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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique 20th Century Gilt Bronze Butterfly By Carl Kauba (1865-1922)
By Carl Kauba
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A early 20th Century metamorphic painted gilt bronze butterfly by Austrian maker Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922), modelled as a butterfly perched on a foliate base, opening to reveal a nude...
Category
Austrian Other Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marcel Duchamp Thonet Readymade "Porte Chapeau"
Located in Sharon, CT
Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...
Category
French Modern Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Cast Iron Anvil
Located in High Point, NC
A metal anvil created in Early 20th Century France. Weighty, battered, and time-worn, this solid chunk of history and craftsmanship radiates a palpable sense of a simpler, more hand-...
Category
French Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1900s French Iron Anvil
Located in High Point, NC
A metal anvil created in 1900s France. Weighty, battered, and time-worn, this solid chunk of history and craftsmanship radiates a palpable sense of a simpler, more hand-made time. Th...
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French Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Unis France Magic Projector / Lantern, wood label France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and one of a kind folding magic lantern produced by the Unis France association in the first quarter of the 20th century. The function of this optical object is to projec...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of small sculpture with moving...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Iron & Brass Armillary Sphere
Located in Dallas, TX
Brass and iron spinning armillary globe with nine hoops and a central 3" brass sphere, raised on a tripod base.
Good condition, minimal wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
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French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Tailor's Mannequin, early 20th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
French Tailor's Mannequin, early 20th Century
French 20th century tailor's mannequin. Made of paper, fabric and metal. It features a mechanism inside which allows the tailor to adju...
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French Folk Art Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique 3-Wheeler Decorative Figurine SCULPTURE, Forged CYCLE Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
Beautifully stylized antique 3-wheeler forged figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
This unique art piece is a ...
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Belgian Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron, Metal
1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground merry go round, this holding up to 18 children at once! Original red painted surface. With a cu...
Category
Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground suspension merry go round. Iron. Original paint. Lacks 2 struts. With a custom made metal display bracket.
14 1/4" h., 13 3/...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground tilting seat swing in orignal paint with a custom made wall bracket for display.
14 1/8" h., 13 7/8" dia.
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight. Made of handcarved and handpainted wood with handfo...
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Italian Black Forest Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tall original French Art Deco dancer by Descomps, patina, silver and gilt bronze
Located in New York City, NY
A tall original French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a semi-nude, female dancer holding a bow with arrow.
The striped cloth which drapes dramatically around the woman's body creates an interesting dialogue and complement to the graceful position of her arms and the movement it creates. The entirety resting on the original onyx base is accented by a touch of gold plated decoration on the statue's earrings, pearls, arm bracelets...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Medida :1920, Car Sculpture in wood Sign: Argentor wien
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Wood and silver plated bronze
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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Wood
Pair of Great Dragon Temples Chinese Minguo Period
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of great dragon temples.
Chinese Minguo period (1912-1949), in carved bone plates. With detailed dragon carvings. Sitting on a wooden base. faults ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Art Deco Bronze Blue Bird Bell Sculpture by Edouard Marcel Sandoz Cubist, French
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco bronze blue bird bell sculpture by Edouard Marcel Sandoz. Bronze cubist bird figurine, circa 1920, finished in original dark brown/copper patinate...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eleven Wooden Models for Teaching, Italy, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A box containing a group of 11 geometric solids made of ebonized black lacquered solid wood. Educational use. Castiglione, Turin, Italy 1900.
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Italian Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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