Lou Taylor Navy Convertible Clutch
Located in Alford, MA
Navy convertible clutch, the exterior enhanced front and back with a set-in white rectangular border echoing the shape of the bag. The bag features...
Lou Taylor Navy Convertible Clutch
Located in Alford, MA
Navy convertible clutch, the exterior enhanced front and back with a set-in white rectangular border echoing the shape of the bag. The bag features...
Christian Dior Galliano Couture SilkWoolCrepe Changeante Cocktail Dress ss 1999
By John Galliano, Christian Dior Haute Couture
Located in Chicago, IL
While John Galliano was artistic director of Chistian Dior haute-couture and ready-to-wear, he designed this hip-accentuating bateaux-neck sleeveless sheath dress with characteristic...
Set of 8 Bamboo Rattan Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish set of eight bamboo rattan dining armchairs made in the casual California or island coastal style. The backs and arms have gracefully curved shaped. Each chair is topped with...
Rattan
$1,500 / set
Pair of Antique Carved Stone Capitals and Bases
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of antique stone capitals come with separate semi-circular bases. These are to be attache to a wall like pilasters. Can be used for planter bases, small side table or as gar...
Stone
Couture Chanel Byzantine Chain Gripoix Poured Glass Flower Pendants Parure 1930s
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
This couture 1930s Chanel-commissioned French Maison Gripoix hand-crafted demi-parure features eight flower pendants whose daisy-like metal-smithed petal frames suspend transparent a...
Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal, Enamel, Bronze
Indoor/Outdoor Neo-Classical Style Metal Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully stylish, the rustic Neoclassical styled garden dining table base offers the opportunity to add a top that will suit your need for size and style. Combine it with a wood,...
Iron
$990 / set
Pair of 1970s French Orange Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of orange resin sconces with frosted glass globe shades. France, circa 1970. Each sconce uses one 40-watt max candelabra bulb and is ready for hardwire installation. Signed S...
Glass, Resin
Balmain Lace Up Gold Eyelets Bold Zip Bodycon Knit Halter Red Orange Mini Dress
By Balmain Paris, Balmain
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in France, this Balmain Paris vibrant reddish-orange knit mini dress in reflective dense viscose features dozens of spaghetti-strap-laced yellow-gold eyelets that line both seam...
Multicolored Geometric Beaded Evening Jacket
Located in Alford, MA
A profusion of multicolored beads and sequins adorns the surface of this eye-catching evening jacket. The mostly pastel beads cover the entire black silk surface in a riotous patter...
Set of 7 Mid-Century Modern Cast Metal Garden Patio Dining Chairs
By Frances Elkins
Located in Sheffield, MA
A set of 6 cast aluminum garden/patio arm chairs in the manner of Frances Elkins. This design was created by Howitt Barry and his son Jack in Birmingham, Alabama in 1960. They were ...
Aluminum
Late Qing Dynasty Low Chinese Red Lacquer Bedside Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Late 19th century Chinese elmwood cabinets in an old lacquered finish. This cabinet can be ideal as a bedside chest, end table next to a sofa or a cabinet in an hallway. it has two...
Elm
Couture Chanel Verdura Byzantine Gold CircleRope GemsPurpleHeart Medallion c1932
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
During the Art Deco period when Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was at her peak as a Parisian couture designer in the early 1930s and working closely with her favorite jewelry parurier Fulco di Verdura, for one of her clients, she commissioned this unique handcrafted gem-fringed medallion brooch with a yellow-gold circle rope of flexible thick chain that dangles from an unseen ornate open-work curvilinear yellow-gold base. Marked only "FRANCE" on the bar pin with a trombone clasp, like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry collected by TheMet museum, its artistry reflects the colorful organic-form starburst sketches of Verdura, which you can see from our photo of one of them. The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to executing fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for the house founder. These included the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese-military cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos. Chanel reproduced some of Verdura's originals for her clients, but those variations featured faux gems. This softly-shaped abstract brooch design suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone geometric jewelry, which otherwise featured linear designs or figurative representation. The deconstructed bouquet of gems mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gold leaves, which are discreetly wired to a Baroque-motif frame that dangles a round gem surrounded by a chain halo. Significantly, Verdura was credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to fine jewelry. Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and the exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image--with an abundance of teardrop pearls and colorful gems above her chest, and with a gold halo surrounding her head--could have inspired the design of our brooch. As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. Within five years, as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith in the States, he founded the namesake fine-jewelry company Verdura in New...
Quartz, Pearl, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Gold
Couture Coco Chanel Paul lribe Signed France Pearl Glass Art Deco Earrings c1928
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Like the initial unbranded couture costume jewelry commissioned by French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel for her foreign-client ensembles, "Made In France" was stamped on these one-of-a-kin...
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Brass
$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set, American Colonial
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Sheffield, MA
Tiffany & company four-piece sterling silver coffee and tea set, circa 1940. Comprised of coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer, all with faceted corners and monogrammed 'PPB', ...
Sterling Silver
19th C Scandinavian Pine Bookshelf
Located in Great Barrington, MA
19th c Scandinavian pine open bookshelf/plate rack. Likely originally used as a pewter shelf. There is a groove to the back of each shelf to show plates stood vertically Great worn p...
Pine
Giorgio Armani Silk Pointelle Knit Pleated KeyHoleNeck Delphos Beige Dress c2001
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Chicago, IL
With his signature beige color and elegant minimalist bodycon style, Italian Giorgio Armani (1934-2025) designed this semi-transparent 100%-silk pointelle knit sleeveless fit-and-fla...
$2,950 / set
Pair of Italian Neo-Classical Style Marble Urns
Located in Sheffield, MA
A most attractive pair of Italian Neo-Classical style white Carrara marble urns. Elegant fluted bodies giving it both a clean modern and yet classical look. Marble shows aged patina...
Marble
$3,920Sale Price|30% Off
19th Century Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
The 19th century charming and rustic rocking horse now mounted on two straight boards is made of handcrafted wood pieces cleverly assembled, and has a leather saddle, reins and stirrups. A great addition for those who collect Early American country antiques...
Wood
Couture Paco Rabanne Made In France Hand Painted Silk Chiffon Pareo Shawl c1960s
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Chicago, IL
While a revolutionary fashion designer in the late 1960s, Paris-based Paco Rabanne (1934-2023) created for a French haute couture client this hand-painted silk chiffon shawl, which c...
Antique Pine Entertainment Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
This honey-colored pine armoire or linen press is in two sections -- upper and lower cabinet, four doors with recessed panels. The armoire was later made into an entertainment unit / cabinet. Upper cabinet features a swivel TV shelf...
Pine
Contemporary Verso Signed Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
Oil painting is composed of vibrant orange tones mingled with neutral brown and grey tones. Verso is titled and signed illegibly. Canvas measures approximate 20 inches squared in height and width. Signed original artwork, abstract Modernist art...
Canvas
Yohji Yamamoto Draped Wool Pinstripe Gray Skirt or Cape 1990s
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in Chicago, IL
Embodying Yohji Yamamoto's unique mix of Japanese classic fashion draping and construction with Savile-Row menswear tailoring for women, this convertible wool white-pinstripe grey re...
Art Deco Couture Schiaparelli Schlumberger Period Glass Beads Crystal Brooch
By Artisan NYC
Located in Chicago, IL
In the style of Elsa Schiaparelli couture costume jewelry and one of her paruriers beginning in the late 1930s, Jean Schlumberger, this hand-crafted highly textural glass and crystal...
Crystal, Pearl, Silver, Rhodium
Maison Gripoix Coco Chanel France Glass Gilt Bronze Wire Chain Necklace c1939
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel commissioned Parisian Maison Gripoix in the late 1930s to fabricate this elegant handmade drop-chain choker necklace for one of her couture clients. In...
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Bronze
Couture Coco Chanel Rousselet Art Deco Glass Beads TriColor Red Torsade Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in the mid-1920s, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel collaborated with Parisian Louis Rousselet for a wide variety of handcrafted unsigned glass-beaded costume jewelry to compliment h...
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Maison Martin Margiela 1stRetrospective Sheer Black Convertible Veil Wrap Apron
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
As a variation of the traditional waiter apron that Belgian former fashion designer Martin Margiela reworked with his eponymous Maison Martin Margiela since its first collection for S/S 1989, this transparent black chiffon rectangular garment, which can be styled as a tied face veil, jabot, wrap skirt or dress, was part of his first retrospective collection in 1994. The iconic corner-stitched textural white cotton brand label is stenciled with seemingly contradictory text, which notes the Fall/Winter 1990 collection in which the original design debuted. Instead of the blank label that had become internationally recognized among progressive fashion buyers during the brand's initial five years, this black print was added in this manner for only one collection during its founder's tenure. This distinct typography identifies the garment as one of his favorites that he reproduced from his first 10 fashion shows. This season-less self-curated retrospective collection without any new designs was unprecedented in the ready-to-wear luxury-fashion industry, which sold only newly-designed clothes typically two to five times annually. In the early 1990s, this old-made-new-again collection was astonishing for a Paris-based high-end brand, for which any lack of fresh designs for Spring had otherwise been attributed to the loss of an artistic director or the outbreak of war. Nevertheless, there are subtle differences of color, material and draping possibilities that distinguish our garment from the 1990 one and from later "replicas", which was the term that Margiela printed on a different kind of label for his second self-curated retrospective of 10 more collections in Spring 1999. Aside from the text-printed brand label with four characteristic hand-sewn corner stitches, the only other element that unified Margiela's first collection of favorites was that all the items were overdyed a darker color so that the clothes were various shades of grey, blue or black depending on the original color of the textile and how much dye the thread/yarn absorbed. More so, the materials of the retrospective garments differed from their debut collections. In a silk-like floaty gossamer fabric suggesting a dress lining, our matte synthetic garment in an extraordinarily fine weave was cut and sewn with hems and topstitched ribbons at two corners on one of the longer sides, which gives the noted women's US-size 6 the most styling possibilities--although it can be worn by virtually anyone in more than one way. The flat stiff woven ribbons may be repurposed tailoring or bias tape. As we have sold multiple Margiela apron...
Valentino MadeInItaly SilkCharmeuse SemiSheerPink Sleeveless Pullover Top, 2010s
By Valentino
Located in Chicago, IL
This Valentino Made In Italy semi-transparent 100% silk charmeuse pink fuchsia raspberry sleeveless pullover top features a low scoop neck in front with wide shoulders and darts for ...
Gripoix Chanel Goosens Renaissance Gilt Bronze Glass Cabochon Brooch MidCentury
Located in Chicago, IL
With distinct handmade glass by French Maison Gripoix for a faux-amethyst 25mm domed open-back oval cabochon poured into a forged wire ring topped with a serrated-bezel setting, this...
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Narrow 14" Depth Cupboard Made With Antique French Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very shallow 14" deep white washed two door armoire that will fit into a small room or space for extra storage or serve as entertainment cabinet for large screen TV, video and audio ...
Wood
19th Century William and Mary Style Walnut Sideboard, Antique Design
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rectangular top over three drawers, raised on turned legs will add style to any dining room or hallway. Buffet, sideboard, server, sofa table, hallway table.
Walnut
Donna Karan Metallic Gold Crochet Dress and Slip
By Donna Karan
Located in Alford, MA
Donna Karan crochet lace dress crafted of metallic gold yarn that skims the body and features a deep V neckline front and back, flutter cap sleeves slit down the center, and handkerc...
Girls in the Windows
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
This artwork is hand signed and editioned by the artist and comes directly from the artist's studio. Girls in the Windows, 1960 has been widely published all over the world includi...
Archival Pigment
Antique Renaissance Fleur De Lis Niello High Relief Gilt Engraved Reliquary
Located in Chicago, IL
Demonstrating the epitome of miniature decorative art by Renaissance European goldsmiths who fashioned quatrefoil and cruciform jewelry with heraldry or religious symbols, this centu...
Gilt Metal, Niello, Silver, Copper
Schiaparelli Signed Leaves Motif Austrian Crystals Gilt Link Bracelet MidCentury
By Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed "Schiaparelli" in script, this midcentury link bracelet features a textural leaves motif characteristic of costume-jewelry by the Parisian couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. Like ma...
Crystal, Yellow Gold, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Louis XV Style Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ornate "S" scroll Italian Florentine giltwood hand carved wall bracket.
Giltwood
Prada RunwayLook1 Fur Silk Collar Checked Wool SkirtSuit 3Piece Ensemble FW 2000
By Prada, Miuccia Prada
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Miuccia Prada created for her Fall/Winter 2000 collection this Vogue-photographed fashion-show runway Look 1 three-piece ensemble, which includes a 1940s-inspired check-texture tweed wool skirt suit with defined hourglass waist and padded shoulders topped by a plush fur neck-piece. While Prada became known in the 1990s for some of the best accessories, this detachable multi-color red-fox collar with thin beige grosgrain ties and silk-lined reverse was featured in its ad campaigns and magazine spreads as the versatile must-have of the season at the turn of the century. To put this collection in perspective, Miuccia Prada was nominated as "Designer Of The Year" for the Vogue Fashion Awards. With 100% virgin wool, sharp shoulders, flap pockets, and full lining, the warm jacket...
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...
Vintage Necklace with Pierced Medallion and Pearls
Located in Alford, MA
Unusual vintage necklace composed of a chain caught with a pearl at the hollow of the neck before it continues to down to a pierced medallion ...
John David Rigsby Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas, American 1960
Located in Hudson, NY
A handsome and sophisticated mixed media on canvas by American artist John Rigsby. Found in a original state of preservation. His works are few and far between. The following biography was submitted by John David Rigsby, Jr., son of the artist. The author is Lisa Rigsby Peterson, daughter of the artist, and owner of the copyright of the biography. John David Rigsby was born on October 10, 1934, the seventh child of an Alabama Depression-era sharecropper's son. He and his family moved frequently, from one one-room structure to another, often with no running water, no plumbing, no heat but the stove. His father was killed in a car accident when Rigsby was just 9 years old. Life for the remaining eight family members proved tumultuous and difficult -- food wasn't plentiful, nor money. The family moved from place to place, following work -- Rigsby attended 30 different schools before graduating from high school. Despite living in poverty, Rigsby demonstrated academic and artistic aptitude at a young age. Two oil paintings on covers ripped off of old books that he painted when he was eight years old show the promise of an imaginative and gifted eye. Rigsby was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1953. As he later wrote, "When basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, was over, I was told to go out and find a job. Jasper Johns was painting visual aids for the 28th Regimental Headquarters. He suggested the Band Training Unit." Rigsby played the clarinet in that unit, and after 2 years of service, he enrolled at the University of Alabama on the G.I. Bill to study art. After just two years, he left school and followed his mentor (and one of the greatest and longest-lasting influences on his art), Japanese artist and U of A art instructor Tatsu Heima, to New York City. Heima introduced him to Isamu Noguchi and suggested that Rigsby work as Noguchi's assistant. Instead, Rigsby chose a job as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, since "the notion of seeing all of that art appealed more to me than the boring task of studio assistant." The opportunity was a rich one for Rigsby. He had a chance to study the masters, and cited Rembrandt with his simplicity and elegance as another of the most important influences on his work. In the years between 1957 and 1963, when Rigsby eventually earned his BFA in sculpture, the artist traveled back and forth between New York and Tuscaloosa, alternating study with forays into the fertile New York art scene. Rigsby exhibited some of his early sculpture work in 1958 at a small New York gallery, which was also exhibiting the work of Willem and Elaine de Kooning and Theodore Stamos. Shortly thereafter, searching for an educational venue closer to New York City, Rigsby visited New Haven, Connecticut, and spent an afternoon speaking with Josef Albers at Yale. Albers agreed to accept Rigsby into the Yale program on the condition that he take freshman drawing all over again. A brilliant opportunity, but, in Rigsby's words, "When it was time to register, I was hitchhiking back to Alabama, looking for food and shelter." Rigsby had his first one-man show at the University of Alabama in 1959. A visiting critic from New York, J.F. Goosen, reviewed the show and wrote "here is a talent which produces art because that is the thing for a gifted person to do. In his effortless ease of conception and execution, he has already achieved a goal that eludes many artists for a lifetime." Finally, in 1963, Rigsby received his degree in sculpture, dissolved a short-lived marriage, visited his family, packed up his car and headed permanently for New York. That year, his work was included in a group show at the Delgado Museum in New Orleans - which led to a one-man exhibit at the Delgado in 1964. During 1964, Rigsby took drawing classes at Columbia University, and worked at the General Post Office at night. He met his future wife, Linda Palmieri, and married. In 1965, his daughter Lisa was born, followed in 1966 by the birth of his son, John David Jr. In 1966, Rigsby had a successful one-man show at the Pietrantonio Gallery in New York. Shortly thereafter, he and the family moved to Tunis, Tunisia at the suggestion of a colleague, who urged him to "come paint by the light of Klee." Rigsby worked for the United States Information Agency as a teacher, and he spent the next year and a half painting over ninety paintings inspired by the smells, light, and Phoenician and Roman art surrounding him. He also executed a number of character and landscape drawings, capturing the Tunisian way of life. During his time in Tunisia, Rigsby's work was shown there in two major exhibits. Upon the family's return to the U.S. in 1968, Rigsby once again exhibited at the Pietrantonio Gallery. Later that year, Rigsby enrolled in Southern Connecticut State College's Urban Studies program, earning a master's degree in 1970. During his time at SCSU, Rigsby worked as the city of Bridgeport's Curator of Exhibits, driving a mobile art gallery from schools to neighborhood fairs and housing projects. After completing his degree, Rigsby had an exhibit at the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia. This exhibit caught the attention of a member of the search committee looking to hire an artist for a newly-developed program in neighboring South Carolina. In 1970, Rigsby was selected as the first Artist-in-Residence in the state of South Carolina for the National Endowment for the Arts Artists in Schools program. His work with the newly-integrated students at Beaufort (SC) High School over the term of his residency precluded substantial work on his own art. He did, however, set up a studio in downtown Beaufort, and was able to create a modest number of paintings, which were included in exhibits at the Columbia Museum in South Carolina in 1971 and Yale University in 1973. At the end of his residency in 1974, Rigsby was named the National Visual Arts Coordinator of the Artists in Schools program for the NEA, a post he held for two years. In this position, Rigsby traveled the country, reviewing grant applications, meeting with state leaders in government, education and the arts to promote program concepts and explore local opportunities. The message he repeated over and over again echoed that of one of the other major influences on Rigsby as an artist - Ruth Asawa Lanier, whose words taught him that all of the work that the artist does is the artist's work, not simply the paintings he creates. In his capacity as National Coordinator, as well as many times in the future, Rigsby stressed that artists function in the same way as any other person in society, and deserved the same respect and place for their work as did all other professions. After two years traveling the country, Rigsby was ready for a change, saying "for the first time in my adult life, there was not a body of paintings to show for the years put into my work." In 1976, a summer retreat to the mountain community of Central City, Colorado, led to a permanent relocation. Eventually settling in the small town of Evergreen, Rigsby followed his own advice about artists becoming actively involved in their communities, and he established the Evergreen Visual Arts Center. The Center provided working space for artists, classes for adults and children, and, most importantly, a place for Rigsby to create his own work. Buoyed by the opportunity to concentrate once again on his art, and inspired by his new surroundings, Rigsby entered an extremely prolific period in his career. In 1977, he organized a traveling exhibition of his paintings, which showed at the Kimball Arts Center in Utah, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Arvada Center in Colorado. 1978 brought more exhibits, notably in Aspen and Denver, as Rigsby's work continued. He took an extended trip to visit his mentor, Tatsu Heima, in Japan, where he climbed Mt. Fuji, followed by travels to Tehran, Delhi, and several European countries. He chronicled his impressions from his travels in a small collection of paintings upon his return to the U.S. - the beginning of a practice which would continue through the rest of his life. In 1979, Rigsby's marriage failed, and at the same time he lost the lease to his Evergreen studio to redevelopment plans. In response to the personal chaos around him, Rigsby began a series of what he called "hard-nosed process paintings," the watercolor paintings of dots which marked his work from this period. The paintings gained him an NEA Individual Artist grant in 1980, as well as a Yaddo fellowship in 1981. The polka dot paintings were followed by a series of cupcake-like images, again examining space and color. During the early 1980s, Rigsby lived in a suite of old dentists' offices in a rundown part of Denver, with a studio in an area that reminded him of the Bowery in New York. In 1984, Rigsby founded the Progreso Gallery in the building where he lived, using the space both to show his own work and also to mount shows of the work of many Colorado artists. The gallery also served as a focal point for Denver's local arts community, hosting weekly discussion groups and classes. In 1984, Rigsby traveled to the Baja Peninsula and then in 1985 to Yugoslavia. After each sojourn, Rigsby returned to create vibrant and explosive paintings based on his experiences, showing them at his Progreso gallery and another alternative gallery in Denver, the Edge Gallery. The economic recession of the mid-eighties hit the art market and Rigsby hard, however, and although he continued to create new works of art, major exhibitions were difficult to come by. In 1987, Rigsby decided to leave Denver and spent six months in Barcelona, Spain. It was an electrifying trip for him. Rigsby wrote of that time: "The streets alone are a visual feast, and the additions of museums from Saarinen, Picasso and Miro to 12th century icons produced artistic indigestion. My paintings are always about the way things look and feel. Barcelona was a time machine extending those sensory and emotional concerns back to the Middle Ages. I felt the need to reduce my work to essential elements of color, scale, drawing and format. The [resulting] color studies speak eloquently for themselves, and in doing so, redefine all of the work I've done in the past 35 years of painting." Rigsby completed over a hundred paintings while in Barcelona - color studies, street portraits of the characters he encountered on a daily basis, and a number of dark landscape paintings. He found time to run with the bulls in Pamplona, and began writing stories about his adventures that were later published. Upon his return to Denver in 1988, Rigsby continued to explore the alter egos of the color studies - he concentrated on a series of dark paintings, all prominently featuring back. He commented about these black paintings that he " decided it was time to explore the perception of the eye and physical space as defined by low -light conditions…I find these paintings elegant, joyous and light-filled, with no feeling of heaviness at all." In mid-1988, Rigsby moved permanently to Houston, Texas, where he would spend the last five years of his life. Once in Houston, Rigsby made a discovery that would serve as the inspiration and material for some of the last works of his career. In 1989, he discovered a salvage yard filled with scrap rubber, and he began working on black rubber sculptures, as well as paintings with rubber elements incorporated. He made strong connections in the Houston alternative arts scene, and became a regular contributor and art critic for a local weekly newspaper, The Public News. From 1989 through 1992, he exhibited his sculptures and paintings at Houston's Brent Gallery, Fountainhead Gallery, and Blaffer Gallery. He also produced an installation of his rubber sculptures on the roof of the Diverse Works Gallery in Houston. 1992 also marked Rigsby's return to Denver when he exhibited his sculptures at the Payton-Rule Gallery in Denver, leading to an Absolut Rigsby commission by Carillon Importers. The 1990s were a tremendous struggle for Rigsby, with financial crises compounded by physical trauma (he accidentally sawed off the top joint of the index finger of his left hand while working in his studio). Although his work was being shown, it wasn't selling, and the tremendous financial pressure he felt weighed heavily upon him. He spent an increasing proportion of his time going to flea markets and garage sales, rehabilitating and repairing the things he bought there, and then re-selling them simply to raise enough money to keep a roof over his head. He had little time to paint or sculpt, the things in life that had always, no matter what the circumstances, brought him joy. Rigsby's final works were a series of intricate paintings and drawings on used books that he purchased at the flea market. Most of these drawings, which he referred to as sculptural form drawings, were executed on page after page of science texts, music books, and a Korean bible and fill hundreds of pages. Additionally, Rigsby created an exquisite book he titled 28 de los Angeles, in which his twenty-eight simple and elegant drawings of angels resonated with the influence of Rembrandt he had so admired in his early days. In a sense, Rigsby's final works, art created on used books which were the only materials he could afford, brought his work and life full circle from his childhood days. Rigsby's life, though begun and ended in adversity, was nonetheless illuminated and enriched by the irresistible impulse he had to create art and beauty. John David Rigsby was killed in a one-car accident in Colorado in August, 1993. Biography from the Archives of askART Following is a review by Michael Paglia of the artist's July 2004 retrospective at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. It was submitted by John Rigsby, Jr., son of the artist. There's a magnificent retrospective at Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art devoted to the work of the late John David Rigsby, who was a major powerhouse in Colorado's art scene. "Dots, Blobs and Angels" surveys more than forty years' worth of the remarkable artist's paintings and sculptures. The year 1993 was strange, and by that I mean terrible. Many of the city's galleries closed because of bad economic times, and then the artists started dying. In a matter of a few months, Denver lost three significant artists: Rigsby, experimental photographer Wes Kennedy...
Canvas, Paint
1940s Velvet Coat with Sequins
Located in Alford, MA
Black velvet three-quarter coat in black velvet embellished with gold sequined leaf design curving from the shoulder to the armhole. Collarless, with balloon sleeves and white quilte...
$1,200
Bar Harbor Wicker Rocker
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Bar Harbor painted stick wicker rattan rocking chair has classic rounded backrest and wide flat arms with diagonal latticing. Measures: Arm height 25".
Wicker
Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique Gold Gilt Black Resin Ballpoint Pen w InkRefill
By Montblanc
Located in Chicago, IL
The best-known writing instrument of all Montblanc collections, this Meisterstuck Classique features six gilt rings and a clip on the black resin rollerball pen with a pull-off cap, ...
Vivienne Westwood Runway Look for Jagger Shirt & Skirt Suit 3Piece Ensemble 1999
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Chicago, IL
For the late British designer's S/S 1999 fashion show, this Vivienne Westwood runway-look three-piece ensemble of a black corset-style jacket,...
Oval Teak and Custom Metal Base Garden Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rustic oval teak table top with wonderful aged patina on a stylish custom iron base made by us, will make a perfect dining room, kitchen or that outdoor garden patio table. The curul...
Iron
$3,780Sale Price / set|30% Off
American Victorian 5 Piece Wicker Porch Seating Ensemble
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare find -- An American Victorian (5) piece wicker porch seating set including: sofa, matching rocking chair, arm chair with ottoman and glass top coff...
Wicker
Otazu Fringe Necklace
By Rodrigo Otazu
Located in Alford, MA
A statement necklace from 2010 by Rodrigo Otazu, known for his extravagant creations for Madonna, Lady Gaga, and for the Sex and the City cast. Fashioned from multiple layers of gold...
Jugendstil Art Deco Hammered Counter Balance Floor Lamp
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Unusual Jugendstil Hammered metal floor lamp. Shade with adjustable height counter balance. Swivel top. Very pleasurable lighting experience.
Aluminum, Cast Iron
1970s Faux Astrakhan Midi Coat with Cape
Located in Alford, MA
Black faux astrakhan coat that features a detachable cape. The fitted, princess-style body is single breasted and fastens with 8 black stone and silver...
Large 19C Rustic Indian Carved Wood Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large and impressive, this plank table top is made with unusual curved wood pieces. Table is supported by six turned legs and iron braces with intricate carved decoration on the apro...
Iron
$3,800 / set
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Nightstands
Located in Sheffield, MA
A pair of smart Louis XVI style nightstands or bedside end tables with gilded decorative accents. The stands each have two drawer with brass...
Wood
Antique Iron Garden Gate Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish antique iron gate coffee table with a 3/8" thick flush-mounted tempered glass top. Classical in styling, with rustic and Industrial infl...
Iron
Antique 19th C Gothic Revival Carved Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique 19th C Gothic Revival Carved Armchair. Mahogany tone frame with Neo Gothic design. Hand Carved and Superb Condition Antique Gothic Reviva...
Wood
Oscar De La Renta Runway Hand Painted Silk EmpireWaist Resort Maxi Dress 1975
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Oscar de la Renta (1932-2014) for his Resort 1975 collection, this deeply draping two-layer empire-waist maxi dress gown is hand-painted on white silk in a blue-and-cream...
$5,600 / item
Custom Garden Metal Dining Table Base Made by BH&A
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant and rustic at the same time, this custom made wrought iron garden dining table base can be used indoors or outdoors, porch or patio. Add the table top of your choice be it wo...
Iron
French Patio Wrought Iron Chaise Longue
Located in Sheffield, MA
The undulating black patio metal garden chaise loungeis relatively light weight for easy movability. The seat peaks where the knee bends making it extremely comfortable. The mesh cou...
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Oval Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Late 19th century oval dining table has a scalloped apron with hand-carved drapery and urns on four sides and cabriole legs with spines ...
Wood
Antique French Louis XIII Style Draw Leaf Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique French Louis XIII style oak draw leaf extending dining table with barley twist legs. This table has been lovingly restored...
Oak
"John Lennon, Fillmore East, NYC, August 1972" Bob Gruen
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono conceived a concert at Madison Garden called “One to One.” It was a benefit for the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, a facility for mental...
Screen
Large Industrial Worktable or Kitchen Island
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique industrial farmhouse kitchen work table or kitchen Island. The large iron base is shown with a plank teak wood top. Top and base c...
Iron
Eastlake Victorian Walnut PIer Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
This rare Eastlake Victorian antique walnut pier mirror is a stunning piece that will add a touch of elegance to any room. Crafted in the late 1800s, it features a beautiful mirror i...
Walnut