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Vintage Toot-a-Loop Radio by Panasonic, Japan, 1970s
By Panasonic
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Toot-a-Loop radio (model nr: Panasonic R-72): an emblematic radio, designed and fabricated by Panasonic Japan in the early 1970s. The radio was designed to be wrapped and car...
Category
Japanese Space Age Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Map of the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles
Located in Langweer, NL
Vintage map titled 'Antilles'. Original map of the Antilles. Shows the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Also shows the Lesser Antilles...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Spage Age Model "Discoverer" Television Designed by Philips, Netherlands, 1980's
By Philips
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space Age vintage model "Discoverer" television 14 GR 1220 GB manufactured by Philips, Netherlands, 1980s. The space age design outstanding shape tv makes this design piece so fascin...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Plexiglass
Vintage Suit of 16th Century Style Armour - Castell Gyrn 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous hand crafted complete suit of 16th Century style armour dating from the second half of the 20th century.
The fully articulated suit is mounted on a wooden stand complete with a two handed double edged sword.
This is an fabulous quality life size suit of armour...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1930s Hallloween Papier Mache Black Cat Candy Box Rare American Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early 20th century polychrome painted Papier-mache Halloween Candy Box, with painted Black Cat on lid.
Overall W 14.25 x D 8 x H 19 in
Box W 10.25 x D 7.5 x H 5.75 in
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Wood Geloso Television GT1014, 1950s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
This GTV1014 was one of the first 21-inch b / w televisions produced by Geloso.
It uses the intercarrier system as an audio-video medium frequency. The chassis is mounted inside th...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Antique Crucifix Stand - Silver Plated Jesus Christ - Wood Carved Cross
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique crucifix.
The cross is made of black lacquered wood, with beautifully refined carvings.
The sculpture of Jesus is made of silver-plated metal.
The crucifix dates ...
Category
French Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Vintage German D.F. 10x80 Luftwaffe Binoculars On Stand 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Vintage German pair of World War Two D.F. 10x80 Luftwaffe binoculars on stand with manufactured code of DKL made by Joseph Schneider & Co, Kreuznach, Germany, circa 1939 in date.
D....
Category
German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Military Terrestrial Telescope, Canadian, Officer Of The Watch, CKC, WW2
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage military terrestrial telescope. A Canadian, chromed brass naval Officer of the Watch refractor by the Canadian Kodak Company, dating to the WWII period, circa 1940...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design by Leslie Greene Bowman
Located in valatie, NY
American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design by Leslie Greene Bowman. Bulfinch Press, 1992. Stated First edition softcover. 255 pp., profusely illustrated with 190 color and 275 b&w plat...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Extra Large Crucifix with Hand Carved Oak Corpus of Christ for Church or Chapel
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully carved and large size corpus of Jesus, made in the Arts & Crafts era.
This meaningful and unique crucifix from the early 1900s comes with a larger than life, hand carved oak Corpus of Christ. The details in the anatomy of this Christ are very well carved and they clearly reveal the suffering and dehydration that His body endured in the final days of his life. The artist/sculptor is clearly showing us the image of Jesus when or right after he bowed his head and died. The solid oak cross is original to this corpus and it was given a different color so that the unique and impressive corpus stands out perfectly. Have you also noticed the perfectly carved and thick crown of thorns on the head of Christ. The patina of this excellent condition and large corpus is another great feature that will never fail to impress. The former owners gave us the photo that you see in image 3 in this listing and in it you can see where this antique corpus...
Category
European Arts and Crafts 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Large Mid-Century Italian Giorgio Armani Eye Glasses Factice Shop Display Piece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a rare and unique item! The Armani Eyeglasses Factic for display in a shop comes with its original cardboard packaging and is made of metal a...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Bally Skyscraper Pinball Machine from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Bally
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary depression-era pinball machine came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best known for his architectural practice—which played i...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Taxi Driver' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1976
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a l...
Category
Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique World Map in Hemispheres with Delicate Pastel Coloring, 1903
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique World Map in Hemispheres with Delicate Pastel Coloring, 1903
Description:
This stunning antique map, titled "The World in Hemispheres," dates back to 1903 and offers ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pocket Telescope for Ship Captains 20th Century Brass Vintage 1900's
Located in Taranto, IT
Very rare and wonderful all-brass pocket telescope, early 1900s.
Functioning item, very small internal chips on the lens but not affecting its view.
Item in very good conservative ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Lalique "Arethuse" Masque De Femme Art Deco Black & Clear Crystal Set
By René Lalique
Located in Delft, NL
Lalique "Arethuse" Masque De Femme Art Deco Black & Clear Crystal set
A set of 2 black resin pendants and a brooch with clear crystal on black resin and the pendants with twisted ...
Category
French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Large and Hand Carved Gothic Revival with Carillon Sound Wall Clock, ca 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning clock for the collectors of rare and truly stylish Gothic antiques.
Gothic wall clocks are a rare find and this more than three feet tall specimen probably is the best an...
Category
French Gothic Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass, Enamel
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
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 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Set of Six Mushroom Botanical Scientific Specimen Models by Somso Germany 1950s
By Somso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare vintage models of botanical scientific specimen depicts mushrooms native to Central Europe. This kind of items are used as teaching material in German schools or as showpie...
Category
German Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Native American Indian Doll with Traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee Wedding Dress
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Native American Indian doll with traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee wedding dress with bead-work, one of a kind
This is an authentic Native American, Am...
Category
North American Native American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Clay
Antique Religious Carved Polychrome Painted Devotional Icon Triptych Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning rustic antique Christian carved wood devotional painting triptych, early 20th century or most likely much older, handmade religious folk art in Medieval / Middle Ages tast...
Category
Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Leather Football
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage No.5 Leather Soccer Ball.
A great vintage leather football ball with twelve guaranteed hand sewn leather panels. The ball is stencilled but unreadable, it has a lace-up slit ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling silver hat belt Old pawn Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling silver hat belt
A Navajo Conch hat belt with buckle and 11 conch, each hand crafted with
geometric designs, nice old piece. Leather belt l...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Floor Ashtray Stand - Hollywood Regency Style - Bass and Onyx
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful vintage floor ashtray, made of brass, with beautiful onyx elements.
The ashtray has a turning system, when you press the top button, the bowl in the middle turns around a...
Category
Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Brass
Beatrice Wood Signed Book Exhibition Catalog Intimate Appeal The Figurative Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare signed softcover book/exhibition catalog by Beatrice Wood. The book is titled "Intimate Appeal: The Figurative Art of Beatrice Wood" and was released to coincid...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
AUSTRIA 1915 Bergman Style Viennese Art Deco Desk-Striker In Enameled Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco desk striker made in Austria, attributed to Franz Xaver Bergman.
This is a gorgeous original early Art Deco sculptural desk-striker lighter, depicting two Arabian mooris...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Spelter
Carroll - Alice In Wonderland & Looking Glass. LIMTED EDITIONS CLUB BOTH SIGNED!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Through The Looking-Glass.
PUBLISHER: NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1932, 1935.
DESCRIPTION...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In by Nancy K. Anderson & C Brock (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One of Andrew Wyeth’s most important paintings, Wind from the Sea, a recent gift to the National Gallery of Art, is also the artist’s first full realization of the window as a recurr...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Catholic Altar or Procession Cross - Crucifix in Gilt Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A gilded bronze alloy early 20th century Processional Cross. On the obverse a central Corpus Christi in raw bronze and arms extended wearing a loincloth. Hidden yet partially exposed...
Category
European Gothic Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer and James Dodson, Signed by Palmer, 1st Ed.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Palmer, Arnold, with James Dodson. A Golfer’s Life. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Arnold Palmer on the half title pager. In publisher's ori...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign 'Drugs & Soda' From WPB, Florida Clematis Street
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign: 'Drugs & Soda'
Salvaged from a pharmacy on Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, Florida
A piece of Americana history: a 1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign advertising "Drugs & Soda," salvaged from a pharmacy on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, Florida. This sign stands as a rare survivor, retaining its original presence and bearing the iconic Coca-Cola logo that has resonated through generations.
Untouched and naturally preserved, this dual-sided sign is a testament to the golden era of soda fountain culture. Standing at an impressive 55.5 inches high, including the hanging brackets, it commands attention with its vibrant polychrome finish. The sign itself measures 45 inches high by 46 inches wide, with a depth of 8 inches.
This artifact not only embodies the fusion of pharmacy and soda fountain traditions but also serves as a nostalgic reminder of a bygone era. Its presence evokes memories of simpler times when soda shops...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Scandinavian Table Oil Lamp in Brass & Diamond Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson comes this stylish oil lamp fashioned from solid patinated brass and featuring and diamond-pattern pressed clear glass shade. It was made anonymou...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Midcentury Elephant Handmade Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist elephant keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte A...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1950s Zenith Brown Bakelite Portable Radio Nonworking
By Zenith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Zenith portable radio
9 h x 14.5 w x 8.75
Bakelite cover with rubber handle.
Original knobs. Minos scuffs present.
Tested and not working.
Review images listed.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Rare 1939 Vintage Viking Oak Corner Console Radio by Romweber
Located in Lafayette, IN
Very rare corner radio with custom Viking Oak cabinet by the Romweber Furniture Company of Batesville, IN.
Radio features:
- Stromberg Carlson M...
Category
Gothic Revival Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Dunhill 18 Carat Gold Plated Red Lacquered Rollagas Classic Cigarette Lighter
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Dunhill Red Lacquered 18 Carat Gold Plated Rollagas Classic Cigarette Lighter Made in Switzerland With Dunhill Embossed Box
Inscribed with "Dunhill" on the base.
Weighs 75g...
Category
Swiss Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Rosewood and Mahogany Putty Knives
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A set of antique putty knives with Rosewood, Mahogany and brass handles.
CREATOR Embee, Red Devil
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Steel...
Category
Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Lisa Fonssagrives: Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By David Seidner & Martin Harrison
Lisa Fonssagrives was one of the greatest fashion models of the twentieth century and muse to some of the most infl...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Leonard Bailey Wooden Block Plane Tool, United States, Early 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Leonard Bailey Wooden Block Plane Tool, United States, Early 20th Century.
Category
American Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Sotheby's Art At Auction 1998-1999 Edited by Emma Lawson, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art At Auction 1998-1999 Edited by Emma Lawson. Sotheby's Publications London, 1998. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view of the ye...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Ribbed Godron Cigarette Lighter With Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Gold Plated Must de Cartier Ribbed Godron Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box.
Marked Cartier Paris To Lighter Base
Complete With Original Box, Instructions
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Ulm Minster Church Souvenir Building Vintage, Germany, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Handpainted Swedish Traditional Dala Horse Toys
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 5 Handpainted Swedish Traditional Dala Horse Toys – Designed by Nils Olsson, Sweden, Circa 1960
Experience the timeless charm of Sweden with this set of five handpainted trad...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Furniture of the 18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
French Furniture of the 18th century by Pierre Verlet and Penelope Hunter-Stiebel (Translator). University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1991. First edition thus hardcover ...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Oblique Strategies" by Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt - Peter Norton Christmas Gift
Located in Soquel, CA
"Oblique Strategies" by Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt - Peter Norton Christmas Gift
This piece is from a series of Christmas gifts, given yearly by Peter Norton and his family. This one is from 1996. The white container is Corian, with a solid weight and feel. Within, there are bright and whimsical cards, each congaing a strategy or inspiration for thinking creatively.
In 1970, Peter Schmidt created "The Thoughts Behind the Thoughts", a box containing 55 sentences letterpress printed onto disused prints that accumulated in his studio, which is still in Eno's possession. Eno, who had known Schmidt since the late 1960s, had been pursuing a similar project himself, which he had handwritten onto a number of bamboo cards and given the name "Oblique Strategies" in 1974. There was a significant overlap between the two projects, and so, in late 1974, Schmidt and Eno combined them into a single pack of cards and offered them for general sale. The set went through three limited edition printings before Schmidt suddenly died in early 1980. Sixteen years later software pioneer Peter Norton convinced Eno to let him create a fourth edition as Christmas gifts for his friends.
Overall size: 6.25"W x 5"D x 2"H
Card sizes: 3"H x 4.13"W
Peter Norton (b. 1943) is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name and portrait. Norton established his family foundation with his former wife Eileen Norton in 1989. The foundation’s primary focus is on supporting contemporary visual arts nationwide. For more than two decades, the Peter Norton Family commissioned annual limited edition artworks to give to friends, colleagues, and museums during the holidays. The “Christmas Projects” evolved from modest prints created in small runs to complexly fabricated objects and editions up to 5,000—with all those gift labels reportedly printed personally by Peter Norton. Each year’s artwork was always a surprise, as was the recipient list.
Brian Peter George Eno (b. 1948) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music.
Peter Schmidt (1931 - 1980) was a Berlin-born British artist, painter, theoretician of color and composition, pioneering multimedia exhibitor and an influential teacher at Watford College of Art. He was part of a generation of art school teachers in the 1960s and 1970s who had great impact on some students who later went on to work in art and music. He worked with Hansjörg Mayer, Brian Eno, Mark Boyle, Dieter Roth and had associations with Russell Mills...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
Rare Set of Two Santa Claus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of two. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item i...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Matisse Picasso & Gertrude Stein. 1ST ED, LIMITED ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY 1933
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: STEIN, Gertrude.
TITLE: Matisse Picasso And Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Maurice Darantiere for the Plain Edition, 1933.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - Illustrated & signed by Dali - Limited to 200
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) (Salvador Dali - illustrator).
TITLE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
PUBLISHER: NY: Maecenas Press - Random House, 1969.
DESCRIPTION...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Scandinavian Modern Silver & Amber Necklace & Armring by Niels Erik From Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish modernistic pendant necklace with matching armring designed by the Danish silversmith Niels Erik From circa 1960-70. The original neck-ring is comprised of a single bend st...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
'Rackham' English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel, 1918 LEATHER BOUND!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: STEEL, Flora Annie (Arthur Rackham).
TITLE: English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel.
PUBLISHER: NY: Macmillan Co., 1918.
DESCRIPTION: LARGE PAPER LIMITED E...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Set of Three Santa Claus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Early 20th Century French Hand Forged Iron Double Sided Music Stand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a church, this impressive French hand-forged iron music stand is designed so that a musician can stand on each side. Candleholders extend on the left and right to ...
Category
French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Limited Edition Fabergé Egg by Victor Mayer – No. 3 of 25
Located in Braintree, GB
Limited Edition Faberge Egg by Victor Mayer – Number. 3 of 25 A magnificent and highly exclusive Faberge collector’s egg, crafted by the esteemed workmaster Victor Mayer. This except...
Category
German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Nine And Four Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian nine and four eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the ...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate
Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Sandra Dachs, Patricia De Muga & Laura Garcia Hintzo
Focuses on Eileen Gray, a breakaway designer in a world dominated by male-centric style schools
Besides an introductory essay, each title in the By Architects series is compiled by key modern architects through sketches, drawings, photos of the original productions, and ambient shootings
A design-orientated book for a design-orientated series, Eileen Gray boasts an innovative layout and a special binding
Neglected for most of her career, Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early twentieth century and the most influential woman in those fields. Her work inspired both modernism and Art Deco.
Eileen Gray was to stand alone throughout her career, first as a lacquer artist, then a furniture designer, and finally as an architect. At a time when other leading designers were almost all male and mostly members of one movement or another - whether a loose grouping like De Stijl in the Netherlands, or a formal one such as the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne - Gray remained staunchly independent.
Her design style was as distinctive as her way of working. Gray developed an opulent, luxuriant take on the geometric forms and industrially produced materials used by the International Style designers, such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Mies van der Rohe, who shared much of her ideology. Her voluptuous leather and tubular steel Bibendum Chair and clinically chic E-1027 glass and tubular steel table...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Givenchy Vintage Necklace with Sun Pendant, 1980s
By Givenchy
Located in Bochum, NRW
Givenchy vintage necklace with sun pendant, France 1980s.
Impressive collier made of thick double chain with an amazing sun motif pendant. In excellent preowned condition. Maker's marks, Givenchy Paris...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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