1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage 1930s Books

First edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 19th thrilling Tarzan novel, a tale of ivory poachers and the forbidden domain of the Leopard Men, inscribed and signed by the author Edgar Ric...

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver, Crystal

Art Deco, threaded crystal match striker mounted on sterling silver under tray, London, 1939, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., Ltd. - makers. Measures: 2 1/2 inches high x 4 1/2 inch...

Ludwig Kozma

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Books

Paper

Seminal 1930 survey of early modernist furniture and interior design projects by known German and other European designers. Approximately 200 different designs featuring about 70 des...

Julius Hoffmann

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Books

Paper

Important and brilliantly edited survey of early modernist furniture and interiors. Written by Herbert Hoffmann and published by Julius Hoffmann in Stuttgart in 1930. Features work b...

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Steel, Bakelite

Extremely rare Rolex Art vibrator massage device, with original box and brochure, is a high end home vibrator from the mid-1930s. It sold in department stores and specialty shops. ...

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Chrome, Wood

A beautiful French Art Deco chromed metal profile sculpture, featuring Saharan characters, possibly nomad or Touareg (Tuareg) sitting on dromedary in a truly realistic riding action....

Vintage 1930s American Historical Memorabilia

Porcelain

This sign was used on oil bottles or Lubester carts, last photo is shown how they were used. This sign was used to advertise and label which Ford model T's oil they would use. This i...

Bauhaus

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Musical Instruments

Made in 1938, this is a German made Feurich piano with a cabinet clearly designed with influence of the Bauhaus school. This is a beautifully made compact piano utilising the free de...

Vintage 1930s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Leather

Vintage Leather Cartridge Bag. A good quality pigskin cartridge bag, maker unknown. The bag is in very good condition with a replaced leather adjustable shoulder strap. The case hol...

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Bakelite

Large green and yellow polka dot bakelite bangle with a darker green on the inside of the bracelet. The yellow polka dots made of a facetted bakelite rhinestone which adds a nice ...

Vintage 1930s Italian Nautical Objects

Iron, Iron

A very special Italian piece of furniture, which has been part of the furniture of the Ocean Liner “SS Conte di Savoia” (Count of Savoy), built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'A...

Vintage 1930s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Bakelite

Lone Ranger Radio manufactured by Pilot Measures 15 in x 9.25 in x 7 in deep Great collectors piece.

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Religious Items

Bronze, Wood

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Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Scientific Instruments

Brass

1970s era brass rotary standing dial telephone. Intricate details inlayed into the brass.

Vintage 1930s Books

First edition, first printing, of Margaret Mitchell's "sweeping rendition of a South torn apart," one of the twentieth century's most phenomenally popular novels, presented in a quar...

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Metal

Very good original condition.

Vintage 1930s British George III Figurative Sculptures

Brass

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Britain’s 44D Her Majesty's state coach made for King George III in 1761 in the original box. This is part of a larger set of vintag...

Vintage 1930s British Aviation Objects

Ancient aeronautical compass complete with optical prism for reading the goniometric circle. Made in the 1930s for the British Air Force Ministry. Very good working condition. Diamet...

Unknown

Vintage 1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Games

First edition of the well-known Spanish magic game 'Juego de Magia'. Manufactured by Borras Plana in 1933. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Wood

Unusual Bicycle Polo Mallet, Aldershot. A wonderful bicycle polo mallet, no makers name is visible but J. Salter & Sons of Aldershot announced on their advertisements that they we...

I.N. Phelps Stokes

Vintage 1930s American Books

Paper

American Historical Prints, Early Views of Cities, etc. From the Phelps Stokes and Other collections by I.N. Phelps Stokes and Daniel C. Haskell. New York Public Library, New York, 1...

Vintage 1930s Indian Other Sterling Silver

Silver

A fine and impressive antique Indian Colonial 900 standard silver 'Albuhera' cigarette box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection This fine antique Indian Colonial silv...

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Glass

Antique / vintage polo glass pin tray, intaglio. A small glass pin tray with intaglio images of polo players set into the base, which are then painted. Intaglio are techniques in a...

Anthoine Art Bois

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Nautical Objects

Chrome, Rosewood

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Finale Modele Depose

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Toys

Art Deco French football table by Finale, circa 1930s. - Solid beech and mahogany cabinet - Hand-painted hardwood players - Each player has a cut-out metal shirt number - Beaut...

Bechstein Piano Company

Vintage 1930s German Modern Musical Instruments

Mahogany

Bechstein piano are always high on the list when considering the worlds finest piano makers. The pianos are hand made in Germany, and made by the finest artisans using the finest mat...

Allison Piano Co.

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Musical Instruments

Maple

Allison were an English piano maker that made pianos to very high standards. The company started making pianos in 1837 and rapidly become renowned as a maker of serious instruments. ...

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Wood

Bicycle Polo Mallet, Aldershot. A wonderful bicycle polo mallet, no makers name is visible but J. Salter & Sons of Aldershot announced on their advertisements that they were the 'so...

Vintage 1930s Historical Memorabilia

The Indian Tribes of North America. With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of The Principal Chiefs by Thomas McKenney & James Hall. 3 Vols. 1933-1934. Illustrated with 123 full-pag...

Vintage 1930s Books

Hemingway, Ernest. Winner Take Nothing. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Octavo, bound in quarter leather raised and gilt spine. Housed in a custom slipcase that features a p...

Vintage 1930s Maps

This informative and descriptive map follows the travels of George Washington in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, between 1731 and 1799. Compiled and drawn in the Cartog...

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Religious Items

Brass, Onyx, Glass

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Vintage 1930s Swedish Arts and Crafts Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Steel, Wood

Vintage 1930s Swedish made kicksled with steel blades and Beachwood frame. Everything's strong and in working order awesome patina.

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Antique cricket prints. Five framed chromolithographic cricket prints. Each print has a title:- Play, oh!, Just taken his gloves off, played sir and bowled indeed. The prints are...

Vintage 1930s Italian Industrial Signs

Enamel

Vintage enamel metal sign "professori, biblioteca" (the teachers' room and school library) in black on white background, produced in the 1930s by B.Rigo in Padova, Italy. The sign...

Vintage 1930s Books

This is a rare collection of four Art Deco Wallpaper catalogues from Essef. Dated between 1934 and 1939, each shows examples of room sets with the Wallpaper from the catalogues and u...

Bendix Corporation

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Nautical Objects

Aluminum

American machine age outboard motor. Eclipse, manufactured by Bendix Marine Products Company. South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A. Stand included with purchase. As shown 39" H.

Karl Hagenauer

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Metal

We have had many sculptures by Hagenauer over the years, but few as impressive as this large scale baseball player. Standing at just over 17 inches, the figure is a commanding presen...

Paul-Marcel Dammann

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Bronze

Bronze medal in high relief commemorating the exposition internationale des arts et techniques. Hallmarks: Bronze/ Cornucopia mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris on edge Signed: "P....

Vintage 1930s Books

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. North to the Orient. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1935). Octavo, first edition, original blue cloth, original dust jacket and housed in a custom leather and clo...

Vintage 1930s Books

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. Listen! The Wind. With Foreword and Map Drawings by Charles A. Lindbergh. New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1938). Octavo, original red cloth, cartographic endpaper...

Vintage 1930s Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Antique Slazenger 'Corbally' croquet mallet. A brass bound croquet mallet by Slazenger with a Lignum Vitae head. The mallet head has 'Slazengers Ltd' and 'The Corbally' written in g...

Vintage 1930s American Tobacco Accessories

Paper

Cremo Cigars was founded almost two centuries ago, in the booming borough of Manhattan, New York; when George Washington Hill decided to begin the production of an American made 5¢ c...

Theo A. Kochs

Vintage 1930s North American Historical Memorabilia

Metal

Fully restored barber chair. Powder coated, burgundy leather upholstery and chair has been nickel plated. Everything is in working order.

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Wood

Made in Vienna, Austria, circa 1930, by Gertrude Bartl (Viennese, 1884-1945) who was a sculptor and as a member of the Austrian Werkbund participated in several exhibitions. She beca...

Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Brass, Nickel

This fine pipe rest was made by the renown Hagenauer workshop in Vienna, Austria, circa 1930, stamped: “Made in Austria“. Nickel plated brass, one small dent and some scratches.

Karl Palda

Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Glass

Crystal

Exceptional Art Deco Karl Palda Bohemia crystal vanity set with powder box, perfume bottle and eau de tollette spray stunning Art Deco details like the extremely rare parallepepidi...

Dr. Louis Auzoux

Vintage 1930s European Scientific Instruments

Wood, Plaster

Unique circa 1930s vintage medical 62" size muscular instructional anatomical figure complete with internal organs (more info soon).

Vintage 1930s Italian Sterling Silver

Silver

1930s lipstick case features a Mirror, crafted in Sterling Silver 800. Above a beautiful rose quartz stone. When you slide the top open, a narrow mirror automatically flips open so y...

Medallic Art Company, René Paul Chambellan

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Silver, Bronze

Machine Age Art Deco Rene Chambellan Medallion, Rare Oversized Westinghouse Order of Merit, circa 1935 In original Presentation case. Box is 5.5" square, with functional latch. Str...

Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Willow

Autographed cricket bat, Jack Hobbs. A fine W.A. Woof cricket bat 'The Gardiner'. The bat is in good condition with cord grip and the blade stamped 'W.A.WOOF, Cheltenham, 'The Gardi...

J. Strohmenger & Sons

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Musical Instruments

Leather, Macassar

Strohmenger, London. The definitive Art Deco boudoir baby grand piano of the finest quality. The demilune case and support exotically veneered in dark Macassar ebony with ivorin...

Alfred Dunhill

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Silver Plate

An extremely rare silver-plated miniature (working) cigarette lighter known as the "Baby Sylph" with traditional Dunhill lift-arm mechanism and reeded design to the body, the base si...

Unknown

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Art Deco, French, sterling silver (.950) and cobalt blue enamel cigarette case, Paris, circa 1930s. Measures: 3 1/2" long x 5" deep (when open) x 3" deep when closed x 3/4" high. Wei...

Vintage 1930s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Antique Slazenger 'Corbally' Croquet mallet. A brass bound flat bottom croquet mallet by Slazenger with a Lignum Vitae head. The mallet head has 'Slazengers Ltd' and 'The Corbally' ...

Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Cut Glass, Uranium Glass

Lovely Bohemian Art Deco glass set for living space or office. Czech set featuring ashtray and decorative lidded box in cut and molded thick and heavy glass. Stunning unusual yellow ...

Bowman Models

Vintage 1930s English Other Models and Miniatures

Metal

A toy or model wooden boat, powered by a miniature steam engine. Made and sold in England circa 1930- 1935, this painted wood hull with natural wood sealed decks is original, but not...

Vintage 1930s American Signs

Glass

A Shell Oil Company molded scallop shell-form milk glass figural globe which would have been an illuminated light shade at the gas pump, with the word SHELL painted in large red lett...