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Located in Savannah, GA
A Crespi style pencil reed and brass basket or planter, 1960s.
8 inches wide by 8 inches tall
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
A Crespi style pencil reed and brass basket with handle, 1960s.
14 ¼ inches wide by 13 ¾ inches deep by 4 ½ i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
A Crespi style pencil reed and brass basket with handle, 1960s.
12 ½ inches wide by 12 inches deep by 8 inches ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
Crespi style pencil reed and brass baskets - coasters or catch-alls, 1960s.
5 ½ inches wide by 2 inches tall
Category
Vintage 1960s Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
A Kyoto box on stand by Karl Springer, circa 1970.
Faux shagreen and bone inlay; suede lining.
37 inches wide b...
Category
Vintage 1970s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood
Located in Savannah, GA
A large hinged-lid textile mill basket with original label from Moss Bridge Mill in Darwen, circa 1900.
29 in...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood
Located in Savannah, GA
A group of four celadon jars made in Thailand for Rosenthal-Netter, circa 1960s.
Larger: 9 inches wide by 15 ½ ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Thai Jars
Materials
Celadon
Located in Savannah, GA
Giovanni 'John' Bucci
(Italian-American, 1935-2019)
A welded metal sculpture composed of various found metal pi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Located in Savannah, GA
5 ¼ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 2 ⅜ inches tall
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese soapstone guardian lion, 19th century.
5 ½ inches wide by 2 ½ inches deep by 4 ½ inches tall
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Located in Savannah, GA
A vintage art glass octopus paperweight, mid/late-20th century.
4 inches wid...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
Three pairs of late Georgian, early Victorian brass push up candlesticks.
tallest: 8 ¾ inches
widest: 3 ½ inches
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Savannah, GA
Curtis Jere Deer Sculpture
Curtis Jere deer sculpture in brass on marble base, ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
By Miller Bros. 1
Located in Savannah, GA
A Miller Bros. cut crystal vanity box, London, dated 1911.
3 inches wide by 3...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Located in Savannah, GA
A resin carp vase or desk caddy from Taiwan Glass Company.
6 inches wide by 4 ½ inches deep by 7 ½ inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Vases
Materials
Resin
Located in Savannah, GA
Giovanni 'John' Bucci
(Italian-American, 1935-2019)
A welded metal sculpture composed of various found metal pi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Located in Savannah, GA
An Italian brown onyx paw foot dresser box, 1960s.
5 ¾ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 2 ¼ inches tall
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Located in Savannah, GA
A Bhutanese turned brul dhapa bowl, made by a Bhutanese artisan in the mid-20th century.
7 ½ inches wide 3 ¾ in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bhutanese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Located in Savannah, GA
A vintage group of leather wrapped figural sculptures depicting the three wise monkeys.
Approximately 11 ½ inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A porcelain crackled glaze bust of Homer after the antique, English, circa early 20th century.
13 inches wide b...
Category
20th Century Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Savannah, GA
An antique axe in stump cast iron paperweight.
5 inches wide by 2 inches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Located in Savannah, GA
A French brass inkwell, 19th century.
8 ¼ inches wide by 4 ¾ inches tall
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
A small malachite box.
3 ¼ by 3 ⅜ by 1 ½ inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
By Mitchell Gaudet
Located in Savannah, GA
Mitchell Gaudet
(Lousiana, b.1962)
An art glass head on socle.
7 inches wide by 4 inches deep by 11 inches tall
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A French toleware glove maker’s trade sign, circa 1940.
Positionable in four directions.
11 inches wide by 11 i...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Located in Savannah, GA
A mediterranean terracotta olive jar on later iron stand, 19th century.
15 inches wide by 31 inches tall; jar w...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Located in Savannah, GA
A large majolica sculptural centerpiece bowl by Fortunata of Tuscany, Italy with applied lobster and sea life.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Majolica
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of small Chinese famille rose porcelain lidded jars, late 19th century.
5 ¼ inches wide by 4 ½ inches tall
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Savannah, GA
An Italian cobalt glass box, 1960s.
5 ¼ inches wide by 3 ½ inches deep by 2 ⅛ i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
Franz Liszt miniature bronze bust by J. Kalmar Foundry, Austria, circa 1890s.
2 ½ inches wide by 1 ¾ inches dee...
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Busts
Materials
Bronze
By Gillinder & Sons
Located in Savannah, GA
A Gillinder & Sons milk glass portrait bust of George Washington for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelp...
Category
Antique 1870s American Federal Busts
Materials
Milk Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese spinach jade bowls, circa 1920s.
4 inches wide by 1 ¾ inches tall
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Jade
Located in Savannah, GA
A bathing venus capodimonte figurine, 19th century.
4 ½ inches wide by 4 ½ inches deep by 13 ¼ inches tall
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Located in Savannah, GA
A group of 5 spirits bottles, circa mid-19th century.
Deaccessioned from the historic Owen-Thomas House cellar, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bottles
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A lot of 33 Sauterne wine bottles, circa 1870s.
Bottled by A.B. Miller 241 Fourth Ave - New York for the grocers...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Bottles
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A lot of 11 Haut Sauterne Bradenburg Freres Bordeaux wine bottles, circa 1880s.
These bottles were deaccessioned...
Category
Antique 1880s French Bottles
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A lot of 10 Mestrezat & Co. Bordeaux Floirac and Sauternes bottles, circa 1870s.
These bottles were deaccessione...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bottles
Materials
Glass, Mylar
Located in Savannah, GA
A group of 18 utility bottles, 19th century.
These bottles were deaccessioned from the historic Owens-Thomas Hou...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bottles
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Egyptian Revival ebonized sphinx carvings, circa 1880.
6 ¼ inches wide by 12 inches deep...
Category
Antique 1880s Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Located in Savannah, GA
A group of 10 Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Werle champagne bottles, 1870.
Deaccessioned from the historic Owen-Thomas...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bottles
Materials
Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Japanese hand-painted lacquer teapot caddy.
Interior is padded and fitted for blue and white porcelain t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain, Lacquer
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of modern grand tour plaster busts depicting Apollo and Diana, circa 1940s.
5 ½ inches wide by 4 ¼ inch...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Large bookends made from a sectarian geode, also known as "dragon egg" or "dragon stone".
The polished face is 7...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Savannah, GA
Myrna Nobile
(American, b.1947)
Sculpture; enamel, cloth and wood, c.1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A large plaster bust of Georgia Governor and United States Senator ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A full length portrait plaster maquette of Georgia Governor and United States Senator Richard Russell Jr., circa 1975.
8 ½ inches wide by 8 inches deep by 29 inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial.
Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
A plaster bust of sculptor Rosario Russell Fiore, circa 1980.
Unsigned. Likely by his wife Florence Fiore.
8 inches wide by 9 ½ inches deep by 16 ½ inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial.
Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Florence Fiore
(American, 1905-1999)
A plaster bust of Ephraim Doner by Florence Fiore, circa 1930s.
Ephraim Doner was a prominent figure and artist of the Big Sur and Carmel milieu in the mid 20th century. He was a friend to Henry Miller who mentions him extensively in Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch.
10 inches wide by 9 ½ inches deep by 18 inches tall
Florence Reeve Fiore was a portrait artist and sculptor who was active on the east coast in New York, Washington and Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Florence Fiore
(American, 1905-1999)
A from-life plaster bust of American composer Rudolph Gruen, circa 1930s.
10 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 20 inches tall
Florence Reeve Fiore was a portrait artist and sculptor who was active on the east coast in New York, Washington and Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Florence Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A from-life plaster portrait bust of Robert Frost, circa 1930
“When he was professor of English at Amherst College, Florence traveled there to sculpt his portrait. Florence wanted to finish the bust as quickly as possible because Frost was recovering from an illness. She completed this sculpture in three days.”
11 ½ inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches tall
Florence Reeve Fiore was a portrait artist and sculptor who was active on the east coast in New York, Washington and Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A plaster maquette of Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell by Rosario Russell Fiore, 1982.
In five pieces.
12 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 23 inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial.
Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A plaster maquette of General James Oglethorpe, 1976
14 inches wide by 18 inches deep by 38 inches tall
Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent American sculptor and member of the National Sculpture Society. Fiore studied at the Mechanics Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux Arts Academy. Protege of Robert Aitken, he assisted with the creation of the figures in the pediment of the Supreme Court Building, the front of the Archives, and in the Samuel Gompers Memorial.
Other notable achievements include serving as a sculptor for the National Park Service and WPA, the Smithsonian, the Department of the Interior, receiving awards for service provided to the US Army, and undertaking commissions for the White House during the Truman and Kennedy administrations. Born in New York, he was active there, in Washington and in Jekyll Island...
Category
Vintage 1970s American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
A larger blue and white Safavid period Persian fritware bowl, circa 17th century.
9 inches wide by 4 inches tall
Category
Antique 17th Century Persian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Located in Savannah, GA
A large repoussé silver ceremonial hunting bowl, Lucknow, North India, Raj Period, l...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Savannah, GA
Marcello Fantoni
(Italy, 1810-1893)
Highly textured volcanic glazed monumental vase, made circa 1950s.
Unsi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Savannah, GA
A Japanese Meiji period bronze “animal” jardiniere by the Seiya Company, circa late...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Materials
Bronze
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of south Georgia plantation split oak cotton picking baskets, c.1900.
largest: 24 ½ inches wide by 23 ¾ ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Decorative Baskets
Materials
Oak
Located in Savannah, GA
A Pennsylvania painted chalkware cat, circa second half 19th century.
These pieces usually painted by German-American folk artisans from Lancaster to Philadelphia were made to be a more accessible household ornament than expensive Staffordshire ceramics. They are more rare today due to their fragile gypsum composition. In the later part of the 19th century and into the 20th century these figures became popular as carnival prizes...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese monochrome porcelain meiping vase in crackled lime-green g...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Vases
Materials
Porcelain
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
plaster on w...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
