20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Period: 20th Century
Color: Beige
Haziza Jewel Toned Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, Blue Lucite Tic Tac Toe Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This fun never used happy tic tac toe set game is by the lucite artist and sculptor Schlomi Haziza. It is from the 70's and sits its original black box and plastic wrap never touched...
Category
American Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Peanut Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist peanut keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver St. Paul's Church Collector's Spoon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An early 20th century Tiffany & Co. souvenir spoon for St. Paul's Church. There is a finely detailed depiction of Manhattan's St Paul's Church on handled and the back has additional ...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mickey Mouse / Lights Out
Located in London, GB
Original artwork (ink and gouache)
from Mickey Mouse annual, Mickey and Friends 1951. The annual was printed in 1952. It is the from page 45 titled Lights Out...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Paper
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English & Other Silver in the Irwin Untermeyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch
Located in valatie, NY
English & Other Silver in the Irwin Untermeyer Collection by Yvonne Hackenbroch. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963. This book is limited to English silver from the middle of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth centuries, together with a very few objects of silver from other countries. It is a collection which, with some exceptions, was formed at a time when early English silver...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Plaster Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Portraits by Halsman Hardcover Book, 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible look through the lens of one of the most prolific American photographers of the past 5 decades, Philippe Halsman. "Portraits" contains images of some of the most iconic...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mah Jong Set, Chinese, Velvet, Gaming Case, Bamboo, Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Mah Jong set. A Chinese, velvet covered gaming case with bamboo tiles, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Appealing 144-pie...
Category
Chinese 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Top Flite Golf Ball with Mesh Pattern
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Spalding 'Top-Flite' Golf Ball.
A 1930's Spalding rubber core golf ball in very good condition. The ball has a square mesh or lattice pattern and is called 'Top-Flite'. The ...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
Tapio Wirkkala Kinetic Silver Moon Hopeakuu Pendant, 1974
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hopeakuu (Finnish: silver moon) sterling pendant designed by Tapio Wirkkala, comprising nine concentric rings that move independently around a small orb at ...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern 1970s Paul McCobb Style Brass Stand Replogle Globe
Located in St. Louis, MO
Often attributed to Paul McCobb, because of the same brass tubing that McCobb used in his furniture. Circa 1970s Replogle globe is in very nice condition with raised topography and t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry Heart Pin Brooch Ormolu with Stone, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This lovely stylish sentimental brooch was made for a loved one. Made in Germany, circa 1900. The brooch has a red stone and a white stone (probably moonstone) in it.
A very pretty ...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Williams, Tennessee. Small Craft Warnings, 'First Edition - Signed - 1972'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
Title: Small Craft Warnings.
Publisher: New York: New Directions, 1972.
Description: FIRST EDITION SIGNED. 1 vol., hardcover, with the DJ, not ...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
The Collection Of Patricia Kluge Charlottesville, Sotheby's Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the Sotheby's catalogue produced for the sale of Patricia Kluge's collection from Albemarle House, Charlottesville, Virginia - which took place ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Curtis Jere Brass Wire Schooner Table Top Sculpture, 1976
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed early version C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht Sculpture, Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects.
Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Colourful Old Detailed Map of Northern Carolina, United States of America
Located in Langweer, NL
Vintage map titled 'The Geographical Publishing Company's Premier Map of North Carolina'. Beautiful map of North Carolina. This map originates from Commercial Atlas of the World'. Pu...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paintings in Oil & Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler. Exhibition, NY Met, 1910
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler, New York, March 15 to May 31, 1910, by New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1st Ed softcover catalog. There were 46 painting...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Berto Lardera Book
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring the work of sculptor, Berto Lardera. Introduction by Michel Seuphor, published in 1960. First edition, 143 p...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Sterling Silver Antique Globe Match Striker Finnigans London 1913
Located in London, GB
Very Large Antique Globe sterling silver Match striker. Date London 1913 by makers Finnigans Ltd 18 New Bond St London SW1
This is the largest format...
Category
British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Decorative Spanish Metal Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Spanish metal sword. Feature an occult motif handle of skulls and serpents. Made in Spain.
Category
Spanish 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Shell Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist shell keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century 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 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Paper
A& J Zimmerman Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver tobacco box, an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form.
The subtly convex anterior and reverse surfaces of the box are plain and unembellished.
This antique box retains the original hinged hallmarked cover with a plain thumbpiece to the anterior surface.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
Condition
This antique silver tobacco box...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
Located in New York, NY
1910s antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and a movable weights with great old paint. Please note, this item is located in one of our NYC locations.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Porcelain Smoking Set by Takito
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Japanese porcelain cigarette holder with four matching ashtrays. Made by the Takito Company (1880-1948) and hand painted with a floral design in red. The Double Diamond TT maker's ...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Anatomical Model of the Human Ear by Somso, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Naples, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, materiale plastico, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the de...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
PVC
Italian Art-Deco Humidor
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Silver plated, art-deco humidor featuring reproductions of the famous Bassae Frieze which depicts a battle between the Trojans and the Amazons.
Category
Italian Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
UAM: Union Des Artistes Modemes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A large and comprehensive book about this group which was founded in 1929 and was active for about thirty years, it consisted of a group of decorative artists and designers. Many of the great designers became members - such as, Pierre Chareau, Rene Herbst, Eileen Gray, Rob Mallet-Stevens, Charlotte Perriand Jean Prouve, Jean Puiforcat, Raymond Templier and Jean Fouquet...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Silver Bracelet Teka by Theodor Klotz, Germany, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A silver brutalist arm bracelet Teka made by Theodor Klotz in Pforzheim -Germany 1960s. Beautiful and easy to wear vintage armcuff with a rose like center and a solid silver band all...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Fokker 1938 Trimotor Model Airplane
Located in Hudson, NY
Metal model airplane with articulating control surfaces and propellers.
Category
German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gilt Framed Vintage French Cote De Beaune Wine Region Poster 1972
Located in Alton, GB
Framed Cote De Beaune region wine map from 1972. The print has been removed to clean the glass, the frame has minor damage in places but nothing that de...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Belgium and the Netherlands by Johnston 'c.1920'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Belgium and the Netherlands'. Original antique map of Belgium and the Netherlands. Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, circa 1920.
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edwardian English Sterling Silver Golf Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case with golfing interest; an addition to our sports related silverware colle...
Category
English Edwardian Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Doll Mold of a Baby Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Toy mold of a baby doll face.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Rand McNally & Company Schoolmap. Ancient Oriental Empires. Historical
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
This is a real unique map made by the famous Rand McNally Company. This rare schoolmap is probably made in the late 1920's. The map of all the ...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Frey Houses
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage paperback coffee table book featuring the homes of Albert Frey. By Jennifer Golub, published in 1999. First edition, 83 pages.
"This book is pri...
Category
Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Old Antiques Books
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Two interesting Antiques books from my collection, indispensable for an antique dealer:
"A thousand pieces of furniture from Emilia" (Graziano Manni) - cm.34x25x3 -
"Passionati and ...
Category
Italian Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Unusual Ceramic Golf Plate With Flower
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Continental Ceramic Golf Plate.
Humorous continental golf plate decorated with golfer with a flower as his head. The edges with perforated ribbon rim. Some visible hairline cracks.
...
Category
European Sporting Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Doulton Golf Bowl, Series Ware
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Royal Doulton Series Ware Golf bowl.
Royal Doulton bowl with polychrome golf scene designed by Charles Crombie. The bottom of the bowl with Royal Doul...
Category
English Sporting Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Dubonnet Opaline Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
An opaline glass ashtray made by French company Opalex. Branded Dubonnet with Dubonnet Red and Dubonnet Blonde on a wide lip with three cigarette rests. Hand painted in the center wi...
Category
French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional paper lantern.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Rare Modern Design in the Home, Milena Lamarová / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1965
- designer : Miroslav Rada
- Artia Praha
- English version
- original condition, see the photos
- 207 pages
- many beautiful pictures
- jr.
Category
Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Silver Tie Bar with Horned Figure Detail of Bone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver 950 Japanese tie bar with hand painted bone devil Hannya Head.
Two chains from the intricately etched silver bar hold the classic Hannya head. Cert...
Category
European 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
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...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
His Masters Voice Large Advertising Paper Mache RCA Store Display 'Nipper' Dog
By Old King Cole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large advertising store display 'Nipper' dog was made by the Old King Cole Company of Ohio, and dates to approximately 1920 and done in a period Art Deco style. The sculpture is done entirely of a molded paper mache which has been hand painted with a white ground, and black accents with some gold finish on the collar. This RCA advertising store display has been restored at some time, as evidenced by the re-painting of the entire sculpture. There is some overall wear as presented in the photos and consistent with age and use,. This figural advertising 'Nipper' dog is clearly signed with a red paper label for the 'Old King Cole Company' inside the hind quarter with the crown logo. These store display Nipper dogs were done for several years for RCA, and the first ones were done in paper mache, and later done in fiberglass and the last renditions done in a molded plastic. This advertising sculpture...
Category
American Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Man and Chair 'Furniture Book, Catalogue', 1970 / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970, Grafia, Brno
- czech language
- original condition, see the photos
- 47 pages
- many pictures of seating furniture by Czech designers
- jr.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering Catalogue Reference, 1986 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher wallcovering books catalogue reference 1986-1999 - ‘Prints inspired by nature’
Anyone with an ounce of interest i...
Category
American Mission 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modernist Stainless Steel & Brass Menorah by Shelly Turner for Alef Judaica
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist chrome & brass menorah by Shelly Turner for Alef Judaica, circa 1990s. The menorah measures 9"W x 2"D x 4.5"H and is signed on the front side. I cannot make out the name; i...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head an...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Pair Cufflinks Antique German Art Nouveau Jewelry, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two lovely stylish cufflinks in original old box. Made in Germany, circa 1900. Each is marked with a manufactory mark and "amerikaner". Thats probably the mark for american double.
...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Hand Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist Hand keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Brass Anchor Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist Anchor keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura 'circa 1960s'
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
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