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Vintage Cleric's Writing Slope, Japanese, Lacquer, Correspondence Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cleric's writing slope. A Japanese, red lacquer travelling correspondence box
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
H 7.29 in W 15.56 in D 10.83 in
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export Lacquered Wood Knife Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export lacquered wood knife boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Knife Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Box contains moonstones in addition to the glass cabochons.
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Enamel, Brass, Iron
Art Nouveau Canine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Daguet’s beautifully patinated cash box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. So much more
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
Art Nouveau Firebirds Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
interior spaces. Daguet’s finely-worked repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Art Nouveau Repousse "Box of Madness" by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
interior spaces. Daguet’s finely-worked repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Animal Husbandry Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Box contains moonstones in addition to the glass cabochons.
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Lacquer Letter Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Gold and shell marsh irises with pewter walkway wrapping around box. Korin style subject matter
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Art Nouveau Owl Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
, Japanese, Byzantine, Medieval or contemporary. He received formal training under the painters, Gerome and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Zinc
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
interior spaces. Daguet’s finely-worked repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
Japanese Lacquer Letter Box with Flowers and Butterfly
Located in Hudson, NY
storage box.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
A modern letter box in the hands of Alfred Daguet was not simply a functionally designed repository
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Assemblage with Cigar Box and the Letter P
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
, including plastic letters, cigar boxes, and glass slides.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Oil, Found Objects
Kimono Art / Japanese Art / "FUMI-BAKO"
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
referring to letter boxes that have been in use in Japan since the Heian period (784~1185 AD). FUMI-BAKO is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Furniture
Materials
Silk, Thread
Japanese Art / Kimono Art / Wall Decoration -Fumi Bako-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
fabric is dyed with a red "Fumibako" (letter box). The " Fumibako " is embroidered with gold threads
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk, Thread
NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "J" Paperweight, Japan
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "J" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 3.63 in W 4.25 in D 0.25 in
NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "R" Paperweight, Japan
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "R" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 3.63 in W 4.25 in D 0.25 in
Framed Kimono Art "FUMI BAKO" by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art, Textile Art
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
traces its roots back to the Heian period (784~1185 AD) and signifies letter boxes that have been an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 25.6 in W 19.67 in D 0.98 in
Lovely Japanese 20th c Scroll by Gyokudo Kawai [1873-1957] Horai Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
pampas grass.
[Gyokudo Kawai]
[1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi.
His real name is
Category
Antique 18th Century Paintings
Materials
Silk
![Lovely Japanese 20th c Scroll by Gyokudo Kawai [1873-1957] Horai Landscape](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/lovely-japanese-20th-c-scroll-by-gyokudo-kawai-1873-1957-horai-landscape-for-sale/f_48632/f_368840321698849126985/f_36884032_1698849127429_bg_processed.jpg?width=240 "kawai gyokudo")
H 51.58 in W 26.19 in D 0.04 in
Lovely Japanese 20th c Scroll by Gyokudo Kawai [1873-1957] Autumn Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
pampas grass.
[Gyokudo Kawai]
[1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi.
His real name is
Category
Antique 18th Century Paintings
Materials
Silk
![Lovely Japanese 20th c Scroll by Gyokudo Kawai [1873-1957] Autumn Landscape](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/lovely-japanese-20th-c-scroll-by-gyokudo-kawai-1873-1957-autumn-landscape-for-sale/f_48632/f_368836321698848564735/f_36883632_1698848565061_bg_processed.jpg?width=240 "kawai gyokudo")
H 51.58 in W 26.19 in D 0.04 in
CommeDesGarcons 1999RunwayFinale SafetyPin Overdye ConvertibleHalfDressSkirtCape
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo Comme Des Garcons
Located in Chicago, IL
.
Kawakubo's pinned styling of the paneled garment as a half dress references traditional Japanese accessories
Category
1990s Japanese Dress and Coat Ensembles
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
used to put books or scrolls and, later, to write.
Rectangular ryoshibako (letter and document box
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Yayoi Kusama 'Naoshima’ Resin Pop Art Pumpkin Sculpture, 2019
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Naoshima, Japan. The ’Naoshima’ Red Pumpkin is an open edition, comes in the original boxed packaging, and
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic
Free Shipping
H 3.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Van Cleef&Arpels Pont Neuf Mystery Setting Ruby Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Ring
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Tokyo, JP
):7.53mm / 0.29in(approx)
Comes with:VCA Box, Case, VCA letter of authenticity (Sep 2020), VCA Repair
Category
Early 2000s French More Rings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Van Cleef & Arpels Mystery Set Sapphire Diamonds Gold Pont Neuf Ring
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Tokyo, JP
Gold
Comes with:Van Cleef&Arpels Box,Case, VCA letter of authenticity(May 2019), VCA repair certificate
Category
Early 2000s French More Rings
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Yayoi Kusama 'Pumpkin' Set of Two Pop Art Resin Sculptures, 2016
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
, Japan. Created in 2016, the polka-dot pumpkin series is a quintessential example of Kusama’s iconic spot
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic
Free Shipping
H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Yayoi Kusama 'Pumpkin' White/Red Pumpkin Pop Art Resin Sculpture, 2016
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naoshima, Japan. Created
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic
Free Shipping
H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Yayoi Kusama 'Pumpkin' Yellow/Black Pumpkin Pop Art Resin Sculpture, 2016
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naoshima, Japan. Created
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic
Free Shipping
H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
'Horseshoe' 18K Gold Pendant
Located in Milano, IT
cm diameter
Comes with custom Japanese lacquered wooden jewellery box. The piece can be made to
Category
2010s Italian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Art Nouveau Repoussé Mystic Inkwell by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Copper
Liberty & Co. 1978 Massive Cocktail Ring In 18Kt Gold With 126.80 Cts Red Coral
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
London, the maker's mark Ly&Co. associated to Liberty & Co., the letter D for the year 1978 and the mark
Category
Vintage 1970s English Modernist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
For Leslie Gore, Mo Tucker Laura Nyro and Mama Cass: What Girls Know About Grids
By Kiki Smith
Located in New York, NY
(signed twice), 2000
Eight etching and relief etchings on handmade Japanese paper attached back-to- back
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Photographic Paper, Etching
H 17.5 in W 20 in D 4 in
Jane Bond I (Heavenly Falls) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese worldview or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
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
Vacancy (Instantdreams) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance
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
” kind of way.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on
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
3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Nudes' - triptych, signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
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
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Radha Shooting' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance
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
Helicopter (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, analog, landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfection in a “wabi-sabi” kind of way.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 14.97 in W 14.18 in D 0.04 in
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Angie' (Heavenly..) - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and
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
1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Male Nude' - signed
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfection in a “wabi-sabi” kind of way.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
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
Lt Ed. Lithograph from the Deluxe (Hand Signed) 1984 Olympic Committee portfolio
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic Committee letterhead. This is one of
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Pencil
"Bring Ya to the Brink" Cyndi Lauper - based on a Polaroid Original
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.12 in
Circle of Magic - Do you believe in Magic - 29 Palms, CA
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Running rings around the moon (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Beautiful Bond (Heavenly Falls)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfection in a “wabi-sabi” kind of way.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jane Bond I (Heavenly Falls) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese worldview or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Something Imaginary (Heavenly Falls)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mockingjay (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 18.9 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in
Cadiz Valley (Stranger than Paradise) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
“wabi-sabi” kind of way. It's unique.
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper
H 19.69 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in
On the Road (Last Picture Show) - mounted, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Metal
H 14.97 in W 14.57 in D 0.12 in
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