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Dorothy Thorpe Style Mid-Century Silver Fade Barware Shot Glasses
Dorothy Thorpe Style Mid-Century Silver Fade Barware Shot Glasses

Dorothy Thorpe Style Mid-Century Silver Fade Barware Shot Glasses

By Dorothy Thorpe

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

From the 1930s through the 1950s, Thorpe’s designs won her many fans among the members of café society, including Princess Grace of Monaco and the Shah of Iran.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

French Fauvist Olive Grove Crayon Drawing, Early 20th Century, Framed
French Fauvist Olive Grove Crayon Drawing, Early 20th Century, Framed

French Fauvist Olive Grove Crayon Drawing, Early 20th Century, Framed

By Auguste Chabaud

Located in Cotignac, FR

In the Paris neighbourhood Montmartre, where he had his studio, he painted various scenes of Parisian life and cafe society. At the same time, he continued to paint Provence and too...

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Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pencil, Paper, Cardboard

Art Deco Portrait of Yvette, Oil on Paper, Early 20th Century
Art Deco Portrait of Yvette, Oil on Paper, Early 20th Century

Art Deco Portrait of Yvette, Oil on Paper, Early 20th Century

By Auguste Chabaud

Located in Cotignac, FR

In the Paris neighbourhood Montmartre, where he had his studio, he painted various scenes of Parisian life and cafe society. At the same time, he continued to paint Provence and too...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Prince Valiant Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
Prince Valiant Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

Prince Valiant Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

By Richard Merkin

Located in Surfside, FL

The elements of structure, stability and surprise he admired in this well-dressed dandy, a cool linen suit, a splash of suspender, a polka dot scarf and pearl-handled walking stick, ...

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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Stepin Fetchit Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
Stepin Fetchit Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

Stepin Fetchit Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

By Richard Merkin

Located in Surfside, FL

The elements of structure, stability and surprise he admired in this well-dressed dandy, a cool linen suit, a splash of suspender, a polka dot scarf and pearl-handled walking stick, ...

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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Marilyn Monroe Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
Marilyn Monroe Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

Marilyn Monroe Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

By Richard Merkin

Located in Surfside, FL

The elements of structure, stability and surprise he admired in this well-dressed dandy, a cool linen suit, a splash of suspender, a polka dot scarf and pearl-handled walking stick, ...

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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Epitaph/Tombstone jack Armstrong Pop Art  1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
Epitaph/Tombstone jack Armstrong Pop Art  1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

Epitaph/Tombstone jack Armstrong Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin

By Richard Merkin

Located in Surfside, FL

The elements of structure, stability and surprise he admired in this well-dressed dandy, a cool linen suit, a splash of suspender, a polka dot scarf and pearl-handled walking stick, ...

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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"August Laughter" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Patches of Color, Yellow, Blue
"August Laughter" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Patches of Color, Yellow, Blue

"August Laughter" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Patches of Color, Yellow, Blue

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

During the 1920s Shaw enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer for The New Yorker, Smart Set and Vanity Fair, chronicling the life of the theater and café society. In additi...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Time Flight" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Mid-Century, Orange and Yellow
"Time Flight" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Mid-Century, Orange and Yellow

"Time Flight" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract, Mid-Century, Orange and Yellow

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

During the 1920s Shaw enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer for The New Yorker, Smart Set and Vanity Fair, chronicling the life of the theater and café society. In additi...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Space Forms" Charles Green Shaw, Mid-Century, Green and White, Abstract Work
"Space Forms" Charles Green Shaw, Mid-Century, Green and White, Abstract Work

"Space Forms" Charles Green Shaw, Mid-Century, Green and White, Abstract Work

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

During the 1920s Shaw enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer for The New Yorker, Smart Set and Vanity Fair, chronicling the life of the theater and café society. In additi...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Harvard vs Yale" Charles Green Shaw, Football, Ivy League Sports, Abstract
"Harvard vs Yale" Charles Green Shaw, Football, Ivy League Sports, Abstract

"Harvard vs Yale" Charles Green Shaw, Football, Ivy League Sports, Abstract

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

During the 1920s Shaw enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer for The New Yorker, Smart Set and Vanity Fair, chronicling the life of the theater and café society. In additi...

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1940s Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Happening" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract Red Composition, Mid Century
"Happening" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract Red Composition, Mid Century

"Happening" Charles Green Shaw, Abstract Red Composition, Mid Century

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

During the 1920s Shaw enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer for The New Yorker, Smart Set and Vanity Fair, chronicling the life of the theater and café society. In additi...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist
Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist

Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1951, she traveled to North Africa with the painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and is the subject of three paintings titled "Rosyln 1, 2, 3" Amaranth describes life in 1950s Par...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist
Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist

Color Embossed Lithograph Print New York Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1951, she traveled to North Africa with the painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and is the subject of three paintings titled "Rosyln 1, 2, 3" Amaranth describes life in 1950s Par...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Aventurine (Edition D'Artiste)
Aventurine (Edition D'Artiste)

Aventurine (Edition D'Artiste)

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Giacometti, Sonia Delaunay, who invited me to choose my paint supplies and put it on her tab, Hundertwasser, who painted 3 portraits of me, Yves Klein, Alberto Burri, who asked me to...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Thonet Bentwood Side Table, Leather & Beech, Austria, 1910s
Antique Thonet Bentwood Side Table, Leather & Beech, Austria, 1910s

Antique Thonet Bentwood Side Table, Leather & Beech, Austria, 1910s

Located in Ljubljana, SI

It was designed to be lightweight enough to be moved easily around a Viennese café or a high-society parlor. The visible hardware and the specific way the bentwood loops are screwed...

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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Beech, Bentwood

Luxury Dining (1955) Limited Estate Stamped

Luxury Dining (1955) Limited Estate Stamped

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, High Society, Cafes, Cocktails & Dining, Fine Dining & Cocktails

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Venise, Nina
Venise, Nina

Venise, Nina

By Edgar Chahine

Located in Fairlawn, OH

One of the popular aspects of his work centers on elegant ladies, the "femmes" of the Fin de Siècle—They are society women, performers, café habitues, "femmes fatales," shopkeepers.

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1920s Impressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Drypoint

La Promenade Etching, Art Nouveau, Signed, Edition of 50, 1900s
La Promenade Etching, Art Nouveau, Signed, Edition of 50, 1900s

La Promenade Etching, Art Nouveau, Signed, Edition of 50, 1900s

By Edgar Chahine

Located in Fairlawn, OH

One of the popular aspects of his work centers on elegant ladies, the "femmes" of the Fin de Siècle—They are society women, performers, café habitues, "femmes fatales," shopkeepers.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Pair of  American 1930s 'Cafe Society' Chairs
Pair of  American 1930s 'Cafe Society' Chairs

Pair of American 1930s 'Cafe Society' Chairs

By Samuel Marx

Located in New York, NY

These over-scaled chairs were said to have been designed by Chicago architect Sam Marx, but they were probably made by William Quigley, whose workshop and showroom supplied him with ...

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Vintage 1930s American George III Chairs

Materials

Brass

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a cafe society in our inventory may begin at $88 and can go as high as $250,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,000.