Klassik Design Collectibles and Curiosities

A very cool Martin Airlines Holland MD-11 jumbo jetliner airplane contractor desk model, circa 1980s. The model measures 10.5" wingspan x 12.5"D x 5.5"H and sits on a nice marked st...

Hand-crafted cowhide checkers set and board, circa 1990s. The set is in very good vintage condition and the board measures 19.75" x 19.75"; the individual squares ar 2" square. The set comes with wood...

Hard to find limited edition Disney "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" book with four serigraphs, circa 1978. This book is #2230 of #9500 distributed worldwide and is lavishly illustr...

"Jiang - Father of the Yunnan School" A catalogue raisonne book of Jiang Tiefeng's original works signed by the Chinese artist, circa 1998. The book is in excellent, like new condition with no torn or missing pages and the original dust jacket. The book covers both Jiang's paintings and sculptures from 1982 to 1998. Gorgeous photography and lay-out. 126 pages. #3961 Jiang is the founder of the Yunnan School of Painting, one of the most important contemporary movements of abstract art in China. His works are richly colored and his imagery contains figurative elements with contrasting patterns. Considered to be at the forefront of contemporary Chinese art, Jiang paints as if creating stained glass windows, concentrating on women, horses, birds, and flowers through brightly colored ink and calligraphic lines. Jiang attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. He studied with the renowned Chinese artist, Huang Yong-Yu. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Jiang was assigned to produce propaganda posters during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. At night Jiang secretly worked on his own style. He works primarily in watercolor and serigraphy and his works have been actively collected worldwide since the early 1980s. From 1976 to 1983, Jiang served on the board of directors for the Yunnan branch of the Chinese National Art Association. He was also a member of the Chinese Woodblock...

Incredibly chic necklace from the Autumn-Winter 1996 Chanel collection. This beautiful goldtone chain with six faux baroque pearls in white and grey is simply irresistible. This nec...

A very cool vintage British Airways Concorde jetliner passenger dossier / folio, circa late 1990s. The black leather folio with embossed "Concorde" l...

Vintage leather address / phone book by Hartmann, circa 1980s. The leather book is in good vintage condition and has never been used; it measures 6"W x 1.5"D x 8.5"H. Includes phon...

Vintage tan leather three ring binder by Hartmann, circa 1980s. The binder is in like new condition and has never been used; it measures 10"W x 1"D x 12"H. #4015

Vintage "Business Traveler Record & Atlas" Book by Crane's - New Old Stock, circa 1980s. The soft leather cover book is in new condition and has never been written in; it measures 4...

Small minimalist walnut and aluminum crucifix / cross, circa 1960s. The piece measures 8.5" high x 2" wide and is in very good vintage condition. #4007

A very nice MCM steel crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #4008

Vintage bakelite backgammon game set with dominoes, Mancala and Cribbage, circa 1970s. Set is in like new condition and appears to have nev...

Cool post-modern lucite hand sculpture ring holder, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2.5"W x 2.5"D x 6"H. #4158

A very cool Boeing 727 jetliner / airplane brass and marble desk model / sculpture, circa 1970s. The model measures 6" in wingspan x 9"D x 5"H and sits on a nice 5"D black and white...

This set is straight out of a time capsule from the 60s! Set of three like new mid-century Danish viking figures made of mixed woods with original box by Jacob Jensen, circa 1960s. ...

Vintage set of poker chips with two decks of cards and five dice, circa 1980s. The set is in very good condition and contains 300 Bakelite "chips" (150 white, 100 red, 50 blue). The ...

François-Xavier Lalanne Catalogue of drawings and sculpture. 36 pages. Limited edition from 1991.

A very nice and hard to find mixed metals on quartz base dragonfly sculpture by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1971. The piece is in great vintage condition with a wonderful pati...

A very cool MCM wood bowling pin trophy - "Hoboken Women's Industrial League", circa 1950s. The pin is in good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 9.5"H. Unique piece! #4243

Fabulous vintage mother-of-pearl and brass opera glasses made by Chevalier in Paris, circa 1960s. Complete functional glasses that are in good condition and measure 4" x 2.5". Si...

The quintessential distillation of American Pop culture in the eighties, "Pictures" by Herb Ritts, circa 1988. The book is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.25" x 14.5". A must have! #4282 Herb Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be called glamour photography. Ritts was born in Los Angeles, California to a prosperous family. His parents, Herb and Shirley Ritts, owned a successful furniture business. He received an economics degree from Bard College in upstate New York in 1974 and soon after returned to Los Angeles to work as a sales representative for his family's business. He came out as gay to his parents while in college; they were accepting and supportive. However, Ritts started taking night classes in photography and decided to dedicate himself to the art in the late 1970s. His first break into the business occurred as a result of taking portraits of his actor friend Richard Gere. These photos gained national exposure on the covers of many magazines. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he worked with magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue on portraits of famous people and artistic photos of models. Subjects of his black-and-white celebrity portraits included Kofi Annan, Cindy Crawford, Tenzin Gyatso (the Dalai Lama), Madonna, Jack Nicholson and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1981, Ritts took photos for the album cover of Olivia Newton-John's Physical. He started his long term collaboration with Madonna in 1984, when he shot the ad for her movie Desperately Seeking Susan. In 1984, he photographed Eagles drummer and vocalist Don Henley for his second solo album Building the Perfect Beast. In 1986, Ritts shot the cover photo of Madonna's True Blue album. He later ventured into the world of music video at a suggestion of Madonna and filmed her video "Cherish". In 1988, he photographed Steve Winwood for his Roll With It album. In 1989, he photographed Belinda Carlisle...

Beautiful charm bracelet by Versace. This sculptural piece is commanding and striking and chic. A bracelet alone carries the lines and codes of the Versace fashion empire. The bracel...

A wonderful vintage Coca Cola cast iron doorstop or sculpture, circa 1940s. The piece is in distressed vintage condition with a fabulous patina and measures 5"W x 3.5"D x 9.5"H. #43...

Gorgeous vintage baguette crystal "CC Logo" brooch by Chanel, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 2"W x 1.5"D x .5"H. It is marked CHANEL A16 V Made in France on the reverse side. CHANEL In the years following the opening of her modest millinery shop, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel became a pivotal designer of both fashionable casual wear and Paris haute couture as well as an icon and arbiter of 20th-century style with her bob haircut and pearls. Today vintage Chanel handbags, jackets and evening dresses are among the most sought-after clothing and accessories for fashion lovers all over the world. The first Chanel shop was established in 1910 in Paris on rue Cambon by the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971), who had picked up the nickname “Coco” while working as a club singer. The boutique drew the attention of the Parisian fashion elite who popularized her wide-brimmed Chanel Modes hats. Soon she added a sportswear store in the Normandy resort town of Deauville, where Coco set...

Hard to find original Walt Disney "Donald Duck" comic strip art (King Features Syndicate), circa 1967. The piece is presented in a black wood frame with black mat. Created by com...

Modernist aluminum and mother-of-pearl menorah, circa 1970s. The menorah is in very good vintage condition and measures 9.25"W x 3.75"D x 9.5"H. The candle holder accents are remov...

Fabulous vintage sunburst Mexican silver and cabochon amethyst cuff bracelet and necklace / pendant / brooch by William Spratling, circa 1940s. The bracelet measures 2.625"W x 2.12...

Rare, unique and exceptional perfume atomizer. This beautiful and sculptural atomizer is representative of its period. Clean lined and modernist in presence, this piece is a function...

A super cool vintage custom made oak backgammon table with bakelite checkers, circa 1970s. The table is in very good vintage condition and measur...

Hard to find Rolling Stones 1997, 98 World Tour concert letterman's / bomber jacket, circa 1997. Truly a great piece of rock & roll history from arguably the greatest rock band of ...

A very cool large vintage bakelite Buddha bust / head, circa 1970s. The carved figure is a representation of Gautama Buddha, also known as the enlightened or awakened one. The piece ...

A very cool double deck boxed set of playing cards by Harrod's of London, circa 1970s. . The set is in new unused condition and the box measures 5"W x 3.75"D x 1"H. Fun, high qualit...

Very cool vintage Empire State building model in metal, circa 1960s. The piece has a great well worn patina and measures 4.25"W x 2.75"D x 11.5"H. #4369

A very cool and extremely rare Douglas Aircraft USAF "Skybolt" missile contractor's desk model, circa 1950s. The piece is in good condition with some nicks and chips (please see pict...