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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 ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
$275 / set
Glo Coalson Pigeon Sculpture
By Glo Hill
Located in San Francisco, CA
Glo Coalson is an American artist best known for these bird sculptures fired in the raku style. They are made of clay, but they are so finally done. They almost seem like glass. They...
Category
1990s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
19th-Century Chinese Export Black and Gilt Lacquer Wood Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
There are small, decorative wood boxes from many cultures. Some are ideal for holding hand sewing tools. Others, equipped with a lock, like this example, might hold those bulky bangl...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Papua New Guinea Kamana Sago Incised Ceramic Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Kamana or Sago Bowl was likely made by the Sawos people of the Middle Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea. Just as we in the west would use a large round bowl adorned with to...
Category
20th Century Asian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Pair of Hand Carved Anglo Indian Teak Wood Picture Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century pair of hand carved Anglo-Indian teak wood picture frames
Beautiful matching pair of hand carved frames.
Each frame measures 8" x 13". The openings measures 4.5" x 6.5...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Picture Frames
Materials
Glass, Teak
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
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
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
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 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
Amphora Austria Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
Amphora Austria Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase
C 1900
5" x 9"H
Category
Antique Early 1900s Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Imari Blue & White Baluster Vases Circa 1900 Early 20th
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Japanese Imari Blue & White Baluster Vases Circa 1900 Early 20th
Beautifully Crafted
Painted with floral and avian scenes
Fluted Wavy Rims
4.5"D x 12.25"H
Base 2.75"
Category
Antique 19th Century Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box
By The Lukutun Factory
5.25" x 3.5" x 1.5"
Category
Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Cloisonné Late 20th Century Floral Decorated Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese Cloisonné Late 20th Century Floral Decorated Bowl
10" x 3.5"H
Category
20th Century Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Pair of Early 20th c. Cauldon English Blue & White Six-Sided Transferware Vases
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Early 20th Century Cauldon English Blue & White Six-Sided Transferware Vases
5" x 5" x 8.5"H
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Framed Century Carved Lime Wood Sculptures Depicting Romantic Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Framed Century carved lime wood sculptures depicting romantic scenes
Swizerland
9.5"H x 8.25"W x 2.25"D framed
5.5" x 8.5"H unframed
Category
Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gothic Style Bronze Reliquary Box With Repousse Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Gothic Style Bronze Reliquary Box With Repousse Figures
8.5" x 4.75 x 3.5"H
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Preston L Prescott (1898-1988, American) Stone Sculpture of Seated Young Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Preston L Prescott (1898-1988)
Stone Sculpture of a Seated Young Woman
5.5"W x 3.25"D x 12"H
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Cloissone Vases 9.25" x 4" x 4"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair Cloissone Vases
9.25" x 4" x 4"
Category
Antique 19th Century Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Two Carved Wood African Mask With Gilded Eyelids and Lips and Brass Decorations
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Carved Wood African Mask With Gilded Eyelids and Lips and Brass Decorations
16.5" x 8" x 6.5"
gilded mask 13.75" x 9.75" x 5"
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Carved Wood Mary and Child in Medieval Style
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century wood Mary and Child in Medieval Style, likely carved in the Philippines.
17.75" x 4" x 4"
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Metal Figure of Man With Turban
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Metal Figure of Man With Turban
Wood base
Possibly Middle-eastern
7.5"H x 2"W x 1.5"D
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Two 19th Century European Hand-painted Porcelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two 19th Century European Hand-painted Porcelain
Lovers 8.5"H x 3"W x 3"D
Child with doll 3.5"H x 1.5"W x 1"D
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1920's Art Glass Dresser Box Hand-Painted With Heart Design on Brass Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's Art Glass Dresser Box Hand-Painted With Heart Design on Brass Holder
5.5"D x 5H
Category
Vintage 1920s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Victorian Elkington Electrotype Charger Plate
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian Elkington Electrotype Charger Plate
"Temperantia"
(After Francois Briot)
Beautifully decorated in relief with allegorical cartouches, birds and figures
19"D
Category
20th Century Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Metal
Modernist Metal Sculpture of a Female Form Fixed on a Tower of Granite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modernist Metal Sculpture of a Female Form Fixed on a Tower of Granite Base
Signed "Archer" 1988
Numbered 2/8
Overall 23.5"H x 5.75"W x 5.50"D
Base 10.25 x 4
Category
Vintage 1980s Mounted Objects
Materials
Granite
Early 20th Century Exceptional Bronze Female Bust Sculpture by Mystery Artist.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Exceptional Bronze Female Bust Sculpture by Mystery Artist.
Created in the lost waxed method
Truly a unique museum quality piece
Foundry marks on side of bron...
Category
20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Geometric Form Plaster Cat Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Geometric Form Plaster Cat Sculpture
Appears to be an adaptation of "Calico Cat" by American artist Juliette Steele
6"W x 11"D x 10"H
Category
Vintage 1950s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell
Unmarked
Silver Settings
2.5mm x 4mm
4mm x 4mm
2 pieces: 3mm x 3mm
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Large: 3.5mm x 4.5mm.
Medium: 3.4mm x 3.4 x 2.6
Small: 8mm x 2.5mm
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Eggshell
Carved Wood Bust of African American Man Signed H. Minor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carved Wood Bust of African American Man
Signed H. Minor
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Group of Four French Decorative Items, Letter Opener, Paperweight, Figure, and B
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Four French Decorative Items including
19th century figural letter opener 1.5" x 1.5" x 8.25"
French metal helmet paperweight base: 3.75" x 4.5", helmet 2.5" x x2", Overal...
Category
Antique 19th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs 3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs
3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
Category
Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Category
Antique 18th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Circular Hand-Painted Ebonized Box Depicting an Aristocrat Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Circular Hand-Painted Ebonized Box Depicting an Aristocrat Man
4" x .75"
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
j.g. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton Signed a
Located in San Francisco, CA
J..G. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton
Signed and Dated 1952
3.25:w x 3.25"d x 10.5"h
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Two Hand-Turned Wood Bowls, One Redwood: Signed, One Segmented
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Hand-Turned Wood Bowls, One Redwood: Signed, One Segmented
Redwood: signed Jerry Kermak 7.5"Dx6"H
Segmented: Composed of over 100 pieces, Ash, Birch, Maple, and Walnut, 9"Dx5"H
Category
20th Century Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ash, Birch, Maple, Walnut
Group of Seven Sterling Handled Magnifiers Early 20th century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Seven Sterling Handled Magnifiers
Early 20th century
Sizes: Three: 3"x7", Two: 3"x6.5", One: 3x9, One: 2x5
Category
20th Century Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Perfume Travel Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century complete perfume travel set encased in a beautiful inlaid mahogany box. The box contains 4 deep red crystal cut glass bottles with sterlin...
Category
Antique 1870s Victorian Bottles
Materials
Crystal, Silver
New Haven Clock Co Banjo Clock With Reverse Painted Glass and Mahogany Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
New Haven Clock Co Banjo Clock With Reverse Painted Glass and Mahogany Case
13"W x 4"D x 39.5"H
Category
Vintage 1920s Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Cupid After Pierre Chenet
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Bronze Sculpture of Cupid After Pierre Chenet
Base diameter 6"
9"W x 23"H
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Pair of Grand-Tour Style Polished Onyx Obelisks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Pair of Grand-Tour Style Polished Onyx Obelisks
5x5x19h
Category
Antique 18th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Large henhouse bear by the henhouse company in Norwalk, Ohio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large henhouse bear by the henhouse company in Norwalk, Ohio
24 x 12 x 60
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Arthur Umanoff mid-century candleholders
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arthur Umanoff mid-century candleholders
12 x 7 x 39
Category
20th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
19th century figure of YoungBoy with musical instrument terra-cotta
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century figure of YoungBoy with musical instrument terra-cotta
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Articulated Mannequin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-late 19th century expertly hand carved and fully articulated artist mannequin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
1970s Metal Sculpture After "The Gymnast" By Richard MacDonald
Located in San Francisco, CA
1970s metal sculpture after "The Gymnast" By Richard MacDonald
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Brass Fluted Candlestick Holders
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century brass fluted candlestick holders
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Other More Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pr Victorian Glass & Crystal Metal Candlestick Holders with Gilded Giraffes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pr Victorian glass & crystal metal candleholders with gilded giraffes.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Candle Holders
Materials
Crystal
Pr Four Arm Gilded Candlesticks, 19th Century with Lion Paw Feet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pr four arm gilded candlesticks, 19th century with lion paw feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Other More Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
19th-c. French Bronze Woman Leaning on Column
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century French bronze woman leaning on column with embossed foundry stamp.
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown French Provincial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Native American Mother and Child Painted Ceramic Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Native American mother and child painted ceramic sculpture by Manuel Felguerez.
Category
20th Century North American Native American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Architectural Element Hand Carved Walnut Figure Depicting Zeus
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century
Architectural Element Hand Carved Walnut Figure Depicting Zeus.
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Victorian Bronze Five Arm Candelabra w/Gryphon Design Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century
Victorian bronze five arm candelabra/candleholder w/gryphon design base.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
LLADRO Nappy Eskimo Figure by Juan Huerta
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
LLADRO Nappy Eskimo figure by Juan Huerta.
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Folk Art Box Hand Carved w/ Carved Name Sophie
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Hand carved Folk Art box w/the name Sohpie. Velvet lined.
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Two Greyhound Dogs with Ball, by P. J. Mêne (Signed)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Like his father before him, Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1879), seemed slated to spend his life as a metal turner. But his innate artistic talent led him to build on this youthfully acqui...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
