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Period: 1950s
Abstract Kinetic Table Top Sculpture in Walnut by Clarence Teed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Fine and rare table top sculpture by Clarence Teed. Solid walnut in four pieces which can be turned on the steel connecting rods to display the work in any number of ways. Teed was a...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Steel

Michael and Frances Higgins Multicolored Mobile, Fused Art Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art glass mobile designed and made by Michael and Frances Higgins, 1950s. Great color combination in blue, orange, purple and pink. Very good condition with a few signs of handling. ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Nylon, Art Glass

1950s Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Machine by Engel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950's kinetic art sculpture, possibly created by Jules Engel of Los Angeles and very reminiscent of artworks by Jean Tinguely. Sculpture measures 35" in height by 21" wide by 15" d...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Metal

Paul A. Lobel Sterling Fisherman Kinetic Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul A. Lobel (1899-1983) modernist silversmith, sculptor and artist. Lobel sold his jewelry and art at his Greenwich village shop in the 1940s and 1950s. This two-piece sterling Kin...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

Small ‘Mouse’ Stabile Sculpture by Margery Kahn 1950
By Margery Kahn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Table top and of a diminutive size, signature stamped on underside of top. Margery worked during the mid-20th century at the Met in NYC.
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Metal

Venini Murano glass incolor hourglass circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
incredible Venini Murano glass incolor hourglass circa 1950.
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Italian International Style Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Wood Sculpture Futurist Machine by Urano Palma Locomotive title, from 1956
Located in Milano, IT
Author Urano Palma. Wooden sculpture depicting a Futurist machine made in 1956. Title of work Locomotive. The sculpture is made of wood carved and assemb...
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Italian Futurist Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Wood

Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden... after Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden,, after Bertoia.. Signed and dated. something ? 62,,,.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Metal

Articulate Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin. Each element with figure symbolizes Heaven, Earth and...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Bronze

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