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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: Italian
19th Century Italian Wooden & Canvas Handmade Model Sail Boat
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Model sail boat made by hand of wood and canvas, 1940s.
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Murano Sommerso Geometric Blue Art Glass Cigarette or Cocktail Pick Holder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorgeous example of Sommerso technique developed in the 1930's by Murano glass workers. This striking geometric piece goes from blue to an amber color to clear glass. The top has a h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass

Cartier Gold Buckle Belt with 5 Small Golden Jaguar Buttons
By Cartier
Located in Brea, CA
A gold buckle black Cartier belt with 5 small golden jaguar buttons, every buttons with Cartier marker, the gold jaguar buckle with Cartier 1930 marker t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Brown Leather and Varnished Iron Italian Exercise Horse
Located in Milano, IT
Small Italian Gymnastic Horse of FONTI production with beautiful 1950s patina in excellent vintage condition. The frame is blue painted tubular iron, well solid to support large loads. The iron feet are IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION with wear from their use. The brown colored leather or hide is in its original condition. The saddle is still in excellent condition without losing their original character and patina. With original label SOURCES. The workhorse can be included in a country or vintage retro style decor...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Red River / Il Fiume Rosso
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1948 western directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne. This size poster would have been used outside the cinema in glass display case.Thi...
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Italian Nautical Graphometer with its Original Wooden Box Genoa, 1940s
By CAIM, Genova 1
Located in Milan, IT
Brass, copper and lead graphometer complete with the original wooden box signed CAIM Genova Via S. Sabina two of the 1940s. Measures of box 28 x 29 cm H 24. CAIM Genoa was company ac...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

1930s Italian Medical Sketch of a Campaing to Fight Tuberculosis
By Fortunato Depero
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of a futurist poster, 1930s, ten cents to fight tuberculosis, for the national campaign to inform people about the prevention of this illness. Measures: cm 32 x 42, inches 12....
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1930s Magnadyne Art Deco Tube Radio, Empire Style, Working, All Original Parts
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1930s Magnadyne (Turin) Art Deco tube radio, empire style, working, all original parts Measures in cm: H 45, W 42, D 45.
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

1940s Aldo Tura Macabo Tobacco Pipe Container Lacquered Goatskin Brass Italy
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Aldo Tura by Macabo circa 1940s Italy Refined tobacco pipe container with unique cap. Compartment for matches. Two storage sections. Tobacco container: 7.25T x 6.5D 4W Original unres...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Games Chess Set of Handcrafted and Painted Wood Pieces with Table and Board
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Italian chess table set from early 20th century in carved, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant floral decorations. Me...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Italian Trolley Mill Industrial Archeology
Located in bari, IT
Trolley from an old industrial cotton mill made with mixed timber dating back to the 1930s.
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1930s Industrial Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Murano Seguso Styled Amethyst Art Glass Cigar Ashtray
By Angelo Seguso
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern unique art glass cigar ashtray is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Murano Italy in circa 1965 in the style of Angelo Seguso. The body of the ashtra...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass

Guido Cacciapuoti Bronze Horses Couples 1940 Italy
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti bronze horses couples 1940 Italy.
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1940s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm ...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Double Front and Back Lithograph Depicting Portovenere and Pisa in Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Double front and back lithograph depicting Portovenere and Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, dating back to the thirties. Very good condition. Cm 21.5 x 27.5.  
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale hand carved sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hamptons home or beach...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of the Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a sicon). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm 3...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

1930s Italian antique Sketch of a Campaign to Fight Tuberculosis
By Fortunato Depero
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of a futurist poster, 1930’s, campaign against tuberculosis with united strength 10 cents for poor sicks with tuberculosis, for the national campaign to inform people about th...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Flamingo Road / Viale Flamingo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1949 Film Noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott. This siz...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mata Hari
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster from the 1931 film that was broadly based on the life of Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was a German spy during World War I. Greta Garbo starred as the title role, alongside Ramon Novarro and Lionel Barrymore...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid Century Modern Italian Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
A very cool mid century Italian hand carved wooden sea shell with white painted surface. The surface impasto gives this piece a tactile appeal, you just want to touch. Perfect decora...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
By Riccardo Cavigioli
Located in Milan, IT
Preparatory sketch, watercolor, of a poster about the aeronautical competition Gran Premio Milano on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo C...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Detective Story / Pieta Per I Giusti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Detective Story 1951 This Film Noir was directed by William Wyler and starred Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker. This fil...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Lion Head Table Lighter in Silvered Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Lion head table lighter in silvered metal, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Bengal Tiger / La Tigre del Bengala
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1936 action adventure film Bengal Tiger. This 1936 film was directed by Louis King. The cast includes Barton MacLane, June Travis and Warren Hul...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Talbe Lamp Natural Specimens Shellfish Shells Resin, Original Midcentury
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is very rare, nothing usual. Midcentury resin table lamp with shells seafood inside. Crab and Shellfish, natural sand crab preserved in a b...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Resin

Gunga Din
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster from the 1939 film that was directed by George Stevens and starred Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. This poster is unfolded and linen backed and in ...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mata Hari
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster from the 1931 film that was broadly based on the life of Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was a German spy during World War I. Greta Garbo starred as the title role, alongside Ramon Novarro and Lionel Barrymore...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Italy 1930s Ing Ferrero Double Strain Gauge Original Box Measuring Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Double strain gauge signed Brevetti F.lli Ingg. Ferrero Savona n.384583 mod E74 - S3, circa 1930, in its original box complete with accessories and magnifying glass. It is an instrument used to...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Confidential Report / Rapporto Confidenziale
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1955 Film Noir directed and Orson Welless This size poster would have been used outside the cinema in glass display case. This wonderful artwork ...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Aldo Tura Wooden Jewelry Box with Parchment and Golden Knob, 1950, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milano, IT
Aldo Tura wooden jewelry box with parchment and golden knob, 1950, Italy.
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1950s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

La Fenice “Albisola “Centerpiece Ceramic 1930 Italy
By Ceramiche di Albisola
Located in Milano, IT
La Fenice “Albisola“ centerpiece ceramic 1930 Italy.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

The Unholy Wife / Furia Infernale
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for The Unholy Wife 1957. This film noir was directed and produced by John Farrow, and stars Diana Dors, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon and Beulah Bondi. Dors plays Phyllis Hochen, a gold-digger who cheats on her wealthy husband, and then plans to murder him in order to inherit his fortune. The story is told in a series of flashbacks from her prison cell...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Le Salaire de la Peur / The Wages of Fear / Vita Vendute
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1953 adventure thriller film Le Salaire de la Peur / The Wages of Fear. This film was directed by Henri-Georges...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

The Spiral Staircase / La Scala Al Chiocciola
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1946 mystery, horror film The Spiral Staircase. This film was directed by Robert Siodmak and stared Dorothy McGuire...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Wrong Man
By Luigi Martinati
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Alfred Hitchcock's 1957 based on a true story of an innocent man mistaken for a criminal. The art work on this poster is by Luigi Martinati (1893-198...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
By Riccardo Cavigioli
Located in Milan, IT
Preparatory sketch, watercolor, of a poster about the aeronautical competition Gran Premio Milano on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo C...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Italian Jewellery Set in Sterling Silver with Sapphires and Rubies
Located in Sofia, BG
Italian jewellery set "Pinguin" made in sterling silver 925 and decorated with multicolored sapphires and rubies. The neckless is 45 cm long is 7.3 gr., the earrings are 5.70 gr. an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

1930s Antique Nautical Print Depicting Oceania ship by Adolfo Barabino Genova
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper published by S.A.I.G, Adolfo Barabino Genova depicting the Oceania steamer. Title of the lithograph “America and Oceania Steamboats of the La Veloce Company, Auxi...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Fontana Arte Blue Mirrored Glass and Wood Game Box, 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte blue mirrored glass and wood game box, 1950, Italy.
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1950s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in London, GB
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Vintage Onyx Art Deco Ashtrays Set of Three 1960 Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Onyx Art Deco Ashtrays Set of Three 1960 Made in Italy Vintage set of three small onyx green ashtrays with silver white metal accent. Elegant vintage ashtray made of precious white, brown and green onyx. Mid-20th century stylish Art Deco green and brown onyx marble stone ashtrays. Beautiful stone onyx green and brown colors with a metal chrome band around it that includes a resting place to hold a cigarette. Great onyx smoking accessory handmade with the natural material. Handmade onyx ashtray. With brass finishes. Handcrafted of lightly streaked light green onyx, a semi-precious translucent stone. Made in Italy, 1960s. Dimensions: Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Width: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm) Sold As: Set of 3 Italian ashtrays, luxury vintage tobacco accessories.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Onyx

Midcentury Italian Multicolored Murano Glass "Chubby" Cat Sculpture, 1970s
By Lavorazione Arte Murano
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing hand blown midcentury multicolored Murano glass "Chubby" cat sculpture. This piece was designed in Italy during 1970s. The sculpture represents a chubby, fluffy cat bendin...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Modernist Cenedese Barbini Murano Art Glass Advertising Cigar Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique Cenedese Murano art glass ashtray, circa 1950s. Appears it could have been an advertising piece. Signed on the underside. Color is...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass

Pair of Italian Military Epaulettes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Military epaulettes. Handsome pair of black and gold thread stitched functioning naval epaulettes with the crown of Savoy, stars and b...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metallic Thread

Pair of Vintage Copper Decorative Plates, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage decorative copper plates is a pair of decorative handcrafted objects realized in Italy in the 1930s to celebrate aviation and parachuting. It is in line with the futurist celebration of speed, movement and dynamism. Very good conditions. Dimensions: Big Eagle plate...
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1930s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Copper

Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volume Set First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volumes by Giuseppe Morazzoni. Luigi Alfieri, Milano, nd, First Edition hardcovers. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Fontana Arte Empty Ashtray Pockets Cut and Hollowed Crystal, 1960, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte empty ashtray pockets and hollowed crystal, 1960, Italy.
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1960s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal

Experiment Perilous / Schiava Dal Male
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for White Heat, 1949. This film was directed by Raoul Walsh, and stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Cagney was synonymous with gangste...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Room for One More / C'e Posto Per Tutti
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Room for One More 1952. This comedy was directed by Norman Taurog and starred Cary Grant, Betsy Drake. The poster is in excellent condition, with...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Roman Neoclassical Plaster Foot of Hercules
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually large and well detailed neoclassical Roman plaster foot sculpture of Hercules. This vintage Italian academic plaster foot sculpture wo...
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1960s Classical Roman Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Plaster

Venice Souvenir Building Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1950s souvenir building architectural model ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice item to use...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

White Heat / La Furia Umana
By Luigi Martinati
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for White Heat, 1949. This film was directed by Raoul Walsh, and stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Cagney w...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique 1950s Italian Handcrafted Oak Doll / Miniature Folding Chair
Located in New York, NY
A charming model of a folding chair, entirely handmade in Italy in oak, quality of construction and attention to details, in excellent original condition. A decorative item to brin...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Stupinigi, a Masterpiece of 17th Century Europe Between Baroque and Classicism
Located in New York, NY
Stupinigi, a masterpiece of 17th century Europe between Baroque and classicism. The story and photos of the magnificent hunting palace of the kings of Italy. First edition hardcover,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Italian Midcentury Anatomical Educational Torso
Located in Weesp, NL
Educational midcentury Italian anatomical torso produced in the 1940s by Produzione Scientifica Paravia known for its accurate anatomy models. Measures: H. 67 x W. 34 x D. 26 cm. ...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Composition

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Four Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting four ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Winston Churchill ferry (25th April 1967); Gatun cargo...
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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