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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Period: 1950s
Danish Modernist Silver Plate Ashtray or Incense Burner by Carl Cohr, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Egg-shaped silver plated brass ashtray or incense burner. Titled The Smile, it was designed and manufactured by Carl Cohr in Fredericia Denmark. Stamped Cohr, Denmark, 1950s.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Svenskt Tenn, Strandvagen 5, Stockholm: samtliga möbler och textiler
Located in New York, NY
Svenskt Tenn catalog featuring the furniture, lighting, and botanical-print textile and wallpaper designs of in-house architect/designer Josef Frank. Published in the early 1950’s, t...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

4 Vintage 1950s Teak Danish Viking Soldier Figures Mid-Century Collection
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Four, incomplete. The shortest one is missing one arm and one spears. Another taller one is missing a spear. The tallest one is 5.25 inches tall.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Vintage 1950's small wooden monkey - Kay Bojesen style
By Zoo Line, Kay Bojesen
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Small vintage 1950's wooden monkey by Kay Bojesen. In nice original condition - beautiful patina on the wood - one piece of the monkeys left hand is missing. See pictures. You can e...
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Japanese Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Hans Bolling Teak Duck Sculpture by Torben Orskov
Located in San Diego, CA
Large teak duck by Hans Bolling for Torben Orskov. Marked on the foot.  
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Kay Bojesen, Vintage Early Large Monkey, teak and limba wood, stamped, 1950s
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This is a vintage early example of the largest production monkey, designed by Kay Bojesen in 1951. Constructed from teak and limba wood, the joints are articulated allowing the monk...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Walking stick/cane in teak an maple by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Walking stick designed by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel. Produced by Kold's Savvaerk in Denmark during the 1950s. This example made from solid teak in the stem with a tip of walnut and lamin...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Maple, Teak

Rare 1955 Helsingborg Exhibition Cigarette Holder+Ashtray Stig Lindberg Domino
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare two piece set, commemorating the Helsingborg Exhibition of 1955, and only produced for one year, for this exhibit. No Gustavsberg collection is complete without something fro...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Walking Stick / Cane by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, by Kold's Savvaerk, Denmark
Located in Hägersten, SE
Walking stick designed by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel. Produced by Kold's Savvaerk in Denmark during the 1950s. This example made from solid afromosia in the stem and laminated teak in the...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs. This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children. ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Beech, Paint

Kay Bojesen Early Handmade Wooden Oak Elephant Children's Toy, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Odense, DK
Rare Kay Bojesen wooden toy elephant from the early 1950s in patinated oak with an amazing grain. The Elephant was created in 1953 by Kay Bojesen and from the start handmade in his s...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Rare Architecture Book / Das Unesco-gebäude in Paris, 1958
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1958 - Photos: Lucie Hervé - publisher: Gerd Hatje - many photos - good original condition - 93 pages - jr.
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Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Turqouise Stone Vintage Pewter Pendant by Jørgen Jensen, Danmark 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful turqious blue stone pewter necklace by jeweller Jørgen Jensen, Denmark 1950s. The pendant has six eggshaped stones with crackeled copper colored details inside the stones. ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Pewter

1950s Danish Staved Teak Quaich Midcentury Winged Viking Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, circa 1950s. Staved teak bowl designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. A midcentury re-interpretation of the traditional wooden Quaich. Measures: 10 5/8 inches high, 10 inches...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Lovely Enamelled Sterling Silver Bracelet by Ivar Holth 1950s, Norway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegante and enamelled bracelet designed by Ivar T. Holth in the 1950s Oslo, Norway. Seven sections with black and white enamel and silver decorated frames. Perfect as both a party -...
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Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

Scandinavian Modern Wooden Viking Figurine
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood vintage toy Viking from the 1950 attributed to Kay Bojesen.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Modern Bird Bottle Opener
By Carl Bent
Located in Vienna, AT
Teak wood with brass vintage toy bottle opener from the 1950.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Triangle Silver Earrings by Rey Urban, Sweden, 1957
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 ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stone, Sterling Silver

Silver vintage necklace Leaf shaped by Heribert Engelbert AB, Sweden 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant vintage silver necklace with oval leaf shaped elements nicely connected to each other. Made by Stigbert for Heribert Engelbert AB Stockholm, Sweden in 1957. This beautiful mid-century chokernecklace is divided into several rods of shaped leafs connected to each other. The necklace is stamped Sterling Sweden, HE Stigbert B9. Measure total lengt 42 cmL, each link 2.5 cmL and 1.5 cmW. Good vintage condition. Engelbert is an upmarket, exclusive jeweler...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Vintage Illums Bolighus Danish Brass Metalworks Footed Bowl attrd. Carl Aubock
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Mid-Century brass sculpture, attributed to Carl Auböck. These were designed for Illums Bolighus, this one is marked, DENMARK, some are marked, Illums Bolighus. In as-found o...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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.
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Unknown Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bog Wood

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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Giant-Sized King's Guardsman 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 ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Engraved Ashtray by Orrefors
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A substantial and sculptural engraved glass disc-form ashtray.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Huge Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
Huge Royal Guardsman Standard-Bearer designed by Kay Bojesen. Includes the original Danish flag. Incredibly rare at this scale, Denmark, 1950s.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn Pair of long Vintage Curtains 'Vitamins'
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Kay Bojesen Vintage Puffin
Located in Krefeld, DE
Vintage and early puffin designed by Kay Bojesen. It is marked with the old sticker: Kay Bojesen copyright Denmark.
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Located in San Diego, CA
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Scandinavian Centerpiece Bowl in Silver Plate & Purple Enamel, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large conical silver plate bowl decorated to the interior with a deep aubergine purple enamel. Manufactured and designed in Denmark during the late 1950s by DGS (Danish Silver- & Gol...
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Set of Three Midcentury Danish Vikings Figures by Jacob Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
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Danish Mid-Century Teak Pianette by Louis Zwicki, c. 1960's
Located in Norwalk, CT
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Located in LYON, FR
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Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Kay Bojesen Monkey, Danish Design, 2000s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Located in Norwalk, CT
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Vintage COHR Denmark Silver Plated Candle Holders 1950s Set of 2 Danish Modern
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Set of Three Teak and Limba Wood Figure by Kay Bojesen
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of three teak and limba wood monkey figure with movable arms and legs. Made and marked by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Copyright.
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Teak

Vintage Pewter and Glass Hand Bell by Gunnar Havstad, Norway 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and classic Norwegian pewter hand bell with a transparent green glass ball handle on the top surrounded by pewter strings. Made by Gunnar Havstad ...
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Pewter

Wooden Toy Soldiers by Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Royal guardsmen designed by Kay Bojesen. Each soldier Includes a 1950s Magasin du Nord labels. Lovingly used with lots of patina. Denmark, 19...
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Pair of Hans Bolling Teak Duck Sculptures by Torben Orskov
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical pair of solid teak duck by Hans Bolling for Torben Orskov. Mother and son. The small one is 4.5" tall.  
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Danish Modern Brass Ashtray by Arne Jacobsen for the SAS Hotel, Copenhagen, 1959
Located in Odense, DK
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Huge Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
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Lovely Black Enameled Necklace by Aksel Holmsen, 1950s, Norway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Black and lovely guilloche enameled necklace designed by Aksel Holmsen for David Andersen in the 1950s. Norway. Perfect as both a party, and ...
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Lovely Black Enameled Necklace by Aksel Holmsen, 1950s, Norway
Lovely Black Enameled Necklace by Aksel Holmsen, 1950s, Norway
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H 0.08 in W 16.93 in D 0.36 in
Classic Green Oval Stone Silvering by Carl Ove Frydenberg 1950s Denmark
By Carl Ove Frydensberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative and lovely green oval stone vintage silvering designed by Carl Ove Frydenberg in the 1950s Denmark. Stamped: 925S COF. Handarbejde. Sterling Denmark. Measures: Inner d...
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Pair of Leaf Shaped Silver Ear Rings `Speil` by Grete P Kittelsen 1953, Norway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful pair of sterling silver clip earrings from the jewelry series "Speil" (mirror) by Grete Prytz Kittelsen for J. Tostrup, Oslo Norway, 1953. Leaf-shaped clip earrings with pu...
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Silver Bowl earrings by Sigurd Persson for Heribert Engelbert AB, Sweden, 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant silver vintage earrings from the `Bowl`series with an oval shaped design. Made by midcentury designer sigurd Persson for Heribert Engelbert AB Stockholm, Sweden in 1957. Loverly vintage earrings with screw attachment stamped Sterling Sweden, Stigbert. Measure each: 3 cmL, 1.5 cmW. Weight: 11,4. Good vintage condition. Engelbert is an exclusive jeweler...
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Silver Gilt and Enamel Broch by Grete Prytz Kittelsen 1950s, Norway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Midcentury silver gilt broch with offwhite enameled flaps or spots on the surface by designer Grete Prytz Kittelsen for J.Tostrup, Norway 1950s. Stamped ‘Tostrup‘, ‘Sterling’ and ‘No...
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