Lisa Cliff Collection
Color: Brown
Theodor Skjode Knudsen for Skjode Skjern Danish Modern Wenge Rare Wood Tray
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare, large scale Theodor Skjode Knudsen for Skjøde Skjern wenge wood tray. Vintage 1960's tray has three sections and can be used for serving or as a vide-poche catch all. Piece m...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wenge
William Polia Pillin California Studio Colorful Ceramic Bowl
By Polia Pillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Colorful California studio pottery bowl created by William and Polia Pillin of Los Angeles, California. Bowl measures 5.25" high by 11" in diameter and is signed W + P Pillin on the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Emaus Brutalist Brass and Bronze Sun Face Sculpture on Stand, Signed, 1960s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Massive scale brass and bronze sun face sculpture on wood stand, handcrafted by the Benedictine monk Emaus, their workshop is in Cuernavaca in the S...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Jens H Quistgaard for Dansk Danish Modern Staved Teak Ice Bucket
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Danish modern staved teak ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, Denmark. Bucket measures 15.75" by 8" by 7.25" and is fully signed on the bottom. In very good vintage 19...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Teak
Pentti Sarpaneva Glass Bronze Turun Hopea Punch Bowl Ladle Cups Cream Sugar Set
By Pentti Sarpaneva
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Punch bowl with ladle, cups and cream and sugar set designed and created by Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea, circa 1960's. Mold blown glass with polished edges, bronze foot and han...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Metales Casados Mexican Modernist Nickel Silver Brass Abalone Cricket Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale nickel, brass and abalone cricket open bowl created by Metales Casados of Mexico, 1950's. Bowl measure 6" high by 20" long by 6" deep and is sign...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Rosemary Zwick Chicago Modernist Ceramic Yin Yang Duo Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract modernist Yin-Yang ceramic sculpture entitled "Duo" created by Chicago sculptor Rosemary Zwick. Sculpture measures 7" in high by 8.5" wide by 5.5" deep and is signed on the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Hand Turned Carved Wood Decorative Flame Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand turned and hand carved "flame" wood vase. Vase measures 8" by 4.25" signed Ivy, Cocobolo. In very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Robert Trout California Studio Made Allied Crafts Laminated Wood Cutting Board
By Robert Trout
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Inlaid wood cutting board created by woodworker and jeweler Robert Trout of San Diego, California. Board measures 2" by 20.25" by 12.75" and is unsigned. ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Butcher Blocks
Materials
Wood
1950s, Arthur Umanoff Teak Wood with Hand Woven Wicker Rattan Basket
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand woven rattan and teak wood basket, possibly designed and created by Arthur Umanoff. Piece could hold a few pieces of fruit, bread or stand alone due to its beautifully sculpture...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Teak
Carol Gentithes Glazed Ceramic Mythological Minotaur Centaur Sculpture
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Picassoesque Minotaur contemporary sculpture created by Carol Gentithes of Seagrove, North Carolina. Half man, half bull sculpture has two faces and a snakes head tail.. Sculpture measures 14" by 9" by 7" and is signed Gentithes. In very good condition.
The following was taken from the Artists' website, with thanks:
Carol Gentithes grew up in the flatlands of Ohio. She graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in English Literature. From there she proceeded to work many years in the travel industry where she managed a travel agency, escorted groups to Russia, handled tourist campaigns for international destinations and so forth. In 1989 she returned to academic life, graduated from Alfred University with a B.F.A. in ceramics and met her future husband, Fred Johnston. In 1997, Carol and Fred, established Johnston & Gentithes Art Pottery in Seagrove, NC. Both Carol & Fred have been artists in residence at Arrowmont School of Arts, TN and ArtLink in Tallin, Estonia. They received the NCECA 2010 International Artist Residency in Jingdezhen, China for 6 weeks at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute to explore ancient and contemporary Chinese porcelain...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Justin Hoffman Ceramic Shigaraki Clay Cylinder Bottle Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Contemporary Japanese style Shigaraki cylindrical bottle vases created by San Francisco Bay Area artist Justin Hoffman. Bottle heights are 11.75" and 10...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Clay
Early Marcello Fantoni Italian Modern Foamy Glaze Bottle Vase Ewer
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small, foamy glazed ewer created by master ceramist Marcello Fantoni of Florence, Italy. Piece measures 6.5" by 3.75". Signed Fantoni, 1951. In good vintage condition showing some wear.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Ceramic
Jack Mason Stone Mountain Georgia Abstract Modern Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand painted and thrown fine stoneware ceramic sculpture created by Jack Mason of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Sculpture measures 18.5" high by 7" wide. Signed ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Frances and Michael Higgins American Modernist Glass and Wood Decorative Box
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Walnut wood box with glass lid created by Frances and Michael HIggins of Riverside, Illinois. Box measures 1.5" high by 7.5" long by 4.25' ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Jerk Werkmaster for Nittsjo Swedish Modernist Shallow Fish Bowl
By Jerk Werkmaster, Nittsjo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Jerk Werkmaster for Nittsjö of Sweden shallow fish bowl circa 1960's. Bowl measures 1.75" by 8" by 6.75" and is signed Nittsjo, Sweden, JW. In very good vintage 1960s condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 1950s Hertel Jacob Porcelain Bavaria Germany Modernist Pair of Vases
By Hertel-Jacob Porzellan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare pair of porcelain vases from the house of Hertel-Jacob Porzellan, Bavaria Germany. They measure 8" by 5" and 7.5" by 4", both are signed Hertel-Jacob Porzellan, Bavaria, ...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Marcello Fantoni Italian Modernist Drip Vase with Matte Glaze
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern vase created by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960's. Vase measures 10.5" by 4" and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the bottom. In very good vintage 1960's condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pink Frances and Michael Higgins American Modernist Layered Glass Tray
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Molded glass mosaic tray created by Frances and Michael Higgins of Riverside, Illinois. Tray is the small version of this design and measur...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Italian Modernist Amber Sommerso Small Teardrop Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano glass small decorative bowl or dish, circa 1950's. Piece measures 1.5" by 6.25" and is unsigned. In very good vintage 1950s condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Don S. Shoemaker Mexican Modern Inlaid Mixed Woods Parquetry Hinged Box
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Inlaid mixed woods parquetry box created by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960s. Box measures 2.25" by 6.5" by 5.5" and is in very good vintage condition showing some wear. Signed with the Do...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Heinz Norhausen Hand Turned Burl Wood Spouted Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Burl wood vase created by Heinz Norhausen. Vase measures 9" by 6" by 5.5" and is signed with the artists cypher beneath. In very good vintage 1970s con...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Burl
Stan Bitters Hans Sumph Ceramic Clay Sgraffito Lot of Four Tiles
By Stan Bitters
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Set of four stoneware tiles with sgraffito flower design created by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumph. Tiles measure approximately 5.75" square by .50" deep and are unsigned. In very good ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stoneware
Large Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman Ceramic Coffee Pot Pitcher
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic coffee pot or pitcher with raffia handle designed by Kenji Fujita for Freeman Lederman. Pitcher measures 11.5" by 7.5". In very good origin...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vivika Otto Heino California Studio Pottery Small Weed Bud Vase
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Small stoneware weed bud vase created by Vivika and Otto Heino of Ojai, California. Vase measures 3.24" by 2.5" and is signed Vivika and Otto beneath. In very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Arthur Umanoff for Raymor Haitian Wood Handled Bowl
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade wood bowl made by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor, Haiti. Bowl has beautiful, sinuoey lines and carved from one piece of wood. It measures and retains its original paper tag (part...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Émile Gérard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oil on canvas abstract modernist painting created by listed artist, Emile Gerard of France. Painting measures 24" by 36" and is signed lower left, Emile G...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
1980s Dan Kvitka Hand Turned Vera Wood Vase
By Dan Kvitka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vera wood vase created by Dan Kvitka of Portland, Oregon, circa 1980s. Vase measures 7" by 7.5" and is signed Kvitka, Vera on the bottom. In very good vintage condition.
The follo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
1974 Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Vase
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio vase made by Raul Coronel, 1974. Vase measures 8 3/4" by 6 3/4". Signed Raul, 74 on the bottom. In very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Phil Cornelius Charcoal Fire Stoneware California Studio Vase Vessel
By Philip Cornelius
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio folded pottery vase vessel created by listed sculptor and ceramist, Philip Cornelius of Pasadena, California. Piece measures 9.5" in height by 9" wide by 5" deep an...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Robert Hansen Solid Sterling Silver Abstract Figural Bas Relief Sculpture Plaque
By Robert Hansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sterling silver abstract figural bas relief plaque with built in hanging device created by Robert Hansen of Los Angeles, California. Piece measures 4.5" by 4" by .25" and is signed R. Hansen, 63. In very good vintage condition.
Artists Bio:
Robert William Hansen was born in Osceola, NE in 1924. Hansen received his B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska and his M.F.A. at Escuela Univerisidad Bbellas Artes in San Miguel Allende...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
David Andersen Norwegian Modernist Enamel over Copper Trays
By David Andersen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Norwegian enamel over copper trays or plates by David Andersen, circa 1960s. Plates have good weight and also have a hanging device on the bottom...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Patrick Horsley Handmade Stoneware Abstract Modern Graphic Design Tray Wall Art
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware tray or wall piece with superb graphic design, created by Patrick Horsley of Portland, Oregon. Piece is signed as seen in my third picture. T...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Bennett Bean Large Scale Ceramic Vessel With Butterfly Accents
By Bennett Bean
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large earthenware ceramic open vessel created by Bennett Bean of Blairstown, New Jersey. Piece has a wonderful finish which includes hand painted areas al...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Jack Nutting Handmade Copper Wood California Modernist Studio Sculpture
By Jack Nutting
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade copper sculpture on wood base created by Jack Nutting of San Francisco, California. Sculpture stands 5.75" by 2.5" wide by 2.5 deep. Signed JN 11/81, 2 on the bottom. From the estate of the artist, Jack Nutting. In very good vintage condition.
Nutting joined the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco in the 1950s and quickly became well known in the San Francisco Metal Arts Community. His clientele were doctors, lawyers, and business people, with occasional celebrity patrons, including Lena...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Italian Modernist Design Covered Box Desk Set
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy. Box measures 5.5" in diameter by 3.5" in heigh...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Jon Sauer California Modern Studio Exotic Woods Betel Nut Lidded Box
By Jon Sauer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Zig zag patterned cocobolo, blackwood and betel nut lidded box created by Jon Sauer of San Francisco, California. Box measures 7" in height by 3" in diameter. In excellent vintage co...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo
