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Place of Origin: North American
Vintage Tan Leather Three Ring Binder by Hartmann
By Hartmann Trunk Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage tan leather three ring binder by Hartmann, circa 1980s. The binder is in like new condition and has never been used; it measures 10"W x 1"D x 12"H. #4015
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
A Pictorial Description of Broadway – The Mail & Express 1899
Located in Middletown, NY
What did Broadway look like at the turn of the 20th Century ? Here is a scarce and important block-by-block view.
New York: The Mail and Express, 1899. FIRST EDITION
Oblong folio, 6...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stunning Stylized Mid-Century Modern Electro Voice Stereo Speakers in Walnut
By Allied Maker, Electro Voice, Kipp Stewart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stylized Mid-Century Modern electro voice 3-way loud speakers in oiled walnut with aluminium trim, amazing original condition, cabinets possibly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
46-Star American Flag Printed in Drum Star Configuration
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original 46-Star American parade flag, celebrating Oklahoma statehood. Each star on the flag's canton represents a state in the Union at the time. The official flag design would update every July 4th, to include any new states added to the Union in the past year. Oklahoma, the 46th state, entered the Union on November 16, 1907. As such, this 46–star flag was the official flag of the United States from July 4, 1908, until July 4, 1912.
The silk flag has a dark blue canton with 46 white printed stars. The stars are printed in an 7-8-8-8-8-7 row configuration, or “Drum design.” The flag design is completed with 13 alternating red and white stripes, each stripe representing one of the original thirteen colonies.
The land that comprises Oklahoma today was added to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Throughout the 19th century, the U.S. government relocated Indian tribes from the southeastern United States to the area, and by 1900, over 30 Indian tribes had been moved to what was originally called the Indian Territories. At the same time, ranchers in Texas began to move into the area in search of new pasture lands. Although stipulations in the Indian Relocation Act agreed that the land would forever be Indian Territory, the promise of fertile farmland trumped the government’s promise of sovereignty.
On April 22, 1889, they opened the land to settlement by homesteaders, creating a land run in which settlers, called “Boomers,” were allowed to cross the Texas or Arkansas border at a particular hour to claim homesteads. Settlers who illegally crossed the border earlier to stake prime land were called “sooners,” which eventually became the state’s nickname. Wagons and the Santa Fe railroad carried cartloads of men and women to blank town sites and building plots, creating ten thousand-people communities in a matter of days. The following year, the region was further divided into Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Antique Cast Iron Penny or Money Bank Boy Fishing Marked "The One That Got Away"
Located in Miami, FL
A nice sized Early 20th century American cast iron piggy, penny bank or money box. This decorative bank features a boy fishing and obtains its original anti...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1960s General Motors Gas Turbine Concept Model
Located in Ferndale, MI
General Motors gas turbine concept model, The Bison Series.
Possibly by Syd Mead or Tom Semple . The gas turbine Bison series of vehicles were built an...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Reclaimed 55 in. Cast Iron Boat Anchor
Located in New York, NY
Make a maritime statement with this early 20th Century oversized boat anchor, a captivating piece that brings nautical charm to your space. While it bears the marks of time in the fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1847 Amerique Septentrionale Framed Map
Located in Stamford, CT
1847 Amerique Septentrionale Framed Map Illustrated by Raimond Bonheur. As found framed condition.
Category
1840s American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Art Deco Pair of Bakelite Bracelets America, 1930s
Located in Miami, FL
American vintage stunning pair of bakelite bracelets from the 1930s.
Measure: Circumference 9 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Empire Speakers / End Tables
By Empire NY
Located in Oakville, CT
Empire Jupiter 6500 Speakers
Category
1960s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Spectacular Pair of Elk Antlers
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular pair of elk antlers, mounted on a circular base of unfinished knotty pine.
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Pine
Antique Camera / Enlarger Circa 1910s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Early Wooden Antique Camera / Enlarger Circa 1910s
Please look at the photos, this has not been touched in decades. It is just the way you would like to find it, untouched. True anti...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
18th Century Wood Carved and Painted Santo
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Wood Carved and Painted Santo. A polychrome Santo of St. Anthony
Some paint loss, looks to have had a split in the back that was filed in and touched up. Overall, very g...
Category
18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite scarce and coveted hardcover book in slipcase - "Dali: A Study of His Art-In-Jewels (The Collection of the Owen Cheatham Foundation)".
Bound into the book are color photographs of 28 jewels designed by Dali with comments and captions written by the artist himself. The book was published by The New York Graphics Society in 1959 - a quite collectible first edition/first printing (with no other printings noted) of the art book.
The book is boldly hand-signed and dated (in the year of publication - 1959) by Dali on the lower corner of the first blank page/ front free endpaper. As such, exceedingly rare (we only know of two other existing copies, and only one was also signed in the year the book was published).
A scarce signed edition. Would be a great addition to any collector of Dali's work or those who appreciate his fine art jewelry...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Graves Lighthouse Diorama
Located in Norwell, MA
Remarkable diorama showing graves light in Boston Harbor. This is expertly crafted with proper scale. The granite stone tower is expertly crafted with a tu...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Acoustic or Electric Jazz Guitar, Silvertone, 1950s
By Silvertone
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great player... sounds amazing,, classic 1950s acoustic/ electric jazz guitar made by Silvertone,, Retains original Kent floating pick-up.Wonderful tone,,s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Native America Old Natural Stone Human Head Effigy Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America Southwest comes this unique natural stone "human head" effigy. It was discovered in the Tesuque area of New Mexico in 1960. It is a natural sandstone concretion...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sandstone
19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron Owl bank with a turning head coin lever and glass eyes. Lot of the original paint still intact. Missing the lock on the underside, not visi...
Category
1880s American Classical Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Full Dress La Salle Cadet 'Tar Bucket' Dress Hat/Shako, and Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Full Dress La Salle Cadet ``Tar Bucket`` Dress Hat/Shako and Stand
USA, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century
This nearly pristine 'Tar Bucket' Dress Hat/...
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Complete Poetical Works Of Edgar Allen Poe. OXFORD EDITION. 1909 FULL TREE CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan.
TITLE: The Complete Poetical Works Of Edgar Allen Poe.
PUBLISHER: London: Henry Frowde, 1909.
DESCRIPTION: OXFORD EDITION. 1 vol., 7-3/8" x 5-1/4", engr...
Category
Early 1900s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1960s Antonio Pineda Modernist Ring Amethyst Sterling Silver 7.75
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration Ring by Antonio Pineda Mexican Modernist.
Amethyst Sterling Silver Mexico circa 1960s
Beautiful clean modern lines.
1 H x .88 W x .75 D
Ring size 7.75
Please...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Franklin MInt Miniature Clocks Collection, 1980s
By Franklin MInt
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful collection of 12 miniature clocks in Mahogany cabinet, produced by Franklin Mint in 1980.
In very good condition considering its age of 37 years old, some minor traces of ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage 1966 Austin Cox Chess Set
By Austin Enterprises
Located in North Miami, FL
Marked Austin Enterprises to the bottom of every piece, this wonderful vintage aluminum chess game set from 1966 comes in its original box.
The box can be hung on the wall (see im...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Andy Warhol's Index (Book), First Printing 1967
By Andy Warhol
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This original copy of Andy Warhol's Index (Book) is the 1967 first printing. Inside this metallic softcover lies a world of pop-up Pop Art brilliance. An iconic publication of the er...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Cuff / Bracelet New York 1950's .925
By Ed Wiener
Located in Buffalo, NY
A cuff bracelet designed by Ed Wiener (1918-1991).
This rare sculptural modernist piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist in New York city, circa 1950's. This b...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Mniature Dollhouse Blue Cottage Fully Furnished
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage handmade blue cottage miniature dollhouse , fully decorated and with lights.
Category
1950s American Classical Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
21st Editions. The Journal of Contemporary Photography - 6 vols. SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: VARIOUS - (21st Editions).
TITLE: The Journal of Contemporary Photography - 6 volumes.
PUBLISHER: Museum Editions, 21st Editions, 1998 - 2003.
DESCRIPTION: The Signed Deluxe Limited Editions contain original hand-pulled photogravures and color ptanographs (waterless lithographs) that illuminate the essays and commentaries found in each book. Bound in Morocco, Japanese silks and Italian fabrics, and are cased in a matching portfolio box. They are fully signed on the limitation page by the artists included in each volume. Each book measures approximately 15.25” x 13.75” and the clamshell box measures approximately 16.875” x 14.75”. There are 6 volumes of The Journal published.
CONDITION: IN AS NEW CONDITION.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Volume 1. Number 193 of 235. Focuses on the "transcendent vision" of 15 major contemporary photographers, illustrated here in richly printed hand-pulled photogravure. Volume I also contains a woodcut by the late Leonard Baskin. Writers include Pulitzer Prize winning poet Richard Wilbur; prize-winning novelists Ann Beattie and Robert Olen Butler; poet and critic Dana Gioia; Harvard professors and award winning historians John Stilgoe and John Stauffer; and Wales’ great poet, the late R. S. Thomas, among many others.
Signed by: Bernard Faucon, Michael Kenna, Holly Wright, Luis Gonzales Palma, Keith Carter, Duane Michaels, Steven Albahari, Mark Klett, Sandy Skoglund, Jock Sturgis, Ernestine Ruben, Willie Middlebrook, John Metoyer, Olivia Parker, Leonard Baskin, and Patrick Bailey-Maitre-Grand.
Volume 2. Number 187 of 200. Extends the metaphysical themes of the first volume and brings together the work of 13 modern masters of the photographic arts. It contains original essays by France's leading novelist Michel Tournier; philosopher Frederick Turner; award-winning photographic historian Lee Fontanella; novelist and playwright Elizabeth Dewberry; novelist Josh Russell; and photographic historian and 21ST contributing editor Lance Speer.
Signed by: Adam Fuss, Jaume Blassi, Bill Jacobson, Joyce Tenneson, Kenro Izu, Vik Muniz, Cy DeCosse, John Dugdale, Tom Baril, Joan Fonteuberta, Arthur Tress, Robert ParkeHarrison, and Sheila Metzner.
Volume 3. Number 82 of 100. Entitled The Clandestine Mind, is devoted entirely to the lyrical work of John Dugdale. This master photographer's elegant male nudes and still lifes, printed in rich blue inks to match the original tones of his cyanotypes, are complemented by a short prayer for Dugdale by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler; a poem by prize-winning poet Morri Creech; and an essay by John Wood, the editor of 21ST.
Signed by: John Dugdale and features - Annunciation, Christ Out Liberator, The Clandestine Mind, I Could Not See To See, Longing, Mourning Tulips, Wonder Stings Me More Than Bee, and Three White Peaches.
Volume 4. Number 82 of 100. Entitled The Gardens of DeCosse, focuses exclusively on the beautiful works of Cy DeCosse. Literary contributors include fiction writer Scott Ely; gallery director John Stevenson; poet Susan Ludvigson; musician and scholar Carol Wood; and editor John Wood.
Signed by Cy Decosse and features the following: King of the Night, Sunflower, Fritillaria, Cultered Pearl, Squash, Flowers & Dill, Water Lilly, Tuscan Lemons, and Queen of the Night.
Volume 5. Number 39 of 125. Aptly named Strange Genius, is an insightful examination of the ways in which artists today make conscious attempts to create work that can often be unsettling, difficult, even horrific. Writers include poets Raul Peschiera, Susan Ludvigson, Gerard Malanga, and Paul Zimmer; novelists Ann Beattie and Neil Connelly; and essayists Paul LaRosa, Lance Speer, and John Wood.
Signed by: Sally Mann, Michal Macku...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details The Classic 1757 StyleBook
Located in valatie, NY
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details The Classic 1757 StyleBook by
Abraham Swan. Published by Dover Publications, New York, 2005. Among the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Skylight Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine early 20th Century Skylight Yacht Binnacle. Amazing wood base with intricate rope carving and varnish and varnish finish. The six-sided Skylight to...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Kara Walker: Pictures From Another Time (Inscribed)
By Kara Walker
Located in New York, NY
Catalog published by the University of Michigan Museum of Art and D.A.P (Distributed Art Publishers) in conjunction with the exhibition Kara Walker: An Abbreviated Emancipation held ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Vanderbilt Collection consists of two one-of-a-kind monumental floor lamps from Christopher Tennant's 2022 solo exhibition at the Vanderbilt Museum in Long Island, New York, inspired by the tastes and eccentricities of globetrotting amateur naturalist and Jazz-Age aesthete William "Willie the K" Vanderbilt.
Jumbo Crab Lamp...
Category
2010s Art Deco North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cement, Brass
Vintage 1976 J.R. Bauman Women’s Dress Form Adjustable Mannequin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage original J.R.Bauman 1976 dress form mannequin, New York.
Size 16.5 with signs of age appropriate wear on a cast iron base with casters. The form is wrapped in linen and layer...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional sixty-four-inch mahogany ships wheel with maple inlay. Round brass medallion marked with makers name of Williamson Brothers of Philadelphia. Large solid brass hub. Note: ...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Signed Maple Violin Footstool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Maple Violin footstool. Stamped - Hand Crafted by Robert R. Hunter.
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Collection of Vintage 1970s Skateboards
Located in Highland, IN
This colorful collection of twelve vintage skateboards from the 1970s includes examples by GT, the Scamp, the Sizzler, the Free Former and a variety...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
45.25 in. Cast Iron Ship Maritime Mooring Bollard
Located in New York, NY
The cast iron construction adds a rustic and weathered charm, reminiscent of its original use on ships. The distressed paint further enhances the vintage appeal, telling a story of i...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I
USA, Circa 1880
A glimpse of the opulent world of the 19th century with this captivating...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
KAWS + Warhol
Located in New York, NY
A never-before-seen look at the striking thematic parallels between KAWS and Andy Warhol, two of the most iconic artists of our time
As celebrated artists that draw from popular cul...
Category
2010s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Ocean Rolling Chair Co. Inc. Boardwalk Cart: A Timeless Seaside Treasure
Located in New York, NY
Step back in time with this fun Early 20th Century Wicker Boardwalk rolling cart crafted by the renowned "Ocean Rolling Chair Co. Inc," as evidenced by delicately placed porcelain si...
Category
Early 20th Century Other North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rattan
Wharton Esherick Music Stand
By Wharton Esherick
Located in New York, NY
Amazing architectural hand carved walnut music stand by Wharton Esherick. Monogrammed WE and dated 1962.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's sextant with lattice frame, colored glass filters, many accessory scopes, vernier scale with silver. Mounted into a kidney shaped box with a leather carry handle.
...
Category
Early 1900s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Inedited Works of Bakst, Illustrated Book of Stage/Dance/Theater Designs
Located in Middletown, NY
LEON BAKST, Inedited Works of Bakst; Essays on Bakst by Louis Reau, Denis Roche, V. Svietlov and A. Tessier.
New York: Brentano's, 1927.
FIRST, LIMITED EDITION
Folio, 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (315 x 248 mm); pp. 127, [2]; THIS IS NO. 59 of 600 COPIES PRINTED; Alternative title page: The art of Bakst / by V. Svietlov; half-title: Bakst; in variant contemporary pebbled blue library...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Paper
United's "Carnival Gun" Arcade Game, circa 1954 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage circa 1954 “Carnival Gun” arcade rifle game manufactured by United Mfg. Large Dale-style gun game. As the targets are on the move, use the gun to ...
Category
1950s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket. ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Marine Taxidermy Coral sea Shell Stars in Blown Glass Bowl
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Marine life taxidermy birds nest coral with sea starts , in a vintage blown glass 9” by 16” vase.
Category
1950s Organic Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
American Victorian Ship and Lighthouse in a Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
American/English (19/20th Cent) sailing ship with 4 masts and a light house in a bulbous shaped glass bottle on a green wood base.
Category
19th Century American Colonial Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
42 in. Cast Iron Ship Maritime Mooring Bollard 800 Pounds
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century cast iron construction adds a rustic and weathered charm, reminiscent of its original use on ships. The distressed paint further enhances the vintage appeal, telli...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a great medical cabinet from the 1960s, ready to keep all your goodies safe this is a great 1960s accent item that is sure to be a one of a kind addition to your decor!
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The California Wine Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The California Wine Book by Bob Thompson, Hugh Johnson. !st Edition by Morrow, 1976.Publisher description: This book, based on 15 years of close observation, is intended to explain w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Plan of Paris, France, by A. Vuillemin, Antique Map, 1845
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This large and detailed plan of Paris was published by Alexandre Vuillemin in 1845. The map conveys a wonderful amount of information and is decorated throughout with pictorial vigne...
Category
1840s Antique North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Weltron Mod.2004 Space Ball stereo Radio/Tape - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Space Age design - Radio LW/MW/FM
Transport yourself back to the groovy 1970s with the vintage 1970s White Weltron radio and iconic Space Age Ball 8-trac...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Museum Quality Model of American Steam Yacht Harvard
Located in Norwell, MA
Expertly crafted model of George Baker's private steam yacht "Harvard". Baker helped found the Harvard business school in Cambridge and the Baker Library...
Category
1990s North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Parrot
Located in west palm beach, FL
Brighten up your decor with this stunning vintage glazed ceramic parrot. Handcrafted with exceptional detail, this vibrant piece showcases a spectrum of tropical colors, including pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #6
Located in west palm beach, FL
Bring the serene beauty of the ocean into your home with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this impressive piece featur...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Vintage hand-painted Jesus vase
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a hand-painted vase. The colors are vibrant.
Category
20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
By Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
This set took me over 20 years to procure.....Dont miss this opportunity!!!!Being offered extremely rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all 3 instruments originaly wood grain painted, have been stripped and polished.. re-strung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, All play and Sound amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture,
Pfretzschner aluminum bass
In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Art Deco Rock-Ola "Loboy" Porcelain Enamel Coin-Op Penny Scale
By Rock-Ola
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beginning in the Late 19th Century, the penny scale offered a means for passersby to quickly check their weight without going to the trouble of seeing a doctor; simultaneously - and perhaps more notably - they provided an irresistible opportunity for businesses to advertise and earn extra revenue. Penny scales quickly became a platform for creativity in advertising and design, as machines competed to attract the attention of customers on the street.
This scale - the "LoBoy" model - was produced by the jukebox manufacturing company Rock-Ola in the 1930s and features a Classic skyscraper-inspired Art Deco Silhouette in black and white porcelain enamel. The mirrored glass display features instructions ("Stand Still - Keep Clear") as well as a reference chart which provides 'healthy' weights for men and women by height. The scale itself has been modified to function without needing to deposit a coin. This piece would make a super unique and functional addition to any retro bathroom!
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
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Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
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