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Period: Mid-20th Century
Set of Two Antique Spanish Wooden Stamps, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two antique wooden stamps, made in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Modernist Silver Spiral Bracelet in Style of Alexander Calder
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed, and artfully crafted Mid-Century modern vintage spiral/swirl pattern silver bracelet somewhat reminiscent of the jewelry designs of Alexander Calde...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
President Richard Nixon's Football
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Nixon football. This rose bowl football was presented to Vice President Richard M. Nixon in 1954. Nixon gave the ball to his nephew. His nephew and ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Great Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Carved Plaque, 1937
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Carved Plaque 1937
A large antique deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque with brown finish...
Category
German Rustic Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
Kay Bojesen, Danish designer. Three early wooden farm house figures, 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.
Three ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Art Deco French Caudron, Renault Desk Airplane Model, Late 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
French Caudron - Renault Desk Airplane Model. Late 1930´s.
Made of Lacquered Wood and Polished Aluminium
The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Re...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto of San Lazaro saint. Guanajuato México 1958.
Damos gracias a San Lazaro por el alivio de mis piernas.
Esperanza Rodriguez y Jesus Amezquita.
...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Ladies 18-Karat Yellow Gold Geometric Styled Necklace or Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This midcentury ladies 18-karat yellow gold necklace dates from the 1970s and has very unique modernist styled geometric links. This chain is quite substantial in length and measures...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Kay Bojesen, Vintage Painted Zebra Figure, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wooden toy zebra made from Danish beech and hand painted white and black.
It was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1936. This particular example was manufactured in the 1950s. It has bee...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Rare Kelvin and Hughes Teak and Brass Navigational Nautical Binnacle Compass
Located in Nantucket, MA
A rare ship's binnacle brass compass in working order housed in a teak and brass case. It includes the kerosene side light to illuminate the compass at night. By Kelvin and Hughes,...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Italian Leather Matchstick Holder and Match Striker Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian leather and gold embossed matchstick holder box and match striker, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This Italian leather piece has gold embossed detail on top lid a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Large Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque by Helmut Schaffenacker
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern large relief tile handmade fat lava Helmut Schaffenacker ceramic wall plaque sail boats colorful abstract West German art.
Wonderful and colorful midcentury matte...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Massive three foot Iron wrench as steampunk Industrial Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
36" long cast steel wrench with 4" opening . Not sure what field of endeavor this was used in . Large installations need large hardware . Large hardware needs large tools . Clear ev...
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Iron
Pair of Framed Rolling Stones US Tour Posters
Located in Dekalb, IL
Two vintage original The Rolling Stones tour date posters.
These pieces come from two very different times; for both the Rolling Stones and the country. On the left is a 1964 tour p...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Art Deco ashtray - France - 1930s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A French Art Deco ashtray in the style of Céramique d'Art de Bordeaux (CAB) or Primavera. This exceptional piece features vibrant blue-green enamel adorned with fine golden details, ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century by Arne Karlsen (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A two volume set which provides a well documented and detailed review of Danish furniture design in the 20th century, both having a broadly formulated, illustrated part that describe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this incredibly rare Australian three-sheet poster advertised The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed ...
Category
Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
'The Man with the Golden Arm' Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
By Saul Bass
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Dubonnet Opaline Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
An opaline glass ashtray made by French company Opalex. Branded Dubonnet with Dubonnet Red and Dubonnet Blonde on a wide lip with three cigarette rests. Hand painted in the center wi...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite by Demeyere, Belgium, 1930s
By Demeyere
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Art Deco ashtray stand
This beautiful and rare Art Deco Ashtray Stand from the 30s/40s is in the streamline modern art deco style. The designer of this extraordinary object has succ...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles. Upgrade your legacy and clout with a few well placed trinkets from Mid Century M.I.T. sca...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paper
Art Deco Money Bank & Thermometer by Danish Architect Carl Einar Glahn 1884-1971
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Architectural Art Deco stylized money bank and thermometer fashioned out of bronze. It depicts the entrance of the Danish insurance company Baltica. This item was designed and patent...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Large Black Forest Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1900s
An antique 8 pointer red deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the Black Forest. The trophy was shot around 1900. The...
Category
German Black Forest Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Antler, Wood
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German 14 Carat White Gold with Akoya Pearls Necklace
Located in Delft, NL
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German 14 Carat white gold with Akoya pearls necklace.
132 Akoya pearls on double strand necklace with 14 Carat white gold closure with Diamond and 5 pearls a...
Category
German Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Dollond of London Telescope on Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Wood barreled table top library telescope by Dollond of London. With long tapered wood barrel. Sturdy brass tripod with tapered pillar and mounting plate. Geared focal tube with two ...
Category
European Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
James Bond 'You Only Live Twice' Original Vintage Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
The fifth film in EON Productions' James Bond series and the last of Sean Connery's first stint starring as the suave secret agent, it was announced during filming of 'You Only Live ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Niederwald Monument Souvenir Building Architectural Model Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir at a Grand Tour in Europe and was probably made in the 1930s or earlier. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. A nice addition to any collection or just to display and put on display as a memento of places visited.
The Niederwald monument (German: Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
French Pendulum Clock & Aneroid Barometer, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Clock and aneroid barometer in walnut made circa 1960.
The aneroid barometer (or holosteric barometer) was developed by the Frenchman Lucien Vidie who filed a patent for it in 1844 ...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Three Like New Mid-Century Danish Vikings Figures w/ Box by Jacob Jensen
By Jacob Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three like new mid-century Danish viking figures made of mixed woods with original box by Jacob Jensen, circa 1950s. The figures are in excellent vintage condition and measure...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Teak, Walnut
Original Ladislav Sutnar Catalog Design Progress
By Ladislav Sutnar
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Oblong Quarto. Unpaginated. Original spiral-bound cream boards with modern design in color on cover reverse white lettering on red label of spiral, in original tan dustjacket with cu...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books.
Each book stamped: "Malcolm Forbes Esqu." see picture attached.
Probably from the estate of the Library of...
Category
English Victorian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
'La Dolce Vita' Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Yves Thos, 1960
By Yves Thos
Located in Devon, GB
Opening with the striking panorama of a statue of Christ suspended by helicopter, flying across the city of Rome, Federico Fellini’s epic satire 'La Dolce Vita' charted seven episode...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura 'circa 1960s'
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
On the Waterfront
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still.
For the 1954 classic drama On the Waterfront. The film starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb. Guinness...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Oil Painting of Madonna and Child by Arnedo Linares, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Oil Painting of Madonna and Child by Arnedo Linares, Spain (1925-2011)
This oil depicting the "Desamparados Verge" patron saint of Valencia...
Category
Spanish Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Art Deco Seaplane model by ART BOIS 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco seaplane on a wave by Anthoine ART BOIS, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Width : 16"(40.5cm), Length: 13.8"(35cm), Height : 12.4"(31.5cm)
Category
Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Plaster Cross Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork of a cross. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
1940s Spanish Brass Aquarium on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Spanish brass aquarium combines artisanal craftsmanship with aesthetic delight, set atop a decorative gilt iron stand. Featuring textured glass si...
Category
Spanish Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
4 Vols Vintage English Maps, John Speed, Cartography Folio, Reproduction, C.1953
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 4 volume compendium atlas of England by John Speed. An English, cartography folio, reproduced and presented in slip cases by John Arlott, dating to the mid 20th ce...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Statue of Liberty Souvenir Building Grand Tour Metal Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage Statue of Liberty souvenir statue is being offered from a major estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Guaranteed old, original and as...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare Set of Three Santa Claus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
USSR Post-war 15 x 110 Military Binoculars by Novosibirsk ("Big Eye"). 1950's.
Located in Canterbury, England
ussian Post-war 15 x 110 Military Binoculars by Novosibirsk ref PNB-2 (nHe-2)
These so called "big eye" Binoculars were primarily used by Russian patrol, and border guards as well a...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Wurlitzer Juke Box
By Wurlitzer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wurlitzer "The Bubbler" juke box. Model 1015CD
Dimensions: Height 60", width 33", depth 25"
CW4607.
This Juke Box plays CD's. We do not have a list of the artist or songs, however it is an eclectic mix including (but not limited to): Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, George Benson, John Barry, Earl Klugh, Don Henley, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Bonnie Rait, Van Morrison...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr, Rare Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr. Rare Signed 1st EdIt hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Willet, Clark & Co. Chicago and New York. This book remains the cla...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Santa, Clown and Lantern Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Clown Head is approx. 3 1/4" high and 1 3/4" at the widest point, think it is approx. 1940s or older. Lantern is approx. 2 5/8" high (1910s) and the little Santa...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Three Hundred Years of American Painting 1957
Located in Bradenton, FL
Three Hundred Years of American Painting by Alexander Eliot, art editor of Time. Hardcover book with slipcase, published in 1957 by Time Incorporated. Printed and bound in the United...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Black Forest taxidermy, antique deer, 1950, 2 peaces
Located in Vienna, AT
Black Forest taxidermy, antique deer, 1950, 2 peaces
good condition,
Dimensions: 14 cm X 14 cm x 20 cm /per peace
Both: 285,00 EUR
Category
Austrian Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
Georg Jensen Disk Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver 337a Designer Nanna Ditzel
Located in Toledo, OH
Georg Jensen modern designed disk pendant necklace. Sterling Silver, # 337A designed by Nanna Ditzel. 2 3/8" diameter with a 29" chain. 33.5 grams. Excellent condition, newly buffed.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Modernist Striking Chess Game Set Aluminum and Walnut Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern chess game set in aluminum and walnut wood
Unmarked
Preowned vintage condition. Some pieces have been restored.
Refer to all images please.
Measures: 3 tall x 12 x...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939.
The title of this book of light verse is given by Ezra Pound's friendly nickname for Eliot "Old Possum." In 195...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Christmas: A Story, by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Dust Jacket
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Christmas: A Story. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition. Twelvemo. In the publisher's colorful original dust jacket and printed pictorial boards.
This...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
British aviation brass glass and Bakelite compass signed SMITHS of 1940
Located in Milan, IT
British brass, glass, and Bakelite aviation compass, signed SMITHS Made in Great Britain Type KCA-1401K from the 1940s, and mounted on wooden board.
Compass diameter cm 11.5-in 4.5....
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Birks Sterling Silver Ladies Compact with Enamel Portrait & Guilloche Decoration
By Henry Birks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver ladies compact was made for the Birks retailer in presumably France in circa 1950. This compact features an enamel portrait done in...
Category
French Renaissance Revival Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Lynn Bogue Hunt Engraving of Ducks Unlimited, 1940
By Lynn Bogue Hunt
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a Rare Lynn Bogue Hunt engraving of ducks unlimited 1940.
This piece cam from a wealthy estate in Dallas, TX with the mansion being built...
Category
American Sporting Art Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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