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Period: Mid-20th Century
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Maison Lancel Brass Dolphin Sconces Ruffled Opaline Glass Shade France 1950-Pair
By E. Guillemard, Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel brass dolphin sconces, wall lights with original white ruffled Opaline glass shade. These animal sculpture lighting was m...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Pete Conrad Signed Photograph with Certificate of Authenticity
Located in Jersey, GB
A signed photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad, the third man on the moon Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (1930 – 1999) was an American aviator an...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Petite Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Half Doll
Located in Devon, England
Very delicate and petite Art Deco flapper girl, half nude with black bob hair cut without stretched arms. An unusual size and beautifully detail...
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German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Four Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting four ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Winston Churchill ferry (25th April 1967); Gatun cargo...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Brass and Iron "KEKUATAN" Hanging Beam Scale
Located in London, GB
A brass and iron beam scale, marked with KEKUATAN 110 kg. along with various proof and numeral markings. Indonesian, KEKUATAN meaning strength. The m...
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Asian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Iron

"On the Waterfront" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster from (1954) 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm) This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release. This is a Classic American crime dr...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mexican Sterling Silver Brooch Antonio Pineda
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mid-Century Modern sterling silver brooch with three amethyst gem stones by Mexican Taxco silversmith Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). The lovely piece was created in the form of a peapod with amethyst as the peas. It is marked verso model number #PR571 Antonio Pineda stamp and .970 silver...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Amethyst, Sterling Silver

The Grapes of Wrath / Les Raisins de la Coiere
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1940 masterpiece directed John Ford and starred Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell. The striking artwork is ...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1950s Molecular Structure from Prague, Czech
Located in New Rochelle, NY
This beautiful patinated metal 1950s molecular structure will display great on any table for presentation. It measures very nicely at 9.75 x 9.75 x...
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Czech Minimalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

I Confess / Io Confesso
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for I Confess 1953 This film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter and Karl Malden. It has an interesting story: a p...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Gambling with Souls / The Vice Racket
Located in London, GB
Original American movie poster for the 1936 exploitation film. This is a very rare poster only a few are known to have survived. This 1936 exploitation film was directed by Dwain Esp...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Art Deco Pin Cushion Doll Head by William Goebel
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this petite and very skillfully painted Art Deco pin cushion head manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel. Measuri...
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German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

Vintage George VI Arts & Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection. This exceptio...
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English Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Shock Therapy McIntosh Polysine Generator Quck Medical Device
Located in Norwalk, CT
A very interesting piece having to do with the treatment of mental health in america. this machine dates to the 1940s or earlier, its missing and of the...
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American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Vintage Crown Trifari Gold-Tone Pinwheel Brooch
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful gold-tone crown Trifari pinwheel shaped brooch. This great pin is in excellent like-new condition. This is a gorgeous 1.75-inch diameter bro...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Double Front and Back Lithograph Depicting Portovenere and Pisa in Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Double front and back lithograph depicting Portovenere and Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, dating back to the thirties. Very good condition. Cm 21.5 x 27.5.  
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Midcentury Molecular Models Set from the 1950s, 7 Pieces
Located in Wien, AT
7-part set of different molecular models for chemistry lessons. Made in the Czech Republic in the 1950s. Sturdy iron wire construction with bakelite balls. Excellent original conditi...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Big Knife
Located in London, GB
Original American style a movie poster for Robert Aldrich's 1955 drama starring Jack Palance, IDA Lupino, Rod Steiger. The poster is conservation paper b...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"Harvey" Original US Lobby Card
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card number 2 for Harvey, 1950. This Lobby card has been signed by Jesse White, who played the male nurse, who falls for Elwood's sister, Myrtle Mae This lobby card was previously in the collection of a US collector, who obtained the signature in person at the Motion Picture retirement home in Los Angeles, run by the Academy, where he visited. Harvey is a classic James Stewart comedy-drama, based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same name. It was directed by Henry Koster, and tells the story of a man whose best friend is a pooka (a mythology spirit able to take on the form of various animals). In this film Harvey is a 6' 3½" tall rabbit...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

The English House Through Seven Centuries by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English House Through Seven Traces by Olive Cook. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1968. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. A history of English d...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of the Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a sicon). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm 3...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

"The Gunfighter or Romantico Avventuriero" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for "The Gunfighter", 1950. This western was directed by Henry King and starred Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott. The post...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Anatomical Model of the Human Ear Painted Plaster by Somso 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, painted plaster, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the devel...
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German Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Venice Souvenir Building Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1950s souvenir building architectural model ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice item to use...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Antique French Child's Size Scooter Made of Steel
Located in Sofia, BG
Child size scooter made of steel. France, circa 1940.
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French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

"Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu" Original Italian Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Sergio Leone's classic Spaghetti Western "For a Few Dollars More" staring Clint Eastwood this poster was designed for use in Italy when the film was ...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

"Footlight Parade / Viva le Donne" Original Italian Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Footlight Parade (1933) This poster features a great Art Deco design. The film starred James Cagney, Joan Blondell a...
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Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Model RAF Vickers Valliant ‘V’ Bomber Aircraft, circa 1955
By Westway Aircraft Models
Located in London, GB
Magnificent painted cast metal alloy Vickers Valliant ‘V’ bomber in RAF ‘anti-flash white’ livery, on original stand. By the renowned UK model making firm of Westway Models, circa 1955. Dimensions: 27.5 cm/10? inches (length) x 29.5 cm/11? inches (wing span) x 16.5 cm/6½ inches (maximum height on stand). The Vickers-Armstrongs valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber, and was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" nuclear weapon equipped strategic deterrent in the 1950s and 1960s. It was developed by Vickers in response to a specification issued by the Air Ministry for a nuclear-armed jet-powered bomber. The Valiant was the first of the three types of V bomber to become operational, and was followed by the Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
Located in Milan, IT
Preparatory sketch, watercolor, of a poster about the aeronautical competition Gran Premio Milano on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo C...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

La Fenice “Albisola “Centerpiece Ceramic 1930 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
La Fenice “Albisola“ centerpiece ceramic 1930 Italy.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams & Ottalie K. Williams, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams. G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1966. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 400 B&W illustrations and 47 full co...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with three pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyards. Montello launched on October 14, 1961; Athinai launched...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly, Signed and Inscribed 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Decorative Wedgwood by Alison Kelly. Country Life Limited, 1965. Signed and Inscribed 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. The book covers: Josiah Wedgwood and the Taste of His Time, Ideas for Interior Decoration, Chimney-Piece Designs, Jasper Chimney-Pieces, Wyatt, Holland & Cameron (architects), Fonts, Furnishing Details, Tiles and Dairies, Furniture Inset with Wedgwood Ware, the Victorian Revival. A study of Wedgwood's decorative production as it relates to the taste of the times in the applied arts. The author describes the whole range of Wedgwood's output in the field of interior decoration, from the basalt figures and wall plaques to the more esoteric fonts and funeral urns...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated volume XXXVII, number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Lacquer, Mahogany

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
Located in Milan, IT
Preparatory sketch, watercolor, of a poster about the aeronautical competition Gran Premio Milano on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo C...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

More Massachusetts Towns, Illustrated with Wood Engravings of 53 Mass. Towns
Located in valatie, NY
More Massachusetts Towns, illustrated with wood engravings of fifty-three Massachusetts Towns, drawn in 1840 by J. W. Barber. Commentary by Ivan Sandrof, and a special foreword by Mr...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Chips and Shavings: Stories of Upstate New York by George Walter, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Chips and Shavings: Stories of Upstate New York by George Walter. Heritage Press, 1966. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Loaded with interesting stories about the early days of ups...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Nijni Et Stone 'French Ballet'
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for Nijni et Stone French ballet poster from the 1930s This wonderful Art Deco design was created by Obrad Nicolitch (1898-1979) ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Monfiore transatlantic launched on August 25, 1959; M...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Midcentury Antique Bisque Porcelain Doll
Located in Miami, FL
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original artwork used to create the British front of house stills. Gouache on artboard. This original artwork features the films scene where Pinocchio is under the sea. Exceptionally rare. Original artworks rarely surface, as the majority were destroyed. Pieces on the Classic Disney films are always highly prized. This original artwork only recently surfaced, and was previously owned by an English lady, who had been given this piece in the 1940s. Prior to this discovery no other Pinocchio artwork for posters or front of house stills had been seen. Walt Disney's second animated feature film was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, (1937). Pinocchio, the world’s most famous wooden puppet, is originally the creation of the Italian writer and social commentator Carlo Collodi. Entitled The Adventures of Pinocchio...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint

Decanter and Shot Glass Set with Gold Nautical Design Barware
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful clear and gold spirits or liquor decanter and shot glass set from Czechoslovakia, circa mid-20th century, Europe. Beautifu...
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Czech Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal

1950 Vintage Pictures Depicting Three Ships Launching Riva Trigoso Shipyards
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Reggio ferry of Ferrovie dello Stato (8th March 1960)...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Midcentury Era Chesterfield Cigarette Metal Tobacciana Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury period embossed and painted tin advertising sign was made for the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company in circa 1965 to promote their Chesterfield cigarette...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Modern Furniture, its Design and Construction by Mario Dal Fabbro, 1950
Located in London, GB
First edition, second printing, published by Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1950. A guide to the design and production of modern furniture, published contemporary to the era. Wi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples 'William N. Copley, 1968'
Located in Chicago, IL
Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples 'William N. Copley, 1968' S.M.S. is an art collection in a box that was available by subscription in 1968. Through February and December, subscribers were mailed six issues containing assorted works of art curated by William N. Copley. The portfolios consist of “original reproductions" by 73 artists including William Copley, Christo, Marcel Duchamp, Roy Lichtenstein, Joseph Kosuth, Walter de Maria, Yoko Ono, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Artschwager, Man Ray, Bruce Nauman, John Cage, Terry Riley and more. S.M.S. included renowned and unknown artists side by side. As form of protest against galleries, S.M.S. made contemporary art affordable and accessible at a modest price of $125.00 per subscription. The portfolios are all kept in their original display covers. Edition of approximately 2,000 published by Letter Edged in Black Press. Volume No. 1 February 1968 Little Box of Earthquake and Cotton (cover), Irving Penn; Black Dress, James Lee Byars; Chicago Project…, Walter de Maria; My Country ‘Tis of Thee, Kasper Konig; Luggage Labels Nancy Reitkopf; Project for a Bridge, Sue Braden; A Postcard for Mother, Richard Hamilton; Two Propositions in Black, Le Monte Young and Marian Zazeela; Store Front, Christo; Sol Mednick; Pharmaceuticals, Julian Levy. Volume No. 2 April 1968 Seven Minute Recording of Contapetrie, a surrealist word game (cover), Marcel Duchamp; The Mirror of Genoveva, Meret Oppenheim; Three Color Separations, Alain Jacquet; A Two-Year-Old Girl Choked to Death Today on an Easter Egg, Ray Johnson; A Proposed Comic Section for the New York Times, Bernard Pfreim; Farwell to Faust, George Reavey; Album, Clovis Trouille; Legal Tender, Bruce Conner; 10 collages, Marcia Hertscovitz; Cynocephalus & Co., Nicolas Calas. Volume No. 3 June 1968 Untitled abstract landscapes (cover), John Battan; Clouds, William Bryant (Bill Copley); Ode to London, Dick Higgens; Two Drawings, Ronnie Landfield; Bush in Hand, Roland Penrose; The Father of Mona Lisa, Man Ray, signed and numbered; Glove, Enrico Baj; Four Titled Abstracts, Joseph Kosuth; Correspondence, H.C. Westerman; Signal Flag Poem, Hannah Weiner; Poppy Nogoods All Night Flight, Terry Riley; Poems, Atograf. Volume No. 4 August 1968 Untitled (cover), Robert Stanley; Drift Study 4:37:4:05:09:50 5 VII 68, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela; Permanent Parking Decal, Robert Watts; 100 Year Calendar, On Kawara; Lichtenstein Hat, Roy Lichtenstein; Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) continued, John Cage; Phenakistiscope, Hollis Frampton...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / I Cavalieri di Nord Ovest
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949. This western was directed by John Ford, and stars John Wayne, Joanne Dru and Jo...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Die Schonen Tage Von Aranjuez / Polisens Villebrad Original Swedish Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster from the 1933. The film is comedy starring Brigitte Helm, who made her name in Metropolis in 1927. The film is about a famous jewellery thief moving in a...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Suspicion / Soupcons
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for Suspicion, 1941. This poster is from the film's first French release in 1946. This poster by Bernard Lancy (1892-1964) Bernard Lancy was a prolific creator of film posters, and designed the artwork for many notable French and foreign films. He brilliantly encapsulates the crux of the drama with his close-up portrait of Cary Grant's impassive face, and Joan Fontaine...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Miracolo a Milano / Miracle in Milan
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian film poster for Vittorio De Sica's 1951 Drama, Fantasy starring Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa.
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Belgian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

1930s Nautical Old Ship Project Ortac Morgan Giles shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Me...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

"White Heat / La Furia Umana" Original Italian Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for White Heat, 1949. This film was directed by Raoul Walsh, and stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Cagney was synonymous with gangste...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Springtime for Thomas
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Springtime for Thomas (1946) This seven minute cartoon would have been shown before the main feature at the cinema. Tom and Jerry cartoons were extremely...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Where Danger Lives
Located in London, GB
Original US Title card for the 1950 film noir directed by John Farrow and Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mosquitobush Yankee Prints & Stories by Francis Tolman, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mosquitobush Stories and Prints by Francis Tolman. Richard R Smith, New Hampshire, 1963. Signed and inscribed by the author first edition hardcover with Broadart covered dust jacket....
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Fishing Book, Golden Days by Romilly Fedden
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage fishing book, golden days by Romilly Fedden A good 1949 (2nd edition) angling book by Romilly Fedden entitled 'Golden Days' and printed in Grea...
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English Sporting Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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