Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: Late 20th Century
Vintage Sterling Silver Snooker, Pool, Billiards Cue Chalk Box
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome English solid /sterling silver cue chalk holder fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1982 in superb unused condition with it's original (plastic) presentation box which has don...
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1980s British Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
New Architectural Pleasures, French Book by George Pompidou Art Center, 1985
By Centre Georges Pompidou
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nouveaux Plaisirs d'Architectures (New Architectural Pleasures), French book published by The National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, 1985.
Les pluralismes de la Creation en Europe et aux Etats-Unis depuis 1968 vus a travers les collections du Deutsches Architekturmuseum de Francfort. (The Pluralisms of Creation in Europe and the United States since 1968 seen through the collections of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt.)
This first edition of the book was published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, co-produced with the Center de Création Industrielle and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, presented from February 21 to April 22, 1985.
This book takes up the outline of this exhibition, which presents a panorama of various architectural trends from 1968 to 1985 in Europe and the United States through the collections of the German Museum of Architecture in Frankfurt, inaugurated in 1984. It is also an extension of the Images et Imaginaires d'Architecture event presented at the Center Pompidou by the CCI in 1984.
A set of two hundred original drawings, thirty-five models, and a few paintings and sculptures testify to a new plurality of research and the current proliferation of architectural creation.
This panorama reflects through some forty projects (nearly half of which were finished), many recent currents, and not just postmodernism.
The reader discovers, for example, representatives, side by side:
- the rationalist movement, such as Giorgio Grassi...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paris in the Thirties, French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris des Années 30, (Paris in The Thirties), French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987.
Numerous photographs in black and white from the Keystone press agency in Paris illustrating the ...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hemingway and His Universe, French Book by A. E. Hotchner, 1990
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hemingway et son Univers (Hemingway and His Universe), French book by A. E. Hotchner, original edition, 1990.
A great writer, a force of nature, and a man who faced death.
Illustrate...
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1990s French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1925 The Memory Years, French Book by Editions Larousse, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
1925, Les Années-Mémoire (1925, The Memory Years), French book by Editions Larousse, 1988.
Relive the year 1925 as if you were there. This volume will make you relive, with emotion, the facts and events of the interwar period. Because that year, in France, we hear everywhere humming, "When We Are Two, It's Not The Same Thing" by Maurice Chevalier.
Street music and music hall contribute to a good mood. And yet, the economic situation is hardly smiling, and the French government knows many setbacks: in April, Edouard Herriot yields his place as president of the Council to Paul Painlevé, and in October, Aristide Briand, in his turn, replaces it. Inflation in Germany is still rife, and the mark value is almost zero. 1925 is also rich in artistic and sporting events.
American crews completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by plane in 175 days. French actor Michel Simon is first seen in Marcel L'Herbier's film "Feu Mathias Pascal."
Classical music is not to be outdone, Maurice Ravel composes Tzigane, and Honegger triumphs with his King David.
A new phenomenon, sport fascinates more and more French people and attracts many followers. Our tennis players excel at Wimbledon while the All Blacks come to give us a rugby lesson.
In Monaco, we happily celebrate Louis II...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The United States 1898 to 1933, French Book by Y.H. Nouailhat, 1973
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Etats-Unis 1898 - 1933 L'Avenement d'une Puissance Mondiale (The United States 1898 - 1933 - The Advent of a World Power), by Y. H. Nouailhat, 1973.
1898 saw the appearance on th...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Great America, French Book by PML Editions, 1988
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geniale Amerique (Great America), French book by Editions PML, 1988.
America is a rich and immense land of incredible beauty, sometimes still primitive; a complex continent in comple...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Pink Emerald Green Cartier Panther Silk Scarf with Irish Linen Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Katie Larmour Studio is the original vintage scarf pillow maker. Gaining notability for her unique idea and creations back in 2013 - featured in the likes of the Financial Times, and first selling here on 1stdibs in 2016 - our creations are of the absolute top most quality, craftsmanship and finesse. Thank-you for looking.
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Vintage Pink Emerald Green Cartier Panther Silk Scarf with Irish Linen Pillow Cushion
Description:
This gem is a one-of-a-kind custom made luxury cushion (pillow) from an exquisite and rare vintage vintage pure silk Cartier fashion scarf...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Silk
Swarovski Pave' Crystal Gold Leopard Brooch or Pin, Signed and Retired
By Swarovski
Located in Plainview, NY
An authentic rare retired Swarovski pave' crystal leopard brooch or pin. The beautiful brooch is engraved with the Swarovski logo in the back and is gold plated featuring clear pave ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco, French Book
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eadweard Muybridge et le Panorama Photographique de San Francisco, 1850-1880 (Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco), Limited Edition, French book by Cent...
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1990s Canadian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Mid-Century Italian Giorgio Armani Eye Glasses Factice Shop Display Piece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a rare and unique item! The Armani Eyeglasses Factic for display in a shop comes with its original cardboard packaging and is made of metal a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Paul Colin and The Music Show, French Book by Musée des Beaux-Arts Nancy, 1994
By Paul Colin
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Paul Colin et les Spectacles" French Book by the Musée des beaux-Arts de Nancy in France, 1994.
The book was produced as part of the exhibition dedicated to the artist at the Musée ...
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1990s French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art, Woman and Cars, French Book by Gilles Neret, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
L’Art, la Femme et L’Automobile, (Art, Woman and Cars), French Book by Gilles Néret and Hervé Poulain, 1989.
When cars started appearing at the end of the 19th century, people hesita...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Telephone from Yesterday and Today, French Book by Claude Perardel, 1992
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Telephone d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, (Telephone from Yesterday and Today), French book, by Christian Altier et Claude Perardel, 1992.
An illustrated retrospective of telephones in Fran...
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1990s French Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
XXII Moscow Olympic Games 1980 Porcelain Mascot Misha Mishka Bear Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Original vintage Soviet sport Mascot for the 22nd Summer Olympic Games (Games of the XXII Olympiad) in 1980 held in Moscow Russia, Misha the Moscow Olympic Games...
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Football Mascot Sculpture, Oversized, 60in High
Located in Lučenec, SK
This sculpture was the mascot of one Spanish football team and it was also used as a flag pole - there is an opening at the top. This mascot was also brought to each match by the foo...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Rolex Air King Black 116900 Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual 44MM Box & Papers
By Rolex
Located in Dayton, OH
Rolex Air-King
The Rolex Air-King was introduced to the market in 1958, but like so many other current Rolex models, its lineage can be traced bac...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch
Signed, KHL
3" in (76.2 mm)
Amusing faux cabochon lapis turquoise
caterpillar brooch pin, gold tone mounting.
Come in it's original dust bag a...
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1990s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Pachislo Skill Slot Machine, Tokens Only, Late 20th Century
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool Japanese token slot machine, all original and in great working order, including keys. 300 to 400 gaming tokens included.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Table Lighter Chrome Plated Huey Cobra Helicopter Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Vintage table lighter chrome plated steel beautiful helicopter design.
Lighter is stamped Japan.
In the shape of a Huey Cobra Helicopter
Measure...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Learjet 16" Model Airplane Desk Plane Painted Metal on Acrylic Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Learjet 16" Model Airplane Desk Plane Painted Metal on Acrylic Stand. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 6.5" H x 16" W x 15" D.
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1982 Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer V50 Italian Motorcycle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
V50 Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer.
A wonderful Moto Guzzi café racer. This customised Moto Guzzi V50 is a lightweight, 500cc powered motorcycle with visual minimalism, featuring low-mounted...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby's Auction Catalogue, New in Wrapper
By Sotheby's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sotheby's Auction Catalogue
New in Wrapper - Softcover
"A catalogue of the Sotheby's auction for the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pieces include Jack Kennedy's oak rocking chair, a study for the White House portrait of Jackie, a collection of Lettuce Ware...
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1990s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Private Parts by Giovanni Hard Cover Book Bruno Gmunder
Located in Dayton, OH
"Hard cover art photography / male photography book “Private Parts” by Giovanni – Edited & Design by Claus Kiessling – Cover Design by Dolph Caesar - Published by Bruno Gmunder...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Industrial Vintage Metal Aircraft Plane Model Desk Item Statue, circa 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial plane model made in the 1980s. This unique object is made of metal and has a chrome finish. A nice Industrial sculpture for displaying them on a cupboard, credenza, or ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Buckaroo - Kurt Markus - 1st Edition, Little, Brown & Company, 1987
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1987
The photographs collected in 'Buckaroo: Images From the Sagebrush Basin' show why Kurt Markus's photographs of cowboys...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Andy Warhol Interview Magazine Collection 13 Pcs
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A collection of thirteen iconic interview magazines published by Andy Warhol with many portrait covers by artist Richard Bernstein.These pieces are a history of art, fashion, photography and stories depicting the go go era of the 1980s with great content. Bernstein did many of the covers for 20 years with Warhol as a guiding force behind the magazine. Including covers of Madonna, Richard Pryor...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1970s Vintage Red Pez Fireman Candy Dispenser U.S, Pat. 3.410.455 No Feet
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning Pop Art PEZ dispenser from Austria. Made of plastic, in the 1970s. Marked made in Austria and US Pat. 3.410.455. It is a no feet dispenser. Foun...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Located in London, GB
Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Published by Abbeville France 1st Edition 1991
Beautiful book celebrating 30 years of Valentino’s creations.
Dimension: 34cm ...
Category
1990s Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Industrial Vintage Metal Aircraft Jet Plane Model Desk Item Statue, circa 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial plane model made in the 1980s. This unique object is made of metal and has a chrome finish. A nice Industrial sculpture for displaying them on a cupboard, credenza or d...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1996 Jack Magazine Irreverent Art Lifestyle Santa Fe
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage Jack Magazine: Got Something Better to do? Issue 3, 1996, Sante Fe, New Mexico edited by Richard Maslow and Art Directer Leah Sherman. Highly graphic and irreverent art...
Category
1990s American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Industrial Vintage Metal Aircraft Plane Model Desk Item Statue, circa 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial plane model made in the 1980s. This unique object is made of metal and has a chrome finish. A nice Industrial sculpture for displaying them on a cupboard, credenza or d...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1980s Vintage Red PEZ Space Gun Candy Dispenser U. S. Pat. 3.370.746
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning Pop Art PEZ dispenser from Austria. Made of plastic, circa 1980s. Marked made in Austria and US Pat. 3.370.746. Found at an estate sale in Vienn...
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1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
2 UnoAErre Aurea Italy 14K Yellow Gold Serpentine Chains 15" & 18" 2.5g
By UnoAErre
Located in Dayton, OH
"Two vintage 14K / 585 (58.5% gold) yellow gold serpentine necklace chains with spring ring clasp, one just marked with gold content, t...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Sculptural Sterling Silver Choker Necklace by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken sterling silver chocker necklace very bold design by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The chocker features six subtly hammered roundels radiating into a trio of Axe-shaped fixed pendants, with two smaller ones flanking a large central one. The shape of the axe was often found in the Pre-Columbian art. As a bronze age tool, it symbolizes power. The necklace is not chain link but cast and joined as a solid chocker with box clasp mechanism. The design radiates a sense of history with the primitive tribal geometry in form, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernistic aesthetic. The drop of the necklace on the mannequin (not included) is 11". It has an approximate 16" circumference and weighs 320 grams (10.3 troy ounces). It was tested as 900 purity with XRF analyzer. There is a Peruvian Cultural Ministry label applied and a catalog sticker on verso as shown.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
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1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Sculptural Sterling Silver Necklace Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly sculptural sterling silver necklace by Peruvian silversmith and designer Grazielle Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, circa 1970. Marks to ne...
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1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dolce Gabbana Fitted Boots Animal Print
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Dolce Gabbana fitted boots animal print size 35 EU 5 US
Black and white knee fitted boots in cow printed dyed calf hair (Italy).
They’re shaped with a pointed toe and sit o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage Decorative Halved Ammonite, African, Fossil, Display Plinth, Cretaceous
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative halved ammonite. An African, opalized fossil on display plinth, dating to Cretaceous period millions of years ago, polished and presented circa 1970.
Delightful example with a dual view of the fascinating fossil data
Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good original order
Lightly polished shell...
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Late 20th Century African Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Bier judaica hammered silver Tzedakah Charity box , marked
By Bier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jizchak Bier founded in 1950's the Bier Judaica studio, to produce high quality silver judaica .
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Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage 53" Oversize Prince Pop Art Wooden Tennis Racquet Store Display
By Prince
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 53" Oversize Prince Pop Art Wooden Tennis Racquet Store Display. item features a large unique size, "pop art" form, probably an original store displ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition Hardcover Art Book
By René Magritte
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition.
First American Edition. Hardcover.
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
233pp 393 illustrations.
Blue boards in dust jacket.
Translat...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scavullo Women by Francesco Scavullo, Pub, 1982
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Scavullo Women published in 1982 by Harper & Row, New York. Written by Francesco Scavullo, with 46 of his portraits and candid interviews. The black cloth bound book with its origina...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Gucci Dual Deck of Playing Cards Game or Desk Accessory
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
This never used boxed set of logo Gucci playing cards is vintage and Italian from the 1970s. It is 2 sets one in white and black for the back. One ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pierre Cardin Les Pipes Design Years '70 Paris Vintage
Located in Biella, IT
Pierre Cardin Les Pipes design and perfect pipe in mahogany and resin material
The sell is of one "pipe" color of your choice, one of the two ..
Years '70 vintage but all the pipe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique Fountain Pen with Papers & Boxes
By Montblanc
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This fountain pen was made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. This fountain pen is their 'Meisterstuck' model and has...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Bjørn Wiinblad Rosenthal Studio-Linie Boxed Solitaire Game
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage German Rosenthal Studio-Linie original boxed ‘Keramik-Solitärspiel’ (Solitaire Game) by renowned Danish painter, designer and artist B...
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1970s German Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Vintage Montblanc Meisterstruck & Starwalker Pens with Boxes & Papers
By Montblanc
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage rollerball pens were made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. theiThe black cased pen from this grouping is their "Meisterstruck" model with a clear tip on the cap, and a gold band around the center of the barrel with "MONTBLANC" and "MEISTERSTRUCK" in block letters. The other pen of this group with the brushed metal case is their "Starwalker" model. Both pens come with thier original fitted boxes, and we have one outer box and some paperwork. Both of these Montblanc rollerball pens...
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Late 20th Century German Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
In the American West, Richard Avendon, 1985, Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Author: Text by Laura Wilson
Book: Commissioned in 1978 by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, this series of photographs is...
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1980s Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Italian Collectible Ceramic Table Game by Gabbianelli, Green and White
Located in Milano, IT
This is a rare, funny and well preserved desk game set/decorative object in hand-painted ceramic, made in Italy in the Eighties by renowned manufacturer Gabbianelli - as proved by the sticker underneath and the relief "G" under the main plate. It is an English style board for peg solitaire...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Greek Sterling Tetralogy Icon Egg Sculpture of Christ's Life
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Greek sterling tetralogy icon egg sculpture of Christ's Life
Greece, Circa 1970s
This intricate and highly detailed work consists of four depictions of events in Christs life. Specifically the sculpture displays The nativity, The crucifixion, The resurrection and the Ascension.
Stamped "Made in Greece 72 PATENTED Ag 999"
Crafted of weighted Sterling...
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1970s Greek Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Solid B&W Telescopic Speakers, 1980
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of solid B&W telescopic speakers - Circa 1980
Adjustable
Very rare and excellent sound
Measures: H 60 x D 20 cm.
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Cigar Box Humidor Plexi Maison Gérard and Son Big Model, 1980
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Plexiglas humidifier, with digital hygrometer, can hold up to 12 flat boxes.
Dimensions: 45 cm wide by 35 cm deep and 33.5 cm high.
Perfect for long term preservation without mix...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Set of Vintage Rare Earth Metals, Continental, Decorative Display, Oak Plinth
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of vintage rare earth metals. A Continental, bismuth, pyrite and galena decorative display on oak plinth, dating to the late 20th century, and...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pyrite
Vintage Decorative Ammonite, African, Opalized Fossil, Display, Specimen, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative ammonite. An African, opalized fossil on display plinth, dating to millions of years ago, polished and presented, circa 1970. ...
Category
Late 20th Century African Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
André Ricard 'Olympic Torch Prototype' for Barcelona 1992 Games, circa 1992
By André Ricard
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olympic torch prototype (PT) in chromed plastic for Barcelona '92 by André Ricard.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1990.
In good original condition, w...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Carved Decorative Ammonite, African, Fossil, Display, Cretaceous C. 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved decorative ammonite. An African, opalized fossil on display plinth, dating to Cretaceous period millions of years ago, polished an...
Category
Late 20th Century African Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Book L'Utopie du tout plastique, 1960-1973, Norma Editions
Located in FERROL, ES
L'Utopie du tout plastique, 1960-1973 book. Norma Editions.
Edition by Philippe Decelle, Diane Hennebert and Pierre Loze. Year 1994.
Foundation pour l'architecture, Brussels.
...
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1990s Belgian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Calder's Universe by Jean Lipman Large Book 1st Ed 1976
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Calder's Universe by Jean Lipman Book 1st Ed 1976.
Vintage Calder's Universe Book by Jean Lipman.
1st Edition 1976.
The definitive book on Ale...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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