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Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Reference Book, Wild Flowers of the Wayside, English, Botanical Guide
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage reference book 'Wild Flowers of the Wayside and Woodland' by Scott and Stokoe. An English, bound botanical interest guide, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1936. Charmingly illustrative small reference guide to wild flowers Bound in green cloth with embossed titling in contrasting black Presented in good vintage order, pages intact Published in English across 352 pages Superb colour and monochrome illustrations throughout This is delightful vintage wild flower...
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British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage United States Post Office Department Enamel Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage metal sign has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated from the United States and dates to approximately 1976 and done in a traditional American Colonial style...
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American American Colonial Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Cut Steel

Unusual Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Brass Pendant Earrings By Art Smith
Located in Brooklyn, US
This rare pair of brass 2-Tier pendant earrings were designed by Greenwich Village modernist jeweler Art Smith in the 1950's. Smith is considered a master jewelers during the moderni...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

George Stubbs - Anatomy of the Horse 1938
Located in Pewsey, GB
George Stubbs - The Anatomy of the Horse - Heywood Hill, London 1938 - Brown Boards and Cloth. lettering in Gilt on brown leather on spine. Something for every library and a large b...
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British Early Victorian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Machine Age Hand Lathed Aluminium And Brass Chess Pieces Set c1940s
Located in Gravesend, GB
Vintage Aluminium and Brass Chess Pieces From around 1940s
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Model 547 by Castiglioni and Caccia Dominioni for Phonola, Italy
Located in Argelato, BO
Model 547 radio receiver by Piergiacomo and Livio Castiglioni and Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Phonola. The Phonola 547 model is a radio receiver designed by ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Modernist Stainless Steel Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist stainless steel crucifix / cross with Jesus, circa 1970s. The piece measures 5"W x 10"H and is in very good vintage condition. #2673
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modernist Rosewood & Sterling Silver Crucifix / Cross by Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist rosewood and sterling silver crucifix / cross by Taxco of Mexico, circa 1970s. The piece measures 6.25"W x 1"D x 10"H and is in very good vintage condition. It is signed on...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck and trailer .. Amazing original condition. rear doors open and close, all whee...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
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English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Hohner "C-Tenor" Concert Woodwind Instrument Germany, Circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
Hohner C-Tenor "Koncert" wooden recorder; this circa 1950, made in Germany instrument is in excellent condition (appears to be unused); is made of pearwood. It is in three pieces con...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Chaim Gross (Austrian/American, 1904-1991) Mid Century Cast Dark Bronze Menorah
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of Chaim Gross' signature bronze sculpture of a sinuous Menorah. 1960 design with the seven candle holders. Signed on the base. H. 6 5/8", W. 4 5/8", Depth 2" Condition: Very ...
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Brutalist Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

1940's WW2 Carl Zeiss BLC 12x60 'T' Flak Binoculars
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Carl Zeiss blc Flak 12 x 60 'T' binoculars. A beautiful set of WW2 binoculars in excellent condition made in Germany during World War 2. These were designed to be used in conjunctio...
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German Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3510
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Modernist Rosewood & Sterling Silver Crucifix / Cross by Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist rosewood and sterling silver crucifix / cross by Taxco of Mexico, circa 1970s. The piece measures 5.75"W x .75"D x 9"H and is in very good vintage condition. It is signed o...
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Four Clover Heart Pin Brooch
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish four clover pin brooch cleverly made from 4 connected hearts. Designed and made by Hans Hansen in Denmark ca 1960-70. Hallmarked: HH, 108, Denmark, 925s. Measurements: 27x2...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail; made in Germany. #3511
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Newly Lacquered Baldwin Piano with Ivory Keys
Located in Dallas, TX
Newly Lacquered Baldwin Piano
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Si tous les gars du monde… by Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Si tous les gars du monde… (If all the guys in the world…), by Line Vautrin. Gilt bronze brooch representing a round of 14 children in long dresses. Based on a stroll (1897) by Paul ...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Embossed Dekalb Hybrid Corn Advertising Farm or Mercantile Sign
By St. Thomas Metal Signs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage sign was made by the St. Thomas Metal Sign Company of St. Thomas Ontario Canada and dates to approximately 1958 and done in the period Mid=Century Modern style. The sign...
Category

Canadian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Modern Lighter Ronson Silver 925 Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare Ronson pocket lighter in 925 silver with an elegant line. Italy of the 60s. Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service even in shipments all over the world, coll...
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British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Dynamic Mid-Century Modernist Copper and Brass Biomorphic Earrings By Art Smith
Located in Brooklyn, US
A graceful pair of copper and brass biomorphic earrings designed by Greenwich Village modernist jeweler Art Smith in the 1950's. Smith is considered a master jewelers during the mode...
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage 1960's Costume Jewelry- A Carnelian Necklace.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Pretty piece of carnelian jewelry Silver coloured links Approximately 27 inches long ( 69 cm ) Good condition Free shipping
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Carnelian

Nautical magnetic compass made USA 1930s original wooden box
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical magnetic compass, made in the USA in the 1930s. Bon état. Housed in its original box with wooden slot lid and mounted on gimbal. Box measures 12x12x8.5 cm - inches 4.8x4.8x...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage WW2 Era Genco "Four Aces" Military Pilot Pinball Machine Back Glass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage back glass was made by Genco of the United States for their 'Four Aces" military inspired pinball arcade game. The back glass is presumably silk screened in multiple col...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3465
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Saute-Mouton (Leapfrog) by Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Saute-Mouton (Leapfrog), by Line Vautrin. Large gilded bronze choker necklace decorated with five rams and a ram’s head. The 5 rams are decorated with white enamel. Signed by stampin...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1957
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1957 A great vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features a handpainted inscripti...
Category

German Black Forest Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Virgin Mary
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic representation of the Virgin Mary is a superb example of mid-century modern craftsmanship, hand-formed by a skilled European studio pottery artist. The figure ca...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures. A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide turned bases for added stability, and the underside of each piece being covered wi...
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English Edwardian Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Six Crises, Signed by Richard Nixon, First Edition, 1962
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. Six Crises. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Stated first edition. Signed on free endpaper. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and gray board...
Category

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

Materials

Paper

Vintage Chinese Cinnabar Shou Pendant Beaded Necklace and Matching Earrings.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage Chinese beaded necklace and earrings set features a large Shou symbol pendant and intricate red beads with flower motifs. This look...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern crucifix is a poignant example of European studio pottery that combines the spiritual gravitas of religious art with the aesthetic principles of the era. The ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Early Vintage Christian Dior Monogrammed Bowling Bag
Located in Redding, CT
Rare Early Christian Dior Monogrammed Bowling Bag. Iconic design with the classic trotter pattern. Large round oversized bag with designer label plates. Original condition. No repair...
Category

French Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Large Hümmel Goebel Rubber Dolls with Labels, Western Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Hümmel Goebel dolls. Adorable set of Man - Wife and baby. Vintage rubber dolls in fully original condition. Figurines W. Goebel - Oeslau / Radib...
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German Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rubber, Fabric

Rustic Decorative Model Boat With Holes For Fishing or Large Creel, circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
The many holes in this large 7' model boat served a specific purpose; it was used while fishing as a type of oversized creel to keep fish alive. The large size makes it a unique deco...
Category

Hungarian Rustic Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare pair of vintage mid-century modernist sterling silver cufflinks by Art Smit
Located in Brooklyn, US
Rare pair of sterling silver cufflinks designed by Greenwich Village modernist jeweler Art Smith in the 1950's. Smith is considered a master jewelers during the modernist movement of...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Virgin Mary
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern ceramic sculpture portrays the Virgin Mary, a central figure in Christian iconography, handcrafted with a unique artistic interpretation by a European studio ...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Burl Wood Cigarette Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Burl wood cigarette box. Does not hold regular cigarettes. Chip in burl as seen in image 8.
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Burl

Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1967
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1967 A vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features a handpainted inscription sta...
Category

German Black Forest Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

Ceramic Mid-century Abstract Crucifixion, Studio Pottery, Handmade in Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking mid-century modern ceramic wall cross is a remarkable example of European studio pottery from the 20th century. The piece is a harmonious fusion of spiritual symbolism ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1954
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1954 Item e7166 A great vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque features a handpainted...
Category

German Black Forest Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Antler, Wood

The dragon or the woman with the dragon by Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
La femme au dragon ou Le Dragon (The dragon or the woman with the dragon) by Line Vautrin. Gilt bronze necklace representing a dragon with 18 shrinking limbs. The head and tail of th...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Lighter S.T. Dupont Gold Yellow Line 2 Tobacco Accessories France Midcentury 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Precious and refined S.T. lighter Dupont ligne 2 with vertical lines in yellow gold. France, 70s/80s. Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service even in shipments al...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

The Charles London 1947 Pocket Petrol Lighter Guilloche Plated Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
The Charles petrol lighter designed by Meyer Maximilian Levene An exceptional and rare silver-plated 'The Charles' petrol pocket lighter stamped 'The Charles Lighter', made in London England, back in the 1947. It was rafted with slim rectangular form, decorated with engine-turned casing, double entry hinged lids with innovative internal mechanical features, including a revolving flint tube to provide even wear to the flint, and a rear barrel containing spare flint chambers so that semi-automatic loading of the spare flint can be undertaken. The Charles Lighter has an extremely complicated mechanism. The flint rotates while grinded by the friction wheel. Also interesting is the revolving magazine for spare flints. A fine example of complete over-engineering. This was made only for a very short period and was patented by Meyer Maximilian Levene in 1949. Weight: 70.50 Grams, (45.19 Dwt). Measurements: 48 mm by 43 mm by 12 mm (1.89 x 1.69 x 0.77 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed in full, "THE CHARLES LIGHTER MADE IN ENGLAND BRITISH & DOMINION & FOREIGN PAT GRANTED.". Literature: Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof, The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic crucifix is a fine example of mid-century modern religious art, handcrafted by an unknown European studio pottery artist. The piece is marked by a minimalist silhouette ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Circa 1945 Engine Ordeal Ships Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare World War II engine order telegraph that is brand new old stock circa 1945. We took it of a disintegrating crate. Original paint. The brass caps on either side of the head has s...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Park Sherman 1930 Art Deco Chromed Steel Roller Lid Box With Red Bakelite
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative desk box designed by Park Sherman. Very decorative desk box, created during the art deco period in America by the Park Sherman Company, back in the 1930. This roller-lid ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

"Joe Penner" Vintage Clockwork Windup Toy by Louis Marx Co American Circa 1930's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous American vintage all tin wind-up toy with attached key and clockwork mechanism, whereby upon winding it up, the character (Joe Penner) waddles aimlessly across the floor, hat flying in the air with notorious cigar in motion (see attached video with listing). The toy is in wonderful and complete original condition with all original parts and authentic factory paint. It is often found incomplete (cigar or hat missing more often than not); and usually doesn't work properly. My example works great and is in nice bright original paint and lithography, in multiple colors of a black and white checkered suit...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Space Age Floor Standing Ashtray - Retro Design Italy 60s Home Decor
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Indulge in the nostalgia of space age design with our exquisite Italian floor standing ashtray from the 1960s. Crafted with a sleek plastic silhouette in a timeless white hue, this a...
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Italian Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Serenity Dove Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This serene ceramic cross is a distinguished example of mid-century modern studio pottery from Europe. Embodying the innovative spirit of that era, it ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Rare vintage pair of sterling silver cufflinks designed by Margaret De Patta
Located in Brooklyn, US
Rare pair of sterling silver cufflinks designed by Margaret DePatta (1903-1964), one of the most influential and most collected of the 20th mid-century Modernist jewelers. Her adherence to Bauhaus design and risk-taking experiments in art and materials set her apart from her colleagues. Here, a 5/8" square sterling form combines polished, textured and oxidized light...
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Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Toy Wind-Up Dump Truck by The Marx Toy Company, N.Y. American Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is a hard to find Marx floor toy dump truck with dual action. NOT diecast------made of all tin. Capability to raise and lower the bed is activated by rotating the attached a...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Didactic atomic structure of zinc-iron sulfide Czech production 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Atomic structure for educational use of zinc-iron sulfide, made of metal with Bakelite spheres painted gray and yellow. It is an inorganic compound found naturally in wurtzite, a mi...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern wall cross represents the innovative artistic currents that swept through European studio pottery in the post-war period. Handcrafted by an unidentified arti...
Category

European Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This distinctive mid-century modern ceramic wall cross represents a unique fusion of religious symbolism and the aesthetic principles of the mid-20th century European studio pottery ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

"George The Drummer Boy" Tin windup Toy by Louis Marx, New York City. Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This circa 1930 "George, Drummer Boy" brightly colored lithographed tin wind-up toy capitalizes on the popularity of marching bands, spawned from the military and World War I victory...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

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