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Place of Origin: German
German Dresden Lace Porcelain Figurine Group, Couple Playing Chess Blue and Pink
By Dresden Figurine
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful porcelain group. The very fragile porcelain coming from the evaporated lace dipped in porcelain slip is perfect.
Signed
White blue and Pink color.
Category
1920s Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century ''Square of Squares'' Teak and Golden Clock 1970s by Diehl, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky and square shaped design by one of Germanies mid- and late century clock makers Diehl.
Made in the late 60s, early 70s.
Here a fun design from teak and golden chrome connectors...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
WMF Art Nouveau Aperitif Serving Tray
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau aperitif server or pin tray, circa 1900.
Silver-plated metal with ginkgo biloba leaf decoration, handle decorated with a woman.
Stamped WMF.
In very good condition. Note ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bear 1920s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black forest bear. Hand carved 1920s. Good condition.
Category
1920s Black Forest Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Eva Zeisel Art Deco Bauhaus Pottery Vase, SMF Schramberg, Germany 1920s
By Eva Zeisel, Schramberg Majolica
Located in Vienna, AT
A colorful and charming Majolica pottery vase from the German modernist Bauhaus era, designed in the late 1920s by Eva Zeisel for the Schramberg Majolika Fabrik (SMF) in Germany. Han...
Category
1920s Bauhaus Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Vintage German Glass Vase from Peill & Putzler, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Vintage German Glass Vase from Peill & Putzler, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
Add...
Category
20th Century German Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Space Age Mid Century West Germany Sputnik Weather Station Desk Top Barometer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool space age brass and lucite small globe weather station , barometer made in West Germany , Post war piece.
Category
20th Century Space Age German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Atlanta Midcentury Atomic Age Sunburst Brass Table Desk Clock, Western Germany
By Atlanta Clock Co.
Located in Vienna, AT
An amazing midcentury triangular design starburst table or desk clock from the 1950s. Executed by Atlanta, Western Germany. Made of brass with a beautiful base, brass rays and a love...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Rosenthal Porcelain Pierrot Clown Figurine No. 436 by A. Caasmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German Jugendstil porcelain figurine.
Designed by Albert Caasmann for Rosenthal in 1916.
In the form of a Pierrot clown playing an acc...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
WMF Ikora Paul Haustein Green Patinated Metal Vide Poche, Glass Insert
By Paul Haustein, WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in New York, NY
Rare Paul Haustein, WMF Ikora metal vide poche with glass insert. The patinated green metal contrasts beautifully with the etched gold and dark brown pattern seen on the dish. The gl...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Atlanta Electric Wall clock Germany 1950s
By Atlanta Electric
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Vintage Atlanta Electric Wall Clock . Brass with Pink
enamel . Battery operated clockwork by Kienzle .
Good working Clock . Normal wear and tear .
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
58" Antique 1890 German Gustav Becker Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Danville, CA
58" Antique 1890 German Gustav Becker Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Here is an excellent 3 weight driven regulator wall clock. This clock is 58" tall and 19" wide. It f...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Plast...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
German Gustav Becker 3 Weight Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Here is an excellent 3 weight driven regulator wall clock. This clock is 57-1/2" tall and 16-3/8" wide. It features a solid brass movement and chimes every 15 minutes, which are driv...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wood Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of metal, brass, wood & glass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Huge White Relief Op Art Porcelain Vase, Martin Freyer, Rosenthal Germany, 1960s
By Rosenthal, Martin Freyer
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful white matte op art relief porcelain vase from the 1960s, designed by Martin Freyer, executed by Rosenthal, Germany. In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Montblanc F. Scott Fitzgerald Fountain Pen Limited Edition with Box & COA 28711
By Montblanc
Located in Plainview, NY
Montblanc F. Scott Fitzgerald Fountain Pen Limited Edition with Box & COA - serial # 28711 :
Launched in 2002 as part of Montblanc’s renowned Writers Edition series, this exquisite ...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco German Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Nymphenburg Porcelain Commedia Dell'Arte Figure of Scaramuz
By Franz Anton Bustelli, Meissen Porcelain, Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely painted and gilt porcelain figure of the Commedia dell'Arte character, Scaramuz.
By Nymphenburg.
His coat in brown/grey, black, and white. His cloak, pants, and hat in a...
Category
20th Century Rococo German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Black Plaster Small 'Linea' Sculpture, In Stock
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Shaped and assembled from fragments of metal and then hand-sculpted in plaster, the Linea Sculpture complements a wide range of interior styles. Sensuality expressed in its patina – ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large White KPM Berlin Porcelain Vase Trude Petri Bauhaus, Germany 1930s
By Trude Petri, Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in München, BY
Large white porcelain vase, designed by Trude Petri for the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur KPM in Berlin, Germany 1930s.
Elegant, minimalist vase in a rare large size. This is a pe...
Category
1930s Bauhaus Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Goebel Produced This Dramatic Porcelain Figurine Depicting Cat, circa 1960
By Goebel Company
Located in Verviers, BE
Goebel produced this dramatic porcelain figurine depicting a Cat, circa 1960.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty.
Measures: height: 10.63 in (27 cm)?
diameter...
Category
1950s Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Germany, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Malmö, SE
A brutalist ceramic vase with amazing drip glaze. A fantastic piece of Mid-Century Modern ceramic.
Made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker in his own studio in Ulm, Germany, 1960s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,807 Sale Price
20% Off
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chatham, ON
AMANO - Vintage ceramic vase - rich red glaze - bullet shape - signed on the base - impressed model number '629-18' - Germany - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Terracotta Garden Gnome with Flower Pot, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Terracotta Garden Gnome with Flower Pot, Germany ca. 1920s
A large garden gnome from Germany, ca. 1920s. The gnome holds a flower pot. Good used antique condition with signs o...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Space Age Orion Stacking Candleholder by Ceasar & Fritz Nagel, 1960s
By Ceasar Stoffi, Fritz Nagel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Space Age Orion Stacking Candleholder by Ceasar Stoffi & Fritz Nagel for BMF, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 have official proof of authenticity such a...
Category
20th Century Space Age German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain “La Nord” Mantel Clock by Royal Bonn for Ansonia
By Royal Bonn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A charming and exquisitely crafted late-19th century porcelain mantel clock by the Ansonia Clock Company, titled “La Nord” and produced in collaboration with the prestigious Royal Bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box, Inkwell & Paperwork
By Montblanc
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Montblanc Fountain Pen Set.
A Montblanc Meisterstück Black Fountain Pen With Original Box & Paperwork.
Sold With and A Glass Black Inkwell Wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco German Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Emanuel josef Margold, a secessionist box for the Bahlsen cookie factory c. 1915
By Emanuel Josef Margold
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A rare rectangular shaped box with a hinge cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful abstract floral motifs.
The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille Weltausstellungen - 1904 1910 Grosser Preis 1911 1913 Baltische Ausstellung Malmö 1914 Die Königl. Medaille’
Bahlsen's new designs for ornamental giftware packaging were shown at the exhibition held by the Deutsche Werkbund...
Category
20th Century Vienna Secession German Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
Rudolf Marcuse - The Swordsman, Bronze, Germany (Berlin), circa 1910
By Gladenbeck’s Bronzegiesserei
Located in Greven, DE
Rudolf Marcuse - The Swordsman
Germany (Berlin)
bronze, marble
circa 1910
Dimensions: H x W x D: 24 x 19 x 6 cm
Description:
Bronze figure standing on a two-tiered base made of bl...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau German Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Children Carousel Lama Sculpture, Germany late 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Children Carousel Lama Sculpture, Germany late 19th Century
Item e7296
A wooden carved children's carousel lama statur decorated with polychrome painting, made in Germany around the 1890s. Original unrestored condition, partially repainted, traces of use according to the old age, some minor imperfections. A great addition to any sophisticated interior decoration.
The first carousel horses were created in the 18th century for the entertainment of aristocrats. The enthusiasm spread to broad sections of the population and the Vienna Prater was opened with a carousel in 1766. Germany developed into a center of carousel construction. Famous manufacturers included Friedrich Heyn...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique German White Faux Bois 5-Piece Modular Vase & Candle Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Antique German White Glazed Faux Bois 5-Piece Modular Vase & Candle Centerpiece, circa 1890–1920
Antique German Faux Bois 5-Piece Vase/ Candle Centerpiece in White
A remarkable...
Category
Early 20th Century High Victorian German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Germany German Shepherd Porcelain Dog Figurine Artist Theodor Karner
By Rosenthal
Located in Tustin, CA
Finest quality, vintage retired, handmade and hand painted in Germany, Rosenthal porcelain German Shepherd dog figurine by artist Theodor Kar...
Category
20th Century Other German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Terracotta Ceramic Foo Dog Garden Home Statues, Sculptures from the 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding pair of two Foo Dog statues in glazed and hand painted Ceramic. Perfectly representations of this majestic being, stern, watchful and obedient at the same time.
Elegan...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Kienzle Mid Century Space Age Modern Metal Battery Wall Clock Germany 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Miami, FL
This Kienzel wall clock with a Space Modern design was produced in the early 1960s. Its black thin metal body with the hour numbers in gold paint has one of the iconic shapes of t...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Art Pottery Dish by Hans Welling for Ceramano Ceralux, West Germany 1960's
By Hans Welling, Ceramano
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Bowl by Hans (Hanns) Welling for Ceramano Ceralux, West Germany 1960's. Red fat lava glazed ceramic dish. Signed at the bottom. This comes in ve...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler
By Steuler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Material: ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
By Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Located in Danville, CA
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
An important, exhibition quality ormolu bronze bracket clock of massive proportions, the case decorated in Champlevé enamels and a variety of cast decorative elements that include a large urn and four full columns topped by acanthus buds, ladies faces on all four columns, egg and dart trim, four large detailed paw feet. The arched door with beveled glass opens to the clock face topped by an iridescent bird automaton within a painted diorama framed...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage German Limited Edition Christmas Wall Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad, 1978
By Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Hamburg, DE
Limited Edition 1978 Christmas Glass Wall Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsib...
Category
20th Century German Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
WMF Myra series iridescent blown glass vase. Germany, 1920s/30s
By WMF Ikora
Located in Torino, IT
Vase made of glass
blown iridescent
WMF Myra series.
ORIGIN
Germany
PERIOD
Years 20/30
MARK
WMF
MODEL
Myra Series
MATERIALS
Iridescent blown glass
DIMENSIONS
Height- 18cm
Ø 10 ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Brutalist German Bronze Candleholder from Harjes, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist German Bronze Candleholder from Harjes, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mar...
Category
20th Century Brutalist German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
18th Century German Grandfather Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 18th century walnut wood framed German 8-Day Grandfather clock. The tall case clock featured a dark walnut case with flared base, hood with half-columns and turned finials. Iron ...
Category
1750s Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Black
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Count...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
German Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German oval porcelain jewelry box, in the Regency design style, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Boxes' lid features outdoor nature scene with couple in a park sounded by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Art Deco Life-Size Bronze Pharaoh Verdigris Lamp Statues with Torchieres
Located in Lomita, CA
At the base of a staircase, or in front of a fireplace, the silhouettes of this pair has a lifelike quality. Pharaohs light the way from atop their geometric base. The bronze Egyptian-style statues will dominate the entryway and the conversation. The silhouettes are stunning, on or turned off. The Art Deco style parcel verdigris bronze figural floor lamps...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco German Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$9,023 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Floor or Table Candle Holder Made of Wrought Iron in Brutalist Design
Located in München, DE
Extraordinary large floor or table candle holder made of wrought iron in abstract Brutalist design.
For three candles.
The great, very high-quality design piece is 60 cm high with...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Exquisite Pair of Neo-Gothic Gold-Plated Brass Candlesticks, c. 1850-1890
Located in Skien, NO
Exquisite Pair of 19th-Century Neo-Gothic Gold-Plated Brass Candlesticks – German Antique Masterpieces (c. 1850-1890)
**A Rare & Opulent Neo-Gothic Treasure**
This stunning matched ...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Plate
$2,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Meissen Great Dane White Porcelain Dog
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Meissen great dane white porcelain dog. Antique white porcelain dog sculpture of a great dane beautifully modeled with original custom conforming red velvet covered base, with markin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet
Thomas Keramik White Rounded Porcelain Vase, Postmodern
By Thomas Keramik
Located in New York, NY
Stunning white porcelain vase by Thomas. The rounded pleat design catches light and shadow beautifully from different angles.
Measurements: H 8", W 5.5", D 3".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Table Clock by Diehl Electro, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Diehl Electro, Germany
Age:
1960s
This original vintage table clock...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large German Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, W-Germany Pottery, 1960s-1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful large Mid-Century vase by Scheurich.
West Germany, 1960s-1970s
Shape number 546-40 (Model-height in centimeters).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Porcelain Statue of Maria with Baby Jesus Made by Goebel
By Goebel Company
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful porcelain statue of Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The statue is hand painted in beautiful colors. The statue is marked on the bottom with t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Blue German Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Burk, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage factory Burk wall clock made in Germany during the 1960s. It features a blue iron frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial German Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Aluminum
Pair of Antique German Silver Pheasants Game Birds Table Ornaments
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German 800 silver pheasants, ca 1910. A rooster and hen strut along the table on scaly talons with cawing beaks and heads turned in alarm. The rooster is tucked down while th...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian German Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Vintage West German Ceramic Art Vase from the 1970s
By Scheurich & Greulich Keramik
Located in Søborg, DK
Beautiful large ceramic art vase from the 1970s and made in West Germany
Lovely floral designs and no chips or cracks.
Category
1970s Bauhaus Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
78% Off
Art Nouveau Silver Plated Repousse Tobacco or Jewelry Box
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau silver plated repousse tobacco or jewelry box
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and feature panels
with images of birds...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Ceramic Jug by Dümler & Breiden, Brown, Orange, Blue Glazing, 1960s
By Dümler & Breiden, West German Pottery
Located in Valencia, VC
An outstandingly beautiful West Germany art pottery ceramic jug by Dümler & Breiden. It features the highly sought after Domino decor in brown, orange, and blue colors. Hand-pro...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$208 Sale Price
50% Off
Original Gustav Dentzel Carousel Horse
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Gustav Dentzel middle row "jumper" carousel horse w/cast iron stand
Original to a Germantown PA park, and purchased by George and Leo Whitney, for Whitney's the Beach, San Francisco CA. Jumper appears to retain remnants of the original paint, with a very old overcoat, mounted to a vintage presentation stand, overall 58" H x 52" W. Stand measures 21" H x 37" W.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Whitney's at the Beach Collection, San Francisco, CA
From Wikipedia: “The area that was Playland began as a 19th-century squatter’s settlement, “Mooneysville-by-the-Sea.” By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the City’s ocean side — a “Gravity Railroad” roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. By 1890, trolley lines reached Ocean Beach — the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad, the Park & Ocean Railroad, and the Sutro Railroad — that encouraged commercial amusement development as a trolley park. The Cliff House, which opened in 1863, and Sutro Baths, which opened in 1896, drew thousands of visitors.
The rides and attractions that began to spring up along the beach were separately owned by various concessionaires. For example, John Friedle owned a shooting gallery and baseball-throwing concession. All of the rides at Chutes at the Beach were purchased new or built there, including the Shoot-the-Chutes, which inspired the first official name for the amusement area — Chutes at the Beach.
Around 1913, Arthur Looff leased a piece of land for a carousel and its house — the Looff Hippodrome, located next to John Friedle’s concessions. Friedle and Looff become partners in Looff’s Hippodrome and began to buy other concessions to realize their vision of creating “the grandest amusement park on the Pacific coast.
In 1926, George Whitney became general manager of the growing complex of seaside attractions and changed the name to Playland-at-the-Beach, also sometimes known as Whitney’s at the Beach.
Although the attractions continued to be operated as independent concessionaires, during the late 1920s and 1930s, especially during the Depression when concessions began to fail, George and Leo (Whitney) began to purchase the attractions outright. The Whitneys bought the roller coaster in 1936 and the merry-go-round in 1942. Playland took up three city blocks and, in 1934, the Midway had 14 rides, 25 concessions, and 4 restaurants.
Despite this expansion, the post-war years saw the tearing down of the Shoot the Chutes in 1950 and the Big Dipper in 1955, and after George Whitney died in 1958, Playland was never quite the same. For a while after George Whitney’s death, Playland was operated by his son, George K...
Category
Early 20th Century German Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bjorn Wiinblad Rosenthal Vase
By Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage and rare - Vintage Rosenthal Wiinblad Sheherazade Concertina Oriental Night Music Arund Vase - Rosenthal Studio Line, small vase or home decor. Designed by Bjorn Wiinlad in G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
BMF Nagel Candleholder Stackable Modular
By Caesar Stoffi, Fritz Nagel, Bmf Nagel
Located in Vienna, AT
Stackable modular candleholder by BMF Quist Nagel, The candleholders were designed by Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel and manufactured by BMF (Bayerische Metal...
Category
1960s Space Age Vintage German Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$79 / item
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