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Period: 1950s
Platinium Blond Pin-Up Mamie Van Doren
Located in London, GB
Original 1950s US vintage black and white photograph of platinium blond Pin-Up Mamie Van Doren.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Margaret Bourke-White Statue of Liberty Inscribed Note and Limited Edition Photo
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This collage includes a limited edition photograph by Margaret Bourke-White originally taken in 1952, numbered 4/50+10 and blindstamped in the lower right margin with the artist’s si...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Stars & Bars, A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace, " Signed by Thirteen Aces
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Olynyk, Frank. Stars & Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973. London: Grub Street, 1995. Deluxe Limited edition signed by author and 13 Fighter Aces. Original dust ja...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Articulate Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin. Each element with figure symbolizes Heaven, Earth and...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Giant Comb, Barbershop Sign, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large unique comb that hang outside a Barbershop in Esbjerg, Denmark. From circa 1950-1980. It is made from solid aluminium and is a rather precise and detailed imitation of the vi...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Killer's Kiss
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Stanley Kubrick's 1955 Film Noir.
The film starred Frank Silvera and Jamie Smith.
This poster is conservation linen backed and would be shipped rolled i...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver vintage earrings Leaf shaped by Heribert Engelbert AB, Sweden 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant silver ear rings made as an oval wavedshaped leaf. Made by Swedish mid-century designer Stigbert for Heribert Engelbert AB Stockholm, Sweden in 1957. These beautiful vintage earrings are stamped Sterling Sweden, HE Stigbert B9. Measure each: length 2,5 cmL, 1.5 cmW and 1.7 cmD. Good vintage condition.
Engelbert is an upmarket, exclusive jeweler...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
"The Barefoot Contessa / La Comtesse aux Pieds Nus" Original Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian movie poster for the 1954 drama The Barefoot Contessa starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner. The artwork on this poster is unique to the films Belgian release.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Modern Artist Made Signed Crusifix, Russian, Bent Copper and Wood after Heifetz
By Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful modernist sculpture, artist made, signed Crusifix, Russian, bent copper and wood, Reminiscent of sculptural designs by Heifetz, amazing quality, Retains original plaque wit...
Category
Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Dish Commemorating Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Polychrome dish commemorating Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery of Electricity by L De Boynes
Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the USA and a very brilliant scientist...
Category
Machine Age Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Bog Wood Jewelry Box Primitive Cave Man Daeodon Hunt Sterling Inlay, Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paleolithic hunting scene on wooden segmented jewelry/cigarette box. Fully functional, hinges work smoothly.
Category
Unknown Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bog Wood
Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers by Granville Hugh Baillie
Located in valatie, NY
Britten's Old Clocks And Watches And Their Makers by Granville Hugh Baillie. Bonanza Books, New York, 1956. 7th edition hardcover with dust jacket. A historical and descriptive account of the different styles of antique clocks and watches...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
House of Wax / La Maschera di Cera
Located in London, GB
Original exceptionally rare Italian poster, that has only surfaced a few times.
This American colour 3-D horror film was directed by Andre DeToth and stars Vincent Price. It was a r...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Where Danger Lives
Located in London, GB
Original US Title card for the 1950 film noir directed by John Farrow and Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Haute Couture Honeycomb Lucite Bangle Earrings Set attrib. Line Vautrin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
These pieces are attributed to the School of Line Vautrin. A wonderful vintage rhinestone studded early plastic jewelry set, procured in Paris.
Ear...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
The Blue Lamp
Located in London, GB
This British drama was directed by Basil Dearden and stars Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley and Dirk Bogarde. The title refers to the blue lantern that is outside British police...
Category
British 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
Modernist Sterling Silver Bracelet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A selection of Modernist Sterling Silver Bracelets, American, circa 1950's. The bangle and the cuff with the semi-precious stone we...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Iron, Brass
Parke-Bernet the Collection of Georges Lurcy, November 8 and 9, 1957
Located in valatie, NY
Auction catalog of the collection of Georges Lurcy, featuring French 18th century furniture, objects d'art, French modern paintings, drawings and prints. ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miracolo a Milano / Miracle in Milan
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for Vittorio De Sica's 1951 Drama, Fantasy starring Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Mid Century Modern Red Vintage Toy Pedal Car for Children 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern red vintage pedal car, which was made of partially black, red brown and ivory lacquered tube steel base.
An amazing pedal car with...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1950s 'Maserati' Tether Car
Located in London, GB
A wonderful tether car model produced by E & M (The Experimental and Model Co.) of Coventry with engine and ‘Maserati style' bodywork and radiator grill. This particular model is in excellent condition and is deeply reminiscent of the heyday of the race cars of the 1950’s.
The rear wheels run free on an axle that is pivoted in the middle to allow the car to 'steer'. The car was originally available as a kit that would need to be assembled.
Tether Cars are model racing cars powered by miniature internal combustion engines...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
"Harvey" Original British Trade Advertisement
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for Harvey, 1950.
The film was directed by Henry Costner and stared James Stewart, Josephine Hull and Peggy Dow.
This trade advertisement is qu...
Category
British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
No Greater Sin or Le Plus Grand Peche
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for the 1941 Exploitation film directed by William high and starring LeonAmes, Launa Walters.
The film would not have been released in Belgium until aft...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Viviana Torun Rutilated Quartz Necklace For Georg Jensen
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful sterling and rutilated quartz necklace designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe and manufactured by Georg Jensen. Fully signed on neck...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Sterling Silver
“D.O.A ? Dead on Arrival”, US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original style B US movie poster for the 1950 crime film D.O.A. directed by Rudolph Mate and starring
Edmond O'Brien.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
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
Large Pair of Carved Wood Buddha Heads
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pair of carved wood Buddha heads. Great patina to wood and great off-white coloring. Very good condition.
Category
East Asian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Brass Pipe Holder by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass blackened pipe holder manufactured in the 1950s in Austria by Hertha Baller.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"Gaslight / Hantise" Original French Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for, George Cukor's 1944 Film Noir starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten. The art work on this beautif...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Big Heat
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for Fritz Lang's 1953 Film Noir staring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
American Historical Views on Staffordshire China, Signed First Edition
By Ellouise Baker Larsen
Located in valatie, NY
American historical views on Staffordshire China by Ellouise Baker Larsen. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1950. Rare, signed, new revi...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Hold That Pose" Original US Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1950 short animation starring Goofy.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
"The Gunfighter / Romantico Avventuriero" Original Italian Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian movie poster for Henry King's 1950 Western starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott. The art work on this poster is unique to the fi...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Le Salaire De La Peur / The Wages of Fear Movie Poster
By Robert Leveque
Located in London, GB
Original French Style B movie poster for Henri-Georges Clouzot incredible, 1953 Thriller starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel.
The art work on this be...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Six-Piece Lot 14-karat Tiffany Jewelry Lot Includes Earrings and Pins
Located in New York, NY
Matched set of tiffany pins (two) and earrings ( two pairs, four pcs ) six pieces total ion the lot. All are fully and correctly marked, all are 14-karat. ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Ensembles Mobiliers, 6 Volumes ‘13 to 18’ (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a six folio volume run of the Ensembles Mobiliers series published by Editions Charles Moreau in the 1950s, each volume is complete and the ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the publisher 'Au Vent d'Arles', Paris.
The set is composed with:
- L'Ordre des Oiseaux (...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Giant-Sized King's Guardsman by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A very rare and monumental giant-sized model of the Royal Danish King's Guardsman hand crafted in wood having movable arms and legs and retaining its ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
I Confess / La Loi Du Silence
By Rene Peron
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for, Alfred Hitchcock's, 1953 film noir starring Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter
The art work on this beautiful French poster is by Rene Peron (1904-1972)...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
"The Young Philadelphians / Ce Monde A Part", Original French Movie Poster
By Jean Mascii
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for Vincent Sherman's 1959 drama starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush.
The art work is by the acclaimed French poster designer Jean Mascii (1926-2003) and...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan, Two Men in Manhattan
Located in London, GB
Original French Movie poster for Jean-Pierre Melville's French New Wave film staring Pierre Grasset, Michele Bailly, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall. The...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lauro Malusi Table Lamp and Sculpture Olive Tree
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Table lamp and sculpture belonging to the famous Italian cellist.
Measures in cm: Statue cm 40 Lamp cm 82 Basis cm 18 x 18
Notes
Giovanni Lauro Malusi was born in Cervia on Ju...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Olive
Christie's Since The War, by Denys Sutton First Edition
By Denys Sutton
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Since the War, 1945-1958: An Essay on Taste, Patronage and Collecting, by Denys Sutton. London: Christie, Manson and Woods, Inc., 1959. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 168 pp. An essay accompanied by many beautiful illustrations describing the activities, collecting taste, and patronage for the years since World War II through 1958 written by the great British auction house, Christie's. Illustrations include: a Louis XIV silver gilt toilet service...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Meeting of Altar Servers by Luque, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Manuel Fernandez Luque. He was a painter of variegated compositions, parading, typical of Spanish folklore figures. His work has a literary expressionism burden becomes a tableau of ...
Category
Spanish Expressionist Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Taxco Silver Earring and Bracelet Set
Located in New York, NY
Nice vintage Taxco bracelet and matching earrings set. Earrings 7/8" H x 3/4" W, screw back mechanism. All pieces are marked.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Modernist Cello Case
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique cello case with cubist angles in its design.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Leather
1950s Rare Piero Fornasetti Smocking Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury rare size P.Fornasetti smocking box.
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Atomic Age Dichroic Glass Cabochon Clip On Earrings
Located in Asheville, NC
This Atomic age set of clip on earrings feature two large cabochon dichroic glass orbs that have a planetary appearance. Firey oranges and opalescent purples contrast and change colo...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Rocket Sculptures Mobile
Located in Chicago, IL
Three steel cast rockets movable and suspended on 16 foot long cables.
Each sculpture has designated cable. Turn buckle mounting mechanism on each cable.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Sterling and Abalone Cufflinks
Located in Asheville, NC
Vivid iridescent abalone set in sterling silver. Abstract Aztec emperor design by well known avant-garde artist Miguel Garcia Martinez. Martinez was an appretince to William Spratlin...
Category
Mexican Rancho Monterey Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French Cubist Bronze by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004)
"St. Francis", a black patinated cubist bronze on rouge marble base, signed, monogrammed and dated 1950 in the bronze. Mea...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Diamond and Platinum Flower Ring
Located in New York, NY
A stunning diamond and platinum flower ring with a center diamond of 1-carat with a total of 3-carat.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Platinum
Davis Anderson Enameled Sterling Modernist Neclace
Located in Westport, CT
Large Enameled Modernist David Anderson Pendant with Long Sterling Chain,is app 23" long
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Mid-Century Weiss Rhinestone Earrings
Located in Asheville, NC
A pair of clear sparkling tear drop cut rhinestone spray earrings by Weiss jewelry. The fabulous rhinestones used in these earrings were imported from Au...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Mid-Century Rhinestone Spray Earrings By Kramer of New York
Located in Asheville, NC
A wonderful pair of Rhinestone Earings most likely made in the 1950's. They are signed "Kramer" for Kramer of New York. The firm was located on 5th Avenue in New York City until they...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
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