Historical Objectivity

Carved in high relief and finished in a warm gilded surface, this matched pair of French wall sconces presents the exuberant vocabulary of the late Rococo: C- and S-scrolls, swept ac...

Alfred S. Rix (American, 1867–1929) Rocky Headland And Breaking Surf This atmospheric coastal seascape by Alfred S. Rix captures the moment when a heavy swell lifts, curls, and coll...

Refined and architectural, this French two-tier extending bar cart is executed in a cool-toned metal frame with crisply fluted, column-like legs and discreet gilt-brass collars and f...

18th century export painting - this Chinese export painting is best described as an anonymous Qing-period atelier production, executed for the Western market in the highly finished ...

Strikingly theatrical in silhouette and surface, this Belle Époque decorative vase is constructed around a tall, cylindrical crystal body enriched with multiple zones of decoration, ...

This late 19th-century British pastoral landscape is best placed in the circle of Henry William Banks Davis, reflecting the period’s enduring taste for carefully staged cattle subjec...

This Great Plains beaded war club is formed with a long, tapering handle terminating in a double-cone head, the entire object presenting the purposeful balance and compact striking p...

Designed by Jonathan Adler, this sculptural art glass horse from the Menagerie line presents a stylized equine silhouette reduced to bold, modernist geometry, with an arched neck, sq...

This matched pair of oval wall mirrors is attributed to Borghese, each retaining a printed Borghese label to the reverse. The mirrors are conceived in a restrained classical format, ...

A decorative pair of 19th century English lidded vases in the Brighton Pavilion taste, turned in wood and finished with a deep cobalt-blue ground enriched by decoupage floral ornamen...

Vincent De Vos Dog Ratting Oil On Board. Oil on board, this tightly composed animal subject by Vincent de Vos (Belgian, 1829–1875) centers on a black working dog intent on vermin co...

George Thomas Paice, RA, RBA (British, 1854–1925) Tarquinius A finely observed equine study titled Tarquinius by George Thomas Paice, RA, RBA (British, 1854–1925), presenting a brow...

*These would make great bookends!* Cast and blackened in the distinctive silhouette of late-19th- to early-20th-century button boots, this near pair of trade shoe forms reflects th...

J.R. Palmenbergs & Sons, Near Pair Of Mannequin Boot Forms, American *These make great decorative door stops!* These near-matched forms are best catalogued as mannequin shoes or ...

Formed as a compact, barrel-bodied string container, this Continental example is turned from a warm-toned hardwood with crisp lathe work expressed through concentric rings at the sho...

Known as treenware darning eggs with stands, this matched-but-not-identical pair reflects the longstanding domestic practice of stocking repair, in which a smooth, egg-form insert is...

This barrel-form string holder is fashioned as a miniature coopered cask, turned in dense hardwood, likely mahogany, and secured with three brass bands fastened by small domed screws that reinforce the illusion of functional hoops. The cylindrical body is presented horizontally on a shaped plinth base with softly molded edges, giving the object the presence of a small desk or countertop accessory rather than a purely utilitarian shop fitting. One end is fitted with a removable cup-form cap, revealing the hollowed interior cavity intended to store twine; the opposing end is drilled with a single exit aperture so the string may be drawn through in use, allowing the vessel to function as an early household dispenser for parcel cord, kitchen twine, or sewing and wrapping string. The contrast between warm, close-grained timber and muted brass mounts aligns with 19th-century taste for compact, well-made domestic tools that disguised their purpose within familiar historical forms, here borrowing from the language of maritime and mercantile storage...

French Workshop, French Sterling Guilloché Enamel Vanity Set, Circa 1920 This coordinated eight-piece vanity ensemble exemplifies the refined luxury goods produced for the French to...

Mario Bellini (Italian, 1935–2024), In The Style Of Bitossi, Glazed Ceramic Cat Figure, Circa 1960 A sculptural glazed ceramic figure of a seated cat, catalogued here as Mario Belli...

This companion pair of oil paintings on board presents two contrasting seasonal vignettes in the manner of Northern European cabinet pictures, each composed with a narrative foregrou...

This Giacometti style coffee table presents a highly sculptural interpretation of postwar French artisanal metalwork, executed in forged iron and capped with a thick square glass top...

This matched pair of Hart Associates two-light wall sconces presents a tailored, neo-classical silhouette animated by layered crystal ornament and a richly textured metal surface. Ea...

A matched pair of Paul Hanson table lamps in the Neoclassical taste, each composed around an urn-form cut-crystal reservoir that rises from a st...

This oil on canvas by Odon Morinyi (Hungarian, 1877 - 1958) or Edmund Pick-Morino (1877-1958) born Odon Pick presents an intimate, post-hunt still life in an impressionist tone, comp...

René Drouet French Mid-Century Iron And Mirror Table Attributed to René Drouet, this French mid-century circular table presents a light, architectural silhouette in painted wrought ...

Martin J. Murray (Rhode Island, 1908–1997) Waterfront #2, Oil On Canvas, 1960 Dated 1960, Waterfront #2 is a compact oil on canvas in which Martin J. Murray translates a harborfront...

Martin J. Murray American Bell Tower Oil Painting 1960 Signed and dated Martin J. Murray ’60 at the lower right, this compact cityscape presents an elevated view across a tight roof...

Executed in oil on canvas and signed and dated at the lower right, this intimate self-portrait presents Martin J. Murray in three-quarter view against a dark, nearly voided ground th...

Martin J. Murray Incoming Fog, Maine Coast, 1977 Oil on canvas coastal landscape by Martin J. Murray (Rhode Island, 1908–1997), signed in red at the lower right and dated “’77,” wit...

This matched pair of tall pedestal tables is executed in the Jansen manner, combining slender, architectural metalwork with crisp neoclassical animal-form mounts. Each table is built...

Large British naval historical print after the celebrated Nelson subject “Nelson Receiving the Swords on Board the San Josef, Feb.y 14, 1797,” depicting the moment of surrender on th...

Martin J. Murray, Wine & Fruit Still Life, 1961 Painted in 1961, this signed oil on canvas by Rhode Island artist Martin J. Murray (1908–1997) presents a richly staged still life in...

Martin J. Murray New England Coast Oil On Canvas, 1976 Oil on canvas seascape by Martin J. Murray (American, Rhode Island, 1908–1997), titled New England Coast and dated 1976, prese...

This French 19th-century painted and giltwood overmantel mirror is conceived in a refined Neoclassical, Louis XVI Revival idiom, combining crisp architectural geometry with delicate,...

This matched pair presents two celebrated plates by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), issued from his influential antiquarian publication Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarc...

Executed in watercolor on artist board, this lively studio composition by Martin J. Murray (Rhode Island, 1908–1997) captures the charged atmosphere of an academic figure-painting se...

Carved in the faux bois tradition, this wall mirror presents an interlaced, branch-and-vine perimeter that simulates natural saplings gathered and woven into an architectural border....

This set of four bamboo armchairs is made by Calif-Asia and Cartel, Philippines, as confirmed by the original maker’s label reading “Handcrafted in the Philippines by Calif-Asia and ...

A refined, architecturally styled three-tier étagère in painted tole/metalwork, produced in Mexico for Brugar Design, New York, as indicated by the original oval maker’s label. The f...

Note: We have 3 pairs available - each are slightly different, but same size as noted. This striking pair of tole metal architectural-form ornaments is constructed in faceted, tape...

Note: We are able to wire these if requested for a small fee. This matched pair of three-light wall sconces presents a bold, sculptural interpretation of the Florentine/Italian tas...

This Rhode Island artist Martin J. Murray (Rhode Island, 1908–1997), a Newport native known for working in oils and watercolors. The composition is structured as a panoramic waterfro...

French, 19th Century Embossed Brass And Faux Tortoiseshell Mirror having beveled glass. This striking Continental wall mirror is constructed as an architectural, stepped compositio...

This matched pair of table lamps appears to have begun life as late 19th century East Asian oil lamps, later electrified, with substantial bronze bodies worked in dense, allover flor...

Extremely rare Henri Matisse Galerie Maeght “Ce Dessin Me Plaît” Exhibition Poster, Paris, 1945 This rare Galerie Maeght exhibition poster reproduces Henri Matisse’s emblematic line...

Formed in steam-bent hardwood in the tradition of Thonet and the Central European bentwood workshops, this elongated wall-mounted coat rack presents an elegant, architectural silhoue...

American Penmanship Sheet, Italian Capitals, Dated 1814 This framed penmanship specimen presents an elegant early 19th century exercise in “Italian Capitals,” the formal, engraved-s...

Cast in a dense, lead (or lead-alloy) metal with a naturally oxidized slate-gray surface, this substantial cylindrical cachepot is conceived in the Neoclassical taste, its decoration...

A refined highly unusual folding fire screen or hearth guard constructed in brass with two hinged leaves that open outward from a central upright standard, each panel fitted with a r...

American School Nude Study, School Of The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston, 1952 This vertical oil study depicts a nude figure seen from behind, standing in quiet contrapposto against a s...

This refined pair of French wall-mounted candle sconces is fashioned in gilt bronze and conceived in the Rococo Revival manner popular in the 19th century, with asymmetrical rocaille...

Pair Of Bohemian Amethyst Engraved Covered Beakers, Late 19th Century This refined pair of covered beakers is executed in richly colored amethyst glass and finely wheel-engraved wit...

Pair Of Japanned Chinoiserie Tea Caddies With Sifter Drawers, Anglo-Indian Or English, Circa 1800–1830 Form and construction, these read as a scarce, matched pair of japanned tea ca...

Scottish Apothecary Amethyst Glass Bottles A matched pair of Scottish apothecary display bottles in deeply saturated amethyst (blackberry) glass, made in the classic globular “shop ...

Pair Of Chinese Export Style Painted Tole Wall Pockets, 20th Century This decorative pair of wall pockets is executed in painted tole with a rich cin...

Vue De La Ville De Rotterdam, Continental Gouache And Watercolor, 19th Century This accomplished harbor panorama, inscribed with the French title Vue de la ville de Rotterdam, is an...

English Pug Dog Sculpture In Painted Terracotta, Early 20th Century This engaging figural sculpture depicts a stout, alert pug modeled in a forward-stepping stance, its compact body...

Venetian Early To Mid 20th Century Decoupage Chest Of Drawers Attributed to a Venetian workshop and dating to the early to mid 20th century...

Continental School, probably Italianate, late 18th to 19th century. Oil on canvas, stretched on a substantial wooden strainer with multiple cross-braces, presented in a narrow, dark-...

A finely presented pair of Persian miniature style paintings, each executed in delicate opaque watercolor and ink on paper and framed as companion works in gilded frames with wide si...