Karen Brown Furniture

The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of work focused on still life masterpieces. They chose photography as the medium to portray their fine Taxidermy work interpreted through vanitas still lifes. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight works. Vanitas still lifes were enormously popular in the 17th century, often inspired by biblical themes and the saying that “All is vanity”. It reminded the viewer of his or her own mortality. For these series of still lifes Sinke & van Tongeren not only created meaningful scenes of taxidermy, they also mined their enormous collection of great finds to gather the most beautiful and unusual antiques to complement each scene. Title of this work; ’RÉUNION D’OISEAUX ÉTRANGERS’ Cabinets of curiosity were of monumental importance in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Assembling them with interesting and rare objects was a competitive hobby amongst the elite, and to collect a great number of mounted species from everywhere in the world was the Holy Grail of the day. For ‘Réunion d’oiseaux étrangers’, we created that Holy Grail again, but this time stocking our cabinet with seemingly live species. This plentiful composition is staged in a cabinet with different boxes holding rare species such as a Toco Toucan, Scarlet ibis, Cock of the Rock...

Brutalist mosaic aluminum and brass wall sculpture/ decor by Belgian artist Raf Verjans.

Collection of Leather Bound Art Deco Photo Albums of European Travel, the actual albums are probably French, circa 1920's. They document fabulous trips throughout Europe in the 1920'...

A Fine Industrial revolving wall-mounted compartmented catch-all tray crafted of patinated cast iron. Manufactured in the USA, circa 1930s.

Vintage photo gravure by the photographers Carel Blazer and Papillon, circa 1940. Wood frame with passepartout and high quality museum's glass. In original condition, with minor ...

Abstract hand cast aluminum wall sculpture mounted on wood board frame. Illegibly signed, and dated 1981.

Stunning! Brutalist Wall Art Abstract Sculpture Polychromed & Worked Metal Dimensions: 15" wide by 1" deep Here is a marvelous metal wall sculpture done in a sensational Brutalist...

Brutalist wall sculpture designed and manufactured by the Danish artist Henrik Horst, circa 1970s. Patinated metal construction mounted on a frame of wood.

Circa 1960. We offer this Brutalist brass wall sculpture in the style of Curtis Jere.

Vintage brutalist wall sculpture by renowned Danish sculptor Henrik Horst. Known for his impressive, Brutalist welded iron wall sculptures Henrik Horst began his career in Denmark in...

Belgian brutalist cast aluminum wall sculpture / decor.

Impressive wall mounted three dimensional triptych sculpture circa 1970s Wire and metal construction with various finishes welded in an abstract multi plane design Each component h...