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Period: 20th Century
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
7 high relief cameos carved from Bull mouth Shell
Box Clasp
7.5"L x 1.125"W x .197"D
Marked 95
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Rustic Taxidermy White Tail Deer Buck Antlers Horns on Wall-Mounted Plaque 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern white tail deer buck antlers, horns on a wooden wall-mounted plaque.
Great Taxidermy Plaque Mount, wall sculpture for hunters.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Antler
Arts & Crafts Hand Painted Church Glass Window Bible Reading Mary, Fire & Angels
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique work of religous art, former church or cloister window.
This 'fire-painted' or stained glass church window possibly depicts a biblical scene or maybe 'just' the image of the ...
Category
Dutch Arts and Crafts 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron, Lead, Metal
Antique French or Swiss Army Leather Ammunition Ammo Bullet Pouch
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique early 20th century French or Swiss leather ammunition / artillery officer / military gendarmerie pouch / cartridge box. Well made, dating from the early 1930s. Made of durabl...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Picasso Ceramic Plate Portfolio Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and special portfolio of Picasso Ceramics published by Albert Skira, Inc., 1955. Foreword by Suzanne and George Ramié. This incredible portfolio contains 18 colorplates of Pic...
Category
Swiss Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nantucket Opera House Menu, circa 1960s to 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Vintage Menu from the Opera House Restaurant on Nantucket, circa 1960s. The beloved and fondly missed Opera House was the iconic restaurant owned and operated by Gwen Gaillard o...
Category
American Other Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Yosemite and the Range of Light Ansel Adams Signed 1st Edition
By Ansel Adams
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Yosemite and the Range of Light Ansel Adams signed 1st edition.
1981, SIGNED by Ansel Adams on a special book plate in the middle of the first (blank) page titled:
The Photography As...
Category
American Expressionist 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Izaak WALTON. The Compleat Angler. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham FIRST TRADE ED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALTON, Izaak.
TITLE: The Compleat Angler.
PUBLISHER: London: George C. Harrap & Co., 1931.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST TRADE EDITION. 1 vol., 9-3/4" - 7-9/16", illustrated by Art...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Wild Boar Teeth Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Wild Boar Teeth Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany 1950s
A vintage Black Forest wild boar (Sus scrofa) trophy on wooden plaque. The teeth are decorated with two metal mounting...
Category
German Black Forest 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Italian Pleated Leather Magazine Rack by Nova Tecno, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning magazine rack completely made of thick Italian leather. This charming magazine rack was made by Nova Tecno in Italy in the 1970s and is signed on the bottom.
This elegant m...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting Female Anatomy
A rare 19ct anatomical brochure illustrating the female human anatomy. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of human o...
Category
German Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Godfather / Il Padrino
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Francis Ford Coppola's gangster masterpiece starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert Duvall.
This piece is in excellent condition, with the colo...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Tin Toy Chinese MS 705 Trolley Bus Shanghai-Rare, 1950/1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
One of the absolute rarest antique Chinese toys made. Antique Red China Tin Toy clockwork. Chinese MS 705 Trolley Bus Shanghai-Rare!
Additional informatio...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Adlake 55 Railway Non Sweating Signal Lamp. Ideal for Cafe decoration
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Adlake 55 Railway Non Sweating Signal Lamp.
Ideal for decoration in a restaurant or cafe on a Railway or industrial theme
The lamp has a single bulls eye window, no burner, it o...
Category
Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...
Category
Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mannequin of a Young Girl in Black Dress, Shop Display, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original shop window display child mannequin for primary school clothing, she wears a black dress as an example for children's uniforms from the 1950s.
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Barley
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Barley
A rare antique botanical model manufactured by the famous Robert Brendel manufactory for botanicals models around 1900. Highly ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made of plaster, glass and painted paper mache, metal hooks, holding on a ...
Category
German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Christie's Monaco Succession de M. Henri Samuel December 15, 1996
By M. Henri Samuel
Located in Spencertown, NY
This rare and sought-after Christies' auction catalogue features 201 pages and 350 lots, highlighting the superb Paris apartment of legendary designer Henri Samuel which was sold in ...
Category
French Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maitland Smith Art Nouveau Style Large Standing Brass Nautilus Magnifying Glass
Located in Doylestown, PA
Maitland Smith Art Nouveau style large standing nautilus magnifying glass.
Lots of intricate details capture the beauty of this intriguing sea creature. It is free standing supporte...
Category
Chinese Art Nouveau 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1910-11 The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
By Wagner
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully and colourfully illustrated copy of Richard Wagner's epic four epic opera dramas, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with tipped-in colour plates, scarce to see i...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stunning Hand Carved Art Deco Era Bust Sculpture of an Olympian w. Laurel Wreath
By Otto Poertzel 1
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid wooden bust of an Olympic champion by (professor) Otto Poertzel (1876 - 1963).
This stunning bust of a young male athlete is of museum quality and condition. Both the geometrical design of the wooden base and the fresh and energetic look and feel of this young male Olympian breath the spirit of the roaring twenties. You will hardly ever come accros a better proportioned, a more realistic or more 'soulful' bust than this wonderfully patinated athlete. It takes an incredibly skilled artisan to be able to create a piece of this quality, because it simoultaniously breathes both energy and serenity. For the mouth, nose, eyes and ears to also be of such perfection makes this antique an...
Category
German Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Globe from Dietrich Reimers. Germany 1930's
By Dietrich Reimers 1
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Globe by Dietrich Reimers berlin in the 1930's
Made of papier mache with a wooden foot.
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1968 2001 A Space Odyssey
By Arthur C. Clarke
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after first edition of one of the most important sci-fi novels of all time, signed by Arthur C. Clarke to the title page.
The first U.S. edition, first printing.
Signed by...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus Hardcover Book 1950 Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus hardcover book, 1950s Edition.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's legendary horror story is presented in an illustrated Heritage Press edition.
Hands...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book and dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, the dust jacket is slightly sunned but is complete with no tears or chips. This is the 1981 1st edition. 305 page...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made out of polyvinyl chloride, plaster, glass and painted paper, metal ho...
Category
German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1967 Vintage Hobie Hawaii model Pintail Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1967 Hobie Hawaii model surfboard. Features a pintail shape design with white pigment and bright blue pinstriping. Very low production Hobie Hawaii model logo. As seen in “Th...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Softwood, Foam, Fiberglass
Authentic Art Deco Black Bakelite Bangle Bracelet with Sterling Accent
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black Bakelite bangle bracelet with sterling silver band adornment.
Measures: 2 3/8" inside circumference.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
7" Hawaiian Hula Nodder Vintage Ukelele Girl Dancer Bobble
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Ceramic Hawaiian girl nodder figurine depiction of a young girl dressed in traditional Hawaiian attire, includes a colorful floral dress, a flower lei around her neck, and a flower...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
DODGSON - Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - Illustrated by Dali - 1969
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Salvador Dali - illustrator).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: NY: Maecenas Press - Random House, 1969.
DESCRIPTION...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1922 The Heir
By Vita Sackville-West
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
The first edition, first impression.
A presentation ...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
British Rail Railway Speed Restriction Sign 45 MPH Original and very tall
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
British Rail Railway Speed Restriction Sign 45 MPH
Original and very tall, the sign is in good condition the paint has been restored in recent times
Overall height 115” (293cm), the...
Category
Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
English Edwardian Brass Pivoting Magnifying Glass on Stand c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome antique English magnifying glass on stand which pivots on a ball and socket fitting, moving around with ease.
Dating to c.1900, it remains in excellent condition having b...
Category
British Edwardian Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
10 demountable geometric solids in oak height 7.9 inch 1960 Vallardi Milan
Located in Milan, IT
Box containing 10 removable geometric solids made of oak wood, maximum height 20 cm -inches 7.9, housed in their original wooden box. Made for educational purposes for schools by pub...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Broadway Musical Martin Gottfried Large Hardcover Book 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Broadway Musical Martin Gottfried 1980 hardcover book.Large heavy book.
A colorful tribute to the great Broadway shows of our time.
Profusely illustrated in color. New York: Harry N....
Category
North American Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Secret History by Donna Tartt First Edition, Signed
Located in Southbury, CT
Among the most iconic and best-selling novels of the 1990s, American author, Diana Tartt's first novel is set at an elite liberal arts college in Vermont (Think: Bennington) and esta...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Singing Bird Cage by Reuge of Switzerland
Located in London, GB
A small size singing bird cage by Reuge of Switzerland, with intermittent and continuous action settings. When wound and the start/stop lever slid to full position, the perched bird ...
Category
Swiss 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier holding a musket rifle. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Com...
Category
Indian Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Paint
Masterful Studies: Three Centuries of French Drawings from the Prat Collection
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Masterful Studies: Three Centuries of French Drawings from the Prat Collection by Rosenberg, Pierre.New York: National Academy of Design, 1990. 1st edition.Softcover. Tan and color i...
Category
French French Provincial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ronson Newark 1929 Art Deco Steel RonDeLight Table Lighter Black & Blue Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in Newark United States by Art Metal Works Inc. for The Ronson Co. during the art dec...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Cufflinks
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Cufflinks
A pair Bavarian cufflinks from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful piece of historical Bavarian folk art jewelry, a re...
Category
German Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Collection of Vintage Shaving Brushes
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five distinctive vintage shaving brushes from the 1940s-1950s. These quirky objects make a great shelf display and an original gi...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Set of Three “Ultima” Solid Brass Ashtrays by Bäckström & Ljungberg, Sweden 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century complete set of the iconic "Ultima" brass ashtrays designed by Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg and produced by Diverse Ting in Sweden during the 1960s.
The...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
47 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
47 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890
Measures - .25"H x 15.5"diam
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White First Edition, First Printing, 1952
Located in Southbury, CT
This exceedingly rare hardcover first edition, first printing of E.B. White's timeless classic, "Charlotte's Web" is a literary classic and trophy for the book collector.
The book ...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box
By Fuji Meibo
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Japanese Fuji Meibo Observation Binoculars 15 x 80 - 4 degree field of view.
A large pair of Japanese naval observation binoculars mounted on an a...
Category
Japanese Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
ANTIQUE ITALIAN LIBERTY ART DECO CAST IRON AND IRON GATE Early 1900s
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTIQUE ITALIAN LIBERTY CAST IRON AND IRON GATE Early 1900s
Liberty era gate in good condition.
Very solid and heavy
HEIGHT 300 cm
WIDTH 190 cm
WEIGHT 450 kg
MATERIAL Wrought iron ...
Category
European Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard shaped by Gerry Lopez
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1970s Vintage Lightning Bolt surfboard shaped by Gerry Lopez. Features gorgeous red tint and complimentary yellow tint lightning bolts with black outline. Diamond tail shape design w...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Early 1900s Gothic Revival Brass and Bronze Church Candle Chandelier / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and great looking church sanctuary light.
The amount of work that went into creating this striking and practical size chandelier is a...
Category
French Gothic Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique British Hong Kong Wicker & Leather Fishing Creel or Basket with Straps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique fishing creel or basket is unsigned with respect to the maker, but originated from the British Hong Kong and dates to approximately 1920. The basket is composed of...
Category
Hong Kong Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Propeller Plane in Carved Wood and Metal
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Propeller Plane in Carved Wood and Metal
Sometimes you find a piece that is just right…. This Art Deco propeller plane is a wonderful example of a fun and easthetic object....
Category
European Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Collection of Three Vintage Wooden Toys
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming collection of vintage wooden toys from England The big blue British Rail engine is from Nicol Toys, an early wooden toy company in Roberts...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Wood
14 demountable geometric solids in oak height inch 4.8 1960 Vallardi Milan
Located in Milan, IT
Box containing 14 detachable geometric solids made of oak wood, height 12 cm, housed in their original wooden box. Produced for educational purposes for schools by Antonio Vallardi e...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Brass Club Fender
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Brass Club Fender.
A wonderful club fender with an open front, brass uprights and a shaped brass base. The upholstered seat is 20 cm wide with the measurements inside the sea...
Category
British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Brass and Copper Figural WMF Cigar Cutter Attrib: Ignatius Taschner
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Arts and Crafts figural metalwork cigar cutter / ashtray. A brass Billy goat cigar cutter, jointed at the hip with integral cutter leaping over a cylindrical copper receptacle mounte...
Category
German Arts and Crafts 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Wooden 13 Row Abacus.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Abacus has Black painted wood framing. The beads have been left unpainted, showcasing beautiful wood grain. The middle dividing wood piece is accented with white lining. Vintag...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Earthly Paradise: A Poem by William Morris in 4 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely leatherbound 4 volume work by William Morris( 1834-1896) the famous British designer and poet, entitled "The Earthly Paradise" published in 1905 by Longmans, Green and Co. L...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
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