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Period: 1950s
Returnable Items Only
Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Christ Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of baby Jesus Christ. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Religious Handpainted Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster handpainted wall artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with a...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

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

1950s Antonio Vitali & Kurt Naef Modernist Swiss Handmade Wood Toy Elephant Car
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Wonderful vintage hand carved wood Toy Elephant shaped car by famed Swiss Master Toy Artist Antonio Vitali and modernist Kurt Naef. In...
Category

Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rubber, Wood, Plywood

Pair of Vintage Brass and Copper Trench Art Bookends
Located in San Jose, CA
Pair of mid century trench art bookends in copper circa 1950's. Features a rustic hammered texture and bullet casing in patinated brass. The perfect accessory to organize your books or library and pairs well with industrial modern and Scandinavian decor.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Hand Painted Paperboard Trumpet, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique hand painted paperboard trumpet. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautifu...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Wall Shelving Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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

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...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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...
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Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Mickey Mouse / Mickey's Garden
Located in London, GB
Original artwork ink and gouach from Mickey Mouse annual, Mickey and Friends 1951 the annual was printed in 1952. This painting was done along side a poem Mickey's Garden found on p...
Category

British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Paper

War of the Worlds
Located in London, GB
Original British front of house card for The War of the Worlds 1953 it was used inside the foyer of the cinema. This artwork featuring the invading spacecraft is the best card from the set of 8. The film is one of the most famous science fiction films ever made. It was directed by Byron Haskin and starred Gene Barry, Ann Robinson...
Category

British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster baby Jesus on a shell stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sc...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Parke-Bernet, Property of Mildred B. Vanderbilt English & American Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Parke Bernet NY, Mildred B. Vanderbilt English & American Furniture, Porcelain, Silver, Sheffield Plate, Mazers, Treen and Leather Ware, Paintings & Rugs,...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cabinet of Curiosities Drawer Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden niche. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the product...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork on a Wooden Niche, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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

Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood. Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950. In original cond...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure in a Wooden Altar, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden altar. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consi...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. O...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Plaste Traditional Figure of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a saint. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

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

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Set of Three Traditional Plaster Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 3 traditional religious plaster figures. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Traditional Figure of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a saint. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and religious imagery. The art and industry of religious statuary...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Hand Painted Wood Traditional Figure of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious hand painted wood figure of a saint. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent wit...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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 use, preserving a beautiful patina. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and religious imagery. The art and industry of religious statuary...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Religious Traditional Wall Artwork of The Last Supper, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork depicting The Last Supper. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In ori...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Engine Model for Instructional Purpose
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage wooden instructional single cylinder engine model. A wonderful four stroke single cylinder engine model made from wood showing how the combustion engine...
Category

British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Meißen, Meissner Porzellan Des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts, 1710-1750, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Meißen. Meissner Porzellan des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. 1710 - 1750. Published by Verlag der Kunst., Dresden., 1956. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Large format book on 18th c Meissen Porcelain. With 120 B&W full page illustrations...
Category

German Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Plaster Baby Jesus and Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Baby Jesus plater figure and antique book artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Set of Four Traditional Plaster Figures , circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 4 traditional religious plaster figures. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, ...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

1950s Vintage Weight Plumb Bob Tool Level Iron & Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Plumb Tool Mid Century Modern Vintage Weight Plumb Bob Tool Instrument Level Collectible level made in Iron and Wood 5.25 x 1.5 diameter Fair Condition in Or...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Georges Jouve Attributed Ceramic Pipe Ashtray Organic Dish Bowl French Modernism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown high gloss freeform slip-cast dish set in a suede leather bottom. Mfg. by Longchamp, France. Design attributed to Georges Jouve, this in not documented. Some staining to suede ...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Religious Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique religious book artwork consisting of four books tied together by a thread. One volume of the Roman Missal published in Catalan by an Unknown ed...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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 s...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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

Evelyn Waugh, the Ordeal of Gilbert Pinford First Edition Presentation Copy 1957
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WAUGH, Evelyn. TITLE: The Ordeal Of Gilbert Pinford A Conversation Piece. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the front blank endleaf "Dear Miss. Case with respectful sentiments from Evelyn Waugh...
Category

British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the red wood ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the ...
Category

German Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Plaster Traditional Spanish Figure of a Virgin, 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

Plaster Mounted Horse Rider Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a horse rider. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

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

Wooden 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

Polish Gothic Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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

Pair of Bronze and Enamel Earrings 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

Richard Rohac Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Richard Rohac Ashtray, Brass, 1950s, Vienna Austria, good original Condition Item Number: 041022 / 4
Category

Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Plaste Traditional Figure of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a saint. 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

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Drawings of Parmigianino by a. E. Popham, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Drawings of Parmigianino by A. E. Popham. Publisher: New York, The Beechhurst Press 1953. 1st Ed hardcover with Gaylord covered dust jacket. Illustrated with 82 of his drawings. ...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Vintage Duck Easter Candy Container Bobble Head, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Collection of three German Easter candy containers made of cardboard, bobble heads and some other parts. Candy box made of cardboard. Nice ad...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Arc De Triomphe Souvenir Building Metal and Marble Base, Paris, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Arc De Triomphe 1950s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a souvenir in Par...
Category

French Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Metal

Cabinet of Curiosities Drawer Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden niche. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the product...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
Category

American Steampunk Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper, Iron

"Jazz on a Summer's Day / Jazz I un Giorgno D'estate" Italian Film Poster
By Acerbo Manfredo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the Jazz documentary starring Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuch Berry The artwork on this poster is unique to ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique Church Traditional Altar Cloth, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious altar cloth artwork of a Spanish church. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition,...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

1952 Mid-Century Sirrica Brass Marble Candlestick Rutgers College Desk Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-century Sirrica desk or library lamp. Made of brass and marble featuring footed base with round Bouillotte style form, three candlesticks, and black parchment shade marked with Rutgers logo / crest / seal. A gift / trophy to commemorate the graduation of Mr. Richard Phillips...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Brass

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