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Item Ships From: Chicago
19th Century French Gilt Acorn Fragment on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical 19th century French hand-carved and gilt cartouche fragment with acorns and foliate decorations, and mounted on a custom steel mount. Since ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Stone Carver's Hammer and Chisels on Custom Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare set of 19th century French stone carver's wooden mallet and six iron chisels, mounted on a custom steel stand. Found in Roen, Nor...
Category
19th Century French Primitive Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Chinese Stone Axe Head on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese Neolithic-inspired stone axe head, meticulously carved from an orange/brown stone, is a testament to ancient craftsmanship and cultural significance. Axe heads of this s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Prehistoric Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Set of Four Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staffs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, these iron...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century French Naval Battleship Training Models
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare set of early 20th century cast lead French Naval battleship training models used by servicemen in identifying ships from the air. We had a custom steel plate made for display ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Lead
Autumn Pear, Bronze Sculpture with Textured Golden Surface on Concrete Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
An oversized bronze pear sits upon a concrete base in Mary Block's unique work entitled Autumn Pear. This one of a kind bronze sculpture is perfect in its imperfect shape as only nat...
Category
2010s North American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Cement, Bronze
Pair of Plaster Gothic Crocketed Finials
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of cast plaster Gothic finials exudes the elegance and intricacy of Gothic architectural design. Each finial is adorned with floral form crockets, meticulously crafted to r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Gothic Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Plaster
$1,800 / set
Pair of Tamberma Shields on Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderfully sculptural early 20th century handwoven wicker shields from the Tamberma people of Togo, mounted on custom steel stands.
Category
Early 20th Century Togolese Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wicker
John Dickinson Sculpture
By John Dickinson
Located in Chicago, IL
Driftwood sculpture selected by John Dickinson for the Historic Firehouse, San Francisco.
Placed in John's bedroom on the same cases shown, (also available) Custom brass display mount...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
$14,700
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones.
This leather flint pouch is decorated with silver and gold plated metalwork and three large beads of turquoise and red coral. The mechag hangs from a simple leather strap and three decorative leather beads hang below. The pouch contains two Tibetan prayer flags...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this fine Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered hide atop an elongated bamboo frame. Used while sleeping like a modern pillow, the headrest ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Hide
Set of Six Iron Greek Key Fragments
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of six early 20th century American cast iron architectural fragments with a Greek Key pattern, perfect for mounting on a wall, displayed on a table, or myriad other uses around...
Category
Early 20th Century American Greek Revival Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Summer Pear, Bronze Sculpture with Textured Golden Surface on Concrete Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
An oversized bronze pear sits upon a circular concrete base in Mary Block's unique work entitled Summer Pear. This one of a kind bronze sculpture is perfe...
Category
2010s North American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Cement, Bronze
Provincial Chinese Farm Cart Wheel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large 19th-century wooden wheel once bore the weight of an ox-drawn wagon or farm cart. The impressive wheel is richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, burnished smooth from years o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture, From Ruth Horwich collection.
Textures Canvas and Metal
About Diane Cooper:
Inspired by the visual culture in Japan,...
Category
1990s American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
"Neapolitan Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper, Fabric
African Incised Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
"New York Blower Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Meditation Puddingstone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Puddingstone is named for its unique composite nature, a suspension of multicolored pebbles that resemble raisins in a pudding. Historically, the unusual stone was favored by scholar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone, Steel
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, an Indonesian artisan living on Lombok, an island well known for its weaving, made his living using this handsome hand-crafted drill. The antique tool is beautifully constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
"Case Runner" Helmet & Jacket by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2022
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture, Painted Canvass stretched over wire frame.
Signed on backside Resnikoff
Resnikoff's work can be found in the permanent collections of the City and ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Chinese Blacksmith Iron Scissors on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-forged pair of 19th century scissors would have been a valuable and versatile tool, whether used by a trained shoemaker to cut leather...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled "For Josef - Silver #1"
By Craig Ellwood
Located in Chicago, IL
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled "For Josef - Silver #1" 1979-80
Painted Masonite and Plywood
Elwood Mid-Century Modern Architect / Artist
Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso '7...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Masonite, Plywood
"Olive Wheel Within"
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff "Olive Wheel Within" Wall Sculpture,
Painted Acrylic Polymer Canvass stretched over wire frame.
Resnikoff's work can be found in the permanent collections of the C...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
$6,500
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1
By Craig Ellwood
Located in Chicago, IL
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1 1979-80 Painted Masonite and plywood
Elwood Mid-Century Modern Architect / Artist
Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso ‘C.El...
Category
1970s Vintage Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Masonite, Plywood
African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract stone sculpture is a funerary marker of the Bura people of the Niger/Mali region. Little is known about the Bura civilization (c. 200 to 1000 AD), but it shares many of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Nigerien Primitive Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Tibetan Flint Striker with Leather Strap, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Mossi Incised Currency Bracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
The blacksmiths and sculptors of the Mossi People were held in special regard by the tribe's ruling class. Their ability to shape bronze and other precious metals into currency and status symbols made them valuable members of the powerful tribe. The intricate design of this currency bracelet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Headrest, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of painted, lacquered hide, this extraordinary headrest was created in China's Jiangxi province over 150 years ago. Its pliable design enabled contour comfort - quite luxurio...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Hide
Bronze Wrathful Deity Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural bronze object is a charming example of 19th-century metalwork. The bronze figure is formed as a Buddhist wrathful deity, weari...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Gilt Brocade Ball Fragment, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden fragment was originally a decorative element of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Colored by gilt pigments over an underlayer of red lacquer, the fragment depicts a silk brocade ball, commonly depicted alongside fu dog lions to symbolize high rank or power. The embroidered ball is flanked by chrysanthemum blossoms and tied with a long flowing ribbon, a sign of longevity. Elevated by a custom steel display mount, the storied fragment adds bright color and iridescence to a bookcase or table arrangement...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Silver Repoussé Needle Case, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lavishly decorated with repoussé, auspicious Buddhist symbols, and a bit of coral, this 19th century silver needle case was once filled with the nee...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Silver
"Dynamic Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Auspicious Gourd Carpenter Line, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same att...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,880
Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,680 / set
Pair of Chinese Red and Gold Incense Stands, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar display. An essential element of ritual prayer, incense i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Doted on like an actual child, this carved doll was once owned by a young girl among the Namji people of northwest Cameroon. Carted around by its owner wherever she went and lovingly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carpenter's Inkline Reel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same att...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Irrevocable Moment - Bronze Still Life with Bat and Apple on Mosaic Bronze Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
Irrevocable Moment
bronze
5.50h x 9w x 5d in
13.97h x 22.86w x 12.70d cm
MBK008
This piece may be placed indoor only. The nail pinning the bat is mild steel. Pins holding...
Category
2010s North American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
On the Deck, After Dinner with Mom - Bronze Still Life, Bird and Apples on Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
On the Deck After Dinner with Mom
bronze
6.75h x 9w x 11d in
17.14h x 22.86w x 27.94d cm
MBK009
Category
2010s North American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Taxidermy Mold Horse Head
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th century Taxidermy mold horse head
This is a cool an unusual object for the wall (stand is easily removed) or tabletop as a decorative piece
Measures: Actual Horse ...
Category
20th Century American Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
"Yesterday" Helmet & Jacket by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Japanese Leather Tobacco Pouch and Netsuke, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the late 19th century during Japan's Meiji period, this petite leather tobacco pouch is accompanied by a small, wooden netsuke charm. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century French Fabric Bust
Located in Wainscott, NY
Late 19th century French Fabric Bust.
Antique bust found in Paris was a shop display and is now a fantastic object with a rich and gorgeous patina.
Tur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Linen
Curtis Jere Pop Art Strainer
By C. Jeré Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1993, signed and dated, great vintage condition. Supersized C. Jere metal strainer wall sculpture from the company’s kitchen utensil series.
Category
1990s American Modern Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Chinese Blacksmith Iron Scissors on Mount, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-forged metal sculpture, with its delicate appearance and whimsical shape, was once an integral tool to a 19th century Chinese cobbler’s trade. Made of iron, these scissors ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
"Pexto Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
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