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1960s Studio Stoneware Totem Bottle Geometric Pattern Scandinavian Craft Rustic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern complete...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Midcentury Jacaranda Geometric Faceted Humidor Dispensary Apothecary Box
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Jean Gillon, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy solid Brazilian rosewood lidded jar/box, weighing 1 lb. 11 oz. Possibly was designed as a humidor but does not smell of tobacco. Unmarked.
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Rosewood
Bronze Sculpture Japanese Scholar Scroll Fukurokuju Inlay
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well done, very sharp detailed cast bronze figure with inlay of silver metal on scroll, 1920s- 1930s. Beautiful golden patina on head and bottom from years of handling. 8.3 lbs.
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Artisan Brass Metal Art Turquoise Gemstone Partridge Dove Bird Sculptures
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful pair of South American metal art. The lighter one has impressed marks on bottom, Tinta Taller Ecuador. The duller more copper shaded one has no markings.
Category
Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Zebra Wood Sculpture Centerpiece Orb Dish Bowl Space Age Mattsson
By Sowe Konst
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Turned shallow orb in zebra wood. Made in Sweden. Attributed to Sigvard Nilsson. Marked SOWE.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Zebra Wood
1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
By Emil Milan, George Nakashima, Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Emil Milan Walnut Desk Pencil Holder Paperweight Fin Sculpture Craft Woodworker
By George Nakashima, Emil Milan, Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculptural work. Signed, EMilan Walnut.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Twisted Copper Lanyard Wreath Industrial Circle Form Sculpture Wall Art Hanging
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique late 19th century twisted Lanyard pattern copper tube circle form. Could be mounted or hung. Hollow with some holes from the hand crafting.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Sonja Blomdahl Nordstrom Christmas Ornament Art Glass Blown Orb Sphere Spiral
By Sonja Blomdahl 2
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1996 Limited edition, hand blown, Christmas ornament, by renowned glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl exclusively for Nordstrom. The ornament is signed by the artist, Sonja 96' It is in ros...
Category
1990s American International Style Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Painted Wooden Jewelry Lidded Box Studio Craft Peter Blake Bauhaus Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
In the manner of Peter Blake. A Fairly large tabletop box. Unsigned. Has an architectural vibe, handmade, solid mahogany, with painted components. Fully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
1950s Rare Marijuana Ashtray Bowl San Francisco Architect California SF
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Amazing 1950s sculptural ashtray created in the MCM period in San Francisco. Small studio craft, low numbers produced. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Danish Georg Jensen Orb Egg Sculpture Ashtray Chrome Brass Paperweight Bowl Ball
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Polished two metal petite orb ashtray, marked Georg Jensen Design.
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
1960s Emil Milan Rosewood Brass Table Lighter Sculpture American Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare large table lighter by Emil Milan in E.T. rosewood. Lighter is not functioning, will need flint and fuel.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
1950s German Newspaper Advertising Tin Clips Midcentury Graphic Design Set
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working.
Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette)
Frankfurter Rundschau
Rheinische P...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
By Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Steel
1960s Joaquin Taller Tinta Ecuador Turquoise Onyx Birds Silver MCM Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of birds with some denting, and heavy patinations, normal tarnishing to dark tarnishing and black staining.
Joaquin Humberto Tinta Figueroa (1934- )
The original taller was ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
1950s Danish Rosewood Nutcracker Christmas Midcentury Functional Gift
By Preben Broste
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice fully functioning nutcracker, tight mechanics. Impressed or burnished markers marking on inside edge.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
1950s Christmas Silver Atomic Space Age RayGun Nutcracker Nut Gun Fun Gag Gift
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Awesome design. Functioning as designed, and appears it will crack a nut.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist South American Rosewood Candlesticks Hourglass Studio Craft Woodwork
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful South American turned wood candlestick holders.
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Rosewood
Bulbous Vintage Turned Wood Bud Vase Studio Craft Woodworker Midcentury Vibe
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful form. Signed R.Carnes 98 Lysiton, possibly not very legible.
Category
1990s Canadian Adirondack Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Brass Winged Bird Spirit Totem Pole Beer Bottle Opener Midcentury Cocktail Bar
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Please let me know which one you would like to purchase, listed price is for each opener. No markings but very Carl Aubock, Native Northwest, or Central American influenced. Possibly...
Category
Vintage 1950s Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
1930s Russel Wright Organic Freeform Hors d'oeuvre Centerpiece Relish Dish Klise
By Russel Wright
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An uncommon Russel Wright design executed by Klise Woodworking, circa 1935 from carved maple.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Maple
1960s Birds Enamel Thermometer Walnut Wall Temperature Charlie Harper Attributed
By Charley Harper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A must have for that MCM post and beam! A wonderful indoor small run-production wall thermometer gauge, with enamel on metal artwork attributed to Cha...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Clocks
Materials
Steel
Theodor Skjode Knudsen Wengé Oak Large Polka Dotted Cutting Board Midcentury
By Skjode Knudsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and very large usable cutting board, with beech or oak checked inlaid dots.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Oak, Wenge
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights
Materials
Brass
1950s Scandinavian Stig Sandqvist Hand Carved Teak Canoe Bowls Sculptures Design
By Stig Sandqvist
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mid-Century Modern Stig Sandqvist handmade sculptural bowl forms. Large bowl is signed, small bowl is not signed.
Measures: SM 16 x 2.88 x 1.25 in.
LG 19.88 x 3.75 x 1.63 in.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Charles O. Perry Bronze Mace Sculpture Shell Sphericon MIT Geometric Duchamp Arp
By Charles O. Perry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Charles O. Perry for the Centro Duchamp in Bologna, Italy, 1970. The piece is approximately 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” inches in cast bronze with a subtle patina. Stamped “CENTRO DUCHAMP” ton one c...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Stoneware Vase Earthtone Layered Glazes Keramik Flower
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful stepped glazes design, illustrating the Muller's patented design technique.
Peter Müller was the owner of a small porcelain factory in 1955. His partner was his brother K...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Victorian Era Wooden Bead Centerpiece Bowl Czechoslovakian Art Craft Studio
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mesmerizing design, great table prop or functional decor, signed to bottom, Made in Czechoslovakia. Measures: Bowl only diameter 10.25 x height 3.25 in.
Category
Vintage 1910s Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Pate de Verre Daum Art Glass Triangular Dish Midcentury Ashtray Blue Dot, French
By Daum
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Atomic UFO Ashtray in Black and Red Molten Lava Space Age Midcentury
By Erwin Kalla
Located in Hyattsville, MD
6 and a half inch round dish ashtray with cork bottom, and makers markings.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Los Castillo Azurite Sugar Bowl Mexican Modern Studio Craft Taxco Silver Jewlery
By Los Castillo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Silver-plated spherical lidded sugar with mosaic Azurite and Malachite handle. Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare 1960s Dirk Rosse Tear Drop Cutting Board American Studio Craft Midcentury
By Dirk Rosse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Modernist tear drop form. Dirk Rosse (1925-2014) was an exhibited studio furniture maker. Cutting board in walnut, signed with his DDR mark to edge. 13 inches in length total when hu...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1970s Spiral Geometric Stoneware Blue Dish Bowl Architectural Cabinmodern
By Bennington Potters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Modernist design, stepped undulating edge. Bright blue glaze. Shown in natural light and under studio cool lights.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates Cane Handled Teapot Water Pitcher Vase
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful white porcelain hourglass pitcher, original rattan handle is in good usable condition, porcelain has no chips, and no cracks. Top rim diameter is 5 3/4.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Porcelain
1930s Westite Glass Company Flower Pot Vase Swirl Slag Akro Agate Marble
By Westite Glass Company
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Westite Glass Company #302 bow tie flower pot. Green and cream slag. Tapering traditional form flower pot with rim. Embossed on base: "WESTITE" (in bow tie shape) "302 WESTON, W. VA....
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Slag Glass
Industrial Metal Arts Reticulated Toleware Basket Bowl Painted Patina Farmhouse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful perforated metal machine-made basket. Late 1800s-early 20th century. Showing some bends to rim and spokes.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Centerpieces
Materials
Steel
Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cherry
Paul Bellardo Teardrop Perforated Studio Pottery Sculptural Vase
By Paul Bellardo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paul’s first one-man-show was in 1965 at the DeCordova Museum of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was at this showing that 18 pieces of Paul’s work were purchased by Walt...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Geometric Jewelry Trinket Geometric Box Mexican Craft Eclectic Woodworker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage hinged lidded hexagonal box by Don Shoemaker, Senal.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Religious Items
Materials
Oak
1950s Kay Bojesen Danish Teak Dust Bin Crumb Sweeper Set
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Kay Bojesen. Sweeper kit consisting of a sweeping tray and a brush of wood. Wonderful early impressed marks; k.b. eneret, translating kb exclusive, and Kay Bojesen paper label.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
California Studio Craft Mahogany Centerpiece Fruit Bowl by Bob Stocksdale
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful California utilitarian design with years of use and patina as intended. Cleaned to preserve past use. Showing a fleck to the rim, oil stains and utensil markings. The Top R...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Mahogany
United States US Senate Eagle Crystal Glass Candy Dish Bowl Centrepiece
By Steuben Glass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare US senate crystal bowl, clear crystal glass bowl with the insignia of the United States Senate Eagle. Good weight at 6.15 lbs. Possibly made ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cube Eyeball Sculpture Paperweights
By Venini
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pair of Italia glass artworks. Heavy etched glass pieces, one is signed.
Measures: LG 2.38 x 2.38 x 2.5 in.
SM 1.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 in.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Rich Yellow Raymor Memphis Ceramic Ashtray in Style of Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Postmodern rich deep hued yolk yellow deep dish cigar dish/ashtray. Small flea bite to bottom rim, almost invisible when in use. Retain original label, artist unknown. Smal...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Ronald Hayes Pearson Shallow Spun Brass Metalworks Bowl American Studio Craft
By Ronald Pearson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful metalwork, mid-century form. Good size, just over 9 inches.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
1960s Erotic Art Sculpture Woman’s Waist Pottery Ashtray Vessel Female Body Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.
Category
Vintage 1960s Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Tall Hand Thrown Cerulean Blue Bud Flower Vase MCM Italian Pottery
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A piece of decor right out of a Giorgio Morandi painting. A hand-thrown organic wavering bottle form narrow neck vase, in high-gloss blue glaze.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
1970s Southern California Design Studio Pottery Vase Brent Bennett Leaf Motif
By Brent Bennett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful intense handcrafted tall stoneware vessel or vase. Good size, just over a foot tall. Heavy. No chips, no cracks.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite
1950s Perforated Metal Atomic Dish Ashtray Nº S30 by Richard Galef Ravenware
By Ravenware, Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful 1950s functional design, and such an ingenious and sculptural piece. Also with a domed glass inset.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel
Bog Wood Jewelry Box Primitive Cave Man Daeodon Hunt Sterling Inlay, Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paleolithic hunting scene on wooden segmented jewelry/cigarette box. Fully functional, hinges work smoothly.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bog Wood
Danish Teak Sculpture Lovers Embraced Dancing Simon Randers, Denmark, Midcentury
By Simon Randers
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Simon Randers for Randers Mobelfabrik. Danish "Lovers" sculpture. This abstract sculpture is made of solid old growth teak and displays excellent craftsmanship. Burnished makers mark...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
1950s Italian Studio Vase Organic Abstract Drawing Mid-Century Bitossi Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Artist Unknown, wonderful pattern.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Sail Fish Bowl by Herb Cohen Studio Pottery Dish Midcentury Atomic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful rare handmade piece from Herb Cohen's ceramic studio. Cohen worked for Hyalyn most of his career. Signature style dates this piece before 1959.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Nils Thorsson Royal Copenhagen Mirco Bud Vase Double Gourd Danish Midcentury
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small vase. Excellent condition, no damage.
Measures: Height 3 3/4" (9.5 cm), width 2 1/8" (5.5 cm)
Painted "21399", three waves, "NT" monogram. Printed "Denmark U".
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Hans Hedberg Petite Ceramic Bud Vase Swiss French Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hans Hedberg (1917-2007) born in Sweden, work in Boet, France. Stoneware with speckled glaze. Signed on Bottom.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Kinetic Reeds Sculpture Incised Concrete Base Vintage 1950s Studio Craft
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting kinetic tall grass / reeds sculpture on impressed or molded base. Fair vintage condition, showing wear to base. Measures: Base is W 6½ x D 6 in. Total height is 34 in.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
