Filter Collection (1900-1940s)

These items are no longer available for sale, but represent examples of inventory previously sold by Sturgis Antiques.
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Victorian Dictionary Stand 1.jpg

Circa Early 1900s Industrial Design Book Stand Iron and Wood Adjustable with Lower Shelf

Every few years another one of these great turn of the century book stands comes to me. These stands would hold what was so important [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Quack Medicine Hicks Capudine Liquid For Headache Original Tin Lithograph Sign Worn Original Litho Tin Sign circa 1930

Tin Litho Sign Quack Medicine Hicks Capudine Liquid For Headache

Period
1900-1940s
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Circa 1906 Quack Medical Device Dr. H. Sanche & Co. Oxydonor No. 2 Cures All Your Problems

Dr. H. Sanche & Co. Oxydonor No. 2
The device has the original outer case and the original wires with the metal attachment, which [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Dorsey Potter Tyson Signed and Numbered Etching Hand Colored in Original Decorative Asian Style Frame Title Jade Market Dated 1931

Dorsey Potter Tyson Signed and Numbered Etching Hand Painted with Original Asian Decorated Frame Title Jade Market 1931 Edition of 81/100.

Dorsey Potter Tyson: [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Dorsey Potter Tyson Pencil Signed Numbered Title Junks and Coolies In Original Frame 1.jpg

Dorsey Potter Tyson Signed Etching Hand Painted with Original Asian Decorated Frame Title Junks and Coolies Circa 1930

Dorsey Potter Tyson Signed Etching Hand Painted with Original Asian Decorated Frame Title “Junks and Coolies” 

Dorsey Potter Tyson: [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Dorsey Potter Tyson Pencil Signed and Numbered Hand Painted Etching The Favorite 1932 In Original Decorated Frame

Dorsey Potter Tyson Pencil Signed and Numbered Hand Painted Etching The Favorite 1932 In Original Decorated Frame

Dorsey Potter Tyson:
American printmaker 1900-1971 [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Faux Finished Celluloid Dance Purse Painted with Rhinestones 1920's Art Deco Near Perfect

Painted Celluloid Art Deco Dance Purse with rhinestones, circa 1920's

This cylinder shaped dance purse has mirror and powder with small [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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French Art Deco Black Celluloid with Rhinestones Dance Purse

French Art Deco Black Celluloid with Rhinestones Dance Purse
Missing Lipstick insert. Sleeve is intact. Please see images provided for a visual description. [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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1920s Black and White Celluloid Dance Purse In Shape of Book with Rhinestone Art Deco Kiss Proof

Black and White Celluloid Dance Purse in shape of Book with Rhinestone decoration on the front. The Rhinestones are in the shape of a diamond. [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Gray Pay Station with Sampson Transmitter and Porcelain Advertising Taxi Mouth Piece c. 1915

Gray Pay Station with Sampson Transmitter on Candle Stick Phone and RARE porcelain Advertising Mouth Piece for Taxi, R. F. Bauder's Taxi Service Phone 2109 [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Guilloche and Enamel Powder Compact Orange and Purple with Basket of Flower Design Near Perfect

A remarkable Guilloche and Enamel Powder Compact with a purple Basket of flowers in the center.
This compact is near mint with minor [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Circa 1900 Cast Metal Angel Candle Holder with Candelabra of Grapes and Leaves 46 Inches Tall

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON

A circa 1900 cast metal Angel with Candelabra on the top with Grapes and Leaves.
 [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Circa 1900 Architectural Stained Glass Semi Circle 22 x 54 inches

Circa 1900 Architectural Stained Glass Semi Circle

A beautiful architectural hand painted stained glass in a semicircle design. Intricate and very detailed and appears [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Gulf No Nox Gasolione Painted Tin Thermometer 1.jpg

Gulf No-Nox Gasoline & Gulfpride Oil Thermometer Painted Tin Sign

Gulf No-Nox Gasoline & Gulfpride Oil Thermometer

A beautiful and very clean painted Tin One Sided Sign Thermometer.
Detailed on the side showing [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Candlestick 1.jpg

Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Glass Candlestick Signed L.C.T. 8450 Circa 1900

**Comes From The Same Estate As Other Tiffany**

LCT Favrile Glass Candlestick 

The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany was made [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Boys Day Banner 27 Inches wide x 24 Feet Tall Warriors on Horseback with Temple 15.jpg

Circa 1950 Vintage Japanese Boys Day Banner Nobori 24 Feet Tall Hand Painted and Printed Warriors on Horseback

Japanese Nobori (banner) were displayed on May 5th of every year, also known as Boy’s Day. The tradition started in as an ancient [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Japanese Boys Day Banner Nobori Turtle and Crain 1.jpg

 Vintage Japanese Boys Day Banner Nobori Turtle and Crane Hand Stitching Tabs 14 Feet Tall Circa 1950s

Subject: Turtle and Crane by the Water 

Background on Nobori Japanese Boys Day Banners

Japanese Nobori (banner) were displayed on May 5th of [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Facial Prosthesis By Arthur Bulbulian 1st Edition Hardback 1945 W. B. Saunders 1.jpg

Very Rare 1st Edition of Facial Prosthesis by Arthur H. Bulbulian Published by W. B. Saunders 1945

Title: Facial Prosthesis 
By: Arthur H. Bulbulian
1st Edition Hardback with Gilt Embossed Cover and Spine
Published by W. B. [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Oscar Robinson Ransbottom Cookie Jar with Lid Dough Boy Circa 1940's

Oscar Robinson Ransbottom Cookie Jar with Lid.


Marked on the bottom “Oscar”. 
Others out there are reproductions [...]

Period
1900-1940s
 Woman Lying in Bed Oil on Canvas Circa 1900 1.jpg

Circa 1910 Bohemia Region Oil on Canvas Semi Nude Woman Laying In Bed Early Art Deco Style of de Lempicka

A small oil on canvas of a semi nude woman in bed signed on the lower right Clara molzapict (sp?)
The painting is [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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L C Tiffany Blue Favrile Sherbet From 1909 Marked wtih Name and Number 4561 D

The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany was made at the early 1900's till about 1930's. The favrile glass was not an invention of Tiffany [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Original Lithograph Magic Poster Kar-Mi Selma Published 1914 Jospeh B. Hallworth Phantasmagoria

Kar-Mi Selma Original Lithographed Magic Poster 1914 Published by Joseph B. Hallworth 
"performing the most startling mystery of all India"

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Period
1900-1940s
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Circa 1930's Pen and Ink of Baltimore Street Scene Signed Harry Zee Hoffman WPA Era Artist

A dark and stirring pen and ink by Harry (Zee) Hoffman of a alley street with people lounging on the corner. You can see a [...]

Period
1900-1940s
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Original Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha for 1900 Issue of Cocorico French Art Nouveau Magazine

Cocorico was a French magazine produced by the artist Paul-Émile Boutigny and featured many artists of the Art Nouveau movement including Alphonse Mucha [...]

Period
1900-1940s
Spiro Schwatenberg Bronze Nude Fencer Athlete 1.jpg

Spiro Schwatenberg German 1898–1922 Bronze Statue of Fencing Athlete Figure Signed Bronze Circa 1900

Spiro Schwatenberg, German, 1898–1922 sculpture who did figural bronzes with many of them being male athletes. 

This 9" tall figure is a classical style [...]

Period
1900-1940s