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Rare pair of carved petrified wood tree sculptures, old western American studio craft. White H 9 3/8 in. / 3.9 lbs. Black H 20 3/4 in. / 15.12 lb...

Sought after early chain paperweight, gold plated steel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circa 1950s. Heavily worn, showing a wonderful patina and...

Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern complete...

Heavy solid Brazilian rosewood lidded jar/box, weighing 1 lb. 11 oz. Possibly was designed as a humidor but does not smell of tobacco. Unmarked.

Well done, very sharp detailed cast bronze figure with inlay of silver metal on scroll, 1920s- 1930s. Beautiful golden patina on head and bottom from years of handling. 8.3 lbs.   

Beautiful pair of South American metal art. The lighter one has impressed marks on bottom, Tinta Taller Ecuador. The duller more copper shaded one has no markings.    

Turned shallow orb in zebra wood. Made in Sweden. Attributed to Sigvard Nilsson. Marked SOWE.

Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.

Uncommon form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculptural work. Signed, EMilan Walnut.  

Antique late 19th century twisted Lanyard pattern copper tube circle form. Could be mounted or hung. Hollow with some holes from the hand crafting.

1996 Limited edition, hand blown, Christmas ornament, by renowned glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl exclusively for Nordstrom. The ornament is signed by the artist, Sonja 96' It is in ros...

In the manner of Peter Blake. A Fairly large tabletop box. Unsigned. Has an architectural vibe, handmade, solid mahogany, with painted components. Fully ...

Amazing 1950s sculptural ashtray created in the MCM period in San Francisco. Small studio craft, low numbers produced. Signed.

Polished two metal petite orb ashtray, marked Georg Jensen Design.

Wonderful and rare large table lighter by Emil Milan in E.T. rosewood. Lighter is not functioning, will need flint and fuel.

Small collection of light duty metal clips, from German newspapers. Silkscreen on thin metal. All working. Kölnische Zeitung (Cologne Gazette) Frankfurter Rundschau Rheinische P...

Architectural tabletop key basket.

Pair of birds with some denting, and heavy patinations, normal tarnishing to dark tarnishing and black staining. Joaquin Humberto Tinta Figueroa (1934- ) The original taller was ...

Nice fully functioning nutcracker, tight mechanics. Impressed or burnished markers marking on inside edge.

Awesome design. Functioning as designed, and appears it will crack a nut.

Wonderful South American turned wood candlestick holders.

Beautiful form. Signed R.Carnes 98 Lysiton, possibly not very legible.

Please let me know which one you would like to purchase, listed price is for each opener. No markings but very Carl Aubock, Native Northwest, or Central American influenced. Possibly...

A must have for that MCM post and beam! A wonderful indoor small run-production wall thermometer gauge, with enamel on metal artwork attributed to Cha...

Wonderful and very large usable cutting board, with beech or oak checked inlaid dots.

Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.

Mid-Century Modern Stig Sandqvist handmade sculptural bowl forms. Large bowl is signed, small bowl is not signed. Measures: SM 16 x 2.88 x 1.25 in. LG 19.88 x 3.75 x 1.63 in.

Stripes everywhere, a super Classic California midcentury style. Shade show some edge wear on the top edge and bottom edge, see pictures. Measures: Height to finial is 38 and lamp ...

Charles O. Perry for the Centro Duchamp in Bologna, Italy, 1970. The piece is approximately 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” inches in cast bronze with a subtle patina. Stamped “CENTRO DUCHAMP” ton one c...

Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....

Beautiful stepped glazes design, illustrating the Muller's patented design technique. Peter Müller was the owner of a small porcelain factory in 1955. His partner was his brother K...

Mesmerizing design, great table prop or functional decor, signed to bottom, Made in Czechoslovakia. Measures: Bowl only diameter 10.25 x height 3.25 in.

Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.

Margot Van Voorhies Carr started producing out of her own studio in 1948, under the name, Margot de Taxco. Previously she had been producing pieces under Antonio Castillo for the William Spratling studio. This four piece sterling silver suite...

6 and a half inch round dish ashtray with cork bottom, and makers markings.

Silver-plated spherical lidded sugar with mosaic Azurite and Malachite handle. Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore...

Modernist tear drop form. Dirk Rosse (1925-2014) was an exhibited studio furniture maker. Cutting board in walnut, signed with his DDR mark to edge. 13 inches in length total when hu...

Modernist design, stepped undulating edge. Bright blue glaze. Shown in natural light and under studio cool lights.

Wonderful white porcelain hourglass pitcher, original rattan handle is in good usable condition, porcelain has no chips, and no cracks. Top rim diameter is 5 3/4.

Westite Glass Company #302 bow tie flower pot. Green and cream slag. Tapering traditional form flower pot with rim. Embossed on base: "WESTITE" (in bow tie shape) "302 WESTON, W. VA....

Wonderful perforated metal machine-made basket. Late 1800s-early 20th century. Showing some bends to rim and spokes.

An American studio craft piece, unknown maker, very well made. Light duty, Designed for lighter loads, 2-4 small logs, 10-15 lbs. max. More for kindling or papers.

Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.

Fairbanks Morse vintage industrial heavy weight five ton scale face, USA, circa 1950s. Glass good, functionality unknown, mechanics are present...

Paul’s first one-man-show was in 1965 at the DeCordova Museum of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was at this showing that 18 pieces of Paul’s work were purchased by Walt...

A wonderful earth-toned example, oiled-walnut straight pedestal and base, with uncommon matte glaze round ceramic tiles.

Vintage hinged lidded hexagonal box by Don Shoemaker, Senal.

Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.

Kay Bojesen. Sweeper kit consisting of a sweeping tray and a brush of wood. Wonderful early impressed marks; k.b. eneret, translating kb exclusive, and Kay Bojesen paper label.   

Leather is heavily worn and dry but still usable with gentle uses. Looks amazing and is all original. A survivor.

Nicholas Marshall & Richard Lee Stacked Walnut Lamps for Marshall Studios. A wonderful and uncommon Martz walnut lamp. At the moment there is no shad...

Wonderful California utilitarian design with years of use and patina as intended. Cleaned to preserve past use. Showing a fleck to the rim, oil stains and utensil markings. The Top R...

1930s Amazing minimalist tall cube salt and pepper shakers, they hold simplistic light and shadows like his paintings. Really neat little things, and threaded caps to bottoms.

Neat little welded metal piece of furniture, very retro floor sculpture.

These pieces are attributed to the School of Line Vautrin. A wonderful vintage rhinestone studded early plastic jewelry set, procured in Paris. Ear...

Wonderful Postmodern rich deep hued yolk yellow deep dish cigar dish/ashtray. Small flea bite to bottom rim, almost invisible when in use. Retain original label, artist unknown. Smal...

Wonderful metalwork, mid-century form. Good size, just over 9 inches.

White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.

A piece of decor right out of a Giorgio Morandi painting. A hand-thrown organic wavering bottle form narrow neck vase, in high-gloss blue glaze.

Rare museum worthy biomorphic pure white 'bone china' salt, pepper, and sugar/cinnamon shakers. Measures: Salt and pepper diameter 1.25 x height: 3 in. Sugar shaker diameter 1.7...