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George Nelson Safety Number Lucite Ruler Graphical Mid-Century Vintage 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned.
The ruler is about 13 inch...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Lucite
1970s Patinated Brass Ashtray Table Sculpture Mid-Century American Design
By Arnaldo Pomodoro, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Similar to the ubiquitous Art Deco black bakelite ashtrays designs prevalent in American Diners and Bowling Alleys of the early Twentieth Century.
The bottom is rounded like a coco...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Red Eye Orb Cendese AB Murano Paperweight Mid-Century Eyeball Iris Sculpture
By Vintage Murano Gallery, Venini
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful, minimalist design reminescent of Caliari Venini Inciso Art Glass Cubes.
This one has a red sphere inside a sky blue and clear larger orb. It retains both, 'Made in Italy,' and the Murano Cendese...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
1960s George Nelson Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1960s. George Nelson & Associates design attributed Lucite Ruler from the SAFETY NUMBERS Graphic Design + Clock Series for Howard Miller. Unsigned....
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Lucite
Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful throwback from the pre-Atomic Era. We have never seen one of these before, extremely over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Vi...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Letter Tray Desk Organizer Rosewood Danish Desktop Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is the early production Selectform model, designed and made by Georg Petersen Mobelfabrik A/S. This example retains the Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik A/S label and Danish Furnitu...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Abstract Sword Copper Plated Brass Letter Opener like Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Honest time worn age. Heavy wear and patina to plating letter opener, beautiful understated piece. This was definitely the estate owners go to desktop tool. A bit over 8 inches lon...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
Rare Victorian Bronze Biomorphic Paperweight Addams Family Style Hand Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and extremely rare 19th century office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers." Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs, unknown maker or desig...
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Antique 19th Century American Late Victorian Paperweights
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Bronze
Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Signed Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A magnificent c.1950s Baccarat Five Row Concentric Close-Packed Millefiori Paperweight. The base features the acid etched post-war Baccarat mark. Large and showy with great bright co...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
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
1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
By Milo Baughman, Harvey Probber
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
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
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
Mid-Century Japanese Iron Kewpie Paperweights Sculptures Metal Arts Birds
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare pair of cast iron Kewpie birds; mother and child. Large one weighs approx. 2.5 lbs. and is 4 inches long, small one is about a third of that.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Iron
1980s Plated Brass Bridge Bolts Bookends Paperweights Quirky Vintage Mid-Century
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brass electroplated Bridge Bolts as bookends or office decor. Each about 5 lbs. and 3.5 wide by 4 inches high. Appropriated objects similar conceptually to the works of the Carl Aubo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1950s Lisa Larson Cat Stoneware Sculpture Paperweight Gustavsberg Danish MCM Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
One day in the middle of the 1950s, Lisa modeled a cat with the tail straight up in the air. The cat was made of dark brown stoneware with carved stripes. This modernist figurine was...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Victorian Slate Paperweight of Hand style of Odd Fellows Hands Offs Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful very old professional office relic with a cheeky message; Hands off! Private papers. Reminiscent of the odd fellows Victorian Era designs.
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Slate
1920s Bostonian Tailors Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a Bostonian Tailor.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paperweights
Materials
Metal
1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paperweights
Materials
Metal
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Steel
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...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
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 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
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
1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones, Milo Baughman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents.
Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.
MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Obelisks
Materials
Acrylic
1920s Dental Paperweight Sculpture Glass Slab Temperature Gauge Thermometer
By S.T. Dupont, Honeywell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare item from the L.D. Caulk Co. of Milford Delaware. New old stock, New in box. A true Relic from yesteryears building technics. A beautiful desktop sculptural object. Temp rises w...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
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