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Industrial Steel Large circa 1950s Metal Workers Paint Cupboard Very Rare Find
Industrial Steel Large circa 1950s Metal Workers Paint Cupboard Very Rare Find

Industrial Steel Large circa 1950s Metal Workers Paint Cupboard Very Rare Find

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this original circa 1940s Industrial steel metal workers paint cabinet A very good looking and well made cabinet with a good honest patina Th...

Category

Vintage 1940s English Industrial Cupboards

Materials

Steel

ACCOLAY Stoneware Cachepot, Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic, France, 1950s
ACCOLAY Stoneware Cachepot, Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic, France, 1950s

ACCOLAY Stoneware Cachepot, Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic, France, 1950s

By Accolay Pottery

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

After the war “ceramic buttons” become very much a fashion item.As success comes, they decide to found a community and they settle on the 26th of October 1945 in an old unused factor...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Rock n Roll Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
Rock n Roll Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Rock n Roll Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Dance Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
Dance Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Dance Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Gin & Tonic Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
Gin & Tonic Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Gin & Tonic Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Rise & Shine Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
Rise & Shine Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Rise & Shine Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

G&T Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
G&T Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

G&T Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture
Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Surfside, FL

Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vase with Checkers by Caroline Harrius
Vase with Checkers by Caroline Harrius

Vase with Checkers by Caroline Harrius

$388 / item

H 8.67 in Dm 5.91 in

Vase with Checkers by Caroline Harrius

Located in Geneve, CH

Harrius works from her studio in the old porcelain factory in Gustavsberg, G-studion.

Category

2010s Swedish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Flower Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius
Blue Flower Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

Blue Flower Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

$5,822 / item

H 17.72 in Dm 13 in

Blue Flower Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

Located in Geneve, CH

Harrius works from her studio in the old porcelain factory in Gustavsberg, G-studion.

Category

2010s Swedish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 3 Emboridery Vases by Caroline Harrius
Set of 3 Emboridery Vases by Caroline Harrius

Set of 3 Emboridery Vases by Caroline Harrius

$17,468 / set

H 17.72 in Dm 13 in

Set of 3 Emboridery Vases by Caroline Harrius

Located in Geneve, CH

Harrius works from her studio in the old porcelain factory in Gustavsberg, G-studion.

Category

2010s Swedish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius
Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

$5,822 / item

H 17.72 in Dm 13 in

Emboridery Vase by Caroline Harrius

Located in Geneve, CH

Harrius works from her studio in the old porcelain factory in Gustavsberg, G-studion.

Category

2010s Swedish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Mini Lotus Chair in Brown Leather by Dan Wenger, US
Mini Lotus Chair in Brown Leather by Dan Wenger, US

Mini Lotus Chair in Brown Leather by Dan Wenger, US

$3,600

H 31.5 in W 22.45 in D 25.6 in

Mini Lotus Chair in Brown Leather by Dan Wenger, US

By Dan Wenger

Located in Berlin, DE

He is particularly noted for his use of reclaimed wood, which he sources from old buildings, factories, and other structures.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950s French Industrial Trolley, Tricotage Marmoutier
1950s French Industrial Trolley, Tricotage Marmoutier

1950s French Industrial Trolley, Tricotage Marmoutier

$646

H 38.19 in W 49.22 in D 23.63 in

1950s French Industrial Trolley, Tricotage Marmoutier

Located in Hook, Hampshire

We recently sourced a number of very original industrial items from a small historic knitting factory in France, Tricotage Marmoutier, an old established knitwear factory in Alsace.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Industrial Shelves

Materials

Metal

Richard Whalen "Carmen Amaya" Original Oil Painting C.1990
Richard Whalen "Carmen Amaya" Original Oil Painting C.1990

Richard Whalen "Carmen Amaya" Original Oil Painting C.1990

By Richard Whalen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Dimensions 17" wide x 25" high Unsigned Good vintage condition with a few minor flecks of paint loss (see all pics) Richard Whalen was an American painter, sculptor and Flamenco a...

Category

Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Oil

Bespoke Custom Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage
Bespoke Custom Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Bespoke Custom Vintage Original Letters, Retro, Shop, Sign, Reclaimed, Signage

Located in Bath, Somerset

Most of them were salvaged from an old disused letter making factory in England along with some fabulous old cinema letters, some dating back to the 1940's and other great examples o...

Category

20th Century British Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus Black and White Vintage Four ( 4 ) Email Hanging Lamps, 1920s, Germany
Bauhaus Black and White Vintage Four ( 4 ) Email Hanging Lamps, 1920s, Germany

Bauhaus Black and White Vintage Four ( 4 ) Email Hanging Lamps, 1920s, Germany

Located in Vienna, AT

The set of hanging lamps were bought together as a set at an old shoe factory in Germany. Approx. measures: Diameter 25.5 cm Height 22 cm.   

Category

Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Richard Whalen "Ukrainian Dancers" Original Oil Painting c.1990
Richard Whalen "Ukrainian Dancers" Original Oil Painting c.1990

Richard Whalen "Ukrainian Dancers" Original Oil Painting c.1990

By Richard Whalen

Located in San Francisco, CA

The painting measures 35.5" wide x 23.5" high The frame measures 40.75" wide x 28" high Double signed in the lower right corner Good vintage condition with a few minor spots of pa...

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Oil

Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'
Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'

Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Four of us stand in the hall of an old East Berlin factory, which recently became Stefanie’s new studio.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Vintage Copper Set by Eugen Zint, Germany, 1960s
Vintage Copper Set by Eugen Zint, Germany, 1960s

Vintage Copper Set by Eugen Zint, Germany, 1960s

By Eugen Zint

Located in Roma, IT

All of them presents an hammered decorated surface and all are realized in Germany by traditional old copper factory. One of this object (the donut pitcher) has been realized by Euge...

Category

Vintage 1960s German More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

Chic French Gourd-Shaped Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Accolay Pottery, France
Chic French Gourd-Shaped Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Accolay Pottery, France

Chic French Gourd-Shaped Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Accolay Pottery, France

By Accolay Pottery

Located in Los Angeles, CA

As success comes, they decide to found a community and they settle on the 26th of October 1945 in an old unused factory in the Village of Accolay in the Yonne department of Burgundy....

Category

Vintage 1960s French Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor

$1,575Sale Price|30% Off

H 8 in W 8 in D 2.75 in

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Dallas, TX

Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Napoleon
Napoleon

Manufacture Nationale de SèvresNapoleon, c. 1900

Price Upon Request

H 15 in W 12 in D 1 in

Napoleon

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Missouri, MO

Much of the factory’s old, undecorated stock was immediately sold off, and new forms—largely in the fashionable, more severe Neoclassical style—were designed to replace out-of-date m...

Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Oil

Richard Whalen "Jeffery's Toy's" Original Watercolor Painting c.1970
Richard Whalen "Jeffery's Toy's" Original Watercolor Painting c.1970

Richard Whalen "Jeffery's Toy's" Original Watercolor Painting c.1970

By Richard Whalen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Richard Whalen was an American painter, sculptor and Flamenco aficionado, opening Los Flamencos de la Bodega, in the music room of the Old Spaghetti Factory on Pearl Harbor Day in 19...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Brown Adjustable Midcentury Cantilever Lamp designed by Hoogervorst for Anvia
Brown Adjustable Midcentury Cantilever Lamp designed by Hoogervorst for Anvia

Brown Adjustable Midcentury Cantilever Lamp designed by Hoogervorst for Anvia

By Anvia, J. J. M. Hoogervorst

Located in Antwerp, BE

However, in 1942, the Jewish entrepreneurship family, which already had a lighting factory in its old home in Berlin, was forced by German occupation to sell the factory.

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Custom Industrial Chicago Waterworks Sprocket Pub Table
Custom Industrial Chicago Waterworks Sprocket Pub Table

Custom Industrial Chicago Waterworks Sprocket Pub Table

$2,250Sale Price|35% Off

H 37 in Dm 44 in

Custom Industrial Chicago Waterworks Sprocket Pub Table

Located in Lafayette, IN

The top is solid 2" thick Pine with an applied basket-weave, parquet treatment made from 3/4" hardwood planks sourced from 80 year old cigar factory pallets. Eighty years of transpor...

Category

2010s American Industrial Tables

Materials

Steel

"Bo Bro Bill"

"Bo Bro Bill"

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life.

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Mixed Media

A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918
A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918

A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918

Located in Soquel, CA

Burchard (born 1832 Neubuckow / Mecklenburg), had a cigar factory at Spielbudenplatz 5 in St.Pauli. When Karl Müller was ten years old, next to factory and warehouse, now at Speersor...

Category

1910s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)

Michael BowenUntitled (Fantastic Scene), c.1975

$1,350

H 21.5 in W 26 in D 0.01 in

Untitled (Fantastic Scene)

By Michael Bowen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Michael Bowen, along with many of his artist friends moved to an old Abalone Factory in Princeton by the Sea, where they lived and painted for many months.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Double Faces, Variant #1
Double Faces, Variant #1

Michael BowenDouble Faces, Variant #1, c.1975

$750

H 29.25 in W 20.75 in D 0.01 in

Double Faces, Variant #1

By Michael Bowen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Michael Bowen, along with many of his artist friends moved to an old Abalone Factory in Princeton by the Sea, where they lived and painted for many months.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1

Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1

By Michael Bowen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Michael Bowen, along with many of his artist friends moved to an old Abalone Factory in Princeton by the Sea, where they lived and painted for many months.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Cafe Life
Cafe Life

Michael BowenCafe Life, 1982

$450

H 30.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.01 in

Cafe Life

By Michael Bowen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Michael Bowen, along with many of his artist friends moved to an old Abalone Factory in Princeton by the Sea, where they lived and painted for many months.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled #1
Untitled #1

Charles HinmanUntitled #1

$1,500

H 25.5 in W 25.5 in D 1 in

Untitled #1

By Charles Hinman

Located in San Francisco, CA

His first studio in the early 1960s was shared with James Rosenquist in an old sail factory in the Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan, and he later shared a studio with Robert Indiana ...

Category

Late 20th Century Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"In Front of the Store"
"In Front of the Store"

"In Front of the Store"

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life.

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drawing for Sculpture 1"

"Drawing for Sculpture 1"

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life.

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Watching Time"

"Watching Time"

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life.

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"America's Best"

"America's Best"

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life.

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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