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Vintage Drawing Instruments

Vintage Drawing Instrument Set, German, Draughtsman's Tools, Schcenner, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage drawing instrument set. A German, nickel draughtsman's tool case by Schcenner
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Nickel

Vintage Draughtsman's Set, German, Drawing Instruments, Tools, Richter Pracision
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's set. A German, nickel silver drawing instrument set by E.O. Richter
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Allbrit Polar Planimeter, English, Scientific Instrument, Stanley, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Allbrit polar planimeter. An English, adjustable scientific instrument by Stanley
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Vintage Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel architect or cartographer's
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Vintage 2 Draw Telescope, English, Leather, Brass, Terrestrial Refractor, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an appealing vintage 2 draw telescope, with a tactile full leather jacket and drawing from a
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Vintage Travelling Cartographer's Compass Set, English, Drawing Instruments
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage travelling cartographer's compass set. An English, brass drawing instrument case
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Mid-20th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Draughtsman's Set, German, Drawing Instruments, Riefler, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's set. A German, nickel silver drawing instrument set by Riefler
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Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Instrument Set, German, Technical Drawing, Riefler, Munich, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage instrument set. A German, silver nickel 'A12' technical drawing set by Riefler of
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Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Vintage Travelling Surveyor's Set, English, Pocket Drawing Instrument Case, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage travelling surveyor's set. An English, pocket drawing instrument case, dating to
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Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Study for a Lesson from a Disaster, original drawing by famed modernist sculptor
By Jacques Lipchitz
Located in New York, NY
in its original vintage frame. The label on the back states "This drawing with its flame-like effects
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Graphite, Crayon, Wax Crayon

Gibson Girls - Set of Two 1920's Portraits, Vintage Fashion Illustrations
Located in Soquel, CA
then put his instrument aside. Hollman traveled a lot and was fascinated by Morocco, which is clearly
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1920s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

'Cabaret in an Asian Banquet Hall', French School
Located in London, GB
the left hand of the scene an Asian musician plays a stringed instrument. On the far left, an exchange
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage scholar's drawing set. A French, brass case of draughtsman's tools, dating to the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Tools, Lotter, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel set of architect or cartographer's
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Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Metal Violin Chair in the Style of Arman
By Arman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage side chair features the unique design of Fernandez Arman, drawing inspiration
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Vintage Textile Signed Sir Lancelot Wool European, 1950-1970
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a vintage European textile woven circa 1957 and was made using a printed stamp technique
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Antique Late 19th Century European Other Textiles

Materials

Wool

Vintage Art Deco Centerpiece / Teaset by Lloyd, Payne & Amiel, England, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
instrument dealers, opticians & importers of dining and drawing room clocks and bronzes suitable for
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Centerpieces

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Metal

Jo Yarrington, Ghost Girls Film and Vintage Projector, 2018, Film, Found Objects
By Jo Yarrington
Located in Darien, CT
illumination of instruments or signage or other applications where light must be produced for long periods
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2010s Conceptual Portrait Photography

Materials

Found Objects, Film

Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
gathered around a figure playing a lyre, an ancient greek stringed instrument very similar to modern harps
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Antique 1870s American Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Karl Springer Copper Rain Drum Table With Original Textured Glass Top
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
ability to blend traditional influences with contemporary aesthetics, drawing inspiration from other
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Copper

Art Deco Nude – 14-08-22, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
pencil drawing ‘Art Deco Nude – 05-08-22’. I liked that one and saw the potential for an oil. So I
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2010s Cubist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Leopard Dreaming" - Fantasy Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
animal's back are bubbles containing images of animal-human hybrids dancing, playing musical instruments
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1970s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Ink

Banjo
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
textile mill, just along the banks of Fishkill Creek. Drawing on the industrial design of the live/work
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Banjo
H 24 in W 17.5 in
Untitled, Plate Six from Novecento (Mixed media lithograph with chalk pastel)
By Nam June Paik
Located in New York, NY
unique chalk pastel drawing 13 3/10 × 18 inches Edition 104/130 Pencil numbered 104/130, hand signed in
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Chalk, Offset, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph

Two Hands, Mid Century Surrealist mixed media Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
stamped w/ copyright, date and logo Frame included: held in original vintage metal frame on plexiglass
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen, Engraving

Pauls Jacket
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a vintage flannel zip-up. A classic red tartan plaid jacket, on a wooden hanger
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Pauls Jacket
Pauls Jacket
H 45 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Large Antique, Industrial Factory Wooden Foundry Form, Wheel, Cog, Gear
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique, Industrial factory wooden foundry form mold, wheel, cog, gear, very unusual and rare size measuring 52" in diameter, retains original factory paint, patina, perfect ad...
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
By Maharam, PIN-UP Magazine
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP 001 Terracotta Initially created for PIN–UP’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 issue, the Bear is handmade by a small-scale Canadian producer from Loam, a high-qualit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Models and Miniatures

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Leather

Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
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Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
By PIN-UP Magazine, Maharam
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP 008 Nightfall Initially created for PIN–UP’s Fall/Winter 2016/2017 issue, the Bear is handmade by a small-scale Canadian producer from Loam, a high-quality...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Models and Miniatures

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Leather

Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
Maharam Bear by PIN-UP
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Empire Mahogany Desk With Hunter Green Leather Top, Circa 1930
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Empire mahogany desk with tooled hunter green leather top. The desk with bronze banding and trim, bronze finely fluted corner medallions, fluted and tapering legs with bronze caps an...
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Early 20th Century American Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Grand Scale Mahogany Custom Bookcase with Leaded Glass Sliding Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large two-door bookcase with sliding leaded glass doors and adjustable shelves, originally a built-in floor to ceiling piece, with a cut-in on the left side, built around heat...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

Exquisite Collection of Six Silver & Gilt Articulated Fish from Spain / Italy
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful collection of articulated silver fish, including two gilt fish stamped “Made in Spain,” and four silver fish, one marked “Sterling 925, Italy” with faint hallmark, anothe...
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Early 20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

French 19th Century Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A delightful 19th Century French gold-gilt barometer circa 1850. This early instrument of meteorology has been adorned with a molded and decoratively trimmed octagonal frame dotted ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

French 19th Century Gilt Barometer
French 19th Century Gilt Barometer
H 34 in W 16.75 in D 1.88 in
Black Forest Walnut Bear Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut carved bear umbrella stand holding leaf shaped dish
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Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Umbrella Stands

Materials

Walnut

Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Dunhill Box
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Guarantee Card and Original Dunhill Presentation Box Box Inspired by the dunhill archive, a palladium-plated brass li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

French Signed Lalique Crystal Tokyo Table Lighter with Frosted Floral Medallions
By René Lalique
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
When it comes to defining elegance and affluence as a lifestyle, Lalique crystal comes to mind for most people. From its earliest days to present times, the Lalique Company has consi...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

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Crystal, Brass

Worn and Patinated English Antique Pine Tavern Table Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH WORN AND PATINATED PINE TAVERN TABLE Circa the mid-19th century, with three drawers in the apron Item # 402VDP08Z A richly worn tavern table with a wonderful all-over surfac...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

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Pine

Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartography, Wichmann
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, architect's or cartographer's instrument case by Wichmann, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Quality, 14-piece inst...
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Antique Victorian Art Nouveau Cast Brass Wall Hanging Alcohol Thermometer 8.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century Victorian brass wall hanging thermometer. Simple art nouveau styling with scallops and flowers. Indicates temperatures up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 degrees C...
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Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Naldun 1930 Art Deco Pocket Lighter Sterling Silver & Essex Glass Horse Intaglio
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco petrol lighter designed by Naldun. Very beautiful and useful petrol lighter, created in America by the Naldun Company, back in the 1930. It was crafted as a slider piece...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of English Victorian Brass Candlesticks
Located in Wilson, NC
Pair of English Victorian brass candlesticks, with rectangular shaped bases, these 10'' sticks have been professionally polished and can be lacquered on request.
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Antique 1850s English Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Fine 17th Century French Old Master Oil Painting Nude Lady Doves & Cherubs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mythological Figures in Classical Sunset Landscape French School, 17th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 20 x 23.5 painting: 13.5 x 17 inches provenance: private collection, Engl...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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Pair of Mid-Century Modern by Eugene Karlin, Hand Painted Terracotta Tiles
By Eugene Karlin
Located in Miami, FL
depicts a harlequin playing an instrument and the other has a fish and bird combo. These tiles have a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Terracotta

Trew Dat, spray paint and acrylic painting on board
By James Kirkpatrick
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia
fiction, underground cartoons, bad graffiti, vintage cults, symbols and textures found on city walls. He
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2010s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Bright Future, spray paint and acrylic painting on board
By James Kirkpatrick
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia
fiction, underground cartoons, bad graffiti, vintage cults, symbols and textures found on city walls. He
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2010s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Mixed Shoes, spray paint and acrylic painting on board
By James Kirkpatrick
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia
fiction, underground cartoons, bad graffiti, vintage cults, symbols and textures found on city walls. He
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2010s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Double Bass original acrylic paint wood up cycled
By Matt Jordan
Located in London, GB
Jordan started drawing & painting as a child and has not really ever stopped. Early 20th
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Vintage Drawing Instrument Set, English, Drafting Compass Compendium, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage drawing instrument set. An English, bone and cast metal drafting compass
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Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

1850 Vintage Drawing Instruments Set sold by Papeterie Henri Eloy in Peronne
Located in Milan, IT
owner L. Lemire. Inside the box there are various brass instruments: compasses, drawing pens in steel
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Antique 1850s French Scientific Instruments

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Beam Compass, German, Cartographer, Architect, Drawing, Riefler
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage beam compass. A German, silver nickel cartographer's or architect's drawing
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Vintage 1930s German Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Haff Prazision Spezial Drawing Drafting Set of Tools Compass Set
Located in GB
need to slide out on the end to unlock it Its totally complete and original, instruments like this
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20th Century German Post-Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Rossbach Pantograph Tool Set Artist Drawing Architect Drafting, Germany 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Drafting Tools Vintage Rossbach Pantograph Artist Drawing Architecture Drafting Tool Set Germany
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Vintage Draughtsman's Set, Swiss, Steel, Drawing Instrument, Wild Heerbrugg
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's set. A Swiss, chromium steel drawing instrument case by Wild
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Late 20th Century Swiss More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Vintage Draughtsman's Technical Drawing Case, Instrument Set, AG Thornton, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's technical drawing case. An English, brass and silver nickel
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Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

"SHRIMP BOATS" TEXAS WATERCOLOR MID CENTURY GALVESTON, SMITH POINT, PALACIOS
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
instruments Collection, Dallas, Texas, the Austin Museum of Art, and the University of Texas at Austin. He
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1970s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Vintage Technical Drawing Case, German, Surveyor's Set, Riefler of Munich, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing case. A German, silver nickel surveyor's set by Riefler of
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Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories

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Nickel

Vintage Pair of Painted Satinwood Half Moon Cabinets, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb pair of vintage Sheraton revival, satinwood half moon cabinets, handpainted in the
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Vintage 1970s British Sheraton Cabinets

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Satinwood

Vintage Pair of Sheraton Design Inlaid Mahogany Open Bookcases, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful vintage pair of mahogany open bookcases in Sheraton style with adjustable
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Vintage 1950s Sheraton Bookcases

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Enameled Kitchen Funnel
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of vintage kitchenware; a white enameled funnel. Painted with oil, a navy backdrop
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ladle
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a ladle. A white enamel ladel with red trim. Vintage enamel kitchenware is rare
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Ladle
Ladle
H 24 in W 17 in D 2 in
Constant Nieuwenhuijs "Delft" Shelves for 'T Spectrum, Netherlands 1956
By Constant Nieuwenhuys, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Amsterdam, NL
good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a wonderful vintage
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Vintage Drawing Set, English, Draughtsman, Cartographer, Instrument, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage drawing set. An English, boxed draughtsman's or cartographer's instrument
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Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Vintage Draughtsman's Instrument Set, Drawing, Navigation, Henry Hughes and Son
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's instrument set. An English, brass drawing or navigation tool
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Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1940s Vintage Industrial Aluminum & Brass Apothecary Scale Balance with Weights
Located in Lafayette, IN
Spectacular 1940's vintage Type BB analytical scale/balance by William Ainsworth & Sons Inc of
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Aluminum, Brass

Vintage Instrument Set, Swiss, Precision, Technical Drawing, Wild Heerbrugg
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage instrument set. A Swiss, chromium steel precision technical drawing case by Wild
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Mid-20th Century Swiss More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Vintage Still Life -- Dried Sunflower
By Evelyn Kok
Located in Soquel, CA
potato print items, printed calendars of her original works and handcrafted various musical instruments
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Early 2000s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"ANGUS AND PUMPJACKS" TEXAS WATERCOLOR MID CENTURY
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
instruments Collection, Dallas, Texas, the Austin Museum of Art, and the University of Texas at Austin. He
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1970s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pair of Vintage Sculptures White Marble Gold Bronze Obelisks Italian Vintage
Located in Roma, IT
crates full of books, works of art, scientific instruments, and cultural artefacts – from snuff boxes and
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20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Civil War Era Field Glasses by Queen & Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, gyroscopes, drawing and mathematical instruments, surveying instruments, and instruments for electrical
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Antique 1860s American Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Space Doctor, spray paint and acrylic painting on board
By James Kirkpatrick
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia
fiction, underground cartoons, bad graffiti, vintage cults, symbols and textures found on city walls. He
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2010s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Throw Down, spray paint and acrylic painting on board
By James Kirkpatrick
Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia
fiction, underground cartoons, bad graffiti, vintage cults, symbols and textures found on city walls. He
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2010s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

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Board, Spray Paint, Acrylic

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Vintage Drawing Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage drawing instruments available for sale. Each of these unique vintage drawing instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, nickel and brass. Vintage drawing instruments have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage drawing instruments bearing Art Deco or Art Nouveau hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Vintage Drawing Instruments?

Prices for vintage drawing instruments can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage drawing instruments begin at $244 and can go as high as $1,566, while the average can fetch as much as $502.