Phila Civic Center Carved Limestone Asia Frieze Eagle Imperial

This unique limestone frieze depicts a map of South America and formerly was part of the façade of the Philadelphia Civic Center in Pennsylvania. The ...

1930 Philadelphia Civic Center Art Deco bronze monolock door knob set. Two sets have a keyhole in the doorknob at time of posting. Please specify. Priced per set. Salvaged by Olde Go...

1931 Corbin signed bronze door pull and push plate set with emblems salvaged from the Philadelphia Civic Centre. The push plate has the original lock. This pair is made for the front...

1931 pair of Corbin signed bronze push plates with emblems salvaged from the Philadelphia Civic Center. This pair is made for the front and back of o...

1931 Corbin signed Art Deco bronze push plate with emblem and lock insert salvaged from the Philadelphia Civic Center. Salvaged by Olde Good Things f...

Early 20th century building façade piece. Hand carved from solid stone. Ornate details include ribbon swags, flowers, small creatures such as a dragonfly, caterpillar, and snails. Or...

An exceptional architectural high relief hand carved stone band of running scroll decoration frieze panel, with beautiful scrollwork, representing wind or water, and mythological creature, perhaps a dragon or grotesque griffin. The characters in the center may be Asian hieroglyphs (Japanese kanji). The top side has a dovetail joinery cutout from where it would have attached and fit into place before cementing it in place. 19th century or earlier. This antique architectural salvage building element is a beautiful and artful display of history, and a quick way to add texture, character, rustic charm and interest. Will make a wonderful decorative object within your home or office. Provenance: Personal property of Genshiro Kawamoto. A Japanese real estate billionaire and avid art collector who owned numerous multi-million dollar properties in Hawaii and was building one of the most expensive homes in Hawaii prior to his tax evasion arrest, followed by prison sentence in Japan. He had bought multiple properties to convert into museums in order to display his personal decorative arts collection, but due to his legal and financial problems, his items were all auctioned...

Reminiscent of a late 15th century coat of arms, this double eagle cartouche plaque has been hand-carved in limestone in Italy. A square top shield wi...

A Neoclassical English pine fireplace. The frieze with well carved eagle centrepiece, juxtaposed by stop flutes and panels. Vitruvian scrolls running beneath. The jambs with tapered ...

A fine quality French Louis XVI style statuary marble fireplace. The guilloche frieze with carved rosettes, flowers and berries throughout, flanked by square paterae to end blocks. T...

A rustic French limestone fireplace in the Louis XV style. The shaped frieze with attractive carved shell to centre, flanked by scrolls, rosettes and shaped panels. Shaped panelled j...

A well-proportioned French Louis XVI style fireplace carved in Portland stone. The carved frieze of guilloche and paterae, shaped jambs of reeded form with carved rope moulding, surm...