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Mid-Century Rendition of The German Ocean Liner Bishop
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Rendition of The German Ocean Liner Bishop
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Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Tin

Vintage Cast Aluminum Streamlined Ashtray of Ocean Liner Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
ocean liner.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Eight-Light Weight White Ocean Liner Aluminum Chairs
By Columbian Metal Craftsmen
Located in Ferndale, MI
A set of eight Ocean liner aluminum chairs by Columbian Metal Craftsmen of Auburn N.Y.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Aluminum

1960 Original Poster - Mikhail Kalinin Ocean liner - CCCP - USSR
Located in PARIS, FR
MS Mikhail Kalinin was an ocean liner owned by the Soviet Union's Baltic State Shipping Company
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Pair of Rene Gabriel-Style Ocean Liner Lounge Chairs
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Hudson, NY
Gabriel. The chairs were made for an ocean liner. The solidly-built and generously sized lounge chairs
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Wood

1950's ocean liner porthole with the opening window fitted with a mirror
Located in London, GB
A ship's oval porthole from the 1950's Ocean Liner MV Aureol. The hinged locking window fitted
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Mid-20th Century English Retro Ocean Liners

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Brass

Gio Ponti Chairs from Augustus Ocean Liner - Pairs X3
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Cassina, Italy for the First Class bar of Italia Line's MV Augustus ocean liner. These were salvaged from
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Mahogany

Shaw Savill Line by A E Agar brochure Ocean Liners c1940s New Zealand via Panama
Located in London, GB
the brochure size if desired. Fine image of ocean liner to front cover, map - via Panama Canal - to
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Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Lithograph

Antilles Ocean Liner Pair of Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French midcentury pair of armchairs (two pairs available) designed for use in the Classe Salon of the French oceanliner Antilles, 1951. These chairs are fabricated in oak with bronze...
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1950s French Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

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Oak

Gio Ponti Wall Sconce from the m/s Augustus Italian Ocean Liner 1951
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
transatlantic ocean liner. From the Atlantico, tourist class dining room aboard the Augustus. We previously sold
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum, Brass, Zinc

SS Ausonia Italian Ocean Liner '1956' Articulating Conical Sconces, 12 Available
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
-war Italian luxury ocean liners along with Gio Ponti and Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali. The armature and
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum, Nickel

Vintage Cast Aluminum Streamlined Ashtray of Ocean Liner Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand finished cast aluminum ashtray for cigars or cigarettes in the form of a streamlined sports car.
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Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum

Ocean liners, Santa Cruz of Tenerife by Pierre Desaules - Gouache on paper 30x44
By Pierre Desaules
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1950s Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Gouache

Original Vintage Travel Poster Hamburg America Liner Fast Safe Reliable Ship Art
Located in London, GB
/ Fast Safe Reliable featuring an ocean liner sailing across the blue background with the text and HAPAG
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1950s German Retro Ocean Liners

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Paper

Chair Design by Giovanni "Nino" Zoncada, Italy, 1960s
By Nino Zoncada, Cassina
Located in Wolfurt, AT
in fact a commission for the Stella-Maris-II, an ocean liner. Zondaca, together with Gio Ponti und
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Fabric, Nutwood

Brass Blue Riband Lounge Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
, and cloakroom. Possibly from an ocean liner.
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Brass

Brass Blue Riband Lounge Sign
Brass Blue Riband Lounge Sign
H 24 in W 28 in D 1 in
Jean Perzel Floor Lamp
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Bridgewater, CT
chosen for the ocean liner "Normandie" 1n 1935. Remade in 1990s.
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Metal

Jean Perzel Floor Lamp
H 67.75 in Dm 24.75 in
Brass Ship's Porthole Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's porthole from the Greek ocean liner SS Amerikanis. Unusual design. Highly polished and
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1950s Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Brass

Pair of SS United States First Class Cabin Upholstered Arm Chairs
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare, first class cabin low armchairs from the famed ocean liner SS United States
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum

Christofle Art Deco Luc Lanel design Champagne Wine Bucket Cooler, C.1950
By Christofle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
model, Vulcan, was designed for the Ile-de-France ocean liner in 1927. Height: approximately 8.25 inches
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1950s French Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

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Silver Plate

Gio Ponti and Carminati Bamboo Italian Peacock Chair 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ponti. Ponti and Carminati originally designed this chair for the luxury ocean liner Conte Biancamano
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Bamboo, Rattan

Sir David Muirhead Bone, A Mediterranean evening on a P & O cruise liner
By Sir Muirhead Bone
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderfully evocative scene of a passenger looking out to sea on the deck of an ocean liner
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Albert Brenet's original poster for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
By Albert Brenet
Located in PARIS, FR
French Line, was renowned for its prestigious ocean liners and top-notch service. The company provided a
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1950s Retro Ocean Liners

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Paper, Lithograph

French Mid-Century Hand Made Marine Industrial Brass Table Lamp with Brass Shade
Located in New York, NY
polished to a pure brass finish, if desired. Provenance: Salvaged French ocean liner.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Bronze, Brass

Original Vintage Travel Poster Oceanic Cruise Bermuda Bahamas Caribbean Beach
Located in London, GB
passenger services on cruise ships and ocean liners; the SS Oceanic was built for Home Lines in 1963 serving
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1960s Italian Retro Ocean Liners

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Paper

Guglielmo Pecorini rare armchair with wheels
By Guglielmo Pecorini
Located in Milano, IT
fabric, coming from the first class deck of the Giulio Cesare ocean liner. Manufactured by Ditta
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Wood

Guglielmo Pecorini rare armchair with wheels
Guglielmo Pecorini rare armchair with wheels
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 27.96 in
SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
States is the largest ocean liner ever built entirely in the US. On her maiden voyage, she set the record
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum

Straw Holder by Broggi Milano for Hotel Europa in the manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Fratelli Broggi, Milano
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
most influential designers of the 20th century. He designed buildings, ocean liners, furniture
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Silver Plate

Original Vintage Poster Rene Gruau Biancheria Ortalion Woman Italian Fashion
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The 1950s were the last flowering of the golden age of the ocean liner, which would soon be usurped
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Cunard Europe America New York Cruise
Located in London, GB
transatlantic ocean liners RMS Queen Mary Arriving at New York being towed by three tugboats sailing past the
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1950s British Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper

Pair of Mid-Century Crimson Velvet Armchairs by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali Cassina
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in Koper, SI
the lounge room of the Homeric ocean-liner in 1955. These armchairs have been completely reupholstered
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Velvet, Wood

Original Vintage Music Concert Poster Rolling Stones European Tour Pasche Art
By John Pasche
Located in London, GB
red, white and blue ocean liner ship with a stylised plane flying above snowy mountain peaks and palm
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1970s Danish Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

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Paper

S.S. United States Wall Mounted Lamp, 1951 by E.F. Caldwell
Located in Hanover, MA
Wall-mounted floor lamp salvaged from a first class cabin of the S.S. United States ocean liner
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum

Published Pair of Nino Zoncada Lounge Chairs
By Nino Zoncada
Located in Hanover, MA
furnishings on many of the greatest transatlantic ocean liners of the mid-20th century, frequently in
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Brass, Steel

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cunard staircase gouache design by Fahye Design
Located in London, GB
fabulously mid-century design for a staircase in the QE2, a luxury ocean liner operated by Cunard from 1969
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

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Gouache

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cunard Midships Lobby gouache design by Fahye Design
Located in London, GB
A fabulously mid-century design for a lobby in the QE2, a luxury ocean liner operated by Cunard from
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

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Gouache

A Monumental Brutalist Console with Geometric Doors, Belgium
By De Coene Frères
Located in Chicago, IL
furniture for the Normandie (1935), the most luxurious ocean liner ever produced. By the 1960's and 70's
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Late 20th Century Belgian Retro Ocean Liners

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Mahogany

S.S. United States Wall Mirror with Aluminium Frame
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in Hanover, MA
States ocean liner. As with most of the fittings, fixtures and furnishings on this 1951 Mid-Century ship
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum

Robert Heritage for Archie Shine Armchairs in Mahogany and Corduroy
By Robert Heritage, Archie Shine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
II ocean liner in 1968. Please note that this set is in good, used condition. The mahogany type of
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Velvet, Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Brown Rattan Armchair Lio Carminati in the Style Gio Ponti
By Lio Carminati
Located in Vienna, AT
the furnishings on the ocean liner Conte Biancamano from 1948-1949. Carlo Mollino photographed the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Rattan

Michael F. COX Reverse Carved Lucite Desk Clock Queen Elizabeth 2 Cruise Ship 95
By COX
Located in Miami, FL
Cruise of Queen Elizabeth 2. Queen Elizabeth 2 is a retired British ocean liner converted into a
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Lucite

S.S. United States Rectangular Pedestal Dining Tables
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in Hanover, MA
class dining room of the SS United States transatlantic ocean liner. Note the adjustable aluminum guard
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Aluminum, Steel

Original Watercolor Rendering for 1956 Living Room by Leleu Firm, Paris
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
such as the SS Normandie and SS Ile de France ocean liners. By the 1950s, Leleu had moved to simpler
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Watercolor

S.S. United States Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
liner constructed entirely in the US and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Leather

S.S. United States Thermometer
S.S. United States Thermometer
H 4.75 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster Queen Of Bermuda Ship Horse Ride Cycling
By Adolph Treidler
Located in London, GB
British turbo-electric ocean liner that provided passenger services between New York and Hamilton Bermuda
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1950s American Retro Ocean Liners

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Paper

Marcello Mascherini 'Corrida' Bullfighter Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculpture
By M. Mascherini
Located in New York, NY
sculptural works as well as his numerous bronze relief commissions for the interiors of Italian ocean liners
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

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Marble, Bronze

Original Vintage Travel Poster Ryndam Maasdam Holland America Line Poseidon Art
Located in London, GB
below. Originally ordered as a cargo passenger ship (the Dinteldyk), the tourist class ocean liner TSS
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1950s Dutch Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Hamburg Atlantic Line Hanseatic USA Cruise Ship
Located in London, GB
spirits to the USA. Hamburg Atlantik Linie (1958-1973; 1991-1997) operated ocean liner and cruise ship
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1960s German Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper

Set of four sculptural art deco candle sticks Denmark 1960's
Located in Valby, 84
skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects
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1960s Danish Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Iron

Pair Signed Chapman Bronze or Brass Urn Form Lamps with Original Finials
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
. Chapman adorns ocean liners, banks, the White House, embassies, royal palaces and executive offices
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Brass

Pair of Maison Baguès Bronze Floor Lamp
By Maison Baguès
Located in Miami, FL
-Émile Ruhlmann). In 1931, they made four large reflecting vases for the lounge of the ocean liner
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1950s French Neoclassical Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Bronze

Circa 1950 poster for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
emphasizes the stability, safety, comfort, style and luxury of an ocean liner, as evidenced by the massive
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Mid-20th Century Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Jules Leleu Gueridon, circa 1930, France
By Jules Leleu
Located in Girona, Spain
Embassies of several nations as well as the ocean liners SS Ile de France and SS Normandie. At the height of
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Brass

1962 poster Morocco via the swift vessels of the Paquet Navigation Company
By Roger Chapelet
Located in PARIS, FR
imagery capture the excitement of travel during the early 1960s, a time when ocean liners were the epitome
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1960s Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Original poster - S/S Homeric vacation cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean
Located in PARIS, FR
, when ocean liners were the epitome of luxury and sophistication. Tourism - Company Maritime
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1970s Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Etoile Mirror, Original 1950 - Maxime Old
By Maxime Old
Located in Paris, FR
architecture upon request from the upper class clients ; his Paquebot Collection for French Ocean-Liners, the
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1950s French Modern Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood

Large 22.7' Art Deco Edward Fields Style Area Rug from the Queen Mary
Located in Van Nuys, CA
. Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936
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1970s American Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Composition

Large Art Deco Style Area Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967
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1970s American Art Deco Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Composition

The Clipper FLYING FISH in San Francisco Bay
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
ships and merchant ships through to the great passenger and ocean liners of the early 20th Century. We
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1990s Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950's Original French Tolix Model C Armchairs Tolix - Dining Chairs - Set Of F
Located in Hook, Hampshire
period. This icon by Xavier Pauchard, furnished the luxurious ocean liner, “Le Normandie”. The C Armchair
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1950s French Retro Ocean Liners

Materials

Metal

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Retro Ocean Liners For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of retro ocean liners for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct retro ocean liners — often made from aluminum, metal and wood — can elevate any home. Retro ocean liners have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro ocean liners bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Gio Ponti produced beautiful retro ocean liners that are worth considering.

How Much are Retro Ocean Liners?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $617, while they’re typically $248 on the low end and $13,000 highest priced.