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Dior So Real (BOYY0) Black & Blue Sunglasses
By Christian Dior
Located in Montreal, Quebec
& Dior duster cloth
CONDITION: Frame & lens show faint scratches.
Made in Italy
DiorSoReal
100% UV
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sunglasses
Super Stylish Christian Dior 1990s Gold Plate Rhinestone Cuff
By Christian Dior
Located in Wilmslow, GB
captured in the digital images hence this piece is even better in real life! This Vintage Dior Cuff is in
Category
20th Century Cufflinks
Christian Dior Silk Striped Blouse with Volant Detail by Marc Bohan 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Striped silk Christian Dior blouse from the seventies, created under then Dior designer Marc Bohan
Category
1970s Italian Blouses
Christian Dior Couture 1987 Magenta Evening Dress w Crystals by Marc Bohan
By Christian Dior, Marc Bohan
Located in Portland, OR
This is a truly stunning vintage haute couture evening gown from Christian Dior's Spring-Summer
Category
1980s French Evening Dresses and Gowns
The So-Called Tempio della Tosse, Near Tivoli. Interior Upright
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
this series until he died in 1778. Piranesi’s Vedute, which overshadowed competitor’s views of Roman
Category
1760s Old Masters Interior Prints
Materials
Etching
The Ruins of St. Clement's Church in Visby, Sweden / - Real romanticism -
Located in Berlin, DE
mounting, otherwise good condition.
- Real romanticism -
About the artwork
In the Middle Ages, Visby
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
H 13 in W 9.45 in D 0.4 in
Dazzling Birthday Surprise, Glossy Lacquer Real Rose in 24k Gold & LED Display
Located in Belmont, MA
Surprise is no flight of fancy, this a real rose delicately preserved at the peak of perfection. Give the
Category
2010s American Modern More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
24k Gold
Gucci X Angela Hicks Limited Edition White Cotton 'Keepin It Real' T Shirt + Tin
By Gucci
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
matching box. A lightweight cotton is completed with a 'Keepin it real GUCCI' graphic printed across the
Category
2010s Italian T-Shirts
Untitled, Acrylic on canvas, by Modern Indian Artist Jeram Patel "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED )
Born : 1930
Died : 2016
Jeram Patel was one of the artists who
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Muse (29 Palms, CA) Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Magic
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
is constructed through the interpretation of real-life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 31.5 in W 31.11 in D 0.04 in
Cricket on the Nose Scene - Untitled - from the 29 Palms, CA project
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
through the interpretation of real-life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails, conversations) that have
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Tamara De Lempicka: Paris 1920-1938 by Gioia Mori (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
participated in a coterie for whom adventure was a real aesthetic of existence. Tamara was a prodigy of staging
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Feminine Anchor
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
President Emmanuel Macron holding a memorial service for an important artist who died. Western artists are
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Couture DiorDesigner WesternGermany MaxMuller TealCrystal GoldGilt Textural Ring
By Max Müller Kaufbeuren
Located in Chicago, IL
With a cross-over ring interior and textured exterior like raw silk that matches Christian Dior
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modernist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Crystal, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Sir Francis Dicksee Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Larchmont, NY
mid 1870s, and also exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, though his real base was always the Academy
Category
Early 1900s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the forest of Durlach - Quiet ripple in a secret place -
Located in Berlin, DE
apparition, but at the same time it is given real substance by the solidity of the massive arched bridge made
Category
1880s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Free Shipping
H 13 in W 16.54 in
The Lost Trace
By Ernst Fuchs
Located in Berlin, DE
realer Traum -
Ernst Fuchs verwendet hier die druckgrafische Technik der im 19. Jahrhundert von
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Victorian Chiseled And Engraved Sterling Silver Basket With Handle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
precise and real that the little flowers come out overbearingly and naturally from the silver plate; the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Early Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cocobolo Rosewood Dining Table by Don S. Shoemaker for Señal S.A. of Mexico
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Wanna be a bond villain in real life? Well here's your chance. Certain pieces just command respect
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Cocobolo
H 30.25 in W 53.5 in D 96 in
The Muse (29 Palms, CA) Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Magic
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
is constructed through the interpretation of real-life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 31.5 in W 31.11 in D 0.04 in
Evening - The depth of the visible -
Located in Berlin, DE
reflection on art: While the real cityscape is cut off at the top of the picture, two chimneys and above all
Category
Early 1900s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Bataille de Fleurs (Carnaval of Flowers) from Nice and the Côte d’Azur
By Marc Chagall
Located in Missouri, MO
Kabbala and fantastic ancient legends of Chagall's youth, the imaginary was as important as the real. His
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vico Magistretti Samarcanda Sideboard in Black Wood and Skai by Poggi 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
firm owned and run by his father, who died prematurely that same year.
Here, in his father’s small firm
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
H 29.14 in W 86.62 in D 21.26 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Austen in front of..' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding begins by opening yourself to different
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Vigilant Fox - The psyche of the fox -
Located in Berlin, DE
. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement
Category
1850s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Radha Shooting' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
real learning and understanding begins by opening yourself to different perspectives.
What inspired
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Cricket on the Nose Scene - Untitled - from the 29 Palms, CA project
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
non-actors. The story is constructed through the interpretation of real life communications (i.e
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henry Schreiner 1930s ProngSetCrystal FloraSpray TeardropFrame GiltBrass Brooch
By Henry Schreiner
Located in Chicago, IL
. Further identifying the brooch, Schreiner's granddaughter published some family secrets about real
Category
Vintage 1930s American Artist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
W 3 in D 1 in L 5 in
Raft Landscape in Sweden / - Temporary structures -
Located in Berlin, DE
gaze on the foreground alone requires a real visual effort. By looking at the foreground, we have
Category
1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jane Bond I (Heavenly Falls) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
messages. Our memories and our dreams are under-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 19.69 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in
Giovanni Michelucci Torbecchia Sideboard in Walnut Wood by Poltronova 1964
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Pistoia, Tuscany, on 2 January 1891 and died at his studio-home in Fiesole, in Florence's hills, now the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Walnut, Wood
H 33.08 in W 78.75 in D 20.87 in
Wartime Still Life Watercolor by Important British Ceramic Pottery Sculptor
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
. He died in Sussex in 1988. He was described posthumously by Antony Gormley as “a wonderful artist
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 22.25 in W 19.3 in D 0.48 in
Eugene Louis Boudin Mixed Media Painting
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in Dallas, TX
son gave it up too, having no real vocation for it, though he preserved to his last days much of a
Category
1870s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper
Highland Cattle in the Margins of a Loch. Scottish Cows. Scotland. Victorian.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
an artists’ supplies shop and café. He died in Coniston on 31st May 1927 and is buried in the
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 34.06 in W 25.99 in D 3.75 in
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Approaching Gale on The Scheldt Estuary, 1877. Belgian Dutch North Sea Coast
By Arthur Joseph Meadows
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
which gave his works a real emotional content.
Meadows made a good living from selling his art
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.86 in W 35.83 in D 1.19 in
Fred Hughes in Andy Warhol's Factory with Liz Taylor Painting, NYC - Pop Art
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
benefited from his association with Andy Warhol, the argument could certainly be made that Warhol, who died
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Magnificent Sketch Album By Louis Dauphin, The Northern Front, War 1914-1918
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Born in Paris in 1885 died in 1924, Louis Dauphin was appointed official painter of the navy in 1912
Category
20th Century French Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 18.12 in W 29.14 in D 0.79 in
Vacancy (Instantdreams) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding begins by opening yourself to different
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 22.84 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
Back Stop (Instantdreams) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
our dreams are under-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding begins by opening
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 22.84 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
Art Deco Nude Bronze Sculpture by Affortunato Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in Oakland, CA
variety of Art Nouveau and Art Deco statues. The fact that Affortunato Gory died in 1925 and did the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Clay jug on a bench - The essence of the clay jar revealed by the sunlight -
By Hans Richard von Volkmann
Located in Berlin, DE
the classical still life. It is the real protagonist of the still life. And it is precisely this
Category
1890s Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Shepard Fairey & David Bowie Screenprint "Moonage Daydream" Contemporary Street
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
"Modern Love" were getting radio play. I became a die-hard Bowie fan once I picked up Ziggy Stardust and
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Wartime Still Life Watercolor by Important British Ceramic Pottery Sculptor 1944
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
continued to influence his work. He died in Sussex in 1988. He was described posthumously by Antony Gormley
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 18.12 in W 19.69 in D 0.48 in
A French ‘Chariot’ Three-pieces Clock Garniture attributed to F.Linke circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
strike to bell, signed 'CCH and numbered 1846
With winding key and regulating key.
Together with a real
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
H 15.95 in W 14.77 in D 7.88 in
3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Nudes' - triptych, signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
messages. Our memories and our dreams are under-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Polaroid, Lambda, Color, Archival Paper
H 4.22 in W 10.63 in D 0.04 in
A Three Horse Race. 1963. Mid-Century. Equine.Jockeys. Horse Racing. Racetrack.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
, which was published in 1977. He died in London on 5 March 1980.
Today John Skeaping’s sculpture and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
H 23.23 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Memory Lane (Haley and the Birds) - 29 Palms, CA - based on a Polaroid Original
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
real life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails, conversations) that have taken place as the
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Officer's Wives Club - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
interpretation of real-life communications (i.e. phone calls, emails, conversations) that have taken place as the
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 15.75 in W 34.26 in D 0.12 in
Tectonic Tension / - Archetypes of Painting -
Located in Berlin, DE
, which would be impossible in real space. It is precisely through this "paradox" that Möbius demonstrates
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unique drawing on Tony Shafrazi poster, signed & inscribed to Warhol's boyfriend
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
well, when, soon after, Gould would die of AIDS at the young age of 33
Kenny Scharf created an
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
H 35 in W 28.4 in D 1.5 in
Female Bather (Nude Women)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
she had died, a critic said Brockman's paintings "displayed real power", adding that she was "highly
Category
1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Soraya, the foreign Princess - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Woman
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
negotiate the demands of these rebels, he didn’t believe they had any real power. He would die thinking that
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Done Crying (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
since the mid-1990s who mastered the analog medium to its final dying breath. Since Polaroid stopped
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.01 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Angie' (Heavenly..) - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
real learning and understanding begins by opening yourself to different perspectives.
What inspired
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
Sur la plage de Deauville - Impressionist Figurative Watercolor by Eugene Boudin
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
he died by the sea on 8 August 1898.
Boudin first exhibited in Paris in 1857, at the Concert Musard
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mindscreen 1 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
several parts. She confronts the brittleness of the real, the genuine and the comprehensible with a
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 50.4 in W 49.61 in D 0.04 in
Feminist Surrealist French Abstract Apres Mondrian Oil Painting Myriam Bat Yosef
Located in Surfside, FL
shades
Hand signed and dated 1984.
Miniature design letter also signed.
Myriam Bat-Yosef, whose real
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Male Nude' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-valued. It is there that real learning and understanding begins by opening yourself to different
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color
H 4.22 in W 3.47 in D 0.04 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024The best way to know if your jewelry is real is to first determine what you mean by the word real. To find out if a particular piece is authentic jewelry produced by a specific maker, use trusted online resources to learn what to look for when authenticating necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and other jewelry from that specific maker. Alternatively, you can have the piece examined by an expert authenticator. To determine whether the metal or stones featured in a piece of jewelry are real precious metals or gemstones, seek the opinion of a jeweler, appraiser or experienced dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of jewelry.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 18, 2024How to know if your Swarovski is real depends on the age of the piece. From 1991 onward, every Swarovski piece has featured a serial code. Some pieces produced between 1975 and 1990 also feature codes. The length and formatting of the codes have varied over the years, but you can check trusted online resources to determine if a code on a piece that you own is one that the Austrian maker has used in the past. If your piece lacks a code or you have doubts about its authenticity, a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert can assist you. Shop an assortment of Swarovski decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- Is Zultanite a real stone?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Zultanite is a real stone and is, in fact, quite rare. The stone is characterized by its yellow, cognac and pink hues, which boast an impressive color change and are an excellent addition to any jewelry collection. You can shop a collection of expertly vetted gemstones from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is blue zircon real?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, blue zircon is a real gemstone. Many people confuse it with zirconia, which is a man-made gemstone, but blue zircon is the common name for the naturally occurring mineral zirconium silicate. Find a selection of blue zircon gemstone jewelry on 1stDibs.
- Is Cartier real gold?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021As one of the top luxury jewelry houses in the world, Cartier uses some of the finest quality materials. The company uses 18k gold in their jewelry and real diamonds.