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Masterpieces of Painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Masterpieces of Painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Published by J. Paul Getty Museum, 1980. 1st Ed softcover. Rooted in a passion for the Italian Renaissance as well as Dutch and ...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Fly over Jerusalem by Zamy Steynovitz, Framed and Signed Serigraph 1990
By Claude Monet
Located in San Diego, CA
Showing talent from an early age, Polish-born artist Zamy Steynovitz used rich, vibrant color in his works after a trip to South America in the 80s increased his interest in bright, ...
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American Expressionist Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Jesus Christ Face Italian Bas-relief Religious Sculpture 1970 circa
Located in Milano, MI
A deeply carved Cembran pinewood Christ Head bas-relief, a religious wall hanging panel depicting a Christ head wearing thorns and holding cross. Original ...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Pine
1970s metal bracelet
Located in grand Lancy, CH
1970s metal bracelet
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European Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sotheby's: The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities & Ancient Glass, 6/1990
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities & Ancient Glass, 6/1990. 145 lots, Ancient Glass; Egyptian, Western Asiatic, and classical antiquities...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Life-Size Faux Elephant Tusk Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
A giant faux tusk mounted on a brass laminated platform base. Attributed to Chapman. Stands over 5ft tall. Popularized by Maison Jansen, C. Valenti, Ramsay and Karl S...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Christie's: Parham Park Pulborough, West Sussex, May 1996
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Parham Park. Pulborough, West Sussex. May 1996. Auction catalogue. 184 pp. 1052 lots. Color photos. With results. Property from Parkham Park Tr...
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English Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bernard & Benjamin Steinitz, Antiquaires a Paris, 1998 Catalogue
Located in valatie, NY
Bernard & Benjamin Steinitz - Antiquaires a Paris, 1998 Catalogue. 1st Ed hardcover. A handsome catalogue of fine antiques and art by one of the world's leading dealers, Bernard Stei...
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French Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Fine Jewels and Jewels for the Collector, London 1992, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Fine Jewels and Jewels for the Collector, London, 1992. First edition auction catalog. 81pp. with 330 lots illustrated in color, fully described.
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English Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art At Auction 1973-1974 The Year At Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction 1973 - 1974 The Year At Sotheby's Parke-Bernet. Viking Press NY, 1973. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous color photos of important lots from all of Sotheby's...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Midcentury Aluminium Ostankino TV Tower, Moscow, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare model
Category
Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Aluminum
Vintage Automatic Vending Machine With Coin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage automatic vending machine with coin, Italy, 1980s
in use in a bar in my city. It works with a 50 cent (euro) coin. Intact and functional, sma...
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Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
'Antiques for the Table', A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accessories, Signed
Located in valatie, NY
‘Antiques for the Table’, A Complete Guide to dining room accessories for Collecting and Entertaining by Sheila Chefetz. Penguin Publishing Group 1993. Signed and inscribed first edition 4th printing hardcover with dust jacket. Inscribed "Enjoy our 'feast' for the eyes!" More than 200 full-color photographs. 'Antiques for the Table' presents dozens of table setting ideas for every occasion. Antiques authority Sheila Chefetz tells readers how to use, store, identify, and appreciate fine examples of 18th, 19th, and 20th century China, glass, and silver. A definitive volume on antique tableware...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's, Highly Important French Furniture from a Private Collection, 1993
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, highly important French furniture from a Private collection, NY November 19, 1993, sale #6498. Sotheby's New York, 1993. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 80 lots ...
Category
American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Roger Tallon by Roger Tallon, Chloe Braunstein, and Gilles de Bure
Located in valatie, NY
Roger Tallon by Roger Tallon, Chloe Braunstein, and Gilles de Bure. Dis Voir, France, 2015. 1st Ed softcover. Roger Tallon is a key figure in French design and has worked in nearly all facets of the design industry. Early in his career he focused primarily on domestic design. He then turned to aesthetic and institutional concerns; and later his practice became strictly industrial. His diverse accomplishments include: his Téléavia portable television set, Lip watches...
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French Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wall Street
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Oliver Stone's classic 1987 film starring Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah.
This is the US international style film poster.
This poster is con...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brueton Catalog 1992
By Brueton
Located in New York, NY
Manufacturer’s ring binder catalog showcasing the 1992 product line for Brueton Furniture, a New York City-based company that produces upscale furniture and accessories for the residential, contract, and hospitality markets. Founded in 1926, Brueton was an early convert to the use of highly crafted stainless steel, still an area of specialty. Along with designs by Stanley Jay Friedman and J. Wade Beam—familiar names in the vintage modern design market—the 1992 catalog includes work by Sergio Orozco, Mark Mascheroni, Mark Goldberg, John Duffy, Mitchell Pickard, Charles Gibilterra, Bert England, Victor Dziekiewicz, Glenn Polinsky, Joseph Gerstman, Bruenu, Richard Thompson, Robert Sonneman, Ed Born, and Ira Grayroff. Stylistically skewed to post-modern, the catalog also features clean-lined international style pieces plus reissues of several classic modern designs by Hans and Wassily Luckhardt...
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American Post-Modern Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
1970s Money Clip Ebony and Sterling Silver Stripe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous Modernist Ebony & Sterling Silver Stripe Money Clip
Preowned vintage condition. Hardly used.
.75 H x 1.75 W x .38. D
Refer to images listed.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sotheby's, Watches & the Costume Jewelry Collection of Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, Jewels, Watches and the Costume Jewelry Collection of Mrs. James W. Alsdorf. This post auction catalog consists of 111 pages with 549 lots all illustrated in color and B&W...
Category
American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Frankfurt / Main TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1980s, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Frankfurt Main television tower, it is named also "Europe Tower". Hand-spun in brass. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room. Found at an E...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Seven Assorted Catalogues from Chinese Porcelain Company, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Seven catalogues from the Chinese Porcelain Company on Oriental Porcelain, Export Porcelain and French Furniture. Chinese Ceramics and Wo...
Category
American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1972 Scott Wolfe Columbia Aluminum Chess Set
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1972 MCM Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
Boxed Vintage Set
15.63 x 15.63 x 5.5 tall
Box 17.25 x 16.38 x 1.88
Preowned original vintage condition
Review a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Two Metal TV Television Tower Scale Design Models, Vienna Austria, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled models of two television tower from Vienna Austria. Hand-spun in metal. A nice architectural sculpture for every living room or desktop. The smaller one measures approximate 7...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Expressions of a New Spirit by the American Museum of Folk Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
Expressions of a New Spirit softcover book. Published by the Museum of American Folk Art, New York in 1989. Printed and bound in Great Britain, illustrated, 168 pages.
Category
British Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Whirlwind by James Clavell Stated First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Whirlwind by James Clavell. William Morrow & Co., New York, 1986. Stated First editon hardcover with dust jacket. The story of three weeks of fanaticism,...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Art of Paul Gauguin
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Art of Paul Gauguin from the exhibition which ran at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Grand Palais, Paris between May 1988 and April 198...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's The Thanet Dinner Service Paul de Lamerie, 1742-1746 London 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's The Thanet Dinner Service Paul de Lamerie, 1742-1746 London 11/22/84. First edtion hardcover with results. Lot 60 of this silver auction broug...
Category
English Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Great British by Arnold Newman 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Great British by Arnold Newman. New York Graphic Society, Boston, 1979. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The celebrated portrait photographer offers a selection of notable Brit...
Category
Great Britain (UK) Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Vintage Memphis Swatch Twin Phone
By Swatch
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1980s Vintage Memphis Swatch Twin Phone
3.25 h x 3 w x 9.5 long
Original vintage
Refer to images
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Taiwanese Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
American Indian Painting & Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Indian Painting & Sculpture by Patricia Janis Broder. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1981 by Abbeville Press of New York. Printed in Japan, illus...
Category
Japanese Native American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Postcards from the A.S. Pushkin Government Museum of Art, 1J01
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into a bygone era with our collection of vintage postcards from the USSR. Transport yourself to the cultural haven of the A.S. Pushkin Government Museum of Art with these remark...
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Kazakhstani Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Picasso and the War Years, 1937-1945 Exhibition Catalog by Steven Nash 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso and the War Years, 1937-1945 Exhibition Catalog by Steven Nash. Published by Thames & Hudson, 1998. 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog with dust jacket. In collaboration with the Solo...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Treasures of State, Fine and Decorative Arts in Diplomatic Reception Rooms
Located in valatie, NY
Treasures of State, fine and decorative arts in Diplomatic reception rooms by Clement E. Conger. Harry N Abrams, 1991. Hardcover first edition with dust jacket. Ten chapters on the n...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lithograph Depicting the Horse Winner of the Italian Derby in 1988
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper made in the 1990s by the Salomone typography in Rome from a painting depicting Tisserand winner of the 1988 Italian Derby, ridden by V. Mezzatesta. With frame 66....
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Italian Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sculptural Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Suite by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken sterling silver jewelry suite with bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a choker style necklace showcasing six large ge...
Category
Peruvian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, a Play for Voices, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Under milk wood by Dylan Thomas, A Play for Voices. The Folio Society, London, 1972. 1st Edition Thus hardcover with slipcase. "An omniscient narrator inv...
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English Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Picasso and the Age of Iron
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage hardback coffee table book that discusses the artist’s bold experimentation with industrial materials during the mid-20th century. Essays by Pablo Picasso and other leading a...
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Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's, the Arthingworth Collection, Important English Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, the Arthingworth Collection, Important English Furniture. 1st Ed hardcover. New York, December 12, 1996. An auction devoted to the contents of Arthingworth, an English country estate in the middle of Rancho Santa Fe. The house was filled with fine Georgian and Regency...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Property of H.J. Joel, Esq. Christie's on Thursday, April 17, 1980
Located in valatie, NY
European and Chinese Porcelain, Objects of Art, English and French Furniture: The Property of H.J. Joel, Esq. Removed From 15 Grosvenor Square, W.1, Which was Sold at Christie's on T...
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English Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cars Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Cars: Tin Toy Dreams by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985. First Edition softcover. Contains hundreds of full color and black and white illustrations from the T. Kitahara coll...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Three Centuries of Furniture in Color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of Furniture in color by J. A. Kenworthy-Browne and H. D. Molesworth. Published by Viking a Studio Book, New York, 1972. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful photos of European and American furniture from the 17th century through the Art Nouveau period, to the present. From a Philadelphia mahogany...
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Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modern Paris Eiffel Tower French Souvenir Building Metal, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1980s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Jam Original Vintage UK Tour Poster, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A rare original tour poster for The Jam's 1978 UK Apocalypse Tour, screenprinted in black on vibrant neon orange. Following the release of their third studio album 'All Mod Cons' on ...
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British Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
The Stranglers Original Vintage Concert Poster, Bataclan, Paris, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A rare original concert poster for a performance by British rock band the Stranglers at the famous Bataclan theatre in Paris on Friday 6 October 1978. Screenprinted in vivid red and ...
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French Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Sotheby's NY Magnificent Jewels April 1999, Property Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog Magnificent Jewels April 12th & 13th, 1999, Sale #7287. Sotheby's NY, 1999. First Edition softcover catalog with results. Featurin...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Important book The spiritual testament of Benito Mussolini, Rome 1976.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and important book is presented in a prominent format, 48 x 34 cm. The front cover and the back cover (front and back plate) offer a refined work of embossed copper foil entir...
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Italian Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
The Newspaper in Art
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Newspaper in Art by Garry Apgar, Shaun O'L. Higgins and Colleen Striegel. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first edition published in 1996 by New Media Ventures, Inc. Print...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Robert Bateman, an Artist in Nature
Located in Bradenton, FL
Robert Bateman, an Artist in Nature, with text by Rick Archbold. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1995 by Crescent Books. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 176 pages.
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Italian Rustic Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sankyo Japan Vintage Yellow Musical Duckling, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Adorable Chubby Sankyo lullaby duckling in molded yellow plastic. Featuring mechanical music activated by a pull string. Eye and wing movement when playing. Dated 1974, Sankyo Japan....
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
French red and gold tone ear clips by Nina Ricci, 1980s
By Nina Ricci
Located in Delft, NL
French red and gold tone ear clips by Nina Ricci, 1980s
Ear clips with domed base with raised letters in gold tone from Nina Ricci on red enamel, design by Nina Ricci, France. Marke...
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French Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Executive Style by Judith Price
Located in valatie, NY
Executive style by Judith Price. Linden Press / Simon Schuster, NY, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket. Executive Style was the first book to approach the office environment as a comprehensive source...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wonders of the Stereoscope, by John Jones, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Wonders of the Stereoscope, by John Jones. Afred A. Knopf, New York, 1976. 1st Edition hardcover with original slip-case containing two Volumes with Stereoscopic Viewer...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention & Innovation in 19th-Century America
Located in valatie, NY
The Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America, by Barry Robert Harwood. 1st Ed Softcover exhibition catalog. Published by Brooklyn Museum,...
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American Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Neo-Romantic and Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's, London: Neo-Romantic & Surrealistic Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan. October 25, 1995. 210 lots, Including artwork by: Beaton, Ber...
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English Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Harvill Press, 1996.
First English Language Edition, Sonia Soto, translator.
Octavo, 9.5 x 6.25 in (241 x 159 mm); 362 pp. Hardcover, dust jacket protected with mylar cover,...
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English Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Art At Auction The Year At Sotheby's 1980-1981, by Sotheby's. Published by Sotheby Publications, 1981. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference work provides a view o...
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English Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1, 773 Milestones of Art A Pictorial Survey of Painting, Sculpture & Architecture
Located in valatie, NY
1,773 Milestones of Art: A Pictorial Survey of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Published by Harrison House, New York, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket. Presents the great works...
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American Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pipe Holder by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pipe holder designed by Abraham Palatnik with the artist's own aesthetic characteristics, vivid and colorful, made out of polyester resin. Produced by “Si...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
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The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
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Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
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