectors, Vintage, Circa Mid-Century, in Glass Vase. ON SALE
Located in Dallas, TX
DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s computer that started a company
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Vintage Desoto

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Metal

Noir Pulp Magazine, Dead Man in the Snow, Mid Century, Latin Art Hispanic Artist
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Miami, FL
A crime drama needs a cover image. What to do? Hire Rafael Desoto to make a powerful visual
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1940s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Vintage Poster Hot As A Smoking Gun The New DeSoto Chrysler Car (Large)
Located in London, GB
the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto) manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto Division of the
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1950s American Vintage Desoto

Materials

Paper

Antique Automobiles - Esquire Magazine Art Department c. 1940s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrysler 1926 - first Pontiac 1928 - first DeSoto 1929 - first Plymouth 1931 - Packard Sport Phaeton
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20th Century American Vintage Desoto

Dark Crowd
By Lester Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
DeSoto, the printer Lower left blindstamp -- mark of Collector's Press I am not certain of the size of
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Lithograph

Dark Crowd
Dark Crowd
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
Whimsical Fishing Illustration Cartoon 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, India Ink

Whimsical Illustration Hiking Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Desoto

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and
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1930s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Whimsical Illustration Skiing Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
By William Steig (b.1907)
Located in Surfside, FL
, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and he continued to write into his nineties. Among his other well-known
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1930s Naturalistic Vintage Desoto

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Original Vintage Poster Hot As A Smoking Gun The New DeSoto Chrysler Car (Large)
Located in London, GB
the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto) manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto Division of the
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1950s Vintage Desoto

Materials

Paper

Consumed by the Flames
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Rafael Desoto. A red-lipped, blonde bad girl finds herself in the grip of a haunting, demon-like man who
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1950s American Modern Vintage Desoto

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Pin-up and the P.I.
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
artist and illustrator Rafael DeSoto. A red-lipped, raven haired femme fatale oozes a come-hither
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1950s American Realist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Dead On Delivery
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A lurid watercolor painting on board by noted artist & illustrator Rafael DeSoto, this was a
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1940s American Realist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

Blaze of Glory
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
On offer is a defining menace-themed oil on canvas pulp cover painting by Rafael DeSoto which
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Desoto

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Teen-Age Gangs
By Rafael DeSoto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Teen-Age Gangs was created by Rafael Desoto as cover art for a 1954 Popular Library Paperback Book
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1950s American Realist Vintage Desoto

Materials

Oil

Pair of Tail Light Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ingenious pair of tail light table lamps (Chrylser or deSoto) from the late 50s.
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1950s American Vintage Desoto

Materials

Metal

Cast Aluminum Bumper Car Form
Located in Seattle, WA
. Perhaps the DeSoto or the Packard served as inspiration. The classic streamlined design includes the
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20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Desoto

Materials

Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Bumper Car Form
Cast Aluminum Bumper Car Form
H 16 in W 60 in D 23 in
Component Art "190 SL" Wall Sculpture. Mid-Century Mercedes Automobile Fragments
Located in Dallas, TX
meaningful. A flywheel from a 1949 DeSoto, a rectifier from an old family radio, a mainframe from a 1960s
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Vintage Desoto

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel

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Vintage Desoto For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage desoto you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Art Deco style, while we also have 1 Art Deco versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect vintage desoto may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a vintage desoto to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, black, blue and more. There have been many interesting vintage desoto examples over the years, but those made by Rafael DeSoto, John Pfahl and Bruce Wrighton are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, board and illustration board — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage Desoto?

A vintage desoto can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $500 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.