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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Rago Post War Contemporary Art and Photographs from the Collection of J. P Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Rago Auction catalog: POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART 19 / 20 MAY 2007.
Rago: photographs from the collection of Jonathan P Smith 19 May 2007.
Paperback auction catalogs by Rago Ar...
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American Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
VISIONAIRE 60: Religion by Riccardo Tisci Givenchy (1052/3000)
By Visionaire
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Limited edition, numbered 1052 of 3000 copies.
From the Visionaire website:
No designer draws on religious themes to quite such glorious effect as Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci. Thus, ...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
The Origins of Cooking
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An in-depth exploration of the birth of cooking, as charted by leading authority and iconic chef Ferran Adrià's elBullifoundation
Using Ferran Adrià's unique 'Sapiens' methodology, ...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Teckell T1.1 Crystal 8-foot Pool Table in Black by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler, Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
T1.1 Black pool table with black trim lures in both design aficionados and top players. The light dances across its handcrafted glass surfaces and glimmers when it strikes the black aluminum rails. The tempered glass playing field is at least 9/16” thick. A precise leveling system utilizing 12 screws is hidden inside the table’s black, solid oak base.
Available in different options: Light Bronze structure
DIMENSIONS:
D. 58.26", W. 102.36", H. 32.28"
WEIGHT: 727.52 lbs
It features legs made of clear tempered crystal at least 0.59" th. with double-bevel edges that self-stabilize, a support made of solid wood hollowed out for the insertion of the glass, hiding a perfect system of regulation and a playing field made of a single sheet of tempered crystal at least 0.59" th.
Simonis 860 worsted wool playing surface available in 25 colors.
For the perfect game of style, Teckell pool tables’ surfaces are also available with Redaelli Velluti made in Italy cloths. Bases are in solid oak which has been ebonized (a reaction that turns black the open pore wood) with a shiny stainless steel structure. The pockets are made of smoked transparent thermoplastic. Solid aluminum rails with black anodized finish. Accessories included with the pool table: four professional and stylish cues, one set of Pool Balls Aramith and one rack. Cue rack and ceiling lamp are also available on request. Indoor use only.
"T1" is the product of an encounter between an entrepreneur and a designer, a project that becomes a reality thanks to the savoir faire of a group of Italian companies highly specialized in making individual components: glass, steel, wood, but also special high-tech polymers for the pockets and the bumpers.
A great team effort at the service of an original and elegant idea that puts together imagination, entrepreneurial brilliance, technology and ability, in order to reveal and give life to a unique object.
"T1" pool table is available in an eight feet version, ideal for modern homes’ living spaces. The crystal in the T1 pool table now glows with light, its exquisite transparency accentuated. Studio Sadler researched and designed a unique LED lighting system, captivating crystal’s beauty shines. Teckell’s pool tables are a synthesis of innovation and tradition, art and design, technology and craftsmanship. These one-of-a-kind objects are the result of thinking way outside the box and maximizing the capacity of materials.
MARC SADLER, French citizen born in Austria, currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics has often formed a key part of his activity.
He already showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. Citizen of the world (he has lived and worked for many years in Europe, North America and Asia), he is a consultant for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large and small household appliances, lighting, technically advanced products, and sports.
At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely recyclable, subsequently commercialized by the Italian firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting of the ski-boot with a symmetric shell, which was for many years the most widely-sold ski-boot in the world.
This is the origin of his specialization as a sports designer, which led him to close collaboration with the most important multinational sport companies in the United States, Asia and Europe, both in the sport shoes...
Category
Italian Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
"Bing Surfboards" Book by Paul Hoimes Signed by Bing Copeland - First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
First edition "Bing Surfboards - Fifty Years of Craftsmanship & Innovation" book signed by Bing Copeland, circa 2008. The book, written by, Paul Holmes...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lynn Goldsmith. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Signed, Limited Ed Book
By Lynn Goldsmith, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“By the end of Darkness, I had found my adult voice.” In 1977, dismissed by the press as a one-hit wonder, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band entered the studio to record the album that transformed a “kid from New Jersey” into America’s poet laureate of life’s underdogs. The tour that followed would come to be regarded as one of the most legendary in rock ‘n’ roll history, propelled by the nervous intensity of a group determined to prove itself.
Present throughout the recording, release, and tour of Darkness on the Edge of Town, Lynn Goldsmith tracks these memorable steps in Springsteen’s journey to becoming an American icon. With illuminating forewords from both artists, the book gathers hundreds of photographs—classic, rare, and previously unseen—that bring to life a star at his hungriest. In Springsteen’s words, “These photos remain a record of a time when I truly played for my life, night after night.” It was a standard matched by the E Street Band, seen here in its historic lineup of Roy Bittan, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Garry Tallent, Steven Van...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter
Located in valatie, NY
Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter. 1st Ed softcover. Outstanding and vibrant photographs of this artist's work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French America by Ron Katz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French America by Ron Katz photographs by Arielle de la Tour d'Auvergne.
French America: French architecture from colonisation to the birth of a nation.
Condition is very good.
A tig...
Category
American Country 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Climbing Raccoon Taxidermy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Climbing raccoon on driftwood mount. 38'H x 15"W projects 12"
Idaho
Contemporary
38'H x 15"W projects 12"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, an...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
The Artist Project What Artists See When They Look at Art by MET Museum 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Artist Project: What Artists See When They Look at Art by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Publisher Phaidon Press, 2017. 1st Ed hardcover. Artists have long been stimulated and motiv...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haute Couture Luxury Leather Goods by Besch Cannes Auction Catalog, France, 2015
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Haute Couture and Luxury Leather Goods by Besch Cannes Auction Catalog France, Juillet 2015.
Regular sales in one of the best luxury hotels of Cannes Ha...
Category
Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Country Living Country Chic Book by Alexandra Campbell and Liz Bauwens
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Country Living Country Chic Hardcover Book by Alexandra Campbell and Liz Bauwens.
Take classic country and combine it with modern urban interiors—and you have a fresh style that works anywhere. “Stylish yet livable country looks. Whether you are an eclectic city slicker or live in a traditional Maine...
Category
American Rustic 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lepanto Backgammon in Brown Leather, Nabuck and Corno Italiano, Mod. 5122
By Arcahorn Srl., A. Andreucci
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Concealed in an elegant yet practical case lined in dark brown Tosca leather (cat. Super) with beige stitching, our Lepanto backgammon set will conquer the hearts of all aficionados of this game. Boasting a flawless playing surface in nabuk leather, the set is equipped with handy compartments to store all gaming accessories. Distinguished by beautiful dice shakers...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
In Memory Of Designing Contemporary Memorials Spencer Bailey
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the art, architecture, and design of memorials around the world from the late 20th century to today
Memorials hold a special position in the cultural memory of communiti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook
Located in New York, NY
‘Extraordinary … a must have book for anyone who loves vegetables!’ – Amanda Cohen, James Beard-nominated chef and owner of Dirt Candy
From the author of global bestseller Japan: ...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy Demoiselle Crane is a remarkable piece that captures the beauty and grace of this stunning bird. Mounted on a wood log, this mount measures 12" x 23" x 31" and provide...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Albert Watson, Art Edition "Breaunna, Las Vegas, 2001"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Celebrate the “photographer’s photographer,” Albert Watson, one of the most in-demand and versatile portrait, fine art, and fashion photographers. This Art Edition comes with the signed print Kate Moss...
Category
European 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Faux Fur, Paper
The Complete British Motorcycle The Classics From 1907 To The Present J Carroll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete British Motorcycle The Classics From 1907 To The Present by J Carroll.Hardcover with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated throughout.British motorcycles attract a fanatica...
Category
English Victorian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand
Located in Vancouver, BC
A World Heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture. For the first time, these astonishing and intricate ma...
Category
German Tibetan 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Moscow and St. Petersburg 1900–1920 Art, Life and Culture Book by John E. Bowlt
Located in New York, NY
Moscow and St. Petersburg 1900–1920
Art, Life, and Culture of the Russian Silver Age
By: John E. Bowlt
The twilight of Imperial Russia witnessed a sudden renaissance of the visual, literary, and performing arts, alongside the more exuberant pomp and circumstance of the court and high society. Here was a Silver Age, as it is known in Russia. Much of this new energy was indebted to the movement known as Symbolism, which fell on fertile soil in Mother Russia. Seeking to transcend the conventional barriers of bourgeois civility, the Russian Symbolists lived and created on the edge, which often earned them the sobriquet of Decadent or Degenerate. But, as Sergei Diaghilev declared, theirs was not a moral or artistic decline, but a voyage of inner discovery and a refurbishing of a national culture. Some of the individuals and institutions associated with the Russian Silver Age are well known—Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, the painting and decoration of Alexandre Benois, Leon Bakst, and Mikhail Vrubel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Diamonds In the Heart of the Earth, in the Heart of Stars, at the Heart of Power
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Diamonds: In the Heart of the Earth, in the Heart of Stars, at the Heart of Power Hardcover Book.Mouawad first edition december 1, 2001 by Hubert Bari (Author), Violaine Sautter (Author).Patrick Absalon, Hubert Bari, Michele Bimbenet-Privat, Robyn Frechet, Emmanuel Fritsch, Michel Guiraud, Hugh Hill, Jean-Pierre Lorand...
Category
Art Deco 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Masterpieces Chalet Architecture + Design Michelle von Galindo 2009 Hardcover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Masterpieces: Chalet Architecture + Design von Galindo. Michelle Gebundene Ausgabe Hardcover.
German, English, French.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 304 pages, 450 pictures.
1st Editio...
Category
Swiss Country 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lladró Arabian Pure Breed Horse Figurine by Ernest Massuet. Limited Edition.
By Ernest Massuet, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain animal figurine of limited series of purebred Arabian horse with thick fur on a wooden base. Portrait of a purebred grey Ar...
Category
Spanish Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Map Exploring The World, Midi Format
Located in New York, NY
A compelling exploration of the ways that humans have mapped the world throughout history - now in a compact new edition
Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 250...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Huge Idaho Cougar Taxidermy Mount on Base
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Huge cougar mount on rock ledge. Mounted in 2023. As nice as they come. 44"H x 22"W x 67"L
PERIOD: Contemporary
ORIGIN: Idaho, United States
SIZE: 44"H x 22"W x 67"L
Cisco’s Galler...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Decorate Like a Decorator: All You Need to Know to Design Like a Pro
Located in New York, NY
From FREDERIC magazine, the best – and most unexpected – decorating pro tips and tricks of the trade in one accessible guide
Decorate Like a Decorator highlights the decorating tricks that only experienced designers know how to pull off – until now! Culled from FREDERIC magazine’s educational columns, this book shares with readers more than one hundred decorator pro moves: like how to use...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Herman Miller: a Way of Living
Located in New York, NY
‘There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.’ – Interior Design
The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to today
For more than 100 years, Michigan-based Herman Miller has played a central role in the evolution of modern and contemporary design, producing timeless classics while creating a culture that has had a remarkable impact on the development of the design world. Herman Miller is known as much for its pioneering designs and international influence as for its emphasis on environment and community service.
In this far reaching survey, new and archival photography illustrates the evolution of Herman Miller's furniture designs over the course of the century. Featuring the stories and creations of legendary designers including Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, and Alexander Girard, and through its thousands of illustrations, this book tells the Herman Miller story...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Atlas of Never Built Architecture
Located in New York, NY
A comprehensive global survey of more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects from the 20th century to the present day
The Atlas of Never Built Architecture features hu...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Churches by Judith Dupré With Mario Botta First Edition Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Churches by Judith Dupré With Mario Botta First Edition Hardcover Coffee Table Book.
2001 first edition.
Churches is a work of art that reflects the grandeur of its subject matter. I...
Category
Italian Baroque 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
2008-09 The Millennium Trilogy
By Stieg Larsson
Located in Bath, GB
The first impressions in English of Stieg Larsson's popular crime trilogy set in Sweden.
The first edition, first impressions, of these works in English.
In the original unclipped ...
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British 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Villa Decor: Decidedly French and Italian Style Hardcover by Betty Lou Phillips
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Villa Decor: Decidedly French and Italian style hardcover book, October 1, 2002 by Betty Lou Phillips (Author), Dan Piassick (Photographer).
Villa Decor, Betty Lou Phillips discusses...
Category
French French Provincial 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Inside Yucatán Hidden Mérida and Beyond Book by Susana Ordovás
Located in New York, NY
Inside Yucatán
Hidden Mérida and Beyond
By: Susana Ordovás
Photography by Guido Taroni
Foreword by Martina Mondadori
Exploring forgotten regions of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paris Timeless Places Hardcover by Judith Mahoney Pasternak 2000
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paris Timeless Places Hardcover by Judith Mahoney Pasternak 2000.
It's the City of Light, the capital of romance, the cultural center of the Western world: that's beautiful Paris, a ...
Category
French French Provincial 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steve McCurry, Animals, Art Edition No. 1-100 ‘Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2010’
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From an elephant lovingly resting on his master’s shoulder to a dog led through the rubble of Kabul on the back of a bicycle, these images by Steve McCurry tell a thousand stories, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Pau Gasol Life Vida by Pau Gasol 2013 Paperback
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pau Gasol Life Vida by Pau Gasol 2013 Paperback.In this one-of-a-kind, bilingual-English Spanish, behind the scenes book, award-winning photographer Lori Shepler chronicles Pau's lif...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jamie Drake's New American Glamour, First Edition Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Jamie Drake's New American glamour.
Designer hardcover Coffee table book.
New York: Bulfinch Press, 2005.
Stated first edition hardcover with no dust ja...
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American American Classical 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Art Edition "Me and My Shadow"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiber-based gelatin silver print, 21.8 x 28.8 cm on 22.9 x 33 cm paper (8.6 x 11.8 in. on 9 x 13 in. paper); hardcover volume in a slipcase, letterpress-printed text, two different paper stocks, and tip-ins, 24 x 34 cm (9.4 x 13.4 in.), 356 pages.
In 1964, famed writer Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters set off across America on a “Transcontinental Bus Tour,” headed for the New York World’s Fair. Kesey’s journey, in the company of his Merry Pranksters, lies at the heart of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, an as-if-first-hand account of the group’s antics and ethos by Tom Wolfe, wunderkind of the New Journalism movement.
This Art Edition presents Wolfe’s era-defining text in letterpress, along with facsimile reproductions of his manuscript pages, ephemera of the period, and photographs of the acid scene by Lawrence Schiller and Ted Streshinsky. The accompanying print, Me and My Shadow, by Lawrence Schiller, was photographed at the Hollywood Acid Test on February 25, 1966.
As the first photojournalist to capture the acid scene from the inside, Schiller began with a single contact in Berkeley, California, and built a large network of young, receptive subjects who allowed him to document their experiences with LSD starting in late 1965. At first, he was a fly on the wall as groups of friends tripped in the privacy of their homes. By early 1966 he had met the Merry Pranksters and was invited to the Acid Test in Hollywood.
During the Test, Kool-Aid laced with a heavy dose of LSD was served up from an industrial-sized pot. Participants turned on the Grateful Dead’s music and tuned in to the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Schiller’s image of a tripster “freaking freely” with his own shadow—long believed to be Neal Cassady—appeared in Life magazine in March 1966 in a photo essay which served to introduce the nation to the sweeping new LSD epidemic. For Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Where Architects Sleep
Located in New York, NY
In the tradition of the bestselling Where Chefs Eat: the definitive global hotel guide by the real experts who know - architects
No one appreciates a building quite like an archit...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Guapo Backgammon
Located in Paris, FR
Backgammon Guapo with solid mahogany and
solid walnut case, with walnut hinge and magnetic
closing with button. Covered with suede leather and
with leather inlaid playing surface.
Ga...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Walnut
Ocean, Exploring the Marine World
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Experience the force, mystery, and beauty of the ocean and seas through more than 300 images - featuring underwater photography, oceanographic maps and scientific illustrations, as well as paintings, sculptures and popular films.
Oceanography and art collide in this visual celebration of humans' relationship with the marine world. From early nautical cartography, scientific illustrations and astounding maps of the ocean floor to ancient Roman mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints and pop-culture ephemera Ocean takes readers across continents and cultures, spanning more than 3,000 years of history.
Vivid, full-page images reveal prehistoric marine creatures and fossils, mysterious flora and fauna, mythical creatures of the deep and surfing icons of today. Explore the diverse groups of fish and coral on the Great Barrier Reef, jellyfish from the deepest location on Earth and life in the polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn about the dangers facing our planet's oceans due to climate change activity and the dedicated efforts of conservationists to benefit our underwater ecosystems.
Developed with a panel of marine biologists, research scientists, conservationists, photographers, museum curators and experts from organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ocean illustrates Sylvia Earle's observation: 'Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.
Featured artists, designers, explorers, photographers and other creators include: Mary Anning, Brian Skerry, Jacques Cousteau...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Canoeing Raccoon Taxidermy Mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sitting taxidermy raccoon in a birch bark canoe holding a paddle. Set on driftwood base. Very well made with nice movement to the mount. Would display nicely in a rustic style home o...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fur, Birch
Reference Book European Porcelain – Album Musee De l’Ecole De Nancy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book European Porcelain – Album Musee De l’Ecole De Nancy
Additional information:
Publisher: Reunion Des Musees Nationaux; Hors Collection Edition (January 1, 2001)
Lang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Golf Oil Painting of Dr. William Laidlaw Purves by Hon. John Collier
By John Collier
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Impressive modern Golf Portrait, William Laidlaw Purves.
Large oil on canvas of Dr. William Laidlaw Purves after the original oil painting by the Hon. John Collier (1850 - 1934), a prominent London artist. The painting is un-framed but is stretched and ready to hang, artist of this particular painting is unknown. The original painting now hangs at Royal St. George's, Sandwich. William Laidlaw Purves, oculist and obsessive golfer, was an Edinburgh born surgeon who worked in London, but remembered by most for his contributions to the golfing world. A very influential man, he was one of the key figures behind the spread of the game of golf in England towards the end of the 19th century. He won many important club trophies, the last being in 1914, aged 71 with a handicap of 3. He died at his home Hardwick Cottage, Wimbledon Common on 30th December 1917, and at the time he was a member of no fewer than 32 golf clubs.
As a student Purves had played golf at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh and by the time of his London appointment he was a member of both the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Upon his move to London in 1874 he joined the London Scottish and Wimbledon Golf Club. The two clubs shortly separated into two separate clubs, The London Scottish Golf Club and the Wimbledon Golf Club, but both continued to play on Wimbledon Common. In 1882 the Wimbledon became the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club and Purves became an active committee member, later being elected Captain. As the two clubs also shared the Common with the public play was restricted, so together with a fellow Scot and keen amateur golfer (Henry Lamb...
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European Sporting Art 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Splendid Taxidermy Argus Pheasant 'Argusianus Argus', Zoo Animal
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Very Impressive Taxidermy Great Argus Pheasant (Argusianus Argus)
21st century, mounted by Zoologisk konservator Mikkel Carlsen (Denmark)
Mounte...
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Danish 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Los Angeles Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Hardcover Book 2014
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Los Angeles Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Hardcover Book 2014.
Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the capital of show business, where to be young and beautiful is to have it all. Los Angeles Then & Now is a captivating chronicle of history and change in the mecca of glamour and glitz.
This tell-all book matches 70 historic images with 70 specially-commissioned photos of modern LA, showing the amazing evolution of California’s largest city.
Notice how Native American and Spanish Colonial architectural and cultural influences reside comfortably alongside the glitz of Tinseltown and the cosmopolitan high-rises of LA.
Movie fans will enjoy the many then-and-now pix of legendary Hollywood landmarks like Schwab’s Pharmacy, Paramount Studios, Grauman’s Chinese Theater...
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American Hollywood Regency 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fine Half Model of Yacht Endeavour
Located in Norwell, MA
Sleek half model of the 1934 J class yacht "Endeavour". With planked wood deck, skylights, toe rails, stubbed mast, lifeboat, helm, etc. Mounted to a varnished backboard.
Overall ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A taxidermy Humboldt Pinguin
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional Taxidermy of an Humboldt Pinguin,
who lives at the coasts of Peru and Chile,
there are now living between 32;000 and 35,000 species in the wild,
very good quality Taxi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
The Figurative Artist’s Handbook
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An authoritative, comprehensive guide for contemporary figurative artists.
At a time when renewed interest in figurative art is surging throughout the art world, author Robert Ze...
Category
Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Alex Steinweiss, The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover" Limited Edition Book
By Kevin Reagan, Alex Steinweiss, Steven Heller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Music for the eyes.
The man who launched the Golden Age of album cover design.
No. 101-1,600, Collector’s Edition: Limited to 1,500 numbered copies, each signed by the artist. Also...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1960s Model Pat Curren ‘Elephant Gun’ Big Wave Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1960s Model Pat Curren big wave ‘Elephant Gun’ surfboard. Features an iconic late 1960s big wave design made for riding giants. Pintail shape with custom foam blank with old growth redwood single fin, redwood stringer, and extra strength Volan fiberglassing. Hand made by the late Pat Curren (1932-2023) in 2009. In the 1950s-60s, Curren was known as a pioneer of riding the biggest waves known to exist and was the most revered big wave surfboard maker in the world. He was also father to three-time World Champion of Surfing, Tom Curren. A recent auction result for a hand made Pat Curren surfboard includes a 1994 balsa surfboard...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Yves Tanguy & Alexander Calder Between Surrealism and Abstraction, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Yves Tanguy & Alexander Calder: Between Surrealism and Abstraction, by Yves Tanguy, Alexander Calder, and Susan Davidson. Published for an exhibition April 21-June 12, 2010, by L&M A...
Category
Dutch 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects
Located in New York, NY
As seen in Architectural Digest, Forbes, ELLE Decoration, and Design Milk
An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles
Brutalist architecture inspires a passionate response, be it adulation or contempt. There is no disputing, however, that the style produces some of the world’s most breathtaking buildings. This landmark volume documents the movement as never before, by profiling the architects behind the style.
Featuring more than 250 historic and contemporary architects (organised alphabetically) along with specially selected examples of their work, this book includes international icons alongside those who are less well known or who have for too long been neglected, providing a unique record of this influential global architecture movement. The book includes 350 stunning images of more than 200 iconic Brutalist buildings, alongside fresh and surprising masterworks from 1936 to the present day, creating the ultimate companion to the Brutalist masters.
Featured architects include: John Andrews; João Batista Vilanova Artigas; Lina Bo Bardi; Bogdan Bogdanovic; Marcel Breuer; Douglas Cardinal; André-Jacques Dunoyer de Segonzac; Bertrand Goldberg; Erno Goldfinger; Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak; Agustín Hernández Navarro; John M. Johansen; Louis I. Kahn; Denys Lasdun; Le Corbusier; João da Gama Filgueiras Lima; Alberto Linner Díaz; Owen Luder; Paulo Mendes da Rocha...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Mario Bellini Book
Located in New York, NY
The first comprehensive monograph on Mario Bellini, one of Italy’s most versatile and influential designers.
The book is richly illustrated with over 500 images, including sketch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Teckell Ciclotte in Black by Luca Schieppati and Gianfranco Barban
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ciclotte exercise bike designed by Luca Schieppati and Gianfranco Barban for Teckell is a part of the fitness collection. The bike is built with a crysta...
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Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Steel
Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret
Located in New York, NY
The first comprehensive monograph on the contemporary figurative painter, published as a companion to the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States
Spinneret draws inspira...
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American 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Punching Bag by Omar Fajardo & Moniomi, Hand-Crafted in Wool and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
This hand-crafted art piece is a perfect representation of the boxing match; its playful colors and shapes as well as silhouette float like a butterfly, while its durable materials a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Copper
Lladró The Family Portrait Figurine by Jaime Hayon
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine designed by Jaime Hayon with a modern design of a family decorated with bright colors and golden sheen. Like all the pieces in Jaime Hayon's The Fantasy col...
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Spanish Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Porcelain
White and Blue Acrylic Connect Four Game
Located in Greenwich, CT
The classic game of Connect Four is reimagined. Crafted out of acrylic and lacquered white, the game features dark and light blue chips that are pleasing to the eye; allowing this pi...
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American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Collectibles and Curiosities
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Acrylic
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