North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Period: 1940s

Place of Origin: North American

'With Fly, Plug & Bait' Signed Presentation Copy to Publisher, Leather Bound

By Ray Bergman

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

With Fly, Plug & Bait Signed Presentation Copy To Publisher Leather Bound Only One Copy Done for Publisher, Printed Presentation inside and pen signed fr...

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1940s Country Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

'With Fly, Plug & Bait' Signed Presentation Copy to Publisher, Leather Bound

A Vintage Bullet Shaped Architectural Mold

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A vintage aluminum mold, bullet shaped, on a stand.

Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

A Vintage Bullet Shaped Architectural Mold

Black Angel

Located in London, GB

Original US movie poster for Roy William Neill's, 1946 Film Noir starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre.

Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Black Angel

Chicago Coin's 10th Frame "Special Bowler" Arcade Game, 1949 USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage bowling arcade machine from 1949 manufactured by Chicago Coin. Wooden cabinet painted with bowling designs in primary colors, lighted scoreboard a...

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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Chicago Coin's 10th Frame "Special Bowler" Arcade Game, 1949 USA

Vintage U.S. Navy Cased Gimballed Compass, Circa 1943

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is a U.S. Navy gimballed compass from 1943. The brass compass is beautifully constructed and fitted in a wooden lidded box with buckle. The compass is mounted on a 360-degr...

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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage U.S. Navy Cased Gimballed Compass, Circa 1943

Animal Farm, George Orwell, first us edition, 1946, hardcover

By George Orwell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Animal Farm - George Orwell - First US Edition- 1946 - hardcover it's a classic - more important now than ever some water damage to dust cover / some...

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1940s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Animal Farm, George Orwell, first us edition, 1946, hardcover

Antique Hammer Vintage Forged Iron Tool Wrapped Leather Handle

By Stanley

Located in Chula Vista, CA

An Antique Vintage Hammer Tool Stacked Leather Handle Forged Iron No markings. 14.63 H x 6W x 1.25 D inches Presents in Original Unrestored...

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1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Antique Hammer Vintage Forged Iron Tool Wrapped Leather Handle

1940s William Spratling Rare Cuff Bracelet Silver Brass & Amethyst Taxco, Mexico

By William Spratling

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Rare Taxco Mexican Modern early Silver Artisan jewelry by famed William Spratling Sterling silver slender cuff bracelet Jeweled Amethyst and brass Ma...

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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Brass

1940s William Spratling Rare Cuff Bracelet Silver Brass & Amethyst Taxco, Mexico

Cobalt Blue and Gold Forties Cigarette Case Card Holder

Located in New York, NY

Cobalt blue and gold Forties cigarette case card holder. Vintage enameled blue metal case on gold ball feet with hinged curving lid with small har...

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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Cobalt Blue and Gold Forties Cigarette Case Card Holder

Eames Mahogany Leg Splint for Evans Products Plywood Division

By Evans Products Company, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Must have for the Eames addicts a leg splint in mahogany plywood. Produced and signed by Evans Products Company, Molded Plywood division. Very good original condition and in an uncom...

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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plywood

Eames Mahogany Leg Splint for Evans Products Plywood Division

Harry Bertoia Patinated Silver Brooch with Coral and Ebony, USA 1943

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

An unusual piece of Bertoia's jewelry with a figurative quality. This brooch was included in an exhibit, "In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia" at the Reading Public Museu...

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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coral, Silver

Harry Bertoia Patinated Silver Brooch with Coral and Ebony, USA 1943

Harry Bertoia Hand-Forged Silver, Ebony and Silver Wire Pendant, USA 1942

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

This early wire wrapped pendant was likely made by Harry Bertoia while he was at Cranbrook.

Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Harry Bertoia Hand-Forged Silver, Ebony and Silver Wire Pendant, USA 1942

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

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

Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.

Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

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.