20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Mid-20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

52 Star American Flag Cloth Jacket Emblem with Peace Symbol Configuration, circa 1964-1975: This unusual flag image is great for two reasons. One is the rather obvious fact that i...

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Amazing work of African American folk art. Very detailed and many layers of original paint surface. Found in the southern United States. Great storage box on top of the alter with a ...

Romeo Rega

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Games

Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome

This ultra chic and modern signed Italian Romeo Rega checkers game has sculptural components. It is great just even as a decorative object or for real playing checkers. It is from th...

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Maps

Aluminum, Iron

We proudly offer this outstanding pair of very large wall-mounted modernist globes / world maps with an incredible diameter of 95 inches each. Unique one-of-a-kind sculptures depicti...

Nobuyoshi Araki

1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Books

Paper

The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collection complete 1-20 published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher. 20 books complete collection Limited edition. Nobuyoshi Araki...

Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Tobacco Accessories

Brass, Wood, Mahogany

Very beautiful Viennese smoking table 1910s Polished mahogany wood Brass parts polished and stove enamelled cut-glass.  

Early 20th Century Collectible Jewelry

Gold

14-karat yellow gold Muff chain, circa 1920. The chain with oval belcher intertwining links, rose gold sapphire and pearl knot design slider, terminating with swivel fastener. Length...

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Aluminum, Steel

Sculpture made from a radial aircraft engine, the nine-cylinder '' R-985 Wasp Jr '' manufactured by Pratt and Whitney in 1945. After flying several years on a Max-Holste MH-1521 B...

Vintage 1950s American Steampunk Toys and Dolls

Copper, Iron

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...

Dunhill

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Gold Plate, Lucite

We are delighted to offer for sale is this very rare original 1950s handmade in England oversized Dunhill Aquarium table lighter with gold-plated metal work I have another four of...

Melvin Lindquist

Vintage 1970s American Vases

Wood

Melvin Lindquist began turning in the 1930s as a vertical turret lathe operator for the General Electric Company. In his shop at home, he began an exploration of the vase form throug...

Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Taxidermy

Feathers

Pair of gouaches on paper. Leaves and branches painted in water colors in pastel . The birds sitting on branches are formed of real feathers in luminous colors. Framed in wood with s...

Industrial Design

Vintage 1970s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps

Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel, Glass

Cast brass and stainless steel searchlight and cast aluminium stanchion post. The lamp itself is a very substantial fixture with all wiring replaced with our in-house wiring syste...

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Busts

Acrylic

Cute little 1950s mannequin child, shop display child, store window doll. Made in the style of Kathe Kruse, a well known German Doll Company. The boy has low hanging cheeks and fin...

Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe

1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver

Necklace, designed by Torun Bülow-Hübe, Sweden, 1998. Unique work sold with a letter from Torun Bülow-Hübe. Sterling silver and leather.

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Coffee table made from an aircraft radial engine, the 9-cylinder ''R-985 Wasp Jr '' manufactured by Pratt & Whitney in 1945. After flying for several years on a Max-Holste MH-1521...

E. A. Séguy

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Books

Paper

'Insectes' by E.A. Seguy (1877-1945), Paris Published by Edition Ducharte et Van Buggenhoudt, Paris, 1925 20 plates (Pochoirs in Color) (Complete) 12 3/4'' wide by 17 3/4'' high ...

Early 20th Century Swedish Books

Leather, Paper

This beautiful collection of very attractive leather-bound Swedish Literature books is in a group of 8 books, in warm rich tones of dark reddish brown with gold leaf embossing and pa...

Roycroft

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Garden Ornaments

Copper

Large Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau copper Architectural Baptismal, holy water, garden ornament, 47 inches high, wonderful patina, surface. Amazing design and proportion, missing one d...

Daeyang

Late 20th Century Korean Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Aluminum, Brass, Glass

Korean flameproof strip light made by Daeyang circa 1978 with restored marine blue/green and white colours. An awesome example of vintage industrial lighting that you just don't see...

Mid-20th Century French Other Mounted Objects

Resin

Very decorative pair of cast resin faux red coral on integral black oval bases. Great scale at 20 inches high by 10 wide, these really make a statement, mid-20th century.

Jung Koch Quentell

Mid-20th Century German Country Maps

Canvas

Vintage Wall School Chart theme Raptorial Birds. By Jung-Koch-Quentell - the trio who designed these Wall School Charts / Maps. Published by Hagemann Düsseldorf. This pull down char...

Mid-20th Century Central American Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Silver Plate, Enamel

This has to be one of the most iconic of the Art Deco Ladies power compacts made by the Woodworth Company. This particular compact was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company in 19...

Vintage 1920s French Scientific Instruments

Prothestic blown glass eyes, presented in a cardboard box with individual compartments. Right or Left prothesis. Box length 27cm, width 17cm, height 3 cm.

Early 20th Century Swedish Books

Leather, Paper

This beautiful collection of very handsome leather-bound Swedish books contains 9 books, in warm rich dark brown leather with detailed gold leaf embossing. Aside from a few books tha...

Late 20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

Steel

Table and/or desktop lamp created from the turbine axis of a 1980s CFM-56 reactor. This reactor manufactured by CFM International was the most popular reactor of the 1990s. Mounted o...

Hermès

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Brass, Leather

Original Hermès 'Sac à Dépêches' briefcase, made in France for Bonwit Teller, circa 1980s. Sliding locker fastener on flap with three interior pockets, includes original keys. Perfec...

U.S. Government

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia

In 1961 this mannequin was featured in a Life Magazine cover story. After Khrushchev scared the world by setting off a hydrogen bomb 1n 1961 the US wanted to know its long term effec...

Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Onyx, Bronze

Stylish Art Deco green onyx stone ashtray with a little bronze cold-painted French bulldog figurine - statue, dates from the 1920s. Great antique desk ornament - paper weight - desk...

Industrial Design, Daeyang

Late 20th Century Korean Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Aluminum, Brass, Glass

Korean flameproof strip light made by Daeyang circa 1978 with bright polished finish. An awesome example of vintage industrial lighting that you just don't see these days, in fact...

Vintage 1960s American Posters

Original US film poster from (1966) This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films release. Two different style posters used in this size and this the style B pos...

Evans

Mid-20th Century Central American Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Leather

This stunning museum quality bag with all of its accessories is sensational. The Evans Elegance handbag is extraordinary and in near mint condition. Smartly tailored quality black le...

Late 20th Century Industrial Carts and Bar Carts

Chrome

A bespoke piece, using two original 1970s chrome porthole windows with new rivets put back in (the original rivets pop out when ship's are dismantled), and then fashioned into a bar ...

Bruno Foucart & Jean-Louis Gaillemin

1990s French Modern Books

Paper

An excellent reference book on the major French interior designers from the 1940s. Included is work by Jacques Adnet, Andre Arbus, Rene Drouet, Maxime Old, Rene Prou, Jules Leleu, Je...

Georg Jensen

20th Century Collectible Jewelry

Georg Jensen oval cufflinks, #44B. Sterling oval dome cufflinks with silver bezel surround design #44B by Harald Nielsen. Size: 16.70 x 12.70 mm. Total item weight: 13.90 gm.

Francis Triay

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Pottery

Clay

Ceramic carafe by Francis Triay (France, 1927-2013), early 1970s, signed. Handmade clay pottery with textured exterior and bright red glazed interior. Fine and delicate details, a si...

Pierre Jacquemon

Vintage 1950s American Brutalist Paintings

Oil

Oil painting on canvas by listed French born painter Pierre Jacquemon (1936-2002). Gold, copper and bronze tones give depth of color and a wide range of nuance that seems ever changi...

Matthew M. Orante

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Large Folk Art model Eiffel tower. Created by Matthew M. Orante using 783 pieces of wood. Model accompanied by original newspaper article.

Georg Jensen, Henning Koppel

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Plaza" Ring Design #141 Designed by Henning Koppel in 1967, with post mark for 1945. The ring is stamped .925 S Sterling, Denmark, Post mark for 1945 an...

Early 20th Century English Books

Leather, Paper

The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet and Olla Podrida by Captain Frederick Marryat. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1910. Leather bound hardcovers. 350, 334 pp. Two antiq...

Unknown

Early 20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures

Marble

The very fine pair of Italian carved marble faux fruits each naturalistically modelled and hand chiselled and painted, one as an apple, the other a peach, and surviving from the seco...

Late 20th Century British Aviation Objects

Titanium

Mirror Strator ring in titanium from Rolls Royce Pegasus 105 Turbine. Made in 1985. Part of a Harrier Royal Air Force Aircraft. Pegasus Engine is a Turbofan Turboreactor initially de...

Mid-20th Century Central American Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Enamel, Chrome

This is an incredibly rare 1930s Art Deco double compact by Richard Hudnut and is featured in many reference books on the subject of collectable compacts. One of the main criterias w...

Late 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

Aluminum

Model fighter tornado 1974 in polished aluminium, on base, with descriptions: 45.5 ft -wingspan, 1,452 mph-max speed.               

Vintage 1910s Scottish Models and Miniatures

Glass, Wood

A cased ship’s boardroom model of three sister ships, recorded on the label as ‘TSS Dublin’, ‘Edimburgo’ and ‘Mexico’ built and engined by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Comp...

Omega

Mid-20th Century Swiss Collectible Jewelry

Gold

18 karat gold Omega automatic wristwatch with quick set date and second hand. 81 grams total weight, circa 1960 in working condition. Dial size 1.25 inches with band 7 inches long.

Mid-20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Wood

This set of nine wooden exercise bats are from India and were made from chechum wood, circa 1950. The exercise bats were individually mounted inside a black box for display. They can...

Structo Manufacturing Company

Early 20th Century American Industrial Toys and Dolls

Steel, Rubber

Antique pressed steel diecast truck by Structo with rubber tires. “Structo Toys Makes Men of Boys!” proclaimed the 1916 Popular Mechanics advertisement. Now, 95 years later, those...

Antique Early 1900s Russian Tobacco Accessories

Gold, Silver

Early 20th century made in Russia silver cigarette case with a gold monogrammed central medallion.

Dieter Rams

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Aluminum

This set includes a model RCS9 tube radio and L310 speakers by Dieter Rams. They were produced by Braun in 1961 and is part of the Atelier 3 project, which replaced aluminum with the...

Lisner

20th Century European Collectible Jewelry

Lucite

Vintage emerald oak leaf necklace by Lisner, 1960s Currently, one of the most coveted vintage Lisner lines is the molded plastic oak-leaf jewelry, which was only produced for five...

Late 20th Century Unknown Collectible Jewelry

Resin

Vintage Harrice Simons Miller pink leaf costume bracelet This is one of the scarce designs from Harrice Simons Miller, author of vintage costume jewelry reference books. Marked: HSM...

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Games

Bone

A charming set of late Edwardian dominoes or dominos, all in good condition with a handsome polished wooden storage box with a sliding lid. The bone and Ebony pinned together with...

Late 20th Century American Collectible Jewelry

Vintage green crystal necklace with pin attributed to Hagler Pin Marked Stanley Hagler NYC Lariat 40" L x 3/4" W Pin 2.5" Similar to the work of Stanley Hagler jewelry this p...

Early 20th Century German Scientific Instruments

Hourglass made of pewter brass and blown glass, three different times, duration 15 minutes, signed C.P. German manufacture of the early 1900. Measures: Height 12.5 cm, width 14.5 cm....

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Metal

Radio by Mario Bellini, made by Siemens in 1968. Powered by batteries but can also run off the mains. Remains fully functional and has a power cord, Eight 1.5V type C batteries can b...

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Wood

Tennis racket, Miss Go, pro, mid-20th century. Measures: H 70cm, W 23cm, W 3cm.