Large specimen polished Petrified wood boulder w/ amethyst vein

A very nice signed stone sculpture by the noted NJ artist Fred Schumm. The following article was written about him in 2007. He passed away at 85 in 2010. Share A U.S. Marine in World War II, sculptor Fred Schumm has dedicated his life to art and finds inspiration everywhere. Fred Schumm, artist-in-residence November 29, 2007. Fred Schumm does not view life through rose-colored glasses. He doesn't have to. Schumm, Rowan University's artist-in-residence, is a former U.S. Marine who lived through some of the most horrific battles of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny Pacific atoll where 12,000 perished - and then four long months on the bloodied isle of Okinawa. Since then, Schumm, 82, has mostly tried to see life's beauty. It's sort of like how sunlight, warm but ordinary to the naked eye, is refracted into myriad, impossibly beautiful combinations of color when viewed through a kaleidoscope. And, like sunlight, he finds art everywhere. "Inspiration is all around but mostly I'm inspired by the ancients," Schumm said recently. "I love Prehistoric African carvings, the works of ancient Greeks, Japanese and Chinese. I especially love Eskimo work." The celebrated sculptor loves Eskimo work so much he once hitchhiked from his home state of Colorado to Alaska just to see native carvings. "I wanted to see the TOTEM poles," he said. "The Alaskan Indians were fantastic artists." Schumm, artist-in-residence since 2003, works with various hardwoods, stone, even metals. A studio in which he works at Westby Hall has pieces in various stages of completion, from an eight-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture he calls "Aviary" to a solid, six-foot log of black...

A stunning piece of true Arizona Petrified wood with a steel and brass base. The top can be used in many different ways. We’ve chosen to display it on this simple pedestal base. The...

We were delighted to find this magnificent sculpture at a local Palm Springs Estate. The original owners purchased this beauty from Arthur Court Designs showroom in San Francisco in ...

A fabulous Italian specimen Pierre Dura marble top likely late 18th early 19th century with a more contemporary custom made table to display it. The Italian specimen top is signed il...

Pair of petrified wood mineral specimen sculpture bookends, each with two polished faces. Dealer: S138XX

This beautiful, antique cross was crafted in France, circa 1870. The large iron crucifix rests on an oval base, and features our Lord nailed on the cross and is decorated with vine a...

Good weight, bookmatched, felted on two edges. Measured while set together, which is 10 inch wide.

A particularly elegant and gracefully designed Tall Standing Birdcage in white-painted metal. With a hexagonal domed top with scrolled and pointed finial. The hexagonal wire cage overlaid with spidery thin branches with a large door and a small door at the bottom on one side with a pull-out drawer below. With a grillework insert inside. Raised on six double scrolled legs...