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Waltham 14Kt White Gold "Flared Lugs" Art Deco Watch circa 1925
Waltham 14Kt White Gold "Flared Lugs" Art Deco Watch circa 1925

Waltham 14Kt White Gold "Flared Lugs" Art Deco Watch circa 1925

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

White Gold

Daum Nancy Art Deco Pendant Lamp
Daum Nancy Art Deco Pendant Lamp

Daum Nancy Art Deco Pendant Lamp

By Daum

Located in NANTES, FR

Recruited in 1893, he was commissioned to create pieces for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This was the first major success that propelled Daum into the exclusive ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch 1940's
Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch 1940's

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch 1940's

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Sweep Seconds Watch circa 1934
Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Sweep Seconds Watch circa 1934

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Sweep Seconds Watch circa 1934

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Sterling Silver Trench Watch circa 1914 Rare P.S. Bartlett Half Hunter
Waltham Sterling Silver Trench Watch circa 1914 Rare P.S. Bartlett Half Hunter

Waltham Sterling Silver Trench Watch circa 1914 Rare P.S. Bartlett Half Hunter

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

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Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1934
Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1934

Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1934

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Base Metal, Steel

Waltham "Sapphire" Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial
Waltham "Sapphire" Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial

Waltham "Sapphire" Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14Kt Multi Colored 16 Size Hunters Case Pocket Watch from 1907
Waltham 14Kt Multi Colored 16 Size Hunters Case Pocket Watch from 1907

Waltham 14Kt Multi Colored 16 Size Hunters Case Pocket Watch from 1907

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Deco Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold

Waltham Platinum Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1936
Waltham Platinum Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1936

Waltham Platinum Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1936

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Platinum

Waltham Nickel Campaign Watch
Waltham Nickel Campaign Watch

Waltham Nickel Campaign Watch

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Waltham Gold Filled Tortue Shaped Art Deco Watch with Flawless Original Dial
Waltham Gold Filled Tortue Shaped Art Deco Watch with Flawless Original Dial

Waltham Gold Filled Tortue Shaped Art Deco Watch with Flawless Original Dial

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Beauty

Beauty

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Reval, Femina, n. 35, p.520-521, 1903 11. World's Columbian Exposition 1893, Official Catalogue, Part XIV, Woman's Building 12.

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1880s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Waltham 14Kt. Solid Gold Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1910
Waltham 14Kt. Solid Gold Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1910

Waltham 14Kt. Solid Gold Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1910

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Waltham Gold Filled Campaign Style with Original Flawless Enamel Dial from
Waltham Gold Filled Campaign Style with Original Flawless Enamel Dial from

Waltham Gold Filled Campaign Style with Original Flawless Enamel Dial from

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa, 1940's with Original Dial
Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa, 1940's with Original Dial

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa, 1940's with Original Dial

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14k Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch with Original Rare Black Dial
Waltham 14k Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch with Original Rare Black Dial

Waltham 14k Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch with Original Rare Black Dial

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tortue with Breguet Engine Turned Dial from 1939
Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tortue with Breguet Engine Turned Dial from 1939

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tortue with Breguet Engine Turned Dial from 1939

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch 1901
Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch 1901

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch 1901

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Wrist Watches

Waltham Open Faced Gold Filled Pocket Watch Flawless Kiln Fired Enamel Dial 1892
Waltham Open Faced Gold Filled Pocket Watch Flawless Kiln Fired Enamel Dial 1892

Waltham Open Faced Gold Filled Pocket Watch Flawless Kiln Fired Enamel Dial 1892

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Antique 1890s American Pocket Watches

Waltham 14Kt Solid Gold Art Deco Cushion Shape Watch from 1911 Applied Numerals
Waltham 14Kt Solid Gold Art Deco Cushion Shape Watch from 1911 Applied Numerals

Waltham 14Kt Solid Gold Art Deco Cushion Shape Watch from 1911 Applied Numerals

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1925 with Original Dial and Strap
Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1925 with Original Dial and Strap

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1925 with Original Dial and Strap

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial circa 1926
Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial circa 1926

Waltham White Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial circa 1926

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14k Solid Gold Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Gold Dial 1935
Waltham 14k Solid Gold Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Gold Dial 1935

Waltham 14k Solid Gold Rare Art Deco Watch with Original Gold Dial 1935

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Waltham Gold-filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch circa 1896 with Rare Bloom Finish
Waltham Gold-filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch circa 1896 with Rare Bloom Finish

Waltham Gold-filled Hunters Case Pocket Watch circa 1896 with Rare Bloom Finish

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Antique 1890s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Waltham Art Deco White Gold Filled with Original Dial Original Strap and Buckle
Waltham Art Deco White Gold Filled with Original Dial Original Strap and Buckle

Waltham Art Deco White Gold Filled with Original Dial Original Strap and Buckle

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14Kt Two Tone "Sapphire" Series Hand Engraved with Original Strap 1927
Waltham 14Kt Two Tone "Sapphire" Series Hand Engraved with Original Strap 1927

Waltham 14Kt Two Tone "Sapphire" Series Hand Engraved with Original Strap 1927

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tonneau Shaped Watch with original Dial
Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tonneau Shaped Watch with original Dial

Waltham Gold Filled Art Deco Tonneau Shaped Watch with original Dial

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14Kt. Gold Campaign Style Watch from 1915 with Original Enamel Dial 1929
Waltham 14Kt. Gold Campaign Style Watch from 1915 with Original Enamel Dial 1929

Waltham 14Kt. Gold Campaign Style Watch from 1915 with Original Enamel Dial 1929

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Brookdale, New Jersey
Brookdale, New Jersey

Brookdale, New Jersey

By Oscar Florianus Bluemner

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Architecture Bluemner moved to Chicago in 1893 where he freelanced as a draftsman at the World's Columbian Exposition. After the exposition, he attempted to find work in Chicago.

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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Waltham Two Tone 14Kt. Solid Gold Rectangle Art Deco Watch circa 1927
Waltham Two Tone 14Kt. Solid Gold Rectangle Art Deco Watch circa 1927

Waltham Two Tone 14Kt. Solid Gold Rectangle Art Deco Watch circa 1927

By Waltham Watch Company

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham 14kt White Gold Art Deco Tonneau Shape with Original Silvered Dial 1926
Waltham 14kt White Gold Art Deco Tonneau Shape with Original Silvered Dial 1926

Waltham 14kt White Gold Art Deco Tonneau Shape with Original Silvered Dial 1926

By Waltham

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

Hungry Wolves Hunt a  Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator
Hungry Wolves Hunt a  Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator

Hungry Wolves Hunt a Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

In 1893 she exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago: "Pierrot", "Two Babies", and "All in Four Seconds" were exhibited in the Rotunda, Woman's Building, and "Hagar a...

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1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy
"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy

"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy

By Eugène Lawrence Vail

Located in New York, NY

Dordrecht (unlocated) was Vail's painting exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1892, and in the following year he showed Fisherman — The North Sea at the Paris Salon, the same ye...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman, Expressionist Pastel on Cardboard, Signed, 1923
Portrait of a Woman, Expressionist Pastel on Cardboard, Signed, 1923

Portrait of a Woman, Expressionist Pastel on Cardboard, Signed, 1923

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

Her works appeared in exhibitions in Paris, London, Vienna, Copenhagen, and at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Major Swedish exhibitions included Liljevalchs Kon...

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1920s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Cardboard

Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age
Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age

Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age

Located in Miami, FL

In 1893 she exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago: "Pierrot", "Two Babies", and "All in Four Seconds" were exhibited in the Rotunda, Woman's Building, and "Hagar a...

Category

1890s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Attractive Young Woman Sitting in Chair and Looking Upwards in Domestic Setting
Attractive Young Woman Sitting in Chair and Looking Upwards in Domestic Setting

Attractive Young Woman Sitting in Chair and Looking Upwards in Domestic Setting

By Alice Barber Stephens

Located in Miami, FL

Stephens exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Educator In 1888, she began to teach ...

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Early 1900s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Board

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

It exported several thousand works for display at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, also setting up a kiln so that the public could observe the company's glass blo...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

She exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[18] She lived in an Arts and Crafts style house she commissioned from...

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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Art Nouveau Centerpiece by RSTK Tepitz, Austria, 1950, Technique:Ivory Porcelain
Art Nouveau Centerpiece by RSTK Tepitz, Austria, 1950, Technique:Ivory Porcelain

Art Nouveau Centerpiece by RSTK Tepitz, Austria, 1950, Technique:Ivory Porcelain

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

RStK rapidly expanded its market, gaining worldwide prestige through its participation in international world's fairs: • 1893 (Chicago): At the World's Columbian Exposition, the firm...

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Saint-Malo, Brittany
Saint-Malo, Brittany

Saint-Malo, Brittany

By William Stanley Haseltine

Located in New York, NY

Haseltine returned to America frequently during the 1890s, in 1893 to visit the World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago and to enroll his son Herbert in school in Connecticut, and, l...

Category

19th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waltham for Shreve & Co. Yellow Gold Art Deco Pocket Wristwatch from 1935
Waltham for Shreve & Co. Yellow Gold Art Deco Pocket Wristwatch from 1935

Waltham for Shreve & Co. Yellow Gold Art Deco Pocket Wristwatch from 1935

By Shreve & Co.

Located in Long Beach, CA

Waltham was a major exhibitor at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The company's exhibit at the exposition was housed in a large pavilion that was designed to resembl...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

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