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Style: Modern
Place of Origin: North American
Modernist Pin 18k Gold Diamonds and Polished Stone by Susan Helmich
Located in Toledo, OH
Modernist pin by Susan Helmich, stamped 1097 18K, yellow gold with diamonds and a polished stone. Very good condition. Dimensions: 2 1/2" W x 1 1/2" H. Weight: 29 grams.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
The Artful Teapot, Garth Clark
Located in London, GB
The Artful Teapot Garth Clark & Tony Cunha - Published by Watson-Guptill, New York 2001. Hardback in dust jacket. First edition.
Celebrates the many ar...
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Two Beautiful "Matl-Salas" Sterling Pendants Depicting Horses Midcentury Mexico
By Matilde Poulat, Ricardo Salas
Located in Mexico, DF
Two beautiful pendants handcrafted in 925 sterling at Matilde Poulat and Ricardo Salas´s silversmith workshop probably during the 1950s, hallmarked "Matl-Salas Mexico 925". They depi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kinetoscope Projector Thomas Edison, Dated About 1904, USA
By Edison
Located in Madrid, ES
Kinetoscope projector Thomas Edison, dated about 1904,
is a museum piece.
Film Projector Thomas Edison, USA, in excellent condition.
Mounted on a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1980s Ceramic Blue Christian Fish Plate Pisces Decorative Display
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage religious art Christian faith fish symbol Pisces decorative dish display etched ceramic plate in cobalt blue
Measures: 5.25" in diameter x 1" hei...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Hermanos Calavera Traicionera in Oiled Walnut by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Wooda, Miguel Silva
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Vogue's Book of Houses, Gardens, People - Horst, Vreeland, Lawford - 1st, 1968
By Vogue, Horst P. Horst, Valentine Lawford
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by the Viking Press, New York in 1968.
A collection of interior photos and portraits featuring the opulent houses and affluent people of the 1960s, photogra...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fifty Years of Pep A Storied Past, A Promising Future, Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fifty Years of Pep: A Storied Past. A Promising Future. Hardcover – January 1, 2015
by Andrew Postman (Author), Indra K. Nooyi (Foreword)
"This book contains the story of our first...
Category
20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Shops & Boutiques, Foreword by Giorgio Armani by Grant Camden Kirkkpatric AIA
By Giorgio Armani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Shops & Boutiques. Foreword by Giorgio Armani. Grant Camden Kirkkpatric AIA.
Published by NY: PBC Interational, INC., (1994).
179 pages. Hardcover.
"Never before has the relations...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
6.5 Ft. Tall Heavy Iron Statue Replica of the Eiffel Tower, Recycle Vintage Iron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall 6.5 foot tall Eiffel Tower replica statue. This iron replica of Paris' famous Eiffel Tower is custom made of various vintage pieces. It is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Visionaire Limited Edition Number 28 “The Bible”
By Visionaire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare Visionaire edition number 28. Entitled “the Bible” from a Palm Springs Estate that had a large Visionaire collection. Bible is #186 in a worldwide edi...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Modern White and Golden Pearl Resin Necklace with Tusk Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Modern white and gold-tone faux-pearl necklace with large tusk pendant.
Faux-pearls made of glass-filled resin.
Category
1980s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Visionaire Number 38 “Love” Limited Edition
By Tiffany & Co., Visionaire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely “LOVE” box numbered 3465 of 4000 edition by Tiffany & Co. A rare very desirable edition. From a Palm Springs Visionaire Collectors estate.
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modern White and Gold Seashell Bracelet
Located in Miami, FL
White and gold tone seashell bracelet with fold-over clasp closure.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Albert Paley, Menorah, 2013
By Albert Paley
Located in Concord, MA
Albert Paley (born 1944)
Menorah, 2013
Formed and fabricated blackened steel, brass
Measures: 11 x 22 inches
Signed, dated and numbered at base
Edition of 18 (plus 2 artist’s pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
William Eggleston’s Guide - John Szarkowski -1st Edition, MIT Press & MOMA, 1976
By William Eggleston 1
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Museum of Modern Art, New York, and The MIT Press, Massachusetts, 1976.
This first edition of this groundbreaking book, cited by photographic historian ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Genius of Charles James 1982 Exhibition Catalogue Book
By Charles James
Located in Stamford, CT
The Genius of Charles James exhibition catalogue by Elizabeth Ann Coleman. Book accompanied the 1982 Brooklyn Museum show. Soft cover first edition.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kai Kein Respekt 'Kai no Respect' by Kai Althoff
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The book titled "Kai Kein Respect" accompanies the first major survey exhibition of Kai Althoff, one of the most compelling and original voices in Contempo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Claes Oldenburg "Gayety" Happening Rare Original Poster
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Sharon, CT
One of the original ephemeral Pop Art events of the 1960s, Claes Oldenburg's "Gayety" happening, is documented with this rare poster advertisement, and including a mimeo list of deta...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Andy Warhol Cover Post-War & Contemporary Art Christie's New York Catalog Book
Located in New York, NY
An Andy Warhol cover Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's New York 'Evening Sale' catalog book, 2010.
A beautifully done catalog book (soft-cove...
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Seaman Schepps, A Century of New York Jewelry Design, 2000s
Located in New York, NY
'Seaman Schepps, A Century of New York Jewelry Design', a gorgeous coffee table or library book on this iconic American jewelry maker/designer who grew up in New York's LES (Lower Ea...
Category
20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna
Located in London, GB
Africa, Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna, 1st edition, Published by Thames & Hudson, 1980.
Over 200 treasures of African art drawn from rarely seen private collections and beautiful...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Visionaire Number 36 Power Numbered Edition
By Visionaire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare Visionaire number 36 entitled Power. From a collector’s Palm Springs estate. Edition numbered 078 of 5.000 numbered copies.
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Rare VW Beetle Pedal Car by Pines
By Pines of America
Located in Highland, IN
Made by Pines of America Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana this exceptional vintage VW pedal car comes with its original cardboard box. These plastic pedal cars...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Chessboard "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp" with the L.H.O.O.Q. Mustache by Arman
By Arman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A shadow-box framed chessboard with the L.H.O.O.Q. mustache by Arman (1928-2005) entitled "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp".
A screen-print on Skivertex leather chessboard. Framed behind g...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Oligarch Size Sterling Silver Humidor
By Beyond Gorgeosity
Located in Hanover, MA
Extra large sterling silver cigar humidor prototype custom-made by a renowned gunsmith. Measures: 18 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 4 inches high on four bone feet. Sterling silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Brass
Bottle Cap Chain Sculpture
By Clare Graham
Located in San Diego, CA
A remarkable and expertly crafted huge chain link sculpture comprised of roughly 5000 re-purposed bottle caps. Each link measures approximately 5.5" x 4" wi...
Category
20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pay Dirt - Kenward Elmslie, Joe Brainard - 1st Edition, Bamberger Books, 1992
By Joe Brainard 1
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Bamberger Books, Michigan, 1992.
A very scarce retrospective collection of poetic comics produced by Kenward Elmslie and Joe Brained who worked collabora...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Feliciano Bejar Caja De Jano Bubble Box Magiscope Refraction Sculpture Op Art
By Feliciano Béjar
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Feliciano Béjar Ruiz Magiscopic red perforated glass aluminum box. Bejar was a Mexican artist, best known for a style of sculpture called Magiscopios which involved various material...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Stainless Steel and Bronze Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist stainless steel and bronze menorah, circa 1970s. The menorah is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.75"W x 2"D x 4.75"H. The bronze candle holder accents are r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Pearl Cluster & Diamond 14K Gold Ring
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This substantial 14K gold, pearl & diamond ring is designed in a beautiful modern setting, circa 1980's. Three individual natural shape pearls are set at different levels within thre...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1991 Decorative Antique Automobile Prints Portfolio of 6 Clarence P. Hornung
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Decorative Antique Automobile Prints, A portfolio of 6 Self-Matted Full-Color Prints, Clarence P. Hornung
1991 by Dover Publications INC New York
...
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cat's Cradle, Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Easton Press Limited Edition, 2013
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat’s Cradle. Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2013. Illustrated by Dennis Lyall. Limited Edition, Number 392 of 500. Signed by Vonnegut on the limitation page. Large 8vo. Original pictorial blue leather stamped in black and gilt. Raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, and silk moiré endpapers. Presented with its original and matching pictorial slipcase.
Presented is a signed, limited edition printing of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle. The book was published by Easton Press in 2013 in a limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is hand-numbered 392 of 500 on the limitation leaf. The book is signed and inscribed by Vonnegut on the limitation page, in blue felt-tipped ink pen. Beautifully bound, the book is presented in its original pictorial blue leather boards, stamped in black and gilt, with raised bands to the spine, silk moiré endpapers, and all edges gilt. The book is illustrated throughout by Dennis Lyall.
Cat’s Cradle was first published in 1963 by Holt, Rinehart & Winston and was Vonnegut’s fourth published novel. The book explores and satirizes issues of science, technology, religion, and the arms race, written in Vonnegut’s whimsical yet biting specific brand of dark humor. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. Cat’s Cradle was chosen by Modern Library as one of the best 100 novels of the 20th century.
“Vonnegut’s 1963 novel might be slim but it fits in everything that’s best in his work: his science fiction-ish imagination…his deep reserves of humanity, his ability to temper irony with sentimentality, and his way with a fast quip. Clearly inspired by cold war fears – it was published the year after the Cuban missile crisis – this is a lively and deathly comedy, a pocket epic in which the world ends to the tune of the false religion of Bokononism. Along the way there are riffs on the gaps outside science, the uses of art, the value of other people and the importance of keeping going in the face of a world that can only make you ask: ‘My God – life! Who can understand even one little minute of it?’”(John Self, The Guardian, 2022).
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922–2007) emerged as a novelist and essayist in the 1960s and penned the Classic books...
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
"Cantos" Hell-V Ring in 18-Karat Gold by Anne Fischer, 2008
By Anne Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Fragment from Hell-V, in 18k gold. From the "Cantos" series. Designed and made by Anne Fischer, 2008. (with chain, add $900).
Category
Early 2000s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Corset Music Stand with Adjustable Height and Angle
By Taylor Donsker
Located in Sebastopol, CA
Crafted from the highest musical grade of California Walnut and polished brass, the Corset Music Stand by Taylor Donsker is designed to elevate the experience of the musician and the...
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Baroque 7 Ring in 18-Karat Gold by Anne Fischer, 2013
By Anne Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Baroque 7 ring in 18-karat gold in size 4-1/2. Designed and made by Anne Fischer, 2013.
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
"Cantos" Hell-III Ring, in Sterling Silver with 18-Karat Gold by Anne Fischer
By Anne Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Hell-III Ring, in sterling silver with 18-karat gold insert. From the "Cantos" series. Designed and made by Anne Fischer, 2011. (Size 6.5, also available for custom order).
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Club One Ring in Sterling Silver by Anne Fischer, 1998
By Anne Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Club ring one in sterling silver. Designed and made by Anne Fischer, 1998. (Size 6.5, available for custom order).
Category
1990s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ring in Sterling Silver, Gold, Rubies, and Sapphires by Anne Fischer, 2017
By Anne Fischer
Located in New York, NY
Untitled ring in sterling silver, 18-karat gold, rubies, and sapphires. Includes the following text carved on the verso of the ring band: "Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night - Jack Kerouac." Designed and made by Anne Fischer...
Category
2010s Modern North American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
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