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"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover
By Milton Glaser
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Glaser" Exhibited: Milton Glase...
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Penguin Book

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Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Danish Ceramic "Pondus the Penguin" Bank by Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in San Diego, CA
Scarce large "Pondus the Penguin" bank made from red earthenware pottery by Danish factory
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Earthenware

Ronson 1930 Pik A Cig Magic Penguin Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. A beautiful, exceedingly rare
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Brass, Enamel, Bronze

"Objets d'Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book
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1980s Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Board, Oil

Ronson 1930 Pik a Cig Magic Penguin Touch Tip Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. A beautiful, exceedingly rare
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Bronze, Steel

Viva Picasso: a Centennial Celebration 1881-1981 Hardcover Book with Jacket
By David Duncan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
life. With book jacket. 12 in L x 9 in. W x 1 in. H Publisher ? : ? Penguin Books Ltd (May 1
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1980s American International Style Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

"Old Masters, New World" First Edition Book by Cynthia Saltzman
By Cynthia Saltzman
Located in valatie, NY
. New York: The Penguin Group, Inc., 2008. Hardcover with dust jacket. 324. A fascinating book on the
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20th Century North American Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago 1st Ed 1999 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago and Edward Lucie-Smith Hardcover Book. Published
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

Newchurch, Romney Marsh watercolour by John Piper
By John Piper CH
Located in London, GB
commissioned him in 1947 to produce a book on the area for King Penguin Books. Piper stayed for a time there
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1980s Vintage Penguin Book

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Watercolor

Ruth & Skitch Henderson's Seasons in the Country, Signed First Edition
By Ruth and Skitch Henderson
Located in valatie, NY
: Penguin Books USA, 1990. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. Skitch Henderson was a
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20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

'Large American Action Abstract', Beat Generation, Diptych, Naked Lunch
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century." (Junkie, Penguin Modern Classics, 2003
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1990s Abstract Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

The harbor
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Dutton Penguin, Silver Burdett & Ginn, Book of the Month Club • Magazines - Redbook, Playboy, Seventeen
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Late 20th Century Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Acrylic

The harbor
The harbor
H 31 in W 43 in D 1.75 in
Audrey Flack On Painting (hand signed, dated and inscribed by Audrey Flack)
By Audrey Flack
Located in New York, NY
the original recipient "with indelible memories." Book information: Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc
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1980s Photorealist Vintage Penguin Book

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Offset, Lithograph, Mixed Media, Ink, Paper

Portrait of Artist's Daughter Julian Orde Poet - British 1930s oil painting
By Cuthbert Orde
Located in London, GB
book Pilots Of Fighter Command: Sixty Four Portraits, Orde wrote an essay explaining the circumstances
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Oil

"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
to explore new ways for artists to break established barriers. In 1917, he founded the Penguin Club
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1930s Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper, Pen

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

Portfolio of Shells
By Andreas Feininger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fotografie. Amsterdam: De Bussy, 1965. Basic Color Photography. 1969. The Color Photo Book. Englewood Cliffs
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1970s American Realist Vintage Penguin Book

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Silver Gelatin

Tribe of Benjamin, Large Judaica Mixed Media Collage Painting
By Archie Rand
Located in Surfside, FL
Montale), 1995", SRO Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2016); “Sixty Paintings From the Bible” & “The Book of Judith
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1980s American Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Paint, Paper, Mixed Media

Large Archie Rand Abstract Expressionist Cartoon Oil Painting Dusseldorf
By Archie Rand
Located in Surfside, FL
Paintings From the Bible” & “The Book of Judith, 2012”, Cleveland State University Galleries, Cleveland, OH
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1980s American Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Oil

Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack
By Andrew Murray
Located in Surfside, FL
, and he bought himself Norman Colquhoun's Penguin Paint Your Own Pictures. So began the second and
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Oil

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19th Century French French Provincial Vintage Penguin Book

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By Ross Littell
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Extremely rare and beautiful, "Luar" dining table designed by Ross Littell for ICF, De Padova, Italy in 1972. This is a truly wonderful example of art functioning as table. The Lu...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Franz Anton Bustelli for Nymphenberg - Läufer mit Consortin
By Franz Anton Bustelli, Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in Hanover, MA
Franze Anton Bustelli, one of the most important porcelain modellers of the Rococo, in 1754 for PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG. Porcelain, glazed, sculpted representation of Consor...
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1950s German Vintage Penguin Book

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Antique French oak drapers table
Located in High Point, NC
Exuding grandeur with its substantial length at almost 9 feet, this French oak drapers table is an awe-inspiring piece. Its six gracefully turned legs and a convenient lower shelf ad...
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Mid-19th Century Vintage Penguin Book

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Antique French oak drapers table
Antique French oak drapers table
H 31.5 in W 105 in D 32.5 in
19th Century Watercolor Tromp'l Oeil Painting on Paper, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted around 1880 in Berlin, Germany, this Beautiful and Rare 19th Century Watercolor Trompe-l'œil Painting on Paper is a captivating masterpiece of illusionistic artistry. Trompe-...
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Eero Aarnio for Asko Arm Chair Red Fiberglass Pastil "Pastille", Finland, 1960s
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Eero Aarnio for Asko chair red fiberglass Pastil "Pastille", Finland, 1960s A red high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio...
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Fiberglass

Life Size Bronze Ballerina Statue "pas de Deux" a Dance for Two by Mario Jason
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful life size bronze statue by artist and sculptor Mario Jason. For the artist, dance is his muse. Since the 1980's, Mario Jason's sculptures have attracted a worldwide audie...
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Porsche Leather Card Holder Cigarette Box
By Ferdinand A. Porsche
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant cigarette or card holder etui in saddle leather and with golden brass clips, signed.
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Brass

Porsche Leather Card Holder Cigarette Box
Porsche Leather Card Holder Cigarette Box
H 0.6 in W 3.75 in D 2.76 in
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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1830s French Louis XVI Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Paint

Ronson USA 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Black Lacquer And Steel
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Table lighter Lancel - "La boule de Lancel" 1920s
By Lancel Paris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Table lighter Lancel "Le boule de Lancel" - Patent Pending.SGDG 75-22 - in brass One of the early automatic lighters (1920s-1930s) Golden brass mechanism
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Eero Aarnio for Asko Chair Orange Fiberglass Pastil or 'Pastille', Finland, 1968
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An orange high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio in 1968 for modern furniture maker Asko Oy in Helsinki, Finland. This vi...
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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German 1935 Bauhaus Art Deco Bartender Mechanical Cigarette Dispenser Box
By Bauhaus
Located in Miami, FL
Barman mechanical cigarette dispenser box. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in Germany during the art deco period, back in the 1935. This is a rare barman mecha...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Brass, Steel

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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1940s Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Tiffany Co. Paris 1919 French Table Petrol Lighter In Brass & Carved White Nacre
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful and unusual antique table petrol lighter, created in Paris France by the Tiffany & Co., back in the 1919. Crafted after the ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Anna Rodale 1963
By Anna Rodale
Located in Sarasota, FL
magazine and book businesses of Rodale, with some sources reporting the purchase price as about $225
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1960s American Minimalist Vintage Penguin Book

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Gold Leaf

The Rise of David Bowie. 1972-1973. Art Edition B
By Mick Rock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paintings. He has contributed to The Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book

The Rise of David Bowie. 1972-1973. Art Edition A
By Mick Rock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paintings. He has contributed to The Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book

Painted Folding Screen with Penguins by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Decorative folding screen by Lynn Curlee, award winning children's book author and illustrator
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Wood, Leather

Large three panel Penguin folding screen by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Large three panel folding screen. One side is painted with an array of four emperor penguins by
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Acrylic

The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
By Mick Rock 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing.
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The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
The Rise of David Bowie, 1972-1973
H 17.3 in W 12.4 in D 3 in
Superman the Animated Series Prod. Cel / Background: Superbat, Robin, Penguin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to the source material, voice acting, maturity and modernization of the title character's comic-book
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1990s Pop Art Vintage Penguin Book

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Vintage Luxury Cushions "Penguin Classics" Bespoke Silk Pillow Made in London
Located in London, GB
featuring the glorious illustrated designs and titles of the popular British Penguin Classic book covers
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1990s English Other Vintage Penguin Book

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Rare American Folk Art Duluth Decoy DFD Signed Hand Carved & Painted Penguin
Located in Forney, TX
penguin, hand-carved by the late David Earl Perkins (Duluth, Minnesota, 1934-2018), featuring the original
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"Reyner Banham – Los Angeles, The Architecture of Four Ecologies" Book
By Reyner Banham
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by The Penguin Press, 1971. English architectural critic and prolific
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

Icarus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
featured on the book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel
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1980s Surrealist Vintage Penguin Book

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Icarus
H 11 in W 15.5 in D 3 in
The Jazz Soloist
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasett, ME
his woodcuts and design skills for book illustrations and jacket covers as well as a few campaigns for
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1950s Cubist Vintage Penguin Book

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Tribe of Benjamin, Large Judaica Mixed Media Collage Painting
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Located in Surfside, FL
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Modernist Judaica David and Goliath Biblical Expressionist Cartoon Oil Painting
By Archie Rand
Located in Surfside, FL
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1990s American Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Watercolour Edwardian Knife Grinder by John Berry Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
Like. He also illustrated many books and book covers for Corgi, Four Square, Panther, Penguin and
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1950s British Vintage Penguin Book

Vintage Large Watercolor by John Berry of Rumpelstiltskin, Mid-20th Century
By John Berry
Located in London, GB
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Arthur Court Penguin Inkwell, 1976
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
. This piece is illustrated in the book Arthur Court Designs (2000).
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1970s American Vintage Penguin Book

Danish Ceramic Penguin Bank by Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in San Diego, CA
Scarce large "Pondus the Penguin" bank, made from red earthenware pottery by Danish factory
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Earthenware

Danish Ceramic Penguin Bank by Knabstrup
Danish Ceramic Penguin Bank by Knabstrup
H 10.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
1930s Art Deco Rare Mr & Mrs Penguin Early Coro Fur Clips
Located in Wilmslow, GB
An exceptionally rare surviving pair of original 1930s Penguin Fur Clips. Made by the renowned
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book

Ronson 1935 PikaCig Magic Penguin Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box With Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Penguin Book

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Backyard Book, Ideas and Resources for Outdoor Living
By Tricia Foley
Located in valatie, NY
The Backyard book, Ideas and Resources for outdoor living. New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1988
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20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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"The Art of the Party" Book by Renny Reynolds
By Renny Reynolds
Located in valatie, NY
The Art of the Party by Renny Reynolds. New York: Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA
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By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in London, GB
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1930s Bulldog and Toys Educational School Chart
By B. Midderigh-Bokhorst 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930s Educational school chart with a boy reading a picture book. He's surrounded by all his
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Highlanders, A History of the Scottish Clans, First Edition
By Fitzroy Maclean
Located in valatie, NY
Highlanders, A History of The Scottish Clans by Fitzroy Maclean. New York: Penguin Group, 1995
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20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Georgia O'Keeffe by Georgia O'Keeffe
By Georgia O'Keefee
Located in valatie, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe by Georgia O'Keeffe. New York: Penguin Books, 1977. Second edition paper back. 224
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20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

Georgia O'Keeffe by Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe by Georgia O'Keeffe
H 14 in W 10.5 in D 0.75 in
On This Island, Photographs of Long Island, First Edition
By Larry Kanfer
Located in valatie, NY
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20th Century American Vintage Penguin Book

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Paper

Imperial Splendour: Palaces & Monasteries Old Russia by Prince George Galitzine
Located in valatie, NY
Penguin Books Limited, NY, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket. The magnificence of Russia's architecture and
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1990s Vintage Penguin Book

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"The Solo" 1950s Jazz Scene Painting by Morton Dimondstein
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Wiscasset, ME
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By John Berry
Located in London, GB
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Garrick Theatre Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting
By Andrew Murray
Located in Surfside, FL
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Oil

"Clown and Showgirl" Walt Kuhn, Circus Performers, New York, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
began to explore new ways for artists to break established barriers. In 1917, he founded the Penguin
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1930s American Modern Vintage Penguin Book

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Black C-1
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
Milwitzky, Pancake Sees the World (1953). His work also was included in the G.I. Sketch Book, edited by
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20th Century Vintage Penguin Book

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Black C-1
Black C-1
H 21.75 in W 19.5 in D 1.25 in
Black #1, 1965 Mid Century Modern Painting Shaped 3 Dimensional Canvas
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
included in the G.I. Sketch Book, edited by Aimee Crane and published by Penguin Books (1944
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1960s Abstract Vintage Penguin Book

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Canvas, Acrylic

Reuben Toledo Black and White Painting on Canvas with Modern Chinoiserie Theme
By Ruben Toledo
Located in Houston, TX
animated history of French fashion. Toledo also illustrated book jackets for Penguin Classics Deluxe
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