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Maurice Campbell-Taylor Bedford Library 1955 Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
Maurice Campbell-Taylor Bedford Library 1955 Cecil Higgins Art Gallery

Maurice Campbell-Taylor Bedford Library 1955 Cecil Higgins Art Gallery

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Paul’s Methodist Church and Sunday School, next to the library, were demolished and replaced by a new and purpose-built Bedford Central Library, which opened in 1972.

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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

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Hardwood

Vintage 1950s Female Nude Study Original Painting
Vintage 1950s Female Nude Study Original Painting

Vintage 1950s Female Nude Study Original Painting

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This owner was a serious art collector... it was fro t and center in the library, leaning on the mantle of a marble fireplace.

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Mid-20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Canvas

James Penney, Point of Order
James Penney, Point of Order

James Penney, Point of Order

By James Penney

Located in New York, NY

The New-York Historical Society and the Library of Congress both have collections of his work.

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Mid-20th Century Ashcan School The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Kachinsky, Uptown, NYC
Alexander Kachinsky, Uptown, NYC

Alexander Kachinsky, Uptown, NYC

By Alexander Kachinsky

Located in New York, NY

His prints are in the collection of the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian American Art museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Mid-20th Century Ashcan School The Vintage Library

Materials

Etching

Georgian Style Chimneypiece in Statuary, Sienna and Brocatelle Marble
Georgian Style Chimneypiece in Statuary, Sienna and Brocatelle Marble

Georgian Style Chimneypiece in Statuary, Sienna and Brocatelle Marble

Located in London, GB

Notes: There is an almost identical fireplace in the Library of Shropham Hall, Norfolk, England.

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20th Century English Georgian The Vintage Library

Materials

Marble

The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books

The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Probably from the estate of the Library of Malcolm Forbes. Large heavy, the books measure 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches x 2 inches. 3 volumes, extensively illustrated throughout. 3 full lar...

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Mid-20th Century English Victorian The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

J.C. Menihan Untitled Carved Brick Wall Hanging
J.C. Menihan Untitled Carved Brick Wall Hanging

J.C. Menihan Untitled Carved Brick Wall Hanging

By John C. Menihan

Located in Long Island City, NY

His work is represented in the collections of the British Museum in London, the Boston Athenaeum, the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and other institutions.

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1980s American The Vintage Library

Materials

Clay, Polyester

Large Fifty Drawers Shop Counter, Display Sideboard 1958 de Coene, Belgium
Large Fifty Drawers Shop Counter, Display Sideboard 1958 de Coene, Belgium

Large Fifty Drawers Shop Counter, Display Sideboard 1958 de Coene, Belgium

By De Coene Frères, Philippe Neerman

Located in Antwerp, BE

Chest of drawers by Philippe Neerman for De Coene, Belgium 1958 designed for the Library in Bruxelles. Beautiful solid furniture in oak with drawers and leather handles, manufactured...

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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Chrome

Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"
Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"

Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"

Located in Phoenix, AZ

"Into the Hills," received the 1st Prize from the "Best Prints of the Year" at the Sixth Annual National Exhibition of Prints at the Library of Congress. Charles (Chili) Merrick Cap...

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Mid-20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

Alexander Kachinsky, Cloudy Day
Alexander Kachinsky, Cloudy Day

Alexander Kachinsky, Cloudy Day

By Alexander Kachinsky

Located in New York, NY

His prints are in the collection of the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian American Art museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Category

Mid-20th Century Ashcan School The Vintage Library

Materials

Etching

Cross Pen Company Leather Double Compartment Magazine Rack
Cross Pen Company Leather Double Compartment Magazine Rack

Cross Pen Company Leather Double Compartment Magazine Rack

By Cross Pen Company

Located in Los Angeles, CA

While there were some scrapes and loss, with some polish most are undetectable and the piece looks very good - the leather for the most part if very good. a compliment to most office...

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Metal

Tree Portraits (No. 2), 1968-69
Tree Portraits (No. 2), 1968-69

Tree Portraits (No. 2), 1968-69

By Luigi Lucioni

Located in New York, NY

Today, his works may be viewed at prestigious institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the Denver Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art ...

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20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Oil

Spiral Library Stairs from the Collection of Thierry Despont, France
Spiral Library Stairs from the Collection of Thierry Despont, France

Spiral Library Stairs from the Collection of Thierry Despont, France

Located in New York, NY

This piece came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the restoration of the...

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20th Century French The Vintage Library

Materials

Brass

1965 Pair of Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard
1965 Pair of Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard

1965 Pair of Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard

By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The chairs were purchased new in 1965 along with countless other iconic furniture for use in the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The library is a monumental b...

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1960s Danish Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Oak, Leather

Victoria Regina Stamped Hallway Whatnot Sideboard Glazed Door Porcelain Castors
Victoria Regina Stamped Hallway Whatnot Sideboard Glazed Door Porcelain Castors

Victoria Regina Stamped Hallway Whatnot Sideboard Glazed Door Porcelain Castors

Located in Pulborough, GB

This would look stunning as a Hallway whatnot sideboard, console table or small display cabinet in the library, living room, drawing room etc. This contains a lock engraved 'V.R'...

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20th Century British Victorian The Vintage Library

Materials

Walnut

Pablo Picasso Seated Bather 1930 Original Authorized Geneva Lithograph Circa '69
Pablo Picasso Seated Bather 1930 Original Authorized Geneva Lithograph Circa '69

Pablo Picasso Seated Bather 1930 Original Authorized Geneva Lithograph Circa '69

By Albert Skira, Pablo Picasso

Located in Peoria, AZ

A marvelous piece for the library of your NY penthouse, Palm Springs atomic ranch or Palo Alto estate!

Category

1960s Swiss The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

"Four at the Table", 1940s American Scene Lithograph by Woman Artist
"Four at the Table", 1940s American Scene Lithograph by Woman Artist

"Four at the Table", 1940s American Scene Lithograph by Woman Artist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

She won awards from the National Association of Women Artists and the National Academy of Design and her works are held by the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art...

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1940s American Art Deco The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens I; Brooklyn Botanical Gardens II (Diptych)
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens I; Brooklyn Botanical Gardens II (Diptych)

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens I; Brooklyn Botanical Gardens II (Diptych)

By Hugh Kepets

Located in New York, NY

Kepetsʼ work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the Art Ins...

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1970s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style
Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style

Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style

Located in Dallas, TX

This pair of beautiful re-production chairs, were styled upon “Gainsborough’ Library Armchairs, from the Georgian Era of British & Irish furniture.

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20th Century American Georgian The Vintage Library

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

English Leather Library Armchairs from the Art Deco Era 'Priced Individually'
English Leather Library Armchairs from the Art Deco Era 'Priced Individually'

English Leather Library Armchairs from the Art Deco Era 'Priced Individually'

Located in Austin, TX

A fine set of two English library or lounge chairs from the Art Deco era - each chair featuring a classic club chair silhouette with a deep seat, gently curved and rolled arms, and a...

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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco The Vintage Library

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Attempting the Other
Attempting the Other

Attempting the Other

By Sarah Smelser

Located in San Francisco, CA

Her work is in such collections the Readers' Digest Association, the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, the Jane Vorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, the...

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1990s Abstract The Vintage Library

Materials

Monotype

Venice Beach, linocut by Art Hazelood of women on rollerblades by the ocean

Venice Beach, linocut by Art Hazelood of women on rollerblades by the ocean

By Art Hazelwood

Located in Palm Springs, CA

His prints are in many public collections including the New York Public Library, Stanford Special Collections Library and The Library of Congress, RSDI Museum, Yale Special Collectio...

Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Linocut

1965 Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard
1965 Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard

1965 Hans Wegner Johannes Hansen JH 507 Oak Dining Chairs from Harvard

By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The chairs were purchased new in 1965 along with countless other iconic furniture for use in the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The library is a monumental b...

Category

1960s Danish Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Oak

Princess Diana's the Althorp Estate Living History Collection Library Bookcase
Princess Diana's the Althorp Estate Living History Collection Library Bookcase

Princess Diana's the Althorp Estate Living History Collection Library Bookcase

By Brights of Nettlebed, Thomas Chippendale, Theodore Alexander

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

George John, 2nd Earl Spencer, who owned Althorp between 1783 and his death in 1834, developed one of the largest private libraries in Europe at the palace, which grew to over 100,00...

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20th Century English Georgian The Vintage Library

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Chateau Gourdon Christies (Book)
Chateau Gourdon Christies (Book)

Chateau Gourdon Christies (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

This should form part of the Library of any collector or dealer of 20th Century Furniture.

Category

20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

John Belushi Autographed Animal House Record Album
John Belushi Autographed Animal House Record Album

John Belushi Autographed Animal House Record Album

Located in Cincinnati, OH

The movie became the highest grossing comedy of all time and in 2001 was added to the Library of Congress deemed culturally, historically significant and also to the National Film Re...

Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Plastic, Paper

18K White Gold Diamond Drop Earrings
18K White Gold Diamond Drop Earrings

18K White Gold Diamond Drop Earrings

Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY

Also worn by actress, Sarah Hyland to the Library Lions Gala in November 2025.

Category

1980s The Vintage Library

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Seascape at Sunset
Seascape at Sunset

Seascape at Sunset

By Ray H. French

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Works on paper by the artist are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Victori...

Category

1960s The Vintage Library

Materials

Mixed Media

Benton Spruance Pencil Signed Lithograph - Shells for the Living
Benton Spruance Pencil Signed Lithograph - Shells for the Living

Benton Spruance Pencil Signed Lithograph - Shells for the Living

Located in Phoenix, AZ

His art is in the collections of the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, the New York Public Library, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, the P...

Category

Mid-20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

A selection of the many collections that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Library of C...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

Pierre Jeanneret Rare Library Storage Cabinet, Nehru Library PAU, c. 1960
Pierre Jeanneret Rare Library Storage Cabinet, Nehru Library PAU, c. 1960

Pierre Jeanneret Rare Library Storage Cabinet, Nehru Library PAU, c. 1960

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in New York, NY

The piece retains two institutional stencils: Nehru Library PAU and CCS HAU. The markings indicate successive institutional placement, first within the Nehru Library of Punjab Agricu...

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1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Teak

The Spire -- New York
The Spire -- New York

The Spire -- New York

By Lawrence Wilbur

Located in Plano, TX

His works have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; the Philadelphia Museum of A...

Category

20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects, United States Capitol, 1st Ed
Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects, United States Capitol, 1st Ed

Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects, United States Capitol, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Compilation of Works of Art and other Objects in the United States Capitol by Joint Committee on the Library. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1965. 1st Ed hardcover no d...

Category

1960s American The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

Mid Century Modern 1950's Brass Box By Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Mid Century Modern 1950's Brass Box By Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths

Mid Century Modern 1950's Brass Box By Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths

By Dorlyn Silversmiths, Tommi Parzinger

Located in North Miami, FL

Now it is just a great box for serving, for the desk, for the cocktail or console table, for barware and for the library. Tommi Parzinger came from a well to do family and was accust...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Brass

Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky Painting
Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky Painting

Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky Painting

By Janet and Emmanuel Snitkovsky

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Snitkovsky's poetry may be found in the Library of Congress and was selected for inclusion by the Library of Congress for the years 2001 and 2002.

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20th Century American The Vintage Library

National Crevice, Roy Ahlgren
National Crevice, Roy Ahlgren

National Crevice, Roy Ahlgren

Located in Fairfield, CT

Ahlgren has exhibited at the National Academy of Design Annual in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Exhibition of Prints, the Library of Congress, and the...

Category

1980s Pop Art The Vintage Library

Materials

Screen

Aztec, Roy Ahlgren
Aztec, Roy Ahlgren

Aztec, Roy Ahlgren

Located in Fairfield, CT

Ahlgren has exhibited at the National Academy of Design Annual in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Exhibition of Prints, the Library of Congress, and the...

Category

1980s Pop Art The Vintage Library

Materials

Screen

Starry, Starry Night, Roy Ahlgren
Starry, Starry Night, Roy Ahlgren

Starry, Starry Night, Roy Ahlgren

Located in Fairfield, CT

Ahlgren has exhibited at the National Academy of Design Annual in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Exhibition of Prints, the Library of Congress, and the...

Category

1980s Pop Art The Vintage Library

Materials

Screen

Ascension, Roy Ahlgren
Ascension, Roy Ahlgren

Ascension, Roy Ahlgren

Located in Fairfield, CT

Ahlgren has exhibited at the National Academy of Design Annual in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Exhibition of Prints, the Library of Congress, and the...

Category

1970s Pop Art The Vintage Library

Materials

Screen

Library Table in the Style of Ico Parisi's Model AI 1009, Italy, 1950s
Library Table in the Style of Ico Parisi's Model AI 1009, Italy, 1950s

Library Table in the Style of Ico Parisi's Model AI 1009, Italy, 1950s

By Ico Parisi

Located in New York, NY

Library table with a distinctive tapering base featuring characteristic sculptural supports, a rectangular top, and an inverted V-shaped cut-out in the center of the apron.

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Wood

'Young lady' Drawing on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Queen Elisabeth Painter
'Young lady' Drawing on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Queen Elisabeth Painter

'Young lady' Drawing on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Queen Elisabeth Painter

By Annigoni Pietro

Located in Brescia, IT

The portraits created by Annigoni, of Queen Elisabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, are still present in the Library of Imperial History (London) and in the National Portrait Gallery (L...

Category

20th Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Carbon Pencil

SESC Pompeia Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna
SESC Pompeia Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna

SESC Pompeia Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna

By Lina Bo Bardi

Located in Tokyo, Tokyo

Design:Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, André Vainer Material:Laminated Pine Designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1986, this chair was designed for the library and dining room in the SESC Pomp...

Category

1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Wood, Pine

Provence : The Beautiful Cookbook by Peter Johnson
Provence : The Beautiful Cookbook by Peter Johnson

Provence : The Beautiful Cookbook by Peter Johnson

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

With its lush photographs of food and scenery, this is a book to savor, whether in the library or the kitchen. Condition: some wear on corner and open spine inside see pictures Publ...

Category

Late 20th Century French French Provincial The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

'From the Sea' — Mid-Century American Modernism

'From the Sea' — Mid-Century American Modernism

By Benton Murdoch Spruance

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Impressions of this work are in the permanent collections of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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1940s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s
Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

He was declared a Living Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Commission in 1996 and a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. Just before his death in January 2003, he...

Category

1940s American Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Ink, Board

The Indian - Kennedy Graphics, Surrealist Signed Lithograph by Peter Paone

The Indian - Kennedy Graphics, Surrealist Signed Lithograph by Peter Paone

By Peter Paone

Located in Long Island City, NY

His paintings, drawings and prints belong to the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Victoria and Albert Museum and The British Museum in London, The National Ga...

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

Located in London, GB

In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Category

1950s Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

C Print

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed
'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

Located in London, GB

In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Category

1950s Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

C Print

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