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Handcrafted Mid-Century Stained Glass Pendant Light ~ UC California
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely well crafted mid-century stained glass pendant light themed for California university in the shape of a football. Features beautiful quality glass with California blue and...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Needlepoint Fireplace Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century fireplace screen with French aubusson style bird and floral needlepoint tapestry. Oak hand carved French Provincial style frame and legs.
29.25" W x 15" D x 39.5" H
Category
Early 20th Century Aubusson Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Wool, Oak
Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Trestle Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century Renaissance style walnut trestle table
Beautifully refinished table top
66" W x 23.25" D x 30.25" H
Leg clearance: 25.75"
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic mid-century coffee table by Danish-born designer Jens Risom.
Composed of solid walnut wood, 32" W x 32" D x 20" H
Perfect for home or office!
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Set of 10 Smith & Watson Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
By Smith & Watson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 10 Smith & Watson mahogany dining chairs in the chippendale style
2 armchairs: 25" W x 21.5" D x 38.5" H arm height: 28.5"
8 side chairs: 22" W x 20.75" D x 38" H
Wood and ...
Category
1990s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rectangular "Riddled" Dining Table By Steven Holl for Horm
By Steven Holl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spectacular dining table designed by Steven Holl for Casamania & Horm.
The originality and workmanship of its legs are the outstanding features of the Riddled table, which incorpo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Set of 6 Josef Hoffman Bentwood & Cane Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 6 Jose Hoffman Bentwood & Cane Side Chairs
Designed by Hoffman for Thonet in the 1920's
Produced in Poland in the 1960's by FMG in Poland
18W x 22D x 32H
Seat Height 19"
Category
Vintage 1960s Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Set of 10 Contemporary Beautifully Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 10 Contemporary Beautifully Upholstered Dining Chairs With Brass Nail Head Trim
Eight side chairs, 2 captain/armchairs
Armchair dimensions: 22" x 22" x 38.25"H
Side chair di...
Category
20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Baliuag/Baliwag Sheraton Style Altar Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare late 19th century Baliuag/Baliwag Sheraton style alter table made in the Philippines.
Narra wood (rosewood native to the Philippines) with carabao bone inlay in a diamond and ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Philippine Sheraton Sideboards
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
19th C. Walnut Plantation Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-late 19th C. walnut plantation desk w/five dovetailed drawers and two hinged cabinet doors with divided interiors. Base with slant writing surface on turned legs.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large Outdoor Aviary/Bird Cage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large outdoor aviary/bird cage
Made with brass and steel in an unusual triangular shape with a pagoda style roof
2 perch rods, 2 mini wooden feeders, and 1 porcelain feeder inside
Category
Early 20th Century Bird Cages
Materials
Brass, Steel
Monumental 10-Panel Coromandel Black Lacquer Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Monumental 10-panel 10 foot tall coromandel black lacquered folding screen. One side depicting an elaborate bird landscape with a golden pheas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
19th C. Iron & Brass X-Frame Curule Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful late 19th century Italian iron and brass x-frame folding curule bench with leather seat.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Baroque Stools
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Two Napoleon III Style Gilt Ebonized Parlor Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Napoleon III style gilt ebonized parlor chairs.
Larger arm chair: 26" W x 24" D x 40" H, seat height 17", arm height 24"
Smaller chair: 18" W x 22" D x 38" H, seat height 17"
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early American Punched Tin Pie Safe
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early-mid 19th century American pie safe with punched tin panels on the two front doors and sides. Two fitted top drawers. Finished on wood casters.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Rustic Cupboards
Materials
Tin
19th Century Carved Fruitwood Bench w/18th C. Aubusson Tapestry
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Louie XV style carved fruitwood bench with cabriole legs and curved strecher support. Beautifully upholstered with 18th century Aubusson tapestry and finished with bras...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair of Art Deco Chest of Drawers/Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of art deco rosewood and mixed wood chest of drawers/commodes, each consisting of three drawers
with a zigzag drawer frieze, rising on massive block legs with square feet.
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Victorian Rosewood Four-Tier What-Not Corner Shelf
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian rosewood 4-tier what-not shelf with well grained shelves, lipped over shaped aprons, each raised on well executed, barley twist risers capped with turned finials. The upper...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Corner Cupboards
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Walnut Corner Shelf/Etagere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian corner shelf/etagere. Three-tier shelves upper, single door cabinet lower with hand carved fruit decoration on door. Beautifully refi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Corner Cupboards
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Eglomise Side Tables W/Napoleon III Style Bases
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pair of side tables with octagonal shaped eglomise tops and sides with heavy black lacquered Napoleon III style bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Napoleon III Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 18th-Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Octagonal Jardiniere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th-early 19th century English Chinoiserie octagonal jardiniere with lead liner
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and J...
Materials
Lead
Regency Style Mahogany String Inlay Corner Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Regency style mahogany string inlay corner cabinet
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Corner Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Scandinavian Hand Painted Blanket Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century hand painted Scandinavian blanket chest
1847
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 Woven Leather Dining Chairs By Stone International
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 8 woven leather dining chairs by Stone International
Made in Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Indian Polychrome Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Indian Polychrome Four Panel Folding Screen
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Set of 12 Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 12 Chippendale style carved mahogany dining chairs
2 armchairs, 10 side chairs
Armchairs: 23" x 23" x 42"
Side chairs: 22" x 21" x 42"
Seat height: 19"
Arm height: 27.5"
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mahogany Chippendale Style Bookcase/Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful mahogany Chippendale Style two-piece bookcase/display cabinet.
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Carved Wood Venetian Grotto Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of early 20th century venetian grotto chairs with carved wood clam shell backs and seats, dolphin arms, and legs in a seahorse tail design.
24" W x 20" D x 38" H
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Victorian Wicker Settee/Loveseat
By Larkin & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
American victorian woven wicker high back settee/loveseat with apron. Underside has remnants of Larkin & Co. (Buffalo, NY) label.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Settees
Materials
Wicker
Set of 8 Large Venetian Style Walnut Armchairs by Therien Studio Workshops
By Therien Studio Workshops
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful set of 8 large Venetian style armchairs by Therien Workshop Studios.
The impressive craftsmanship on the expertly carved walnut cannot be overstated. Each chair is uphols...
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard Danish Modern Floating Teak Desk
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Danish Modern Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard teak desk, having a rectangular top, above the four drawer case and rising on tapered legs. Desk top has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pair of Massive Brazilian Cathedral Geodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Massive Brazilian Cathedral Geodes
Each weighs about 60 lbs
Category
20th Century Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Vintage U.S Post Office Interior Teller Window, circa 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage U.S Post office interior teller window circa 1940s
Old school US post office teller window with frosted glass.
From the teller perspective...
Category
Early 20th Century American Architectural Elements
Materials
Oak
Imperial Grand Rapids Mahogany Tudor Design Console Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Tudor design mahogany console table by Imperial Grand Rapids furniture company. Top has been beautifully refinished. Two dovetail drawers.
60" W x 24" D x 30" H
Table ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Tudor Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire Abattant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early-mid 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany secretaire abattant
The top having a drawer above the drop front with felt writing surface, multiple compartments/drawers. Bottom hal...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XIII Secretaires
Materials
Brass
KNY Schreerer Corp. NY Copper Medical Sterilization Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
KNY Scheerer Corp., NY copper medical sterilization container
Kny-Scheerer Company was a fairly small operation that produced medical equipment and manufactured X-Ray tubes between ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Kindel "Baltimore" Settee
By Kindel Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful settee by Kindel Furniture
The "Baltimore" settee with painted lacquered finish and brass capped feet
Needs to be reupholstered
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Brass
19th Century Regency Mahogany Triple Pedastal Banquet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Regency triple pedestal mahogany banquet table, circa 1820, the oval
top having band inlay, with two 23" leaves, above the triple pedestal base,
having a turned standard, and risin...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Keystone broom corn supplies metal advertising sign
22.75" x 25.5"
Category
Antique 19th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Low Benches/Ottomans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century Anglo-Indian Burmese low benches/ottomans. Beautifully carved wood with floral motifs, foliage, and mythical creatures. Newer upholstery with elegant damask des...
Category
Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Anglo-Indian Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Victorian Mahogany Sutherland Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian mahogany sutherland table on solid turned supports with stretcher and lion's paw feet. The table's two drop leaves have been beautifully refinished.
Dimensions of the tabl...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Modern Eggshell Lacquer Nesting Tables ~ Set of 3 ~
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful set of 3 eggshell lacquer nesting tables in the style of Christian Duc
Small: 15" x 20"
Medium: 19.25" x 22"
Large: 23.5" x 24"
Category
Late 20th Century Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Eggshell, Lacquer
Wishon-Harrell Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp c.1960s
By Wishon-Harrell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wishon-Harrell Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp c.1960s
Beautiful vintage stoneware lamp by Wishon-Harrell, La Jolla, CA.
The lamp measures 5" diameter at the base x 11" diameter at the...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Early American Painted Pine Corner Hutch/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early American painted pine corner hutch/cabinet
Serpentine shaped opening
48.5 x 19.5 x 72.5
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Corner Cupboards
Materials
Pine
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign for an old upholstery shop in San Francisco.
A rare piece of San Francisco history...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Wang Hing Sterling Silver Cherry Blossom Bowl
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Chinese export sterling silver bowl by Wang Hing & Co. with applied relief cherry blossom flowers on each side of the bowl where it transitions into the feet, casted and styliz...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 18th-Early 19th C. Venetian Tapestry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th- early 19th century framed silk embroidered tapestry in a stunning blend of intricate design and rich colors that will enhance any de...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Renaissance Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Cast Iron Native American Indian Chief Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Impressive cast iron bust of a Native American chief displaying a look of true pride. His headdress, adorned with buffalo horns, a traditional symbol of his bravery and leadership. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Busts
Materials
Iron
Late 19th-Early 20th C. French Alabaster Statue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning alabaster statue depicting a maiden selling flowers in the style of Ada Cipriani.
Late 19th-early 20th Century - France
No visible signature
16" W x 14" D x 49.5" H
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Late 18th Century French Trumeau Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Absolutely beautiful example of an original French trumeau mirror with painting of what appears to depict a scene from the famous o...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas, Mirror
Original Gustav Dentzel Carousel Horse
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Gustav Dentzel middle row "jumper" carousel horse w/cast iron stand
Original to a Germantown PA park, and purchased by George and Leo Whitney, for Whitney's the Beach, San Francisco CA. Jumper appears to retain remnants of the original paint, with a very old overcoat, mounted to a vintage presentation stand, overall 58" H x 52" W. Stand measures 21" H x 37" W.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Whitney's at the Beach Collection, San Francisco, CA
From Wikipedia: “The area that was Playland began as a 19th-century squatter’s settlement, “Mooneysville-by-the-Sea.” By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the City’s ocean side — a “Gravity Railroad” roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. By 1890, trolley lines reached Ocean Beach — the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad, the Park & Ocean Railroad, and the Sutro Railroad — that encouraged commercial amusement development as a trolley park. The Cliff House, which opened in 1863, and Sutro Baths, which opened in 1896, drew thousands of visitors.
The rides and attractions that began to spring up along the beach were separately owned by various concessionaires. For example, John Friedle owned a shooting gallery and baseball-throwing concession. All of the rides at Chutes at the Beach were purchased new or built there, including the Shoot-the-Chutes, which inspired the first official name for the amusement area — Chutes at the Beach.
Around 1913, Arthur Looff leased a piece of land for a carousel and its house — the Looff Hippodrome, located next to John Friedle’s concessions. Friedle and Looff become partners in Looff’s Hippodrome and began to buy other concessions to realize their vision of creating “the grandest amusement park on the Pacific coast.
In 1926, George Whitney became general manager of the growing complex of seaside attractions and changed the name to Playland-at-the-Beach, also sometimes known as Whitney’s at the Beach.
Although the attractions continued to be operated as independent concessionaires, during the late 1920s and 1930s, especially during the Depression when concessions began to fail, George and Leo (Whitney) began to purchase the attractions outright. The Whitneys bought the roller coaster in 1936 and the merry-go-round in 1942. Playland took up three city blocks and, in 1934, the Midway had 14 rides, 25 concessions, and 4 restaurants.
Despite this expansion, the post-war years saw the tearing down of the Shoot the Chutes in 1950 and the Big Dipper in 1955, and after George Whitney died in 1958, Playland was never quite the same. For a while after George Whitney’s death, Playland was operated by his son, George K...
Category
Early 20th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hartman Leather Suitcase Circa 1940's
By Hartmann Trunk Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hartman leather suitcase with original interior and canvas protective case
circa 1940s
22.5" x 9" x 22.5"
Category
Vintage 1940s American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Textile
Pair of French-style Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of French-style Armchairs
23" x 25" x 37"H
Seat Height: 19"
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Contemporary Paul Ferrante Wrought Iron Wall Sconces, Circa 2019
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Contemporary Paul Ferrante Wrought Iron Wall Sconces
Circa 2019
10.75" x 6.5" x 20"
Price listed is for the pair
Category
2010s Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Sancai Glazed Pottery
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Sancai Glazed Pottery
Figure of a court Lady
7" x 6.75" x 19"H
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Oval Swiss Black Forest Jewlery Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Oval Swiss Black Forest Jewelry Box
Beautifully Carved with Original Key
6" x 9.75" x 9.5"H
Category
Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Famille Rose Porcelain Plate Hand Painted / Decorated
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Famille Rose Porcelain Plate Hand Painted / Decorated
"1000 Treasures"
Ming Dynasty
13.75"D
Category
Antique 19th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Napoleon Bronze Thermometer Depicting colonne Vendome
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Napoleon Bronze Thermometer Depicting colonne Vendome
Marble Base
3" x 7.5"
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th century Pearlware Porcelain Figures Georgian Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 18th century Pearlware Porcelain Figures
Georgian Style
(minor losses and cracks)
3.25" x 6.75"
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Serves France Reticulated Hand Painted Porcelain Basket
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sevres France Reticulated Hand Painted Porcelain Basket
Scalloped Edge
Early 20th Century
11.25" x 6.5" x 4.36
Category
20th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain