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Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Ceiling-Mounted Light Fixture
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s/1910s; (very likely) Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Co. - Meriden, CT
Antique metal ceiling-mounted light fixture.
This ceiling-mounted fixture features a galvanized meta...
Category
Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Framed Rolling Stones US Tour Posters
Located in Dekalb, IL
Two vintage original The Rolling Stones tour date posters.
These pieces come from two very different times; for both the Rolling Stones and the country. On the left is a 1964 tour p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage tire manufacturing and repair machine salesman sample.
This piece would have been shopped around to various service stations and garages. Its purpose was to vulcanize tires,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Curved Glass Lighted Corner Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wood and glass vitrine.
When it comes to magnificent pieces, this gorgeous oak woodwork starts at the top and extends down its clawfoot cabriole legs. Four main window panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1970s/1980s; The William Simon Brewery - Buffalo, NY
Vintage embossed composite, faux wood advertising sign.
This piece advertises Simon Pure, a regional beer from upstate New Y...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Antique Painted Oak Flat File Cabinet in Blue
Located in Dekalb, IL
Large, antique flat file.
This piece features two stacks of 5-drawer cabinets plus a third comprised of a single drawer. While the cabinet has been...
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Oak Pedestal Banker's Desk
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden banker's desk with large writing surface.
We find it mind-boggling that this piece doesn't have a manufacturer's tag, because we want to shake the hand of whoever mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
c. 1920 Multi-Drawer Industrial Hardware Cabinet in Gray
Located in Dekalb, IL
Industrial wooden cabinet with a silver and gray paint coat.
This piece features drawers of various sizes from small parts to general storage...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Pedestal Workbench Cabinet With Dividers
Located in Dekalb, IL
This industrial workbench features a large work surface area with a back board as well as eight drawers and two cabinets. This piece has been left as is with the addition of a polyu...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Pedestals
Materials
Metal
Clementine Hunter - "Wedding", c. 1960s
By Clementine Hunter
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Clementine Hunter (1886-1988)
Medium: Oil Paint on Board
Date: c. 1965
Movement/Style: Outsider Art
Dimensions: 17.5" x 13.5"
Additional Notes: This original Clementine Hunter painting...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
c. 1930 Linen Steam Cleaning Banner
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930 linen banner (likely cotton) advertising a dry/steam cleaner business. There are no identifiers as to which business, so this was likely placed on the storefront to draw in b...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Telechron Neon Advertising Clock
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Electric Ad Clock Co. - Chicago
Vintage neon-accented wall-mount advertising clock.
This unique piece doesn't seem like much at first glance, maybe an old mantle clock. B...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century 32-Drawer Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique oak cabinet with turned, wooden drawer pulls.
This rustic piece features 32 drawers of uniform size and exhibits scuffs and abrasions that add to the character of this cabine...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
c. 1900 Industrial Foundry Flat File Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large countertop cabinet was used for decades in a ship foundry in Milwaukee, WI housing a number of schematics and tools. The cabinet boasts t...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
circa 1920 Bromann Brothers Mercantile Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Bromann Bros - Chicago, IL
Early 20th century wood and glass display case manufactured by Bromann Brothers. This piece features milk glass tiles near the base bordered by ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Tufted Leather Oxblood Loveseat by Thomas Lloyd
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1980s; Thomas Lloyd Furniture - Treorchy, Wales
Vintage English tufted leather sofa in oxblood red.
This gorgeous piece boasts a deep shade of red, contrasted by lighter tones o...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Rustic Swedish Cabinet in Blue
Located in Dekalb, IL
(Likely) 19th century Swedish or other Scandinavian rustic painted pine cabinet.
This piece features a thin coat of pale blue paint throughout with painted script along across the t...
Category
Antique 1830s Unknown Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage "Cabins" Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage neon sign advertising cabins for rent. This piece features a bold Bauhaus-style font in white set against a dark background. The lettering has been traced in a turquoise neon...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
c. 1899 NOS Complete Japanned Copper Dental Drill
Located in Dekalb, IL
This immaculate and incredibly rare piece of dental history originates from the office of Dr. Harry Wood - formerly located at 205 Huron Street in Berlin, WI. This complete dental drill set comes with everything - including the ornate japanned copper swing arm...
Category
Antique 1890s American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Porcelain Heinz Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; H.J. Heinz Co. - Pittsburgh
Large circular, single-sided porcelain Heinz advertising sign.
This piece features the iconic Heniz 57 Varieties typeface with the iconic pick...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Weather-Bird Shoes SSP Neon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage porcelain base neon sign advertising Weather-Bird Shoes, a line of outdoor waterproof shoes manufactured by Peters, Division of International Shoe Co., St. Louis, MO.
This p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Early 20th Century Bromann Bros. Butcher Shop Counter with Milk Glass Tiles
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s - 1920s; Bromann Bros. - Chicago
Antique butcher shop prep and presentation counter manufactured by Bromann Bros., a renowned butcher sh...
Category
Early 20th Century American Tables
Materials
Milk Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Mahogany Ship Dresser and Wash Basin
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s
Antique wooden ship dresser stand.
This unique piece was once a common sight on period passenger ships and trains. Manufactured to be an all-in-one design, it features bot...
Category
Early 20th Century American Dressers
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Flag Jumper Carousel Horse in Gray by C. W. Walker
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; C.W. Parker Carousel Amusement Co. - Leavenworth, KS
Antique gray jumper carousel horse.
This piece was designed and manufactured by C. W. Parker, a Kansas-based amusemen...
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Pre-Prohibition Green Seal Beer Backlit Punched Lighted Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large, extremely rare backlit sign is a bona fide piece of American history. It was produced by The Buckeye Brewing Co. of Toledo, OH, which was founded in 1886, but which has o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Lighted Figural Copper Apothecary Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique figural copper trade sign.
This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries. This t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s/1910s; Waltham Watch Co. - Waltham, MA
Vintage reverse painted glass advertising sign for Waltham pocket watches.
This piece features reverse graphics on a glass panel, be...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This sign was manufactured by Rawson & Evans sometime during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Rawson & Evans was best known for glue chipped glass signs and gold leaf signs. This sign...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal
Massive Antique Garage Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Carved and painted dimensional lettering adorned to a large painted plank to advertise a service station/car repair garage.
145.5" W x 25" H
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Henry II Walnut Hutch
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1880s-1890s
Extravagant and intricately carved wooden French Renaissance hutch cabinet.
This massive piece is of walnut construction in the Henry II style popular in 16th centur...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Cupboards
Materials
Walnut
DSP Service Entrance Arrow
Located in Dekalb, IL
Double-sided porcelain directional arrow sign.
This piece features white block text over a royal blue arrow, creating a high-contrast item; also present are two grommets for fasteni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner
Located in Dekalb, IL
This antique canvas banner advertises for a historic mechanical circus. The banner likely originates from around the turn of the century. Please take a close look at the photos for d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Other Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Paint
Massive Vintage Leather Camel
Located in Dekalb, IL
Large, leather-wrapped wooden camel.
This unique decorative piece is one for the books! Using realism, the designer accurately portrays a traditional Dromedary camel, a breed known ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Taxidermy
Materials
Leather
Large Antique Framed Pillsbury's Best Flour Sign
By Pillsbury Company 1
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large sign advertises for Pillsbury's Best Flour. The sign has brilliant red and green color with white lettering. This sign is divided into two sections down the middle and is ...
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Steelworkers Blueprint Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
This massive industrial cabinet was recovered from a decommissioned foundry in Milwaukee, WI. The cabinet housed thousands of blueprints dating back to as early as 1900 - each descri...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Brass
The Four Saints Early 20th Century Oil On Canvas Convent Painting
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th century remake of a piece originally created by Andrea del Sarto in 1528.
The piece in question is a detail from a much larger mural that itself was a remake of the Vallom...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early Rustic Painted Hutch
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden hutch with ornate carved embellishments.
This piece features a slightly chippy coat of light brown paint across its wooden exterior. There is a large central arched windowed cabinet...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Buffets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Massive Antique 153-Drawer Oak Apothecary Cabinet
By McGill Manufacturing Co.
Located in Dekalb, IL
Extravagant antique apothecary cabinet with 150 drawers of uniform size.
Talk about imposing! This piece features solid oak construction across all 5' 9" of this behemoth. In additi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Lighted Hutch Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Originating in the home it was removed from this one time built in hutch features ornate woodwork, japanned hardware as well as lighting, and several storage areas. With this piece y...
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Vintage Minneapolis-Moline SSP Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co. - Hopkins/Minneapolis, MN
Vintage single-sided porcelain tractor company neon sign.
This piece advertises Minneapolis-Moline,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal
18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique tempera Icon depicting St. John the Baptist holding his own head, a reference to his execution by beheading. This came as a result of John publicl...
Category
Antique 17th Century Greek Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Tin
Massive Early 20th Century 187-Drawer Maple Card Catalog
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Library Bureau - Boston, MA
Antique maple card catalog.
This eye-catching and extravagant piece was manufactured by Library Bureau of Boston, once the preeminent manufact...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
circa 1920 Art Nouveau Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s, an antique chandelier with a brass body.
This piece takes inspiration from Victorian and other late 19th/early 20th century fixtures. Its extravagance is also reminiscent ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Wooden Flip Top Map Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
This cabinet was manufactured in the state of Texas. The cabinet likely served a clerical office housing county maps, as indicated by the still present labels on some of the drawers....
Category
Vintage 1910s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
circa 1940 Industrial Flat File Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s
Vintage hardwood flat file cabinet with additional hideaway shelving.
This impressive piece offers the same options as typical flat file cabinets, plus a little extra. In ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco Chippy Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique pine apothecary cabinet.
With a multitude of drawers in a large variety of sizes, this chippy apothecary is the answer to your storage problems. Each drawer features a namep...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early American Tobacco Store Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Late Victorian-period (c. 1890) tobacco store cabinet, constructed of wood.
62"W x 17"D x 72"H.
The upper portion of this cabinet measures 62"W x 17"D x 42"H. This early store cab...
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Oak 12-Drawer Haberdashery Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden garment display case.
This piece is more than it seems. Each of the 12 glass-front drawers features two spring-loaded hinges, so the door bounces back to meet your ha...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Vintage 60-Drawer Oak Card Catalog
Located in Dekalb, IL
c.1960s; (likely) Library Bureau/Remington Office Systems - Boston, MA
A vintage wooden card catalog, made primarily from oak with original brass hardwar...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Modernist Upholstered Chaise Lounge in Red
By Merrow Associates
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1960s; Merrow Associates - Oxenwood, Marlborough, Wiltshire
A vintage wave-style chaise lounge with chrome frame. This piece, designated as the "Bradfield", features a red woven ...
Category
Vintage 1960s British Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Chrome
Early 20th Century Tiger Oak Library Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; The Library Bureau - Boston, MA
Antique oak library cabinet and chest of drawers.
This eye-catching number was salvaged from a former l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Oak
circa 1920 Art Deco Lighted Oak Display Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Grand Rapids Store Equipment Co. - Grand Rapids, MI
Antique wooden display counter with large viewing windows.
This display counter features shelved, front-facing storage behind large glass panes that run the height of the counter. Interior lights provide high levels of illumination and are operated by rear switch boxes. The angular cabinets and deep storage evokes an antique movie...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Vintage Double-Sided Leather Chesterfield Sofa in Caramel
Located in Dekalb, IL
A vintage, unmarked Chesterfield sofa with double-sided seating and ample support for multiple people.
This piece is of full grain leather construction and features a rich shade of ...
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Leather
Late 18th Century Cousineau Single Action Pedal Harp
By Georges Cousineau
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1770s pedal harp manufactured by Georges Cousineau (1733-1800), a French luthier who specialized in harps; Cousineau's signature is present on the soundboard as well as the city o...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Rococo Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Wooden Dry Bar with Stained Glass Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Rustic bar counter with a stained-glass top panel and gothic-inspired corbels.
This piece has compartments in the back for storage. The original finish was covered, prior to coming i...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Massive 168-Drawer Oak Parts Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
A large and antique small parts storage cabinet. This cabinet was likely used in the 1920s onward as a way of storing tools, screws, and other ob...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
circa 1874 Rotating Westphal Hardware Store Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
This immaculate hardware store cabinet by Henry Westphal rotates on its center from top to bottom. This version was patented in 1874. Each version of the Westphal cabinet was produce...
Category
Antique 1870s American Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Vintage Bernhardt Flair Burl Modernist Credenza
Located in Dekalb, IL
This credenza is made from burl wood veneer, and features flat bar metal framed legs. This credenza was manufactured by Bernhardt and is a piece from their Flair collection, likely d...
Category
Vintage 1970s Credenzas
Materials
Chrome
Massive Vintage Chinese Coromandel Screen
Located in Dekalb, IL
Massive vintage Chinese coromandel screen with measurements of 144"W x 96"H when folded out. Each panel is 18" in width. The screen can be f...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Man Series by Robert DeVoe, Complete Works from 1976 and 1977
Located in Dekalb, IL
This is the Man series by Robert DeVoe, created between 1976 and 1977. Each of the seven paintings depicts esoteric visions and spiritually-attuned imagery. Each of the paintings me...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Paintings
Materials
Paint