About RIGHT | PROPER
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
Established in 20181stDibs seller since 2018
Featured Pieces
19th Century Chinese Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
There are objects that decorate a room, and then there are those that quietly dominate it. This monumental 19th-century Chinese drum belongs firmly to the latter category. Its elmwoo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
18th Century Native American Ash Burl Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single burl of ash, this 18th-century Native American bowl—likely from the Northeastern United States—carries the quiet authority of an object shaped by necessity and t...
Category
Antique 18th Century American Native American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ash
Pair of Red Marble Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from deeply saturated red marble threaded with restless white and gray veining, the urns read less as objects than as captured geology. Their ovoid bodies swell and settle wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Late 19th/Early 20th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This turn-of-the-20th-century English Thames Valley Windsor chair is where rural grit meets high-drama design. A bold reinterpretation of an 18th-century original, this version swaps...
Category
Early 20th Century English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
19th Century American Games Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A reminder that play, at its best, is never separate from design. This late 19th-century American games table—its round top hand-painted in a worn, spirited field of red and white sq...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Side Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Travertine Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
There’s a certain restraint here that feels distinctly French—measured, architectural, and entirely self-possessed. This Art Deco lamp pares the form down to its essentials, letting ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
English Arts & Crafts Crocodile Stamped Copper Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English Arts & Crafts copper vessel leans closer to object than accessory—its surface relentlessly stamped in a crocodile pattern that feels almost confro...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Pitchers
Materials
Copper
English Arts & Crafts Crocodile Stamped Copper Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century English Arts & Crafts copper vessel leans closer to object than accessory—its surface relentlessly stamped in a crocodile pattern that feels almost confro...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Copper
19th Century French Regency Gilt-Painted and Caned Tub Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French Regency tub chair distills the language of its period with uncommon clarity and confidence. A deep, near-black green ground sets the stage—rich, saturated, a...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Zinc-Top Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th-century American garden table refuses polish in favor of presence. The zinc top—softly dimpled, mottled, and unapologetically timeworn—reads like a working surface tha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Pair of Early 19th Century English Georgian Brass Horse Doorstops
Located in Chicago, IL
There is nothing decorative in the passive sense about this pair. These early 19th-century English Georgian brass horses assert themselves with composure and control, each shown in p...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Iron Horse Toy on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century cast iron running horse captures motion in its most distilled, industrial form—an object once built for function, now recontextualized as sculpture. Originall...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Toys
Materials
Iron
