Bridges Over Time Decorative Objects

A beautiful Gucci desk set from the 1970’s. This set belonged to the estate of Daniel Schwartz and we acquired it with the Alligator set Frank Sinatra Gifted to him which is availab...

A stunning Malachite box out an estate collection of 4 rare specimen boxes. This box has beautifully graining and great color. It still has the remnants of a label on the bottom. It ...

A stunning Lapis Lazuli box out an an estate collection of 4 rare specimen boxes. This box has beautifully graining and great color. It still has the ...

A beautiful vintage Rhodochrosite box out of a collection of 4 rare stone boxes we recently acquired out of an estate collection. This box has stunni...

A stunning Rhodochrosite box retailed by the venerable Leopoldo Menegetti of Florence/ Firenze. The box probably dates to the 1950’s and is from a co...

A lovely bronze antique sculpture of a fisherman after the antique excavated in Naples in the early 19th century. These Grand Tour Souvenirs were extremely popular in the 19th and ea...

A beautiful pair of whimsical candlesticks by Pierre Casenove for Fondica. They feature birds in flight. One is colored red. Both are signed Casenove. They each have felted bottoms....

A fabulous Gucci 5 piece Desk set in a Crocodile or Allifgator grain leather or real skin. It was gifted by Frank Sinatra to his close friend and neighbor Daniel Schwartz of Rancho Mirage, a neighboring town of Palm Springs. It is marked on the inside DS Noel FS. It was purchased from the estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz. The desk pad has a new green paper blotter. The ink blotter has a new matching green paper. The set is in remarkably good condition. We have a similar set listed for sale on this site. This set dates from the 1970’s. It was featured in an ad in Architectural Digest from the period. The desk pad is approximately 19.25x15.25 inches. The leather is in good condition. There are numerous rough edge spots and minor marks throughout. The letter opener has some gold plate loss. Please see the detailed photos Provenance: Black leather pieces gifted by Frank Sinatra to Daniel Schwartz. Property from the Estate of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz, Rancho Mirage, California. Footnote: Frank Sinatra and Daniel (Danny) Schwartz first met in the early 1960s at Sinatra's Cal Neva Resort and Casino in Crystal Bay, Nevada, where they formed a close, decades long friendship. Schwartz and Sinatra were neighbors at the Tamarisk Country Club, Rancho Mirage and golfed together, spent evenings at Melvyn’s Restaurant, Palm Springs, attended weekly dinner parties with family and friends, enjoyed trips to Las Vegas for games of Baccarat and Sinatra’s performances. Schwartz and his wife, Natalie, hosted Sinatra’s appointment as Honorary Mayor of Cathedral City, California in 1971. Beyond their friendship, Schwartz and Sinatra shared numerous business ventures including thoroughbred ownership and philanthropic projects such as the Barbara Sinatra...

A wonderful steel ribbon sculpture by the noted California Artist Elijah David Herschler. The piece is signed on the very bottom on one side. It...

A wonderful pair of 19th Century carved oak folk art figures that are mounted on newer iron stands. These are likely English or possibly American. Beautifully carved and rendered. Th...

We were fortunate to acquire a few pieces of the late noted Palm Springs artist Bill Anson. He was a former NASA engineer who turned to art later in life. This unsigned work is in hi...

A nice porcelain or parian type figurine of a nude female by Rudolf Kaesbach for Rosenthal. In very good condition signed on the base and marked Rosenthal on the bottom. It is 12 inc...

Lovely porcelain figurine of a nude by the Augarten Porcelain Manufacture of Vienna, Austria. Marked with the company logo on the base. In excellent condition. Some museum wax and st...

A magnificent monumental pottery horse by the Guerrieri Cermic works of Murano Italy. The piece is at the same time whimsical and charming while also quite imposing as you can see i...

A nice little Cartier Crystal Inkwell. It came with a matching Pasha Pen. It is dated 1989 and signed on the interior of the lid and features the logo on the...

A wonderful whimsical Elephant. It is hand built of terracotta with white clay tusks and toes. Not signed or any indication of origin, but out of a local Palm Springs estate. It’s in...

A wonderful Mexican Chicken or baby Chick most likely by Alexander Blazquez. We’ve had quite a few of his pieces over the years. The labels were always paper and prone to come off. M...

A Large Neo Classical Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture depicting a Faun and Pan perhaps. I’ve seen this described as Satyr and the infant Dionys...

A lovely Majolica Giraffe. Large glazed terracotta sculpture of a sitting Giraffe stamped on the base Italy three times in a seal. In good condition with some minor glaze imperfectio...

A wonderful bronze abstract in the form of a female nude mounted on a terrazzo base. It is by the noted Mexican artist Jonas Gutierrez Castillo. It is signed Jonas 99 PA near the base. PA stands for Pruebas de Artista or Artist's Proof. The bronze has a beautiful warm brown gold patina. The base is a heavy terrazzo with lots of inclusions. The base has some losses to the edges which are pictured in detail. The bronze has some patina inclusions or spots, pictured as well. One of the artist's more notable works is a massive bronze title the The Stone Eater on Puerto Vallarta's Malecon. We've attached a biography of the artist courtesy of Galleria Dante of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico below: Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in 1966. The artist began to sculpt at an early age. In 1980, he helped create the monumental public sculpture "La Estampida", which is located at a busy intersection in his hometown, near the emblematic building of the Hotel Riu. Jonás Gutiérrez is known in Puerto Vallarta for his monumental 2.4-meter-high bronze and obsidian sculpture...

A wonderful large kinetic sculpture by the noted Minnesota artist Bruce Stillman. We've been fortunate to own quite a few of Mr. Stillman's works over the years and have always enjoy...

An interesting decorative sculpture, this etched horn is mounted on a tesselated bone base. It is very much in the style of Maitland Smith or a similar company. The horn is likely a ...

A fabulous and rare Gucci 4 piece desk set in either Alligator or Crocodile real leather or embossed leather. Likely from the 1970's although I've see...

A wonderful and extremely detailed bronze of a girl holding a bunny by the noted American Artist Edward Fenno Hoffman III. It is signed and dated 1977 and also numbered 4/10. It is p...

A massive studio pottery sculpture out of terracotta. Beautiful glazed it earthen hues. Quite striking, it has an open top, and slightly flared base. The bottom has two firing cracks...

An elegant hand thrown studio pottery vase in an earth tone glaze. Lovely shape and quite large at a shade under 2 feet. 6 inches in diameter. In good condition, with minor imperfect...

A whimsical cute bronze with great patina and color by the noted San Francisco California artist Douglas Brett. It is mounted on what looks like black granite. it is signed and dated...

A set of fabulous aluminum two sided monumental sculptures by the renown British Sculptor Roy Rasmussen. They were identified for us by a relative of the artist as "Ida II and Maren". They are mounted to bases by posts that can be easily set into the ground where they can be mounted outdoors. As aluminum they will not rust and can withstand the weather. Both are signed and dated 71. They are 77 inches tall as pictured. The actual rectangular pieces are 66.75 inches tall. They are 22.5 inches wide and approximately 8 inches deep. In good condition with minor imperfections and age appropriate wear and tear. From the artist's Website: Born in London, England in 1919 of Anglo Danish parentage, he was the third generation of a family of craftsmen in metal. His grandfather had originally worked with metal in Denmark, but it was an uncle in the United States who had used aluminium to produce artistic sculptural forms attracting press coverage. This was the catalyst which led him to embark on studying the techniques of exploiting that medium. Early working life had exposed him to the crafting of sheet metal and different welding techniques through the car industry at Rolls Royce and then working later in the production of artificial limbs. Initially pursuing art of a representational nature with great success, his first work was completed and exhibited in 1954. A year later he presented two new works, which were then exhibited at the Aluminium Centenary Exhibition in Britain run by the Aluminium Development Association at the Royal Festival Hall and visited by H.R.H Prince Philip. Roy Rasmussen was to earn widespread recognition from this landmark beginning. A chance spell in Egypt as a young man (due to military service during the War) had exposed him to ideas and inspirations which would be nurtured and regenerated some decades later. The mysteries and splendors of Egyptian art were enveloped and symbolized into shapes and emblematic forms, and were to remain a powerful influence in many of his works, as he turned away from purely representational or figurative sculpture. From the early 196os his works were exhibited widely: from many London West End galleries to, internationally, exhibiting at shows such as the British Council at the German Industries Fair and the English Expressionists at the Galerie Creuze in Paris. He had in the late fifties joined the artist Lyall Watson who founded and opened the Woodstock Gallery, off of Bond Street in London, and worked closely with him as a director and artist of the gallery throughout its formative years. In 1967 he left the Woodstock Gallery and moved to the newly opened John Whibley Gallery on Cork Street in Mayfair where he remained as resident artist until it closed in 1977. His association with the Free Painters and Sculptors group, where he had been an early member since the 1950s, was further sealed in 1984 when he became director of their Loggia Gallery with its sculpture garden, in Buckingham Gate, Westminster. He exhibited there throughout the many years following. After his death in 2014 the Free Painters and Sculptors set up the Roy Rasmussen Award to be presented annually, 'in recognition of one of our founding members Roy Rasmussen, a revered sculptor and historian, whose years of dedication have inspired generations of FPS artists'. SELECTED LIST OF MAJOR AND NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS Aluminium Centenary Exhibition, Royal Festival Hall 1955 Society of Portrait Artists 1957 Drian Gallery Exhibition 1957 'New Vision' Denis Bowen New Vision Gallery 1957 'Painter and Sculptor Collaborate' Woodstock Gallery 1959 Inaugural Exhibition Woodstock Gallery 1959 'Symposium' Royal Institute of British Architects 1959 'Expressionistes de Londres' Galerie Raymond Creuze, Paris 1960 'Art Alive' International Collection, Northampton 1960 Maurice...

A wonderful bronze cat by the noted California artist Barbara Beretich. It is titled Tanko and is signed and dated underneath 9/21/96. It is numbered 6/24. It has developed a beautif...

A nice vintage mid century modern George Nelson for Howard Miller 4766 Clock in working condition. The clock has an alarm function that is working as well. The clock bears a Treadway...

A wonderful example of a mid century design by George Nelson for the Howard Miller clock company, this Chronopak Model 4765A clock is in beautiful condition and running well and keep...

A nice metal sculpture of Pan playing his pipes or flutes. neoclassical grand tour sculpture after the antique. This beautifully cast and finished example is mounted on a round marbl...

A lovely and well cast example of the Pompeian Dancing Faun. This grand tour bronze stands approx 11.75 inches tall about half size of the original unearthed in Pompeii. Beautiful p...

A beautiful Art Deco compact by Black Starr and Gorham. It is Sterling Silver with a 14k Gold accent on top, fitted with 3 small precious stones likely rubies. The compact is in est...

A pretty graduated set of Candlesticks or Prickets by Dolby Cashier from the 1980's. This was a brand name or trademark of Gallery House Inc of Illinois...

A lovely working Movado Ermeto traveling alarm clock. Covered in a lizard or faux lizard skin. The clock watch winds as you open and close the case. Opens and closes smoothly and has...

Stunning pair of massive “Hand” vases by Pols Potten of The Netherlands. Marked PP Global from Holland on a sticker. These appear to be hand thrown with ribbing up the pieces. Beauti...

A wonderful abstract sculpture by the noted Palm Springs artist Anwar Fonseca. Mr Fonseca’s art has been featured regionally and this evocative work is titled “Desert Owl.” It is la...

A lovely Victorian mother of pearl inlaid inkwell with cut glass ink containers. It's likely rosewood or some other hard wood like macassar ebony. It is in good condition for its age...

A nice collection of mounted vintage car horns. These are likely early to middle 20th century examples. They are mounted on newer black painted iron bases...

A nice abstract figurative bronze cast at the prestigious Roman Bronze Works of New York in 1963. It is so signed and dated. It also is monogrammed J.E.M...

Whimsical large figural abstract of a woman by the noted California artist Ed Hart. Signed on the base. Made of some exotic woods. In good overall condition wi...

Wonderful wood sculpture by the noted Californian artist Ed Hart. Mixed exotic woods with a nice finish and detailed with metal inserts. Vaguely propeller shap...

A beautiful set of graduated candle holders or vases designed by Lino Sabattini in 1963. They are the "Stele" candle holders. Made of silver p...

Lovely Arts and Crafts "pumpkin" from hand hammered copper vase. Out of a local estate the piece has great patina and wear. A small ding to t...

Wonderful Murrine ball by the noted Venini artist Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. It dates from the 1960’s and is signed on the bottom Venini Italia. Lovely ...

Wonderful whimsical metal sculpture from the noted California artist Peter Shire. It is signed and dated 1991 lower edge on one side. The sculpture is in good condition with some min...

A really beautifully glazed candle holder out of a collection of wonderful art pottery. It has a collection sticker on it's base. Great glaze.

Wonderful sommerso abstract glass sculpture by the Italian master Pino Signoretto. It is signed on the base with some additional words we cannot make out. It is numbered 7/250. We do...

Large and impressive Murano abstract sculpture. Approx 23.5 inches tall and retaining the Murano foil label. Likely Seguso. In good condition with no chips. Some minor scratches to t...

Wonderful brass life size Rhinoceros by Sergio Bustamante. It is not signed but was purchased at a gallery in Mexico in the 1980’s. We had a nice colle...

A large and quite lovely bronze by the noted French artist Anne Marie Paul (1949-2005). This piece is signed AM Paul and numbered 5/99 with a foundry m...

Wonderful whimsical large scale bronze by the noted Californian artist Ramona Rowley. Signed on the bottom foot, it is mounted on a round stone swivelin...

Wonderful whimsical nude female dancing with a ribbon. Large and impressive at 52 inches tall, this work is signed on the base Rowley. By the noted Cal...

Whimsical sculpture by American/Canadian artist Norman Laliberte. Dated 1988. Great scale and form. Some minor marks but in good condition.

“The Apostles” by British artist Mackenzie Thorpe. It is Parian and numbered 52/195. Dated 2012. Very good condition. Minor marks to the black base.

Beautiful vintage abstract bronze with great patina. Newly mounted on a purple heart base. Not signed that we can find. Great flow and form. Greenish patina from age and weathering.

“The Magficent Seven” by Damien Hirst. 7ping pong balls in an orange cardboard box. This was an edition of 1500. This one is numbered on the bottom 253/1500. Signed and stamped on th...

Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is titled “My Polynesian Heart” and dated 2003. It, or an extremely similar one is depict...

Norman Laliberte sculpture dated 1988. Whimsical and fun by the noted Canadien/American artist. In good overall condition, although there are some mar...