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Fabulous Collection of Original Art
Art
- Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), the world-famous Spanish artist and filmmaker who was part of the Surrealist group in his early career and continued to build on the movement’s ideas and imagery throughout his life. Works in this sale include:
- —"Imaginations and Objects of the Future." The complete portfolio, comprising 11 intaglios and lithographs printed in colors, six with collage, and including Dalinean Prophecy; 1975, each signed in pencil and inscribed 'LVI/LXXV', the prints on Japon, the cover sheets on wove, with title and justification pages and introductory text in English by the artist and publisher. Published by Merrill Chase, Chicago, includes the original wooden box. Includes Spectacles with Holograms (framed), Liquid Tornado Bathtub (framed), Liquid and Gaseous Television, Intrauterine Paradisiac Locomotion (framed), Breathing Pneumatic Armchair, Cyclopean Makeup, Biologic Garden (framed), Melting Space Time (framed), Antiumbrella with Atomized Liquids, Cybernetic Lobster Telephone (framed), and Dalinean Prophecy.
- —“Visions of Chicago,” etchings with stencil in colors, #17/50 (in Roman numerals), 1972, 4 images, each 12 X 20", all signed; framed. Images are: Art Institute, Buckingham Fountain, Water Tower, and Museum of Science and Industry.
- —"The Eye of Surrealistic Time," mixed media, 16 X 22", signed. # A45/175, framed
- —"Shakespeare II" complete suite of 16 drypoint etchings with color, hand-signed, each numbered 131/250, from 1971. Image area 5x7" on full margin sheet 17-1/2 x 12-1/4 inches. Includes Henry IV, Henry V(a), Henry V(b), Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Love's Labour's Lost, Troilus and Cressida, Cymbeline, Two Gentleman of Verona, Richard III(a), Richard III(b), Timon of Athens, King John, and All's Well That Ends Well.
- —"Medicine and Science" suite of 8 drypoint engravings with color, 1970, each 5 x 8.5", each hand-signed, each marked with edition #121/125, framed. Complete suite includes Jonas Salk, Louis Pasteur, Albert Schweitzer, Alexander Fleming, Hippocrates, Enrico Fermi, Marie Curie, Pierre Curie.
- —"Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxane" drypoint etching by Salvador Dali circa 1972, hand-signed, #637/1000, 12x18" and framed.
- —"Paris and Helen of Troy" drypoint etching by Salvador Dali circa 1972, hand-signed, #637/1000, 12x18" and framed.
- Robert Kipniss (born 1931), a distinguished American painter and printmaker. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions at galleries and museums worldwide since 1951. He is a Royal Academician (retired), an elected member of the National Academy of Design, New York, and holds two honorary doctorates. His work is represented in the collections of numerous public institutions, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and many others. Works in this sale include:
- —"Highlands" a framed, signed oil on canvas landscape artwork of cabins or sheds nestled among dark trees beneath a pale, overcast sky. Painting is 15.5" X 19.5", framed dimension 27-1/8" x 23-3/16"
- —“Corner House” oil on canvas painting by Robert Kipniss. Painting is 19" x 23", signed, framed size 22”W x 26”H. Reverse with handwritten dedication “To Audrey & John, with warm regards, Robert Kipniss 11/18/88” and a vintage foil Merrill Chase Chicago tag.
- —"Shaded Path," oil on canvas painting by Robert Kipniss, 24 X 20", signed, framed
- —"Just Beyond" signed lithograph by Robert Kipniss, 17 X 14", edition #270/275, framed size 27”W x 24”H
- —“Gateway” signed lithograph by Robert Kipness, edition #95/150, image 16-3/4"W x 14"H, framed size 24-1/2"W x 22-5/8"H.
- —"Backyards, Evening 1995" limited edition color mezzotint by Robert Kipniss, signed, 7"W x 10"H, edition #43/60, framed
- —"Alleys, Springfield 1995" color mezzotint by Robert Kipniss, 7 X 8", signed, #45/75, framed
- —"Kipniss: Interiors and Backyards" green cloth-bound portfolio set of (4) limited edition lithograph prints, 1977, each signed lower right margin and #144/250 lower left margin, published by Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago and printed by George Miller and Sons, New York, including ‘Summer II’, ‘Murie’s Window’, ‘Interior with Balcony’ and ‘Gateposts and Dusk’; with a Merill Chase certificate of authenticity
- —"Summer II" limited edition lithograph print, signed, #144/250, from the 'Kipniss: Interiors and Backyards' portfolio. Lithograph is 12"W x 16"H, framed size 19-1/4"W x 23-3/4"H.
- —"Murie's Window" limited edition lithograph print, signed, #144/250, from the 'Kipniss: Interiors and Backyards' portfolio. Lithograph is 12"W x 16"H, framed size 19-1/4"W x 23-3/4"H.
- —"Interior With Balcony" limited edition lithograph print, signed, #144/250, from the 'Kipniss: Interiors and Backyards' portfolio. Lithograph is 12"W x 16"H, framed size 19-1/4"W x 23-3/4"H.
- —"Gateposts and Dusk" limited edition lithograph print, signed, #144/250, from the 'Kipniss: Interiors and Backyards' portfolio. Lithograph is 12"W x 16"H, framed size 19-1/4"W x 23-3/4"H.
- Two untitled lithographs by Robert Kipniss, 5 x 5-1/2", signed lower right corner, edition #122/160 lower left, framed
- Leonardo Nierman (1932–2023), known for his explosive chromatic movement, cosmic swirling forms, modernist sculptures, and profound musicality; a preeminent titan of modern Latin American abstract expressionism.
- —"Cosmic Wind," acrylic on masonite painting, signed, framed; painting 31"H x 23-5/8"W, framed dimension 38-7/8"H x 31-3/8"W, reverse has vintage foil gallery tag from Merrill Chase Galleries
- —"Erosion," acrylic on masonite painting, signed, framed; painting 31-7/16"W x 23"W, framed dimension 38-1/2"W x 31-5/16"H, reverse with hand-written title of painting and dedication "For Audrey and John with all my affection L Nierman 1973"
- —"Mirage" original acrylic on masonite painting, 24 X 16", by Leonardo Nierman (Mexico, 1932-2023), signed, framed.
- —"Prismatic Dream" acrylic on masonite painting; signed, 23-5/8"W x 31-1/2"H, framed size 31-5/8"W x 39-1/2"H, reverse with vintage foil tag from Merrill Chase Galleries
- —"Bird of Paradise" original acrylic on masonite painting, 24 X 32", by Leonardo Nierman (Mexico, 1932-2023), signed, framed.
- —"Flight in the Mist" original painting by Leonardo Nierman, acrylic on masonite, signed; 32"H x 24"W, framed size 38-7/16"H x 30-3/8"W
- —"Space Dynamics," watercolor painting 10 x 14", signed, framed; reverse with hand-written title of painting and dedication "For Audrey and John with my deepest affection L Nierman 1975"
- —“Meteor” original painting by Leonardo Neirman, acrylic on masonite, signed, framed; painting size 16”W x 23”H, framed 24-1/2"W x 32-1/2”H, reverse with Merrill Chase Galleries sticker and hand-written dedication "To Audrey and John with all my affection L Nierman ‘97"
- —"Space Dynamics," watercolor painting by Leonardo Nierman, 9-5/8 x 13-1/2", signed, framed 16-1/2"W x 20-5/8"H; reverse with attached clear sleeve containing brown paper with title of painting and dedication "For John & Audrey Paton most fondly L. Nierman 1983"
- —"Fishing Boats," watercolor painting 9 X 13", signed, framed; reverse with attached clear sleeve containing brown paper with title of painting and dedication "For John & Audrey Paton with my very best wishes and affection L. Nierman 1983"
- —"Capriccio," watercolor painting by Leonardo Nierman, 13-1/2" x 9-3/9", signed, framed
- —"Mystic Flame" color lithograph, 15 X 22", signed, #69/125, framed
- — "Firebird" color lithograph by Leonardo Nierman, signed, #64/175, 15.75 X 23.5", framed size is 24"W x 32-5/8"H.
- — "Forms in Space" color lithograph by Leonardo Nierman, signed, #100/150, 19.5 X 22.5”, framed size is 27"W x 35"H.
- —"Arabesque I" color lithograph by Leonardo Nierman; 11 X 16", signed, #120/150, framed, reverse with vintage foil gallery tag from Merrill Chase Galleries
- —"Arabesque II" color lithograph by Leonardo Nierman; 11 X 16", signed, #126/150, framed, reverse has vintage foil gallery tag from Merrill Chase Galleries
- —"Arabesque III" signed limited edition color etching by Leonardo Nierman, #129/150, image 11-3/4"W x 15-3/8"H, framed 18-3/4"W x 23-1/4"H.
- —"Seagull" abstract sculpture of a bird in flight, carved pale green onyx on black marble plinth, 29 X 17 X 11" d., signed
- James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French,1836–1902), a French painter, engraver, and enameler noted for his portraits of late Victorian society and upper-class life, garden parties, and Thames river outings; after a spiritual revival in 1885 he dedicated the remainder of his life to illustrating biblical subjects. Works in this sale:
- —"The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Frontispiece" Wentworth 57 etching, 18" X 14", 1882, only state, from the total edition of 500, printed on wove paper with watermark: Original Turkey Mill Rent, inscribed lower right: Invented, Painted & Etched by J.J. Tissot, 1881. 17, Grove End Rd. St. John's Wood, London. Framed.
- —"The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes" Wentworth 59 etching, 15" X 13", 1882; second state of two, with the addition of Biblical texts, from the edition of 500, printed on laid paper, signed and dated in the plate lower left: J.J. Tissot 1881. Framed.
- —"The Prodigal Son: The Fatted Calf" Wentworth 61 etching, 15" X 13", c. 1881; second state of two, with the addition of Biblical text in the title margin, lower center; from the edition of 400 after the edition of 100 (total edition 500), printed on heavy cream laid paper, signed and dated lower left: J.J. Tissot 1881. Framed.
- —"The Prodigal Son: The Return" etching, 14.75" X 12", c. 1881, printed on heavy cream laid paper, signed and dated lower right: J.J. Tissot 1881. Framed.
- A large collection of fabulous original paintings by outsider artist Dennis L. Olejarczyk, of Muskegon, Michigan. Combining surrealist and Pop art elements, and expressed with a vibrant palette and unique perspective and humor, the paintings include: Crack Santa, Rescue Mission Santa #4, Kool-Aid, The White Castle Suffle, Bob & Merle Scolnik, Green Span the Real Prez, Road Kill, John Allen, Dick Cheney, Obama, The Mad Plumber, Where Have You Been, Empty Tumblers, To the Political Correct #2, Chicken Little Gets His, The Big Frown, Those Extreme Masochists, and many more!
- Victor Vasarely (Pecs, Hungary 1908-Paris 1997), "Axo Charga," color serigraph, 26-1/2"H x 20"W", signed, edition #50/150, framed
- "La Fuite Du Temps" limited edition bronze sculpture by American figurative sculptor Richard MacDonald (b. 1946); on marble base, with artist signature to the edge of sculpture, along with edition number of 12/175. Height is 13.5" including base. Certificate of Authenticity from Merril Chase Galleries.
- Félix Buhot (France, 1847-1898), "L'Hiver à Paris," 1879, etching with remarques, 9.5 X 13.5", B/G 198, framed
- "Dame Jacinthe" from "Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge" by Théophile Steinlen (France, 1859-1923), original lithograph signed on stone, 1900, imp. Delanchy & Co., Paris, 7 X 9", SC239, framed size 17"W x 19.75"H
- Framed lithograph of Napoleon in Bautzen (Saxe) by Paul Gavarni - 1836 1836. Image size 10-5/8"W x 8-1/2"H, framed size 14-5/8"W x 12-1/2"H.
- Jules Chèret (France, 1836-1932), "Papier à Cigarettes--JOB," c. 1889, color lithograph, image 11.25"H x 8.75"W, framed
- A framed oil painting of a child in a pink dress by American Impressionist painter Martha Walter (1875-1976). Walter was a well-known Philadelphia Impressionist who studied under William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Signature in lower right; painting is 12-3/8"W x 17-1/2"H, framed size 22-3/16"W x 27-3/16"H.
- Hélène Taurel (1836-1919) still life oil painting of grapes, peach, plum and apple. 12-1/2" x 15"
- Hélène Taurel (1836-1919) still life oil painting of grapes and peaches. 12-1/2" x 15"
- Emerik Feješ (Serbian, 1904-1969) signed framed painting of Zagreb
- Emerik Feješ (Serbian, 1904-1969) signed framed painting of Amalfi Cathedral (Duomo di Amalfi)
- Emerik Feješ (Serbian, 1904-1969) signed framed painting of Sarajevo
- Signed framed painting of Venecija (Venice) by Serbian naive and outsider artist Emerik Feješ (1904-1969)
- "Sunday Afternoon" color lithograph by graphic artist and printmaker Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003), signed, edition 74/165, framed size 20.25"W x 27.325"H
- "Yielding" painting by M. McDonald, framed size 9-1/4"W x 9-1/2"H
- Antique 1895 watercolor portrait of a bearded man wearing a blue shirt and grey jacket, set within an ornate dark carved wooden frame, artists' initials signed lower right with '95 date. Overall measurement 15-3/8"W x 17"H.
- Antique 19th C. painting on canvas depicting President Abraham Lincoln. Measures 9 inches wide by 12-1/2 inches high.
- Four antique framed lithograph plates, depicting 16th-century European feminine fashion and historical dress, from Auguste Racinet's monumental work Le Costume Historique (The Complete Costume History), originally published in Paris by Firmin-Didot et Cie between 1876 and 1888. Framed size is 9-1/8"W x 12-5/8"H.
- Antique 19th C. lithograph of a Bairds Bunting by John J. Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia, one of the leading American printmakers in the 19th century. Framed with UF3-protective plexiglass by Douglas Kenyon Inc., of Chicago. Framed size 14-1/2”W x 11-1/2”H.
- Antique 19th C. lithograph of pair of Wilson’s Flycatching-Warblers by John J. Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia, one of the leading American printmakers in the 19th century. Framed with UF3-protective plexiglass by Douglas Kenyon Inc., of Chicago. Framed size 11-5/8”W x 14-1/2”H.
- 18th-century copperplate etching titled Porta Cavalleggeri et Posterula by the Italian architect and printmaker Giuseppe Vasi (1710–1782), published in his monumental 1747 work Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna. Framed size 19-1/4"W x 15-1/4"H.
- 18th-century copperplate etching titled Chiesa della SS. Trinità ed Ospizio de' Pellegrini by the Italian architect and printmaker Giuseppe Vasi (1710–1782), published in his monumental 1747 work Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna. Framed size 19-1/4"W x 15-1/4"H.
- A framed set of five vintage Victorian-era dog etchings and engravings by the British artist Frank Paton (1855–1909), published around the 1890s by Leggatt Bros. Framed size 17"W x 15"H.
- A framed limited edition lithograph featuring a Cairn Terrier by artist Gill Evans, signed, #305/850, frame measures 13-3/4"W x 11-7/8"H.
- Original art piece by Columbus, Ohio artist Brenda Lynn Robinson (Aminah) 1940–2015. Wood, metal, mixed media, dated 1979. "OutHouses" theme.
- Hinged two-piece original artwork by Columbus, Ohio artist Brenda Lynn Robinson (Aminah) 1940–2015. Wood, metal, mixed media, dated 1979. "OutHouses" theme.
- An Iroquois (Six Nations) steatite/soapstone carved sculpture created by Canadian Indigenous artist Dan Thomas, signed on base and dated '83, and approximately 2-1/4"W x 8"H x 5"D.
- A Six Nations carved stone folk art figure, approx. 6"W x 6"H x 3"D
- A vintage rectangular wood marquetry wall art piece featuring a landscape with a curved bridge, trees, and setting sun. 11-5/8"W x 16"H
- Two banana bark artwork landscape scenes, each 8" x 10", handmade by artisan in Hawai`i, meticulously constructed by layering and arranging pieces of natural dried banana plant fibers and bark. Matted and framed size 15"W x 17"H.
- A vintage Mid-Century Mexican folk art wall plaque featuring a stylized Mesoamerican (Aztec or Mayan) figure, crafted in the style of Los Castillo from Taxco, Mexico. 9-1/2"W x 11-3/4"W.
- A carved alabaster bust on a marble base, depicting “Mignon,” a romantic and widely recognized literary figure of the 19th century. 7-1/2" H x 6"W, European, late 19th to early 20th century
- Antique white and veined alabaster/marble sculpture representing a female water carrier (often titled Portatrice d'acqua or an Orientalist/Egyptian water carrier) in the style of R. Parent or Enrico Castellucci
- A vintage Lladró "Nude Woman Torso" model # 4512 matte bisque porcelain figurine measuring 12-1/3"H. Designed by sculptor Juan Huerta; first issued in 1969 and retired in 1985.
- A vintage cast metal sculpture, in the style of Juan Clara, of little girl standing on chair, resting her hands on the back of the chair. 12" tall.
- A hand-carved Namji (or Namchi) fertility doll from Cameroon, decorated with white seed beads and cowrie shells
- Carved wooden ceremonial helmet Female Bundu society, Sierra Leone, Mende people. 18 inch height.
- A vintage African cowrie shell and seed-mounted wood alligator or crocodile head headdress or mask, frequently associated with ceremonial traditions in West or Central African cultures.
- A traditional Dogon Granary Door (or shutter) from Mali, West Africa, dating from the 19th to mid-20th century. 17.75"W x 29.75H. Carved from dark hardwood, these doors historically sealed small openings to family food storehouses and featured a sliding wooden lock mechanism.
Native American Pottery, Baskets, and Textiles
- Northwest Coast button blanket circa 1930s-40s, Tlingit peoples, depicting a “splayed” or split representation of an animal for a clan’s crest; made of trade wool, felt, shell buttons; 44 inches tall by 35 inches wide.
- Antique PNW Coast Native American Indian Makah abalone shell insert woven basket, early 20th century, approx 4 inches long
- Antique Native American ceramic canteen from Zia Canyon area, decorated with a geometric avian design; circa 1890-1910
- A prehistoric Casas Grandes black on red pottery olla or jar, approximately 8 inches wide
- A Native American twined basket hat, possibly Klamath, with fine twining and tight construction typical of Northwest basketry. Brown natural fibers with yellow fiber overlay in geometric pattern band. 7-1/2"W x 4-1/4"H
- Antique Native American Shastan / Shasta Group twined woven basket with Shaman Hands motif; early 20th C., 4-1/2 inches tall
- An old Klamath Tribes / Maklaks hand-woven, twined basket or basket hat with dark browns and yellow/cream overlay in geometric mountain peak motif; 7"W x 4"H
- A Northwest Coast Makah pictorial lidded basket, crafted by Makah weavers using bear grass and cedar bark with a traditional whaling boat or canoe design; dating to circa 1900 - 1930. 5.25"W x 3"W.
- Antique Native American beaded hide pouch, commonly used as a medicine or tobacco bag; crafted from soft tanned hide or buckskin, decorated with small glass seed beads and leather fringe; a central cross or geometric beadwork pattern in red, "greasy yellow," white, and green seed beads on both the pouch body and the extended tab, and a long, braided leather strap for wearing or hanging.
- Pair of vintage/antique Plains Indian glass beaded leather moccasins, likely Cheyenne or Lakota Sioux; soft buckskin or hide hand-sewn with intricate geometric lane-stitched beadwork in black, white, red, and blue
- Pair of Native American beaded hide moccasins—likely 19th-century Lakota Sioux or Northern Plains origin—with sinew-sewn tanned hide and intricate beadwork of predominantly black vamp fields accented with distinctive geometric stepped or checkerboard beadwork in black, green, yellow, and white
- A child’s sized pair of traditional Native American beaded leather moccasins, likely Plains Indian or Lakota Sioux-style; with glass seed beadwork featuring a central vertical white stripe flanked by bold blue fields and red-and-white curved border motifs on soft suede hide. Integrated leather tie laces through the cuff fold.
- Vintage pair of Native American children's beaded moccasins, likely Lakota Sioux; tanned hide sinew-sewn with glass seed beads in light and medium blue, dark blue, white, red, amber, and green. Approximately 4 inches long.
- Antique Native American Cheyenne children's moccasins circa 1895-1900, hand-sewn hide with applied glass seed beads decoration in green, turquoise, red, blue, and white
- Pair of Native American Indian beaded hard sole sinew sewn moccasins, tanned leather with glass seed beadwork in lane stitch rows of red and white beads; integrated leather tie laces through the cuff fold.
- Pair of antique Native American Indian beaded moccasins, sinew-sewn with extensive beadwork in geometric pattern of amber, dark blue, pink, and white; integrated leather tie laces through the cuff fold.
- A vintage Chimayo New Mexio Southwest woven textile, red, featuring characteristic horizontal band layouts framing a small central geometric design, and fringed edges, 19-3/4" x 19-3/4"
- A traditional Navajo biil (also known as a rug dress or beele dress), featuring a black center field bordered by bands of blue and red stepped/zig-zag patterns. 22.5”W x 27.5”H.
- A Canadian small hand-carved and hand-painted wooden totem pole featuring a Thunderbird & Killer Whale Totem Pole design
Furniture and Fine Furnishings
- Mid-century modern! Eames Aluminum Group Lounge Chair and Ottoman, black leather, distinctive MCM design
- A circa 1965 Kevi office chair, designed by Danish architect and designer Jørgen Rasmussen; stamped underneath with Made in Denmark by KEVI of Copenhagen; and a late 20th Century Houghton Mifflin reading or laptop table with adjustable angle and heights, on casters, unmarked
- Antique American 19th century brass andirons (also known as fireplace dogs) with elaborately turned columns and graceful curved spurred legs resting on ball feet.
- A circa 1968 Raymond Loewy DF2000 chest of 4 drawers, in gleaming shades of red, by famed 20th Century industrial designer Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Freres. Loewy's Compagnie de L’Esthetique Industrielle (CEI) in Paris created the design of the DF 2000 modern furniture line, then manufactured by Doubinsky Frères and sold in the United States beginning in 1968. These iconic pieces were only manufactured until the early 1970s.
- A Raymond Loewy DF2000 two-sided room divider cabinet, by Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Freres, 1968; a marvelous two-sided, eight door buffet or room divider from the ‘DF2000’ collection, with eight doors situated on two sides, the fronts moulded from vivid red Metacrylene set in a frame of off-white plastic supported by moulded aluminum lacquered white.
- A Raymond Loewy DF 2000 dressing cabinet, "Valet 2000/50" designed by Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Freres, circa 1969; this model in the Sepia color scheme.
- A Raymond Loewy DF2000 two-drawer mini-credenza console table (or stereo/tv table!), from the “DF2000” collection designed by legendary industrial designer Raymond Loewy and produced by Doubinsky Freres, 1968; the drawer fronts moulded from vivid red Metacrylene set in a frame of off-white plastic and rosewood veneer supported by moulded lacquered white aluminum
- A pair of antique circa 1920 bentwood and rattan swivel drafting or telephone operator stools w/adjustable wooden and metal base
- A mid-century vintage adjustable wood and metal drafting table
- A set of 4 vintage 1970s Italian Flyline spaghetti side chairs by Giandomenico Bellotti
- Mid-Century Modern Park Sherman red and black adjustable desk lamp, 1970’s
- A 1970s Focus Floor Lamp designed by Fabio Lenci for Harvey Guzzini
- Artemide Tizio Table Lamp (Classic model), an iconic desk lamp designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide in 1972
- A vintage Neal Small "Miri" Table Lamp designed for Nessen Lamps in the 1970s
- A mid-century brass adjustable floor lamp
- A table lamp in the style of Mario Arnaboldi's "Mira" lamp
- An iconic 1970s vintage magazine rack designed by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, dark brown color, manufactured in Italy
- Giotto Stoppino for Kartell vintage orange stacking tables in ABS plastic, first produced in 1968
- A collection of Kartell Milano waste baskets in white, red, and brown, designed by G. Colombini
- Mid-century modern accessories in red and orange: 2 vintage Cubo ashtrays designed by Bruno Munari in 1957 for Danese Milano, and 2 Lampedusa pencil holders designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in 1967
- Vintage pop art tableware and ashtrays designed by Peter Max and manufactured by Iroquois China in the late 1960s (c. 1968), featuring the iconic Opticon Checkerboard pattern
- Two vintage Braun HL 70 personal desk fans, featuring a cream-colored cylindrical plastic body and a clear acrylic stand.
- Two vintage MCM 1960's OrnaPress modular honeycombed black plastic 6 bottle wine racks
- A Mid-Century Modern wenge wood party bowl, designed by Sven Aage Petersen for SAAP Denmark during the 1960s
- A Chinese/Art Deco-inspired geometric rug featuring a neutral beige-camel color wool pile with stylized corner shou-style geometric motifs and fringed ends. Measures 8'10" x 11'10"
- An antique curved glass countertop display case, commonly used in turn-of-the-century general stores, bakeries, and jewelry shops; dark wooden frame and base and single, continuous piece of bent or curved glass that forms the top and front viewing window. 31.5"W x 9.5"H x 16"D
- Antique late 18th/early 19th century leather fire bucket, well-patinated and brass riveted leather bucket of tapered form with rolled top edge, metal loops attaching the loop handle. 12-3/4” tall, at top of the metal handle loops.
- Vintage floral pattern needlepoint foot stool with turned bun feet
- Four antique English hand-crafted Windsor-style armchairs with curved hoop back, turned legs and carved central back splat, circa 1780, with marvelous character!
- An exquisite antique silver plated five-light candelabra featuring four gracefully extending S-scroll arms adorned with applied stipple and chased leaf motifs, culminating in foliate repoussé drip pans and baluster-shaped candle cups with matching foliate-chased bobeches. The central candle cup crowns the highly ornamented standard. The five-light section is removable so that the baluster form base, richly embellished with foliate scrollwork, can be used as a single candlestick! Maker's mark to the underside of the five-light section, where it fits into the base. 18-1/2"Wx 19"H.
- Christofle France silver-plated "Duo" pattern cutlery service for 12, mid-century modern design classics. Tapio Wirkkala designed the iconic Duo flatware line for Christofle in 1957. The silver-plated cutlery was part of the Formes Nouvelles line (launched 1959) and is characterized by clean lines, with production largely occurring in the late 1950s and 1960s.
- Vintage silver plate items including circular trays or platters; 1847 Roger Bros. "Argosy" coffee pot with matching lidded sugar bowl and creamer; serving pieces, sterling silver candle stick holders, centerpiece bowl, and more
- A vintage silver-plated wine bottle coaster with an arched or gothic gallery design
- A Wm. A. Rogers silver plate baby cup with "Tom the Pipers Son" nursery rhyme design
- A pair of vintage William Adams Frosted Rose crystal candle holders with silver-plated pedestal bases
- A vintage Ronson silver plated tabletop cigarette lighter with matching cigarette holder
- A Revontulet (Northern Lights) Ice Glass Bowl designed by Tauno Wirkkala for Humppila Lasi (Humppila) in Finland during the 1960s to 1970
- Iconic Arne Jacobsen stainless steel flatware place setting designed in 1957 for Georg Jensen, famous for its sleek, minimalist lines and fluid integration of handle and bowl; with original packaging
- Dansk Wine Carafe designed by Gunnar Cyrén featuring a clear flared glass body and a distinctive teak wood stopper
- A pair of Cortella & Ballarin Murano blown glass candlesticks
- A pair of Art Institute of Chicago Lion Bookends - miniature replicas of the iconic bronze lion statues by American sculptor Edward Kemeys, which have guarded the entrance of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1893. Poly stone on wooden base, 9.75 x 11 x 5.75 in.
- Magnificently crafted display box for an ancient Peruvian textile featuring birds banded with rows of geometric symbols, possibly pre-Columbian Andean (Paracas or Inca style.) The textile fragment is under glass, carefully framed in a hand hammered sterling silver frame. This handsome display box was painstakingly hewn from a single piece of wood; box is approximately 7.5" long.
- A vintage limited edition Charles Frodsham brass globe desk clock, with engraved world map and a unique silvered time-indicator shaped like a fish tail, edition number 0310/5000 engraved on the central winding plate, this clock does run. Created exclusively for The Heritage Collection, comes with the original certificate of authenticity, and letter with globe clock care recommendations from Charles Frodsham & Co Ltd.
- A vintage brass-gilded carriage clock / bracket clock with blue enamel framing, manufactured by the famous British clockmaking firm Thwaites & Reed. This clock does run, and the face has stylized Roman numerals with star markers between them and elegant gold-toned openwork hands. A vibrant royal blue enamel arched backdrop surrounds the dial, and it is marked with the brand crest at the 12 o'clock position and "Made in England" subtly at the bottom. Comes with original paperwork from Thwaites & Reed Limited.
- A vintage 1980s Charles Frodsham & Co. London "Elizabeth of Glamis" limited edition sterling silver desk/carriage clock with “Mile-stone” case, #403/800, with original box.
- A vintage Reuge Music Sainte-Croix cylinder music box made in Switzerland featuring a walnut case and a glass dust cover over the brass movement; plays "Sonate No. 2 - Clair de Lune by L. Beethoven, 5ᵉ Symphonie by L. Beethoven, 9ᵉ Symphonie by L. Beethoven; Model/Movement: CH 3/72 (3-song / 72-note cylinder movement), serial number 37216.
- A vintage Reuge Music Sainte-Croix cylinder music box made in Switzerland featuring a walnut case and a glass dust cover over the brass movement; plays "The Thieving Magpie" (3 parts) by G. Rossini, Model/Movement: CH 3/72 (3-song / 72-note cylinder movement), serial number 37207.
- A hand-painted butterfly and flowers decorative dish from Michoacán, Mexico, 7-1/8”W; a vintage yellow glazed ceramic plate featuring hand-painted floral design center and black wavy rim border, 9”W, and a traditional, hand-painted Moroccan ceramic plate or wall platter featuring multi-colored geometric and star motifs, 7”W.
- A ceramic studio pottery wall vase featuring an embossed, low-relief female figure, with glazed floral and botanical details; 8 inches high.
- A set of eight vintage Pilsner Urquell glass pilsner flutes featuring a scroll label graphic, vine/leaf accents, a red rim, and an orange wax seal design reading "Gegr. 1842"
- A set of 5 vintage retro barware German drinking glasses featuring colorful illustrations and lyrics from the traditional novelty song Schnitzelbank
- A vintage Kosta Boda "Pippi" Ice Bucket with a detachable chrome handle, designed by Vicke Lindstrand; comes with original packaging.
- A Westland Giftware Jazzy Cow figurine
- A pair of cobalt blue depression glass “Mayfair” pattern salt and pepper shakers, 4.25” tall
- Alfoldi Porcelain white glazed oval casserole dish and four vintage Alföldi Porcelain white coffee mugs decorated with a horizontal multi-colored rainbow stripe pattern
- Two Horizon Scotland porcelain Art Nouveau decoration bud vases
- A black beveled glass display pedestal, 12x12x36-1/2"
- A set of vintage opalescent optic swirl glass teardrop (or bullet) light shades, including a larger shade (roughly 9 inches tall) and three smaller matching shades approximately 7-3/4” tall
- A set of six vintage uranium glass / vaseline glass bullet shades (teardrop or stalactite-style pendant light shade), each with 2-1/2" openings, and approximately 8-1/4" tall
Art Glass, Crystal, Ceramics
- Baccarat Deposé signed Rose Tiente helical twist (swirl) footed compote, 7"W x 3"H.
- A gorgeous vintage Steuben Glass 'Verre De Soie' ruffled ribbed bowl, shape #1561, measures 8"W x 5"H. The frosted, opalescent and iridescent Verre De Soie (French for "glass of silk") is one of the most celebrated art glass finishes created by Frederick Carder for the Steuben Glass Works in Corning, New York, during the early 20th century (roughly 1903–1932.)
- A pair of antique French Baccarat crystal medallion pattern white enameled and gilded candlestick holders
- An antique Mont Joye Legras art glass vase, acid etched and exquisitely enameled with iris flowers and leaves; marked on the base with the Mont Joye L C (Legras et Cie). Measures approximately 8-1/2"H.
- A lovely Art Nouveau cameo glass amber tulip vase made by English glassmakers Thomas Webb & Sons, 9"H by 5"W
- A gorgeous Bohemian art glass vase, green glass with iridescent green-gold-magenta finish with applied cream-color threads, the rim pulled into three flaring curves; 6-3/4"H. Likely by Kralik or Pallme König & Habel, early 1900s.
- A stunning antique Bohemian glass pokal set from the late 19th century, consisting of a dark green glass lidded, footed, narrow tankard with handle, decorated with elaborate polychrome enamel paintings of Renaissance-era Landsknecht soldiers, and a matching set of four smaller footed beakers. The tankard—with lid—is 22 inches high! Each beaker is approximately 7-3/4” H.
- An Art Deco era amber cut-to-clear art glass vase, 10 inches tall, with roses and lily of the valley floral motif
- Antique art glass vase, 8-1/4" tall, circa 1890, butterscotch yellow and white cased glass, with hand-painted floral decoration
- A beautiful signed amber facet-cut glass Moser Karlsbad frieze vase, 11" high with an acid-etched “Oroplastic” gold-gilt frieze of Amazon warriors and Greek soldiers. The underside signed in script, ‘Moser, Carlsbad, made in Czechoslovakia’. Circa 1925.
- An antique Bohemian cut crystal rose bowl / flower frog vase, 10-3/4" tall, featuring a classical footed center bowl or posy design elevated by a pedestal stem, decorated with engraved and gold gilt flower garlands. The top is fitted with an ornate, removable metal filigree rim holding a woven wire mesh "frog", which is used to support and organize flower stems. Produced by the historic Josephinenhütte glassworks around the late 19th century to early 20th century (circa 1900.)
- A Murano Cenedese glass vase circa 1960s, blown blue glass treated with the Scavo technique that makes the surface look old, having the appearance of glass from an archeological excavation (the word scavo in Italian means dig.) 8-1/4”W x 5-3/4”H. Designed by Alfredo Barbini, artisan at the Ars Cedenese workshop founded in 1946 by master glassmaker Gino Cenedese.
- A signed Higgins art glass bowl by Illinois artists Michael and Frances Higgins
- A charming vintage art glass pitcher, 8 inches high, featuring a twisted or reverse swirl optic pattern warm amber-to-cream gradient and a distinct applied pink/peach-toned handle; possibly Buckeye Glass Co. or Fenton.
- A Charles Lotton Art Glass slipper/shoe, signed by the artist and dated 1991, limited edition 15/200
- A Lalique clear crystal charger or dinner plate featuring the Verneuil wheat/barley motif
- A Tiffany & Co. "Swag" crystal decanter with stopper, and two double old fashioned glasses, handcrafted by the renowned British manufacturer Royal Brierley. Decanter with stopper 12" tall, glasses 3-1/2” tall.
- A vintage Star of Edinburgh cut crystal round decanter with stopper, by Edinburgh Crystal, Scotland
- A vintage cut crystal square decanter with stopper, and a cut crystal water pitcher, both in the "Star of Edinburgh" pattern by Edinburgh Crystal, Scotland
- 6 Waterford Crystal "Sheila" (cut) pattern claret glasses
- 5 Waterford Crystal "Sheila" (cut) pattern water goblets
- Wedgwood Queen's Ware service for 12, including serving pieces (vegetable dish, oval serving platter, coffee pot, lidded sugar, and creamer)
- A pair of antique large Wedgwood dark blue dip jasperware double-handled urn shaped vases, 10"H, adorned with finely modeled neoclassical applied sprig decoration. Impressed 'WEDGWOOD' mark on the base.
- A rare antique c. 1820 Wedgwood white jasper two-handled vase with applied blue sprig classical Greek figures and both arts and military symbols decoration. Stamped Wedgwood to the base – each letter individually stamped in —and a blue sprig oval embossed "pad mark" showing the numerals 979 for the shape number. 8"H x 3"W.
- Antique 1850's Wedgwood black dip jasper ware double handled urn shaped vase, 7-1/2"H, with applied classical figures in white relief depicting the muses of comedy/drama, music, poetry; covered overall in a shiny clear glaze and with applied gilding. Wedgwood stamp to the base along with group of 4 "mustache" marks, and hand-incised numerals 350.
- Rare antique Wedgwood "Bacchanalian Boys" pitcher, 7-1/2"H, white jasper, decorated with Classical imagery of young boys and satyrs in Bacchic revelry (with grapes and grape leaves in their hair.) On one side, a young Bacchus holding his thyrsus (fennel staff) is being held aloft by two other boys, a vessel of wine beside them; the other scene has a satyr and young Bacchus sitting beneath a tree. The neck of the pitcher has applied blue sprig band of fruiting grape vines. Marked with "WEDGWOOD" to the base, dating 1790 to 1820. The design is based on drawings sent to Josiah Wedgwood by artist Lady Diana Beauclerk, née Spencer (1734-1808), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough.
- A marvelous Wedgwood black basalt 'Dancing Hours' lidded urn, 10-1/2"H, with applied terracotta relief and Bacchus head handles. Exquisitely fine modeling on this museum quality piece!
- A striking antique 18th/19th century Wedgwood black basalt ewer, 11" tall.
- A pair of antique large Wedgwood dark blue dip jasperware double-handled urn shaped vases adorned with finely modeled neoclassical applied sprig decoration. Impressed 'WEDGWOOD' mark on the base.
- Antique circa 1810 Chetham and Woolley Hunt Jug, feldspathic stoneware cream color body with applied blue relief of a fox hunting scene, smear glazed, 8-1/2"W x 6"H. Chetham & Woolley was an earthenware manufactory in Staffordshire, England established by James Chetham & Richard Woolley around 1795.
- A Johnson Brothers blue-and-white transferware ironstone dinner plate in the Old Britain Castles pattern
- A Bing & Grondahl 1964 Christmas Plate (also known as "The Fir Tree" or "Little Fir Tree and the Hare" from the Hans Christian Andersen series)
- An assortment of vintage and colorful majolica ware platters and dishes
- A pair of leaf-shape ceramic majolica dishes from Griffen, Smith & Hill of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, with impressed company marks – one with the entwined initials logo, one with the logo inside a round imprint reading “Etruscan Majolica.” Each dish is 8-3/4” long x 6-3/4” wide x 2” high.
- Antique ceramic cheese dome set manufactured by Franz Anton Mehlem (Royal Bonn) in Bonn am Rhein, Germany, late 19th/early 20th century. A ribbed vertical dome decorated with hand-painted transfer ware wildflower motifs and gold trim, sitting on an underplate measuring 8-3/4 inches in diameter. Total height on both pieces combined is 6-1/2 inches.
- Vintage Dansk mid-century modern Flamestone Fluted Brown coffee pot with lid
- Vintage Dansk Flamestone Fluted Brown 2-quart covered casserole with two-piece warmer stand
- Antique Greentown Chocolate Glass EAPG lidded "cat on a hamper" box, 5"H, manufactured first quarter of 20th century by the Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Company in Greentown, Indiana
- Antique Greentown Chocolate Glass EAPG fish-shaped covered container, manufactured in the first quarter of 20th century by the Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Company in Greentown, Indiana. Examples of this piece can be seen in the Chrysler Museum of Art collection and the Carnegie Museum of Art collection.
- Antique late 19th century Atterbury milk glass Chick on Egg Pile covered dish, 7"W x 7"H, lid interior marked Pat'd 1889
- Two Helios fireproof ceramic two-handled dishes made in Germany
- Vintage Beatrix Potter ceramic figurines Cottontail, Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Flopsy Bunny, and Cecily Parsley, by Beswick England
- Lladro Talk of the Town figurine model #01005788
- A vintage Seltmann Weiden white glazed teapot with minimalist, cylindrical design featuring a recessed flat lid and a prominent square geometric handle, made in Bavaria, West Germany
- A hand-painted Limoges porcelain hinged Christmas/holiday gift box trinket featuring a white square body, a red ribbon and bow.
Asian Art, Furniture, Textiles, and Collectibles
- A beautiful 19th-century Han Chinese women’s silk mamianqun (horse-face skirt) featuring exquisite gold-wrapped and silk-on-silk embroidery including Peking knots or “forbidden stitch” on a yellow ground, depicting delicate flowers, fruits, bats, and butterflies
- Antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest) originally made for shopkeepers and traders. Used to store documents, ledgers, and shop goods. Multiple graduated drawers and sliding compartments; hand-forged iron hardware. 48"W x 19"D x 67"H.
- A beautiful antique two-section Japanese Mizuya Tansu, a kitchen or tea room chest, with hand forged iron hardware. In two sections, the upper portion has two sets of sliding doors with storage space behind each, and five side-by-side drawers along the lower part. The bottom section has 2 sliding doors with spacious storage with shelving behind. The top cabinet measures 74”W x 20-1/4”D x 39”H and the lower cabinet measures 74”W x 20-1/4”D x 28”H.
- Stunning antique Chinese Qinq Dynasty silk kesi dragon purple robe chi fu style, meaning formal court robe, with nine total five-clawed “mang” dragons (one hidden by the over-flap), amidst colorfully rendered Daoist and Buddhist symbols including flaming pearl, cranes, bats, twin golden fish, Wheel of Law, parasol, endless knot, treasure vase, conch shells, fan, longevity symbol, and several others amidst stylized clouds, positioned above mountains, waves, and lishui striped hem. Colors include orange, pink, yellow, red, purple, blue, and green. The sleeve extensions with multicolor stripes end in blue brocade silk-lined Manchu “horse hoof” cuffs decorated with dragons.
- A 99.0% silver model of the Korean turtle ship the Keo Buk Seon (Geobukson) designed by Admiral Lee Sun Shin and used against the naval forces of Japan during the war with Japan 1592-1598. The model rests on crimson velvet in a hand-crafted wooden display case with carved foliate embellishments and removable wooden-framed glass top. Total height of case 10 inches high.
- A vintage Japanese Amita damascene ware display plate, 5-3/4"W, featuring the iconic Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) temple in Kyoto and signed by artist Tetsuzoh Shoji. The metal plate is meticulously inlaid with 24K gold, green gold, and pure silver, and comes with original purchase and guarantee paperwork from Amita Corp., Kyoto Handi Craft Center in 1988.
- Antique Japanese hand mirror of patinated bronze, Meiji period (1868-1912), the detailed non-reflecting part is decorated in relief with an aquatic landscape in which are a crane, a turtle and a pine tree, all auspicious symbols of longevity.
- Rakushisha geometric stainless steel scissors from Kyoto, Japan, resting inside a custom-made wooden display/storage box
- A Japanese Arita Ware porcelain blue and white tray, 19th century, rectangular tray with dimpled corners hand painted in cobalt blue featuring design of dog wearing a collar, sitting on a fenced terrace beneath pine trees; unmarked, 8-1/4” long by 4-3/4” wide by 1-1/2” high.
- A vintage Japanese small blue and white porcelain fish-shaped dish
- An antique Chinese hardwood Loupan Feng Shui geomantic compass, completely decorated with Chinese ideograms on both the front and back using hand-inscribed calligraphy
- Antique Chinese carved wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Guanyin seated in the royal ease posture; the wood with visible grain, weathered texture, and traces of old polychrome finish. 7-1/2 inches high.
- A Chinese wooden altar table, 25"W x 4-1/4"H x 12-3/8"D
- An antique hardwood Chinese lady's chest or scholar’s cabinet (a low kang cabinet) with six small drawers and central cupboard, with relief carvings of flowers, baskets of peaches, incense burners; dimensions 42.5”W x 13.5”H x10”D
- A pair of Chinese carved and lacquered gilt wood fo dogs or lions, on black lacquered wooden bases, each made in China. Each is 4-1/2"W x 7"H x 10-3/4"L.
- Antique Chinese finely carved wooden sculpture of boy riding a water buffalo; with original custom carved wooden stand. 10" long by 7-1/2" high.
- An Asian antique wooden articulated devotional figure or temple sculpture with pegged joints allowing the arms and legs to move; 12 inches long
- A Thai gilt temple bird sculpture, known as a Hong or Hamsa (a sacred swan or mythical goose in Thai-Buddhist mythology), holding a small wind bell in its mouth, and mounted on a wooden base. Gilded metal, 25-1/4 inches tall including the base.
- A Chinese Peking glass vase, vivid yellow, the globular body rising from a short flat foot to a tall neck, carved in relief around the exterior with foliate sprays, the neck with symmetrical bands of leaves. 4-5/8” tall.
- Pair of vintage Chinese cloisonné enamel ginger jars with matching lids, decorated with floral and scroll patterns on a cobalt blue ground; 4-1/4"W x 4-5/8"H.
- A vintage Chinese carved bamboo scholar's brush pot (bitong), 8 inches tall, featuring a detailed high-relief carving of a phoenix bird
- A Chinese carved green hardstone lidded incense burner (censer) featuring dragon and loose-ring motifs; 5-3/4" tall
- A Chinese export porcelain famille rose enameled dish, 5-3/4" diameter, decorated with various items including books, a ruyi staff, scroll, incense censer, fish bowl, peony, and a wrapped guqin (a seven-string zither.) The reverse decorated with flying bats in iron red, with six-character mark to the base
- A vintage Chinese porcelain polychrome enamel moonflask vase, 9 inches tall, featuring hand-painted designs of flying bats and fruiting gourd vines, with a central medallion displaying a Shou character—a traditional symbol meaning longevity and long life. Two molded, coral-red iron-red chilong (hornless mythical dragons) anchor the neck to the shoulders.
- Another view of the matched set of vintage Chinese export porcelain Phoenix bird (or Fenghuang) figures, 14-1/2 inches tall, in vibrant famille rose enamels, modeled on a rocky base decorated with flowering peonies. Impressed 4-character mark and "CHINA" on the base.
- A pair of Chinese porcelain bowls, with underglaze blue hand-painted landscape scenes to the exterior and a dragon chasing flaming pearl of wisdom on the interior, beneath a band of clouds. Heavy crackled Ge ware style glaze, unglazed footrims. Each bowl comes with dark-stained, hand-carved hardwood or rosewood pedestal stand featuring five curved legs. Bowl 7"W x 3-1/26"H, total height with stands 6-1/4".
- A celadon-glazed jarlet, Thailand 14th-16th century; compressed round body with short neck with two hollow handles, raised lotus petal motif around the bottom. Size: 3-1/4"W x 2-1/8"H.
- Traditional Ryukyu lacquerware tray and dish from Okinawa, Japan, featuring a raised, carved red hibiscus flower against a glossy black background
- A charming Ryukyu Urushi ware red lacquered wooden vase, 8 inches tall, with a striking raised yellow hibiscus flower design on the side. The vase has a metal insert to hold water for flowers.
- A traditional handcrafted Japanese Natsume lacquerware tea caddy featuring a vermilion (red) and black lacquer finish with gold leaf or maki-e floral and decorative accents; 2-1/2" tall.
- A traditional Korean inlaid mother-of-pearl box (Najeonchilgi) featuring a scene of cranes, pine trees, a luminous full moon, and flying birds on the black lacquered finish
- A vintage square Japanese ceramic or porcelain serving tray or bowl with a hand-painted floral and gold-accented botanical design and an arched woven rattan or bamboo handle
- A traditional Chinese fan-shaped calligraphy piece featuring the large characters (yi ru) at the top and a smaller inscription which translates to "may every year be as you wish and bring peace and safety." Framed size is 15.5"W x 13.5"H.
- A betel leaf shaped pandan box, brass, from the Deccan region. The 5-inch tall box has geometric open fretwork designs on the hinged lid and sides, with engraved floral designs between them.
- A circular, turned wood Chinese display base of polished hardwood with pronounced grain patterns, supported by four small feet on the bottom; approximately 2 inches tall.
- A vintage Chinese carved hardwood display stand featuring an openwork scrolling foliate design, 6-1/4"W x 2"H.
- A vintage Chinese turned and carved hardwood circular display stand, with one smooth upper level and the lower level carved with naturalistic root-like open work; commonly used to showcase porcelain vases, bowls, or scholar's rocks. 5"W x 2"H.
- A pair of hand-carved, tree root-style wooden display stands, each 2"W x 1-3/4" tall, typically used for bonsai trees, small pottery, or figurines.
- An antique betel nut cutter from Bali, Indonesia
Jewelry
- A mid-century vintage Miriam Haskell necklace of multi-strand baroque faux pearls with central clasp/pendant of two naturalistically carved mother-of-pearl petal flowers on gold-tone foliate frame accented with clear rhinestones. Clasp with raised oval Miriam Haskell logo. 15" length, including pendant, 20".
- A mid-century vintage Miriam Haskell ribbed melon bead choker necklace featuring large, elongated gold-tone barrel beads with a textured fluted or ribbed pattern, separated by delicate ivory-colored spacer beads. Gold-toned clasp stamped with the text "MIRIAM HASKELL"
- A vintage signed Miriam Haskell statement necklace with two strands of glass-base baroque pearls with a lustrous, rich warm bronze or coppery-orange iridescent coating, interspersed with faceted metallic hematite-toned or brass-plated accent rondelles, suspending a highly detailed, triangular Art Nouveau-inspired statement pendant of textured, repoussé-style golden leaves and floral petals curling around larger baroque glass pearls, with one large baroque faux pearl dangle.
- A mid-century signed Miriam Haskell costume jewelry necklace – double-strand grey baroque faux pearls accented with clear faceted crystal spacer beads, intricate gold-tone metal spacer caps, and a signature ornate focal cluster of larger beads, seed beads, and rhinestones.
- A vintage signed Miriam Haskell baroque pearl articulated pendant necklace, 18.5 inches long
- A vintage multi-strand peach glass briolette bead necklace designed by the iconic American costume jewelry house Miriam Haskell
- A vintage Miriam Haskell three-strand faux pearl necklace featuring rice or baroque-shaped glass pearls accented by ribbed, melon-shaped gold-tone beads and decorative petal caps. 14” length; Miriam Haskell stamp on the clasp.
- A vintage unsigned Miriam Haskell statement necklace – three-strand high-luster, ivory-toned faux baroque pearls with ornate focal clasp medallion heavily detailed with an intricate gold-tone filigree backing, clear rhinestones, and delicate hand-wired accents. Two large dangling baroque pearl pendants suspended beneath the rhinestone centerpiece.
- A vintage Ben-Amun double-strand faux pearl choker necklace featuring a bold gold-tone cluster centerpiece adorned with faux pearls, clear crystals, and dark/black cabochons
- A vintage Ben-Amun statement jewelry set featuring high-polished, chunky silvertone domed link construction with a distinct architectural, space-age flair, the domed segments set with multi-colored glass cabochons in varying sizes; the necklace is 16” long and comes with matching earrings.
- A 1930s Czech necklace, 17" long, Etruscan Revival and Byzantine motifs with thickly linked chain gold tone chain and heavily detailed, stamped-gilt charms resembling ornate minarets or miniature imperial crowns, each with a colored glass bead tip.
- 1930's French faux pearl necklace with green teardrop cluster spacers and sterling silver clasp
- A lovely 1950s French necklace, 14" length, with a bib/collar silhouette of complex, layered strands molded opaque green jadeite-style glass beads, faux pearls, smooth round roundels, and distinct opalescent teardrop/leaf glass charms that exhibit an iridescent blue-white flash
- A 1950's vintage double-strand pink art glass and bead statement necklace, made in France
- A 5-strand round amethyst bead necklace, 17" length, with 14k gold clasp
- A marvelous chunky round bead necklace featuring large, warm orange-red carnelian or red agate beads, with carved dragon head hook closure. 15" length.
- A vivid red round natural stone graduated bead necklace with 14K gold clasp
- A variety of jade and natural hardstone beaded necklaces
- A double strand polished peridot chip necklace
- A jade necklace with 14k clasp and carved openwork pendant
- Vintage black onyx bead and gold-tone spacer necklace
- A polished Unakite gemstone bead necklace with 14k gold clasp
- A stunning necklace of multi-strand red glass beads with three circular carved cinnabar openwork dragon plaque pendants, 12 inches length
- A dramatic necklace of red layered branch coral segments paired with round read beads near the clasp, 16” long
- A polished tigers-eye beaded pendant necklace, the carved hardstone openwork pendant combining a butterfly and floral sprays
- A great boho-chic vintage Moroccan Berber necklace, 21-1/4” long, of natural stone, glass, and branch coral beads mixed with protective amulets, old Moroccan coins, and geometric Berber filigree cross charms
- Colorful beaded and rhinestone costume jewelry earrings by Trifari, Sorrelli, Tara, and Weiss
- A 1980s Valentino gold-toned, black enamel dome cocktail ring featuring clear rhinestone-studded organic swirls and paisley-like motifs
- A vintage Fabrice Resin Camellia brooch
- A vintage Ciléa Paris Anemone Brooch
- A vintage collection of mid-century clip-on costume jewelry earrings, including multi-colored floral rhinestone clusters, aurora borealis crystals, faux pearls; stylish earring and brooch sets from Boucher, Brooks, and more
- Givenchy costume jewelry earrings
- Peking glass bracelets
- A 1930's bakelite black bangle bracelet
- A vintage root-beer-colored faceted Bakelite bangle bracelet
- Vintage costume jewelry earrings and brooches by St. John, Crown Trifari, Accessocraft NYC
- Earrings including Wild Swan earrings by Laurel Burch, 1960's Capril seashells, enameled Mynah Bird rondelles by Laurel Burch, and 1960's Lisner clip-on earrings featuring a bold blood-red or coral-orange thermoset or lucite square cabochon set in a gold-tone metal frames
- Fun vintage Trifari brooches including enameled and gold-tone snail, brushed silver tone flower blossom, feathers; a four-leaf clover brooch in openwork silver-tone finish, and more
- A Crown Trifari gold-tone swirl link bracelet
- A vintage mid-century oval cluster brooch featuring faceted glass and crystal beads with an iridescent Aurora Borealis (AB) finish
- A vintage gold-tone swirl brooch - curved, leafy swirl stem set with clear rhinestones and suspending a ruby-color marquise-cut crystal flower with clear rhinestone center
- A natural Baltic Amber floral brooch featuring stacked petals in yellow, cognac, and dark brown or cherry tones
- Real amber beaded necklaces, and pair of amber bead drop earrings
- A selection of natural amber earrings and brooches - from butterscotch yellow to rich deep warm orange red jewel tones
- A 1960’s light and dark purple cabochon dangle necklace
- A 1960’s Exquisite ivy leaf brooch featuring hand-enameled green and brown finishes over gold-tone metal, made in England W.A.P. Watson for Exquisite Jewellery Ltd.
- Native American/Southwestern silver jewelry - a sterling silver necklace featuring pink mother-of-pearl (or pink shell) cabochons, floral and leaf motifs, and a dangling feather charm; a sterling silver and pink mother-of-pearl cuff bracelet, and pair of unmarked silver pink mother-of-pearl dangle earrings featuring oval pink mother-of-pearl (MOP) cabochons, stacked circular silver frames, and cascading fringe bar accents.
- Vintage Mexican silver brooches, earrings and rings with natural stone cabochons
- A cloisonné bead necklace
- A lapiz lazuli round bead and black stone barrel bead necklace
- A pair of gold and faceted sapphire jade bead earrings
- A 1940s vintage Mazer Starburst bracelet
- A mid-century vintage Jomaz flower brooch featuring a cluster-head of white faux pearls and clear rhinestones set in a silver-tone metal stem and leaf design
- A multi-strand white freshwater rice- or baroque-pearl necklace
- A necklace featuring large, iridescent aurora borealis faceted crystal/glass oval beads interspersed along a link chain;
- A multi-strand statement necklace made from Tagua Nut slices (also known as vegetable ivory) in alternating shades of cream, tan, and dark brown
- A necklace of alternating pebble-shaped Picasso Jasper stones and matte black spacer beads
Clothing, Shoes, Accessories
- Givenchy and Valentino men's silk ties
- Men's belts including Aventura Spain black leather belt and Sandy Duftler Designs embossed black leather belts
- A vintage Christian Dior black leather long bi-fold checkbook / credit card wallet
- Vintage decorative felted clutch purses, handbag; and a stylish little Made by Sorini red satin evening handbag featuring a kiss-lock metal frame, a single top handle, and decorative black beadwork and floral beaded motifs along the bottom edge
- A vintage women's pheasant feather hat (often styled as a pillbox, skullcap, or cocktail hat) from the 1950s or 1960s
- A Longchamps beaded purse, made in France
- A Whiting & Davis metal mesh shoulder bag with leather strap
- A vintage or Victorian-style pink satin or silk purse adorned with green and cream floral embroidery and an ornate gold-tone metal frame and clasp, with chain handle
- Pair of vintage Frye brown leather Campus cowboy boots size 10-1/2 D
- Pair of Code West black tooled leather cowboy boots, size 10-1/2M
- Pair of Bed/Stu Leoni men's black slip-on shoes size 11
Collectibles / Miscellany
- A rare albumen carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. The photograph was taken circa 1864 by the famous French photographer and inventor Antoine Claudet (“Photographer to Her Majesty”) in London. (A pristine original copy of this exact CDV is preserved in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London under reference number NPG x1506.)
- Antique French-style brass drum microscope (or field/student microscope) circa 1850–1900, measuring approximately 6.25 to 6.5 inches tall.
- A Waterman Laureat fountain pen and matching rollerball pen set in a marble/granite pattern with gold-plated trim, presented with a brown leather pouch and white Waterman Paris box
- A vintage Peter Max Superposter Book, softcover/hardcover art and poster book created by the American pop artist Peter Max, 1971
- A 200th anniversary commemorative model of Richard Trevithick's Steam Locomotive and an enclosed uncirculated 2004 uncirculated two pound coin issued by Royal Mint; comes with certificates of authenticity
- A wonderful antique Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) silver-plated mechanical desk call bell manufactured by A.K. & Cie (Albert Köhler & Cie, Germany) circa 1900
- Amazing collection of 19th-century Victorian-era elaborately leather-bound photograph albums, packed with carte de visite (CdV) and tintype portraits.
- An antique Victorian brass sewing bird clamp equipped with a built-in pin cushion
- An antique Mexican charro or western cowboy riding spur, featuring a hand-forged iron body with incised diagonal and geometric patterns with silver inlay, an eight-pointed star rowel, and attached leather strap and buckle component with a peened leather button or connector
- Antique Mexican Charro iron spur featuring hand-forged details, ornate silver inlay patterns on the heel band and figure-eight shank, and a large multi-point rowel
- A late 19th / early 20th century Armenian silver and niello belt, Van circa 1900
- An exceptionally large 19-1/2" long vintage hand-carved ice fishing fish decoy - classic North American rustic folk art - with hand-carved wooden body, a metal dorsal fin, a metal tail fin, and a line-tie eyelet on top. Displaying original (now heavily crazed) crimson red paint, this large-scale decoy was carved specifically to lure massive lake sturgeon or trophy-sized muskellunge.
- A collection of antique hand-carved wooden fishing decoys, many with metal fins and tails and original paint.
- A carved antler handcrafted Inukshuk figure, 5"W x 5.25"H x 1-3/8"D
- A 1940s-50s vintage wood Brown Derby Hat cigarette box from the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, California. Distributed as a souvenir or tabletop container at the iconic Hollywood restaurant. Stamped on the underside of the lid "Brown Derby Hollywood/Trademark." 3"H x 7.25"L x 5"W
- Antique Ernst Plank children's magic lantern toy circa 1879 with a japanned black metal body with brass-toned scroll feet; made in Germany.
- A circa 1880s Ernst Plank German-made magic lantern projector, brass body with red painted tin lens extension, ornate decorative cast iron projector support, on original painted wooden base, with attached manufacturer's plate.
- Antique Schoenhut roly-poly clown toy, painted metal, 4" tall; originally manufactured by the Schoenhut Toy Company starting in the early 1900s
- A vintage 1930s Fun-E-Flex Mickey Mouse wooden jointed figurine distributed by the Geo. Borgfeldt Corp. under the Nifty brand
- A vintage/antique tin lithograph clockwork wind-up figure (a clown or possibly Charlie Chaplin as The Little Tramp?), 9-1/4" tall.
- Antique Hess #575 miniature locomotive and tender lithographed tinplate clockwork penny toy train, late 1800s/early 1900s
- Antique Dayton Schieble Hill Climber 17" red pressed-steel and tin toy steam locomotive and coal tender circa 1905–1915
- Antique tin and pressed-steel Dayton Hill Climber Friction Toy Locomotive circa 1890s–1910s
- A 17" Armand Marseille "Mabel" doll, bisque shoulder head, leather body, wearing antique clothing
- A rare Alt Beck and Gottschalk bisque head boy doll, with ABG marking and 1352/35-36
- A 21-inch Armand Marseille 370 bisque head doll in red velvety dress and hat
- A coollection of antique bronze door hardware from a Cook County building, with Seal of Cook County on the plates
- An antique 19th-century brass and leather-wrapped spyglass telescope featuring a multi-draw metal barrel and a central grip covered in distressed dark leather. 12", extends to 24".
- A brass spiral kaleidoscope, 12-1/2" length, on a small wooden display stand; a handcrafted, hand-turned zebrawood barrel kaleidescope approximately 9-1/2" tall, and a large brass cylindrical kaleidoscope with wooden stand, approximately 14" long.
- A classic gourd calabash tobacco pipe with a block meerschaum inner bowl and a curved vulcanite stem, popularly known as a Sherlock Holmes-style pipe
- 1948 Kentucky Derby glass for mint juleps; frosted glass with a green horseshoe enclosing a horse head with the text “Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs,” flanked by small graphics of running horses.
- 1960 Kentucky Derby glass, frosted/gray glass featuring the iconic Churchill Downs twin spires, racing horses in black and white, gold lettering, and a historical list of past Derby winners.
- 1952 Kentucky Derby Gold Cup official frosted glass tumbler (representing the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby)
- 1956 Kentucky Derby glass, frosted glass with red and black graphics depicting the Churchill Downs spires and a racing jockey/horse, along with lists of historic Derby winners (1931–1955). We have two of these, with star/tail variants.
- 1953 Kentucky Derby glass, frosted white glass with green lettering reading "Kentucky Derby" and "Churchill Downs," a central graphic of a horse framed by a wreath of red roses, and the red script phrase "The Run for the Roses"
- 1945 Kentucky Derby Tall Mint Julep Glass (or a closely related 1940s-era official Churchill Downs glass) featuring a frosted body and a green horseshoe and horse head graphic
- Three vintage Resl Lenz "Angel" diorama Christmas ornaments from West Germany; teardrop-shaped, mouthblown clear glass container holding handcrafted three-dimensional gold foil angel figures, the bottom with gold foil spinner base
- An antique Swiss turned and segmented wooden souvenir ball, crafted with contrasting woods and inlaid geometric patterns, stamped with "KL Scheidegg" (a mountain pass in Switzerland.)
- A vintage ship-in-a-bottle folk art diorama featuring a four-masted sailing ship encased inside a glass bottle
- A Bing & Grondahl 1964 Christmas plate
- Antique tubular hanging spring scale, an antique Mancur Spring Balance Scale with hand-forged wrought iron or steel frame with a crescent-shaped unpolished brass dial, 19th century; a John Chatillon & Sons brass spring balance hanging pocket scale with a 50 lb capacity.
- An antique brass equal-arm balance scale beam, manufactured by the historical maker S. Lewis of New York
- A green glazed ceramic model replica of the Ruskin Monument located at Friar's Crag on Derwentwater in Keswick, Lake District, England
- 48" marquee red acrylic sign numbers
Books
- 1975 art monograph and folio "Leonardo Nierman," published by Lublin Graphics in Greenwich, Connecticut; features essays and texts by renowned writers Julio Cortázar and Max-Pol Fouchet, showcasing the abstract paintings and sculptures of Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman.
- Chicago-themed books including Chicago Interiors, Chicago from Above, Chicago Mid-Century Modernism, The Great Chicago Fire, Cool Chicago, Lost Chicago, Chicago's Famous Buildings, Cows on Parade in Chicago, Suite Home Chicago, and more
- The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare published 1872-1875 by Gall & Inglis (Edinburgh and London)
- Volumes 1–15 of Masterplots: Digests of World Literature (also known as Masterpieces of World Literature in Digest Form), edited by Frank N. Magill and published by Curtis Books / Salem Press early 1960s
- Antique complete set of Novels and Romances of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the 40-volume set published by Little, Brown & Co. (Boston, between 1891 and 1897)
- Complete 54-volume set of Great Books of the Western World, published by Encyclopædia Britannica. Volumes include Homer, Aristotle, Darwin, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Montaigne, Tolstoy, William James, Gibbon, Melville, Virgil, and many more.
- Annual hardcover volumes of The Great Ideas Today, volumes for 1972 through 1987, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of the Great Books of the Western World series
- The Great Ideas Program 10-volume set set published by Encyclopædia Britannica and edited by Mortimer J. Adler between 1959 and 1963; Designed as a companion reading and discussion series to Great Books of the Western World
- Two dozen volumes from the vintage 1969 Deluxe Edition of The Harvard Classics (also known as the "Five Foot Shelf of Books"), published by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation; some titles includes Marlowe Shakespeare, Dante, Aesop Grimm Andersen, Chaucer to Gray, The Thousand and One Nights, Virgil, Cervantes, Thackeray Newman Ruskin Huxley Thoreau and Others, Darwin Voyage of the Beagle, among others.
- Charles Dickens: The Complete Works Centennial Edition 29-volume set, green faux-leather with ornate gold gilt lettering, decorative spine and board tooling, and a built-in ribbon bookmark; published around 1970 by Heron Books
- Antique leather-bound volumes of John L. Stoddard's Lectures, a classic 19th- and early 20th-century travel lecture series written by American lecturer and writer John Lawson Stoddard. Set is 12 books that includes volumes I through 7, volumes 9-11, and “Canada 2 Lectures Gibraltar Canada,” “South Tyrol Around Lake Garda The Dolomites,” and “Ireland 2 Lectures Denmark Sweden”
- Antique and vintage medical books
- Collectible antique books (several are leather-bound), including The Lectures of R. G. Ingersoll, Färber, Kommentar. (German, volumes I-IV), La sagesse et la destinée by the Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck, Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett
- Hardbound collector's issues of Art Culinaire, a quarterly gourmet food and trade magazine founded in 1986. Issues numbered 88 through 125, published by AC Editions
- Art Culinaire magazines (issues 144 through 157), hardbound, quarterly culinary publications designed for professional chefs and serious food enthusiasts (we also have issues 46 through 66, and 126 through 143.)
- Storage Get Organized, by Terence Conran
- Several hardcover volumes about illustrators by the Society of Illustrators
- Atlas of Anatomy for Illustrators
- Jewelry of Southeast Asia, by Richter
- Ethnic Jewelry, published by the Vendome Press
- Erotic Art, by Angelika Muthesius and Gilles Néret
- The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America 2-volume hardcover set published 1966
- The National Parks
- Native Universe Voices of the Indian America
- King's Views of New York 1896-1915 & Brooklyn 1905
- The Art Institute of Chicago 100 Masterpieces
- Picasso and Chicago
- Steppenwolf 25
- Liberated Women, by Daumier
- Mary Cassatt Modern Woman
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry
- The Art of the Print, by Fritz Eichenbe
- History of Art second edition, H. W. Janson
- The National Gallery of Art, Washington; John Walker
- The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, published by Abrams
- Art Treasures of the National Gallery London
- Masterpieces of the the Louvre, by Marcel Brion
- Art Treasures of the Hermitage, by Pierre Descargues
- Masterpieces of Mexican Folk Art
- Fine Art Reproductions - New York Graphic Society
- The Oriental Carpet
- Toulouse-Latrec and Montmartre
- In the Mind's Eye: Dada and Surrealism
- The World of M. C. Escher
- Van Gogh and Gaugin - The Art Institute of Chicago
- Hogarth Engravings
- Leonardo Nierman by José Gomez Sicre
- Marc Chagall by Franz Meyer
- Essential Dalí
- The Civil War, Ward/Burns/Burns
- Lawyers and Justice, Daumier
- The Best of Life Magazine
- Law a Treasury of Art and Literature, by Robbins
- Life The First 50 years 1936-1986
- The Timetables of History
- Doctor's Work the Legacy of Sir William Osler
- Nursing - the Finest Art an Illustrated History
- Pharmacy Illustrated History
- All Our Lives / A Centennial History of Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center

























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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