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Kate Spade Birch Way with Dragonfruit, 2019
By JP Terlizzi
Located in Lenox, MA
From "The Good Dishes" Collection
Kate Spade Birch Way with Dragonfruit, 2019
30" x 20" Photograph
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5 + 2 APs
Signed in Verso
Artist's Bio:
US, Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires
Materials
Archival Pigment
Noritake Yoshino with Kiwi, 2020
By JP Terlizzi
Located in Lenox, MA
From "The Good Dishes" Collection
Noritake Yoshino with Kiwi, 2020
30" x 20" Photograph
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5 + 2 APs: $2400
Signed en verso/Signed Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berkshires
Materials
Archival Pigment
Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare (1952)
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Printed by Artist
27.25 x 23.25
Unique: $4900
Signature: Signed en verso
Prove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Berkshires
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portal 10
By Jeff Robb
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb
Portal 10
Lenticular Photograph
31" x 31"
Editions 6-12 of 12
$10,000
Provenance: From the artist's studio
Additional Information:
Available in additional sizes, please ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Berkshires
Materials
Lenticular
“Young Beauty in Profile” by Walter Blackman
By Walter Blackman
Located in Sheffield, MA
Walter Blackman
American, 1847-1928
“Young Beauty in Profile”
Oil on canvas
20 by 16 in. W/frame 32 by 28 in.
Studied: Under Gerone, Paris
...
Category
19th Century American Antique Berkshires
Materials
Canvas
La Promenade dans le Jardin by Walter Granville-Smith
By Walter Granville-Smith
Located in Sheffield, MA
Walter Granville-Smith
American, 1870-1938
La Promenade dans le Jardin
Oil on canvas
30 by 22 in. with frame 40 by 32 in.
Signed lower left
Born in South Granville, New Yor...
Category
Early 20th Century American Berkshires
Materials
Canvas
Before the Rehearsal
By George Elmer Browne
Located in Sheffield, MA
George Elmer Browne
American, 1871-1946
Before the Rehearsal
Oil on panel
14 by 14 in. W/frame 19 by 19 in.
Signed lower right
George Elmer Browne was a ...
Category
1920s Modern Berkshires
Materials
Oil
"Abstract, Untitled" by Richard Hennessy
By Richard Hennessy
Located in Sheffield, MA
RICHARD HENNESSY
AMERICAN, b. 1941
"Abstract, Untitled"
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1975 on verso
48 by 36 in.
Provenance: From the estate of Christopher Scott, acquired from the artist. Note: Christopher Scott was a painter who was best known as curator/gadfly Henry, Geldzahler's partner. This relationship was immortalized in one of David Hockney's best portraits of 1969.
EDUCATION:
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 1954-59
COLUMBIA COLLEGE, B.A., 1963
INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1963-66
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
CARNEGIE MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
CENTRO CULTURAL, MUSEO CONTEMPORANEO, MEXICO CITY
COPLAND HOUSE, CORTLANDT MANOR, NEW YORK
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE, DAYTON, OHIO
DOW JONES
HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO
HECKSHER MUSEUM OF ART, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
I. T. & T.
ITALIAN RELIEF FUND
J.P.MORGAN CHASE
JACK S. BLANTON MUSEUM,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK
MOMA/P.S.1, STAIRWELL MURAL
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PENNSYLVANIA
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA
READER'S DIGEST
SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON
SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION, TOKYO
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK
THE COMMODITIES CORPORATION, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, SAN ANTONIO, TX
THE LANNAN FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK
AWARDS:
2008 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION
1988 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION
1987 THE ANN AND ERLO VAN WAVEREN FOUNDATION
1983 INGRAM MERRILL FOUNDATION
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2008 CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY HUDSON, NY
1991 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL
1989 BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, IN
1986 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO
1986 JOHN GOOD GALLERY NEW YORK
1985 GETLER/PALL/SAPER GALLERY NEW YORK
1983 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK
1982 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK
1981 IVORY KIMPTON GALLERY SAN FRANCISCO
1980 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK
1978 ROBERT MILLER GALLERY NEW YORK
1976 OLIVER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK
1976 GREY ART GALLERY, NYU NEW YORK RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
1976 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK
1970 TIBOR DE NAGY GALLERY NEW YORK
1969 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2007 VILLE DE REIMS GLOBAL BOOKS: LES LIVRES D'ARTISTE DE GERVAIS JASSAUD
2006 WEBER FINE ART GREENWICH, CT MY FRIENDS-THEIR VISION
2006 SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER STATEN ISLAND, NY ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES
2000 THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART HUNTINGTON, NY AARON COPLAND�S AMERICA
1997 ESPACE CULTUREL DE TINQUEUX FRANCE LA TENTATION DU LIVRE
1992 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK THE ARTIST, THE WRITER AND THE BOOK DESIGN (ARTISTS'S BOOKS FROM COLLECTIF G��N��RATION)
1992 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY MIAMI GROUP SHOW
1991 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO RICHARD HENNESSY AND JEFFREY WASSERMAN
1991 ANDRE EMMERICH GALLERY NEW YORK ABSTRACT PAINTING: THE 90'S
1991 FRENCH CULTURAL SERVICES NEW YORK LIVRES D'ARTISTES OF COLLECTIF G��N��RATION
1991 SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE, FL CONTEMPORARY ART
1990 MARTA CERVERA GALLERY NEW YORK THE PAINTER AND HIS OCCASION, CURATED BY ALAN JONES...
Category
1970s American Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Canvas
A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Pair of Neoclassical
Bronze Dore Candelabra
With the Mythological Figures of Flora & Zephyr
Now mounted as Bouillotte Lamps
Early 19th Century
Attributed to Thomire...
Category
19th Century French Antique Berkshires
East River, New York Winter (From Brooklyn Bridge)
Located in Sheffield, MA
Frank Usher De Voll
American, 1873-1941
East River, New York Winter (From Brooklyn Bridge)
Oil on canvas
32 by 36 in. w/frame 41 by 45 in.
Signe...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Berkshires
Materials
Oil
An Important Pair of Portuguese Rococo Rosewood Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Each back with a stylized foliate crest rail above an elaborately carved splat, on a serpentine seat on cabriole legs terminating in carved pad feet, joined by shaped stretchers
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Berkshires
Lady at her Vanity
By Henry Mayo Bateman
Located in Sheffield, MA
Henry Mayo Bateman
English, 1887–1970
Lady at her Vanity
Watercolor on paper
9 ½ by 10 ½ in. W/frame 18 ½ by 19 ½ in.
Signed & dated 1904 lower on left
H. M. Bateman was noted for his "The Man Who..." series of cartoons, featuring comically exaggerated reactions to minor and usually upper-class social gaffes, such as "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before the Loyal Toast", "The Man Who Threw a Snowball at St. Moritz" and "The Boy Who Breathed on the Glass at the British Museum."
He was born in the small village of Sutton Forest in New South Wales, Australia. His parents were Henry Charles Bateman and Rose Mayo. His father had left England for Australia in 1878 at the age of 21 to seek his fortune, then returned to England briefly in 1885 before going back with an English wife. Soon after Henry was born, his strong-willed mother insisted that they return to London 'and civilisation'. He had one sister, Phyllis, three years younger. Henry remained in England for the remainder of his life except for one disappointing visit to his birthplace.[citation needed]
Henry was always drawing from an early age, consistently producing funny drawings...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Berkshires
Materials
Watercolor
A Cubist Female Nude by George-Henri Tribout circa 1911
By George-Henri Tribout
Located in Sheffield, MA
George-Henri Tribout
French, Cubist 1884-1962
“Female Nude”
Large Oil on canvas
Signed & Dated 1911 Lower Left
51 ¾ by 38 ½ in. W/frame 55 ¾ by 42 ½ in.
George Henri Tribout w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Berkshires
Fuchsia/Navy Silk Chiffon Print Dress
By House of Arts
Located in Alford, MA
Flowing chiffon floral gown in fuchsia and navy print featuring a deep V neckline front and back, a high waistline, and sheer, raglan balloon sleeves. The skirt falls from soft pleat...
Category
1970s Indian Berkshires
Early 20th Century English Child's Teapot
By Copeland Spode
Located in Sheffield, MA
The early 20th Century English petite child's teapot is decorated around the opening with fluting as is the rim of the lid. Both pieces of the white teapot are marked "Spode Copeland...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Berkshires
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Antique Persian Serapi Carpet Handmade Oriental Rug
Located in Hudson, NY
SERAPI RUG: 8'8" X 10'8"
Late 19th Century
Red field with stylized meandering blossoms and an ivory, pink and blue geometric pendant medallion at the center. Ivory sub-field contains...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Berkshires
Materials
Wool
Ivory Lace 1930s Wedding Ensemble
Located in Alford, MA
A rare find, this wedding dress and jacket from the 1930s is made of ivory lace and is in excellent condition. The bias-cut dress has a V-neck and empire bo...
Category
1930s American Berkshires
Czech Iron and Crystal Table Lamp with Multicolor Grape Shades
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This a fabulous five-light table lamp with clustered grapes as shades, handblown applied leaves on Art Nouveau solid iron base. Made in Czechoslovakia it is the perfect lamp for a wi...
Category
20th Century Czech Berkshires
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Victor Costa Strapless Dress
By Victor Costa
Located in Alford, MA
One of Victor Costa's best designs, this strapless cocktail/evening dress is fashioned of white satin and black velvet alternating horizontal stripes with fitted bodice leading to an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Berkshires
Four Late Victorian, Three Sterling and One Silver Plate Napkin Rings
Located in Sheffield, MA
Collection of four late Victorian silver napkin rings with four different styes.
1. Has flared edges, three bands of leaves and a monogr...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Berkshires
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver Plate
Pair of Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shaker
Located in Sheffield, MA
Faneuil by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver salt shaker and pepper mill set. Simple elegance,
Salt shaker 1.5" D x 2.25" H.
OFFERING FREE SHIPPING TO CONTINENTAL US. PLEASE JUST ASK FO...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Berkshires
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Frame / Mirror, Late 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Baroque Giltwood
& Polychrome Mirror
Late 17th Century
The arched rectangular later mirror plate flanked by two putti
and carved flowering motif along the sides and the...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Berkshires
Antique Glass Cotton Swab Bottle with Sterling Silver Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique faceted glass bottle with a sterling (stamped) silver top was used for cotton swabs and was possibly part of a larger set of a ladies cosmetic ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Berkshires
Materials
Silver
Brown Jordan Bentwood Rattan Table and Chairs Set
By Brown Jordan
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish bentwood deco style dining or patio table and 4 chair set by Brown Jordan has the look of faux bamboo. Features glass top and arched bentwood base with an open design. Beauti...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Hardwood
Three Large 18th Century Pewter Soup Spoons, Handcrafted
Located in Sheffield, MA
The three large pewter soup spoons are handcrafted and have flared and ridged handles with stamped oval shapes on the undersides.
Category
Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Berkshires
Materials
Pewter
1938 ElsaSchiaparelli CouturePagan DeposeFrance FeatherCrystalGold Bird Brooch
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusually decorated with small partridge feathers like the yellow-gold gilt necklace commissioned by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) that is featured on the front-and-back covers and centerfold of the French costume-jewelry hardcover book, Lina Baretti Parures, by Patrick Mauries, this unique pave-crystal yellow-gold gilt metal partridge-on-a-branch brooch is further distinguished as an unsigned Parisian-couture piece for Italian-born Schiaparelli with its combination of embossed text "Made In France" and "Modele Depose", along with the trombone clasp often used in the early 20th Century for custom-made French small brooches.
The book centerfold on pages 90-91 shows a closeup of the feathered necklace created by French-born Corsican Baretti, whose intricate decoration often mixed ready-made textural or shiny materials like velvet, cork, wire, rhodoid or raffia with custom-made metal, plastic or glass by specialized Parisian workshops such as Gripoix. The Baretti-book caption about the attributed necklace notes: "Collier realise pour Elsa Schiaparelli. Liege, soie, cannetille, perles de verre et plumes de perdix. Chaine en metal." While none of the captions date this necklace--which could have been from the same commission as our brooch--Baretti created one-of-a-kind jewelry for Schiaparelli from the 1930s until the early 1950s when the fashion designer retired.
Our brooch was most likely made for a fashion-show debut of one of Schiaparelli's themed clothing collections in the late 1930s for which she commissioned many costume-jewelry paruriers including Baretti. See our photo of a Schiaparelli 1930s...
Category
1930s French Artisan Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Balenciaga 2006 Ghesquiere Brocade & Boucle Rounded 3/4Sleeve Ecru Jacket
By Nicholas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga
Located in Chicago, IL
Lauded for his innovative couture-like construction with atypical ready-to-wear luxurious fabrics tailored to perfection in the 2000s, French-born Nicholas Ghesqueire designed for Ba...
Category
Early 2000s French Berkshires
TomFord For YvesSaintLaurent RiveGauche Slim StraightLeg Black FineDenim Jeans
By Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Chicago, IL
In the sexy sleek skin-tight style that Texan Tom Ford introduced as the former artistic director at Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche while the French esteemed eponymous designer was r...
Category
Early 2000s European Berkshires
Set of 12 Ginori Lavender Rimmed Soup Bowls By Gio Ponti
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Ginori soup bowls have a fresh modern feel though they date from 1920. Designed by Gio Ponti, the Art Deco/ neoclassical style is both architectural yet decorative. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Berkshires
1990s MaisonMartinMargiela Unique Sheer Knit Snap&Tie Brown Convertible Top
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
With Belgian former couture-fashion designer Martin Margiela's original blank-white textural-cotton corner-sewn label from the early 1990s visible above the prominent circular knit h...
Category
1990s Italian Berkshires
ChristainDior Galliano 2001 MadeInFrance LaceNetCorset Black HalterBustier Boxed
By Christian Dior Haute Couture, John Galliano
Located in Chicago, IL
While John Galliano was creating haute-couture in Paris for French Maison Christian Dior as its artistic director beginning in the late 1990s, he designed this "Made In France" black stretch-lace-and-net low-back boned corset featuring a bold halter neck, padded underwire bustier with a rounded bustline silhouette, and cinched waist with a lettuce-edged ruffle. Along with leading couture-fashion designers Jean-Paul Gaultier and the late Vivienne Westwood, Thierry Mugler and Gianni Versace, Galliano is closely associated with the popularity of the contemporary corset, which was the focus of his most recent couture show in 2024 as the creative director of Paris-based Maison Margiela for the past decade. Notably, a Galliano corset from his turn-of-the-century Christian Dior collection--with like tags and similar low back with bustier--can be viewed online among the collections of the Underpinnings Museum, which is dedicated to the most outstanding lingerie.
In addition to the tags noting "Christian Dior Made In France" along with the size, Galliano added subtle logo embroidery to the cleavage that reads "DIOR". There is no tag noting the materials of the multiple laces, tulle mesh, bones and additional padding or strap fabrics, which seem primarily synthetic for desirable stretch-to-fit. Instead, care-instruction symbols can be found on the back of the size tag.
The neck straps for this B-cup French-size 85 or U.S.-size 34 can be adjusted to one of the three tiers of hooks that suits the wearer, while the corset has two tiers of hooks to cinch the waist. As worn by our small-size mannequin, the top will flatter even an A-cup breast size.
As noted in our listing sidebar, the buyer will receive the corset packed in its original Christian Dior silver shoebox-size cardboard packaging, while the lingerie will be wrapped in the original logo tissue paper. The box and paper are in good condition without rips or perforation, while the lingerie is in like-new excellent condition as if it had only been tried on and not worn for an event.
For price comparison, a later dated Galliano/Dior bustier corset top--with like tags but strapless--recently sold on 1stDibs for $6,200. The previous sole owner of our top recalled making their purchase as new lingerie in 2001.
This French ready-to-wear complex-structure garment should not be confused with international lingerie lines with different but similar labels--"Christian Dior Intimates...
Category
Early 2000s French Berkshires
Cavalli S/S 2003 Embellished SilkLeopard Set SequinsNetBlouse & CuffedCapriJeans
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Chicago, IL
Over 20 years ago, the late Roberto Cavalli who recently died in 2024 designed this silk-and-cotton top-and-jeans set showcasing his signature mix of animal prints with luxurious emb...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Berkshires
Large Gold Gilded Iron Mirror from Italy Circa 1960
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning and unusual mid century modern mirror, Italy circa 1960. Retaining the original gilded surface. In the form of bamboo stalks and leaves.
This can be viewed at The Berkshire ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Berkshires
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Couture Montague 1950s French WiredGlassBeads CrystalEnameledRondelles Earrings
By Francoise Montague
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1950s while he operated an eponymous Parisian couture costume-jewelry boutique, Francoise Montague designed these unique handmade ornate pair of sparkly clip earrings featurin...
Category
1950s French Artisan Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Crystal, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Saint Laurent Gray Velvet Cropped Jacket
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Alford, MA
Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche charcoal gray velvet jacket, c. late 1970s-early 1980s, trimmed on all edges in black braid. The collarless jacket is cropped and features narrow sleev...
Category
Late 20th Century French Berkshires
MiriamHaskell 1945 PeacockBeads Parure WiredBraceletEarrings 16StrandNecklace
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Before 1947 when the brand mark was added and while couture-style adjustable-hook necklaces were in demand in post-war America, Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess created thi...
Category
1940s American Baroque Revival Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Antique French Painted Paneled Cupboard Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Slightly distressed French Provincial paneled doors for a cabinet this striking pair of doors wear their age with grace, and would bring c...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Berkshires
Materials
Wood
Saint Laurent Silk Print Blouse
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Alford, MA
Saint Laurent rive gauche blouse crafted of a small, geometric, vertically oriented silk print in predominantly green coloration with dark blue, orange, and ivory contrasts. The blo...
Category
1970s French Berkshires
Donna Karan Vintage Jumper and Bodysuit
By Donna Karan
Located in Alford, MA
Donna Karan vintage ensemble, c.1990s, incorporating her signature designs - the bodysuit and the simple black shape. Here the bodysuit is a romantic white blouse featuring a large p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Berkshires
Pair Hand Blown Loetz Art Nouveau Vases w/ Turquoise and Green Iridescence
By Loetz Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Not one, but two hand blown Art Nouveau Bohemian vases attributed to Loetz with organic "feather" turquoise threading over the apple green body. The bright iridescence makes these ey...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Berkshires
Materials
Blown Glass
Untitled by Allen Atwell, Oil on Linen, 1952
By Allen Atwell
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare gem of a piece. Untitled by Allen Atwell, creator of the Psychedelic Temple in 1964.
His works become available few and far between.
Measure: 10 x 16 in., 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair Hand Blown Pink & Gold Leaf Venetian Vases w/ Figural Swan Stems Salviati
By Salviati
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These lovely 8 1/2" tall Venetian vases are hand blown with quilted optic ribbing on both the foot and the cup. The stem features elegant swan connectors filled with gold leaf inclu...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Mid Century Silver Plate Ice Bucket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage Mid Century Silver Plate Ice Bucket. In good vintage condition with some minor blemishes.
6" D body of ice bucket only
7....
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Berkshires
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Plate Penguin Cocktail Shaker Pitcher
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming silver plated cocktail shaker, bar or water pitcher in the form a penguin with a screwed on cap at the end of the spout and the head that lifts off for filling....
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Silver Plate
Important Leather Sofa By Charles Ramos France 1958
By Charles Ramos
Located in Hudson, NY
Charles Ramos, rare, leather sofa on gilded aluminum legs. Minimal, elegant, graceful and yet comfortable. Made in France around 1958, a true, hard to find piece.
Coming from a cabin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Berkshires
Materials
Leather
Set of 11 Hand Blown Iridescent Champagne Coupes Lobmeyr W/ Ribbon Twist Stem
By J. & L. Lobmeyr Company
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing set of 11 hand blown crystal champagne coupes are sure to please, whether filled with you favorite champagne or cocktail or just sitting on a shelf catching the light. T...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Blown Glass
ArtDeco 491 ProngSetCrystals SchreinerStyle SilverSolder 35" Belt ChokerNecklace
Located in Chicago, IL
With settings and construction like Art Deco unsigned high-end crystal costume-jewelry by Bavarian-born blacksmith Henry Schreiner (1898-1954), this mid-century unsigned silver-solde...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Berkshires
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Base Metal
Pair of Teak Wood Folding Lounging Deck Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Make a statement with these wonderfully designed and great looking pair of teak wood folding porch, garden lounge or deck chairs with grey weathered patina. Great for indoor or outdo...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Berkshires
Materials
Teak
13 Davenport 19th c. Dessert Set W/ Aesthetic Movement Teal Blue Fern Subjects
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Aesthetic Movement dessert plates with matching serving compote, were made by Davenport ca. 1890's and feature hand decorated ferns surrounding the molded floral relie...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Berkshires
Materials
Porcelain
MidCentury SculpturalTexturedGoldBowClasp Graduated4StrandSnakeChain Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century shiny yellow-gold-plated snake-chain multi-strand necklace features a sculptural finely-textured gilt-metal bow that is positioned to rest on the upper left chest to...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
French MidCentury Bazot 18KGoldPouredGlassEnameledPlaques SilverPendantsNecklace
By Andree Bazot
Located in Chicago, IL
Featuring French studio-artist Andree Bazot's signature technique of topping free-formed layers of polychrome enamels fused on textural foiled plaques with a dollop of poured glass a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Artisan Berkshires
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Copper, Gold, 18k Gold
Pair of Venetian/Murano Barbini Turquoise Exotic Bird Sculptures
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a matched pair of hand blown, tall and fanciful Murano "Birds Of Paradise" or Exotic Birds which stand a rare 16 1/2" tall! Cased with clear crystal over a fabulous color com...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Berkshires
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Art Deco Benches England 1920's
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a very handsome and special pair of art deco benches made in the nineteen twenties in England. The eye-catching angles speak to the architectural inspiration behind these Art...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Elm, Walnut, Pine, Burl
Swedish Style Gilt Edge Metal Wastebasket with Vintage Feel
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rustic and elegant at the same time, add a neoclassical country touch to your bedroom or bathroom. The gold toned metal gives it a classic vintage/antique feel. Suitable for any deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Berkshires
Materials
Tin
Pair Of Brass Faux Bamboo Mirrors by Mastercraft 1970
By William Doezema, Mastercraft
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare to find, matched pair of brass mirrors by mastercraft. Designed by William Doezema for Mastercraft, and produced in the 1970's. This pair is in excellent condition and has a ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Brass
ArtDeco 5BlackDiamond-FacetedSpinels 6BezelSetCognacDiamonds CastSilver Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
Featuring five sparkly black opaque spinels with diamond-shaped facets and splintery vitreous surfaces, along with bezel-set champagne diamonds with yellow or peach reflections in su...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Berkshires
Materials
Spinel, Black Spinel, Brown Diamond, Silver
Vintage EnameledSilverHeartPendants Linked AdjustableChain Decor Belt Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage amusing enameled silver pendant adjustable-chain unsigned necklace, belt or novel interior decoration features heart-shaped two-inch-long links painted in six colors of ...
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Late 20th Century Berkshires
Antique HandPressedGlass European GoldFiligreeCapped Beaded Heavy Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique rare hand-pressed-glass necklace features semi-translucent grape-green large beads that are capped with gilt-brass filigree. Based on the combination of bead seams, spring-ring clasp, and metal findings on the unmarked faux Chinese-jade necklace, it dates to the late Victorian period most likely from Western Europe.
Around WWI, hand presses, which stamped molten glass into a mold to create a bead with a hole and a seam, were often used to produce costume jewelry as a cottage industry in Germany and the Czech region. This was while there was a lack of factory machine presses and finishing tumblers that used sand to polish out the seam lines.
Another reason that the cloudy green beads can be identified as atypically hand-pressed is that they are more opaque and therefore harder and less prone to breaking during formation than fully-translucent glass, which was better suited for automated-machine pressing. Also the green beads are an unusual swirled color including white, which suggests that their production was more limited than machine-pressing would enable.
Without the bead-seams, this necklace could be mistaken for one by Coco Chanel. Her 1920s couture...
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Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Berkshires
Materials
Gold, Brass, Gilt Metal
French ArtDeco BonazStyle BlackRinged EcruResinCabochonBeaded StretchBracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
In the style of Art Deco two-tone galalith beaded stretch bracelets by French Auguste Bonaz, this unsigned chunky ecru cabochon galalith beaded bracelet is linked by a set of tight black cords that are unseen when worn on an arm. The large highly polished beads that remain in excellent condition were hand-carved on each side so that the larger black rings...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Berkshires
Couture Early Chanel Marked MadeInFrance WiredPearl&LampworkGlass ClipEarrings
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamped "Made In France" on their antique brass back-plates like the initial unbranded couture costume-jewelry commissioned by French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel beginning in 1924, these floral-motif wired earrings with early handcrafted brass clips are decorated with button-like cultured mother-of-pearls mixed with Parisian organically-coated lampwork glass, which we photographed in indoor sunlight for the most accurate colors. The pair were designed by Chanel to accessorize a one-of-a-kind clothing ensemble (likely including cultured-pearl buttons and a brooch) for a client of this pearl-associated couturier whose earliest one-of-a-kind jewelry--unlike other 1920s fashion designers--sometimes mixed real and faux gems.
The intricate glass artistry, wired clustered arrangement and earring findings are characteristic of one of Chanel's first Parisian paruriers, Louis Rousselet, who was a lampwork master with a workshop since 1920 specializing in faux-pearl glass beads and wire-work construction. As the three-piece flat-brass lever clips without hinge-holes on both sides predate Rousselet's wire-horseshoe clips, they can be dated like the patinated well-worn brass hardware to the mid-1920s.
The beads of various sizes and ecru colors that are wired to each earring include five round graduating iridescent mother-of-pearl disks, along with lampwork glass replicating nine baroque pearls, five round pearls and two seed pearls. There are natural imperfections on the green-and-rose-reflecting cultured pearls, while there is some nacre-enamel loss on the glass beads that is not eye visible. On closer view, one of the central round glass beads has a lighter blister, which appears like the texture of some uncultured pearls.
Of note, Chanel did not include a brand signature on any of her couture costume jewelry prior to the mid-1950s. As many of her clients who came to Paris for their couture-clothing fittings were foreign, the coordinated unique jewelry that was expected to leave the country was merely stamped "Made In France" or "France".
We acquired these earrings in The States along with a similar set with less but larger "petals, berries and leaves", which we priced the same in a different listing despite the slightly greater size and weight of this pair. So we know that they both were created for a single commission of multiple unique earrings with like lampwork-glass shapes and findings to be paired with the ecru mother-of-pearls provided by Chanel. While we have acquired over a dozen pre-signature pieces commissioned by the founder, these are the earliest earrings that we have discovered by Chanel. We have never found a single match to contradict our recognition of her early couture creations nor to attribute them to another designer.
Further, Art Deco couture...
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1920s French Artisan Vintage Berkshires
Materials
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Brass