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Period: 1950s
Returnable Items Only
Vintage Bell Southwest Bell Trading Post Turquoise and Sterling Silver Ring
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Southwest style bell trading post ring with a sterling silver band and a large turquoise stone.
Ring size 10.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Balloon Ashtray Dish Yellow Stoneware Pottery Tent Circus Carnival Italy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Subtle Oval-shaped Ashtray with a Hot Air Balloon / Circus Carnival. No markings, just a small remnant of a paper label. No chips, and no cracks.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Giant-Sized King's Guardsman by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Weesp, NL
A very rare and monumental giant-sized model of the Royal Danish King's Guardsman hand crafted in wood having retaining its vivid original paint.
Thi...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
L'art Brut de Jean Dubuffet 1st Edition 1953
By Jean Dubuffet, Georges Limbour
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Pierre Matisse, New York, 1953.
One of 1000 numbered copies, this being n°
The dustjacket is an original lithograph by Dubuffet. This catalogue, creat...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Unforgiven by Alan Le May, First British Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Le May, Alan. The Unforgiven. London: Collins, 1958. First British edition. Octavo. In original publisher's dark blue hardback boards and pictorial dust jacket. New archival cloth sl...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Gertrude Stein, Mrs. Reynolds. Inscribed by Alice Toklas, First Edition 1952
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: STEIN, Gertrude.
Title: Mrs. Reynolds and Five Earlier Novelettes.
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1952.
FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY ALICE TOKLAS. 1 vol...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Kay Bojesen Painted Wooden Puzzle, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bought from the collection of Danish Design Museum in Randers Denmark (now closed) this large puzzle designed by Kay Bojesen reigns among his rarest designs. This example is probably...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Antique 1950s Italian Handcrafted Oak Doll / Miniature Folding Chair
Located in New York, NY
A charming model of a folding chair, entirely handmade in Italy in oak,
quality of construction and attention to details, in excellent original condition. A decorative item to brin...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Everoak Motorcycle Helmet, Acu Approved Pudding Basin Helmet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage A.C.U. motorcycle racing crash helmet, Everoak.
A fine silver painted motorcycle helmet made in England by Everoak. This helmet has a cork i...
Category
British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Cruel Sea
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the Ealing Studios War Drama The Cruel Sea.
This film starred Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden and was directed by Charles Frend.
The art work on this ...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pierre Chareau: Un Inventeur, l'architecte
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on celebrated modernist architect and designer Pierre Chareau, published by Editions du Salon des Arts Managers in Paris, 1954. With text by Rene Herbst, preface by Francis...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Adam Bros. Ltd. Leather Motorcycle Boots
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Leather motorcycle boots.
The boots are in great condition with rubber soles fitted on to the leather. Possibly a size 8 or 9.
The boots are stamped...
Category
English Sporting Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
20th Century French Metal Coat of Arms Wall Light, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rare 20th French metal coat of arms wall light from the 1950s.
Five candle holder. A war helmet in the center.
Different war weapons. Arrows on the top.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Plaster Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a young Jesus with a fish.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condit...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Air Flight Machine Age Bakelite Hassock Floor Fan
Located in San Mateo, CA
Air Flight machine age hassock fan manufactured by W. W. Welch Company. This fan has a Bakelite top and bottom with clear plastic louvers in between. The f...
Category
American Machine Age Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Brass and Silver Vintage Button Collection in Custom Wood Case
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-642 brass and silver button collection encased in a wood frame set on a green velvet board.
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Carl Auböck Pipe Paperweight, Brass, Signed. Small scale meticulously detailed brass pipe paperweight by Viennese designer Carl Auböck.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Harvey
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card number 6 for Harvey, 1950.
This Lobby card has been signed by James Stewart.
This lobby card was previously in the collection of a US collector, who obtained the signature in person at the Motion Picture retirement home in Los Angeles, run by the Academy, where he visited. Harvey is a classic James Stewart comedy-drama, based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same name. It was directed by Henry Koster, and tells the story of a man whose best friend is a pooka (a mythology spirit able to take on the form of various animals). In this film Harvey is a 6' 3½" tall rabbit...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Distressed Charming Old Child's Pedal Tractor Toy
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulously distressed old tractor pedal toy car with lots of character and great patina. Meant for display to add a taste of the pasture.
Category
North American Country Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Style Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model Vintage, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Shows some wear - but lo...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pair of Bronze and Enamel Earrings Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of bespoken earrings by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The cast bronze earring features a sculptural design that evokes an archaic form with shell like scroll an...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
The Big Heat / Il Grande Caldo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Fritz Lang's 1953 Film Noir staring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. The artwork on this poster was created one of the greatest Italian poster artists ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Plates Commemorating Le Tour De France 1959 Luneville Faience
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fabulous rare set of Tour de France commemorative plates for the cycling enthusiast
- In original condition, no damage
- Luneville 1959
1. June 25 depart Mullhouse, 26 June, 17 July, 18 July
2. June 29 Rennes June 30 Blain July 1 Nantes
3. July 2 Rochelle July 3 Bordeaux, July 4 Bayonne, July 5 Bagneres de Bigorre
4. July 6 St Gaudens...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
The Tales of Hoffmann
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Tales of Hoffmann 1951.
This film was directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and stars Moira Shearerand Robert Rounseville.
This po...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scandinavian Modern Viking Bottle Opener by Carl Bent
By Carl Bent
Located in Vienna, AT
Teak wood with brass vintage toy bottle opener from the 1950 signed Carl Bent.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Williams, Tennessee, Sweet Bird of Youth, 'First Edition, Inscribed, 1959'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Williams, Tennessee.
Title: Sweet Bird of Youth. New York: New Directions, 1959.
Description: First edition inscribed. 1 vol., hardcover...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Rare 1950s Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Lighter, Silver Plated, Made in England
By Dunhill
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver plated metal work
Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and p...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Usonian + Native American Influenced Los Angeles California Pottery Dish Ashtray
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful ceramic dish or ashtray with a craquelure gloss mint green glaze with unglazed incised corners. Designed, made, and signed by Los Angeles Ceramicist Barbarba Willis. Strong Usonian and or Native American design...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Cross, Western Europe, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A wooden cross from the 1950s.
Dimensions: height 170 cm / width 75 cm / depth 20 cm.
Category
Belgian Gothic Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Cowboy
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for the Western Cowboy 1958 starring Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi and directed by Delmer Daves.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Gigi
Located in London, GB
Original Spanish film poster for the American romantic musical romantic comedy directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Modern 14 Karat Vintage Yellow Gold Geneva Bracelet Watch
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern 14 Karat Vintage Yellow Gold Geneva Bracelet Watch
We are pleased to offer to timepiece connoisseurs this rare and fine 14 karat yellow gold vintage Geneva 17 incabloc watch. This Swiss watch details a 17 jewel ultra thin Geneva incabloc design movement with a stunning pearl face. The wrist bracelet is an ultra fine basket weave gold mesh, with a brushed gold finish. Manual wind. Weighs 52.3 grams. Condition: Excellent with minor wear on dial consistent with age.
Measures: Pearl face size 22cm. Watch band is approximately 12cm wide by 8" long total.
Brand: Geneva
Circa 1950's
Material: 14-karat solid yellow gold, pearl ultra thin face
Total weight: 52.3 grams
Movement / caliber: Manual winding / 17 jewels / Swiss made
Dial / hands: 14 karat gold hands
Bracelet / band: ultra fine 14 karat solid gold basket weave
Similar face style to the Patek Philippe Calatrava. Geneva vintage watches...
Category
Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Cross, Western Europe, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A wooden cross from the 1950s.
Dimensions: height 85 cm / width 40 cm / depth 15 cm.
Category
Belgian Gothic Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Triangle Silver Earrings by Rey Urban, Sweden, 1957
By Rey Urban
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful pair of vintage triangle sterling silver ear rings by Rey Urban, Stockholm, Sweden, 1957. These beautiful ear rings are decorated with a small pink stone in the middle and ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
1950s Midcentury Jacaranda Geometric Faceted Humidor Dispensary Apothecary Box
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy solid Brazilian rosewood lidded jar/box, weighing 1 lb. 11 oz. Possibly was designed as a humidor but does not smell of tobacco. Unmarked.
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
The Big Knife
Located in London, GB
Original American style B movie poster for Robert Aldrich's 1955 drama staring Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger.
This poster is conservation paper b...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modernist Silver Bow Brooch by John Laritzen, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Remarkable modernist brooch by Danish Silversmith John Lauritzen. Hallmarked 830s and signed John L., Denmark. Measurements: 48 x 28 mm.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Miniature Dutch Walnut Long Case Clock
By Jan Henkels
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this miniature Dutch walnut long case clock. Not only great looking but also a good working
time piece. Comes with a good quality watch. M...
Category
Dutch Baroque Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Ashtray, Brass and Wood, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
An ashtray by Carl Auböck made of brass.
Category
Austrian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pipe Stand, Brass and Leather, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Pipe stand made by Carl Auböck coated with leather.
Category
Austrian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937.
This poster was created for the films re-release in 1958.
This was ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
John F. Kennedy Signed Senate Menu Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a John F. Kennedy inscribed and autographed United States Senate Restaurant menu. Kennedy signed the menu on April 10, 1957, when he was a Senator representing the state of Massachusetts...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Golf Print, Come to Britain for Golf by Roland Hilder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage golfing travel poster, 'Come to Britain for Golf' by Roland Hilder.
A striking golfing poster by Rowland Hilder entitled 'Come to Bri...
Category
British Sporting Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Wrights Bread Crate Vintage Industrial Vulcanized Display Box Basket Tray
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Big old Bread transport crate with wooden rails on bottom. Interior depth is 5 inches.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Lighter in Cubic Shape, Horn and Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Cubic lighter by Carl Auböck made of horn.
Category
Austrian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Italian Gymnastic Horse in Red Leather and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Italian exercise horse with beautiful 1950's patina in excellent vintage condition. The frame is made of tubular iron that is well solid to support large loads. The iron feet are IN ...
Category
Italian Country Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
1950s Modernist Chess Set
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist chess set in chrome-plated brass with a vintage cork board. The pieces are differentiated by having either a smooth polished finish or ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Molecular Models Set from the 1950s, 7 Pieces
Located in Wien, AT
7-part set of different molecular models for chemistry lessons. Made in the Czech Republic in the 1950s. Sturdy iron wire construction with bakelite balls. Excellent original conditi...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Didactic Resin Anatomical Model of an Enlarged Jaw, Germany, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic anatomical model of an enlarged jaw, mounted on a wooden board with hooks for hanging. In evidence the circulatory system, the roots of the teeth, and two caries. Made in ha...
Category
German Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Wood
Marilyn Monroe Autographed Newspaper Clipping
Located in Jersey, GB
Marilyn Monroe autograph on newspaper clipping
Signed on June 19, 1951 for a US Navy serviceman - superb provenance
Attractively framed ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved Folk Art American Muscle car. Wood carved with original paint surface.
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Harvey
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card number 7 for Harvey, 1950.
This Lobby card has been signed by James Stewart.
This lobby card was previously in the collection of a US collector, who obtained the signature in person at the Motion Picture retirement home in Los Angeles, run by the Academy, where he visited. Harvey is a classic James Stewart comedy-drama, based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same name. It was directed by Henry Koster, and tells the story of a man whose best friend is a pooka (a mythology spirit able to take on the form of various animals). In this film Harvey is a 6' 3½" tall rabbit...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modern Furniture, its Design and Construction by Mario Dal Fabbro, 1950
Located in London, GB
First edition, second printing, published by Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1950.
A guide to the design and production of modern furniture, published contemporary to the era. Wi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aldo Tura Smoking Stand, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aldo Tura smoking stand made from stained fruitwood and a scalloped parchment covered top.
A patinated nickel and copper plated ashtray with cigarette ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood, Parchment Paper
Brown Leather and Varnished Iron Italian Exercise Horse
Located in Milano, IT
Small Italian Gymnastic Horse of FONTI production with beautiful 1950s patina in excellent vintage condition. The frame is blue painted tubular iron, well solid to support large loads. The iron feet are IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION with wear from their use. The brown colored leather or hide is in its original condition. The saddle is still in excellent condition without losing their original character and patina. With original label SOURCES. The workhorse can be included in a country or vintage retro style decor...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rare 1950s Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Lighter, Chrome Plated, Made in England
By Dunhill
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver-plated metal work
Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and ...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Antique Porcelain Doll Heads
Located in Casteren, NL
20th century antique porcelain doll heads, various sizes and ages.
25 items in total.
Originates France, dating, circa 1950-1960.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
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