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Early 20th Century Bronze Owl Letter Opener
Early 20th Century Bronze Owl Letter Opener

Early 20th Century Bronze Owl Letter Opener

Located in Chicago, IL

Before emails, there was ceremony. This early 20th century cast bronze letter opener understands that ritual. Crowned with a watchful owl, feathers stylized, eyes wide and knowing,...

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Early 20th Century American Letter Openers

Materials

Bronze

Vintage American Maple Bench with Carved and Painted Fish
Vintage American Maple Bench with Carved and Painted Fish

Vintage American Maple Bench with Carved and Painted Fish

Located in Chicago, IL

We found it at the edge of Lake Winnebago, in a modest house in Fond du Lac where the curtains were simple but the taste was not. This maple bench was handmade by a friend — not a f...

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1990s American Folk Art Benches

Materials

Maple

Mid-20th Century Italian Oval Framed Reed and Ribbon Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Oval Framed Reed and Ribbon Mirror

Mid-20th Century Italian Oval Framed Reed and Ribbon Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

There is a reason the oval endures. It softens a room without surrendering structure—a lesson borrowed straight from classical architecture, where curve tempers column and ornament d...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Set of Five 19th Century French Leather Miner's Hats
Set of Five 19th Century French Leather Miner's Hats

Set of Five 19th Century French Leather Miner's Hats

Located in Chicago, IL

They weren’t collected with any grand plan, just instinct. Each time we traveled through France to source for the business, one would appear. Tucked into a market stall, hanging quie...

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Antique 19th Century French Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Hand-Carved Canada Goose Bench
Hand-Carved Canada Goose Bench

Hand-Carved Canada Goose Bench

Located in Chicago, IL

We found this bench in central Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago, at a house perched at the water's edge—one of those places where the horizon feels earned. The rooms were lined with duc...

Category

1990s American Rustic Benches

Materials

Maple, Paint

Cast Eagle Head Figurehead
Cast Eagle Head Figurehead

Cast Eagle Head Figurehead

Located in Chicago, IL

We found it in a fishing village in northern Wisconsin—where Lake Superior waters stretch to the horizon. It may be freshwater, but it's anything but Midwestern Nice. This eagle hea...

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Composition

19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board
19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board

19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board

Located in Chicago, IL

Folk art doesn’t ask permission. It doesn’t wait for training or titles. It just appears—fully formed, utterly certain. We found this 19th-century chessboard in the estate of a seri...

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century English Painted Upland Hunt Still Life Panel
19th Century English Painted Upland Hunt Still Life Panel

19th Century English Painted Upland Hunt Still Life Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

We bought it in England because it had presence. Two grouse. One duck. No fussy landscape, no theatrics—just the spoils of a successful hunt, painted with quiet confidence. It felt d...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Rustic Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Stainless Steel Box by Stanley Szwarc
Vintage Stainless Steel Box by Stanley Szwarc

Vintage Stainless Steel Box by Stanley Szwarc

Located in Chicago, IL

At first glance, it reads as anonymous brilliance—a severe stainless steel box, all sheen and line, as if slipped from the workbench of an industrial savant. The proportions are disc...

Category

1990s American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stainless Steel

20th Century Mexican Ex-Voto Reliquary
20th Century Mexican Ex-Voto Reliquary

20th Century Mexican Ex-Voto Reliquary

Located in Chicago, IL

This oblong wooden sphere—lacquered in a sultry, oxblood red—has been entirely armored in silver metal ex-votos, each one a tiny prayer hammered into form. Likely Mexican, the surfac...

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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror
Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror

Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

There is something quietly transportive about birch bark—the way it carries the hush of the forest in its papery layers, its palette of parchment, smoke, and deep umber. This vintage...

Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors

Materials

Birch

Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror
Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror

Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

There is something quietly transportive about birch bark—the way it carries the hush of the forest in its papery layers, its palette of parchment, smoke, and deep umber. This vintage...

Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors

Materials

Birch

19th Century American Tavern Poker Table
19th Century American Tavern Poker Table

19th Century American Tavern Poker Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This table has heard more secrets than a confessional. A 19th century American elmwood poker table, likely pulled from the smoky back room of a tavern where the stakes were high and ...

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Antique 19th Century American Rustic Game Tables

Materials

Elm

Vintage American Folk Art Dalmatian
Vintage American Folk Art Dalmatian

Vintage American Folk Art Dalmatian

Located in Chicago, IL

This one-of-a-kind American Folk Art Dalmatian is carved from salvaged wood, assembled with cheerful ingenuity, and painted in classic black spots that refuse to behave. His legs are...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage American Folk Art Toolbox
Vintage American Folk Art Toolbox

Vintage American Folk Art Toolbox

Located in Chicago, IL

This is what happens when a toolbox decides it would rather be art. An American 1960s turquoise green metal toolbox becomes an unlikely canvas, completely transformed by hand painted...

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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Steel

Pair of 19th Century English Honeycomb-Back Chairs
Pair of 19th Century English Honeycomb-Back Chairs

Pair of 19th Century English Honeycomb-Back Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

These chairs do not ask to be noticed. They assume you already have. A 19th century English pair in richly figured mahogany, they take the familiar language of Chippendale and push ...

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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Adirondack Style Birch Twig and Mushroom Box
Adirondack Style Birch Twig and Mushroom Box

Adirondack Style Birch Twig and Mushroom Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This box is part woodland, part wink. A mid to late 20th century American Adirondack fantasy, it is clad entirely in cut birch branches and raised on birch branch legs, as if it simp...

Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch

Pair of 18th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs
Pair of 18th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs

Pair of 18th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

Some furniture asks to be admired. These chairs expect to be lived with. A true 18th century pair in the Queen Anne manner, their proportions are so correct they feel inevitable. Th...

Category

Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century English Oval Gateleg Dropleaf Dining Table
Early 20th Century English Oval Gateleg Dropleaf Dining Table

Early 20th Century English Oval Gateleg Dropleaf Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This is the table you buy before you know why. An early 20th century English oak gateleg of commanding oval form, it was built for a kind of living that most houses claim to support...

Category

Early 20th Century English Country Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Suite of Vintage Cushman Paddle Arm Wingchair and Matching Settee
Suite of Vintage Cushman Paddle Arm Wingchair and Matching Settee

Suite of Vintage Cushman Paddle Arm Wingchair and Matching Settee

Located in Chicago, IL

This is what happens when American craftsmanship meets thoughtful reinvention. The 1940s Cushman paddle arm settee and matching armchair embody a unique moment in design history: ro...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Maple

19th Century American Folk Art Hall Tree
19th Century American Folk Art Hall Tree

19th Century American Folk Art Hall Tree

Located in Chicago, IL

This late 19th century American Folk Art hall tree feels less like furniture and more like a thought experiment in wood. At its center, a boldly turned column rises with confidence, ...

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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood

Elk Antler Console Table with Leather Top
Elk Antler Console Table with Leather Top

Elk Antler Console Table with Leather Top

Located in Chicago, IL

This console table lives in the tension between opposites. Its base is formed from dozens of naturally shed elk antlers, arranged with intention rather than spectacle. They gather t...

Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack Console Tables

Materials

Antler, Leather

Pair of Framed Charcoal Figure Drawings
Pair of Framed Charcoal Figure Drawings

Pair of Framed Charcoal Figure Drawings

Located in Chicago, IL

These 20th-century female figure studies aren't asking to be understood. They insist on being felt. Rooted in the hard-edged confidence of Art Deco design, each drawing treats the f...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century Dutch Frames with Mirrors
Pair of 19th Century Dutch Frames with Mirrors

Pair of 19th Century Dutch Frames with Mirrors

Located in Chicago, IL

Not decoration—declaration. This rare pair of 19th-century Dutch frames arrives with a sense of purpose that modern mirrors can only imitate. Carved in the classic Dutch manner, conf...

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Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

19th Century Adirondack Twig Table
19th Century Adirondack Twig Table

19th Century Adirondack Twig Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th-century Adirondack twig table delivers that elusive mix of rustic irreverence and sculptural clarity. The rectangular top, crisply framed in young birch, sets the tone—clea...

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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Side Tables

Materials

Twig

Pair of Early 20th Century American Folk Art Geode Planters
Pair of Early 20th Century American Folk Art Geode Planters

Pair of Early 20th Century American Folk Art Geode Planters

Located in Chicago, IL

Rare, unusual, and almost extraterrestrial in their presence, this pair of early 20th-century American folk art planters turns the humble garden vessel into a geological fantasia. Ha...

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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Stone, Concrete

Carved Wood Elk Mount
Carved Wood Elk Mount

Carved Wood Elk Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

Carved in the early 21st century with a wink toward both tradition and modernism, this life-size wooden elk head reimagines the classic trophy mount in a thoroughly contemporary way....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Dutch Oak Trunk
18th Century Dutch Oak Trunk

18th Century Dutch Oak Trunk

Located in Chicago, IL

An extraordinary 18th-century Dutch oak trunk, signed and dated “Jahn Mertin c.1722,” its surface alive with the hand of its maker. The front is a symphony of chip-carved rosettes—so...

Category

Antique 1720s Dutch Baroque Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Danish Oak Trestle Table
Early 20th Century Danish Oak Trestle Table

Early 20th Century Danish Oak Trestle Table

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 20th-century Danish trestle table, circa 1900–1920s, crafted from thick solid oak planks and built with a clarity of purpose that feels d...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Danish Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Set of Four Italian Modern Folding Chairs
Set of Four Italian Modern Folding Chairs

Set of Four Italian Modern Folding Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

A study in restraint and attitude, this set of four mid-20th-century Italian Modern folding chairs captures the era’s genius for making utility feel glamorous. The iron frames, elega...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

American Folk Art Inlaid Twig and Rootwood Snake Table
American Folk Art Inlaid Twig and Rootwood Snake Table

American Folk Art Inlaid Twig and Rootwood Snake Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Wildly intricate yet distinctly American, this one-of-a-kind, artist-made table sits squarely in the lineage of American folk art—where resourcefulness meets imagination, and nature ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Birch

Collection of Seven Vintage Polo Sticks on Custom Wall Mounts
Collection of Seven Vintage Polo Sticks on Custom Wall Mounts

Collection of Seven Vintage Polo Sticks on Custom Wall Mounts

Located in Chicago, IL

A handsome collision of sport and sculpture, this set of seven vintage American and English polo sticks carries the easy authority of a life well played. Each mallet, weathered to pe...

Category

20th Century American Country Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

17th Century Louis XIII Armchair
17th Century Louis XIII Armchair

17th Century Louis XIII Armchair

Located in Chicago, IL

A chair with presence, and just the right amount of swagger. This 17th-century Louis XIII armchair, constructed of rich walnut, balances baroque drama with a stripped-down ease that ...

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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Walnut

American Pueblo Deco Armchair
American Pueblo Deco Armchair

American Pueblo Deco Armchair

Located in Chicago, IL

An icon of Southwestern modernism, this American Pueblo Deco armchair marries the clean geometry of Art Deco with the earthy sensibility of Pueblo Revival. The form is crisp and arch...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Ash

American Industrial Console Table
American Industrial Console Table

American Industrial Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Not all industrial relics deserve a second act, but this one demands it. An early 20th-century American steel table, once the workhorse of a pipefitter’s factory, has rusted into per...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Console Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century English Brass Wall-Mounted Soap Dish
19th Century English Brass Wall-Mounted Soap Dish

19th Century English Brass Wall-Mounted Soap Dish

Located in Chicago, IL

An everyday ritual, elevated. This late 19th-century English wall-mounted soap dish is cast in polished brass, its warm patina carrying the quiet glow of use and time. Practicality w...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Tobacco Jar
19th Century English Tobacco Jar

19th Century English Tobacco Jar

Located in Chicago, IL

A piece that bridges the line between function and quiet artistry, this 19th-century English tobacco jar carries the charm of something handmade, meant to be lived with. Its barrel f...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Maple, Walnut

19th Century American Arch-Topped Mirror
19th Century American Arch-Topped Mirror

19th Century American Arch-Topped Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

A mirror that doesn’t just reflect but refines: this 19th-century American example is carved of deep, lustrous mahogany, its arched top giving it a quietly architectural presence. Al...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century American Tilt-Top Table
19th Century American Tilt-Top Table

19th Century American Tilt-Top Table

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 19th-century American mahogany tilt-top table, carved in the Queen Anne style, quietly rewrites the familiar script. Most tilt-tops of the period were round—perfectly polite...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Queen Anne Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Roycroft Hammered Copper Tray
Early 20th Century Roycroft Hammered Copper Tray

Early 20th Century Roycroft Hammered Copper Tray

Located in Chicago, IL

In the canon of American Arts and Crafts, few names command reverence like Roycroft—and few objects better capture its ethos than this hammered copper tray. Made circa 1910, its surf...

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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Platters and Serveware

Materials

Copper

19th Century French Empire Table
19th Century French Empire Table

19th Century French Empire Table

Located in Chicago, IL

In the French Empire (1804-1815) period, grandeur was often measured in gilt bronze—sphinxes, swags, laurel wreaths gilded to catch the light. But every so often, a piece turns up th...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Danish Oak Kitchen Cupboard
18th Century Danish Oak Kitchen Cupboard

18th Century Danish Oak Kitchen Cupboard

Located in Chicago, IL

A modest relic of daily life, this 18th-century Danish kitchen cupboard carries the quiet authority of use and survival. Built of oak and mounted to the...

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Country Cabinets

Materials

Oak

American Bench-Made Tiger-Maple Side Table
American Bench-Made Tiger-Maple Side Table

American Bench-Made Tiger-Maple Side Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A modern piece with an old soul, this 21st-century American bench-made table takes its cues from the elegance of English Queen Anne design. Crafted entirely from tiger maple, its rou...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Queen Anne Side Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid-20th Century Teak Clamshell Garden Table
Mid-20th Century Teak Clamshell Garden Table

Mid-20th Century Teak Clamshell Garden Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Sculptural, whimsical, and a touch surreal, this mid-20th century hand-carved teak garden table brings the romance of the Italian grotto tradition into the everyday. The base is form...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Side Tables

Materials

Teak

Regency-Style Side Table
Regency-Style Side Table

Regency-Style Side Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This 21st-century side table channels the elegance and restraint of English Regency design, reimagined for the present day. Its round maple top, finished with a simple, refined edge,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Side Tables

Materials

Maple, Oak

Early 19th Century American Iron Horse Weathervane on Custom Wall Mount
Early 19th Century American Iron Horse Weathervane on Custom Wall Mount

Early 19th Century American Iron Horse Weathervane on Custom Wall Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

All muscle and motion, this early 19th-century American running horse weathervane still seems to gallop across whatever space it occupies. Fashioned from hand-wrought iron sheets—riv...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

The Bathers by Eric John Youngquist, c. 1920s
The Bathers by Eric John Youngquist, c. 1920s

The Bathers by Eric John Youngquist, c. 1920s

Located in Chicago, IL

This monumental 1920s oil on canvas, The Bathers, reinterprets William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s renowned 1884 masterpiece through the distinctive vision of Swedish-born artist Eric John ...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Pair of Vintage 20th Century Plaster Flame Finials
Pair of Vintage 20th Century Plaster Flame Finials

Pair of Vintage 20th Century Plaster Flame Finials

Located in Chicago, IL

A pair of vintage 20th-century plaster flame finials, likely salvaged from a theater interior, now flicker with quiet symbolism. The flame—long a motif of inspiration, memory, and tr...

Category

20th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Plaster

Modernist Steel Three-Candle Sconce
Modernist Steel Three-Candle Sconce

Modernist Steel Three-Candle Sconce

Located in Chicago, IL

With its bold geometry and elemental presence, this 21st-century steel sconce reads as both strikingly modern and unmistakably rooted in early American tradition. Three deep candle c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American American Colonial Candle Sconces

Materials

Cut Steel

Rather Large 20th Century Hausa Basket
Rather Large 20th Century Hausa Basket

Rather Large 20th Century Hausa Basket

Located in Chicago, IL

Generously scaled and quietly commanding, this late 20th-century Hausa basket was hand-coiled and woven from palm fronds using time-honored techniques passed down through generations...

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Decorative Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pair of Dessin Fournir Nelson Bergere Chairs
Pair of Dessin Fournir Nelson Bergere Chairs

Pair of Dessin Fournir Nelson Bergere Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

A study in restraint and polish, this pair of early 21st-century Nelson Bergère chairs by Dessin Fournir borrows from Edwardian England but lands firmly in the now. The mahogany fram...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Edwardian Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Linen, Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century English William and Mary Style Wing Chairs
Pair of 19th Century English William and Mary Style Wing Chairs

Pair of 19th Century English William and Mary Style Wing Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

A pair of 19th-century English wing chairs that don’t just reference William and Mary—they revel in it. Everything about them is a little extra, in the best way. The legs are deeply ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Wingback Chairs

Materials

Linen, Oak

Pair of Paul Ferrante Wrought Iron and Brass Sconces
Pair of Paul Ferrante Wrought Iron and Brass Sconces

Pair of Paul Ferrante Wrought Iron and Brass Sconces

Located in Chicago, IL

A study in restrained elegance, this pair of sconces was crafted by Paul Ferrante in Los Angeles, a studio renowned for its commitment to timeless design and impeccable craftsmanship...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Iron

Mid-Late 20th Century American Copper Pig Weathervane
Mid-Late 20th Century American Copper Pig Weathervane

Mid-Late 20th Century American Copper Pig Weathervane

Located in Chicago, IL

This mid-to-late 20th-century American copper pig weathervane is full of charm and character, with a strong, graphic silhouette that captures the essence of...

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Copper

Dessin Fournir Belgrave Tray Table
Dessin Fournir Belgrave Tray Table

Dessin Fournir Belgrave Tray Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 21st-century Belgrave Tray Table by Dessin Fournir channels English Georgian grandeur with a touch of exotic flair. The base is richly carved, with bold cabriole legs endi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Set of Four Vintage American Jump Saddles on Racks
Set of Four Vintage American Jump Saddles on Racks

Set of Four Vintage American Jump Saddles on Racks

Located in Chicago, IL

This set of four vintage American English , or Jump, saddles brings authentic equestrian character to any interior or stable setting. Crafted from rich brown leather and sourced from...

Category

20th Century American Country Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Late 18th/Early 19th Century American Tilt-Top Table
Late 18th/Early 19th Century American Tilt-Top Table

Late 18th/Early 19th Century American Tilt-Top Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This late 18th/early 19th century American tilt-top table is a graceful survivor of early American furniture, crafted from solid mahogany with a round top made from a single board—an...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Federal Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Vintage Italian Terracotta Planters
Pair of Vintage Italian Terracotta Planters

Pair of Vintage Italian Terracotta Planters

Located in Chicago, IL

This charming pair of vintage Italian terracotta garden planters is designed in the form of woven baskets, complete with thickly rolled rims and sculpted feet. Their surface is richl...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Country Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Terracotta

Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy
Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy

Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy

Located in Chicago, IL

This framed American 1940s Canada Goose decoy is a striking piece of functional folk art, beautifully preserved and presented. Originally crafted from waxed cardboard, the decoy was ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Country Decoys

Materials

Paper