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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
Vintage English Tanner Krolle & Co. Ltd. for Harrods Leather Gladstone Bag
Located in Chicago, IL
Some luggage suggests travel. This one suggests you have somewhere worth going.
Made in England in the 1970s by Tanner Krolle & Co. Ltd. for Harrods, this magnificent leather Gl...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Naive Common Goldeneye Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The best wildlife paintings aren't about the animal. They're about the moment.
This twentieth-century American oil on canvas captures the split second every birdwatcher hopes to wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Painted Tole Wall-Mounted Urns with Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Every generation eventually rediscovers the same decorating secret: a room should never take itself too seriously. Sister Parish believed in it. Dorothy Draper practically insisted o...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Pub Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
For more than a century, boots found the stretchers, hands reached for the seat, and another pint always seemed like the right idea.
Crafted in nineteenth-century England, this pub ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Adirondack Style Twig Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
At the turn of the twentieth century, east coast industrialists escaped the cities for the solitude of the Adirondacks, where the finest furniture wasn't carved from mahogany but coa...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Side Tables
Materials
Willow
"Bar" Sign Made From Horseshoes and Railroad Spikes
Located in Chicago, IL
Some signs point the way. Others set the tone.
The letters are as straightforward as they come, yet brilliantly conceived. Antique railroad spikes form the backbone of the B and R, ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
19th Century English Georgian Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
The Georgians understood a secret that many designers have forgotten: restraint never goes out of style. They didn't rely on carving, gilding, or ornament to make a statement. They t...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century English Scrub Pine Dropleaf Gateleg Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Some furniture spends its life trying to impress. This table simply gets on with it. Built in twentieth-century England from honest scrub pine, it bears the sort of worn finish that ...
Category
20th Century English Country Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Georgian Hall Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Hall chairs were never meant for lingering. They stood quietly in the entrance halls of Georgian country houses, reserved for servants keeping watch over arriving callers, deliveries...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rather Large Wood Horse Silhouette from a Blacksmith's Forge
Located in Chicago, IL
Long before hardware stores and overnight shipping, there was the blacksmith. Every town had one, and every farmer, carpenter, teamster, and neighbor depended on the glow of the forg...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Plywood
Brass Ship's Lantern Pendant Light
Located in Chicago, IL
A little bit of harbor romance, captured in brass and glass. This 20th century pendant lantern takes its cues from the classic ship’s lights of another era, with a warm brass body an...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Copper Thoroughbred Horse Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A true piece of American folk sculpture, this early 20th century copper running thoroughbred weathervane carries the spirit of open fields, race tracks, and the restless energy of th...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
