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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 20th Century
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting by Alister Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collectors reference book showing many Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps from the period. In good condition. Private art dealers collection.
Category
Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steel Canvas The Art of American Arms Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Steel Canvas The Art of American Arms Hardcover Book by Robert Lawrence Wilson.Wilson offers the first book on the extraordinary spectacle of America's ...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings.
Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jadeite Jade Pendant Monkey on Peach
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful jade pendant featuring a monkey perched on a peach. The material is all natural white jadite jade with shades of green. The depiction of the monkey is vivid and adorable....
Category
Chinese 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade
Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam)
Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse.
Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
Category
British Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Rare Copper World Table Lighter by Broyles & Associates. circa 1964
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare 1964 Mid-century designed world table lighter by Broyles & Associates featuring casted copper world plate on resin body.
Text on bottom of the li...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
1910's Sterling Silver Cigarette Case w/ Cobalt Blue Enameled Checker Pattern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Introducing the Vintage Sterling Silver Cigarette Case with a captivating cobalt blue enameled checker pattern. This exquisite piece showcases a timeless design, combining the elegan...
Category
British Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1900s Antique Terracotta Horse San Luis Potosi Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Terracotta Majestic Horse on Wheeled Platform
San Luis Potosí Mexico
Collectible Toy Sculpture
8 H x 8.5 W x 3 d
Terracotta horse. Mounted ...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Antique Commercial Balance Scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique commercial balance scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels is the type of precision instrument for which the company was known during the early 20th century. Note the attention to ...
Category
Belgian Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Kodak No. 2 Premo Folding Camera c.1916
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Eastman Kodak No. 2 folding camera. The body of camera is all leather with that folds smoothly closed to 1.5 inches. This camera has retained its original finish...
Category
Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Christopher Milne. Enchanted Places, 1st Ed Inscribed by Milne & His Nanny, 1974
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, Christopher.
TITLE: The Enchanted Places.
PUBLISHER: London: Eyre Methuen, 1974.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY MILNE AND SIGNED BY HIS NANNY. 1 vol., hardcover, illustrated, inscribed by Milne on the front blank endleaf "- Birthday Morning 1975 - but also to remember the one of forty years ago, sun shining through a window in St. John Street & lighting a vase of daffodils on a little blue table & to remember to happy days of Christopher Robin & Pooh - & to remember -", under that signed by Christopher's Nanny (Olive Christine Rand Brockwell) "Always Old Nanny XXX XX X", bookplate to half-title additionally signed by Milne "A Favorite Friend", with the original DJ, not price clipped, FINE/NEAR FINE.
Additionally, tipped to the front pastedown is an envelope in Milne's hand addressed to a Miss Elizabeth (Campbell) Hiskins containing a 2-page letter on Harbour Bookshop letterhead dated 28-2-75 which reads "How very nice of you to write to me: a letter like that couldn't possibly be a wol (sic). It made me very happy to think that I had helped make your birthday an enjoyable one. Yes, I have had a number of letters, many of the writers finding that the book awakened happy childhood memories, even though their own lives had been very different from mine. Often - as in your case - a common bond had been our skymen. I remember Michael and Geraldine well. So if you do ever see them again, please give them my best wishes. Yours sincerely Christopher Milne"
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The "Harbour Bookshop" was the bookstore owned and run by Milne and his daughter Clare who was diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy.
Milne remained close to his Nanny all his life. This book "The Enchanted Places" is dedicated to her. Olive was born on 2/23/1895 and died in 1978. Milne's reply letter to Elizabeth is dated 2/28/75. It's interesting to think that Milne would have asked Olive, quite possibly on her 80th birthday, to sign a copy of this book that he was giving as a birthday present. We know of no other book signed by Olive...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
DUNHILL Paris 1934 Art Deco Carved Bamboo Petrol Desk Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Bamboo desk lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill
This is a rare antique desk lighter, created in Paris France by the luxury brand of Alfred Dunhill, back in the 1934. The unusual art deco lighter...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Lehman Auto "Ito" Sedan, Germany, circa 1913
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of ye...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Waugh, Evelyn, Waugh in Abyssinia, First Edition, Presentation Copy, 1936
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Waugh, Evelyn.
Title: Waugh in Abyssinia.
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1936.
Description: First Edition Presentation Copy. 1 vol., inscribed on the ...
Category
British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Ottaviani Large, Lux Wood Box & 800 Silver, Card, Dice, Poker Game Horse/Stallion
By Ottaviani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful game box, hand made by Ottaviani in Italy Rocanati, this box has R mark and also shows 925 sterling mark on side of the R. All chips and card seem to be in the box and some...
Category
Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
World War II Air Crewman's Seat.
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Rare aircrew seat by Aircraft Mechanics Inc. with swivel base. The body is riveted, galvanized, and well patinated. Adjustment levers have faded bright yellow spherical knobs. Ready ...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
The J.C. Leyendecker Collection Hardcover by Frederic B. Steine Signed, Numbered
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The J.C. Leyendecker Collection: American Illustrators Poster BookHardcover Book by Frederic B. Taraba, J. C. Leyendecker, and Kent Steine.The J.C. Leyendecker Collection Hardcover –...
Category
American Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
100 Interiors Around the World Hardcover, Tashen 2012 Series
Located in North Hollywood, CA
100 Interiors Around the World, large format by Tashen
2 large heavy books, 100 Interiors Around the World Hardcover – 2012
Multilingual Edition by TASCHEN (Editor)
The special edition is part of Taschen's 25th Anniversary Series M To Z.
The special edition is part of Taschen's 25th Anniversary Series A To M.
The ultimate coffee table book for design aficionados! Filled with photos of the most inspiring interiors from 6 continents, the selection of 100 homes represents a global spectrum of contemporary styles, from rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism. What unites these dwellings is authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion.
Making stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, this edition rounds up some of today’s most exceptional and inspiring interiors across six continents. From rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism, the selection celebrates a global spectrum of styles, united by authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion.
100 Interiors Around the World takes the reader inside and outside of the most beautiful properties in the world. The book spans across six continents and includes a vast range of styles. This book is great for the architecture and home-styling lover, inspiration for the renovation starter, or as a lovely coffee table book for any home.
Taschen, the publisher of Brobdingnagian art and design books, has collected 100 interiors in two hefty volumes, like an Oxford English Dictionary of global interiors.
A is for an apartment in Amsterdam, overlooking the North Sea Canal. It is also for a concrete spaceship of a house (plus moat) in Acapulco. B is for Beijing and Beverly Hills and Berlin, and not one but two cold war-era apartments — one in former Soviet housing, its pocked cement walls now patina for a young artist’s vintage and Ikea furniture. C is for Cape Town, and the home of an artist who works in mosaics and plumbing pipes painted in rainbow colors. In Chiang Mai, a house on stilts is tiled in concrete imprinted with bamboo. In New York City, a computer consultant lives in a former garage outfitted with twin sleeping pods made from an oil truck tank. This collection represents the greatest hits from Taschen’s archive
Includes interiors in Argentina, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and many more countries.
With pictures by leading interior photographers including Xavier Béjot, Pieter Estersohn, Marina Faust, Reto Guntli, François Halard...
Category
German Expressionist 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nautical Signal Pennant in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadowbox frame. The cotton flag represents the substitute flag R3. The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and ...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Nautical Signal Pennant in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadow box frame. The cotton flag represents the substitute flag "R2". The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope a...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
X Large Leather Rhinoceros Footstool Dimitri Omersa Abercrombie & Fitch, 70's
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Vintage XL leather rhinoceros decorative footstool designed by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch, circa 1960s is hand-stitched and features aged leather. This Charming fellow is huge-much bigger than I expected. It measures 20" T x 45" L x 10" D and the seat height is 16" T.
The horn, tail, and eyes are intact. The vintage leather footstool...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Ships Binnacle by John Hand & Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Unique style marine binnacle by American maker John Hand and Son of Philadelphia. With polished and lacquered brass hood, compass, base trim, and rarely fou...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "P" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of the letter "P," "PAPA," set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with a maker's l...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Cute Miniature Christmas Tree with Lights in Globe by Bridget Mcguartney
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage handcrafted cute miniature Christmas Tree in a glass globe. Decorated with handmade silk roses, gifts, beads, sea shells etc. Probably by Bridget McGuartney
Category
American Country Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Glass, Plastic, Wood
Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England, 6 Vols New Revised Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: STRICKLAND, Agnes
Title: Lives of The Queens of England from The Norman Conquest.
Publisher: London: George Bell & Sons, 1908.
NEW REVISED...
Category
British Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
R. E. Lee: a Biography by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Four Volume Set, 1936
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Freeman, Douglas Southall. R. E. Lee: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1936. Four volumes, Octavo. Early edition. Rebound in ¼ leather and cloth, with raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to spine, new endpapers, and a matching archival slipcase to house all four volumes.
Presented is a beautiful, four volume set of R. E. Lee: A Biography, by author and historian Douglas Southall Freeman...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Articulated Brass Crab Ashtray
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage articulated brass crab ashtray. (life-size). Circa 1960. Made in India
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Renaissance Style Wood, Leather, and Steel Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style short halberd spear with wrapped leather shaft and 19½-inch steel ax blade.
Category
British Renaissance Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Vintage Italian Vivid Green Murano Glass Small Cactus Plant in Gold Pot
Located in New York, NY
1990s Italian highly collectible Venetian glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Formia, in a lifelike organic modern...
Category
Italian Organic Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Hanging Wicker Monkey after Mario Lopez Torres
By Mario Torres
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small hanging wicker monkey holding a grouping of leaves. This cute brown monkey is created from wicker and features arms and legs which are bent so t...
Category
American British Colonial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Paint
Vintage Israeli Enamel Street Sign – "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu" (1948)
Located in New York, NY
This enamel-on-iron street sign, produced in Israel in 1948, features Hebrew and English text in a classic blue-on-white design. It marks "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu," a street named in ho...
Category
Israeli 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Vintage 1980s Knoll Furniture Metal Truck
By Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fun Knoll Furniture miniature die-case truck made by Winross. Given to Knoll's vendors as a gift, it is a 1:64 scale model with removable cab and trailer with metal and plastic pa...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Exquisite 1950 Handmade Silver Filigree Mezuzah by Artist Zadok
Located in New York, NY
This stunning, large handmade Mezuzah case was crafted in Jerusalem in the 1950s by the renowned artist Zadok. Made of sterling silver, as marked with the 925 stamp, the piece showca...
Category
Israeli 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Thai Wood and Leather Klong Khaek Processional Drum with Distressed Appearance
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Thai wood and leather Klong Khaek processional drum from the mid-20th century, with ropes and weathered patina. Created in Thailand during the midc...
Category
Thai Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
"B.O. Plenty" Vintage Wind-Up Tin Toy by Marx Original Box. American, Circa 1935
Located in Incline Village, NV
"B.O. Plenty (printed on the back) is the name of this American made tin wind-up toy; named after the classic Dick Tracy comic book and radio character of the 1930's. In his hand he is holding his daughter, Baby Sparkle.
Markings include the Marx logo to the rear "Made in The United States of America" in logo as well as location of manufacture, "New York, N,Y.". Vertically in small print on back of pants "By Permission of Famous Artists Syndicated Copyright By Chicago Tribune" (see images for markings), Markings on the box contribute to validating the genesis and name of the toy, and 200 fifth Avenue, New York address of the Marx Company, which was founded in 1919.
Highly lithographed (comes with the very hard to find nice condition original box as well) this example is in excellent and all original condition with no restoration or touch up of any kind.Colors include; yellow shirt and hat. blue vest, brown striped pants, white and flesh tones to face and baby. The toy features B.O. Plenty with a "wise guy" look on his face, while holding his baby. When wound up he waddles back and forth, with his hat flying up in the air and back down again (see movie attached to this listing). The toy works great!
Dimensions: 8 1/2" high x 2 3/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep.
Provenance: From a recently acquired West Coast collection of fine quality tin toys.
See my other listings of over 100+ vintage toys and antique children's toy savings banks from which to chose.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys and children's playthings; important considering the fakes and reproductions in the marketplace. My toys operate properly and are as stated and accurately described.
it would behoove an enterprising collector, dealer, or decorator to take advantage of the opportunity to buy as many of the vintage tin toys...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Vintage Boho Taxidermy Sheep Mount
Located in west palm beach, FL
This striking taxidermy sheep mount brings rustic charm and authenticity to any space. Featuring a beautifully preserved sheep's head with intricately curled horns, this unique piece...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Middle-Eastern Brass & Bronze Temple Shrine Architectural Element Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, rare and unique Middle Eastern temple architectural shrine element, three lamp, possibly a fireplace overmantle, richly decorated, ...
Category
Asian Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Works of Oliver Goldsmith-10 Vols.-Turk's Head Edition-in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Goldsmith, Oliver.
Title: The Works Of Oliver Goldsmith.
Publisher: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.
Description: The Turk's Head Edition. 10 vols., 9-3/8" x 6-1/2", ...
Category
American Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Collection of Antique Tin Litho Sand Toys
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a collection of 5 early sand toys. The look is very graphic. The are makers are McDowell, Chein, Wolverine and Ohio Art. They date from the 1920s. Con...
Category
Unknown Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Pierre Cardin 1970 Paris Sculptural Artistic Metallic Tie In Steel And Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Metallic art tie designed by Pierre Cardin.
Very rare metallic tie, created in Paris France by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin, back in the 1970. It was crafted as a piece of art...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
Christie's Wine Companion Hardcover by Patrick Matthews 1967 1st Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Christie's Wine Companion by Matthews, Patrick. Published by Salem House. Topsfield 1967.
Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jack...
Category
American Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Louis XV Style Burlwood Three Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage burlwood miniature three drawer chest. A perfect little book rest or drinks table. All drawers lined with printed Florentine paper.
Category
Italian Louis XV 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Burl
The Wines of America Hardcover by Leon D. Adams
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Wines of America Hardcover by Leon D. Adams.The fascinating story of North American wines and winemakers from the 16th century to the present.An historical and current encycloped...
Category
American Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Margaret Thatcher and State of Qatar, Garrard & Co. Silver Gilt Presentation Set
Located in New York, NY
Margaret Thatcher and state of Qatar, Garrard & Co. Silver gilt presentation set, London, 1983.
MARK OF GARRARD LTD, LONDON, 1983
A Three piece Elizabeth II, silver and silver ...
Category
British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Small Minimalist Walnut and Aluminum Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Small minimalist walnut and aluminum crucifix / cross, circa 1960s. The piece measures 8.5" high x 2" wide and is in very good vintage condition. #4007
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Leonard Bernstein's Edison Award, 1968
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Leonard Bernstein's Edison Award, 1968,
Last photograph is Leonard Bernstein receiving this Edison Classical Music Award in 1968
The Leonard Bernstein Edison Award, received in 1968...
Category
European Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Glass Display Dome
Located in Norwalk, CT
A wonderful glass display dome great to keep sculpture or collections safe and look more interesting than just on a shelf.
Category
American Late Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Boccaccio – Douze nouvelles de Messire Jean Boccace Seigneur Florentin
Located in Middletown, NY
Boccaccio, Giovanni [Jean Boccace]
Douze nouvelles de Messire Jean Boccace Seigneur Florentin; Avec les illustrations en couleurs d'Alfred Le Petit
Paris: René Kieffer, 1925.
Limit...
Category
Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Signed Multi Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Multifaceted brown and yellow Sommerso Murano glass ashtray, glass bowl attributed to Flavio Poli.
Brown and amber glass cased into clear glass and a highly decorative twelve faced g...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Murano Glass
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare and important precision chronometer, or deck watch, was crafted by the famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instrumen...
Category
Swiss Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Costume Jewelry Set by Trifari, circa 1960
By Trifari
Located in Southampton, NY
A stunning vintage set including necklace, brooch and earring set created from gold tone metal and sparkling clear rhinestone navettes.
Marked 'Trifari' with copyright symbol and cro...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Match Box Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze match box holder featuring symbols of the Zodiac
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.5"W x 4....
Category
American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Silver Snuff Bottle, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century Tibetan snuff bottle is delightfully ornate, crafted with silver metalwork and encrusted with colorful beads. The small bo...
Category
Tibetan Qing 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Machine Age bakelight Ribbonaire Fan Designed by W.O. Langille for Singer, 1931
By W. O. Langille, Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ribbonaire Bakelite Electric Fan designed by W.O. Langille in 1931 for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Aerodynamic Design that pivots front to back to angle the breeze. Unique des...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Bakelite
Alexander Calder 1975 Lithographs "Derriere Le Miroir" Maeght Editeur
Located in Sharon, CT
Containing five original lithographs by Alexander Calder. This is edition no. 212 Janvier 1975 of the Derriere le Miroir. Published in Paris by Galerie Maeght. Without staples. Very ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Boat Blueprint Plan of the John Hacker Runabout "Baby Doll"
Located in Norwell, MA
Speedboat blueprint drawn by renowned naval architect John L. Hacker. The subject is "Baby Doll," a double cockpit runabout. The detailed boat plan shows th...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Boat Blueprint of the "Cabrilla" from Motor Boating Publications
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat blueprint from Motor Boating's Build a Boat series. This blueprint shows a William Atkin design of the V bottom day cruiser "Cabrilla." Atkin designed more than 700 boats. Lloyd...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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