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(A) The famed Revere Manhattan
cocktail set by Norman bel Geddes. Cups, however, by Mrs.
bel Geddes... Oh, well, I've looked for no less than 20 years for
a set of original Manhattan martini cups to go with the tray
and shaker, but I give up!!! The shaker's in very good
condition -- no dents, tiny scratches here and there, some compromise
to the chrome (it's been used). The tray, near-mint. The cups...
let's just say I'm throwing them in so that you'll have something
to hold your martinis. And by the way, there are six cups, not
four as shown. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(B) A presse papier (paperweight)
sporting a World War One bomb, the base of chromed iron and the
bomb of chromed brass, signed E. Brandt, France's foremost ferronier,
and one of the most famous French artists of the Art Deco
period, who also collaborated with the likes of Daum and Lalique.
It measures 4 3/4 long by 1 7/8 wide, about 1 7/8 high. Other
views of the presse papier (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(C) Ye famous Chase coffee set,
including two pots, one to percolate, one to pour! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(D) This 20-piece zeppelin cocktail
shaker takes the proverbial cake... and what a hoot to have another
one, after a 10-year or more dry spell. This is the finest one
I've ever had, in excellent original condition. Perhaps it was
only flown around the block on Sundays... Click
here for the "exploded view."
(e-mail Jack for a price)
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(E) How many of your garden variety
Art Deco sites have a vintage espresso machine on them? More
to the point, as captivating as this one!? It was made (presumably,
as it's marked) in Lyon, France. This baby has it all! Glittering,
gleaming chrome, bakelite (or somesuch vintage plastic) which
has the appearance of amber, four coffee stations, and that positively
insane international orange colored plexi/lucite/plastic tiara,
or crown! See other views. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(F) I had a pair of these OPALESCENT
glass rod (mind you!) French (who else?) towel racks about 10
years ago, and that's how long it took me to find these! Almost
comically overbuilt, you could hang an elephant from them (to
dry out after his mud bath). They're each about 24-25 inches
long (or wide depending on your perspective) and no, I won't
sell just one. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(G) Rolling bar, French, Ca. 1930.
The tray lifts off for serving, a mirrored work area is under
it. All chrome-plated brass with the exception of the round tube
at the top, which is chrome-plated steel. Bottles sit on the
two smaller mirrors on the sides. Dimensions: 29 1/2 high, 30
wide, 17 deep. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(H) Table-top black lacquered radio,
Ca. 1935, American. Interior parts restored (it plays), front
fabric replaced. Dimensions: 16 1/2 high, 12 1/2 wide, 9 deep.
(e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(I) Aluminum "wall tree,"
with swiveling mirror, French. Dimensions: 24 1/2 wide, 13 high,
9 deep. These are divine in a bathroom, on the wall -- a great
storage place for a few towels or washcloths, above, and good
for hanging towels or bathrobes, on the "hooks." I
have a fair number of these in various manifestations, and different
materials, such as chromed brass, even wrought iron.
This one's gracing Shannon's
New York City apartment, but you can find others on my site under
"I call 'em 'wall trees.'"
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(J) Mint in the Box, Art Deco for
days, and with the sleeve which the original box came in as well.
The Ascot cigarette lighter, from the ASR Corporation of Brooklyn,
New York, just about 2 1/2 inches tall by one inch wide, immaculate
chrome plating (untouched), with a little lever on the upper
side (see it, to the right?) which flips open the top. The wheel
moves, but there's a little calcification where the wheel meets
the flint, you can see the build-up on the wheel when it spins
around. It doesn't spark at the moment, and I'm not going to
investigate one way or the other by putting in a new flint, etc.
That will be your job. At any rate, the lighter is otherwise
flawless, and has directions and a brush, all part of the original
package. I have exactly five of these and if you want to buy
all five go for it! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(K) This solid aluminum cocktail
cart has got the look, with its squared tubing and mirrored
surfaces. The tray on top lifts off for easy delivery of the
drinks you've just mixed. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
(L) And speaking of aluminum, how
do you like these bookends? Your guess, from an airplane or tractor?
(e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(M) "M" as you'll recall
is for "Mmmmmmm..." Or mannequin, I guess. Anyway,
this gal's just itching to be YOURS! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(N) And who, may I ask, doesn't
need at least one marble column? This one is made of that now-extinct
"gold vein" marble as it's called here in the US, "porteur"
in France. The veining is nothing less than spectacular, and
the black is deep and glossy. It's 39 inches tall and the display
surface is 8x8. There are a couple of chips on the column but
they're almost impossible to see! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(O) A most amusing (ha-ha) iron
and painted wood ball hat/coat rack. Freestanding, and measuring
close to six feet tall. A "tour de force" in zany French
50's design. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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