Framed Hand-Loomed Jute Weaving, circa 1970

Very unusual whimsical Continental (Italian or French). The frame, handlebars, forks, etc., are wicker wrapped. Vinyl seat, package rack, chain guard and headlight with generator. Gr...

English Regency framed, fine gilt, repousse, copper figure of an exotic actor. Circa 1820. In the manner of a carriage decoration. Finely chiseled repo...

Late 19th C English collector's shelf, Circa 1880 A streamlined Baroque form backed and trimmed in hand bevelled mirrors attached with fancy brads. Can sit on a shelf, table, or han...

Chinese hardwood , altar table, late Qing dynasty, circa 1900. Faded evenly to a warm honey color and having a good medium scale. Would be great as a sofa table, console or server. T...

Original 'Amiens' color lithograph by André Derain. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1947. Published by Mourlot in Collection Pi...

Vintage Medium Size Mid Century Modern Woven Textile Framed Abstract / Folk Wall Art. Circa 1970s Features a handwoven abstract geometric pattern in a e...

Original 'Les Deux Hangars' color lithograph by André Derain. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1947. Published by Mourlot in Col...

Original 'The small harbour' color lithograph by André Derain. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1951. Published by Mourlot in Collection Pierre Levy in 1970, Paris. Framed and signed in the stone. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. About the Artist: André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Derain and Matisse worked together through the summer of 1905 in the Mediterranean village of Collioure and later that year displayed their highly innovative paintings at the Salon d'Automne. The vivid, unnatural colors led the critic Louis Vauxcelles to derisively dub their works as les Fauves, or "the wild beasts", marking the start of the Fauvist movement. In March 1906, the noted art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to produce a series of paintings with the city as subject. In 30 paintings (29 of which are still extant), Derain presented a portrait of London that was radically different from anything done by previous painters of the city such as Whistler or Monet. With bold colors and compositions, Derain painted multiple pictures of the Thames and Tower Bridge. These London paintings remain among his most popular work. Art critic T. G Rosenthal: "Not since Monet has anyone made London seem so fresh and yet remain quintessentially English. Some of his views of the Thames use the Pointillist technique of multiple dots, although by this time, because the dots have become much larger, it is rather more simply the separation of colours called Divisionism and it is peculiarly effective in conveying the fragmentation of colour in moving water in sunlight." He experimented with stone sculpture and moved to Montmartre to be near his friend Pablo Picasso and other noted artists. Fernande Olivier...