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Mid Century Brass Globe Cigarette Holder & Ashtray Office Desk Accessory Caddy
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass figural globe cigarette holder and ashtray caddy, circa 1950s. Would make a great office desk accessory. Wonderful midcentury design. Nic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Otto Heintz Sterling on Bronze Burroughs Advertising Detroit Nesting Ashtray Set
By Otto Heintz
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find sterling silver on bronze Arts & Crafts antique nesting ashtray set by Otto Heintz, circa 1920s. The set was made for Burroughs Manufacturing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ashtrays
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Lion Cubist Figural Porcelain Toothpick Holder Vase Figurine by Nippon
Located in San Diego, CA
Superb Art Deco/cubist lion figural toothpick holder figurine. Dates from the 1930s and made of porcelain. Made in Japan by Nippon and marked on the b...
Category
Early 20th Century Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of Gold Gilt Hand Carved Wood French Baroque Style Mirror
Located in San Diego, CA
Great original antique pair of gold gilt painted carved wood mirrors. Beautiful ribbon/bow decorations done in plaster over wood. Has the original mirrors. In the style of French Bar...
Category
Early 20th Century Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Fulvio Bianconi Fasce Orizzontali Murano Bottles with Stoppers for Venini, Pair
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of matching Fasce Orizzontali bottles with stoppers by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Seldom seen color. Both bottle have faint hairline cracks that almost appear to be o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
1920s "The Great Heaney" Magician Magic Oddity Advertising Poster Window Card
Located in San Diego, CA
Great antique "The Great Heaney" Magician advertising poster/window card dating from the 1920s. This is an original and was printed on a thick stock paper board. In very nice origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Posters
Materials
Paper
Antique Red Painted Articulated Wood Nude Artist Figural Model Sculpture Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
High quality antique articulated wood artist nude figural model sculpture dating from the 1940s-1950s. The model is a tough to find version with the original red enamel paint. In ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco Nude Dancer Ballerina Figural Fan Shaped Greek Key Metal Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Great antique Art Deco fan shaped figural white metal vase. Great design and detail. Greek key design on the bottom edge. Made in Japan and is marked on the bottom. In very nice orig...
Category
Early 20th Century Vases
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Tibetan Filigree Brass Trinket Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Chinese-Tibetan brass trinket box with turquoise and coral glass inlay pieces. Great filigree design with has a wonderful patina. In good...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Victorian Lady Woman Cast Iron Folk Art Primitive Doorstop
Located in San Diego, CA
Great original Victorian era Folk Art cast iron hand painted polychrome figural lady doorstop. Dates from the late 1800s. Features a woman holding a straw hat. Has the remains of the...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Sterling Silver Horse Sculpture Censer 45 Ounces
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental 19th century Chinese sterling silver horse statue sculpture censer. Weighs 44.95 troy ounces or 1398 grams of .925 sterling silver. Has ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Rostro" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
By Don S. Shoemaker, Diego Rivera
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1950. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Cargador" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1951. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Padre" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
By Don S. Shoemaker, Diego Rivera
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1950. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
Modernist Vivianna Torun for Dansk Silver Plate Tea Sugar Creamer Set
By Dansk, Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic modernist cream and sugar bowl designed by Vivanna Torun for Dansk Designs. Great sculptural design. Silver plated and hard to find acce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tea Sets
1950s Alfredo Barbini Italian Art Glass Murano Clown Bust Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite vintage Alfredo Barbini Murano art glass clown bust. Piece is in excellent condition with no issues.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini for Murano Art Glass Sky Blue and Gold Centerpiece Dish Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful scallop edge sky blue and gold speck art glass centerpiece dish bowl made by Alfredo Barbini for Murano glass, circa 1950s.Has the remains of the original foil label on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
1910 Dirk Van Erp & D’arcy Gaw Hand-Hammered Copper Warty Jardiniere Vase Pot
By Dirk Van Erp
Located in San Diego, CA
Very early and rare Dirk Van era & D'Arcy Gaw hand-hammered copper jardiniere/vase, circa 1910. The sides have a light warty design and feel. Side seam is dovetailed and has a rolled...
Category
Early 20th Century American Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Copper
Czech Bohemian Curt Schlevogt Ingrid Art Deco Lady in the Wind Glass Statue
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite vintage Curt Schlevogt Bohemian art glass woman in the wind sculpture from the Ingrid series. Beautiful Art Deco design. Displays beautifully....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Troy Williams Carved Juniper Wood & Brass Sculpture of a Native American Woman
Located in San Diego, CA
Absolutely stunning Troy Williams carved juniper wood and brass sculpture of a Native American woman. Signed by the artist and has wonderful detail. Has some brass accents. Measures ...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Modernist Lucite and Chrome Candlesticks in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of 1970s Lucite and chrome candlesticks. Form and design are great. In the tall candlestick is 11.75" tall. in the manner of Charles Hollis Jones.
Smaller candlestick is 9...
Category
Vintage 1970s Candlesticks
Listed San Diego Artist Bess Gilbert Watercolor Painting 1935 Exposition CPIE
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful watercolor painting by listed San Diego impressionist artist Bess Gilbert. Dates from the mid 1930s and is of The Indian Village located at the ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Paintings
David Cressey Earthgender "Solar" Architectural Fiberglass Prototype Planter
By Architectural Pottery, David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Really unique David Cressey & John Follis prototype planter. In the Earthgender "Solar" pattern. Made of fiberglass and resin. Possibly a one off mold or? We have never seen something like this. Really a rare and unique planter.
Category
Vintage 1960s Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Fiberglass
Antique Set of Three Italian Leather Camel Figurines Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique set of three Italian leather wrapped camel figurines. The outer surface is leather and all three have glass eyes. Detail is excellent. In ni...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Bruce Gray Abstract Enamel and Steel Furniture Design Model Sculpture
By Bruce Gray
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Bruce Gray abstract enamel and steel chair design model sculpture. Signed and dated by the artist. In excellent shape and is one of a kind. Great sculpture by this listed ar...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1980 Richard Allen Morris Abstract Painting Collage
By Richard Allen Morris
Located in San Diego, CA
A strong little abstract oil collage from 1980 by Richard Allen Morris. Overall frame measures 13" wide, 11" tall, 1" deep. Image size is 7" wide,...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
1963 Joe Nyiri Abstract Monoprint
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract stylized figure with applied decoration by California artist Joe Nyiri from 1963 in original Orr's Gallery frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
1957 Fred Hocks Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Fred Hocks
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent example of a large oil on canvas abstraction by Fred Hocks from 1957. This painting was included in the 1976 retrospective at the Fine Arts Gallery in San Diego which later became the San Diego Museum of Art.
No painter embodies San Diego’s early avant-garde more than Fred (Ferdinand) Hocks, a German-born painter who began visiting San Diego in the late 1920s after studies at the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco and the Art Students League in New York. Fellow painter Dan Dickey credited Hocks in 1947 with “opening up pathways for future, more enlightened generations (of artists),” and predicted that Fred Hocks would be “esteemed a master.”
During the post-war years Hocks was assistant director of the San Diego School of Arts and Crafts, a private art school in La Jolla, and was instrumental in keeping affordable artist’s studios in Spanish Village. Along with modern architect Lloyd Ruocco, Fred Hocks co-founded the dynamic Allied Artists Council with Belle Baranceanu, Everett Gee Jackson, Dan Dickey and John Olsen.
The well-travelled Hocks exhibited in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Paris, Mallorca and Guadalajara, had several one-person shows at the Art Center La Jolla/La Jolla Museum of Art and at the Fine Arts Gallery (SDMA). The San Diego Museum of Art held a major retrospective of his painting in 1976, just a few years before his death. He brought a continental element to the local art scene and is described in Bruce Kamerling’s 100 Years of Art in San Diego as “one of the most adventurous local artists…an intelligent and articulate defender of modern tendencies in art.” Local arts and architecture writer James Britton called Fred Hocks “the dean of the San Diego moderns...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Modernist Brutalist Torch Cut Aluminium Wall Sculpture
By Donald Drumm, Paul Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
Great artist made modernist Brutalist torch cut aluminium wall sculpture. Shape and design would add a great element to any room or decor. Can be hung horizontally or vertically. Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Four Pipsan Saarinen Swanson for Ficks Reed Sitting Patio Outdoor Chairs
By Eva-Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of four restored Pipsan Saarinen-Swanson outdoor patio sitting chairs for Ficks Reed, circa 1949. The have wrought iron frames with canva...
Category
Vintage 1950s Side Chairs
Custom 1950s Wall Mounted Modernist Writing Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique handmade custom wall-mounted writing desk made in the 1950s. Solid birch construction with patinated brass accents and a smooth black laminate desk surface that folds up when ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mexican Listed Artist James Pinto Abstract Bronze Sculpture, circa 1960s
By James Pinto
Located in San Diego, CA
Great abstract bronze sculpture by Mexican listed artist James Pinto, circa 1960s. The sculpture is made of solid bronze and is signed by the artist. Great form and displays well. Me...
Category
Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Austrian Artist Heinrich Hans Schlimarski Lady with Cat Painting
By Heinrich Hans Schlimarski
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning antique Heinrich Hans Schlimarski "Lady with Cat" painting, circa late 1800s. Pastel on board under glass and comes in its original gold gilt wo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Paintings
Brown Saltman End Tables by John Keal
Located in San Diego, CA
Early Brown Saltman end tables designed by John Keal, circa 1950s. Made of beautiful mahogany wood. Top drawer slides for storage. Wood is completely restored to original condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern End Tables
$2,800 / set
Antique Rosenthal Glove Mold Pair from Germany
Located in San Diego, CA
Great part of Rosenthal porcelain glove molds. These are both marked by the maker and made in Germany. In excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
$1,800 / set
Bob Stocksdale Turned Wood Art Bowl
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in San Diego, CA
Expertly turned wood art bowl by Bob Stocksdale made of wenge wood from Africa. 10.75" diameter. Purposefully left in as found condition with a bit of fading ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Margaret Ash Abstract, 1950s Mixed Media Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract mixed media painting on panel titled "Pacific #2" by Margaret Ash, circa 1950s. Retains label from Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Chinese Bronze Cloisonne Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Chinese bronze with cloisonne enamel table lamp with wonderful patina by The Marbro Lamp Company, Los Angeles.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Jurij Strutynsky "Relief No.56" 1986 Abstract Construction
By Jurij Strutynsky
Located in San Diego, CA
1986 painted wood structurlist abstract construction or wall hanging sculptural relief titled "Relief No.56" by Jurij Strutynsky. Soft cool pale...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antique Terracotta French Renaissance Garden Sculpture Statues
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful pair of antique painted terracotta garden sculptures or figures with a perfectly aged and weathered patina. Each piece standing just over 2 feet tall.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Statues
$4,500 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Brass Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of antique Arts & Crafts decorative brass andirons with beautiful patina.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Andirons
Tall Abstract Modernist Aluminium Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist TOTEM mask abstract aluminum sculpture standing 4 feet tall. Artist unknown.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,800 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of British Modernist Sterling Silver Candleholders, 1964
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of minimalist mid century modern sterling silver candleholders made in London, England, 1964. Hallmarks as pictured. Each piece measuring 7" in overall height and 4.5" in diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,100 Sale Price / set
21% Off
19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaque with scholar and warrior figures scene. Signed on back as p...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
$2,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Pal Fried Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in San Diego, CA
Nude portrait oil on canvas by Hungarian/American artist Pal Fried. Excellent overall condition in period frame with a light vertical scratch line running along the lower middle as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
$3,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Svetozar Radakovich Abstract Sculpture, circa 1965
By Svetozar and Radakovich 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Painted wire abstract tree sculpture by Svetozar (Toza) Radakovich.
Ruth Clark & Toza Radakovich are known as one of the most influential artist couples in the Mid-Century Modern ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Antique Chinese Imperial Emperor Ancestral Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful large antique Chinese Imperial Emperor ancestral painting. Hand-painted original work on paper with age related wear as pictured. Additional...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings
$6,500 Sale Price
45% Off
Dorothy Sklar Cubist Charcoal Painting
By Dorothy Sklar
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare cubist charcoal painting by Dorothy Sklar. Framed. Most likely dating to the 1930s or early 1940s.
Dimensions: 31" x 22.25" frame
22.25" x 14 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Bottle Cap Chain Sculpture
By Clare Graham
Located in San Diego, CA
A remarkable and expertly crafted huge chain link sculpture comprised of roughly 5000 re-purposed bottle caps. Each link measures approximately 5.5" x 4" wi...
Category
20th Century American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Studio executed solid sterling silver lidded container. Piece has an organic modernist design. Marked on base as pictured.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,200
Adolf Odorfer Sculpture
By Adolf Odorfer
Located in San Diego, CA
Carved wood and painted figure by Austrian born ceramic artist, painter and sculptor Adolf Odorfer. Odorfer settled in Fresno, CA after leaving Vienna and spending time in Brazil, Me...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
$7,800
Erik Hoglund Chandelier
By Kosta Boda, Axel Strömberg Ironworks
Located in San Diego, CA
Four arm glass and wrought iron chandelier designed by Erik Hoglund. Glass done at Boda Nova Glassworks and the iron work was done at Axel Stromberg Ironwor...
Category
20th Century Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,800
Adolf Odorfer Sculpture
By Adolf Odorfer
Located in San Diego, CA
Pre-Columbian influenced carved wood and painted sculpture by Austrian born ceramic artist, painter and sculptor Adolf Odorfer. Odorfer settled in Fresno, CA after leaving Vienna and...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
$6,200
Sterling Silver Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of solid sterling silver candle holders. Both pieces marked "sterling" on bottom of center stem.
Measurements are for each ...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,425 / set
Maitland Smith Bookends
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Chinese blanc de chine porcelain elephant bookends designed by Maitland-Smith. Retains original labels as pictured. Measurements are for each piece.
Category
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
$850 / set