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1938 Emerson

1938 Emerson Ax-235 Catalin Bakelite Radio Green on Green
Located in Wallkill, NY
1938 Emerson Art Deco radio, light green, brown and yellow marbleized case, with original green
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

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Bakelite

Rare 1938 Emerson AX-235 Maroon with Black Trim Original
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is the Only Maroon with Black trim Emerson AX-235 I have ever seen, it is Very Rare and all
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

1938 RADIO Emerson AX-235 Red with Off-White Trim Original
Located in Wallkill, NY
1938 Emerson Art Deco radio, red marbleized case, with original off-white-colored trim. All
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

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Bakelite

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
By Harold Haydon
Located in New York, NY
"History of the U.S. Postal Service" 21 x 25 1/2 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1938 Estate stamp verso
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lake Fog
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Emerson Keeler died in Seattle, Washington on June 7, 1968. Keeler exhibited in numerous national
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1920s Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Fallon House, Colombia, California
By William Frates
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco with Wm Otto Emerson. He was active as an artist in the San Francisco Bay area from the 1920s
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Will Frates, “Princeton Beach”, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Emerson. He maintained a studio and home in Hayward, as well as a gallery there with friend and fellow
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Paper

Colombia Park, California
By William Frates
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hayward, CA in 1896. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with Wm Otto Emerson. He was active as an
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Study 6" - 1975 Figurative Lithograph on Paper
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
(American, b. 1938). The nude figure is seen with one hand above her head, holding a cloth, as she gazes
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Lithograph

Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect
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Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Dressers

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Walnut

Sheep Ranch, Mother Lodge County, Near Stockton
By William Frates
Located in San Francisco, CA
1896. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with Wm Otto Emerson. He was active as an artist in the
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

1940s Southwestern Figurative Landscape -- Pueblo Village New Mexico
By William Frates
Located in Soquel, CA
was born in Hayward, CA in 1896. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with Wm Otto Emerson. He
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard, Masonite

The Abandoned Factory
By William Frates
Located in San Francisco, CA
in 1896. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with Wm Otto Emerson. He was active as an artist
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Abandoned Factory
The Abandoned Factory
H 40.75 in W 34.5 in D 1.5 in
1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Artist: The grand-niece of Ralph Waldo Emerson, she spent much of her early life in New York. A graduate
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media

Nude Figure Posterior View, Figurative Drypoint Etching
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
. 1938). Numbered and signed by hand "7/15 Jim Smyth" along the bottom edge. Presented in a new cream
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

"Study 8" Figurative Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Lithograph of a figure of a woman by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed and
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

"Study 6" Figurative Abstract Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Graceful abstract figurative lithograph by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

"Study 2" Figurative Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figurative lithograph by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed and dated "5
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

Mine Near Continental Divide, Black White Colorado Mountain Landscape Winter
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect culmination of all of
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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

"Study 2", Seated Figure Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful nude figurative lithograph by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed and
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

Colorado Gold Dredge, Breckenridge, Signed Black and White Mining Lithograph
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

House at Gregory Point (Colorado), 1930s Black and White Landscape Lithograph
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Silver Mine, Russell Gulch (12/25) Abstract Black and White Print in Mountains
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Central City, Colorado 3/25, 1930s Black White Modernist Cityscape Lithograph
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Yacht Races, Grand Lake, Colorado, 1933, Sailboats, Black & White lithograph
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
had encouraged him to visit. It was there that he met his future wife, Louise Emerson, an easel
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1930s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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French 40s Art Deco Mirror-Clad Cabinet w. Glass Appliques
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very chic and unusual parisian cupboard/cabinet, clad on the front and sides with clear beveled mirrors and sapphire-blue beveled glass appliqués. Exceptionally well-made. Orig...
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20th Century French Art Deco Cupboards

Art Deco 1930s Catalin Bakelite Lamp
Located in Devon, England
A very stylish example of another Art Deco Classic is this 1930s Art Deco catalin bakelite lamp. A stunning caramel colored ribbed catalin bakelite stem sits atop an all chrome circu...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps

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Chrome

Art Deco 1930s Catalin Bakelite Lamp
Art Deco 1930s Catalin Bakelite Lamp
H 16.54 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Sparton Model 557 "Sled" Radio by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague, Sparton
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Sparton model 557 radio designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the Sparks-Worthington Company in Jackson, Michigan during 1936. The radio, known as the "sled" or "3-knob" is considered...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Chrome

Zenith 12S2 67 Shutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored Rare
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith 12S2 67 Sutter Dial 12 Tube Console with Bluetooth Restored. This console radio, introduced as part of Zenith’s 1938 line in June 1937, is a much-coveted set that is rare and ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars

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Fabric, Wood

Madame De Stael, ceramic (porcelain) dessert plate with box -makes a great gift!
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Judy Chicago Madame De Stael Dessert Plate, 2020 Silkscreen on fine bone china Signed in plate, Signature fired on bottom 8 33/100 × 8 33/100 x .3 inches This plate was originally pr...
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2010s Feminist More Art

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen

Crosley Art Deco 179 "Dual Four" Antique Tombstone '1934' Radio
By Crosley Radio
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Crosley radio from the earlier 1930s. The radio is highly decorative with a “skyscraper” shape, a chevron book-match face, silver-painted sides, and a highly detailed frame ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Metal

'Cleveland Public Square' — 1920s Urban Realism
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Schutz, 'Cleveland Public Square', etching, edition not stated, 1927. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. Annotated 'Cleveland Public Square S489', in ...
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1920s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Etching

Abercrombie & Fitch Clock Art Deco Rear View Mirror Style 1930's
By Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Abercrombie & Fitch STYLE / REFERENCE: Rear View Mirror Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Wood, Metal and Glass CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS: 6 Inches Long X 3 Inche...
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Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Addison Model 5D Red Butterscotch Marbled Catalin 'Courthouse' Tube Radio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Art Deco-styled vintage tube radio was made by the Addison Industries Ltd. of Canada in circa 1939. This is Addison's Model 5D, otherwise known as the 'Courthouse" model to coll...
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Vintage 1930s North American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Bakelite

Rare 1930s, English, Art Deco Modernist Yellow Bakelite and Chrome Clock
By Genalex
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s, Art Deco chrome and yellow bakelite clock with a modernist feel. Made by Genalex an English company. Early plastic perspex in mustard yellow with chrome numerals and be...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Chrome

European Art Deco Hall Tree, Mirror, Hat Rack and Umbrella Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized Art Deco hall stand, wonderful design, Machine Age meets elegance, oak construction, chrome hat rack, sliding hooks, unusual blue glass and copper hand pulls. Three drawers,...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

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Breccia Marble, Chrome

1937 Stromberg-Carlson 228-L Console Radio Restored Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
1937 Stromberg-Carlson 228-L Console Radio Restored Bluetooth. Stromberg Carlson was well know for its commitment to quality and their products are often called the “Rolls Royce” of ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Wood

Eames Office radio for Emerson
By Charles Eames
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A nice radio design by the Eames office. Model 578A. Mahogany veneer case with plastic face and dials.
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Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Eames Office radio for Emerson
Eames Office radio for Emerson
H 6.5 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Mitchell "Lumitone" Streamline Bakelite Radio Table Lamp, 1941
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare 1941 model 1260 "Lumitone" streamline bakelite tube radio lamp by Mitchell Mfg. Co Chicago. Featuring a fully tunable five-tube AM/BC radio built into a 60W single socket table ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Bakelite

Delco R-1150 Art Deco 1939 Tube Radio With Swirled Catalin Blue Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Catatin tube radio designed by Delco. Very cool custom art deco Delco midget bakelite tube radio model R-1150 created in 1939. This is a 5 tube one band am set with all n...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

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Bakelite

Vintage1940 Zenith 12-S-445 Shutterdial Restored Radio Bluetooth
By Zenith
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith’s “robot dial”, received a make-over from its inaugural 1938 model year. One of the most powerful and rare Zenith tabletop radios, a 12-S-445 Shutterdial embodied two innovati...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Wood

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Landscape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
: Samuel Brookes in San Francisco, 1863; watercolor with Elizabeth Emerson Keith; Flamm & Achenbach at
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Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape
Landscape
H 29 in W 40 in D 3 in
Emerson 167 Art Deco Restored Tube Radio Bluetooth
By Emerson Radio Corporation
Located in Oakland, CA
The Emerson 167 is a restored Art Deco 6 Tube Radio with Bluetooth. The Unique Ingrahm cabinet was
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Wood

"Untitled, " Emerson Woelffer, Color Field, Blue Orange Abstract Expressionism,
By Emerson Woelffer
Located in New York, NY
Emerson Woelffer (1914 - 2003) Untitled, 1965 Oil on canvasboard 23 x 18 1/2 inches Signed and
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

WPA Cast Stone Sculpture Female Artist American Modernism Working Scrub Woman
Located in New York, NY
. Emerson. The Federal art program was created in 1934 under the name treasury section of painting and
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Cast Stone

"Study 10" Profile Portrait Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Lithograph of a man in profile by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed and dated
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Grand Lake (Yacht Races, Colorado)
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
had encouraged him to visit. It was there that he met his future wife, Louise Emerson, an easel
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Summer Afternoon, Taos, New Mexico, 1920s Modern Watercolor Mountain Landscape
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco
By Harry Emerson Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harry Emerson Lewis (American, 1892-1958) Title: Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Pastel

Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco
By Harry Emerson Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harry Emerson Lewis (American, 1892-1958) Title: Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco Year
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Pastel

Return Alaskan Fishing Fleet, San Francisco Bay Estuary
By Harry Emerson Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harry Emerson Lewis (American, 1892-1958) Title: Return Alaskan Fishing Fleet, San
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Pastel

Sunset, Golden Gate, San Francisco
By Harry Emerson Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harry Emerson Lewis (American, 1892-1958) Title: Sunset Golden gate, San Francisco Year
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Pastel

Memorial Ronald Amunsen, Golden State, San Francisco
By Harry Emerson Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harry Emerson Lewis (American, 1892-1958) Title: Memorial Ronald Amunsen, Golden
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Watercolor, Pencil

American Modern Colorado Mountain Mining Landscape Watercolor Painting
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Century artist, Louise Emerson Ronnebeck. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 21 ⅛ x 17
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20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Mid-Century Modern Streamlined Kneehole Desk by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
By Heywood-Wakefield Co., Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
design (feather-Craft), Bike design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Maple

Dawn Breaking in the Field - Etching
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative landscape etching at dawn by Jim Smyth (American, American, b. 1938). Signed and dated
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1980s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Drypoint, Paper

"Lady Playing Instrument - Music Room, " Marguerite Stuber Pearson, Impressionism
By Marguerite Stuber Pearson
Located in New York, NY
Boston School tradition.” Upon seeing the show, Edmund Tarbell (1862-1938) wrote to Pearson, “We are glad
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1920s American Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled Nude Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Lithograph of a seated nude by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Signed in the lower right corner
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

"Study 7"- Nude Figure Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figurative lithograph by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Signed and dated "Smyth 74” in the
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Ink, Lithograph, Paper

Black #1, 1965 Mid Century Modern Painting Shaped 3 Dimensional Canvas
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
, winning first prize and first honorable mention. In December 1938 the Royal Netherlands Steamship Line
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Black C-1
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
December 1938 the Royal Netherlands Steamship Line sent him on a two-month ethnological study trip to Haiti
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Black C-1
Black C-1
H 21.75 in W 19.5 in D 1.25 in
Casa Luhan, Adobe Home of Mabel Dodge Luhan, Taos, New Mexico, Landscape
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Bucking Bronco, Original Sketch of Horse and Cowboy, Modernist Framed Drawing
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Emerson, an easel painter and muralist. A year later they were married in New York before relocating to
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Graphite

EMERSON WOELFFER
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Emerson Woelffer (July 27, 1914 - February 2, 2003) was a prominent abstract expressionism artist
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Vintage 1960s American Paintings

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Masonite

EMERSON WOELFFER
EMERSON WOELFFER
H 30 in W 23 in
Warren Wheelock Fire Dog Andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Emerson. He studied at Pratt Institute and later taught there, was Head of the Department of Sculpture at
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20th Century American Andirons

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Warren Wheelock Fire Dog Andirons
H 13 in W 8.5 in D 17 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic 1938 emerson available at 1stDibs. A 1938 emerson — often made from wood, bakelite and plastic — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 1938 emerson — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1938 emerson, designed in the Art Deco or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made 1938 emerson has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky and Heywood-Wakefield Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1938 Emerson?

The average selling price for a 1938 emerson at 1stDibs is $1,975, while they’re typically $460 on the low end and $15,600 for the highest priced.