20th Century Specialists Mounted Objects

This vintage chrome plated Curtis Jere wall sculpture is from the 1970s. It is not signed that we can see. It is authentic. It is a combination of 5 sea creatures we call sea urchins...

Spectacular polished petrified wood sphere. The sphere sits on a separate polished 6" square marble base which is included. The last three imag...

Rams skull rests on plinth base. Marked "Made in France on underside from Wingate and Johnston"

Driftwood sculpture selected by John Dickinson for the Historic Firehouse, San Francisco. Placed in John's bedroom on the same cases shown, (also available) Custom brass display mount...

A cast bronze bird sculpture by Philippe Jean, French artist, designer and sculptor. Mounted on a black wood cube base. Signed and numbered. PhJean 8...

This amazing petrified wood sculpture that is over 100 years old has a custom stainless steel contemporary base. It has been mounted. This fossil/petrified wood is originally from Ut...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic Crucible sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, fired with bronze...

A wrought iron anvil with an ebonized wood base.

Authentic bronze Benin head on a custom lucite base by Karl Springer, American 1970's. Springer often incorporated fine works of ethnic art into his showroo...

This Faux Bamboo shoe Horn, has been made in France Circa 1970. It is made in faux bamboo, metal, brass and horn.

Authentic tiger skull mounted on Lucite stem with brushed steel base, American, 1970s (this piece was decommissioned from a museum). It is beautifully moun...

An early 20th century example. The masks of the Sande society were used exclusively in masquerade performances by the women of the tribe. The Mende tribe is located in Sierra Leone.

Pair of candleholder carved and giltwood With multiple glass pieces inlay.

African bronze and wood sculpture, with characters playing a game.

Solid carved granite Chinese foo dog sculpture. Late 19th-early 20th century antique stone carving. It once served as a hitching post for horses...

This more contemporary sculpture is dated 06 and the signature is hard to read but the initials are RW. It is one of a kind. The wood looks like walnut and the man holding the question sign is bronze. The horse legs in a gallop pose raise the question of an uncertain answer. This represents our times clearly; we are all galloping fast holding a question mark. Where are we going or heading? The man holding the sign ask a question...

'Raindrops' by Stewart MacDougall was executed in early 2000's in Santa Barbara, CA, composed from birch and mirrored acrylic. Gorgeous dusty rose pink color with blue tinted mirror, complete on both sides mounted on a birch base. Acquired from the artist's estate. ABOUT THE ARTIST Stewart MacDougall was an accomplished furniture designer and artist across multiple disciplines, born in 1927 in Pasadena California. MacDougall attended the Chouinard Art Institute, later to be mentored by architect Rudolf Baumfeld, a student of Le Courbusier...

This tall vintage brass modernist vase, sculpture or vessel with a black resin center on both sides. is from the 60s. There is a raised moderni...

This arresting and abstract vintage signed dark bronze sculpture has many variations of forms from the many angles. It has a very Jean Arpesque l...

This is an outstanding early bronze figural sculpture reminiscent of Henry Moore, executed by a lifelong sculptor Elias Lifshitz. "I am King of Creation" Base only: 7 x 8.5, 3.5 in...

This wonderful and commanding signed stainless steel wall sculpture is a combination of combining old world with the Industrial, modern with ancient objects...

Silas Seandel Sun Spots Sculpture, composed of Torch cut bronze, steel, copper and brass elements.

Sleek 1970s smoked glass sculpture set on a black wooden base. The smooth glass undulates and tapers up from the base. It fades from a dark amber to nearly clear at the top.

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch and glass artist Michael Rogers' Time Sculpture was created in 2007. This piece is comprised of a tiny antique oil can...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired wi...

Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Ken Baskin's collaborative Crucible Project Sculpture was created in 2013 and is wood...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Crucible Sculpture Group #1 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired with bronze glaze, raku rust patina...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12 was made in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built, wood fired with raku patinas and black glaze an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "W...

An industrial assemblage by WYETH's creator John Birch featuring a mechanical vice and industrial tools on a leather base.

Extraordinary wall-mounted sculpture featuring a hand-wrought iron structure of a citrus tree with Murano glass oranges and lemons inset into the tree. ...

From Steck’s 'Desert Flower’ series, this table top sculpture exhibits, per an America House advertisement in Craft Horizons January/February 1965 (which illustrates this sculpture),...

A metal sculpture consisting of a thin rigid wire with folded, fortune-cookie-shape pieces of naturally patinated brass slipped onto the rod and stacked vertically. The rod is set in...

From Steck’s 'Desert Flower’ series, this tabletop sculpture exhibits, per an America House advertisement in Craft Horizons January/February 1965 (which illustrates this sculpture), ...

An industrial assemblage by Wyeth's creator John Birch featuring a mechanical vice and circular glass block on a leather base.

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Crucible Sculpture Group #3 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #14 was assembled in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, lowf...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fire...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic crucible sculpture #32 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, anagama wood fired with raku rust pat...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic Crucible Sculpture was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with green glaze, bronze glaze, red glaze,...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #25 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fire...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronz...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint,...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Black Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the b...

Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch and Ken Baskin Ladle Presentation Sculpture was created in 2011. This piece is made of soda fired stoneware, saggar fired brick and steel. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" written by Scott Meyer, Ken Baskin said; "Working collaboratively is based upon a spirit of dedication and generosity, excellent communication, similar levels of ability and an alignment of passion and vision. Most importantly, the group must have mutual trust and respect. Without question, we all hold each other in the highest esteem. I have the utmost respect for everyone involved in The Crucible Project." This sculpture is signed by both artists and ships directly from the Crucible Show inventory located in Montevello, Al. (Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "Outside In, Collaboration" pgs. 106 - 121 / "Ladle Presentation" pictured on pg. 119) Richard Hirsch Brief Bio: In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence. In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades. Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics. Frequently his work appears in book and magazine publications, such as; Overseas Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics by Baiming, China; Raku Investigations into Fire by David Jones, England; The History of American Ceramics from 1607 to the Present by Elaine Levin, New York; World Contemporary Ceramics by Baiming, China; and Firing, Philosophies within Contemporary Ceramic Practice by David Jones, England. Several museums have included his work for their permanent collections. These include; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; The Taipei County Yinko Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada. In 1984, Hirsch was elected as a permanent member of The International Ceramics Academy, a worldwide organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. A recipient of a William J. Fulbright Research Scholar Award in 2002, Hirsch has also received several Individual Artists Grants. Most recently he was honored by The Rochester Institute of Technology, with the Board of Trustees' Outstanding Scholarship Award. Recently Hirsch collaborated with Dr. Scott Meyer on his biography, the book is entitled With Fire: Richard Hirsch and is published by The Cary Graphic Arts Press at RIT, ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-97-3. Amid the ever-shifting sands of change and new trends that is prevalent in contemporary ceramics, Richard Hirsch has maintained his steadfast personal aesthetic and continues to make a significant contribution to his field. Ken Baskin Brief Bio: Kenneth Baskin received his BFA from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and earned his MFA from University of South Carolina. Presently he holds the position of Associate Professor of Art/Ceramics at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In 2007 Baskin was honored as one of the recipients of one of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Emerging Artist Awards. Recently he was honored by being selected for a solo exhibition of his ceramic sculptures at the Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; in conjunction with this exhibition he was also invited as a visiting artist, workshop instructor and lecturer at: Tainan National University of the Arts in Tainan, Taiwan and National Taiwan University of the Arts in Taipei. Baskin’s work has also been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Baskin’s creative research was the topic for an essay titled “20th Century...

Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Virginia Scotchie's Crucible Assembly Sculpture was created in 2012. This piece is ma...

From Steck’s 'Desert Flower’ series, this tabletop sculpture exhibits, per an America House advertisement in Craft Horizons January/February 1965 (which illustrates this sculpture), ...