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DESCRIPTION One of the first sets of tableware designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs in Denmark in 1957. The tableware was named Fluted Flamestone. The set offered has 5 pie...

DESCRIPTION Pair of brown coated cast iron with brass accents candlesticks designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk in 1961. The candlesticks are from Dansk "Designs With Lights" colle...

DESCRIPTION One of the first sets of tableware designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs in Denmark in 1957. The tableware was named Fluted Flamestone. The set offered has 11 pi...

DESCRIPTION Large hand thrown earthenware bowl by Marsha Owen probably from the 1980's. North Carolina has a very long tradition of hand thrown pottery throughout the state. The bow...

DESCRIPTION Large stoneware pottery vase hand thrown by Frank Willett probably in the 1960's to 1970's. The vase is signed on the bottom "Willett". The vase measures approximately 1...

A chic French gilded tole pedestal jardinière or cache pot with ring handles. Signed "Made In France". The chic jardinière is a commanding large size with a fine hand painted gilt fl...

DESCRIPTION A "Taurus" figure or bull made of matte black ceramic designed by Arnold Machin in the mid 1940's for Wedgwood. Because of the resource constraints during the Second Wor...

DESCRIPTION A two candle sconce designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, produced by his own company, Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB sometime between 1960 - 1970. The sconce is solid brass and has ...

DESCRIPTION A pair of solid brass handled chamber sticks designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths. The candlesticks stand approximately 10 5/8 inches tall and the base is...

DESCRIPTION Four heavy brass candlesticks designed by Jens Quistgaard, made in Finland and produced for Dansk. The candlesticks measure approximate 4 3/8 inches tall and the base is...

A pair of beautiful disko metal candle stands designed by Just Andersen. The stands have a patinated finish with an embossed art deco inspired rim. Just Andersen (1884-1943) was a...

Pair of patinated solid brass candlesticks in the Arts & Crafts Style. The candlesticks are reminescent of designs by Robert R. Jarvie, a revered early 20th century Arts & Cr...

Pair of tall wooden obelisk with faux bois finishes, inset paintings of nature and with gilt embellishments, all hand painted. The obelisk are 31 1/3 inches tall, 7 1/3 inches square...

Beautiful large porcelain jardinière with gilt trim, blue 'fish scale' painted design with a white ground. Made in Italy by Good Friends & Company, probably manufactured in the 1...

A vintage solid brass cachepot or jardiniére probably from the 1970’s. The piece stands approximately 9 1/2 inches tall, 9 3/4 inches wide and 9 3/4 inches deep. There are no maker ...

DESCRIPTION An electric clock with an enamel on copper face and a walnut body. The clock was produced by Robert F. Wuersch’s company, Wuersch Clocks Manufacturing Company in Fall Ri...

Six two ring Festivo candlesticks designed by Timo Sarpaneva for IITTALA, made in Finland. The candlesticks were designed in 1966 and are still produced today. The candlesticks are ...

Vintage sterling silver bowl as a stylized leaf with a raised central ridge, topped with an open circular scroll stem and smaller leaves, raised on two circular feet. The leaf is mar...

Two Signature Black buffet plates designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell in the 1980’s. Meier was at the peak of his career during this time, having designed the much lauded High ...

A pair of vintage chrome Nessen table lamps, chrome cylinders with heavy chrome disks on the top and bottom. The pair have a three way switch which controls two sockets. The lamps a...

A John Hutton (American, 1947-2006) for Donghia (American, founded 1968) "Rafaela" table lamp, designed in the 1980’s. The lamp has a custom patinated bronze finish with a matching f...

A pair of hand crafted "Bone" series crystel candlesticks designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Company in the mid 1980's. Elsa Peretti (1940 - 2021) was an Italian fashion model, designer and muse of fashion designer Halston during the 1970's and 1980's. Peretti designed jewelry for Halston's collections, in 1974 Halston introduced Peretti to the CEO of Tiffany's, Walter Hoving, she was signed immediately. By 1978 Peretti was Tiffany's leading designer. At the height of Peretti's popularity in the 1980's, she left New York and moved to an abandoned village she had bought in the 1970's near Barcelona, Spain. Between 2009 and 2011, Peretti designs represented 10% of Tiffany's profits. In 2012, Peretti signed a 20 year contract with Tiffany for 49 million dollars. During Peretti's time in Spain in the 1980's, she branched out into homeware with pieces in china, crystel and silver. The crystel "Bone" series candlesticks were designed during this period. Peretti's pieces are owned by the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, the British Museum in London and the Museum Of Fine Arts in both Boston and Houston. The candlesticks measure approximately 11 3/8 inches tall, 2 7/8 inches wide and 2 3/8 inches deep. Both are acid etch signed on the bottom, the signature is very faint, such that it could not be captured in a photo. The candlesticks blue...

A heavy solid bronze high quality table lamp or wall lamp. No markings on the lamp, but probably American dating from the first quarter of the 20th century. The lamp and socket have ...

Beautiful polished aluminum alloy partridge paperweight with ruby red eyes designed by Arthur Court Designs in 1992. The partridge is 3 1/2 inches long, 3.0 inches wide and 2 1/2 inc...

Pair of vintage chrome swivel armed wall lamps. The lamps were designed by George W. Hansen who invented the iconic swing armed, wall-mounted lamps in the 1940's for his company Han...

Two large green thick glass rolled edge hurricane shades with plates. The body of the hurricanes appear to be hand blown into a mold, there are air bubbles in the glass. Both shades...

DESCRIPTION A blue / grey vase designed by Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, made in Finland. The vase measures approximately 5 3/8 inches in diameter and is 4 7/8 inches tall. Th...

A hand crafted Italian crystel apple form jam jar designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Company in the mid 1980's. Elsa Peretti (1940 - 2021) was an Italian fashion model, designe...

A rare hand crafted bowl from the "Bone" series designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Company in the mid 1980's. The bowl is probably an earlier design from the collection and is ra...

Vintage lacquered brass swivel-arm floor lamp designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen Lamps based in New York city, James started working for Hansen in 1957. Hansen Lamps was owned...

Vintage lacquered brass swivel-arm floor lamp designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen Lamps based in New York city, James started working for Hansen in 1957. Hansen Lamps was owned...

Vintage table lamp designed by Jacob Bang for Kastrup in the mid 1960's, made in Denmark. The lamp is composed of teak and white opaline glass. The lamp has been totally clean inside...

Vintage lucite and chromed steel tape dispenser manufactured by Two's Company, Mount Vernon, NY. Robert P. Gottlieb is associated with the dispenser, but little is known about Gottli...

Vintage Lenox porcelain and plated metal torchère or mantle lamp. The lamp has been thoroughly cleaned and rewired with new socket, switch, twi...

A blue fluted plain salad bowl from Royal Copenhagen. The design was based on an antique chinese pattern and was created in 1775 by Royal Copenh...

Williamsburg Reproductions, Craft House in Williamsburg, Virginia sold high quality reproductions of antiques belonging to the foundation to raise funds for restorations at Colonial ...

Williamsburg Reproductions, Craft House in Williamsburg, Virginia sold high quality reproductions of antiques belonging to the foundation to raise funds for restorations at Colonial ...

Williamsburg Reproductions, Craft House in Williamsburg, Virginia sold high quality reproductions of antiques belonging to the foundation to raise funds for restorations at Colonial Williamsburg. Virginia Metalcrafters manufactured the brass items...

A small water pitcher designed by Elsa Peretti in the 1960’s - 1970’s for Tiffany & Company. The pitcher has a matte putty tinted outer glaze and a shiny cream colored glaze on t...

Wedgwood black basalt jardiniere, made in England around 1900. The jardiniere has a floral banded border above fruiting grapevine festoons terminatin...

Våga vase designed by Swedish artist and ceramist Wilhelm Kåge (3/6/1889 - 11/25/1960) at the Gustavsberg workshop in 1949. Kåge was artist director of Gustavsberg from 1917 to 1949....

Pair of vintage hand blown hurricane shades. The shades are reproductions of antique shades found in the upstairs hall of the Governors Palace in historic Williamsburg, Virginia. The shades were hand blown by Royal Leerdam. In the 1976 edition of the Williamsburg Reproductions catalog, the shades are model number CW 9. The shades and other reproductions were sold at the Craft House...

A scandinavian modern bowl in the Sotka pattern from Arabia, Finland. The bowl was designed by Raija Uosikkinen (1923-2004), Uosikkinen worked as a designer at Arabia from 1947 to 19...

A vintage solid teak ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. The bucket has a black plastic liner. The ice bucket measures approximately 6 1/4 inches tall and 9 1/2 inches ...

DESCRIPTION A vintage bevel mirrored wall sconce with a pierced brass ivy planter designed by Tommi Parinzer, manufactured by Dorlyn Silversmiths...

DESCRIPTION A vintage solid brass and blown glass sconce designed by Tommi Parzinger. Dorlyn Silversmiths made both mass produced and custom pieces for Tommi Parzinger. The sconce i...

An antique pair of English Regency Sheffield plate candlesticks. The candlesticks are unmarked as many English Sheffield plate pieces are, they date from the first quarter of the 19t...

Vintage gold anodized aluminum alloy bowl in the shape of a Sea Grape leaf. The leaf designs were designed by well known sculptor Oskar Hansen for Virginia MetalCrafters in Waynesbor...

Three lions in varying sizes designed by noted designer and ceramicist Lisa Larson. The lions are from the Afrika series, designed in 1964. The set consists of a mini, large and giga...

A vintage transparent glass egg with a gold leaf yoke. Tapio Wirkkala was well know by Venini since the 1950s due to Wirkkala's inclusion in the Venice Biennale's, Wirkkala joined Venini in 1964, the egg was designed in 1968 and manufactured until sometime after this date. The egg was illustrated in the 1969 Venini catalog, page 16...

DESCRIPTION A pair of vintage heavy solid brass colonial style candlesticks, made in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia MetalCrafters. The candlesticks are hand crafted, hand finished and of the highest quality. Each candlestick is marked on the bottom with the VMC insignia and the model number 3017. The candlesticks measure approximately 10 3/4 inches tall and the base measures 5 1/2 inches at its widest. BIOGRAPHY OF MANUFACTURER Virginia Metalcrafters (VM) was founded in 1895 as the W. J. Loth Stove Company of Waynesboro, Virginia. VM initially manufactured cast iron stoves and wood and coal heaters. In 1938 William Loth installed a brass foundry and Virginia Metalcrafters became the brand name of the company’s brass and iron giftware line. VM produced historic reproductions for The Smithsonian, Mount Vernon, Historical Charleston...

A vintage dining / desk chair designed and marketed by Van Keppel - Green Originals, located in Los Angeles, California. The chair was first introduced in 1948, but does not appear ...

Mr Salt and Mrs Pepper designed by David Gil for Bennington Potters. The shakers are vintage and probably date from the 1950's. Including the cork, the shakers stand 6 inches tall an...

A painting in the Minimalist style painted by Manuella in 1970. The painting is very much three dimensional and consists of a fiberglass form on a wooden stretcher, the fiber glass i...

Nils Landberg (1907 - 1991) was a Swedish glassware designer. Upon completing his studies at Konstindustrieskolan (School Of Arts And Crafts) in Goth...

A color lithograph for the cover of Derrière le Miroir, number 149, designed by Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923 – 2015). This unsigned three-color lithograph in green, red and blue d...

Four Hi Pad stools designed by Jasper Morrison in 2003 for Cappellini. The seats are covered in red leather with a gun metal grey painted stainless steel base ...

A solid lucite Greek column table lamp with chrome hardware designed by Karl Springer, probably from the mid 1980's. As with all of Karl Springer designs, the lamp has top quality co...

A large aluminum and steel table lamp with three art glass rondels by Finnish designer Nanny Still. The lamp was manufactured by RAAK Lighting Company in the Netherlands, designed in...

A set of 8 "highball" or "beer" glasses designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala. The glass pattern is called Ultima Thule. "The Iittala Ultima Thule...