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ART BLOOMS FROM ARTLESS THINGS In Erik Retzer’s world, art blooms from artless things—humble forms made extraordinary by time’s touch. A refined 18th-century French fauteuil finds comfort in the most casual of rooms, just as a well-worn carpenter’s hammer becomes a sculpture of purpose and grace. Each piece he selects is beautifully crafted, bearing a story that adds depth and meaning to any space. Guided by the belief that quality never gets old, he founded RIGHT PROPER, a collection where the practical and the poetic entwine, proving that elegance belongs wherever it i...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Mid-20th Century Chippendale-Style Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Thomas Chippendale knew a thing or two about making an entrance. When his celebrated Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director appeared in 1754, it introduced a generation of craftsmen ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Faux Bois Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
The Italians have always had a rather wonderful habit of taking something humble and making it thoroughly theatrical. Even a handful of twigs, it seems, could become an occasion for ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century English Oak Settle
Located in Chicago, IL
Long before the English country house became synonymous with chintz and afternoon tea, there was the settle. A stout, hardworking piece of furniture that earned its keep in drafty ha...
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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Benches
Materials
Oak
20th Century Howard & Sons Style Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
The English country house has always understood something the rest of the world occasionally forgets: comfort is a luxury, and a good chair should encourage you to stay a little long...
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Late 20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
English George II Vernacular Highboy
Located in Chicago, IL
By 1740, England's prosperous country gentry were furnishing their houses with much the same ambition as their fashionable London counterparts, though often with a decidedly less for...
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Antique 1750s English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Oak, Burl
Eleven Arm Chandelier by Erik Höglund for Boda Glasbruk, Sweden
Located in Chicago, IL
Arriving at Boda Glasbruk in 1953, Erik Höglund proceeded to upend nearly every convention of Swedish art glass. He favored thick, irregular forms, trapped bubbles and primitive imag...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Bart van Beckhoven Leather-Clad Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
These have that wonderful quality of looking almost severe until you sit in them. Dutch designer Bart van Bekhoven has long worked in that territory, pairing architectural silhouette...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Yanomami Gathering Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
The beauty of this 20th-century Yanomami basket begins with the weave. Dense, irregular and wonderfully tactile, the natural fiber has taken on the warm color and variation that only...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Tribal Decorative Baskets
Materials
Natural Fiber
Yanomami Gathering Basket with Head Strap
Located in Chicago, IL
Handwoven by the Yanomami in the 20th century, its broad, beautifully irregular form is made entirely from natural fiber, with the original woven head strap still attached. But it’s ...
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20th Century Brazilian Tribal Decorative Baskets
Materials
Natural Fiber
Adirondack Style Twig Table
Located in Chicago, IL
There is something almost wonderfully contrary about Adirondack furniture: the people commissioning the great camps of the 19th century had fortunes built on railroads, banking and i...
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Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Materials
Willow
19th Century Leather Portmanteau for Dutch Oil Tycoon Sir Henri Deterding
Located in Chicago, IL
A portmanteau is meant to travel, but few come with a passenger list quite like this. Made in 19th-century Melbourne by Pausacker, Evans & Co., one of the city’s leading makers of so...
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Antique 19th Century Australian Victorian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Rather Large 19th Century American Southwest Batea Washbasin
Located in Chicago, IL
Hollowed from a single massive piece of timber, this 19th-century wooden batea was found in New Mexico, its surface bearing considerably more history than decoration. The shallow rec...
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
