Brooklyn - Decorative Art

Tone Halo V by Facture Represented by Tuleste Factory Resin, Aluminum, Wood L 48 × W 48 × H 1.5 in L121.92 × W121.92 × H 3.81cm A large circular wall object features a soothing h...

An attractive pair of colonial American mid-18th century oil on canvas portraits. The detail and rendering of the paintings is of extremely fine quality. Highly contrasted figures against the dark backgrounds references the earlier work of Caravaggio and Rembrandt. One such American artist who particularly employed this technique in the late 1760s and early 1770s was John Singleton Copley...

Rattlesnake skin (likely a Diamondback, based on its pattern) mounted via brass studs to a painted blue plank, circa 1950s. The metal brackets, which house the wire, show natural rus...

This mid century decorative glass wall art is hand cut and made by hand by skillful artisans in Brooklyn, and framed in natural solid oak. Resistant to fading and aging. Limited e...

Andy Warhol issue of Art in America magazine, featuring four articles on the artist ("Warhol: The Medium As Cultural Artifact," "A Catalogue Raisonn...

Visually striking Danish traditional blouse in off-white with blue embroidery reminiscent of a vyshyvanka decorative shirt, but Scandinavian in orig...

Vintage 1968 issue of Avant-Garde magazine with a superb, highly frame able cover illustration by American pop art icon, Tom Wesselmann. Celebrated within this issue is the artists w...

This vintage standing art features detailed tile work on a sturdy base. Very impressive addition to any interior or home. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).

An expressive set of five large-scale wooden panels, emphasizing negative space over ornamentation. As with his totems, the French artist Franck Evennou imbues his natural subjects w...

This stunning vintage piece of art was designed and signed by C. Jeré. Sculptural Metal Art that is shaped like a ribbon. This two-tone, gold and silver colored piece is sure to make...

A pair of hand-painted linoleum floor tiles with 1950's cowboy and Indian motifs. Measures: Cowboy is 12.5" W x 16.5" H Indian 12.75" W x 11" H.

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Vintage cast iron wall art featuring a variety of symbols and shapes. This art would make a great addition to any home. Please confirm it...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Brutalist style wall hanging by C. Jere for Artisan House. Torch cut and welded with a patinated brass and gold finish. Excellent original, unaltered condition. Signed "C. Jere" M...

A fine Grand Tour copy of the Italian Renaissance portrait of "the baker's daughter" for many years attributed to Raphael but now attributed to Sebastian del Piombo...

A lovely oil on board scene of Paris by American artist Stuart C. Henry (1906-1991), presenting a figure walking in the Tuileries Garden. Upon graduating from Harvard with a degree in fine art in 1928, Stuart Henry...

Striking Rya made with a high-quality handmade Rya weaving technique. To be used as a floor rug or a decorative wall hanging. In perfect condition, ready to hang. Sweden, circa 1960.

Muhammad Ali, vintage original press photo 1975: Ali versus Wepner, 1975. Measures: approximately 6.5 x 8.75 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Unsigned. Related Categori...

The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico Produced by Andy Warhol, Unripened, 2007 Vinyl, LP Label: Not On Label (The Velvet Underground) Country: Sweden Cover art designed by Andy Warhol Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48). Both the record and cover are in very good overall vintage condition. Well suited for framing. Though The Velvet Underground existed for less than three years with its original members, it is considered to be not just the ‘ultimate New York band’ but also the most influential group ever. Artists who have acknowledged such influence include David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Joy Division and Nirvana. Witts places the band and its genesis in the cultural context of Manhattan’s beatnik bohemianism, its radical artistic environment, and the city’s negative reaction to California’s ‘Hippie’ counterculture. Lou Reed’s song factory background is also considered, while his Primitives (1964-5) and Velvet Underground songs (1965-70) are examined within the stylistic context of rock music. The band’s sound world is likewise considered in this light. John Cale’s experimental contribution is assessed, especially his work for LaMonte Young (The Theatre of Eternal Music) and what he carried from that experience into the Velvet’s sound. The visual artist Andy Warhol became the band’s manager and producer in 1965. He placed his ‘superstar’ Nico in the line-up (which already included a female drummer). The radical nature of the group’s Warhol period performances are examined, together with those aspects related to issues of gender, sexuality and drugs culture...

White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed. Illustration of a woman wearing a white body suit, choker, and hat. Signed by Oleg Cassini. Notice the body suit is in the shape of the head of a bunny with clever use of the 'whiskers'. Approximate Measurements: Length: 11" Width: 14" Property from the Collection of Steven Rosengard, Chicago, Illinois This original drawing was commissioned by Playboy and included in the October 1979 issue of Playboy Magazine (pages 225-227) in a feature that included works from designers such as Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, Edith Head, Fernando Sanchez, and Monika Tilley, among others, who create their versions of the Playboy bunny costume. Candace Collins can be seen modeling some of the designs in the feature. Oleg Cassini is an icon of twentieth-century fashion. Though born to Russian aristocracy and raised in Italy, he built a fashion empire that was unmistakably American. Cassini is perhaps best known for the hundreds of designs he created for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (see images 4-8), but his achievements as a collector, connoisseur, and quintessential twentieth-century man go far beyond Camelot. In 1913, Oleg Cassini was born in Paris to the Russian diplomat Count Alexander Loiewski and Countess Marguerite Cassini, a Russian aristocrat of Italian ancestry who also had an interesting link to America. The daughter of Count Arthur Cassini, Russian Ambassador to the United States during the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, Marguerite dazzled turn-of-the-century Washington as her father’s official hostess and left her mark on the capital city. Stationed in Denmark when the Russian Revolution toppled the czar, Ambassador Cassini and family were exiled to Switzerland before settling in Florence, Italy, where young Oleg was raised. A true Renaissance man, he spoke Russian, French, and Danish before adding Italian and English; he studied medieval and modern European military history and costume and learned to draw; he learned horseback riding, fencing, and the art of chivalry; and, most importantly, he came to understand the struggles of the Russian titled class and other European aristocrats in the wake of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Countess Cassini started a successful fashion business in Florence, and soon the talented young Oleg was sent to Paris to sketch the latest collections for recreation in Italy. In Rome in his early 20s, Cassini created fashions for high society women and designed for a few films, which planted the seed for his move to Hollywood. The drive to reinvent himself brought Cassini to America in the 1930s; in his autobiography he describes arriving nearly penniless in mid-Depression New York City where his title as an exiled Russian Count meant even less than in war-devastated Europe. Down and out, Cassini struggled for employment, having sketching skills but no knowledge of the wholesale trade required for survival in Manhattan’s Seventh Avenue fashion district. However, he excelled at making connections, and Cassini slowly entered New York society. He was soon joined by younger brother Igor (who had studied in America and travelled with the young Emilio Pucci) and his parents, the once-dazzling Countess and his father, the displaced diplomat still loyal to Russia. The family settled in Washington, D.C., and Igor worked his way up the Hearst newspaper chain to become the famous society columnist Cholly Knickerbocker. In New York, Oleg Cassini married the troubled socialite Merry Fahrney (who would go on to marry eight times), but the marriage ended in scandal for Oleg, and he decided to follow his original intention and head for Hollywood. Despite initial difficulties, Cassini gained access to Hollywood’s elite (partially through his skills on the tennis court), and was soon hired as a designer at Paramount Pictures alongside the redoubtable Edith Head. In her 1941 film debut I Wanted Wings, Veronica Lake wore a memorable Cassini design. That same year, Cassini met and married the newest young Hollywood star on the scene, the beautiful 20th Century Fox–talent Gene Tierney. With the outbreak of World War II, Cassini enlisted in the Coast Guard but was transferred to the U.S. Army Cavalry which allowed officers of foreign birth. He attended basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and the horsemanship he learned as a boy served him greatly. He attended Officer Candidate School and reached the rank of First Lieutenant (he also became an American citizen at this time, losing his title of Count). Cassini spent several years posted at Fort Riley, where Tierney joined him before he landed a convenient military post in Hollywood. As Tierney’s career thrived (she played the title role in Otto Preminger’s Laura in 1944), she was able to assert her influence over 20th Century Fox’s head Daryl Zanuck, who hired Cassini as designer for Tierney on her 1946 film The Razor’s Edge, which proved to be a brilliant showcase for his talents. The pair separated the same year and, again seeking reinvention, Cassini re-established himself in New York City as a fashion designer. By 1950, the Oleg Cassini label was born. Combining his knowledge of Old World and modern Europe, Hollywood, the tennis courts of Palm Beach and Newport, and of course, New York City, Oleg Cassini invented a new brand of fashion that was distinctly American and of its moment. For his first collection, Cassini took to the stage, narrating the looks and imbuing the scene with his personality, unusual in an industry where the designers typically remained backstage and the models were called by number over a PA. The first collection was a smash — the president of Lord & Taylor devoted all of their storefront windows to his designs — and by 1955 sales had reached $5,000,000. Oleg Cassini’s career had turned a very positive corner. Cassini spent the early 1950s traversing the country, personally selling his collections to department stores in the interior, something his predecessors had never done, and moving between the Hollywood and New York scenes. Cassini’s brother Igor coined the term “the Jet Set” for this generation that constantly flew from New York to Los Angeles (then a ten-hour flight), Las Vegas, Paris, Rome, and the Riviera. In 1954, Cassini set out to woo Grace Kelly and sent her roses every day. The two were briefly engaged before her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco. In December 1960, Cassini’s career-defining opportunity came when he was chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her fashions for the White House. Cassini had long known Joe Kennedy and his war-hero son John, and had first met Jacqueline Bouvier before her marriage in the early 1950s. Invited by President-Elect Kennedy to meet Jacqueline at Georgetown Hospital (she had just given birth to son John Jr.) to present to her drawings of potential dresses and First Lady looks, Cassini worked furiously to prepare a new line for the First Lady. Mrs. Kennedy had always had her clothes made by the top French couturiers of the day, but for the White House she wanted an American designer. Cassini wrote in his autobiography that he told the First Lady: “‘You have an opportunity here,’ I said, ‘for an American Versailles.’ She understood completely what I was trying to communicate; she began to talk excitedly about the need to create an entirely new atmosphere at the White House. She wanted it to become the social and intellectual capital of the nation” (Oleg Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 327). Mrs. Kennedy loved Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the Inaugural Gala (she had already ordered a dress from Bergdorf’s for the Inaugural Ball), and Cassini was selected as the First Lady’s designer and was soon dubbed the “Secretary of Style.” From 1960 to 1963, Oleg Cassini would design over 300 items for Mrs. Kennedy, creating the “Jackie Look” that contributed not only to a fashion revolution but also the dawn of a new age. Cassini wrote that “Jackie played a very active role in the selection of her clothes. She loved brilliant colors — pistachio, hot pink, yellow, and white among others. Her sense of style was very precise; she would make editorial comments on the sketches I sent her. She always knew exactly what she wanted; her taste was excellent” (Oleg Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 334). After the Camelot years, Cassini’s business flourished and grew into a major industry; his name appeared on everything from couture to tennis-, sport-, and swimwear, car interiors, housewares, and perfume. He collected beautiful and rare artwork, arms and armor, and antique furniture, and lived the lifestyle projected by his image. From this period onward, Cassini also came to live in important homes. Of his Gothic Gramercy Park townhouse on Manhattan’s 19th Street he would write imaginatively, “I walked into the foyer and immediately fell in love. It was a place unlike any other in New York, a sixteenth-century Dutch house transported brick by brick from Europe by the Wells Fargo family in the early twentieth century. There was a vaulted, twenty-foot ceiling in the living room, leaded windows, elegantly carved wood paneling...

Fascinating molded fiberglass bull fight by renowned mid-century artist J. Segura. A three dimensional casting jumps off the wall and adds a vivid sense of adventure and excitement t...

Vintage Keith Haring announcement card for the exhibition: "Recent Work" held at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: December 3, 1988 - January 7, 1989 Front image: a photo of Keith...

A lovely incomplete folio featuring 6 of 10 plates from Enrico Baj's mixed-media "Baz Chez Baj" printed edition on wove paper; each print from this limited edition has been signed "B...

Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, 2002 Vintage announcement card to a renown Paris photo exhibition featuring works by Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Nan Golden,...

Vintage Keith Haring announcement card for the exhibition: "Recent Work" held at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: December 3, 1988 - January 7, 1989. Front image: a photo of Keit...

This large mid-century advertising sign for the Bruning Paint Co. established in 1923, features a smiling man wearing a Bruning hat holding up a paintbrush with bright yellow paint o...

Prudence Whittlesey signed watercolor painting in a gilt wood frame. Dimensions: 38.5” H x 32” W x 3” D Bio: Prudence Whittlesey is an American artist. A Pollock-Krasner Foundatio...

Eye-catching piece of wall art combining different shades of metal and textures to interesting effect. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Midcentury, Folk Art, double sided, painted wood "Doll Furniture" sign with jagged edges.

Interesting intaglio etching by German artist Inanger; the imagery features a man--possibly a prisoner--and the severed head and tail of a lobster. Good representation of value chang...

Colorful horse rider stained glass window. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).  

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Vintage original announcement card for: Jean Dubuffet a retrospective: The Pace Gallery, New York 1987. A two part comprehensive survey of the artist's...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Reclaimed Brooklyn water tower white cedar slats display a varying depth of patina in these reclaimed pine frames. Reclaimed water tower cedar / stained southern pine frame. E...

Represented by Tuleste Factory This circular resin artwork by Facture Studio was created to hang on a wall in your space. The piece play with how transparency and light interact wit...

Scale rings by Facture Represented by Tuleste Factory Resin, wood Measures: 48 × 48 × 1 3/4 in 121.9 × 121.9 × 4.4 cm The item is available in custom colors from any Pantone refer...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

An expressive set of five large-scale wooden panels, emphasizing negative space over ornamentation. As with his totems, the French artist Franck Evennou imbues his natural subjects w...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Modernist Art Deco brass mirror. Located in NY.

Pair of glass lighting mirror. Located in NY.

Located in new york.

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

While her work shows a deep-felt connection and appreciation for the rich textile heritage of both Turkey and the Near East, Ani Afshar is, nevertheless, fearless in her experimentat...

Oil on canvas by Canon Courio. Located in NY.