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Period: 1950s
"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Chess Set from USA
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
North by Northwest / La Mort aux Trousses
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful original Belgium film poster US from the first release of this Classic Hitchcock in Belgium in 1959.
This piece in unfolded and conservation linen backed it would...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Model of a Sharpshooter Style Fishing Schooner
Located in Norwell, MA
Cased boat model of an American fishing schooner. The clipper bow gives it the "Sharp Shooter" style, a very sleek design. Scribed deck with hatches, companionway, two dory stacks, w...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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
North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card from the first release of this Classic Hitchcock film in the US in 1959.
The artwork on this lobby card featuring the crop dust...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sunset Boulevard
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 7 for the American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. The film stars William Holden, Gl...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
One-of-a-kind cool Coca-Cola cooler from the 1950s. in white and red colors.
Located in Mexico, DF
This is a beautiful and rare vintage metal cooler for Coca-Cola bottles from the 1950s. (Drink Coca-Cola very cold!) It was manufactured in Méxic...
Category
Mexican International Style Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal
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
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the “ANSWERING PENNANT” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of red and w...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
'An Ideal Husband' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Wiktor Gorka, Polish, 1956
By Wiktor Gorka
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios...
Category
Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
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
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
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., volume 2 of the Yale Edition of the unpublished writings of Gertrude Stein, inscribed by Alice in her tiny hand on the front blank endleaf to the artist Jim Cook...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
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
1950s Retro Midcentury Perforated Metal Basket Office Desk Car Key Dish Bowl
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Architectural tabletop key basket.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Ship Model of Schooner Yacht Mendham
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique model of the John Alden designed schooner "Mendham". The Mendham was built by Hodgdon Brothers in 1930 for Boston owner Leonard Wheeler. S.B. Boutilier was the captain. This ...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1950s Hargo Creations (HAR) Cobra Snake Parure Necklace Earrings Bracelet Brooch
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1959 Hargo Creations (HAR) Cobra Snake Parure completed with necklace, earrings, bracelet and brooch. This coveted gilt green enamel jeweled cobra snake design is from the HAR Fantasy Collection of 1959. The bracelet, earrings and brooch are each signed HAR, the necklaces from this collection are not signed. This set is intricate, elaborate, and highly crafted. The color is light teal green enamel is accented with glass and aurora borealis rhinestones.
Necklace 16" long and the cobra centerpiece is 4-1/4" wide 2-1/2" at its longest point. The cobra necklace has the gold tone braided chain connecting both sides of the cobra in the front with a slide in clasp that closes securely and tight.
Earrings 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Clips are strong and tight, very sturdy.
Bracelet has a spring back at its tail. It measures 1-1/2" high at the head and will fit a wrist of 6-1/2-7-1/2.
Brooch is 2-3/4" long and has a turning clasp that is secure.
HAR Jewelry History (1955 - 1967)
Known for excellent enameling and fantastic figural jewelry, including beautifully detailed Oriental figures with imitation ivory faces, exotic genies, cobras, dragons, and blackamoors. Some of the designs include large misshapen crystal cluster stones with an iridescent glow for which HAR is known. Selected pieces of HAR jewelry were featured in the famous 1990’s “Jewels of Fantasy...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rancho Alegre Modernist Sterling and Tiger Eye Cuff Links
By Rancho Alegre
Located in San Mateo, CA
Sterling and tiger eye cufflinks with an asymmetrical modernist design. These were made by the Rancho Alegre shop in Taxco, Mexico.
Category
Mexican Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
'Some Like It Hot' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
Billy Wilder's timeless screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" needs no introduction - with it's non-stop action, smutty one-liners, sexual innuendo and skilful blend of high and low co...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Italian 1950s Wicker Half Bust Mannequin
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s wicker half bust mannequin.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker
Out of the Past
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Out of the Past 1947.
This poster was created for the films re-release in 1953.
Out of the Past is one of the greatest Film Noir's of the 1940's directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring
Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Dean 'Rebel Without a Cause' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Finnish, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Finnish release of the Classic 1955 teenage drama "Rebel Without A Cause," with artwork by Engel. Starring James Dean in his most celebrated role as a tro...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
'An American in Paris' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this scarce Australian Daybill poster joyfully declared the original Australian release of MGM's 'An American in Paris' as "the gayest, the most gorgeous, the greatest musical ever." Inspired by a 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, the classic 1951 musical starred Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who remains in Paris after the war to become an artist and falls for a gamine Parisienne played by a nineteen year old Leslie Caron, who Kelly had spotted performing with the Ballets des Champs-Élysées two years previously. Following the devastation and trauma of the Second World War, producer Arthur Freed...
Category
Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Rare Half Moon Salesman Sample Rattan Sofa and Lounge Chair and Rocking Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan livingroom set featuring a Paul Frankl style lounge chair, rocking chair, and sofa, each with double strand half moon arms. Miniature furniture sets ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rattan
Balsawood Surfboard by Velzy Jacobs
By Hap Jacobs
Located in Haleiwa, HI
A classic piece of surfing history, this balsawood longboard created by famed Hap Jacobs has the distinctive pig shape design with original early redwood fin. 8’7 rounded tail. Featu...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Softwood
Four Piece Furniture Doll Set. All Tin. Circa 1950's
Located in Incline Village, NV
All tin; circa 1950's four piece doll furniture set, scaled to fit and accommodate all of your 8" or so dolls from that era, e.g. "Muffie, Ginnette, etc".
Display your dolls around this ensemble consisting of a clothing wardrobe...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Italian Vintage Crucifix in Bronze and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage crucifix of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The vintage crucifix was made with nickel plated iron and gilded bronze. The v...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
'Ulysses' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Wiktor Gorka, Polish, 1957
By Wiktor Gorka
Located in Devon, GB
A simplified adaptation of Homer's 'Odyssey,' the 1954 Italian fantasy-adventure film 'Ulysses' follows the warrior king on his wandering ten year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, where his loyal queen and son pray for his safe return. Kirk Douglas starred as the titular Greek hero, alongside producer Dino De Laurentiis' wife Silvana Mangano in a double role as both the faithful wife Penelope and mysterious sorceress Circe. Shot over seven months on a budget of $3 million, with almost a year in post-production, 'Ulysses' earned $124 million at the US box office alone and provided a template for Italian productions to come, igniting the sword-and-sandal craze for lavish Greco-Roman historical...
Category
Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
British Admiralty Mark III Clinometer
Located in Norwell, MA
Clinometer inspectors forty five degree mark III admiralty pattern instrument. Made by E.R. Watts & Son, London. No 23374. Fitted to a mahogany case with leather strap. 5" H x 13" W ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Red Coral Berber Necklace, Morocco
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique Red Coral Berber Necklace, Morocco
Amazing necklace, called Tifilit from the Tiznit province. All beads and components are old.
red coral, ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Vintage Brass Tic Tac Toe Set Game on Custom Lucite Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This polished brass Mid-Century Modern vintage tac tac toe square game set has 10 players total of X's and 0"s. A new lucite base was made to give it h...
Category
Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Wall Hanging Bronze Door Bell on an Anchor This bell hangs on an anchor shaped
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wall Hanging Bronze Door Bell on an Anchor
This bell hangs on an anchor shaped wall bracket and comes complete with hand clapper, it is in good age darkened condition, it is very lo...
Category
Country Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / I Cavalieri di Nord Ovest
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949.
This western was directed by John Ford, and stars John Wayne, Joanne Dru and Jo...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Niagara
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese press sheet poster for the 1953 film “Niagara”.
This American film noir was directed by Henry Hathaway, and stars Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters. It...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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 gr...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Post War Hotel Schwarzer Bock Logde Table Lighter with USAFE Engraving
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post-World War II chrome table lighter with striking stepped base with geometric lines and elegant detailing and featuring "Hotel Schwarzer Bock Logde VIP Wiesbaden" along the front ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Blue Earrings
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is a pair of earrings made from sterling silver and a blue topaz-type of stone, which has been heavily faceted. They are a wonderful aqua blue that glistens in the light reminiscent of peridot or the ocean on a perfect summer day...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
20th Century Soviet Cold War Anti Aircraft Binoculars c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An impressive set of highly polished Cold War-era anti-aircraft binoculars from the former USSR, crafted in the 20th Century. Accompanied by a sleek and adjustable metal tripod, thes...
Category
Russian Other Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Cheaper by the Dozen' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Danish, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With it's twelve jolly little hats, this charming poster by Klitgaard advertised the first Danish release of the fun-filled 1950 family comedy 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' starring Clifto...
Category
Danish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
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
Vintage Beer Sign Breweriana Collectible
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage beer sign Anhauser Busch We ID. Collectible Breweriana.
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
'I Married A Monster From Outer Space' Original US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1958
Located in Devon, GB
With a kitschy schlock-horror title and eye-catchingly vibrant artwork featuring a young bride dramatically recoiling in horror at the alien shadow lurking behind her, B movie sci-fi doesn't get much better than this! Released in black and white by Paramount as a double feature with 'The Blob,' 'I Married A...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1950s Handmade Robot Ashtray Sculpture Metal Scrap Art Articulating
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage One of a kind 1950s handmade metal Robot ashtray with articulating arms, pullout drawer and ash tray that comes out to be cleaned. On a hard plasti...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Pearl Necklace
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An emblem of mid-century grace, this dainty pearl choker is a refined statement. Delicate pearls, elegantly strung, evoke timeless sophistication. Accentuated by gold-plated embellis...
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beads
Link of British Royal Navy Chain
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass minesweeper chain. This is a segment of a stud link English Navy. Non-magnetic brass alloy chain. Highly polished and lacquered. Genuine piece of history and quite decora...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Signed Auböck Pipe Holder, 1950 Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Auböck brass and leather pipe holder, signed, 1950 Vienna Austria.
Category
Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1950s Native Aztec Sterling Silver Brooch Pendant Pin Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Native sterling silver brooch pendant Aztec Pin Made in Mexico
Maker Stamped from Mexico
2 w x 2.5 tall x .13 thickness
Preowned original vintage condition
See imag...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cane Cigarette Box #3656 by Carl Auböck II, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A walnut cigarette box with chrome-plated brass sides and cane wrapped lid.
Designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s, cane, wood, and brass elements combine to create this beaut...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Ship Model Caroline, The Royal Yacht Of George II and George III
Located in Norwell, MA
Plank on frame model of the English Royal Yacht "Caroline". All planks are tree-nailed to the hull. Very well rigged with all appropriate standing and running cords. Imported from England...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
English 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb, England. Rose & Thistle engraving. Hand-blown. Signed: Webb, England. Drawn trumpet form. St. Edward's Crown & the symbols of Engla...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
3 Rare Minnie Negoro Japanese Female Organic Design Ashtray Bowl Noguchi Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Three organic ceramic bowls or ashtrays, that loosely stack. Black, Brown and Tan. All three signed, M.Negoro, and two with additional Alfred University...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stoneware
Toy Hot Rod Roadster Tether Car
By All American Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Based on a 1930 Model A. Mfr by the all American company. This Hot Rod was made in the 1950s as part of the tether car craze. Sometimes cut up with gas engi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, The Old Man and the Sea. 1952, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. Rebound in blue Morocco leather with custom embossed stamp on the front, raised ba...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Mildred Ball Jewelry Cufflinks and Tie Tack Pin
Located in South Charleston, WV
Rare and early work by Mildred Ball, these cufflinks and tie pin were purchased in Winston-Salem where Mildred got her start. The "Ball" without the "r" m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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