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Period: 1980s
Vintage 1980s U.S. Air Force Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Stealth Airplane Jet Model
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage 1980s large desktop 1/72 scale model of the fastest plane in the world, at that time, the SR-71 Blackbird. This model is 18 inches long on wooden base.
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Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin

Taxidermy Impala Shoulder Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Impala Shoulder Mount. This prepared game trophy shoulder mount is of an Impala, it may not be antique but it is an impressive piec...
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English Sporting Art Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin

Helit Yellow Plastic Ashtray, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Yellow ashtray manufactured by Helit, citrca 1980. The bottom is marked, Helit 84005 made in Germany. In good original condition, with minor wear consi...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Sotheby's Art at Auction-1988-89 by Sally Liddell, 'Editor', Jasper Johns Cover
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction-1988-89 by Sally Liddell, (editor), Jasper Johns Cover. Harper & Row, NY. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Several hundred be...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bronze Chinese Dragon Crane Incense Burner Architectural Temple
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Quirky bronze Chinese temple incense burner - In the shape of a dragon turtle creature out of which sprouts the cranes - Good size at over three feet tall - 96 cm - Would have p...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Pair of Polished Brass Faux Tusks
Located in Hanover, MA
Amazing pair of life-sized polished cast solid brass faux elephant tusks mounted to tiered round brass stands, attributed to Suzanne Dahl and Jerry Barich from their Versailles Colle...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Sikorsky Helicopter Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Skiorsky SH-3A/D Helicopter. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details like pro...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

M.T.B. ‘Surfing Monkey’ Surfboard Mural by Phil Roberts
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1980 MTB ‘Surfing Monkey’ surfboard with mural artwork by the renowned Phil Roberts. Features airbrushed work of art depicting a monkey surfing with a Budweiser beer. Airbrushed in Robert’s signature art style and signed “Phil Roberts 7/80”. This art was created on Roberts summer...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Gucci Leather Travel Multi-Game Set, 1980s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage portable Gucci leather game case with chess, checkers and backgammon. Wood framed case wrapped in an elegant canvas with leather accents. Canvas features a repeating sequence of the Gucci interlocking "G" motif while the sides are wrapped in saddle leather. The face of the case is decorated with a red and green cotton strap across the front that is fastened in the middle by an iconic Gucci horse bit in brass. Case comes with a functioning key, black and white chess pieces, black and white checkers with Gucci logo on each, red and green backgammon chips...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Sophia Loren signed magazine cover
Located in Jersey, GB
A vintage 1980 Harper's Bazaar magazine cover signed by Hollywood legend Sophia Loren Sophia Loren (1934 -) is an Italian actress, renowned as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. Loren starred in almost 100 films during her career, and won multiple awards including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Actress and an Academy Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. A cover of Harper's Bazaar Magaine dated October 1980 featuring an attractive portrait of Sophia Loren. Cover measures approx. 9" x 10.75", and is in fine condition. Loren has signed the cover in the lower right-hand portion in crisp black ink. A good autograph from one of the most famous female movie stars...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Borzoi Poe, Two Volume Boxed Set
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Borzoi Poe, two volume boxed set. The complete poems and stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Published in 1982 by Alfred A. Knopf of New York.
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Scale Model Vintage Sterling Silver Mercedes 500 K, circa 1980
Located in Bath, GB
Beautifully executed along with it's original solid wooden plinth. Both the sterling silver label and the car have matching hallmarked for 925 silver and the Italian maker mark numbe...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

7 Houses, John Hejduk, First Edition, 1980
Located in Philadelphia, PA
7 Houses - John Hejduk - first edition - 1980. "a must for any design library". Book in generally good condition - cover is soiled. "New York: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 22 through February 16, 1980. Introduction by Peter Eisenman...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Christie's Review of the Season 1982 Hardcover Edited by John Herbert, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Review of the Season 1982 Hardcover Edited by John Herbert. Abbeville Press, NY, 1982. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous color photos of important lots from all ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989. The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Art of the Chair in Eighteenth Century France, Bill G.B. Pallot, 1989
Located in San Francisco, CA
The eighteenth century French chair ranks among the most elegant of furniture forms, admired both for its beauty and for the essential role...
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French Louis XV Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Metal Toronto Tower Scale Design Models, Vintage Canada
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Toronto tower. A nice architectural sculpture for every living room or desktop.
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Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hermes Factice Caleche, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Hermes Factice Caleche, Paris. Very rare and collectable fact from the noble brand Hermes Paris with original sticker. Is perfect for interi...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

The Shining
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for The Shining 1980. This chilling horror was directed by Stanley Kubrick, and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and...
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British Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Jean Dubuffet Book 'Brefs Excercices D'ecole Journalière', circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Book catalog 'Brefs Excercices d'Ecole Journalière' by Jean Dubuffet for The Pace Gallery. Manufactured in New York, circa 1980. In good original condition, with consistent wit...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Athenian Red Figure Vases, the Archaic Period
Located in Bradenton, FL
Athenian red figure vases, the Archaic Period by John Boardman. Paperback book, published in 1985 by Thames and Hudson. Printed and bound in Spain, il...
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Spanish Classical Greek Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “B” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of an individual panel of red. Fitted to a...
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North American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Luminous Earth Globe on a Chrome Base, Italy, 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Unusual luminous globe on a large chromed metal base, made in Italy by Ricoscope Editions in Firenze. In perfect condition, except for two very small missing pieces at the junction ...
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Italian Space Age Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

1988 Mark Richards 'MR' Surfboard
By Mark Richards Surfboards
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1988 Mark Richards (MR) surfboard. Features 80s style colorful Mark Richards text and iconic MR Superman logos. Rounded pintail shape design with glassed...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Foam, Fiberglass

Vintage Barry Kieselstein Cord Sterling Silver Labrador Dog Lizard Belt & Buckle
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord brown genuine lizard skin belt with sterling silver buckle in the shape of the head of a Labrador wearing a collar decorated with a Man in the Moon, nu...
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

1980s F-1 Fighter Jet Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a F1 Mirage fighter jet. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. Cool tobacco accessory ...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Aluminum Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph by Japanese maker. Twin face design manufactured by Nunotani Keiki Seisakusho Co. Ltd. Circa 1981. Probably from an oil tanker....
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Hermes Factice Equipage, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare and collectable fact from the noble brand Hermes Paris with original sticker. Is perfect for interior decoration.
Category

Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Train Locomotive Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a train engine. Made in Japan, 1980s. This piece has great balance and details. 'Japan' sticker on the...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1980s Chocolate Brown Touchtone Desk Phone
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage chocolate brown touchtone desk phone. Circa 1980s Features a bright chocolate brown body with contrasting gray buttons. The base has rubber feet ...
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South Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

The Precious Legacy, Judaic Treasures From the Czechoslovak State Collections
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Precious Legacy, Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections. Softcover book, edited by David Altshuler, published in 1983, illustrated, 288 pages.
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Rolling Stones 1989 Steel Wheels Canadian Tour T-Shirt
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original blue vintage t-shirt from the steel wheels Tour, Canada, 1989. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use.   
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Canadian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Sotheby's, The Collection of John T. Dorrance, Jr. Important Paintings
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Collection of John T. Dorrance, Jr. Important Impressionist, Modern, American and European Paintings. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket auction catalog. The art coll...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Jean Prouvé Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Two Master Metal Workers Book
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Edited for the occasion of the May 1985, New York. Exhibition and the fall of 1985 Paris exhibition. Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901-23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taugh...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

80's Claude Lalanne's vermeil 'Hortensia' bracelet
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne 'Hortensia' Bracelet 1983 Vermeil Artcurial Edition, Paris Measure: L. : 20 cm.
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French Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Vermeil

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum Made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Opium Parfum made in France Collectible Bottle 1980's This is vintage, hard to find, discontinued, collectible per...
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French Chinoiserie Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Piet Mondrian 'Masters of Art' by Hans L. C. Jaffe, 1st Ed Reprint
Located in valatie, NY
Piet Mondrian (Masters of Art) by Hans L. C. Jaffe. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985. 1st Ed Reprint of 1969 hardcover with dust jacket. Mondrian is generally recognized for ...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Forties Screen Style a Celebration of High Pastiche in Hollywood 1st Edition1989
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Forties Screen Style: A Celebration of High Pastiche in Hollywood by Howard Mandelbaum, Howard Eric Myers. Published in 1989. St. Martin's Press. FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. 20...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Bronze Necklace with Semiprecious Stones
Located in Mexico City, MX
A gorgeous Brutalist bronze necklace with semiprecious stones by Pal Kepenyes. The necklace with 6 organic-shaped medals and 6 irregular semiprecious stones set by needle-shaped claw...
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Mexican Brutalist Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

7 Bastoni Da Passeggio + Portabastoni, Anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
7 bastoni da passeggio + portabastoni, anni 90 7 bastoni da passeggio + portabastoni. impugnature in vari materiali, steli in vari legni. usati ma in ottimo...
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Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Rare Pair of Pearl & Oakley Acoustics Ceramic Chinese Urn Stereo Speakers
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very Unique 1980s Asian Modern Pearl & Oakley Acoustics custom home audio speakers in the form of Chinese lidded urns or ceramic vases with crackle glaze...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Original Thonet Stahlrohrmobel Furniture Catalogue, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s - maker: Thonet - reprint from 1930s - perfect original condition - 48 pages jr.    
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Bauhaus Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bastone da Passeggio di Ispirazione Massonica, Con Intagli in Filigrana Ottone
Located in Felino, IT
bastone da passeggio di ispirazione Massonica. in legno ebanizzato, con intagli in filigrana di ottone . manico con intagli a forma di pesci. stelo in legno ebanizzato con intagli a ...
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Liechtenstein Biedermeier Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Four Foot Taxidermy Goose, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taxidermy goose in flight. Beautiful, classic coloring with feathers in black, brown and white. Good overall condition. Good presence.
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Matador
Located in London, GB
Original Spanish film poster for the comedy, drama directed by Pedro Almodovar and starring Assumpta Serna and Antonio Banderas. This poster is unfold...
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Spanish Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Brass Nuremberg Tv Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1980s, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Nuremberg television tower. Hand-spun in brass with a nice wooden base. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Property of H.J. Joel, Esq. Christie's on Thursday, April 17, 1980
Located in valatie, NY
European and Chinese Porcelain, Objects of Art, English and French Furniture: The Property of H.J. Joel, Esq. Removed From 15 Grosvenor Square, W.1, Which was Sold at Christie's on T...
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English Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
An absolutely sublime collectible coffee table book: « Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the bo...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

20th Century Sculptural Italian Chess Game
Located in VALENZA, IT
Brass chess board and chess game made with the ancient casting technique. After casting, the finish was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-carat gold plating. The figures are in Florentine medieval style then painted with antioxidant treatment using a special transparent lacquer. The two-tone mirrored glass chess top which highlights the high quality of execution. Italian silverware, already with a centuries-old tradition, had a great development in the twentieth century and produced pieces of the highest quality that the whole world envies. Italian craftsmanship had a kind of new Renaissance after the war. A great many high-quality silverware was born where exceptional pieces were produced that now decorate the most prestigious houses. Made entirely by hand in the artisan workshop of piero Benzoni...
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Medieval Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Journey Into China Hardcover Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Journey Into China. Published by The National Geographic Society in 1982. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Illustrated, 518 pages.  
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Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Yehia Yemini Silver Plate Candleholder, Bezalel School, Jerusalem Signed
By Yehia Yemini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice candleholder by the very well known silversmith and jeweler Yehia Yemini ( Yihye Yemini, 1896-1983) Bezalel School Jerusalem .This candleholder made in Star of David shape ...
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Israeli Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate

Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1981 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 242 pa...
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Japanese Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden
By Volvo
Located in Antwerp, BE
In the current period where the bicycle is undergoing major development and provides a sporty displacement is this very original green rare designed Volvo seventies bike a really collector's item. In response to the 1974 oil crisis, a small group of Swedish engineers obtained government funding to develop a bicycle completely composed of fiber-reinforced composite plastics (FRP). By 1980, the Itera Development Center AB was designing, producing, and marketing injection molded plastic bicycles to a seemingly interested market. The first bicycles were delivered in 1982, the problems with quality assurance and design began stacking up against the company.This bike is in a Vintage original condition. The Itera bicycle...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Professional Chess Board with Pawns, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Professional chess board with pawns, 1980s Professional chessboard in metal, wood and plastic. The game board measures 37.5 x 37.5 cm and the single box measures 4.37 x 4.37 cm. The ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rare Vintage 1980s Lenci Doll, Serial Number 46
Located in Plainview, NY
The Lenci doll is one of the most beautiful dolls ever made. This rare beautiful vintage original Lenci Doll from 1980s. The doll was purchased from the Nu...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Je Suis Le Cahier, the Sketchbooks of Picasso
Located in Bradenton, FL
Je Suis Le Cahier, The Sketchbooks of Picasso. Edited by Arnold Glimcher and Marc Glimcher. Stated first edition published in 1986 by The Atlantic Monthly Press. Hardcover book with ...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Georgia O'Keeffe 'Art and Letters' Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1989. Softcover. 1st edition. Publi...
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Modern Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Furniture Designed by Architects by Marian Page, First Printing Paperback
Located in valatie, NY
Furniture Designed by Architects by Marian Page. Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1980. Stated first printing softcover. 224 page paperback with many illustrations. The book wa...
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American Vintage 1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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