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Vintage Baker Furniture American Federal-Style Sideboard
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a vintage American Federal Style server or sideboard. The primary purpose of such a piece remains unchanged since the nation’s founding, namely to provide a surface f...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Sideboards

Materials

Brass

A Large 19th-Century Copper Apple Butter Cauldron with Iron Handle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Few if any of us require large (and heavy) lined copper pots for making, say apple butter or stew for expansive families. Yet this 19th-century copper cauldron with an iron handle ha...
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper, Iron

An Antique Arts & Crafts Six-light Chandelier with Circular Brass Band
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is an antique Arts & Crafts, Gothic, or Renaissance Revival-style, solid brass "pan" chandelier supporting six lights. Dating from the early 20th century, the light ...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

A 19th-Century Louis XV-Style Refraîchissoir Wine Cooling Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is the item you didn’t know you needed. But stay with us here. On offer is a 19th-century French walnut rafraîchissoir, French for a wine cooler or literally a “refresher”—the e...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Serving Tables

Materials

Siena Marble, Metal, Brass

Antique Early Georgian Armchair in the Style of Giles Grendey (1693-1780)
By Giles Grendey
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an armchair that stylistically bridged two royal reigns in English history. The transition took place near the end of Queen Anne’s in 1714 into the early years of her sec...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Antique Renaissance Revival Octagon Oak Side Table Atop Four Musketeers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Long after its initial publication in 1844, Alexander Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers,” continues to inspire with its timeless heroism. This nonstop tale of daring deeds in turbulent ti...
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Revival Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Slate Gray French Provincial-Style Dresser with Black Marble Top by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a marble-topped chest of drawers by the John Widdicomb Company. The design was directly inspired by 18th-century French Provincial aesthetics, specifically the Louis XV p...
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Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Mid Century Rougier Artichoke Lamp
By Roger Rougier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous mid 20th century Rougier artichoke lamp. The artichoke lamp is one of the rarest Rougier lamps. The measurements are approximately 26 inches high by 26 inches wide by 26 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

A Pair of Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a pair of antique Japanese Satsuma vases converted into electric lamps. The vases are decorated with intricate overglaze enamel and gilt details, a characteristic of Sats...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

A Renaissance Revival Carved Wooden Wall Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
There was a time when mice routinely found a way to one’s bread supply. If you were not of a mind to share, hanging a secure box off the floor was a good start. The Renaissance Reviv...
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Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Cupboards

Materials

Oak

“Viking Oak” Dining Set, A Table with Eight “Horse Head” Chairs
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a distinctive dining set, a perfect addition to a ranch setting or otherwise rustic décor. These furnishings are part of the "Viking Oak" line produced by the Romweber Fu...
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Vintage 1940s American Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Nude Female with Deer Candlestick
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a green-painted, cast metal Art Deco style candlestick. Reflecting this refined style’s interest in representing harmony with nature, the sculptural design includes a sta...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

A Napoleon III Boulle Inlay “Bonheur du Jour” Lady’s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you are an avowed minimalist, move along. If you’re partnered with a minimalist, whom you love anyway, this lady’s desk is petite enough to dwell (relatively) discreetly in your b...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

An Antique Louis XVI-style, Two-drawer Bedside Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a French Louis XVI-style mahogany bedside table with two drawers opened with brass knobs. The piece’s fluted sides and tapered legs are a defining characteristic of the s...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Executive Desk Chair by Hickory Leather Company
By Hickory Leather Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oh, my aching back! Long hours at the desk—de regur for a founder or a creator—require comfortable support. And here it is. On offer is an American-made, high quality, deeply tufted ...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

A Pair of Rococo-style, Gilded and Putti-adorned Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oh, because the weight of modern life requires that we choose to live with more levity, charm and grace. And having this pair around is sure to help. These chairs, warmed in shimmeri...
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Antique Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

A 19th-Century Italian Renaissance Revival Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This exuberantly carved display case is a magnificent example of a 19th-century French or Italian Renaissance Revival cabinet. This type of piece was especially popular during the Vi...
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Antique 19th Century Renaissance Revival Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique George III Mahogany Doll’s Display Highchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very privileged princeling might have first sat upright in this George III-period mahogany highchair with a pierced splat, safety bar, footrest and green leather upholstery with br...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

Set of Six McGuire Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a set of six dining chairs, two armchairs and four side chairs, each with its own chocolate brown seat cushion, by McGuire of San Francisco. The chairs’ design blends nat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan

Pair of Italian Grape Cluster Wrought Iron Candle Sconces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oh, the romance of grape clusters and their attendant coiled tendrils with grape leaves—one of Nature’s great gifts—beautifully crafted from molten wrought iron. Evoking the charm of...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Neoclassical-style Brass Column Torchiere Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a pair of vintage Neoclassical-style lamps, each featuring brass columns topped by a torchiere (upward-facing) white glass shade. This design style is also associated wit...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Italian Hand-carved Candlestick Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
While they echo centuries-old designs, this decorative pair is characteristic of mid-20th century glamour. Such Italian painted and gilt wood candlestick lamps are typically referred...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp, Attributed to Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a lamp made in a bold, abstract design expressive of the Mid-Century Modern Brutalist movement popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The lamp’s connection to this style is char...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A Vintage Italian Majolica Lamp with Rams’ Heads Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage Italian ceramic table lamp features a colorful, hand-painted design with green foliage framing floral and fruit motifs. Decorative rams’ heads with extended horns orname...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Spanish Revival 1940s Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dating from the 1940s, this Spanish Revival-style wrought iron chandelier features ornate scrollwork, decorative foliage, and comes complete with its original ceiling canopy. The pie...
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Vintage 1940s Spanish Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

A Pair of Midcentury Maison Jansen-style Brass and Glass Side Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer are a pair of Midcentury, Maison Jansen-inspired patinated solid brass side tables with smokey glass tops. Hallmarks of this style epitomized in these pieces include the cle...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Traditional American Drop-leaf Table with Bobbin-turned Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a handsome solid mahogany drop-leaf table with center cut shaped corners and bobbin-turned legs. It is a classic example of American historical furniture, blending functi...
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Drop-leaf and Pem...

Materials

Mahogany

Neoclassical-style Tufted Leather Side Chair with Greek Key Trim
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a handsome Barnard & Simonds Co. upholstered side chair with a curved "scoop" or "gondole" back flowing with a flourish down to sword-like “sabre” legs. The piece fea...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Irish Flame Mahogany Bow Front Armoire in the Style of Robert Strahan & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a beautiful quality, two-door, bow fronted mahogany wardrobe/armoire with the top having a dentil cornice over doors with oval flame mahogany veneered inlaid panels. The ...
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Early 20th Century Irish Edwardian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Italian 1950s Sideboard/Bar Cabinet Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Italian midcentury sideboard/bar cabinet attributed to Paolo Buffa. Two end cabinets with two glass shelves. Center cabinet with mirrored walls, glass shelf and two drawers...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
By William Spratling
Located in San Francisco, CA
This piece reeks of adventure. Visualize a seated Hemmingway cupping his Daiquiri and recalling his war correspondent days during the Spanish Civil War. Crafted of solid sabino wood, original and patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling. And it was produced in his workshops in Taxco, Mexico, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. While Spratling is widely known as the "Father of Mexican Silver" for reviving the town's silver industry, he also designed furniture. These chairs were handmade from local Mexican sabino wood...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Late 20th-century Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a beautifully crafted French Louis XV-style bureau plat or flat desk, with a single wide drawer seamlessly integrated into the front apron. Beyond serving as a flat-top w...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century "Possum Belly" Baker’s Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Imagine a time back before bread came in a plastic bag and pies arrived home frozen. Time traveling, with an aged patina to show for it, is this antique American “possum belly” baker’s table...
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Early 20th Century American Classical Farm Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Empire Style Verde Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Pedestals
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you have a puppy or puppy-like children who customarily race through the house, move on. These slender marble and gilt bronze pedestals were typically crafted for more peaceful se...
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Early 20th Century Empire Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brass Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brass Lamp by Laurel c.1950s Fantastic brass lamp by Laural Lamp Company. The brass sculpture sits atop an ebonized block. The lamp is wired and ready t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Late 19th-century Pier Mirror with Jardiniere Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a highly decorative, antique pier mirror with an integrated jardiniere or planter base. This combination was especially popular in the 19th century for adding light, a to...
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Antique Late 19th Century Empire Revival Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th-century Venetian Figural Armchair, in the Manner of Andrea Brustolon
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Certainly, the photos have stopped you in your tracks. Other than the ubiquitous recliner, few chairs have offered as much seated experience as those by Andrea Brustolon (1662–1732)....
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Napoleon III Second Empire Ebonized and Inlaid Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tour de force of the Second Empire Style, circa 1852–1870, this credenza represents a time when French design was characterized by richness of inspiration and materials for newly w...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Napoleon III Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-century Modern Commode with Mirror
By Carlo di Carli
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a curved rectangular commode with a gleaming French polish finish by Italian architect, designer, essayist and academic Carlo De Carli (1910-1999). The mirrored section s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen-style Guéridon Marble and Gilt Bronze Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
The “ancestor” of this piece, a guéridon, was a small and typically round table that originated in mid-17th century France for holding a candelabrum to light the room or a vase. Even...
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Antique Early 1800s Directoire Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Anglo-Indian Carved Rosewood Accent Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
As the term “accent” table suggests, the intricately carved top and leaf-covered, hourglass-shaped legs of this piece whispers of a journey to a far-off, exotic place. Even if that'...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Large Venetian-Style Walnut Armchairs by Therien Studio Workshops
By Therien Studio Workshops
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a pair of Venetian-style accent chairs. Four such pairs are currently available. They are made of carved Italian walnut with a distressed chestnut brown finish and uphols...
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Late 20th Century American Baroque Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Versatile Double Level, Drop-Leaf Folding Table with Barley-Twist Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set your drink on it. Dine on it. Spread out work on it. This piece’s unusual size, with both upper- and lower-level, drop-down panels, enables it to be tucked away as a small side t...
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Vintage 1940s American Jacobean Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Wood

Bronze Putti Watch Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Let’s get this cleared up right now: No, he’s not holding a cell phone. Instead, this little fellow is doing the job he was created to do, namely providing a place to hang a pocket w...
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Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

English Blue and White Transferware Covered Tureen set with Ladle and Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is that rarity, a Staffordshire-style tureen which still retains its original lid, serving spoon and stand. Each piece displays exuberant foliage framing idealized architect...
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Antique 1880s Late Victorian Soup Tureens

Materials

Earthenware

19th-century Scenic Clock Face
Located in San Francisco, CA
This timeless, as it were, and charming late-19th-century clock face is ready to hang as an artwork in a traditional or country home, there to be appreciated for its own sake. The t...
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Wooden Scrolling Desk Calendar Keeps Time Perpetually
Located in San Francisco, CA
The upper right-hand corner of your laptop or the opening screen on your ever-present phone tracks your every fleeting moment. But there was an era, approximately a century ago, when...
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Vintage 1930s American American Craftsman Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood, Paper

Hawaiian Islands Hand-carved, Canoe-shaped Wooden Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
The purity of shape and the glory in the material make this sleek 18-inch wooden bowl a sculptural masterwork that would grace any contemporary-style interior.
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Mid-20th Century Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Vintage Child Coat Rack
By Bob Alderette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really wonderful antique child’s coat rack. This piece which looks to be all original including original paint is most likely from the 1940s or 50s possibly earlier. I tried to find ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookstand
By Anderson Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous Edwardian revolving bookstand. I believe this is from the late 19th century. Beautifully curved legs and feet. I’m not sure what kind of wood. It looks like mahogany. It mea...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Arts & Crafts Nature Scene on a Raised Relief Glazed Tile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rarely available Arts & Crafts-period glazed tile features a stag standing on the lakeshore against a mountain backdrop. Its more-than-foot-long size makes it ideal for placemen...
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Vintage 1930s American Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Ceramic

J. Chein & Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manufactured in the mid 1930s by J. Chein & Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage wind-up toy depicts a boy riding an alligator. A wound-up clockwork key powers the alligator...
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Vintage 1930s American American Classical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Pop Art Pink Panther Umbrella Stand
By Universal Statuary Corp.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really cool piece of pop art. Who doesn’t love the Pink Panther? This fantastic life-size pink Panther/umbrella stand measures 50 inches high by 17 inches wide by 17 inches deep. I a...
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Polyester, Plaster

George H W Bush 1991 double signed letter
By A. Ramsay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spectacular 1991 handwritten on White House, stationary George Herbert Walker Bush letter. The letter discusses the gulf war and is double signed second signature is just signed Geor...
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1990s American American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Mid-century Abstract Brutalist Bronze
By A. Robillard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous bronze of what looks to be a sphere. To me it seems brutalist in style, but also abstract. It has a big R on the bottom and it is dated 1967. Definitely a mystery piece. It ...
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Vintage 1960s Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Foo Dogs
By Francis Valdemar von Platen Hallermund
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese foo dogs, which I believe are book ends. I am not sure of the time period but they definitely have some age to them.. I am almost completely convinced that these are ...
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Pair of antique Cherubs
By Bob Alderette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of antique cherubs. I believe these are spelter, but I’m not sure. They have some really good detail to them. One of them has a crack around the neck, but could easily be filled...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

19th Century Carved Parrot Wall Bracket
By John Dygle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous carved wood and green painted decorated wall bracket. It is in the wonderful form of a parrot and is most likely 19th century. It is probably Anglo Indian. It measures 23 1/...
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

African or African American Wood Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really well done, cool hand carved man. I thought this was a piece of American folk art. I am now told that it’s possibly African in origin. So I’m not completely sure either way. I ...
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Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-century modern space age lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous really cool mid-century modern space age lamp. It is made of chrome and a solid piece of what looks like Burlwood holding it up. I could not find another example of this lam...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome