Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 5-valve radio, 1940

Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 5-valve radio, 1940
Originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 5-valve radio. Bakelite. Italian, 1940.
Made by Phonola.
Collection Jeffrey S. Salmon, London.

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Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.

Mercier sc. de Cuzin, Book Cover, 1883

Mercier sc. de Cuzin, cover of the book by Armand Silvestre, "Le Conte de L'Archer," 1883. Click image on the right for 535x800 version.

Scanned from the book "Le livre, objet d'art: Collection Calouste Gulbenkian, France. XIXe-XXe siècles."

Hats, ad, 1930

Hats, ad, 1930
Originally uploaded by revista_antiga.

These charming girls are all pretty chubby for today's standards, and some of them looked over seventeen, which is refreshing.

Apart from its beauty the ad is also interesting because it teaches you "how to measure hair bobbed," (for hat fitting) and "how to measure hair not bobbed." For those who don't know, the Bob is a famous haircut from the jazz age.

From the ad:

"How to measure hair bobbed. To find correct size, place tape measure around fullest part of head, or at whatever position you wear you hat. (...) How to measure hair not bobbed. To find correct size, if hair is worn coiled low at the neck, place tape measure a trifle lower than otherwise. Measure at position in which you wear your hats."

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 30s".

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Émille Gallé, Aube et Crépuscule, Bed, 1900

Émille Gallé, Aube et Crépuscule, bed, 1900. Palisander, ebony, mother-of-pearl, iridiscent glass.

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Scanned from Gabriele Fahr-Becker's "Art Nouveau".

Bonnie Cashin, Vogue cover, 1927

Bonnie Cashin, Vogue cover, watercolor and pencil illustration, 1927.

Pierre Patout and Joseph Bernard, Hôtel d'un Collectionneur, 1925

Pierre Patout, Hôtel d'un Collectionneur, at the Paris 1925 Exhibition, with Joseph Bernard's sculptural frieze "La Danse".

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Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.

Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, 1916

Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles, bronze, American, 1916.

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Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.