1920s Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage 1920s French Scientific Instruments

Prothestic blown glass eyes, presented in a cardboard box with individual compartments. Right or Left prothesis. Box length 27cm, width 17cm, height 3 cm.

Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Photography

Cambridge University Association College Servants Double Rowing photograph. A good framed Cambridge Association College Servants rowing team photo of the 1922 1st boat crew, winners...

Unknown

Vintage 1920s Tobacco Accessories

Glass

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique green colored glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection. This exceptional antique green colored glass match striker...

Vintage 1920s Aviation Objects

We, The Flier’s Own Story of his Life and his Transatlantic Flight, together with his Views on the Future of Aviation by Charles "Lucky Lindy" Lindbergh. First trade edition, sign...

Vintage 1920s Books

1929 signed, first edition, by Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne, of his collection of book introductions, reviews, and short pieces. Presented in original dust wrapper and housed i...

John Grinsell & Sons

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver, Pottery

Large, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted pottery match striker, Birmingham, England, 1920, J. Grinsell and Sons - makers. Measures: 3 1/2 inches high x 24 inches diameter. Small ridg...

Unknown

Vintage 1920s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Games

Iron

Horserace slot vintage machine.

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Toys and Dolls

Wood

Bauhaus children's play boxes attributed to Alma Siedhoff-Buscher and executed at the carpentry workshop of the Bauhaus school in Weimar or Dessau, circa 1925.

Vintage 1920s Books

Almost a hundred years after the death of Stephen F. Austin this first full-length biography was published. And for almost a quarter of a century—dividing his time between editing, t...

Vintage 1920s Swiss Scientific Instruments

Magnetic compass, made of brass, signed Plan Neuchatel Switzerland made in the twenties. It is a small brass travel compass with a cover, compass card with four winds and goniometric...

Birmingham Medal Co.

Vintage 1920s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Sterling Silver

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver presentation bowl with golfing interest; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This excep...

Vintage 1920s Historical Memorabilia

Prismatic compass, signed M.I.O. 1917 manufactured by F. Barker & Son, a British company founded in London by Francis Barker in 1846, for the Indian Army (still under British rule). ...

Vintage 1920s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

WEST VIRGINIA STATE PARADE FLAG ON GLAZED COTTON, CA 1929 OR PERHAPS PRIOR, A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE: The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia was adopted during the Civil ...

Vintage 1920s Unknown Folk Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Leather

Vintage heavy leather medicine ball. Great worn chocolate brown leather patina. Hand-painted team info or weight numbers on side.

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs

Metal

Pair of 1920s second class Paris Metro slatted wooden freestanding metro chairs with enamel backing inscribed "II" Societe du Verre etire" Manufactured by Sprague Thomson circa 1920....

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Benches

Metal

1920s second class French Paris Metro slatted wooden freestanding double sided bench, manufactured by Sprague Thomson, circa 1920. Although the majority of the Paris Metro entrances ...

George Roger

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

George Rogers made pianos of very high quality. The London based company started making pianos in 1843 and throughout the company's history it built up an outstanding reputation supp...

Bogs & Voight

Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Musical Instruments

Walnut

This is a very beautiful piano crafted by the German piano maker Bogs & Voight. The company was based in Berlin, Germany and embodied everything that is great in piano making - handc...

Vintage 1920s Books

The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922. These two volumes are the first two volumes of the 37 volume set of the Definitive Edition of The ...

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Books

Fishing Book, The Dry-Fly Fisherman's Entomology. A fantastic first edition fishing book written by Martin E. Mosely, F.E.S. published 1921, George Routledge & Sons, Limited, New Yo...

Vintage 1920s Belgian Industrial Scientific Instruments

Iron

Large riveted polished iron industrial commerce scale by J.bruyninckx & Fils (Bruxelles Belgium), circa 1920.  

Jonas Brothers Taxidermy

Vintage 1920s American Victorian Taxidermy

Horn, Wool

Taxidermy white horned sheep mount, from Jonas Brothers master taxidermists in Denver Colorado, dated March 12 1929.

Franz Gruber

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Bronze

An animated pair of Austrian Art Deco bronze squirrel bookends, circa 1925. Both with Austrian foundry marka and signed by F Gruber. The foundry mark is a triangle with an M inside ...

Robert Mallet-Stevens

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Books

Paper

Portfolio of Art Deco and early modernist Paris shops and boutiques, showing both interiors and exteriors, edited by Roger Poulain and published by Vincent Freal et Cie (Paris) in 19...

Vintage 1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Silver

Old and beautiful heart silver ring with nice ornaments from 1923, Sweden. Marked KM 925 V7. Inscription ANN. Inner diameter is 16 mm, height of ring 20 mm. Length of heart 15 mm. Wi...

Berkel

Vintage 1920s Dutch Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Iron

Very rare army green berkel model five meat slicing machine, 1922-1928. Used in WO II military field kitchen. Rare model with a special historical value. The meat slicer Berkel mo...

Vintage 1920s Belgian Scientific Instruments

Brass

This large set of brass scales from the early twentieth century features its original brass pans and is stamped in two places by the maker J. Daems, along with the name of the city M...

Vintage 1920s American Schoolhouse Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Metal

1920s metal basketball backboard and cast iron hoop.

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Vintage 1920s French Toys and Dolls

Metal

In beautifully untouched condition, the child’s pedal racing car, having a wonderfully worn ruby red painted surface, with a pea green interior and steering wheel, accompanied by an ...

George Nakashima, Unknown

Vintage 1920s Japanese American Classical Scientific Instruments

Wood

For your consideration, an antique Japanese hand wood planner curved carpenter tool. Beautiful decorative collector item. Original vintage unrestored condition. Dimensions: 13 ...

Vintage 1920s German Taxidermy

Deer trophy from the 1920s. Mounted on a wooden plaque.

Vintage 1920s Books

(Lindbergh, Charles A.) MILLER, Francis Trevelyan. Lindbergh: His Story in Pictures… Collector's Edition. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons (Knickerbocker Press), 1929. Octavo,...

Vintage 1920s Historical Memorabilia

This is an original check, signed ‘'Orville Wright”. An aviation pioneer, Orville Wright piloted the first powered aircraft, which he developed with his older brother Wilbur, at Kitt...

Claire Colinet

Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Bronze

Colinet, J.R. Claire (1880-1950) Female juggler in bronze, circa 1925 Attractive Art Deco bronze female figure juggling two balls mounted on a marble base Measures: Height 34.0 cm,...

Vintage 1920s Collectibles and Curiosities

Monumental scale tole palm trees, circa 1920. Dorothy Draper style.

Edwin Lutyens

Vintage 1920s English Games

Brass

A superb Country House brass framed Billiard or Snooker table lamp, circa 1920, undoubtedly influenced by the designs of Edwin Lutyens, the lamp retains a beautiful brass patina. ...

Vintage 1920s French Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver, Enamel

A beautiful quality sterling silver and guilloche enamel ladies purse, circa 1920. The exterior is finest quality enamel, when pressing the clip down on the centre section it reve...

Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor

Vintage 1920s American Scientific Instruments

Pocket compass used by American aviation officers, 1926, of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch, signed Short & Mason VI A130. The compass has a snap-on cover with release b...

Vintage 1920s British Collectibles and Curiosities

Crystal radio made in 1920s. It is a simple radio receiver that doesn't need batteries and which operates using a long external antenna which find the signals. The first use was to r...

Vintage 1920s Italian Industrial Signs

Enamel

Vintage enamel metal sign "cassa" ( cash desk sign ) in black on white background, produced in the 1920s in Italy. The sign is much curved and can be fixed to a wall with two scre...

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Wall Mirrors

A beautifully crafted sailor-made ropework frame, the thick coiled rope decorated with intricate knot work at each corner over a border of intricate knotted and braided rope which is...

Vintage 1920s Belgian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Paper

Antique golf poster. A large continental advertising poster for Coq sur Mer, De Haan, Belgium. 1897. The image is in a faded condition, but this is an extremely impressive picture. ...

Vintage 1920s Books

A trade catalogue of luxury gifts and products made by the up-market/luxury leather dealer, Dating from the mid-late 1920s showing more than 700 items which are priced and pictured i...

Vintage 1920s Books

This is a herd covered folio with silvered lettering and the original pink ribbon ties. Dating from 1928 there is a 4 page introduction (French text) plus 40 loose plates which show ...

Vintage 1920s American Historical Memorabilia

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy and The Lone Eagle, was a pioneering aviator who began his illustrious career in the skies as an US Air Mail pilot...

John Grinsell & Sons

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver, Pottery

Unusual, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted Royal Doulton pottery match striker, Birmingham, England, 1927, J. Grinsell & Sons - silversmiths. Removable match "cup." Three large openi...

International Mutoscope Co

Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Metal

This was produced by International Mutoscope Reel Co. in 1928. International Mutoscope Reel Co. released 39 different machines under the trade name, starting in 1895. Amazing working...

Vintage 1920s English Scientific Instruments

We love scales at Painted Porch and always have a large collection. This one has our favourite tray and all the original weights. it is simply stunning and can be an accent in any ro...

Vintage 1920s Italian Industrial Signs

Enamel

Vintage enamel metal sign "Olio Semi" (Seed Oil) in black on white background, produced in the 1920s in Italy. The sign is slightly curved. The sign can be fixed to a wall with...

Vintage 1920s French Musical Instruments

Brass

1920s antique French bugle professionally made for France's military. Constructed of brass, the bugle has a pineapple with the number 22 engraved on it showing the year of manufactur...

Royal Daulton

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Ceramic

Royal Doulton 19th century hole plate An early Royal Doulton plate with polychrome golfing scene entitled 'The 19th Hole'. The scene is of two distinguished gentleman enjoying a dri...

Vintage 1920s Italian Grand Tour Natural Specimens

Interesting Italian grand tour sculpture of a Jasper stone sphere mounted on a black marble base, circa 1920.

Ernest Herbert Whydale

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Golf etching. A good golf etching by Ernest Herbert Whydale. The picture depicts a gentleman teeing off watched by his female golfing partner. Signed in pencil by the artist.

Vintage 1920s Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Golf etching, of Andrew Kirkaldy after Robert Smith Forest. A portrait of a seated Andrew Kirkaldy after Robert Smith Forest. The golf etching is inscribed in pencil '1st trail proo...

Vintage 1920s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Vintage Rountree Golf print. 'The Berkshire' the 10th green - Red Course golf print after H. Rountree's original painting which was an illustration in Bernard Darwin's book 'The Gol...

Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, R.B.A.

Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Prints

Royal St. George's after Cecil Aldin. A mounted and framed golf photolithograph of Royal St. George's, Sandwich, 'The Maiden' green after C. Aldin. Signed in pencil by the artist. P...

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Hickory

Set of eight Gibson Hickory golf clubs. A good set of eight hickory shafted golf clubs by Gibson of Kinghorn, Scotland. The set includes No.1 & No.2 irons, deep face Mashie, No.8 Ni...

T. Martine Ronaldson

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Set of eight golfing portraits. A fine set of eight photolithographs specially drawn by T. Martine Ronaldson for the 'Supplement to the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News'. The ...