1930s More Furniture and Collectibles

Stunning white and black Art Deco porcelain penny scale by Navco. Amazing design, reminiscent of a womans cloaked silouette, retains original key...

Late-1930s KookBox hollow wood surfboard. Purchased initially by a WWII veteran stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii who was later killed in action during the war. Upon his death, the soldier's belongings, along with this surfboard was mailed from Oahu, Hawaii to his family in Northern California. This antique wooden surfboard features a hollow ribbed construction, inspired by designs used to construct the wings of airplanes. The invention of this method of surfboard construction was patented by renowned inventor and water man, Tom Blake...

This intriguing pair of snowshoes dates to circa 1930s. Each shoe has a wooden frame and a complicated weave of rawhide to allow an individual to effectively strap into the snowshoe ...

This is a printed silk handkerchief from the interwar period, with an Italian aviation theme. This handkerchief features four early aircraft plane models, two of which are seaplanes. The inner field of the handkerchief is pale blue and contained by a black three-line waving border. The outer field is medium blue, with a darker blue at each corner. A white and black fasces rests in each corner. The center of the silk features a golden spread-wing eagle. Above the eagle’s head floats a gold crown. The eagle’s talons grip a shield printed with the Savoy arms, a white cross on a red field. Two gold fasces adorn either side of the shield. In most historical accounts of the early days of military aviation, our reverence for the activities of the American Expeditionary Force and its French and British companions-in-arms on the western front has led us to overlook the immense Italian contribution to the formation of airpower doctrine. The first aerial force projection occurred on Nov. 1, 1911, when Lt. Giulio Gravotta, flying a German-built monoplane, dropped one bomb on Zard and another on Taciura -- in Libya -- during the Italian-Turkish War. This event occurred just a little more than a year after the first flight of an Italian-designed and built aircraft. At about the same time, Gianni Caproni, a young Italian engineer with a passion for innovation and a vast admiration for the Wright brothers, built his first flying machine. By May 23, 1915, the day Italy entered World War I, Caproni had become Italy's leading aircraft designer and manufacturer. Caprooni designed and built a multi-engine bomber with range and bomb capacities to make it a potent offensive weapon. On Aug. 20, 1915, two of these Caproni three-engine bombers attacked the Aisovizza aerodrome with explosive and incendiary bombs, a preview of the most sustained, effective air offensive of the First World War. By early 1916, regular raids against Austro-Hungarian targets were being conducted by seven squadrons of Caproni bombers, with some 540 bombing missions flown by the year's end. Missions were on the increase, both in distance to targets and number of aircraft involved. In late 1917, due to the lack of suitable training facilities in the United States, a contingent of some 500 Americans were sent to Foggia, Italy, to learn military flying. After completing their training, the new pilots were commissioned in the Army Air Service, and the majority of them were sent to France to serve with the American Expeditionary Force. About 75 remained in Italy under the command of Capt. Fiorello LaGuardia...

“THE MAN WITH A HEART, THE PARTY WITH A SOUL”: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT POSTER, MADE FOR HIS 1936 PRESIDENTIAL RUN, THE BEST OF ALL KNOWN EXAMPLES ACROS...

Incredible bed in parchment and wood produced in Italy during the 30s and signed Valzania Italia. Due to the sinuous lines, the Art Deco design and the high-skilled combination of m...

Italian umbrella stand by Cesare Lacca for Fontana Arte, 1930s.

These four Mexican / American Indian weaving pillows are all in very good condition and retain the original fringe.

1930s Louis Vuitton monogram steamer trunk. The exterior of the trunk has the classic LV monogram, wood and leather trimming with ...

A now out of print book which is the catalogue raisonne of the great deco silversmith Jean Puiforcat. 339 pages with bilingual text in French and English and illustrated throughout w...

Beautiful patterns on this hand-loomed textile Laos. The cotton is tightly woven and of very high quality. It is woven in a tubular shape. Would transform into a great large pillow.

American child’s toy car garage in pretty decent condition, considering these were for children to play with. This toy garage is for 1/43rd scale model cars...

Aluminum head with adjustable jaw raised on round wooden base. Used to make dental molds. Also used as a teaching tool.

Super rare Jazz -themed Art Deco Screen, made by Rockola. Original hand-painted Bandstand salvaged from the famous Trocadero Cafe' Sunset Strip. Late night French style club opened i...

Major Collection of 120+ Catalin & Bakelite Radio from 1930's & 1940's You will not see a collection like this FOR SALE again, all but 2 have NO DAMAGE, and All the Radios are Original, NO RE-PRO Parts and NO REPAIRS or Spray Paint of any kind. This is a Once in a Lifetime chance to Own a collection like this. The Collection consists of all for the major brands and a lot of the color combinations for each model. Some of the radios are not in the photos. Radio by, Addison A2 Addison 5 Air King A-600 Arvin 532 Bendix 0526C Crosley G1465 DeWald 561 DeWaldA501 DeWald A502 Emerson AU-190 Emerson BT-235 Emerson BM-258 Emerson AX-235 Emerson 564 Emerson EP-375 Emerson 400 Emerson Patriot Fada 5F60 Fada 5F50 Fada 53 Fada 52 Fada L56 Fada SW57 Fada 115 Fada 200 Fada 252 Fada 652 Fada 1000...

This is the Only Maroon with Black trim Emerson AX-235 I have ever seen, it is Very Rare and all Original. This is your only chance to own this color combination, you will not find a...

1937 Red Emerson AU-190 Cathedral Catalin / Bakelite Tube Radio. Red case with Red knobs. This radio is very rare to fine it in this condition. The radio is ORIGINAL and in excelle...

A masterful example of French decorative arts at its best, this lacquer panel features the interlocking figures of Egypt and Nubia, each stylized in cl...