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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: Italian
Italian Coin Change Purse Money Bill Wallet 18th Century Oil Painting Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and chic Italian black grosgrain and satin coin change and money bill purse wallet with 18th century oil painting design on front, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Purse ap...
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Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Paper

I Confess / Io Confesso
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for I Confess 1953 This film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter and Karl Malden. It has an interesting story: a p...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"The Gunfighter or Romantico Avventuriero" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for "The Gunfighter", 1950. This western was directed by Henry King and starred Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott. The post...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950s Barovier Gold Leaf Infused Blown Glass Vessel
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
Opulent, elegant Barovier blown glass bling from the 1950s. Beautiful gold leaf is abundant in this piece with gold infused bubbles throughout its pulled form. Spectacular. Measures ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Midcentury Italian Brass and Wrought Iron Magazine Rack with Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Brass and wrought iron magazine rack in brass with ashtray, 1950s. A magnificent and elegant piece where an artisanal work on materials meets Classic midcentury design. A must...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Metal

Spellbound / Io ti Salvero
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Spellbound, 1945 This film noir was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Ed...
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1950s 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 f...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1966 movie staring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, directed by Sergio Leone. The Good, the Bad and the...
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with three pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyards. Montello launched on October 14, 1961; Athinai launched...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Wrong Man / Il Ladro
By Luigi Martinati
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Alfred Hitchcock's ‘The Wrong Man’, 1956. This poster was created by Luigi Martinati (1893-1984) for the film's first I...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Collectible Object Duck Vide Poche in Silver and Shell Signed by Binazzi
By Binazzi
Located in Miami, FL
Decorativ object, vide poche, signed by Binazzi in silver and natural shell. Italian work, circa 1970.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Monfiore transatlantic launched on August 25, 1959; M...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Reggio ferry of Ferrovie dello Stato (8th March 1960)...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Max Ingrand (attributed) for Fontana Arte desk set featuring a pen holder or stand with a tray and an ashtray. Made in Italy of thick polished gr...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Fornasetti Fermalibri 1950 Metal, Italy
By Aldo & Piero Crommelynck
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti Fermalibri 1950 metal, Italy.
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1950s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1966 movie staring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, directed by Sergio Leone. The Good, the Bad and the...
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950s Old Collection Bottle Covered in Leather in the Shape of a Rooster
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury old collection bottle covered in leather in the shape of a rooster, coming from the Caffè Pedrocchi- Padova - Blown glass bottle, and rooster with ruby stone eyes.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Glass

Italian Midcentury Brass Plate and Wood Structure Weight Scale, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury brass plate and wood structure weight scale, 1950s Wooden structure weight scale, very rare and typical, entirely decomposable, with brass plate and arms attached...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1966 movie staring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, directed by Sergio Leone. The Good, the Bad and th...
Category

1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Walt Disney Animation / Un Cartone Animato
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Walt Disney Animations / Un Cartone Animato. This rare animation poster was designed to advertise Walt Disney sh...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

White Rustic Glazed Bandini Art Deco Fauns circa 1938 for Zaccagnini
By Urbano Zaccagnini, Mario Bandini
Located in Melbourne, AU
A pair of cherubic fauns, playing music. One sports a cupid's bow in one hand and blows a conch Horn. A quiver of cupid's arrows lies at his feet. The second faun accompanies on a ba...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Terracotta

Seguso Smoke Set Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso smoke set Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
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1940s Other Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian 20th Century Solid Silver rare Bison Sculpture on Marble Removable Base
By L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Bison in solid silver made in Arezzo, Italy in the 1950s of the last century by L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello. The sculpture was made in "fusion" and a chisel finish. The burnishi...
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1950s Arts and Crafts Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Midcentury Leather and Wood Italian Gymnastics Horse, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
1960s gym horse. Upper part covered in leather, well-kept and of the period. The lower part, the four legs, is made of wood. At the end of the legs are iron squares that allow you t...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood

Second Chorus or Follie di Jazz
By Enrico De Seta
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1940 musical comedy second chorus. This Hollywood musical stars Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and features Artie Shaw...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Women's Tahitian Black Pearl Necklace with a 14 Karat Gold Ball Clasp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage women's Tahitian graduated black pearl necklace is unmarked with respect to a specific maker, but is marked with European g...
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / I Cavalieri di Nord Ovest
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949. This western was directed by John Ford, and stars John Wayne, Joanne Dru and Jo...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Laveno Guido Andlovitz Earthenware Cist, 1930, Italy
By Guido Andlovitz
Located in Milano, IT
Laveno Guido Andlovitz earthenware cist, 1930, Italy.
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Earthenware

Skiff Trainer, 1960, Italy
Located in Weesp, NL
Italy 1960 skiff trainer. Italian mid-century modern working skiff trainer. A rare and very decorative piece to be used or as decoration in your home, office or sporting club. ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

1950 Uniques Books Stanza Della Segnatura by Raphael Printed by Pope Pius XII
By Vatican Library
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury, unique seven books of the "Stanza della Segnatura" by Raphael, containing thirty-two plates in color and six in monochrome, printed from Pope Pius XII...
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Mid-20th Century Other Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Mid-Century Ladies 18-Karat Yellow Gold Geometric Styled Necklace or Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury ladies 18-karat yellow gold necklace dates from the 1970s and has very unique modernist styled geometric links. This chain is quite substantial in length and measures...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

"Sirocco / Damasco 25" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1951 film Sirocco. This poster was designed by the great Italian poster artist Anselmo Ballester (1897-1974) The film was released in Italy one ...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

20th Century Tennis Player Bronze Sculpture / Trophy, Italy, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Midcentury tennis player bronze sculpture / Trophy. Italy, 1930s. Very nice Italian bronze figure. Mounted over black Portoro marble.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Jazz on a Summer's Day / Jazz I un Giorgno D'estate" Italian Film Poster
By Acerbo Manfredo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the Jazz documentary starring Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuch Berry The artwork on this poster is unique to ...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

1940 Aldo Tura Goat Skin and Brass Tobacco Container
By Aldo Tura
Located in Weesp, NL
Goat skin and brass Aldo Tura 1940 tobacco container. Rare 1940s tobacco container shaped as a pipe. The container has one compartment to store tobacco and another one to keep and...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Fontana Arte 1970s, Ashtray in Leather, Brass and Faceted Glass, Italy Art Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Fontana Arte 1970s. Ashtray in leather, brass and faceted glass.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
Located in London, GB
Original exceptionally rare Italian poster, that has only surfaced a few times. This American colour 3-D horror film was directed by Andre DeToth and stars Vincent Price. It was a r...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Italy 1940s Aldo Tura Goat Skin, Brass and Wood Tobacco Container, Pipe Shape
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Tobacco container by Aldo Tura, Italy 1940s in goatskin, brass and wood. The container has two compartments, one for storing tobacco and another for storing and lighting the games. D...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Private Hell 36 / Dollari Che Scottano
By Rodolfo Gasparri
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1954 film noir directed by Don Siegel, and stars IDA Lupino, Steve Cochran and Howard Duff. The story follows two detectives who steal thousands of dollars from a dead counterfeiter. They get assigned to look into the case of the missing cash. If this isn't complicated enough, one of them gets involved with a money-grabbing singer, and the other gets a guilty conscience over what they have done. The artwork on this film noir poster...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Football / Soccer Trophy Player Italian Bronze Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic football soccer player figure sculpture over a ball. Silvered bronze. Made in Milano in 1930s. Signed Bozzi Milano.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

1950s Seguso Bubbling Pink Confection Murano Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
Resembling a sea anemone, this blown glass vessel by Seguso is indeed a delight with its salmon pink color and wealth of interior bubbles. Heavy, thick and wonderfully obese and glob...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

"White Heat / La Furia Umana" Original Italian Film Poster
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 was synonymous with gangste...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Large Collection of 42 Whimsical Carved Italian Figures
Located in Ferndale, MI
Romer Company. Measurements vary, basically: 3.5” wide x 6” deep x 12.5” tall.
Category

1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Maple, Wood

Emanuele Pantanella Minaudiere in Carved Ebony, Rock Crystal and 18-Carat Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
A fine and exquisite example of the designers work. The bag is signed and numbered 0089. Known for his elegant refinement the designer was born in 1939 and passed in 2014. Working in Rome and fully understanding the Mediterranean love of pure refinement his designs express a sublime play of luxury with simplicity. These small clutches are in demand the world over. Examples of his work can be found carried by the best-dressed women from the highest levels of society and in institutional collects such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as a long list of other international museums and institutions too numerous to mention. Crafted completely by hand in Italy these are like fine small sculptures with no two being alike. The gems and stones used are examples of the lapidary art...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold

Signed M. Coloman Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Titled Venice Italy 1940
By Coloman
Located in Miami, FL
VENICE oil painting, featuring the Doges Palacio, Italian School, circa 1940s in its original 1940s frame. Signed M. Coloman, 20th century.  
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint, Canvas

Angels with Dirty Faces/Gli Angeli Con La Faccia Sporca
By Luigi Martinati
Located in London, GB
Original Italian movie poster for Michael Curtiz's Classic 1938 crime film staring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, the poster is designed by the wonderful Italian artist ...
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1940s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Architectural Paper Model with Wood Frame and Glass Top, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s architectural model with wood frame and glass top.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

"The Gunfighter / Romantico Avventuriero" Original Italian Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian movie poster for Henry King's 1950 Western starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott. The art work on this poster is unique to the fi...
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

20th Century Carved Wood Religious Figure, 'Joseph' Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently salvaged from old Downtown Buffalo New York church rectory, lifesize carved wood statue, "Joseph" which once adorned the vestibule, well executed, wonderful detail, great si...
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1930s Baroque Revival Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

20th Century Wood Faux Porfido Obelisk
Located in Madrid, ES
Wood neoclassical obelisk, faux porfido (repainted).
Category

Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Revival Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Fornasetti Rectangular Box with Smoking Motif
By Fornasetti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Fornasetti long, rectangular, box with a charming illustration of three pipes. Hand colored Lithography on metal. Exterior metal box slides over a metal interior box, powder coated...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

1950s Rare Piero Fornasetti Smocking Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury rare size P.Fornasetti smocking box.
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1950s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Le Belle Case Italiane by Doria Ludovica, First Edition
By Doria Ludovica
Located in valatie, NY
Le Belle Case Italiane by Doria Ludovica. Edizioni Di Grazia, Milano, 1964. 2nd edition hardcover with dust jacket. Great interior room settings with Italian furniture, paintings and...
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Lauro Malusi Table Lamp and Sculpture Olive Tree
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table lamp and sculpture belonging to the famous Italian cellist. Measures in cm: Statue cm 40 Lamp cm 82 Basis cm 18 x 18 Notes Giovanni Lauro Malusi was born in Cervia on Ju...
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1950s Modern Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Olive

Ring : Black Pearl on White Brushed Gold with Sapphires
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual vintage ring in white brushed gold with Black Pearl from Tahiti diameter. 7 mm., with ten Sapphires and ten little Pearls.
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1960s Art Deco Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Valeriano Trubbiani Bird in a Bottle Sculpture 'Signed'
By Valeriano Trubbiani
Located in East Hampton, NY
Extremely rare signed and numbered sculpture by Italian, Valeriano Trubbiani. 19/55 series, this well executed "bird in a bottle" is a great desk or library accessory.
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1960s Vintage Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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