Antique Balinese Buddha Mounted Carved Wood Architectural Remnants

Alexandre Noll style abstract female nude figural sculpture mounted on Lucite square base. Although this piece is not signed or dated, it is very much of the style and simplicity of...

This is an outstanding early bronze figural sculpture reminiscent of Henry Moore, executed by a lifelong sculptor Elias Lifshitz. "I am King of Creation" Base only: 7 x 8.5, 3.5 in...

Whimsical hand carved Balinese sculpture of a stylized deer having original paint decoration and wonderful character.

From the 1912 Vanderbilt Hotel in New York City, Manhattan, located on Park Ave. In the 20th century, the hotel business declined, and the Vanderbilt Hotel suffered foreclosure in 1935 during the Great Depression. In 1966, an investment group purchased the 54-year old structure with intentions of renovating it into a dual function office and apartment building. The top 18 floors would become studio and one-bedroom apartments while the lower floors would be offices and commercial space. “New aluminum-and-glass curtain walls are being erected to sheath the office floors, while the masonry façade of the hotel will be retained on the upper stories,” said one article. But that was just the beginning of the brutality. Penthouse apartments were being constructed on the roof, but the view was obstructed by the terracotta parapet and its massive sculptures. In June 1966 eighteen of the heads were removed, resulting in a gash in the roofline. “The heavy pieces were removed over a period of several days by a 10-man crew of the Drachman Demolition Company,” said The New York Times, “which used jack...