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Danish Teak Diamond Hor d'oeuvres Tray Centerpiece Cheese Sushi Geometric Dish
By Skjode Knudsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very long geometric diamond tray. Made in Denmark. There is a swallow chip with some roughness to one corner, and scratches to center.
W 26 1/2 x D 6 3/4 x H 1 1/8 in.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Charles O. Perry Cassini Bronze MIT Mathematical Geometric Desk Sculpture
By Charles O. Perry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and Early MOMA/MIT Mathematical Statuette, 80/1000. Solid Bronze Swiveling Sphere on Bronze Base. Signed, Numbered.
Dia: 3.5 x H: 5.25 in.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Massive Coned Planters Pair by Willy Guhl for Eternit, California Style
By Eternit, Willy Guhl, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
These are quite massive and beautiful pair of conical entrance planters. 26 lbs. each. No markings found. Each pot has two drain holes. And each pot has a semi flaky textural painted surface on the cement, not sure if this is original.
Dia 30 x H 16 in.
Attributed design by the iconic Wily Guhl...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Cement
1950 Post Office Wastebasket Iron Seymour Robins Sondra Kay Trash Can
By Seymour Robins
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown burlap bag with black atomic frame, cabin modern rustic vibe.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Iron
1960s Giant Strainer Kitchen Sign Wall Art Sculpture Chrome Basket Tool
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Giant Strainer Wall Art, 55 inches long. Has a repair, one of the strainer reinforcement welds popped, sewn repair with blue wire.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Vintage Mid-Century Architect Era
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Finely expanded metal sheet rolled wastebasket with reinforced lip and bottom tray.
This type of metal deformation was invented in England in 1884 by John French Golding. This ty...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1970s Roger Bezombes Bronze Starfish Medallion Table Sculpture
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Florentine Bronze medal from the Monnaie de Paris (cornucopia hallmark from 1880). Minted around 1971. This is a Starfish like form Paperweight by Fr...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
1950s Midcentury Zaccagnini Svedese Pottery Pitcher Vase Geometric Organic Italy
By Ugo Zaccagnini, Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large 13 inch tall terracotta colored stoneware with incised white glazed Sgraffitto, from the Zaccagnini Svedese Pitcher D.1817.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Pottery
1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
1950s Roger Corsaw Stoneware Vase Mid-0Century Studio Pottery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Roger Corsaw, American, b. 1913. Corsaw earned his bachelor's degree at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He earned his Master of fine arts from the Institute of Design in Chicago. From 1936 until 1976, Corsaw taught at the University of Oklahoma where he became professor Emeritus of Art and instructed alongside notable artists Oscar Jacobson...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Mid-Century Design Icon an Arthur Umanoff Iron and Cane Log Holder Rack
By Arthur Umanoff, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Simple, sculptural design. Presented in As-Found condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Wrought Iron
1950s Black White Leaf Ashtray Dish Raymor Pottery Cigar Abstract Jouves French
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful leaf motif dish cigar ashtray, signed Raymor Made in Italy, 415/7.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Canoe Bowl American Studio Craft Woodworkers Banana CabinModern Craftsman
By Jens Quistgaard, Robert McKeown
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and intense piece of woodworking. Tight, sturdy and usable. Signed CKE. Artist/Craftsman unknown.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Rare 1870s E. Howard Marble Train Station Bank Municipal Clock Vintage Antique
By E. Howard & Co.
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a very rare clock with the original movement still inside. However, this clock is NOT WORKING, and its completeness is unknown, being sold as-is, as a wall prop. We are not clock collectors or professionals, this is an estate procurement.
No damage to marble or pendulum window. Writing and numbers wearing off marble surface. Bottom back wood case has some cracks, but all there. A very heavy clock.
W 14.5 x D 4 x H 29.75 in.
E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., "No. 27" marble front...
Category
Antique 1870s North American Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble
1880s Victorian Bronze Tazza Centerpiece Fruit Bowl Cherub Sea Creature Napoleon
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An unpolished patinated French 19th century cast bronze Tazza bowl supported by three seated cherubs in fine details, on a tripod of sea creatures; fish and turtles. Very heavy. Proc...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
1970s White Vein Encircled Black Marble Dish Ashtray Organic Geometric Design
By Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carved out black marble ashtray, revealing nicely placed circular white veining. Has an imperfection / chip near one of the cigarette notches, shown in image 3, bottom left notch.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Marble
1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a rare 1965 presentation award bust of JFK. A wonderful piece of mid-century historical decor from an important American sculptor, Robert Berks. Hi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin, Wood
1950s Danish Teak Freeform Carved Nut Bowl Table Centerpiece Vintage Modern
By Finn Juhl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Obscure Danish Design Company, AL-BO. Highly finished, thin walled Teak wedge-shaped bowl.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Arne Tjomsland 1950s Artic Musk Ox Mid-Century Scandinavian Norway Sculpture Vtg
By Kay Bojesen, Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small musk Ox figure/carving. Hand worked Norwegian Pine wood and leather. Burnished makers marks to bottom.
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Japanese Modernist Small Bowl Shigemichi Aomine National Craft Council NCC
By Aomine Shigemichi 1
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Petite salt or table spice bowl. Rare sze. Impressed NCC logo to bottom.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
By Line Vautrin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Greek Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
By Harvey Probber, Milo Baughman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Good working order, warm tarnish brass, a natural time-worn patina. Loaded up with a roll of clear tape.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Organic Pottery Table Dish Painted Geometric Design
By Georges Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large glazed pottery centerpiece with geometric dot and stripe, hand-painted decorations, signed.
Category
Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
1960s, Biomorphic Sea Form Brass Table Dish
By Ben Seibel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Animorphic table dish or ashtray, solid brass, hand crafted and polished. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Russian Sarapul Cast Iron Bronze Washed Horse Sculpture Candelabra Mid-Century
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stylized plated or washed cast metal horse candleholder, weighs 1 lb.
Category
Vintage 1960s Russian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s Travertine Marble Ashtray Vintage Italian Stone Geometric Post-Modern
By Fratelli Manelli, Cerri Nestore, Sergio Asti
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Great Large Size and Quality Heft. 7 by 7 and 3lbs. Showing pits naturally in the travertine and one small chip to a corners, pictured. Presents very well. No makers markings. Design...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Travertine
1960s Pinwheel Brazen Nail Table Sculpture Mid-Century Starburst as Curtis Jere
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and delicate Mid-Century era welded tabletop kinetic sculpture, no signature can be found, but it is very much like the works of Curtis Jere for Artisan House, with a littl...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
American Modern Turned Mahogany Wood Fruit Centerpiece Bowl
By Wharton Esherick, Finn Juhl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice vintage catch-all bowl, very well made. Some Fading, Scratches to interior, and an Oil mark to the exterior, pictured.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Borneo Ironwood Sea Salvaged Ceremonial Wedding Paddle Art Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique ocean salvage Dayak Ironwood canoe paddle from East Kalimantan, Borneo. Carved from one piece of Ironwood, Kayu Belian, a very hard dense wood. This paddle takes weeks to make by hand. Also called a wedding paddle. It is tradition that the groom...
Category
Antique 19th Century East Asian Primitive Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Late 1800s Iron Concentric Form Geometric Table Sculpture Modernist Symmetry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting salvaged form, obsolete machine part. Heavy.
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1920s Whippet Greyhound Dogs Concrete Entryway Wall Sculptures Vintage Mansion
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large Heavy Greyhound Statues for Driveway Entry. Possibly English Made but procured in the states.
Sold as found at the estate. These should be repainted if you want to use them ou...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Statues
Materials
Concrete
Japanese Mid-Century Craftsmans Bronze Vase Blue Volcanic Patinated Enamel Japan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Spectacular Japanese vase. We have never had one quite like it! Super understated but with a vibrant blue glaze! Mottled or Volcanic textured enam...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1950s Large Teak Polar Bear Sculpture Norway Mid-Century Scandinavian Tjomsland
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare large version (full grown) Polar Bear Sculpture by Arne Tjomsland, who was a Norwegian sculptor in the Scandinavian modern golden age, or Mid-Century Modern Era. This was p...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sailboat Yacht Ships Ashtray Match Striker Manhattan Brass Co NYC
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare 19th Century Yachts Match-Striker Ashtray by the Manhattan Brass Company of New York City. Stamped M.B. Co. New York. The weight is 2 lbs 9...
Category
Antique 1880s American American Colonial Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
1960s Pop Art Brass 2 Dimensional Hand 2D Sculpture Palmistry Love
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Roger Bezombes (French,1913-1994)
Born in Paris, France, he was a painter, sculptor, medallist and designer. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and was much influenced by Maur...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Rustic Organic Turned Wooden Farmhouse Artisan Fruit Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderfully precise turned wood bowl, understated centerpiece or fruit bowl. Simple almost organic form. 10 inch diameter. No makers markings.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century White Enamel Brass Hinged Box Remote Trinket Storage Decor
By Hermès, Louis Vuitton
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very nice clean enamel lidded storage box with tarnished brass hardware. A wonderful design element for a Coastal or Colonial Revival interior. Good size for storage, small books...
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
American Craftsman Emil Milan Centerpiece Organic Wood Bowl 20th Century Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic elongated sculptural wooden bowl in Walnut by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Vintage Midcentury Black Marble Coiled Snake Sculpture Door Stop Desk Statue
By Alexander Girard, Jonathan Bonner
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting, large and heavy marble sculpture of a coiled snake. In the manner of Alexander Girard. Simple and playful form.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Obelisks
Materials
Marble
18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a large installation. Appears all original with he...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1950s Architectural Wooly Mammoth Pottery Sculpture Figure Animal
By Gordon Newell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A hard to find vintage ceramic abstract animal figure, the Wooly Mammoth. Artist unknown. No chips, No cracks. However, over time there has appeared some...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Matte Glazed Primitive Abstract Studio Pottery Vase
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful earthtoned abstract glazed studio pottery vase. Artist unknown, it is signed Bradley. No chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Turned Wood Planter Mid-Century XL Bowl Craftsman John Crouse Wolcott Ny
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautifully constructed. A massive staved mahogany wood bowl, barrel, or planter. Condition is fair because there are 2 big dents to the rim, pictured.
Signed, John Crouse...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Materials
Mahogany
1950s La Gardo Tackett Iconic + Rare Pasadena Southern California Studio Pottery
By La Gardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A pair of extremely hard to find La Gardo Tackett Sea Bird Cruets. So playful and sculptural, iconic California design!
Lg W 4 x D 3 x H 11 3/4 in.
Sm ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Iron Bonsai Ikebana Tripod Japan MCM Planter Dish Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting variation on the most popular ikebana form form the Mid-Century Era. Procured from a Washington DC estate.
Category
Vintage 1960s Asian Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Vintage Folk Art Estremoz Clay World Heritage Figurine Portugal by Jose Moreira
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and detailed figure by this famous World Heritage maker. Heavily patinated, with flaking to original painted surfaces. Not cleaned, presented in as found condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
1920s Popsicle Mold Vintage Industrial Good Humor Relic Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Complete with the stainless steel stick holder/mount that sets on the mold.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
1950s, Scandinavian Architectural Vessel Bowl White Yellow Dot Monumental Norway
By Cathrineholm, Nordika Design, Krenit
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large pressed steel serving bowl enameled with white and a bright yellow center. Similar to the designs of Arne Clausen for Cathrineholm. This bowl appears to be unused and retains o...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Rare Early XL 1950s Arne Tjomsland Teak Polar Bear Sculpture Norway Mid-Century
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare early version of the LARGE (full grown) Polar Bear Sculpture by Arne Tjomsland, who was a Norwegian sculptor in the Scandinavian modern golden age...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Vintage 1960s California Design Artist Jere Osgood Block Table Sculpture Bookend
By Jere Osgood
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Bookend or Table Sculpture in Rosewood and Vermillion by California Design artist Jere Osgood.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Brazilian Architectural Bowl Slatted Centerpiece Mid-Century like Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer, Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in Brazil, a hand-crafted footed centerpiece sculpture, truly an mid-century masterpiece. A fragile, brass belted, curved Jacaranda (Brazilian Rosewood) slat design. A rare find...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Jacaranda
French Modernist Sculpture Saint John Baptist Bronze by Jean Lambert-Rucki Paris
By Jean Lambert-Rucki
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Jean Lambert-Rucki (French 1888-1967.) Patinated Bronze Statuette on hardwood plinth of St. John the Baptist.
Retains original paper label on bottom inside from Foundry; Adalc Paris, Made in France. Wooden base is stamped, Cheret Paris...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Centerpiece Rare Wood Fruit Bowl Mid 20th Century American Craftsman Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic rare wood elongated bowl in African Teak (Bubinga) by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Modernist Patinated Bronze Mantle Flower Vase Unknown Craftsman Signed
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsure of the age of the vase, stamp looks Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
1990s Ceramic Vase Deborah Groover Voo Doo Jazz Maximalist Nude Scene Sculpture
By David Hockney
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A colorful panel vase with nude scene, very large, tabletop piece by Deborah Groover from the 1990s. Nice shallow depth for placement on a narrow entryway/foyer table. No apparent ha...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Alexander Girard Ashtray La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant NYC New York City MCM
By Alexander Girard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare and vintage New York City relic. No chips, No handling damage. However this example does have some manufacturing defects that are all Photo'd.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Female Welder Filardi School of Fish Wall Art Steel Sculpture Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Del Filardi Wall Art Sculpture in welded Cor-Ten steel, signed and dated.
Del Filardi owned and operated with her partner Harriet Rubin Blue Heron ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
