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A finely detailed studio carved cocobolo hand chair crafted in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, circa 1960. The Studio carved hand has an incised love line and life line. The artist ha...

A Liteline of Chicago table lamp designed in the style of Scolari with suspended glass canes body that shimmers when lit. The body and the reading light are...

.A rotating stool made from a Warren McArthur designed aircraft navigational stool created in 1947 for Grumman Aircraft Corporation. The Grumman Albatross SA-16 was deve...

This rare set of three rattan lounge chairs was designed by John Hutton (1947-2006) in 1995 for Donghia’s distinguished Merbau Coastal Collection. As Donghia’s Design Director from...

An iconic design by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, this Model 2122 lounge chair from the 1970s is a striking example of American modernism at its most refined. Reupholstered in a...

A Charles Cobb chest hand made at his Californian studio in the early 1980s This extraordinary studio-crafted “Cherub Chest” by Charles Cobb, created in the 1980s, exemplifies the poetic fusion of art and function that defined the American Studio Craft movement. Cobb, who established his studio in Northern California in the mid-1970s, gained recognition for one-of-a-kind sculptural furniture pieces that conveyed personal symbolism through expressive carving and masterful materiality. Hand-carved in figured Acacia wood, the chest features lyrical, chiseled details across its surfaces—abstract cherubic forms that subtly emerge from the grain, inviting touch and contemplation. The drawer fronts are edged in cerulean blue, providing a vivid contrast to the organic warmth of the wood. Inside, drawer boxes in curly maple and walnut speak to Cobb’s devotion to craftsmanship, even in hidden elements. Two sculptural rosewood pulls anchor cabinet doors on a medium white-painted body, balancing the composition with quiet elegance. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Cobb was commissioned for significant private and public projects, with work collected by discerning clients across California, New York, and Japan. His pieces are held in both residential and institutional collections, appreciated for their narrative depth and finely wrought form. The Cherub Chest is a rare,example of Cobb’s vision—where furniture becomes symbolic, sculptural, and enduring. A museum-worthy piece for collectors of American studio furniture, sculptural design, and 20th-century West Coast craftsmanship. The profile of this beautifully hand crafted piece reminds me of a bouquet of flowers gracefully drooping over the edge of a large container. The chest is from his series of one off cabinets titled Cherub Chests...

A unique and finely crafted storage cabinet by American designer Arden Riddle, dated 1966 and branded by the maker. Constructed in rich, warm cherrywood, this exceptional piece showc...

A rare and early example of Arden Riddle’s refined modernist vision, this adjustable lounge chair in black walnut was crafted prior to 1965 and has been fully authenticated despite l...

Paul Evans Studio armchairs commissioned for the home of personal friends of Paul Evans. The chairs in their original upholstery are pictured as the last photo of this listing. Dorse...

A rare commissioned marble table base designed and fabricated by Paul Puccio for a client signed and dated 1976. The base is made from Giallo Siena M...

Classic Paul Frankl cork coffee table in original color with the rosewood stained maple frame and two cork laminated tops on a Greek key designed base for Johnson Furniture of Grand ...

Paul Frankl corner table for Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan from the 1950s. The frame is a rosewood stained maple with clear lacquered cork tops. Restored in ver...

Paul Frankl sideboard with two side doors and six drawers manufactured by Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan from the 1950s. Cork topped cabinet of rosewood stained ...

An Italian sculptural table lamp by Italiana Luce manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. The black lacquered base plate is slightly trapezoid. and supports a curved black lacquered meta...

A professionally refinished classic nine drawer Honduran mahogany desk with a separate typewriter table designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Taliesin line of furniture manufactured...

A classic nine drawer mahogany desk designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Taliesin line for Heritage Henredon furniture. Beautifully detailed with a continuous incised carved greek ...

A polished cast brass bonsaii trunk base attributed to the Belgian designer Willy Daro. Beautifully executed. The table is in good condition with wear typical of its age.

Leroy Setziol Monumental Carved Yellow Cedar/ Wall Sculpture for United States National Bank, 1963 This monumental architectural wall sculpture by Leroy Setziol (1915–2005) was commissioned in 1963 for the United States National Bank of Portland, Oregon. Measuring nearly sixteen feet in length (191" W x 37" H x 7" D), the work represents one of Setziol's earliest large-scale architectural commissions and demonstrates the foundational development of the deeply carved geometric language that became central to his mature career. Constructed from multiple panels of hand-carved solid yellow cedar with some sections approaching seven inches in thickness, the sculpture displays Setziol’s highly intuitive approach to carving and his masterful ability to integrate art with architecture. The composition combines deeply incised geometric forms, rhythmic patterns, and abstract imagery within a sweeping horizontal format intended for a prominent public interior. Installed directly into a United States National Bank branch, the work was conceived as an integral element of the building's structural environment rather than as a separate, freestanding object. Particularly notable is the panel at the far right of the mural, which incorporates a series of carved livestock brands. Research conducted with the Oregon Department of Agriculture has identified these as registered Oregon cattle brands historically associated with ranching operations in the Junction City area. Rather than functioning solely as abstract symbols, their intentional inclusion demonstrates that the sculpture was custom-tailored to reflect the agricultural community served by that specific bank branch. These brands connect the masterwork directly to the local history and economy of the Willamette Valley, providing a rare and highly localized documentary element within Setziol’s carving. Historical Context: A Decade Ahead of Wall Street The sculpture was created during a period when the United States National Bank actively commissioned and exhibited work by regional artists as part of its broader commitment to integrating contemporary art into public spaces. While modern corporate art collecting is traditionally associated with East Coast financial capitals—most notably Chase Manhattan’s program started in 1959 by David Rockefeller, and Citibank’s program in the late 1960s—the U.S. National Bank of Oregon formalized its "Art in Banking" program a full decade ahead of them. Formulated in 1949 under bank president E.C. Sammons, the Oregon bank’s program operated under a completely different philosophy than its Wall Street counterparts: Decentralized vs. Centralized: While Chase and Citibank built massive, centralized museum-grade collections housed primarily inside their secure Manhattan headquarters, the U.S. National Bank of Oregon treated every local branch as a public mini-gallery. They mandated that art belong directly on the regional banking floor where everyday depositors and community members interacted with it daily. Hyper-Regional Focus: While Wall Street banks focused heavily on international modernism and abstract expressionism, the Oregon bank acted as a critical economic lifeline for Pacific Northwest artists. Their budget was explicitly directed toward local masters who integrated their work directly into mid-century architecture—including Tom Hardy, Betty Feves, Sally Haley, and Leroy Setziol. Setziol’s 1963 bank commission was celebrated that same year in a landmark traveling exhibition organized by the University of Oregon Museum of Art titled "A Bank as Art Patron". The exhibition documented over 150 works assembled across 30 branches, proving that a regional corporate program successfully pioneered fine art integration long before national corporate programs became standard practice. Architectural Legacy & Artist Biography: Born in Philadelphia in 1915, Setziol worked as a minister in New York and served as a U.S. Army chaplain in the South Pacific during World War II before settling in Portland, Oregon in 1951. For his first fifteen years as an artist, Setziol and his family lived in poverty, renting cheap storefronts where he worked in the front and lived in the back, making as little as $15 in his first full year of carving. The 1963 bank commission served as a massive catalyst for his career, proving the seamless compatibility of his deeply chiseled, tactile wood reliefs with the clean lines of mid-century Modernist design. The following year, in 1964, Northwest Regionalist architect John Storrs invited Setziol to carve a series of large-scale relief panels for the iconic Salishan Lodge in Gleneden Beach...

A freestanding sculpture over six feet in height in the style of Curtis Jere from the 1970s. An interesting marsh vignette of copper and brass seagrass with cast bronze cattails and ...

Permanente Mobili Cantù Italian Sideboard with Glass Shelves, circa 1955 An exceptionally well-executed sideboard produced by Permanente Mobili Cantù, one of the most respected cabi...

Warren McArthur suite of four lounge chairs circa late 1930s. These seldom seen examples retain their original finish to their tubular aluminum fram...

A slat back three-seat sofa, an early design by Warren McArthur manufactured in Rome, New York in 1933-1934. The slat back seating of Warren McArthur is his first seating design intr...

This rare revolving aircraft navigator’s seat, Model 360, was designed and manufactured by the Warren McArthur Corporation in 1947 for installation in the Grumman XJR2F Albatross, a ...

A Warren McArthur aluminium armchair style no 1170 AU in excellent vintage condition. This chair is a classic example of Warren's mastery of tube bending. The elongated S of the b...

Warren McArthur rare suite of four webbed anodized aluminum armchairs from a Long Island New York estate. Light weight anodized aluminum frames with original webbing distinguish these lounges. This design was known as the tennis chair...

Warren McArthur aluminum vanity stool from the mid- 1930s. The stool is worn and has a separation crack on the inside edge of one of the floor tube. Early McArthur is made from weld...

A rare Michel Pigneres Lucite and chrome cocktail table purchased in France in 1969, as part of a ten piece suite with a sunken dry bar in the center. The primary chrome collar surro...

Charles Hollis Jones. 1970s cocktail table of 1 1/2" thick Lucite. This is his model 505, the "L'AMI", with prismatic edges, mitered legs and exquisite joinery. The table is 16" h...

A studio crafted table created in the 1970s from an interesting and unique selection of cast iron gears, sprockets, and various splined drive shafts...

A coffee table or end table depending on what diameter glass top you decide to rest on the base base. The base is an unusual combination of two slices of a 18th or 19th century turn...

Unusual spider legged oval top writing desk with a single inset drawer. Handcrafted and laminated in a walnut veneer with hand shaped removable legs and an inset black glass top. ...

Complex overlays of brass, iron and copper make this Butterfly garden an interesting execution of metal surfaces. Presented in a heavy wooden frame with a secondary pierced iron arab...

A Founder's Furniture midcentury coffee table with book matched walnut veneer on teak and brushed steel base designed by Jack Cartwright from the mid 1960s. As part of his Corona lin...

Pair of lounge chairs by Warren McArthur manufactured at his factory in Connecticut in the late 1930s. The designs that Warren introduced in the very beginning of his furniture making he referred to as "suspension chairs...

An extraordinary pair of mid century scoop lounge chairs that are handcrafted out of a polished chrome steel with a lacquered maple wood in a chocolate color. The lounge chairs are ...

Large Mexican Cypress mortar shaped from a single piece cut from the trunk of a large tree. From the faded color of the wood and the loss of paint and the losses to the sides and t...

Congo folding chair designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1954 manufactured by Lukkiseppo Ltd. in Finland. This prototype of the Congo chair comes from the estate of Ilmari Tapiovaara. ...

A Classic 20th century chair and ottoman from one of the great craftsman's workshops of Mexico: Senal, S.A., Don Shoemaker's tropical paradise in Michoacan, Mexico. This iconic chai...

Each table features a dramatic freeform top of banded onyx, displaying swirling hues of amber, honey, rust, and cream. Natural concentric rings, crystalline inclusions, and rugged ed...

A pair of handcrafted wrought iron armchairs designed by Cleo Baldon and produced at her studio/work shop Terra in the 1960s. The chairs and their cushions are in excellent conditio...

A pair of carved sculptural Venetian Art Deco fruit-wood lounge chairs with matching ottomans. Newly upholstered. The chairs measure: H. 28". S. H. 18". W. 22.5". D. 26.5"....

This 19th century Japanese Pharmacy sign advertises a popular stomach medicine, Aifu from the Juwa Co. in Osaka. The hand-painted registered trademark of the world looking through bi...

Japanese ramna crafted of carved sugi wood surrounded by a black lacquered frame. The ranma depicts a crane soaring above stylized pines and clouds. The ramna would have original...

An early 1950's custom designed coffee table created at the Clay Mosaics & Ceramics, Inc. studio which was located at 432 East 82nd Street in New York. The gradual change of the col...

A Neoclassical pair of mid century Italian black and white painted wooden urn based side tables with aquamarine glass tops. The 1960's end tables with hand-painted white gladiators...

Wrought iron American Empire early 20th Century floor lamp. The scale and exuberance of Newport Rhode Island at the turn of the 20th century wi...

Unusual poly-chromed wooden figurative candleholders carved in Mexico in the late 18th to mid-19th century converted into table lamps, circa 1940. The figures have had minor restorat...

A Walter Von Nessen aluminum table lamp pre WW II. A classic example of American Art Deco lighting. Walter Von Nessen was a trained German industrial designer who arrived in New Yo...

Baker Furniture Company pair of faux bamboo brass two-tiered glass top side tables in bronze lacquer. Modulating cast metal supports add a classical twist to these understated table...

Bow front cherry desk with two suspended drawers studio built in Portland Maine in the 1980s in the style of Thomas Moser. A hand pegged construction with different radius arcs for the ends of this beautifully grained solid cherry planked desk...

Unusual Warren McArthur console or perhaps a work table from a department store or beauty salon cosmetic cubicle. The sky blue Cafolite top was produced for the Warren McArthur Corp...

A wonderful mosaic of ceramic and iridescent tile that captures the vitality and color of a neighborhood in Paris with small shops, a cafe, a pharmacie, along a tree lined boulevard ...

Pair of Robert Lewis steel pipe armchairs circa 1940 hand crafted in Santa Barbara, CA. . Classic outdoor chairs. The chairs are in very good condit...

A Robert Lewis patinated chaise lounge hand crafted from copper pipe in the mid 1930s at his studio below the Old Mission Santa Barbara in Santa ...

An unusual and visually striking chaise lounge from the Texas Roped Iron Furniture line of W. R. Dallas, San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1929, W. R. Dallas developed a distinctive reg...

A beautiful tessellated bone mirror by the Spanish artist, Enrique Garcel. The video is closest in color to the actual color of the mirror. The mirror is in good condition with no ...

A hardwood Kang table, 20th century.

A graphically bold, lifesize embroidered textile depicting Moa Zedong grasping a symbolic red umbrella and shoulder satchel. The banner was created as a potent visual tool in announc...

Danish modern teak cocktail table, 1960s. Midcentury teak coffee table. A modern interpretation of a neoclassic tripod based sabre leg stand. Three carved wooden legs are mounted ...

Cleo Baldon leather upholstered "saddle bag" sofa designed in 1965 for her furniture company, Terra. This elegant studio crafted sofa has a frame of hand hammered and wrought iron s...