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Beautiful American 18th century four poster bed retaining original red finish. Likely from Salem Massachusetts, this early Survivor is in...

Mid-Century elegant custom designed oval marble dining table with gray-lacquered iron base, horse head legs and hoof feet, 1/2" thick oval shape Dark Emperador marble top. Dimensions...

Corwin Knapp Linson American, 1864-1934 Flower Patch Oil on canvas 24 by 34 in, w/ frame 31 ½ by 41 ½ in Signed lower right, dated 1892 Inventory Number: 01914 Corwin Knapp Linson...

A luxury walnut chess set. Board folds in half for easy transport and to store chess pieces. Carved wood pieces are crafted in light and dark tones for each player. USA, circa 1...

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 ...

All featuring white cat's eyes, the 21 gray 3mm ball-cut moonstones of this necklace are beaded symmetrically on this antique choker between stations of shiny 14-karat yellow gold fi...

c.1970 Victor Costa for Romantica long dress combining a black sequin bodice juxtaposed with a large-scale taffeta plaid for the full ankle-length skirt and short puffed sleeves, a n...

Missoni sundress, c.1970s-'80s, with spaghetti straps and interior elastic band that gathers the fabric in at the waist. Predominantly raspberry zigzag stripe knit. Light, packable a...

The vibrant color of these turquoise hand blown candlesticks make a bold statement on a table or in a display. Made by Salviati in the 1920's t...

Pair of end tables with faux painted books that opens up to open storage. Great as night table or end tables.

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...

Impressionist white study. Oil on canvas by Columbian artist, Carlos Nariño, who lives and works in Paris since 1985. This was painted while visiting and working in the US in 2009 ...

19th Century American white painted fireplace mantle with strong molding and handsome detailing. Dimensions of opening: 32.45" w x 29.13" h

1960s large handbag featuring an unusual sweep of a handle, lending it a modernist aesthetic, and crafted in a most desirable color and material - gunmetal patent. Simple brass frame...

An unusual set of 12 Royal Crown Derby dessert plates featuring an elegant and restrained central subject of subtly different urns wit...

Doris Jenney American, 1912-1996 Daisies Oil on canvas 24 by 30 in, w/ frame 32 ½ by 38 ½ in Inventory Number: 01860

This antique French chain necklace with three-inch drop pendants features 33 natural citrines, including 16 polished-teardrop and 17 faceted-bead golden quartz beads. It was construc...

Antique adjustable tilt-top table with gold gilt cast iron clawfoot base. The original wood top has been replaced by a white marble one that now lends itself to be used as an end tab...

Stately and impressive white washed 18th century Dutch linen press perfect as dining room china cupboard, entertainment center, bar or ...

For his first collection for French Yves Saint Laurent for Spring/Summer 2001 while also Gucci Creative Director, Tom Ford debuted this tuxedo-style black virgin-wool leather-trimmed...

Woodard inspired sofa and matching lounge chairs, handmade wrought-iron outdoor patio, garden or porch furniture featuring scrolling map...

Classic over-sized French Louis XV provincial style bergère with matching curved ottoman. The chair features an slightly arched back, straight turned arms and a cushioned seat with a...

Henri Bénard French, 1860-1927 A Love Letter By the Sea Oil on Canvas 19 ¾ by 24 in, w/ frame 26 by 30 in Signed Henri Bénard lower left

These antique metal workbench saw horses have been adapted and made into a stylish dining table base. Partnered with a reclaimed teak wood top...

One of the most incredible pieces of craftsmanship we've seen, this cardigan in a fine brownish plum knit incorporates a vertical zigzag pattern of small crystal beads...

This lovely tea set for four sits on a large lazy-Susan which spins the set around for easy access. Made at the turn-of the-century it evokes the genteel shape and practicality of a ...

The three French 19th century stone marker or barricade balustrades are carved and have iron hooks for linking the chain. Great to use to indicate house n...

Robert Goosens, the French Chanel-favorite haute-couture parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres as one of our photos documents. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped entremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet, which acquired the necklace that we photographed from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our final closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

Spatial Spiral Crawl ceramic sculpture by Michael Boroniec - ceramic, glaze Michael Boroniec’s “Spatial Spiral” series is an adventure in three dimensions and expands the concept of...

Recalling the recent Parisian Haute Couture Dior women's fashion show runway where most looks designed by Jonathan Anderson were accented by large flower brooches, the Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2000 ready-to-wear show was likewise distinguished by an oversize silk-flower accessory, which in this case was the rose motif of the Italian luxury house's design duo. This pale-peach seven-inch-diameter rosette jewelry was worn by models in various ways (see our snaps of FirstView coverage). With a brand label sewn to the back of this jewelry that was made in Italy in 1999, its unusual "cufflink" rectangular hardware enables it to be looped through a scarf or neckerchief, narrow belt...

This Azzedine Alaia (1935-2017) black Spring ensemble features a new-condition triple-zipper fine-denim bodycon skirt from the iconic 1986 Alaia Paris brass-zipper collection. For a ...

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,...

In a rare scissor cut dating to the 1500s, this centuries-old prong-set hogback rock-crystal pendant produces a fascinating play of refractions in low light. With its rectangular nar...

A charming vintage French Louis XVI style gilt wood wall mirror. The top has wonderful gilt carving topped with a crown of laurel wreath. This elegant mirror would make a charming ad...

Samuel David Landau American, 1895-1979 Country Road Oil on board 12 by 15 ¾ in, w/ frame 18 by 22 in Signed lower right Samuel David Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland, and emigrat...

Stylish antique iron gate coffee table with a 3/8" thick flush-mounted tempered glass top. Classical in styling, with rustic and Industrial infl...

Add a top of your own choice — Marble, Quartz, Granite, Wood or a Butcher Block. The heavy duty industrial base will add character and style to your kitchen or work shop. Length ca...

A very special and rare antique French bronze floor full length tall, wall mirror with beautiful green verdigris. The detailed geometric low relief fretwork decorated mirror was onc...

The antique signage bracket holder is made of cast iron painted black and has an attached 90 degree-angled pipe. The bracket has a two-hole phalange at...

The antique Asian stool has a square top and a balanced form with timeless rustic appeal. Beautifully worn from a century of use, the aged wood pat...

The Traina-Mignon label was active during the 1970s and produced mostly floral and romantically inspired cocktail attire, as seen in this sheer, print dress. The dress features a she...

The three contemporary display or sculpture stands have varying heights and the same width and depth dimensions. They are made of black iron with a brushed texture. These can be made...

Impressive English cast iron painted garden throne chair with high back and wonderful decorative details that will add interest to any garden. Part of the decoration is missing but s...

While John Galliano was also creating his early Christian Dior couture fashion collections as its acclaimed creative director, for Fall/Winter 1999 ready-to-wear for his ongoing eponymous Paris-based fashion house, the Brit designed this teal-green woven-wool day-to-evening dress with a luxurious bias-cut silk satin underlay and couture-like finishing. Evidenced by this dress, at that time Galliano was championed by the editors of U.S. Vogue as the leader of the sleek ultra-feminine trend. The influential magazine had earlier helped to establish him in Paris with a U.S. financial backer for an independent atelier and in America among high-end retailers--from where this dress was purchased by the sole owner, but never worn. Although its streamlined elegance that creates a striking silhouette has the look of a conservative linear dress...

The pair of small Victorian urns are cast in iron and are embellished with protruding fluting and egg-and-dart rims.

When fuchsia Burmese rubies were among the most expensive gems in the 1930s, Elsa Schiaparelli began to embrace the "shocking pink" color while designing French couture clothing and ...

The antique fine bone porcelain blue and white Chinese teapot has a long spout with hand painted scenic design. Enjoy a cup of tea served in this an...

Appearing in several versions on the Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2003 collection runway with silk oversized long bell sleeves (see our photos of the gold and white versions beginn...

On this antique early Art Deco-period solitaire cocktail ring, a long rectangular mirror-cut black onyx is surrounded by 28 faceted marcasite stones. The American silver ring, whose ...

This rare set of 12 porcelain place card holders are mounted on bronze bases featuring porcelain ducks, birds, elephant and more! They are...

Encrusted with mixed-cut pyrite and marcasite stones for gold and silver reflections, this extremely-sparkly double-rimmed wide thick sterling-silver ring was designed by an artisan ...

An unusual Industrial style metal table that can be used in a wine tasting cellar or used for drafting or work table. An interesting design with cutouts and 4 different style but har...

A very special and rare collection of 4 antique French bronze tall full length floor pier mirrors with beautiful green verdigris. The detailed geometric low relief fretwork decorated mirrors were once antique doors that have been lovingly restored, reworked and made into mirror panels. The 4 pier wall or floor mirrors can stand alone or use in a situation where 2, 3 or 4 work together to create a special and unique setting in an important room or setting. Each mirror has some minor loses where hinges or door pulls once were. Detail photos show where these losses are and will also show that it does not take away from the mirrors but only add to its character and importance. Bold and eye-catching, the mirror wall decoration makes a unique and bold statement. Architectural elements, doors and gates, panelling, floor mirrors, full-length mirror, pier mirror, trumeau mirror, wall mirror, wall mounted sculpture Baroque, Rococò, Hollywood Regency, regency style mirror, wall panel

Adelsteen Normann Norway, 1848–1918 Norwegian Fjord Oil on canvas 31 ¼ by 41 ½ in, w/ frame 37 ⅛ by 47 ⅜ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01...

Comme des Garcon founder Rei Kawakubo designed this translucent salmon-pink bias-cut satin sleeveless maxi dress evening gown for her Spring/Summer 2000 collection, which debuted on a runway model at Paris Fall Fashion Week as "Look 12" among the Vogue photo-coverage (see our last photo of the ensemble). The unusual V-neck shape creates a deep central drape in the front of the unlined dress that prevents the synthetic semi-transparent fabric from clinging to the torso. To continue to flatter the curvy shape of the lower body like the bias-cut enables, such as while walking, Kawakubo added an additional piece of fabric with a circling angular seam that rises from the wider hem. With the exception of the brand tag, all others were cut off by the sole owner to eliminate bulk and visibility through the dress. If the buyer would prefer, the fabric can be made shinier and completely smooth with professional pressing. If the buyer would like to create a layered ensemble with this gown as seen on the runway, we have other textural colorful tops to choose from with over-dyed unique appliques from this same Spring/Summer 2000 collection. However, we think our backless-mannequin photos show that this minimal dress...

Wonderfully rustic pine cupboard. Can be used for linen, kitchen or where ever extra storage is needed. Three compartments at the top. Center door opens down. Lower part with 2 large...

A large collection of exotic seashells arranged and displayed in a tall cylindrical glass container. A wonderful decorative interest in any room or ta...

Dated to the early 20th century, this rustic stool has simple splayed-leg design and well-worn finish. Crafted of northern elm wood with mortise-and-tenon joinery, without the use of...

As an example of her characteristically feminine fitted sweaters with colorful stripes, Parisian Sonia Rykiel (1930-2016) designed this made-in-Italy soft merino wool knit pullover f...

Add style to any space with this Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen style faux bamboo gold tone metal lounge chair & matching ottoman. This wonderful chair and foot stool will be perfec...