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Period: 1950s
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, First Edition, First Printing, in Dust Jacket, 1957
By Ayn Rand
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. In the publisher’s original first issue dust jacket, green cloth boards, stamped...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Vintage Brass Incense Burner, Chained Pendulum
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1950s continental incense burner in brass. The plain design testifies that it has been in use. Age consistent ware and patina are present to both the burner and pendulum chain.
Category
European Arts and Crafts Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Problems of Design by George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
First edition of George Nelson's Problems of Design, published by Whitney Publications in 1957. An important consideration of the topic by one of America's most significant and influ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass Book 1st Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass by Helen & George S. McKerian. Hardcover 1st Edition, 1950.
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cabinet of Curiosities Shelve Sculptural Wall Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden wall stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the pr...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Colorful Waldorf School Tractor with Movable Front Axle, 1950s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Old painted Waldorf school wooden toy tractor with movable front axle from Germany. 1950s / 1960s.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Three-Dimensional Midcentury Italian Wall Plaster Didactic Anatomical, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury three-dimensional didactic anatomical panel in plaster with Antonio Vallardi Milano label, Italy 1950s
Please note that the item is original of the period and t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork on a Wooden Niche, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Alfred Hitchcock great 1959 thriller starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.
This poster is conservation paper backed and it would be shippe...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stillwater Yacht Club Half Model Trophy
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved half model with carved wood sails. The trophy is for the "Mercury" class one design craft. The blue "M" logo of the Mercury class Yacht Racing Association is on the sail. The ...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Scale Nautical Vintage Model of an English Motorboat, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Scale model of an English motorboat (antique motor yacht) from the 1950s, wooden planking hull. Measures: Length 57 cm, 23.44 inches, width 13.5 cm, 5.3 ...
Category
British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Altamira Catalog Circa 1956
Located in New York, NY
Mid-1950’s catalog for the fabled Altamira design center, located at 18 E 50th St in New York City, one of the top U.S. venues for high-end Italian design. Altamira commissioned a li...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wooden Religious Cross Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious wood wall artwork of a cross. Made in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Paravia Collection 100 Rocks, Educational Material, Italy 1950s
By Paravia
Located in Naples, IT
Collection 100 Rocks, Teaching Material, Italy 1950s
Geology teaching board "Minerals and Rocks" G.B. Paravia Scientific Collection - Turin
The ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal
Antique Christmas Sledge With Toys Dolls Teddy Bears
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique artisan made Christmas wagon brimming with dolls, toys, teddy bears. Unique Holiday collectible.
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Kay Bojesen, Early Horse Figurine in Beech, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measurement and info:
Type: Wooden horse toy/figure.
Material: Beech.
Color: Beech with natural patina and aging.
Design/maker: Kay Bojesen.
Origin: Denmark.
Period...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Large Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships wheel that has been highly polished and lacquered. Six spoke wheel with gear from a yacht. 38"Dia 60 lbs.
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "I" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of the letter "I," "India," set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle. The cotton fiel...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Ben Siebel Iron Stand and Ashtray Catch All by Jenfred Ware 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware brass bowl and iron stand. Originally designed as a smoking stand, but could be used to hold cards, candy or ??? 1950s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Traditional Plaster Figure of a Dog, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional plaster dog figure. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
History of The American People, French Book in 2 Volumes by André Maurois, 1955
Located in Atlanta, GA
Histoire du Peuple Americain (History of the American People). French book in two volumes by André Maurois from the French Academy, 1955/56.
Volume I: Europe discovers America - At t...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s, Miriam Haskell Mineral Jewel Parure Set Vintage Designer Costume Jewlery
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
All pieces are signed Miriam Haskell. No broken or cracked pieces. Some patina noticed on the brass hardware.
Necklace L: 16.5 in.
Nine strands of orange, pink, russet & lime dia...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Nautical Signal Pennant for Numeral THREE in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadowbox frame. The cotton flag represents the numeral "3". The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood to...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
"The Wrong Man" Original British Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for Alfred Hitchcock's 1957 film.
This Hitchcock drama stars Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, and is based on a true story of an innocent man charged with a ...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
'TWA London' Original Vintage Travel Poster by David Klein, 1950s
By David Klein
Located in Devon, GB
During the 1950s and 1960s, American artist David Klein created dozens of alluring posters for Howard Hughes' glamorous Trans World Airlines, capturing the excitement and adventure of travel. His iconic designs, with their bright and colorful illustrations of famous landmarks, won many awards and came to define the spirit of the jet age.
Issued by Trans World Airlines circa 1954, a Queen's Guard stands sentry in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on Klein's painterly poster to advertise TWA flights to London, during a period of burgeoning interest in England following the 1953...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Red Yachting Flag with a Star
Located in Norwell, MA
Cotton yachting flag with a red field and stitched white star, and cotton hoist with tarnished brass grommets. Set on gray matting and framed.
Weight: 4 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: ...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
James Dean 'Rebel Without A Cause' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A full-length James Dean smoulders on this exceedingly rare two-panel poster for the first Japanese release of the classic 1955 teenage drama 'Rebel Without A Cause' in April 1956. S...
Category
Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Solid Brass Antique Ship Wheel Cigar Cutter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical cigar cutter with a hole and cutting blade in the column. When the wheel is turned, the blade is engaged to cut the tip off the cigar. This cutter has been meticulously poli...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1952 The Last Resorts by Cleveland Amory Book
Located in Stamford, CT
1952 The Last Resorts by Cleveland Amory 1st edition hardcover. Clear Mylar jacket has been added over the original dust jacket.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Painted Beech Zebra Figurine by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Wooden toy zebra figurine. Material: Beech. Color: White and black.
Design: Kay Bojesen. Origin: Denmark. Period: Manufactured in the 1950s (Designed i...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Vintage Emergency Service Porcelain Sign Oval Oil Gas Station Garage Man Cave
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s AAA Emergency Service double-sided porcelain garage sign. Distressed condition, meaning some chips from being install back in the day, exposure to t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
A Soldier's Story, Signed and Inscribed by Omar Bradley, First Edition, 1951
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bradley, Omar. A Soldier's Story. New York: Henry Holt, 1951. First edition. Signed and inscribed. Illustrated throughout with 55 maps and 17 black-and-white illustrations, including...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Radio "Komtess 611" manufactured by Graetz, Germany 1958
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Small kitchen tube radio made of wood, brass and plastic, equipped with a magic eye and also capable of transmitting on FM, with a frequency that a from 87.5 to 100 Mhz.
The curved w...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Dylan THOMAS. In Country Sleep & Other Poems. FIRST EDITION - 1952 - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: THOMAS, Dylan.
TITLE: In Country Sleep And Other Poems.
PUBLISHER: NY: New Directions, 1952.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., one of 5,000 copies printed on Kil...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Dump Truck by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large dump truck with two men and a cargo consisting of seven blocks of lacquered beech. Designed and manufactured by Kay Bojesen in Denmark in the 1950s. T...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Mid-century "Brilux" for Dunhill Brass Lift-Arm Table Lighter, Switzerland
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This 1950s Brilux for Dunhill Swiss brass lift-arm table lighter combines timeless elegance with exceptional craftsmanship. Its solid brass body features a warm vintage patina, and t...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1950s Baltimore Sun Taxi Cab Sign Car Topper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Plastic construction. Fairly rare item, Baltimore History.
Category
American Machine Age Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
French Neoclassical Clarinet Wood Brass & Metal Table Lamp Black Gold Drum Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical rosewood & brass clarinet table lamp mounted on a round metal base made in France.
Comes with harp and carved gilt wood finial an...
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original Pottery Sculpture Head Planter, General Charles De Gaulle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Pottery sculpture head planter, general Charles De Gaulle Political Memorabilia.
This original, one-of-a-kind pottery sculpture head is a...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Metal Red Blue Yellow Green White Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern color sculpture In good original condition with wear consistent of age and use, preserving a really beautiful patina. Measurements: 39 cm H x 12 cm W x 12...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Gilt Wood Florentine Jewelry Box Chest of Drawers, Italy 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Florentine Jewelry Box or Miniature Chest of Drawers. This 1950's vintage gilt wood piece with four drawers and many compartments has lots of character and patina. Wonderful ...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Reggio ferry of Ferrovie dello Stato (8th March 1960)...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique English Silver Plated Military Photograph / Picture Frame c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A large and grand silver plated photograph frame with military / Royal Artillary interest dating to c.1910.
The top of the frame is mounted with a gilded Royal Artillary cap badge...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Frederick Weinberg Black Wire Framed & Stitched Parchment "Guitar" Wall Light
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture - Wall Hanging, 1950's. Featuring an abstract Black Wire Banjo framework and handle, warm ha...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster baby Jesus on a wooden stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculp...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1950s Atomic Energy Commission Building Office Logo Wall Plaque AEC Oppenheimer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The AEC seal is one of those great totems of the atomic age. A largely symmetrical and stylized representation of an atom (the highly toxic beryllium), it is strikingly more straightforward than the seals of its successor organizations. The design and design philosophy is very characteristic of the Mid-Century Era. This large rare plaque was only used in official locations of the Atomic Energy Department.
The AEC officially came into existence and took over from the Manhattan Project...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster pieces and antique book artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production o...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Vintage Leather Vaulting Horse, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vaulting horse by unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Le...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pablo Picasso Womans Magical Head Cubist Chicago Sculpture Maquette Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
“Maquette” (after Pabloe Picasso) Very Old Maquette. Black enamel over different types of metal; steel, copper or brass. Unsigned.
Category
Unknown Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Oscar Niemeyer: Works in Progress, Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1958
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oscar Niemeyer: Works in Progress,
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1958
Second Printing
Printed in the USA by Reinhold Publishing Corporation
"in good vintage conditions"
"some rips ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Anatomical Teaching Model Of Normal Size Depicting A Hoolow Foot
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical teaching model of normal size depicting a hollow foot in section showing a strong accentuation of the plantar arch and how the foot rest is mainly on the forefoot and heel...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Monfiore transatlantic launched on August 25, 1959; M...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th century Vieux Andenne Belgium Holy water font in porcelain with crucifix
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1950 / Holy water font / porcelain, wood / Baroque / Mid-century / Vintage
A vintage Vieux Andenne Belgium Holy water font in porcelain with crucifix from the 1950s, Belgi...
Category
Belgian Baroque Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Satire Against Husbands by J. F. Regnard, 1954 1st Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
Satire Against Husbands by J. F. Regnard,. Hardcover 1954 1st Edition.
Mylar jacket has been added at later date.
Category
American Regency Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming, First Edition, in Dust Jacket, 1957
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. Octavo. First edition, first impression. In the original dust jacket and original black cloth-textured boards. Prese...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle on wood pedestal. The binnacle itself is a brass bowl with top that holds 2 oil lamps with porcelain burners. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brass brackets. T...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Monster on the Campus
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for The 1958 science fiction horror film Monster on the Campus.
This film was directed by Jack Arnold and starred Arthur Franz and Joanna Moore.
This poster i...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
FORSTER, E. M.. Two Cheers For Democracy. 1951 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FORSTER, E. M..
TITLE: Two Cheers For Democracy.
PUBLISHER: London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1951.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 5-3/4", signed by the Fo...
Category
British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
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