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An interesting lot on eBay that doesn't quite offer everything, but could prove a bargain – the Mario Bellini Amanta armchair.

Originally designed by Bellini in 1966 for C&B (later B&B Italia), the chair has been reissued since (although not recently), but the example on eBay is a first edition. It looks in fairly good condition, a few scuffs to the white plastic frame, but that's what you might expect from something 40+ years old.

The seller describes the corduroy seating as 'quite firm to sit on', which is no surprise – we've seen these before with an additional cushion for the seat, that looks to be missing here. But despite that, it's up for £275 on a 'Buy It Now', with the seller looking to take an offer. If you get it for the right price, it could prove a shrewd investment. Especially if the seller finds that cushion.

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We've never seen this Office Desk by Joe Colombo previously – but bizarrely, we've spotted two variations online in the last day.

The one above is being sold by a US retailer (Sebastian and Barquet) and shows the 60s-designed desk at its best. It seems to be a designer/illustrator's desk, with the option of a flat top or a more angled working space by adjusting the metal bar on the back of the desk surface. And if you need to store a few things away, there are three drawers not a million miles away from the storage on a Boby trolley (or more recent Spinny trolley).

The cream version above is for sale for a whopping $3,500 (around £2,400) and you can enquire about it here. Alternatively, there's a much cheaper option available right now via eBay. It's a green and white variation with all the same features (as far as we can see), but selling out of Paris for a 'Buy It Now' of £900. If it's in decent condition, that could be a shrewd investment. See over for another image of the desk from the back.

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If you're on the look out for something kitsch to liven up your garden, the Pink Flamingo could be the prefect purchase.

Originally designed by Don Featherstone in 1957 for Union Products, the Pink Flamingo is less cutting edge today, but every bit as eye-catching with its bold colour, glitter-style finish and 21-inch metallic legs, which take the entire height up to around 33 inches. if you don't have a garden, the birds even come with a patch of fake boxwood grass and flowers!

They're being sold for just £16.99 plus postage or if you want a real collector's piece, drop the seller a line about some original signed Don Featherstone flamingos, which will sell boxed for £29.99.

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Another great piece of discontinued design on eBay – the Verner Panton System 123 lounge chair.

Typically Panton, but not widely available these days – it was produced for Fritz Hansen in a variety of finishes back in 1973, produced up until 1989. This particular model has the high-end 'deluxe' finish, along with that chrome base that offers a 360-degree swivel. Or if you had a few, you can push together for a very special modular sofa.

Indeed, the seller has three of these, all available at the closing price to the successful bidder. How much will that be? Who knows – but the price is currently at a very affordable £106.

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We've heard of Kho Liang le and we're well aware of Artifort, but we have never encountered the Artifort Four-Leaf Clover table by Kho Liang le before we saw it on eBay.

It's a stunning design, a slightly more quirky and unusual Tulip-style table if you like, designed by Kho Liang le around four years later in 1960s and produced by Artifort during that decade, probably in the early 70s too, but it certainly hasn't been in production for many years.

Probably not tall enough for a dining table, standing at just 43cm (and 120cm wide), it's certainly perfect for a feature or large coffee table. And at £400, it looks like something of a shrewd investment too.

See the full details at the eBay website