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Material: Softwood
Douglas Elliott, 'Near Markham, Ont.', Framed Oil Painting, Canada, C.1977
Located in Chatham, ON
Douglas Ferguson Elliott, O.S.P. (1916-2002) - 'Near Markham, Ont.' - Canadian Impressionist style winter landscape oil painting on Masonite panel - o...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Softwood, Masonite, Paint
Sculpted Wood Panel Solstice by Etienne Moyat 2022 France, Douglas-fir wood
Located in Paris, FR
Solstice, sculpted wood panel made with Douglas-fir wood is a piece from Etienne Moyat, represented by Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France.
Etie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
William Strang, "The Flower Seller", Framed Engraving, England, Circa 1903
Located in Chatham, ON
William Strang (Artist 1859-1921) - David Strang (Etcher/Son of William Strang 1887-1967) - "The Flower Seller" - antique fine art engraving - renowned listed Scottish artist known for his portraits and engravings of peasants - signed and titled at the bottom - initialed and dated in the print - vintage enamel and silver gilt frame - England United Kingdom - circa 1903.
Excellent antique condition - minor foxing to the paper edges from the acidic matte board - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor scuffs & scratches to the vintage frame...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
Super Rare Dutch Corneille 1922 - 2010 Lithograph "Artist Proof" Print 98
By Corneille 1
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super rare Lithograph print signed in pencil by the artist Corneille and EA for “épreuve d'artiste,” meaning Artist's Proof in French ...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Art Panel Hand Carved by Nioi, Italy, 1974 in the Style of Nerone & Patuzzi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art panel hand carved by Nioi, Italy, 1974 in the Style of Nerone & Patuzzi
Artwork, carved wall panel, assemblage, Nioi, Italy 1974.
Masterpiece hand-carved panel, part of a s...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
A. Larren Signed Original Oil on Copper Painting Depicting Tennis Players
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This original painting is signed "A. Larren" presumably from England, and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The painting is done in oil paint on a c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Joanne Heath-Menger, Afternoon Tea, Watercolor Painting, Canada, Circa 1980
Located in Chatham, ON
Joanne Heath-Menger- 'Afternoon Tea' - Vintage watercolor painting over graphite on paper - signed lower right - signed and titled verso - gallery/catalog number verso W/C 121-4 - fi...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Romantic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Danish Artist Svend Nielsen Oil Painting with Motif from Gudhjem, Bornholm 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Danish artist Svend Nielsen (1908-93)
Oil painting with motif from Gudhjem on the island Bornholm, Denmark
Oil on canvas in wooden frame with gold.
Measurements:
Height 53 cm inclu...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Pine
19th Century Italian Carved Gilt Decorative Palmetta Fan Wall Frieze
Located in Milan, IT
An original hand-carved and leaf gilded wall frieze as a giltwood porta Palme vase with handles.
It comes from a private residence of Milan, where it was topped with a wall demilune...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mina Alexander , 'Along the Shore', Impressionist Painting, Canada, 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
Wilhelmina 'Mina' Alexander (1871-1961) - 'Along the Shore Lake Ontario' - Impressionist landscape oil painting on canvas (mounted to panel) - antique original giltwood frame with gl...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Romantic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Stunning Victorian Large Scaled Dutch Oil Painting of a Winter Scene by R Tuey
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Dutch oil painting of an elderly man in a winter scene by R Tuiy
A very good looking and decorative oil painting, this is ...
Category
1880s Dutch High Victorian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
Chinese Lattice Window Panel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel likely originated in a northern Chinese home with neutral and balanced interiors. The geometric lattice pattern is linear and open, and was designed to allow light and air into a room while maintaining privacy. Assembled by carefully joining long strips of carved wood, this lattice window has an even, squared pattern that reveals a large diamond formation. Crafted of pine wood, we love this vintage lattice...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Watercolor View on Harbor
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Decorative old watercolor of a harbor view. The work is not signed, maker unknown. With beautiful fine lines and a surefire touch. With a wooden hand painted frame, frames behind gla...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Paper
18th Century Italian Rococo Pine Wall Brackets
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of 18th century Italian Venetian Rococo painted and gilt pine wall brackets.
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
English 1875s Pine Hanging Corner Cabinet with Pointed Pediment and Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English pine hanging corner cabinet from the late 19th century, with pointed pediment, dentil molding, glass doors and canted corners. Created in England during the third quarter of the 19th century, this pine wall hanging corner cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of a Cat After Landseer, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a cat presented in an antique distressed pine frame
Copper-plate engraving after Landseer
Published About 1840
There is a single...
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Paper
Wall Cabinet, Anonymous, Sweden. 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wall cabinet, anonymous,
Sweden. 1960s.
Pine.
Measures: H: 56 cm / 1' 10"
W: 41 cm / 1' 4"
D: 27.5 cm / 11".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Mid 19th Century French Watercolor Pictures under Glass in Pine Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or study with this charming antique framed watercolors. Crafted in France circa 1860 and set in a pine frame, the artwork ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
Vintage 1960s Greg Noll Custom Signed Longboard
By Greg Noll
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Early-mid 1960s Greg Noll custom longboard. Features a single redwood stringer design with wood tailblock. Black resin stripe with complimentary black single...
Category
1960s American Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Antique Billiard Rules Pool Rules Pyramid Rules Victorian Framed Rules
Located in Radstock, GB
This framed and printed sheet Rule frame is very unusual because it actually
features the rules of three games Billiards, Life Pool and Pyramid pool.
Printed by the famous Glasgo...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
R. M. Schell, "Early One Morning", Framed Acrylic Painting, Canada, C. 1985
Located in Chatham, ON
Raymond Milton Schell (1936-2014) - "Early One Morning" - Canadian school fine art landscape acrylic painting on linen canvas mounted to Birch ply - exacting detail throughout from t...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Plywood, Paint
Richard De Bruycker, 'Autumn Morning', Oil Painting on Panel, Germany, 1948
Located in Chatham, ON
Richard De Bruycker (1884-1948) - 'Autumn Morning' (Nature Conservation Park) - Fine German post war Impressionist landscape oil painting on panel - completed in the final year of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Romantic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Paint
R. M. Schell, "Softly Falls the Evening", Acrylic Painting, Canada, C. 1980
Located in Chatham, ON
Raymond Milton Schell (1936-2014) - "Softly Falls the Evening" - Canadian school fine art landscape acrylic painting on linen canvas mounted to Birch ply - exacting detail throughout...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Romantic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Softwood, Plywood, Paint
Derrill a. Rausch, Framed Coastal Oil Painting, Canada, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
DERRILL ALLAN RAUSCH (1938-2007) - Untitled - British Columbia coastal landscape oil painting on Masonite panel - original gilded finish wood frame, beige linen liner and gilt edged ...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pine Wall Glass Mirror by Jp Larsson
By JP Larsson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand carved gilded Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Pine
Wall Cabinet, Anonymous, Sweden, 1960s, Pine
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wall cabinet, anonymous.
Sweden. 1960s.
Pine.
Measures:
H: 56 cm
W: 41 cm
D: 26 cm
Interior D: 19-23 cm
Height between shelves: 19.5 cm and 22 cm
Drawer height: 7 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Canadian School Color Pencil, Graphite & Watercolor Drawing, Unsigned, 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Canadian school color pencil, graphite and watercolor drawing on illustration board - exceptional realistic detail - featuring a garden in full bloom with two rabbits and a butterfly...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Paper
Dutch Corneille 1922 - 2010 Limited Edition Lithograph Print of Women & Tiger 87
By Corneille 1
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, Limited Edition Lithograph print 154/200 signed in pencil by the artist Corneille and dated 87
Corneille was a Dutch Postwar & Cont...
Category
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Gary P. Slipper R.C.a., 'Mother+Daughter...' , Mixed Media Drawing, circa 1987
Located in Chatham, ON
GARY PETER SLIPPER R.C.A. (b.1934) - 'Mother + Daughter Beside the River' - An extraordinary ink and colored pencil drawing on paper - drawing done in Mexico - wonderful use of stron...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper, Linen, Glass, Softwood
Edmond Allouard, 'Still Life of Flowers', Signed, Framed, Early 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
EDMOND ALLOUARD (France 1880-1915) - 'Still Life of Flowers' - Antique fine quality Romantic school watercolor painting on paper - signed lower right - contained in a vintage matte with attached filet - finished with a vintage gilt-wood frame under glass - vintage identification label verso - France - early 20th century.
Excellent antique condition - minor tear in the paper lower left - minor stains to the vintage matte board - scuffs/scratches to the vintage frame...
Category
Early 20th Century French Romantic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Paint, Paper
Bellamy Style Hand-Carved New England Pine Eagle, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original American eagle, hand-carved from pine during the early to mid 20th century. The eagle features a touch of original gilt over yellow sizing with hand-painted highlights, emphasizing the eyes and beak.
The eagle is displayed with both wings fully outstretched. The feathers are expertly detailed, especially considering that this eagle is a single-piece carving.
The eagle is both the national bird and the national animal of the United States. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows in its sinister (left) talon and an olive branch with its dexter (right) talons. Those arrows are tightly aligned, a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois. In this case, the bundle of arrows were a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. The olive branches emphasize the power of peace.
The eagle motif has since appeared in allegorical engravings...
Category
Early 20th Century American Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Hans Øllgaard Modernist Oil Painting of Summer Landscape with Coast, Danish 1960
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large oil on canvas painting by Danish artist Hans Øllgaard (b. 1911, d. 1969) depicting a summer landscape ca. 1950s or 60s at the time of harvesting ha...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Pine
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XV style trumeau mirror with a fine oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Painted pine fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Giltwood, Mirror
Lorne H. Bouchard R.C.A., 'the Ice Bridge', Oil on Panel, Framed, circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
Lorne H. Bouchard R.C.A. (1913 - 1978) - 'The Ice Bridge - Laurentians' - Important Canadian Impressionist "plein air" landscape oil painting on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Paint
France Antique "Brittany" Paul Fouillen Arts Crafts Pyrography Panels
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection of fine Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Two large all original unique works of art, circa 1920
This is a beautiful set of two (2) hand incised and...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Piece de Maitrise, Architectural Model Roof Square and Round
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Architectural models as these were made by apprentices or master craftsman to apply for a title by their respective guild. In France these craftsmen were known as the 'Compagnons du ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood
1990s Vintage Dale Velzy Shaped Balsawood Longboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Mid-1990s Velzy balsawood longboard shaped by the late Dale Velzy (1927-2005). Features an incredible 11-stringer design with a stunning 29 piece wooden fin...
Category
1990s American Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood
Early 19th Appliqué Collage Sir Percival Radcliffe 3rd Baronet of Rudding Park
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A beautiful applique collage of late Georgian silkwork figures and decorative section, no doubt from a larger textile hanging. They have later been to remounted in 19th century into ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Set of 19th Century Hand-Painted Table/Wall Screen with 12 Panels, Double Sided
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Commemorative table screen panels
The rare set of double-sided panels in sections with 8 immortals and scenic painting and relief-carved floral motifs o...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Large Mogens Koch Oregon Pine Frame
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Mogens Koch Oregon pine frame made by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, c. 1965. Label from here.
Please note: The Picasso lithograph is sold and ...
Category
1960s European Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
Early 20th Century City View "Lillo" Oil Painting by Adrien Paul Duerinckx
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Oil painting on canvas, signed left under: Adrien Paul Duerinckx. It is a view of a village Lillo, near Antwerp. It is painted with a loose touch in bright colors. The frame is made ...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Beaux Arts Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
FRAMA Contemporary Design Wooden Wall Atelier Shelf Trio
By Frama
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Atelier Shelf was designed to embody simplicity and openness and to inspire spatial serenity through the use of strong geometries and warm natural materials. The shelves can be c...
Category
2010s Lithuanian Scandinavian Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Spruce
Contemporary Hand Dye Painting by Sandra Leonard
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary hand dye painting on cotton, framed in custom pine frame. Please contact 1stdibs for international shipping.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Pine
Antique European Old World Pine Altar Wall Hanging Shelf Console Sconce
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century antique European pine wall shelf. Features engraved side panels, serpentine supports and heavy iron bracket for mounting. Measures: 24".
Category
Early 20th Century European Rustic Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Vintage Nautical Half Hull, English, Pine, Decorative Ship Model, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage nautical half hull. An English, pine decorative ship model, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
A charming example of a half hull model
Displays a desirable patina
Pine shows fine grain interest
Presented with the ship's name 'Pioneer' - one small loss to part of the 'n'
1919 displayed as the date of the vessel was broken up
This is an appealing vintage half hull...
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Early 20th Century English Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Jouault André-gustave Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful painting, oil on canvas, of a park-like landscape. The painting has a somewhat impressionistic touch and a lively color palette. The painting is signed bottom right 'Andre Jouault'. The painting is framed in a beautiful gold-coloured frame.
André-Gustave JOUAULT, France, 1904-1987, was a painter, known for his frescoes of the chapel of the oratory...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint
Monumental English 19th C Ironmongers Pine Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Monumental English 19th C ironmongers pine bookcase cabinet
Excellent scale and form
sku 1011
Measures: W 312 x D 56 x H 168 cm.
Category
1880s English Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Carved Wooden Eagle With Wings Spread, c. 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carved wooden eagle with wings spread, standing on a rocky ledge. An architectural embellishment, the work is carved in Scotch pine with traces of the original paint on the rocky bas...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Putti Wall Brackets
Located in Milan, IT
A charming pair of Italian winged putti wall brackets, exquisitely carved and gilded, with shell form tops coming from a Milanese private collection, of Italian origin.
Good age r...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
Pair of Signed Antique Watercolor Paintings in Hand Carved Gilt Wooden Frames
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique watercolor paintings are done by an unknown artist, likely from France or Italy in circa 1880 in a Renaissance style. The paintings each depict a couple in a ballroom setting dressed in period Renaissance costumes...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Paper
Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff Examining Recruits 1866, Signed Ball Hughes
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of American Folk Art Pyrography
Robert Ball Hughes (British-American, 1804-1868)
This original period framed 1866 pyrography on wood panel was created after the painting by Sir John Gilbert (English, 1817-1897) with detailed description and dedication written on the back of the panel using the same technique. A photographed rubbing of the reverse dedication will be included and is part of this description (photo).
Frame: 20 inches high and 28.5 inches wide; Site: 13.25 inches high and 22 inches wide
This painting depicts the episode from Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part II Act III Scene V in which
Sir John Falstaff inspects the recruits mustered by Justice Robert Shallow and his
cousin Silence. Falstaff sits in a chair surrounded by his cronies whilst Bardolph leads Bullcalf forward.
Hayman’s treatments of Falstaff reviewing recruits are perhaps among the most successful depictions of a theatrical scene in British painting. The tableau vibrates with the energy that he brought to his Vauxhall supper box scenes of games and dancing, and is filled with the humour and observation of his portraiture. Every figure is in motion and proclaims its own individuality.
About Robert Ball Hughes (British-American, 1804-1868)
Known as Ball Hughes and also using that as a signature, this man was a sculptor and wax-portrait artist. He was born in London, England, and died in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London as well as at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design in New York City. He emigrated to New York in 1829, having earned much prestige in England. In New York, he received many commissions for portrait busts in bronze and wax. Among his subjects were John Trumbull, Alexander Hamilton, and Washington Irving. From 1838 to 1840, he worked in Philadelphia and from 1840, worked in Boston. In his final years, he began to produce pyrographic wood pictures (pyro engravings or "poker pictures"), including The Witches of MacBeth (c. 1840), Babylonian Lions (1856), Don Quixote in His Study (1863), The Trumpeter (1864), General Grant...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
Lyn Howley Serigraph Les Fleur No. 3 Print Signed 1950s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Original signed Serigraph "Les Fleurs No.3" by Lyn Howley.
Produced in the USA, circa 1950s. Lyn Howley's work was produced by Van Amstel Co. Studio Editi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood, Masonite, Paper
France Art Deco Beautiful Women Four Seasons Panel Set Four 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Four unique Four Seasons works of art, circa 1930.
This is a beautiful French art deco period set of four (4) hand incised hard wood panels depicting beautiful women...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chinese Chrysanthemum Lattice Window Mirror, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century lattice window panel from China's Shanxi province likely originated in a traditional home with balanced interiors. Both functional and decorative, lattice win...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Large Painting by Danish Painter Johan Andersen, 1970's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful painting on canvas by a relatively unknown but great painter from Denmark: Johan Andersen. Inspired by Asger Jorn and the Cobra movement, but ...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
1930s Pacific System Homes Wooden Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Late-1930s Pacific system Homes wood surfboard. Features an intricate design created with redwood and pine wood. Beautiful embellishments in the form of nose and tail blocks complete with an early style surfboard fin with low profile. This early surfboard weighs approximately 100 lbs. This incredible relic of surfing history has been held in the same Long Beach, CA family since new, handed down through several generations. This listing represents a seldom offered opportunity to own an remarkable early wooden surfboard from the 1930s.
Little is known about the first Pacific System Homes boards, produced either in late 1929 or early 1930, except that they were made from redwood strips held together with lag bolts, and were probably 10 feet long and weighed about 70 pounds. Pine and redwood boards replaced the all-redwood boards by 1932; full-length redwood-edged balsa boards, weighing as little as 45 pounds and costing less than $40, were introduced in the mid-’30s. A swastika symbol—used by American Indians, Vikings, and Greeks as a sign of good luck and harmony—was wood-burned or print-marked onto the back of all Pacific System Homes’ Swastika boards up until 1937. The following year, after the swastika-decorated German military invaded Austria, Pacific System changed the line name to “Waikiki Surf-Boards.”
The 1939 Waikiki board came in 10-, 11-, and 12- foot models, as well as a 14-foot paddleboard, and five- or six-foot “kiddie boards.” All were typical of the plank period: blunt-nosed, squared off at the tail, with near-parallel sides. Pacific System Homes boards were made in production runs of 15 on sawhorses in a designated dust-free area of the company’s 25-acre site, and were sold in beach clubs, sporting good stores, and high-end department stores like Robinson’s and the Broadway.
Custom-made Pacific System Homes boards were also available, built by top California surfer-boardmakers like Pete Peterson and Whitey Harrison. California boardmaker Dale Velzy...
Category
1930s American Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Hardwood, Softwood
Three Icons Depicting the Virgin Mother and Rood Screen, 19th Century
Located in Virum, DK
Three icons depicting the Virgin Mother and Child, the one with inscription, and rood screen, Madonna and church exterior. Paint wood, print on repoussé me...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Early-1900s Waikiki Hawaiian Wood Plank Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1920s original plank-style surfboard made for the waves at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. Before Hawaiian surfing patriarch Duke Kahanamoku, early surfboards w...
Category
1920s American Vintage Softwood Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood
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