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Period: 1930s
Table Tennis Shield Trophy, Art Deco Trophy, Chelmsford
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Traditional Shield Trophy, Art Deco Table Tennis Trophy, Chelmsford The is a traditional Oak and silver plated shield trophy very much in the Art Deco...
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Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Gretna Green Vintage Runaway Marriage Collection, 1930s
Located in Jersey, GB
Two items connected with Gretna Green, a popular site for runaway couples. A postcard signed by anvil priest Richard Rennison. An original blank marriage certificate...
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Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Alligator Suit Case Jan Kiepuras' Deco Period
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful high quality deluxe brown/black suitcase, much travelled by the acclaimed and famous Polish/American opera and film star Jan Kiepura. Note ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin

Sculptor of Mary in Wax by Vernez
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wax carving of Mary, probably done before WWII and is actually signed. The signature is Vernez and could have been a model for a future casting. Signed.
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French Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Art Deco Wood Propeller Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco wood propeller with barometer.
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Large Wall Mounted Mahogany Propeller, by the Hawker Aircraft Co, Dated 1936
Located in London, GB
A 1930s laminated mahogany propeller from a Hawker Hart powered by a Rolls Royce Kestrel V12, dated September 1936. With wall-mounted bracket. ...
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English Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Oak Yacht Tiller Mounted on Two Deck Planks
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Oak yacht tiller mounted on two deck planks from the author Arthur Ransome's 1931 Hilliard built yacht 'Nancy Blackett'. The tiller is from author Arthur Ransome's yacht 'Nancy Bl...
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English Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Abschiedswalzer / Farewell Waltz / Avskedsvalsen, Swedish Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish movie poster for the German 1934 film Abschiedswalzer the film about the 19th century Polish composer Frederic Chopin. The film was di...
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Swedish Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Art Deco Boeing 314 Airplane Pan-American 'Clipper', circa 1938
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Aviation Model Boeing 314 Airplane Pan-American 'Clipper', circa 1938 A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary transoceanic Boeing 314 Pan-Am...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Jean Despres Paris "Bijoux-Moteurs" Style Silver Deco Brooch
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful, 1930s Jean Despres (1889-1980) deco silver brooch inspired by modern Industrial forms. Signed.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

20th Century Carved Wood Religious Figure, 'Joseph' Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently salvaged from old Downtown Buffalo New York church rectory, lifesize carved wood statue, "Joseph" which once adorned the vestibule, well executed, wonderful detail, great si...
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Italian Baroque Revival Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Einzelmöbel und Neuzeitliche Raumkunst Book
By Ludwig Kozma
Located in New York, NY
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 designs by Ludwig Kozma, who designed the striking red and black cover of the hardbound volume. Designers include Augenfeld, Brehaus, Hoffmann, Jeanneret, an early Paul Laszlo in Budapest, Le Corbusier, Sobotka, and Josef Frank, along with a host of lesser-known names. 196 pages, most filled with black and white plates...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

"The Footloose Heiress" Original US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for 1937 comedy romance The Footloose Heiress directed by William Clemens and starring Craig Reynolds, Ann Sheridan and Anne Nagel.  
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American Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

EH Shepard Vintage Original 1936 Drawing on Paper for Punch Magazine
Located in Jersey, GB
- Satirical illustration from EH Shepard for a 1936 edition of Punch magazine - Original artwork signed by the Winnie the Pooh artist - Originates fro...
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Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Art Deco English Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Scent Bottle
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Art Deco English sterling silver and guilloche enamel scent bottle The bottle of this charming scent is beautifully rounded shaped like a small pumpkin The silver lid is set of...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel

Junction Tube
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural junction tube fashioned of laboratory-grade Pyrex glass.
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American Industrial Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Two-Seat Aircraft Collector's Item Forain Art Exceptional Piece
Located in Paris, FR
Two seats aircraft Forain Art Collector's item, metal and painted wood. Year 1930. Exceptional and unique piece. Available now.
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French Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

"La Terre, " Copper Art Deco Ashtray, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and unusual, this copper ashtray celebrating the pottery industry in France is reminiscent of bronze and copper pieces designed by Paul Manship and other major sculptors in the 1920s and 1930s. This example, made of copper painted gold, depicts a nude potter at his wheel, surrounded by symbols of his industry, including kilns, planting pots and...
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French Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

1930's Vogue Dress Clip
Located in Asheville, NC
This fabulous dress clip is iconic of Depression-era jewelry. The 1930's clip brooch was one of the most versatile jewels ever invented, for the variety of ways in which the clip bro...
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Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage Leather Child's Saddle, circa 1930
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage leather child's saddle.
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British Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Diamond Modernist Platinum Cuff Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
A strong but elegant modernist open fret bracelet with rows of brilliant cut and baguette diamonds 12-carats of fine quality diamonds set in platinum. When worn it is a fantastic an...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Platinum

Enameled Sterling Silver Box with Walnut Signed by E. F. Caldwell, Circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
ATA1384 An enamel over sterling silver tobacco box lined in walnut. On this friendly hostess’ tray is an array of smoking accoutrements, including a tobacco jar labeled “Porto Rico...
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American Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Classic Vintage Streamline RCA "on Air" Art Deco / Machine Age Studio Light
By RCA
Located in Buffalo, NY
The most iconic “on air” sign warning lights were made by RCA Victor in the 1930s. When radio and television stations were creating live programs, they had...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Night at the Opera / Une Nuit a L'opera
Located in London, GB
Original (1935) film posters. Belgian posters were printed on this larger paper stock up to World War II, during the war and afterwards posters were only printed in a smaller size. T...
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Belgian Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Rare 1930s Alcoa Aluminum Double Bass / Fiddle / String Bass
By Alcoa Aluminum, John Burdick
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare aluminum string bass, circa 1930s, bass was originaly wood grain painted, has been stripped and polished.. restrung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, Sounds amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture, Pfretzschner aluminum bass In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Stunning White and Black Art Deco Porcelain Penny Scale by Navco
By NAV
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning white and black Art Deco porcelain penny scale by Navco. Amazing design, reminiscent of a womans cloaked silouette, retains original key...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

1930s KookBox Hollow Wood Antique Surfboard
By Tom Blake
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Late-1930s KookBox hollow wood surfboard. Purchased initially by a WWII veteran stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii who was later killed in action during the war. Upon his death, the soldier's belongings, along with this surfboard was mailed from Oahu, Hawaii to his family in Northern California. This antique wooden surfboard features a hollow ribbed construction, inspired by designs used to construct the wings of airplanes. The invention of this method of surfboard construction was patented by renowned inventor and water man, Tom Blake...
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American Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood, Softwood

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 Campaign Poster: "The Man with a Heart..."
Located in York County, PA
“THE MAN WITH A HEART, THE PARTY WITH A SOUL”: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT POSTER, MADE FOR HIS 1936 PRESIDENTIAL RUN, THE BEST OF ALL KNOWN EXAMPLES ACROS...
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American Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Jean Puiforcat by Francoise De Bonneville (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A now out of print book which is the catalogue raisonne of the great deco silversmith Jean Puiforcat. 339 pages with bilingual text in French and English and illustrated throughout w...
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Art Deco Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

American Toy Childs Automobile Garage
Located in Chicago, IL
American child’s toy car garage in pretty decent condition, considering these were for children to play with. This toy garage is for 1/43rd scale model cars...
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American Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

Aluminum Dental Mold
Located in New York, NY
Aluminum head with adjustable jaw raised on round wooden base. Used to make dental molds. Also used as a teaching tool.
Category

English Vintage 1930s Collectibles and Curiosities

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