Gilt Plaster Ram's Head Curtain Tie Backs - Set of Four

From the collection of visual artist Lewis Stein, NYC, two late 20th c., embroidered Suzani style textiles, probably Uzbekistan, each with colorful embroidered floral design, the larger example with embroidered text and yellow fringe. Dimensions: 63"h x 92"w (larger), 74"l x 48.5"w (smaller) Condition: Good/Fair, the larger example with some handwritten unfinished text that was never embroidered, some minor marks, snags, and creases, the smaller example pieced together Provenance: The Collection of visual artist Lewis Stein, NYC Literature: Artist Lewis Stein (1945-2022) was an original SOHO pioneer working and collecting from his Broome Street loft over a five decade career. Inspired by artists like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, he started taking common household objects, like cleavers and hammers, and painting them in bright garish colors. In the late 1960s, Stein met dealer Dick Bellamy, who introduced his work to the gallerists who gave him his first exposure, including David Whitney...

20th c., saddle blanket from the American Southwest. Green, grey and brown woven wool, with a double stepped diamond medallion in the center on a brown ground, solid striped and sawtooth borders. Lazy lines, a wool warp and side selvage cord are all hallmarks of American Southwest weavings...

Geometric cut velvet knife-edge rectangular pillow (zippered case and down insert). Steel gray, navy and cream colorway; navy can read almost black in certa...

Late 20th c a set of 8 molded skull heads on lucite modern bases, outstanding details on the heads. Great for Halloween or year round entertaining. Nice substantial weight. Dimensio...

Four early 20th c.antique silverplate and gilt egg cups. These have a nice heft to them with a combined weight of 1lb. Whether in use or on a sideboard, these lovely egg cups are vis...

20th c., a high quality pair of demilune columnar form stone bookends, unmarked. Skillfully carved beige limestone with a large number of spiral shell gastropods, nautiloids, and other fossils polished to show off the beauty of the fossils. There are natural streaks of dark and light limestone, orange iron oxide, and crystalline calcite in the shells. The stone contains a large amount of calcite (or aragonite) with the remainder made of impurities such as dolomite, quartz or silicates, clay, iron oxides, and rock particles of many kinds. These are of lovely quality and are fascinating to look at. As they are cut from the same piece, the fossils match up when both bookends are placed together and the corresponding portion of fossils can be seen on the opposite interior vertical plane. Dimensions: 7"h x 5.75"w x 2.75"d (each half) Condition: Good, a few scratches and nicks on base, attractive appearance. Provenance: A Private Collection: The Sherry Netherland...

Elegant single bronze (gilded with galvanic process) large tie-back for a large curtain, collected on one side, or for belt or scarf.

O/6772-6 - Elegant antique bronze tie-back, perfect to support Your curtain or your belt or Your scarf in an elegant and functional way.

O/6772-2 - Single elegant antique bronze tie-back, perfect to support Your curtain in an elegant and functional way. Also for belt or scarf...

O/6780-1 - Elegant curtain tie-back, perfect to support Your curtain or belt or scarf in an elegant and functional way. There are also others in pair, published on 1stdibs.

S.N. Long single curtain tie-back for a large curtain, to collect and embellish it with a simple object. Also useful for belt or scarf in an elegant and...

O/6772-5 - Antique beautiful elegant bronze tie-back, perfect to support Your curtain in an elegant and functional way - but also Your belt or Your scarf...