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Period: 20th Century
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1961
Located in Devon, GB
In the pantheon of American movie posters, it doesn't get more iconic than this - the spectacular US one-sheet poster for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. Designed by legendary poster artis...
Category

American Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Linen

Small Antique Baedeker's South Eastern France Guide Book, Provence, Travel Maps
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a delightful antique edition of Baedeker's South Eastern France guide book, complete with superb fold-out maps, centre-fold maps and informative text. A bound and intact late...
Category

British Late Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1970s Paolo Soleri Bronze Bells Wind Chime Cosanti Originals Iconic MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare variation of a large Paolo Soleri wind chime, with a wind span of 17 inches. No breaks, no loose welds, each bell is signed...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Located in Alamo, CA
"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" by J. M. Barrie was published in 1909 by Hodder & Stoughton. It was illustrated by Arthur Rackham. It contains fifty full-page color illustrations m...
Category

English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Leather

1940's WW2 Binoculars.
Located in Aspen, CO
Nikon marine binoculars mounted on a wooden period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely Original optics in a distinctly Japanese straight-body instrument with 15mm x magnification with 80 mm objective naval lens that have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear Image.A one of a kind pair of Nikon binoculars...
Category

Japanese Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Silver

French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shel...
Category

French Egyptian Revival Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Vintage Karl Griesbaum Automatronic Singing Bird Cage, Made in Germany
Located in Norwood, NJ
Vintage automatronic wind-up singing bird cage crafted by Karl Griesbaum in Germany. Automation makes the caged bird sing, flutter its tail and move its beak and head about. The cage...
Category

German Victorian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: Liberalism And The Social Problem. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in ...
Category

British Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Set of Fourteen Jasperware Cameo Medallions by Wedgwood
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool set of fourteen jasperware cameo medallions by Wedgwood, circa 1900s. The set includes: -Pair of Abraham Lincoln including a rare black background. -Pair of horse hea...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Two Large Malachite Eggs on Brass Stands
Located in Somis, CA
Set of two splendid malachite eggs. Hand crafted and polished, displaying fantastic various natural patterns of swirls and stripes. A stone of transforma...
Category

Italian 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Malachite

Natural Matching Pair Whole Complete Giant Clam Sea Shell Tridacna Gugas 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful complete natural specimen, Tridacna Gigantas / Giant Clam shell / fossil featuring matching top and bottom halves. White in color. Seven folds. N...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, TS 502 Cube Radio, Brionvega 1964 Original working
Located in London, GB
Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, (designers) TS 502 ‘Cube’ radio Designed 1964, produced from 1965 by Brionvega, Italy. This example dating from the 1960s. ABS plastic case in two equ...
Category

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

Materials

Plastic

Christie's Works of Art from the Espirito Santo Collection London 12/12/96
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Works of Art from the Espirito Santo Collection London 12/12/96 Sale #5729. Softcover catalog of 96 pages with 126 lots. Fine French Furnitu...
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English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Late Midcentury Modern Realistic Weather Radio Cube
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Weather Radio WeatheRadio Deskube TW Weather NOAA Radio 12-181B Radio Shack Tandy Very minimal and modernist with touch of 70s woodgrain ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

MARTIN GILBERT. The Life of Winston Churchill - 8 vols ALL 1st EDITIONS 1966-88
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Randolph S., continued by Martin Gilbert. TITLE: The Life of Winston Churchill. PUBLISHER: London: Heinemann, 1966-88. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 8 vols....
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Electrohome Mid Century Stereo Model 703 by Gordon Duern Canada
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid Century round dark walnut stereo cabinet with tulip styled base and satin black top with double tambour doors revealing the stereo unit . Having a Garrard turntable...
Category

Canadian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Star Wars
Located in London, GB
Original US International film poster for Star Wars 1977. The film was directed by George Lucas and starred Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The artwork on this poster i...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - 1969 - LIMITED EDITION - SIGNED BY DALI !
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. DESCRIPTIO...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

La Mort de Venise; Illustrated by Edgar Chahine, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
Chahine, Edgar & Maurice Barrès LA MORT DE VENISE; Illustré de vingt-six eaux-fortes originales Paris: Société Nouvelle des Éditions d'Art Devambez, 1926 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 4to,...
Category

French 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paper

Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RHODES, James Ford. TITLE: History Of The United States From The Compromise of 1850 To The Final Restoration Of Home Rule At The South In 1877. PUBLISHER: NY: The Macm...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Revolver Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handsome lighter is cast in the shape of a revolver. Perfect for any collector of smoking paraphernalia or firearm enthusiast. Meticulous attention to detail throughout makes fo...
Category

Japanese Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Original Antique Map of the American State of Indiana, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Indiana Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
Category

English Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Chilean Metal Huasos Spurs
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century Chilean huasos metal spurs. Heavy silvered metal stamped Chile on the side. As found with grosgrain ribbon attached.
Category

Chilean Spanish Colonial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Silver

Grecian Ivory General Electric Radio Model 62, italy, 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Grecian Ivory General Electric Radio Model 62. Good condition except for some oxydation and a missing button.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

Departures Photography, 1923-1990
By Edmund Yankov
Located in valatie, NY
Departures Photography 1923-1990. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. First edition soft cover. 72 pp. A catalogue produced for the traveling exhibition, by the same name, that toured Worchester, Denver, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Savannah starting in September 1991 through February, 1993. The exhibit's subject was modernist and experimental photography. Photographers included are Bill Barrette, John Baldessari, Theodore Roszak...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Doctors Standing Scale with Sliding Weights
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful antique FAIRBANKS Industrial stand up doctors' scale. It has a height indicator and a movable weights made in solid brass. This is all original and still shows th...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Pair Of Vintage Decorative Prayer Figures, Bronze Thai Deity, Bookends, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative prayer figures. An Oriental, gilt bronze cast iron statue of two kneeling Thai deities, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Appealin...
Category

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

Materials

Iron

1930s Mole-Richardson, Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Mole-Richardson-Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487 -Professionally Restored, Made in Hollywood, Ca, 1930s An original, exemplary, example of the rare Model 210, numbered 2487, film studio light made by Mole Richardson, Inc. of Hollywood, CA, We are offering a professionally restored, remarkably intact version, including the the sliding interior lighting mechanism, the orignal porthole glass shade and rubber lighting cord. The high quality of casting of the brass and chrome parts , many of them with the enameled Mole Richardson logo. The brass company identification tag is retained, the flood and spot light and the on and off switches are operational. The lamp is raised on a wheeled tripartite base, with an adjustable height from 4' to 8' feet. Moves easily. This is a rare opportunity to own the 'Rolls Royce' of movie studio lights, from the golden era of American film. Overall measurements: 80-inches high, diameter of base 33-inches The brass and chrome lantern /porthole light...
Category

American Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

1900s Decorative Wall Hanging „Multimeter“ Scientific Slide Rule Calculator
Located in Vienna, AT
A dekorative appr. 120-year-old, large, wall-mounted round „Multimeter“ analog slide rule calculator. Dated around 1900, made in Germany. It has a rotatable glass disc and offers multiple features like multiplication, division, interest-calculation and square root...
Category

German Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Museum Piece, SEVRES 1924 Paris Olympic Games Gold Medal Vase
By Octave Guillonnet, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
1924 Paris Olympic Games gold medal vase by Octave Guillonnet and Emile Louis Bracquemond at Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, 1924. Height : 13.2"(33.5cm), Diameter : 6.3"(16cm). Sta...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Seahorse Handmade Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist seahorse keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped a...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Grandfather Clock Radio by Silvertone, Circa 1931
Located in Fulton, CA
Scarce, Silvertone clock radio. Made by the Colonial Radio Company in 1931 and retailed under the Silvertone name by Sears Roebuck Company. Exceptional con...
Category

American Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Brushed Aluminum Stacked Level Pool Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom made regulation size, three tiered pool table from the 1980s. Made in the USA. Hidden ball return system allows each pocketed ball to roll internally back to the front of the...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Slate, Aluminum, Brass

F E Olds & Son Ambassador Trumpet, circa 1952
Located in High Point, NC
F E Olds & Son Ambassador trumpet in original case. The trumpet measures 19 L x 4.38 D x 6 H. The trumpet was made in Los Angeles and the serial number is 81069, which dates its pr...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Venini Glass, Two Books Catalogue Raisonne by Frano Deboni (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This two-volume set of books is the much-awaited 2007 reprint, which has now been enlarged to include a section on lighting, a directory of some of the major artists...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950s Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board With Chess Figurines - Set of 33
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board With Chess Figurines. Green and White tiles throughout. Each chess piece is placed above a wooden stand. Each piece is hand painted. There are ...
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp. Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape. Well made solid construction with PVC parts and rubber joint. Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up. 2 intensity switch. 50 watt 2 pin light...
Category

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

Materials

PVC

Roy Lichtenstein by Diane Waldman (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Roy Lichtenstein helped usher in the pop art movement in America in the 1960s with his large-scale paintings of comic-book panels and his deadpan renditions of consumer-product adver...
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of 10 Curated James Patterson Slip-Covered Books Library/ Media Room Display
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We purchased an entire collection of books from a local Rancho Mirage, California art collector/philanthropist’s chic and perfectly designed home library. An amazing collection or Ar...
Category

Unknown Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Disston and Sons Brass Back Saws c.1940s-Price per item
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Price per item. Vintage saws with hand carved wood handles, brass labels, brass screws and steel blades. Two have brass backs. CREATOR Diss...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Elegance The Iconic 80's Chessboard in the Style of Rena Dumas"Hermes
Located in Guazzora, IT
Elegance The Iconic 80's Chessboard in the Style of Rena Dumas"Hermes : As a designer, I consider this 1980s chessboard a perfect example of how design can transform a functional ob...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Cut Steel, Sheet Metal

1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set is in excellent condition and includes chess game, c...
Category

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

Materials

Wood, Walnut

1970s Modern Wood Inlay Belt Buckle by Moonscape
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1970s Belt Buckle by Moonscape Buckles 3.38 w x 1.75 h x .5 d Preowned condition Refer to images
Category

Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

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

'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot fur hat, Model Sissy, The Netherlands, 1950s. This is a rare beret style hat in ocelot fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end...
Category

Dutch Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fur

Lorenz Pocket Watch and Chain, all in 18 kt Gold, gift never used, Italy, 1990
Located in Palermo, IT
Lorenz pocket watch and chain, all in 18 kt gold, gift never used, Italy/Switzerland, 1990 Total weight gr. 52.6. Like new, always stored in a safe. Swiss made quartz...
Category

Swiss 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Ornate Desk Model Signal Cannon in Bronze and Iron
Located in San Mateo, CA
This large desk top cannon model will actually fire. The barrel is bronze and the carriage is iron. The carriage has been repainted in the past.
Category

American 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Vintage Doctor’s Beam Scale – 1930-1940
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Exceptional Medical Balance Scale – A Collector’s Piece A stunning vintage doctor’s beam scale, originally used in medical offices and pharmacies during the 1930s-1940s. This precis...
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Large Vintage Cartier Jewelry Blue Sapphire French Gold Silk Scarf Pillow
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 like...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Textile, Linen, Silk

Antique 1930's Gretsch Arch Top Acoustic Guitar
Located in New Milford, CT
**Antique 1930s Gretsch 150 Archtop Acoustic Guitar – Vintage Elegance with Timeless Tone** Step into the golden age of American craftsmanship with this stunning antique 1930s Grets...
Category

American American Classical Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Maple, Rosewood

Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large Antique Toy Polychrome Tin & Wood Model Horse Drawn Carriage C1930 Measures- 11"H x 9"W x 13.75"D
Category

20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Vintage Mexican Charro Hat Decorative Mariachi Sombrero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Viva Mexico! Decorative Mexican Charro Mariachi Sombrero Hat 21 d x 24 w x 7 h About 7 3/4 Preowned vintage condition top quality. Some strings are loose. Refer to all images
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Queen Anne silver metal table lighter - Ronson - England 1950's vintage
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant "Queen Anne" table lighter from Ronson in silver metal from the mid-20th century. This lighter works on gas. This pretty lighter has an elongated, oval shape decorated with pearls and gadroons. The lighter has a flame adjustment dial Under the lighter is engraved the Ronson brand, as well as a label with the control number. Ronson Queen Anne was a very popular wick lighter...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Kay Bojesen, Danish designer. Two early wooden figures of cows, mid-20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Kay Bojesen (1886-1958), Danish designer. Two ea...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

John Lennon Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon for Look magazine, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of posters that would visually capture the new psychedelic direction of 'Sgt. Pepper...
Category

American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen, Paper

History of India, edited by A.V.Williams Jackson (9volumes-leather bound)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This limited luxury edition has a issue of 200 copies, this set is number 98. Each book has a handcolored frontispiece, with tissue guards, each volumen averages 300 or more pages, ...
Category

Antique 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1960's Gucci Horsebit Silver Bracelet by Antonio Fallici
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An early 1960's Gucci silver bracelet featuring the classic Horsebit design, a metal piece traditionally used in horse bridles consisting of two rings connected by a bar, famously used on Gucci loafers. Antonio Fallaci...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking smaller scale vintage WWII era maritime salvage ship's binnacle pedestal with compass by Sestrel Henry Browne & Son. circa 1940s The beautifully aged heavily patinated polished brass binnacle housing a high quality marine navigational instrument, having an enclosed brass bowl English Sestrel compass...
Category

English 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Iron

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