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Period: 20th Century
10 Volumes. Walt Whitman. The Complete Writings
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Walt Whitman. The Complete Writings. Bound in 3/4 black morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, Illustrated. National Edition, limited to 500 Co...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto. Made with oil painting signed by Figueroa.
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Daughters of Painted Ladies, America's Resplendent Victorians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Daughters of Painted Ladies: America's Resplendent Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen. Photographs by Douglas Keister. A tour of the asto...
Category

Victorian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

12 Sterling Silver Silverplate Christmas Snowflake Ornaments Metropolitan Museum
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of twelve vintage MMA Christmas tree ornaments featuring reticulated / pierced designs. Includes 1971 (sterling) designed by Josepf Domjan, 1972 (sterling) by Antonio Frasconi, 1974 (sterling) by Jozef Domjan, 1976 (sterling) by Lance Hidy, 1977 (sterling) by Sondra Mayer, 1979 (sterling) by Lance Hidy, 1980 (silverplate) by Joseph Domjan, 1981 (silverplate) by Sondra Mayer, 1982 (silverplate) by Elisabeth Hyder, 1983 (silverplate) by Ron McNamer...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

'Barbarella' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Mario De Berardinis, Italian, 1968
By Mario De Berardinis
Located in Devon, GB
An incredibly rare Italian due fogli teaser poster for Roger Vadim's 1968 sexy science fiction comedy 'Barbarella', with spectacular psychedelic artwork by Mario De Berardinis. Based...
Category

Italian Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Linen

Rare Handcrafted Oak and Iron Gothic Revival Church Pendant Light / Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size and excellent quality, solid oak Gothic Revival light fixture. If you have visited Gothic churches then you may have immediately recognized some of the wonderful desig...
Category

French Gothic Revival 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Taxidermy Goose
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Waterfowl Taxidermy. A good Greylag (Graylag) Goose Taxidermy, full mount stood upon simulated groundwork, taxidermist unknown. The plumage on the greylag goose is greyish br...
Category

British 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Animal Skin

Antique 20th Century Victorian Pair Of Cased Violins By Rushworth & Dreaper
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique pair of early 20th-century Victorian violins crafted by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool. They are accompanied by their original velvet-lined case, complete with various ac...
Category

British Other Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Hinamatsuri Doll 'Shicho' Nakijyogo 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Shicho. This person has a rake. He is called Shicho, Nakijyogo. This doll was made with plastic, cotton, bambo...
Category

Japanese Showa 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Bamboo, Plastic

Vintage Leather Vaulting Horse, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vaulting horse by unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Le...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Two-Seat Aircraft Collector's Item Forain Art Exceptional Piece
Located in Paris, FR
Two seats aircraft Forain Art Collector's item, metal and painted wood. Year 1930. Exceptional and unique piece. Available now.
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Gardening Roses, Herbs, Shrubs, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Collection of 5 Books
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A collection of five hard-bound gardening books, suitable for the beginner and the advanced gardener alike. Covering a wide range of subjects from Rose...
Category

American International Style 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Harmonies Interieurs de Ruhlmann (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A sumptuous celebration of Art Deco interior decoration, in an overview of the interiors designed by the greatest and most influential of French Art Deco interior decorators and furn...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
Located in Vienna, AT
A great art book about sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder by Gene Lipman, a long-time friend of Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981. 7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes illustrations of a variety of his works and a guide to his sculptures in museums and public spaces. It focuses on his representative mobile works and also features early wire works, commercial sculptures...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

20th Century Gold Plate & Snakeskin Jumbo Dunhill Table Lighter c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, featuring rich brown snakeskin and gilded 22kt gold hardware. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in England. Beyond their slee...
Category

British Other 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold Plate

Nibbles and Me, written and illustrated by ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Located in Middletown, NY
INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY with a SIGNED PUBLICITY PHOTO New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pierce, 1946. Elizabeth Taylor. First Edition. Square 8vo, 7.25 x 8 inches (203 x 184 mm), 77 pp....
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mother of Pearl Ashtray or Jewelry Catchall with Dolphin Design
Located in New York, NY
A white mother of pearl ashtray with dolphin sculpture, circa early-20th century. Piece is polished mother-of-pearl with a dolphin sculpture/statue and t...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

c1920 Jane Austen's Works
Located in Bath, GB
The complete published novels by Jane Austen, a lovely set published by Riviere, complete with a colour frontispiece to each volume. The scarce Robert Riviere & Son edition of Jane ...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Unique Fine Table Altar Crucifix with Bronze Sculptures of Christ, Mary and John
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and exceptional work of religious art. If you are a collector of truly exceptional church artefacts then this early 20th century altar piece could be perfect for you. With church related antiques as one of our specialties we know that you will rarely find a better quality altar crucifix...
Category

Belgian Gothic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3 x 5.8 ...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Early 20th Century Brass Mounted Mahogany Benson & Hedges Campaign Style Humidor
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Benson and Hedges mahogany humidor with brass detail in the style of 19th century English campaign furniture. The large mahogany box...
Category

English Campaign 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Zinc

CARTIER 1970 Paris Linear-Oval Pocket Butane Gas Lighter In Plaqué d'Argent
Located in Miami, FL
A pocket lighter designed by Cartier. This is a beautiful butane pocket lighter, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1970's. The lighter is a classi...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Original Yacht Blueprint by Naval Architect Charles D. Mower
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht sail plan with legend plate describing No. 129, Sail Plan, Charles D. Mower, Naval Architect, 29 Broadway, New York City, scale 1/2" equals one foot. The plan shows a gaff-rigg...
Category

North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Billiard Score Board
Located in London, GB
Antique Billiard Scoreboard Lovely Aged Patina Brass Pointers
Category

English Edwardian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Winterthur by Jay E. Cantor
Located in Bradenton, FL
Winterthur by Jay E. Cantor, the foremost museum of American furniture and decorative arts. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1986 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. 24...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Victorian Brick and Terracotta Architecture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Victorian Brick and Terracotta Architecture, in full color with 160 plates, edited by Pierre Chabat. Softcover book, first edition, published in 1989 by Dover Publications, Inc. of N...
Category

American Victorian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set. Original postmodern Michael Graves chess and checkers set. Maple woo...
Category

American Post-Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin, Wood

1923 Tales from the New Mabinogion
Located in Bath, GB
A limited edition collection of Welsh folk tales, signed by both the author and illustrator. A very scarce limited edition of 150 copies, this copy being number 135. Signed to the...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "Y" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'Y', 'YANKEE,' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with the maker 'An...
Category

North American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

French Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser, Mid Century Retro Paper Roll Cutter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser, Mid Century Retro Paper Roll Cutter An unusual and very useful item, it has a green tubular metal frame with broad spanned feet for stability, ...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Designer Silk Scarf Red Gold Linen
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking. Title: Rare Vintage French Cartier Panther Bracelet Designer Silk Scarf Red Gold Irish Linen Pillow Description: Large custom made luxury cushion created from an exquisite vintage pure silk Cartier...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen, Silk

Jean Royere: Mobilier by Pierre Passebon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Jean Royere was one of the great innovative designer/decorators of the 20th century and his clients included The Shah of Persia, King Farouk of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan. He w...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Danish Furniture Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book as you may see from the main image; is termed "a short illustrated review" - which describes the work of some 120 Danish Furniture Designers and is accompanied buy 520 illu...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Extraordinary Walking Stick Horn Handle Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
massiv horn handle silver shaft robust stick (V-215).
Category

Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn

Solid Brass Antique Ship Wheel Cigar Cutter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical cigar cutter with a hole and cutting blade in the column. When the wheel is turned, the blade is engaged to cut the tip off the cigar. This cutter has been meticulously poli...
Category

European Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll 'Goninbayashi' Flute 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Goninbayashi. This person had one flute but we don't find anymore. So it will not come with a flute. This doll ...
Category

Japanese Showa 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Plastic

Modernist Bracelet Silver Bangle Taxco Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Handcrafted Modernist Bracelet Bangle Silver Taxco Mexico cutout designs 2 15/16 outside diameter 2.5 inside diameter x 3/16 thick Stamped Mexico 925 Preowned vintage Refer to listed...
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
An art-deco pocket petrol lighter designed by Ripley & Gowan Co. This is a beautiful and unusual petrol purse lighter created in America during the art-deco period, back in 1928. Th...
Category

American Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver

Industrial Hand Truck
Located in Fulton, CA
Industrial workshop hand truck with original red painted oak. Punched into back plate "Boiler Shop". Period pulleys, chain and rope a bonus. Great use as a man cave, vintage auto or ...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Crouse Hinds Vintage Nautical Spot Light
Located in New York, NY
Vintage nautical or industrial ship spotlight / search light / lantern by Crouse Hinds. USA, circa 1930. For display purposes only; not tested for us...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

WMF Necklace with Myra Glass Beads – Art Deco c1930
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : WMF necklace with Myra glass beads Date : c1930 Period : Interwar Origin : Geislingen-an-der-Steige. Germany Decoration : Iridescent myra glass beads with orignal metal spa...
Category

German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Bike Themed Smoking Set, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Bicycle-Themed Smoking Set, France, 1920s. This whimsical French Art Deco smoking set from the 1930s features a charming bicycle theme...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Pewter

Sea Shell Cuff Bracelet in Goldtone by Dominique Aurientis of Paris
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Dominique Aurientis sea shell cuff bracelet in goldtone. It is marked 'Dominique Aurientis Paris' on a round metal tag on the backside of the piece. It dates from the 1980s a...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

20th Century French Vintage Art Deco Metal Berkel Auto Weighing Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Art Deco model of a vintage Berkel auto weighing scale in working condition. On the front of the Berkel up to 1kg, on the back it has an old fashioned weighing system. The s...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s A set of six antique Black Forest roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on turned wooden plaques. The trop...
Category

German Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Israeli Ben Zion Sterling Silver Shabbat Candlesticks Candle Holders Judaica
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage pair of Ben Zion Israel sterling silver candlesticks / Shabbat / holiday candle holders with ornated tapered form and scalloped details. Marked inside cups. Provenance : J...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Black Forest Wood Carved Scotty Dog Walking Stick Cane, 1900s, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved dog head walking stick cane. Manufactured in the Black Forest or Brienz Area at the end of the 19th or early 20th century. Wonderfully expressive representation...
Category

German Folk Art Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early-1900s Waikiki Hawaiian Wood Plank Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1920s original plank-style surfboard made for the waves at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. Before Hawaiian surfing patriarch Duke Kahanamoku, early surfboards w...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Softwood

Gama Bulldozer Truck Tin Toy Car Vintage Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage sheet metal Toy car. Some play action functions include. In very good condition, with aging in a few spots but is still a great collec...
Category

German 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Collection of 47 Swedish 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 47 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books. The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of warm tones and gold leaf print ...
Category

Swedish British Colonial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

12 Volumes. Oscar Wilde. Writings
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Oscar Wilde. Writings. "Large Paper Edition" limited to 575 Copies, This is #10. Bound in full brown morocco by Stikeman, leather and silk doublers, top edges gilt, raise...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

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

Extremely Rare Large Antique Solid Bronze Maritime Ships Porthole Nautical 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely unique original large antique heavy solid bronze maritime Ship's Porthole or Hatch. The majority are rather simple and made from aluminum or nickel plated rather than heavy...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Vintage African Eland Skull Mount with 24" Twisted Horns Taxidermy Cabin Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage African Eland Skull Mount with 24" Twisted Horns Taxidermy Cabin Decor. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements (Overall): 41" H x 13" W x 7" D. Each horn approx. 24" Long meas...
Category

Unknown Rustic 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Horn

American Art Nouveau Glass Hardcover 1968 by Albert Revi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Art Nouveau Glass Hardcover 1968 by Albert Revi. Nelson, 1968. Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. Good with a some tears and a touch of soiling on the dust jacket. A very nic...
Category

American Art Nouveau 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Israeli Sterling Silver and Tiger's Eye Necklace from Israel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace stamped 925 Israel Tiger's eye and silver. 17 long fully extended x 1.25 h x .25 d Original vintage condition Refer to listed images
Category

Israeli Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tobacco Pouch With Mixed Metal Bronze Clasp
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Period tobacco pouch, featuring a leather interior and covered in French-knotted silk with floral patterns. The pouch is adorned with relief fish images on ...
Category

Japanese Meiji 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Antique Canadian Country Primitive Wooden Colonial Spinning Wheel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Canadian Country Primitive Wooden Colonial Spinning Wheel. Item features 22" diameter spinning wheel, working foot pedal, signed "made in Canada" to underside, great patina s...
Category

Canadian Primitive 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage Enameled Light Blue Tool or Tackle Box with Handle and Stacking Trays
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage light blue metal tool box with handle and stacking trays. Label reads 'VEB Starkstromamlagenhau Cottbus', presumably a construction plant in Germany. In original condition wi...
Category

German Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco 14K White Gold Filled Womens Watch w/ Silk Cord
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1925 W.C Company Swiss-made Art Deco ladies' watch is a striking piece, featuring a 14K white gold-filled case adorned with intricate geometric engravings and blue Sapphire....
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

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