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Period: 20th Century
Mid-Century Modern Leather Boxing Glove, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
This boxing glove was made in the 1950s.
The covering of the boxing glove was made of beige and red brown leather. Also it has a lacing to fix the glove.
Good vintage condition with ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Cuff / Bracelet New York 1950's .925
By Ed Wiener
Located in Buffalo, NY
A cuff bracelet designed by Ed Wiener (1918-1991).
This rare sculptural modernist piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist in New York city, circa 1950's. This b...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bengal Tiger / La Tigre del Bengala
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1936 action adventure film Bengal Tiger.
This 1936 film was directed by Louis King. The cast includes Barton MacLane, June Travis and Warren Hul...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...
Category
American Queen Anne 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Jean-Michel Basquiat Témoignage catalog 1998
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Témoignage 1998 published on the occasion of:
"Témoignage 1977-1988" (Testimony) held at Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Paris in 1998.
This softcover book feature...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modern Bird Motif Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Set Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly sculptural sterling silver jewelry suite consisting of a necklace with bird pendent and a matching pair of earrings. The three-piece set was crafted by Peruvian silversmith ...
Category
Peruvian Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Vintage Thorens Gramophone AD-30 Disc Player Music Box
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present a vintage Thorens Gramophone AD-30 disc player/ music box, Thorens model #755, circa 1975. The nostalgic solid wood cabinet was hand crafted by Thorens and features a...
Category
European 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mint 1950s “Golden Egg” Mini Japanese Lighters by Northern Electric
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 4 Mint 1950s “Golden Egg” Mini Japanese Lighters – Northern Electric – Original Packaging, Working Condition
Rare set of four vintage 1950s “G...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
TSF & Record Player Cabinet, Amplix – 1950
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This rosewood veneer cabinet features an Amplix tube radio on the front.
Below, a record compartment can store no fewer than 34 vinyl records.
The top has a hinged, veneered flap, an...
Category
French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Ship Model of an Armed Brig
Located in Norwell, MA
Nice antique ship model of an American brig. Deck details include cannons on carriages, capstan, anchors, longboat, gratings, etc. The model is rig...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of NY & New England by William Morgan
Located in valatie, NY
A Simpler Way of Life: Old Farmhouses of New York & New England by William Morgan and Photos by Trevor Tondro. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by North Country Books, 2013. Colonial farmhouses were built not by architects, but by stonemasons, carpenters, and other craftsmen—sometimes by the farmers themselves. These vernacular structures utilize such richly textured materials as wideboard planks, hand-hewn beams, and brick and fieldstone hearths. Current owners have filled their dream houses with authentic decor: hooked rugs, vintage crockery...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques - Set of 4
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques. Furniture volumes one and two, Pottery & Porcelain, and Silver & Pewter. All are stated first printings, published between 1982 and...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Volkswagen Beetle Typ1 Model Car 1945 C.Ca
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th century Italian sterling silver volkswagen beetle typ1 model car 1945 circa.
Volkswagen Beetle model car in sterling silver.
The bodywork of the beet...
Category
Italian Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Brass and Leather Coast Guard Telescope By Ottway London
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 20th Century telescope brass and leather coast guard telescope of exceptional quality and with excellent optics. The finely cast polished brass and leather telescop...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Miniature 'Dragon' Sailing Boat
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Style Miniature 'Dragon' Sailing Boat. Europe, mid to late 20th century.
A wonderful miniature sailing boat - very refined and semi-abstract. Wonderful details and appearan...
Category
European Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Metal
Brutalist 14K Gold Chai Pendant- Handcrafted, Israel 1970s
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional 14K gold Chai pendant, handcrafted in Israel during the 1970s, is a striking representation of Brutalist jewelry design. The pendant is large and solid, weighing an ...
Category
Israeli Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring the serene beauty of the ocean into your home with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this impressive piece featur...
Category
American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Italian Leather Matchstick Holder and Match Striker Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian leather and gold embossed matchstick holder box and match striker, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This Italian leather piece has gold embossed detail on top lid a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Split Cane, Hardy Fly Fishing Rod, Featherweight Perfection.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Two Piece Hardy Bros. Split Cane Fly Rod, Featherweight Perfection.
The Hardy 'Featherweight' is a split cane Palakona 2-piece rod made by Hardy's of Alnwick. The rod is in g...
Category
British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Silver and Coral Brooch by Hein Meyer, Bauhaus
By Hein Meyer
Located in New York, NY
Silver Bauhaus brooch with coral detail, by Hein Meyer, Bremen, Germany, circa 1930s.
Measures: Length: 1.75".
Height: .5".
Category
German Bauhaus 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Silver
Blown glass scientific instrument, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Blown glass scientific instrument to evaluate the expansion of the liquids with the warmth. Italy circa 1900.
Category
Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Taxco Mexican Silver Aztec Mask Face Pendant, TC-110
Located in Delft, NL
Taxco Mexican silver Aztec Mask face pendant.
Taxco Mexico Silver 950/1000, TC-110
An Onyx hand carved mask of an Aztec figure with a Malachite collar se...
Category
Mexican 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Corum Swiss 18K White Gold Mid Century Modern Ladies Women’s Watch
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Modern and elegant 18K white gold watch by Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, Corum. This watch has a round dial with an 18K white gold case and bracelet. Marked 18K on the back of ca...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Rare Skylight Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine early 20th Century Skylight Yacht Binnacle. Amazing wood base with intricate rope carving and varnish and varnish finish. The six-sided Skylight to...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$17,500
Antique Foldable Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting Human Musculature
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Foldable Anatomical Wall Chart Depicting Human Musculature
The rare 19th century anatomical wall chart depicts the human musculature and inter...
Category
German Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible Modernist Bicycle by Cleveland Company MDT
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible modernist streamline bicycle by Cleveland Company,, M D T,, Amazing design and condition, bike comes apart for easy compact transport and storage, Retains all ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Grinling Gibbons, His Work as Carver by David Green, First Edition
By David Green 1
Located in valatie, NY
Grinling Gibbons, his work as carver and statuary by David Green. London: Country Life Ltd., 1964. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 207 pp. Illustrated throughout with black...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s Vintage Hollow Wood “Kookbox” Early Surfboard
By Tom Blake
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-late 1930s “Kookbox” hollow wood surfboard. Features wood panels joined by metal fasteners and cork water-plug. Patented interior ‘Skin and Frame’ construction method, inspired by the design of airplane wings. This breakthrough surfboard building method was invented in the early 1930s by the legendary Tom Blake...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique Estwing Geological Rock Hammer Leather Handle
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Antique Rock Hammer Leather Handle Geology Pick Hammer
Vintage Tool attributed to Estwing.
12.5 long x 7 w x .75
unsigned
Original vintage condition
Refer to all im...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Concorde Air France Oversized Envelope
By Air France
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Concorde Air France oversized cardboard envelope used as a promotional packaging item to send travel posters to travel agencies.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Double Deck Boxed Set of Playing Cards by Harrods of London - New Old Stock
By Harrods
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool double deck boxed set of playing cards by Harrod's of London, circa 1970s. . The set is in new unused condition and the box measures 5"W x 3.75"D x 1"H. Fun, high qualit...
Category
Austrian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
African Oryx / Gemsbok Shoulder Mount Taxidermy Trophy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine shoulder mounted taxidermy / trophy of an African Oryx or Gemsbok
Antelope, in overall very good condition.
Category
African 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Austrian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a beautiful antique solid brass mortar and pestle set. The mortar has a cylindrical shape with a flared mouth and two angular handles at the sides. The baton-shaped pestle...
Category
Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gothic Revival Bronze Chandelier/ Pendant with Dragon Sculptures, A. Bastet Lyon
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and amazingly sculptural Gothic Art chandelier.
If you are an antique collector with an eye for the extra special then this four light bronze chandelier could be right up y...
Category
French Gothic Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1979 Vintage Ocean Pacific Wave Mural Surfboard with artwork by Bill Stewart
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Vintage 1979 Ocean Pacific wave mural surfboard with artwork by Bill Stewart. Features amazing wave mural scene depicting barreling wave with Hawaiian hibiscus flowers in foreground,...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Mid Century Swiss Air DC-8 Chrome Plated Ashtray
By Buhler
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a Collector's Dream: Rare 1960s Swiss Air Chrome-Plated Ashtray with a DC8 Airplane Model!
Are you ready to own a piece of aviation history that's not just functional bu...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 2oth century hand carved wood sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hampton's, Palm Beach, Malibu home or bea...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$2,850 Sale Price / item
25% Off
8 Vols. Edward Gibbon. The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire...
Located in New York, NY
8 Vols. Edward Gibbon. The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire Plus The Memoirs of The Life of Gibbon. Bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, crest on...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
David Marshall hexagonal ashtray in cast brass and aluminum from the 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful hexagonal ashtray in solid brass and aluminum. This lovely piece was designed by David Marshall in Spain during the 1970s.
The simple straight lines and contrast between the different materials make this David Marshall ashtray...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
1960s French Vintage Christian Dior Cufflinks Gold Green Stone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1960s French Vintage Christian Dior Gold Green Stone Cufflinks
fabulous rich gold tone brutalist design with green jade stone
stamped by maker
.75 x .75 x 1d
Unrest...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Gold
Vintage Wooden Hat Form Mold with Stand, Hatter Tool, Vienna, Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning beautiful wooden hat form mold, found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Has the form of the typical Art nouveau style. So we believe it was made in the 1910s. Nice decor...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century by Arne Karlsen (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A two volume set which provides a well documented and detailed review of Danish furniture design in the 20th century, both having a broadly formulated, illustrated part that describe...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Gold Filled Presentation Cane or Walking Stick with Chased Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique gold-filled and handcrafted presentation walking stick is hallmarked for presumably an English maker and believed to have been made in circa 1910 in the period Edwardian...
Category
English Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Charming Miniature Seating Group in Bauhaus Style from the 1930s-1940s
By Bauhaus
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming miniature seating group in aluminium and with a table top in teak. Manufactured during the 1930s-1940s in period-typical Bauhaus style.
Measure: The whole group, arranged l...
Category
European Bauhaus Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Kinora Monochrome Motion Picture Viewer
Located in London, GB
A rare model of a Kinora monochrome motion picture viewer on folding base. Light oak lens holder and base, with the circular Kinora badge, circa 1905.
...
Category
English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Vintage Trout Fishing Fly Rod by Pezon Et Michel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Fishing Trout Fly Rod, Pezon & Michel, Parabolic.
A fine 9ft 6", two piece, split cane trout fly fishing rod with alloy screw reel fitting, cork handle, scarlet silk whipping...
Category
French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Golf Club, Putter By Walter Hagen
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Walter Hagen Ambassador Putter.
A good usable blade putter by Walter Hagen with a Danga wood shaft and pistol grip. The stainless steel putter has good line markings and is stamped w...
Category
British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
1 Large Mounted Sable Antelope Skull with Large Curved Ringed Horns / Antlers
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent, stunning African sable antelope with large curved ringed horns or antlers mounted on a wrought iron stand. The piece is mounted as a scul...
Category
African British Colonial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Roy Lichtenstein the World's Fair, 1964 (Roy Lichtenstein Art in America)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy Lichtenstein designed the cover for this April 1964 issue of Art in America, depicting a “pop panorama” of the New York World’s Fair. A must have 60s Pop Art collectible.
Medium...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage African Antelope Grant's Gazelle Horn Shoulder Mount Wall Taxidermy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage African Antelope Grant's Gazelle Horn Shoulder Mount Wall Taxidermy. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 29" H x 7" W x " 15" D. Each antler approx. 14" Long meas...
Category
Unknown Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
British Royal Navy Ensign Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed English navy red ensign flag. Red field with Union Jack in the top left corner. Canvas bunting with label from Dettra Bulldog and brass grommets.
Weight: 6 lbs.
Overall Di...
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Folk Art Hand Made Paddle Wheel Ship Model
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-427 Folk Art hand made paddle wheel ship model
Model was made by a 80 year old man from Long Island NY
Beautifully detailed
18" to top of mast.
Category
North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Vintage Boxing Ball – France, Circa 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Boxing Ball – France, Circa 20th Century
Add a piece of history to your collection with this classic boxing ball, crafted in France in the early 20th century by an unknown m...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
$428 Sale Price
60% Off
Hermes Silver Cube Lighter, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent cube lighter by Hermes, Paris. In cast metal with silver plating, this piece is meticulously handcrafted. The letter 'H' emerges from the structural silhouettes, echoing ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Italian rotary dial telephone Vintage with retro and marquetry
By B&B Italia
Located in Valladolid, ES
Italian Vintage Rotary Dial Telephone with Marquetry
A large and rare vintage rotary dial telephone with a fine marquetry case. Shaped with a lemongrass wood purfling, it lends elega...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed.
Located in Stamford, CT
Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed. Featuring four distinct sections - The Birth of Maison Christian Dior; From the...
Category
English Neoclassical Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Solid Bronze Male Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the male form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
4" width x 1.75" depth x 4.25" height.
C...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
An art glass table lighter by Murano, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian art glass lighter by Murano, design attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950 - 1960. In tones of violet, azure, and hibiscus pink.
I had this piece appraised and authe...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Model of a Lockheed Constellation Airliner
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large model of a Lockheed Constellation made by Charles Long. The airplane is made of redwood. The propellers are pine. Charles was a captain in...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bowling Ball, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Brunswick Fireball Bowling Ball.
Market "Vittorio Pollari".
Very good condition
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Polyester
$190 Sale Price
20% Off
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