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Late 19th Century Jenny Lind-Style Spindle Bedframe
Located in Dekalb, IL
Full-size wooden bed with lathe-turned posts, curved headboard, and working brass casters.
This Victorian-era bed frame is defined by its bold spool-turned posts and gently arched h...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Vintage Patchwork Leather Ottoman
Located in Dekalb, IL
Bold and functional leather ottoman built from a patchwork of rich, full-grain hides in warm tones, resting on turned wood feet with brass caps.
This generously sized ottoman measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Decorative Cast Iron Ram Andirons
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s-1910s; Olympic Logmaster - Chicago, IL
Pair of cast iron andirons with stylized ram's head finials, marked "Olympic Logmaster 254".
Originally produced by Olympic Logmaste...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Bronze and Slag Glass Table Lamp
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Co. - Pittsburgh, PA
Caramel slag glass table lamp with ornate cast spelter base and floral Art Nouveau overlay.
This early electric lamp w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Oak Baby Carriage by J. S. Ford Johnson
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1880s-1890s; J. S. Ford Johnson and Co. - Chicago, IL
Wicker and wood baby carriage with large iron-spoke wheels and functioning spring suspension.
This late Victorian-era baby ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Children's Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Oak 24-Drawer Apothecary
Located in Dekalb, IL
Handsome oak cabinet featuring 24 individual drawers fitted with original steel pulls and mounted on mid-century-style hairpin legs.
Constructed with a solid oak body and drawer fac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Quarter Sawn Oak Merchandising Showcase Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th-century oak display cabinet featuring four large sliding glass panels and a back of solid oak panels in classic quarter-sawn grain. Adjustable interior shelving is support...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century JW Wilson Salesman Sample Buggy Seat
Located in Dekalb, IL
1890s-1910s; J. W. Wilson's Swing Seat, Manchester, NH.
In the late 1800s, drivers of wagons and heavy carriages known as "drays" had a problem, and this wooden salesman sample seat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Sidney Dillon Cigars Self-Framed Tin Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s; The J.B. Moos Cigar Manufacturing Co. - Cincinnati, OH
Antique embossed tin cigar advertising sign with self-framing.
This sign advertises Sidney Dillon cigars, a brand n...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Diablo Fálico Contemporary Articulated Oaxacan Alebrije
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Unknown
Date: Late 20th Century
Medium: Paint on copal
Style/Movement:
Dimensions: 10" H
Additional Details: This bold and provocative figure is a traditional Mexican diablo...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Early 20th Century Mackintosh Solicitors Rounded Bronze Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; W & J Mackintosh, Solicitors - London
Antique rounded bronze column sign.
This piece comes from the columns in the front of 1 Hill Street in London, the location for W & ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Westfield Bikes Framed Parts Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; The Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Westfield, MA
Antique historical bike parts wall-mounted display.
This piece serves as a salesman sample-type display used to adve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Silvertone Model 1808 Worlds Fair Radio by Sears & Roebuck
By Sears, Roebuck & Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Sears, Roebuck & Co. - Chicago
Vintage "World's Fair" model first released in conjunction with the 1933 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago. Features Art Deco-in...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Articulated Chrome Lamp by TAFCO with Emeralite Glass Shade
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; The Adjustable Fixture Co. (TAFCO) - Milwaukee, WI
Vintage articulated industrial lamp with an Emeralite shade.
This piece features an adjustable length stem that include...
Category
Early 20th Century American Flush Mount
Materials
Steel
Late 19th Century American Oak Partners Desk
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden banking partner desk.
This piece is known as a partners desk and gets its name from the ability to host two bankers at once. The central cash drawer would have been u...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Commode Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian commode washstand.
Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens back to a time of American craftsmanship in cabinet making. The vanity features a curved marble top wit...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Vanities
Materials
Marble
Antique Altered El Bart Gin Self-Framed Tin Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s/1920s; The Camberwell Distillery - London
Antique repainted tin litho gin sign.
This piece was originally a self-framed tin litho advertisement for El Bart Dry Gin. Howeve...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Tin
Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This sign advertises Johnson Gasoline (stylistically spelled erroneously) sold with Ethyl anti-knock compound. Johnson was known for not only this brand but others under their banner...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Salesmans Sample Drafting Desk by Hamilton
Located in Dekalb, IL
1950s; Hamilton Manufacturing Co. - Two Rivers, WI
Founded in 1880 by J.E. Hamilton and initially produced wood type, Hamilton Mfg eventually expanded to other products like cabinet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Pre-Prohibition Fortune's Buffet ROG Mirror Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique reverse-painted storefront sign.
This piece was for a shop that specialized in alcoholic and tobacco goods. Features a red field with gold-tone painted serif lettering. Whil...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Oak Flat File Cabinet with Japanned Hardware
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage wooden flat file cabinet.
This piece features a unique numbering system, opting to use large carved numbers in place of more traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Copper
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Dresser with Mirror and Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian dresser and mirror.
Crafted from walnut, this vanity dresser hearkens back to a time of superior American craftsmanship. Features a curved marble top with twin jew...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Budweiser Clydesdale Team Embossed Plastic Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1988; Santa Anita Park - Arcadia, California
Plastic promotional sign for the West Paddock Gardens at Santa Anita Racetrack.
This colorful sign features a stylized and dimension...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Plastic
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche #151 - Eugénie Buffet Late 19th C. Stevens Poster
By Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Léopold Stevens (1860-1935)
Date: 1897
Medium: Lithograph
Style/Movement: Art Nouveau
Dimensions: 17.5" W x 21" H
Additional Details: Art Nouveau concert poster advertising ...
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Prints
Materials
Paper
Esqueleta de Ginecológico Contemporary Articulated Oaxacan Calaca
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Unknown
Date: Late 20th Century
Medium: Paint on copal
Style/Movement: Mexican Folk Art
Dimensions: 11.5" H
Additional Details: This hand-carved wooden figure depicts a skel...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Standing Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; (likely) Majestic Lamp Co. - Los Angeles
Mid-century modern floor lamp with tiered fiberglass shade.
A striking example of atomic-era lighting, this floor lamp features a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Tulip Lamp with Red Shade
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; (likely) Majestic Lamp Co. - Los Angeles
Atomic-era table lamp.
This sculptural table lamp, attributed to Majestic, features a dramatic atomic design characteristic of po...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Sacred Heart Framed Tin Litho Christ Print
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s-1940s; (likely) Catholic Art and Book Co. - St. Louis, MO
Framed chromolithograph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
A classic devotional image of Christ displaying the Sacred ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Religious Items
Materials
Tin
Vintage Neoclassical Quatrefoil Parlor Table
Located in Dekalb, IL
Burled maple table on curved saber legs.
Featuring a clover-shaped top in richly figured burled maple veneer, this mid-century center table balances decorative flair with architectu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Center Tables
Materials
Maple
Set of Nine Gothic Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Dekalb, IL
Upholstered Victorian-inspired dining chair set.
Have you ever hosted a vampire family for dinner and realized you didn't have appropriate seating? Well these Gothic Revival chairs ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Gothic Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Model E-53X Radio by Canadian General Electric
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd. - Toronto, ON
Simple and traditional tabletop radio with Art Deco embellishments.
• Model Type: Tabletop broadcast receiver
• Main Circ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique "Masterpiece" 6F6 5-Tube Table Radio by Freshman
Located in Dekalb, IL
1926; Charles Freshman Co. Inc. - New York
Nearly antique table radio with a gorgeous brass faceplate and original brass knobs and levers.
• Model Type: Tabletop broadcast receiver...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Musky Taxidermy
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage Northwoods musky taxidermy with attached hook for wall-mounting.
38.5" W x 11" H
Please refer to photos regarding condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Pre-Prohibition Old Pepper Whiskey Litho Ad Tray
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s/1910s; James E. Pepper & Co. - Lexington, KY
Antique tin litho bourbon advertising tray.
This piece features a central graphic depicting a group of 18th century men (a ref...
Category
Early 20th Century American Platters and Serveware
Materials
Tin
"Blown Away Guy", 1979 Steve Steigman Framed Gallery Print
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Steve Steigman (1942 - 2004)
Date: 1979
Medium: Serigraph
Style/Movement: B&W Photography
Dimensions: 36" W x 24" H
Notes: You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who isn't fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Salesman Sample Adjustable Box Spring
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; Unbranded
Early box springs were a pretty simple concept, lifting the mattress off the ground and providing additional support to settling and lumpy mattresses. What ma...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; mfd. by The H. D. Beach Co. (Coshocton, OH) for Reed Manufacturing Co. - Erie, PA
Antique new-old-stock tin-over-cardboard (TOC) advertising sign.
This piece advertises R...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Vintage Model 6S632 Radio by Zenith
By Zenith
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; Zenith Radio Corp. - Chicago, IL
Streamline Moderne-inspired tabletop radio. Features robust tone control and local radio pushbuttons.
• Model Type: Tabletop broadcast re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Vintage Model R-1131 with Magic Eye Tube by Delco
Located in Dekalb, IL
1937; United Motors Service - New York
Streamline Art Deco console radio with wooden tuning knobs.
This piece features a solid state Magic Eye tube, an inexpensive way to do the sa...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$2,340 / item
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Commode Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian commode washstand.
Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens back to a time of superior American craftsmanship. Features a marble top, optimal storage, and classic ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Vanities
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Silkworm Industrial Nature Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s/1920s; A. J. Tiffany, Publisher - Chicago
Vintage silkworm education tool.
This piece was part of a series of "Industrial Nature Cabinets" produced for American schools by...
Category
Early 20th Century American Taxidermy
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Vintage Critic Quality Feeds Heavy Metal Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; Beardstown Mills Company - Beardstown, IL
Vintage litho livestock feed sign.
This piece advertises Critic Quality livestock feeds from Beardstown Mills, a now-defunct flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Stainless Steel Salesman Sample Kettle
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage jacketed kettle salesman sample.
Being under 10 inches tall makes this stainless steel salesman sample much easier to carry around than the 50 or 100-gallon tank it represen...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century John Broadwood & Sons Upright Piano Salesmans Sample
By John Broadwood & Sons
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; John Broadwood & Sons - North Yorkshire, England
This piano salesman sample comes from one of the oldest continuous piano manufacturers in the world. Originally establi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette
Located in Dekalb, IL
1860s-70s; François Morcrette - Cugny, Aisne, France
Morcrette (sometimes spelled Morcrétté) was a blacksmith and plow manufacturer based in the small town of Cugny in the mid-to-la...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Butchers Products Co. Painted Tin Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
1910s-20s; Fulton Meat Market district - Chicago, IL
The property at the northeast corner of Peoria and Fulton streets in Chicago was most recently a burger joint, but in the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Reverse-Painted IOOF Skull and Bones Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
This reverse-painted glass "Caution" sign comes with the scull and crossbone, a symbol of mortality to the fraternity, and a reminder o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Hobart Crescent Dishwasher Salesmans Sample
Located in Dekalb, IL
1930s; The Hobart Manufacturing Company - Troy, OH
Hobart was originally founded in 1897 by engineer Charles Hobart. When the company bought out The Crescent Washing Machine Company...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Pennsylvania Railroad Stock Car Model
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique handmade railroad stock car model.
As a model of the railroad cars designed to haul livestock like cattle, this exquisite replica delivers some remarkable details including ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Company Product Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Diamond Tool Horseshoe Co. - Duluth, MN
Vintage horseshoe point-of-sale display.
This piece was used to advertise and showcase horseshoes made by Diamond Tool, esta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Vintage Tufted Leather Chesterfield Barrel Chair
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s/1950s; barrel is sourced from Continental Baking Co. - Wheeling, WV
Vintage tufted leather armchair set in a rustic wooden barrel.
Sometimes referred to as a "tub chair," ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Iron
$1,595 / item
Early Walnut Step-Back Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique walnut apothecary with glass cabinet doors.
This extravagant piece features a multitude of uniform drawers, ensuring plenty of storage space. Across the top are a series of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; Columbia Bikes/The Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Westfield, MA
Antique historical bike parts wall-mounted display.
This piece serves as a salesman sample-type displ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Medical Display Case by Clark & Roberts
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; Clark and Roberts Co. - Indianapolis, IN
Antique steel medical cabinet with glass walls.
This unique piece was once utilized in a medical or dental setting. It is compris...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Antique Steel Dental Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
A white dental or medical storage cabinet on wheels with locking door. This product is 58" H x 22" L x 17" W and has has four glass shelves that measure 19" L x 14" W. The cabinet is...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Double-Sided Chesterfield Couch in Brown
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage double-sided tufted leather sofa.
This seat offers all the range of a standard Chesterfield, doubled. A central removable backrest separates the two "halves" of the sofa, al...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Salesman Sample Rip Saw with Conveyor Belt
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage (possibly verging on antique) German industrial salesman sample.
This piece, from an unknown manufacturer, is a scale model version of a rip saw and conveyor belt system. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Coat Tree
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique cast iron coat tree.
Despite its appearance, this coat rack not japanned copper, although it gets marks for accurately recreating the look. It sits on a quartet of splayed l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Mercantile Rolltop Grain Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
1909; possibly Charles K. Fox Co. or Parnall & Sons, Ltd.
Antique oak seed or grain counter with rolltop doors.
This piece was designed to allow customers in general and feed store...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Quarter Sawn Oak Dental Cabinet
By American Cabinet Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s/1920s; The American Cabinet Co. - Two Rivers, WI
Large, antique quarter sawn or "tiger" oak dental cabinet with pull-out writing surface.
This extravagant piece hails from...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Oak
