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Period: Early 20th Century
Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model An incredibly detailed diorama of a feather and down processing machine. Reinigungsmaschine fur federn model um G...
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German Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Steel Architectural Roof Finials, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This impressive pair of French architectural roof finials is crafted from solid steel, each measuring 43.5" high by 21" wide and 6" deep. Featuring a dramatic radial arrangement of s...
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French Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

A large Art Deco kinetic figurative carousel sculpture, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
An incredibly rare Art Deco expressionist sculpture of a kinetic figure, mid stride with valise, mounted on rotating metal stand, early 20th century. Little is known about the proven...
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Unknown Art Deco Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Japanese Articulate Praying Mantis Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare articulate praying mantis made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of item is known in Japanese as Jizai O...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Rare Japanese Articulate Silver Lobster Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a rare articulate spiny lobster (Ise-Ebi) in pure silver made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of ...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Silver

Vintage Solid Mahogany Aircraft Propeller, England C. 1920-1930
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative vintage aircraft propeller, elegantly crafted from solid mahogany. Features a natural, age-related patina that adds to its character. Believed to originate from an English...
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English Other Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945037876072, but...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper

French Tailor's Mannequin, early 20th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
French Tailor's Mannequin, early 20th Century French 20th century tailor's mannequin. Made of paper, fabric and metal. It features a mechanism inside which allows the tailor to adju...
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French Folk Art Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Clock Tower Automaton Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Clock Tower Automaton Figures A rare matched pair of French (Paris) clock tower automaton figures, in the form of oriental male dressed dancing figures. Dat...
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French Late Victorian Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Marcel Duchamp Thonet Readymade "Porte Chapeau"
Located in Sharon, CT
Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...
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French Modern Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unis France Magic Projector / Lantern, wood label France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and one of a kind folding magic lantern produced by the Unis France association in the first quarter of the 20th century. The function of this optical object is to projec...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight. Made of handcarved and handpainted wood with handfo...
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Italian Black Forest Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground suspension merry go round. Iron. Original paint. Lacks 2 struts. With a custom made metal display bracket. 14 1/4" h., 13 3/4...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945044034102, bu...
Category

Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Tall original French Art Deco dancer by Descomps, patina, silver and gilt bronze
Located in New York City, NY
A tall original French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a semi-nude, female dancer holding a bow with arrow. The striped cloth which drapes dramatically around the woman's body creates an interesting dialogue and complement to the graceful position of her arms and the movement it creates. The entirety resting on the original onyx base is accented by a touch of gold plated decoration on the statue's earrings, pearls, arm bracelets...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
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French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique English W. F. Milne Esq Detailed Half Hull Ship Model Hull England
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hull England, late 19th to possibly early 20th century. An antique half hull builder's ship model by W. F. Milne Esquire - Naval Architect, Hull Eng...
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English Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Walnut, Pine, Paint

Early 20th century decorative dutch working windmill
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century decorative dutch working windmill circa 1920. We are pleased to offer this delightful scale model of a dutch windmill.  This could have only been commissioned for...
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Dutch Rustic Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century English apprentice miniature table and benches
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English apprentice miniature table and benches An early 20th Century hand crafted apprentice example of a miniature table and benches. Number stamped as likely to...
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British Late Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground merry go round, this holding up to 18 children at once! Original red painted surface. With a cu...
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Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground tilting seat swing in orignal paint with a custom made wall bracket for display. 14 1/8" h., 13 7/8" dia. Whitehall Antiques is a ...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Medida :1920, Car Sculpture in wood Sign: Argentor wien
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Wood and silver plated bronze We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Argentor wien...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Great Dragon Temples Chinese Minguo Period
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of great dragon temples. Chinese Minguo period (1912-1949), in carved bone plates. With detailed dragon carvings. Sitting on a wooden base. faults ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Antique 20th Century Gilt Bronze Butterfly By Carl Kauba (1865-1922)
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A early 20th Century metamorphic painted gilt bronze butterfly by Austrian maker Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922), modelled as a butterfly perched on a foliate base, opening to reveal a nude...
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Austrian Other Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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H 7.88 in W 17.92 in D 6.89 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 20th Century French model boat beautifully captures the elegance and intricacy of traditional French maritime craftsmanship. Carefully han...
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H 29.5 in W 32 in D 11.5 in
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Japanese Articulate Lobster Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
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1900s French Iron Anvil
Located in High Point, NC
A metal anvil created in 1900s France. Weighty, battered, and time-worn, this solid chunk of history and craftsmanship radiates a palpable sense of a simpler, more hand-made time. Th...
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1900s French Iron Anvil
1900s French Iron Anvil
H 8.7 in W 14 in D 5.9 in
Early 20th Century French Cast Iron Anvil
Located in High Point, NC
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Iron & Brass Armillary Sphere
Located in Dallas, TX
Brass and iron spinning armillary globe with nine hoops and a central 3" brass sphere, raised on a tripod base. Good condition, minimal wear consistent with age and use.
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H 25 in W 13 in D 13 in
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
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Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
H 16.5 in W 29.9 in D 12.2 in
Pressed Steel "Buddy L" Ford Model T Flivver, circa 1920
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Located in Port Jervis, NY
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American Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Steel

Eleven Wooden Models for Teaching, Italy, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A box containing a group of 11 geometric solids made of ebonized black lacquered solid wood. Educational use. Castiglione, Turin, Italy 1900.
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Italian Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Wood

Owl Woman Sculpture by Carl Kauba, Vienna
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful work of the great Austrian sculptor born in Vienna, Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922) representing an owl perched on a log, it keeps inside a beauti...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Antique Brass Book Binding Press or Flower Presser, Circa 1900, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish flower and book binding press in brass and steel. This amazing desk version of a presser was made in Denmark around the beginning of the 1900...
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Danish Industrial Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

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Brass, Steel

Japanese Articulate Lobster Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Antique French Metal Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage scale was produced in France, circa 1900. A household classic from the Roberval brand, the cast iron Force model. Fully functional, the original brass weighing pans have...
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Iron

Antique French Metal Scale
Antique French Metal Scale
H 9.1 in W 19.7 in L 9.1 in

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