1800s Stanford University Student Names Carved In Charlie Meyers Bar Table Top

An uncommon and towering seven-and-a-half-foot tall circa 1875 American painted turned wood barber pole trade sign. Very impressive in both its rar...

A circa 18th century Chinese Ming dynasty-style equestrian form glazed pottery roof tile. Classic figural depiction of a proud celestial warrior on horseback, hand-crafted of eart...

A striking and uncommon circa 1900 painted cast iron winged California mountain lion and bighorn sheep motif grotesque (aka gargoyle) believed to be from a Wells Fargo bank building ...

A fascinating and expansive six-foot-wide 1950s copy on paper of a historically important and rare 1923 panoptic engineering blueprint titled “Proposed Highway Crossing - San Francisco to Sausalito” by John G. Little & Co. It depicts a pair of suggested solutions for bridging the world famous Golden Gate, the mile-wide strait where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean. Both crisply rendered San Francisco-to-Sausalito crossings are meticulously drafted in full at 1” = 400’ scale, with each having a total length of 22,780 feet (4.31 miles). The proposal at top depicts a high-level bridge with three 1,100 ft. spans, and the proposal at bottom depicts a combination trestle-and-tube design that presciently evokes the similarly submerged Transbay Tube that would open fifty years later nearby. Little estimated their respective costs to be $14,000,000 and $11,000,000—or approximately $215,333,000 and $169,190,000 when adjusted for inflation. As shown in the aerial view map at top right, the proposed connection points would’ve been near where Van Ness...

A superb solid wood sheaf of wheat cocktail table with glass top and brass accents. Beautifully carved base is enhanced by off-white lacquer fills and gleaming gilt accents. A bra...

Offered here is a monumental in size, circa 1970s natural freeform wooden base with a round glass top coffee table. We believe the base i...

Weathered Renaissance carved oak panel, originally from a piece of furniture.

1900s hand carved scotsman tobacco store panel.

Scarce Spanish Colonial era wooden boat prow. circa 1800 Born around the late 18th / early 19th century, this large sculptural hand-carved architectural salvaged ornamental ship element features a distinctive wave shape with curling volute, incised carving with decorative round medallion, and highly desirable heavily worn and weathered patina! A superb example, museum quality, the artistic Folk Art work makes for a wonderful decorative object, intriguing cultural sculpture...

9-231, Black Forest hand carved painted wall plaque. Hanging hardware on back. Age wear.

Set of two. Very old growth hardwood, architectural element wall decoration, clothing hooks, or prop.

Pair of late 19th century cast iron architectural rosettes with original red or green paint surface. Presented on custom museum stand.