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The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook by Gloria Bley Miller, drawings by Earl Thollander. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1977 by Grosset & Dunlap. Printed in the United ...

A Federal period Trumeau mirror, circa 1820. The tall rectangular mirror is framed with a turned beveled wood trim in black, finished with brass rosettes on square corners. The top p...

Handmade Houses, a Guide to the Woodbutcher's Art by Art Boericke and Barry Shapiro. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1973 by Scrimshaw Press. Printed in the United State...

A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia & Lee McAlester. Softcover book, published in 1990 by Alfred A. Knopf of New York. Printed in the United States, illustrated, 525 pages.

Japanese Mythology by Juliet Piggott. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1969 by Hamlyn. Printed in Italy, 141 pages, 24 pages in color, over 100 illustrations in black and...

Impressionism - The Painters and the Paintings by Bernard Denvir. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1991 by Studio Editions Ltd of London. Printed and bound in Hong Kong, ...

A pair of western style cast iron book ends. Cast in the shape of grazing saddled horses, in a gold brass finish. Details show a pattern on the saddle and surrounding fabric, horse's...

A set of six hand carved Chippendale style dining side chairs by Maitland-Smith. Fiddle shaped pierced splat backs are decorated with acanthus details in the front and back, and cabr...

A late 19th Century long rustic bench. Handcrafted and made of pine, rich with patina. The bench has a plank wood top and central stretcher support, with carved plank wood supports.

A primitive solid wood bench, rich with patina, grain and fissures in the wood. Carved with four slightly splayed legs.

A set of black cast iron fireplace tools. A shovel, poker, tongs, and broom each have a hook wrought on the end of their handle, allowing tools to hang from the contemporary cast iro...

Leonardo by Maria Costantino & Aileen Reid. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published by W. H. Smith in 1993. Printed in Hong Kong, illustrated, 240 pages.

A set of three softcover books on artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Set includes; Georgia O'Keeffe, One Hundred Flowers, published in 1993 by Alfred A. Knopf. O'Keeffe, published in 200 by Ta...

The Impressionists and Their Art by Russell Ash. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1993 by Longmeadow Press. Printed in the Czech Republic, illustrated, 192 pages.

A custom-made craftsman style bookcase in oak, with a green marble top. Four shelves are decorated with arched edges, and slatted sides are secured with traditional mortise and tenon...

A Mission style swivel and tilt desk chair made by Stickley Furniture. The square oak frame is made of plank wood, the seat and back cushions upholstered ...

Old American Houses 1700-1850, how to restore, remodel and reproduce them, by Henry Lionel Williams & Ottalie K. Williams. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in...

Versailles - Complete Guide. Softcover book, published in 2000. Illustrated, 190 pages.

An Italian Renaissance style hand painted four panel screen. Four wooden panels, carved with a gentle arched top and base, are hand painted on both sides. In front a decadent basket ...

Monet & Bazille, a Collaboration. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. of New York. Printed in Singapore, 107 pages, with 77 illustrations, inclu...

Women of the World - A Global Collection of Art. Softcover book, published in 2000. Illustrated, 191 pages.

America - The New World in 19th Century Painting. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999. Printed in Austria, 296 pages with 227 full color and 100 black and white illustr...

Sigmund Freud and Art, His Personal Collection of Antiquities, with an introduction by Peter Gay. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1989 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. of New Yor...

Great Tapestries, the web of history from the 12th to the 20th century, by Edita Lausanne. Boxed, hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published in 1965. Printed in Switzer...

Michelangelo by Lucinda Hawkins & Annabel Ricketts. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1991 by Bison Books Ltd of London. Printed in Hong Kong, illustrated with 140 color a...

A set of six 1960’s English porcelain double egg cups. Made by John Maddock & Sons and decorated in their Indian Tree pattern. The inside lip and bottom rim are framed with a loosely...

A mid century modern Italian 24% lead crystal ashtray. Made by Royal Crystal Rock for their Ambassador collection, the dish is round with a flat r...

An Edwardian period English magazine rack. A beveled oak base with the brass and wire mesh dividers is raised on turned brass bun feet.

A pair of rustic pagoda shaped lanterns. The metal frame has four side ribs that support glass panels with reticulated lattices above and below. Each lantern has a hinged access door...

A pair of hand carved resin elephant bookends. Intricate pierced carving decorates the back of each elephant, with fine detail given to the face and head covering. L-shaped block bas...

A brown ceramic fish ashtray in the style of Swedish artist Gunnar Nylund for Rörstand. A round body is defined with a tall dorsal fin and round tail fin, round eyes, and a large ope...

A pair of 1930’s brass bookends made by Jenning Brothers of Connecticut. Cast in the style of Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture “The Thinker” that sits in the gardens of the Rodin Mus...

A pair of trumpet shaped polished brass candlesticks by Colonial Williamsburg, with turned and ribbed columns, wide drip pans and trumpet shaped bases. Marked underneath. Dimensions ...

A pair of brass swirl candlestick holders made by Colonial Williamsburg. Turned brass columns are decorated with caps, knops and bases finished with a distinctive swirled pattern. Ma...

A rectangular beveled glass wall mirror with a simple oak frame. Beautifully grained oak wood is finished with a gently curved edge. The original mirror has minor speckling consisten...

A pair of silver-plated copper candlestick holders. Removable pierced capitals top turned columns. Ornate knops are pressed with flowers and scrolled leaves, mirrored on the serpenti...

A pair of hand thrown candle holders attributed to American potter Donn Young. Vase shaped and decorated with yellow and blue stripes, tapered stems are fluted on the inside to secur...

A pair of traditional candlestick holders made of brass. Turned with beehive shaped columns above square bases. Dimensions per candlestick.

A mid-century modern ceramic ashtray made by Stangl Pottery of New Jersey. Square with an off center rounded tray, and hand painted, with Canvasback ducks and cattails against a gray...

A set of twelve wooden napkin rings carved in the shape of tropical fish. Hand painted in vibrant orange, red, yellow, purple, with fine whimsical detailing.

A pair of large pineapple finial shaped bookends. Cast alabaster with a tin glaze, each pineapple has a leafy crown and turned base, and is flattened on one side. Dimensions per book...

A pair of white woven rattan side tables each with a single shelf. The tabletop has an arched skirt, and the shelf has a banded skirt, all in woven rattan. Straight legs are rattan w...

A classic French style wicker shopping basket. Made of woven rattan, with a rope twisted handle secured to the rope twisted rim of the basket.

A traditional English bone china gravy boat and plate made in the Ming Rose pattern by Coalport China of Wedgwood, produced between 1970 and 1993. Decorated with floral sprays in pin...

A set of twelve wooden napkin rings. Hand painted with whimsical coastal inspired characters including a crab, a star, a shrimp, and a leaf, on a navy-blue background. Dimensions per...

The Nabisco Brands Collection of Cream of Wheat Advertising Art by Dave Stivers. Hardcover book, stated first edition published in 1986, signed by the ...

Three Centuries of American Furniture by Oscar P. Fitzgerald. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1985 by Gramercy Publishing Company of New York. Printed and bound in the U...

Gilbert Stuart by Richard McLanathan. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1986 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 159 pages, with 120 illustra...

Asiatic Art by H. F. E. Visser, curator of The Museum of Asiatic Art and Municipal Museums, Amsterdam. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1952 by The Seven Arts Book Societ...

Edo, Art in Japan 1615-1868. Softcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at The National Gallery of Art in Washington between 1998-1999. Illustrated, 480 pages.

Frederic Edwin Church by Franklin Kelly with Stephen J Gould, James Anthony Ryan and Debora Rindge. Softcover book, published in conjunction with the exhibition at The National Galle...

Treasury of American Design - Two Volume Set by Clarence P. Hornung. Hardcover books, published in 1972 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated,...

In Praise of Sailors - A Nautical Anthology of Art, Poetry and Prose. Compiled and edited by Herbert W. Warden, III. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1987 by Harry N. Abr...

Monet, a Retrospective, edited by Charles F. Stuckey. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1985 by Beaux Arts Editions. 387 pages, with 132 color and 119 black and white illu...

Historic Midwest Houses by John Drury. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published by Bonanza Books. Manufactured in the United States, illustrated, 246 pages.

Life in the English Country House, a Social and Architectural History, by Mark Girouard. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1979 by Yale University Press. Printed in Great ...

Monet's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism. Softcover book, published in 1978 on the occasion of the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This edition reprinted in 1990,...

Van Gogh, a Retrospective. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1986 by Beaux Arts Editions. 385 pages, with 125 full color reproductions and 103 black and white illustrations.

Call of the North, an Explorer's Journey to the North Pole. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 2001 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Italy, with 3...

Renoir, a Retrospective. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by Beaux Arts Editions in 1987. Includes 124 colorplates and 116 black and white illustrations. 386 pages.