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DETAILS • signed NEVA BURBA • gold tone with rhinestones and glass • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wea...

DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with glass beads • vintage designer necklace MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear  Sku A70 ❤️...

Koefoeds Hornslet Mid Century Danish Teak Dining Chairs - Set of 8 Each armless chair measures: 18.5 wide x 20 deep x 33.25 high, with a seat height of 18.75 inches Each captains ch...

Absolutely stunning set of chairs. Our team painted them black and added very dark cocoa mohair upholstery to the seat. Please look carefully at the photos. The chairs came in 2 set...

DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A63 ❤...

DETAILS • signed PATRICIA LOCKE • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear  S...

This appears to be an unusually early production of the LC/6 for Cassina. Have yet to find another example of this type of marking/signature. Larger than normal "LC/6" Numerals Stamp...

This exquisite Graff eternity wedding band features approximately 2 carats of high-quality round brilliant cut diamonds, meticulously thread-set in lustrous 18k white gold. This icon...

A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the sub...

René Lalique 1920s Gui Frosted Glass Vase This vase measures: 7 wide x 7 deep x 6.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possibl...

An exceptional Tiffany & Co. Metro bangle bracelet crafted in luxurious 18 karat white gold, showcasing the sophisticated contemporary design and extraordinary diamond craftsmans...

DETAILS • signed CHRISTIAN DIOR • gold plated • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 57 ❤️❤️...

These breathtaking Tiffany & Co. Soleste dangle earrings feature a pair of vivid pear-shaped tanzanites, totaling approximately 3 carats, elegantly framed by shimmering double ha...

Round pedestal dining table with custom concrete top with steel banding, on a grey aniline dyed wood base. Beautiful patina. Very heavy.

A rare example of early 20th-century French retail design, this étagère captures the spirit of the Art Deco era. Crafted in the 1930s by the renowned Parisian shop-fitter Siegel, the...

Pave Diamond Horse Shoe Charm Pendant 925 Silver Diamond U Shape Pendant Charm Diamond Weight 0.50 Cts Approx Type Pendant Gross Weight 6.00 grams Approx Main Stone Diamond Main Ston...

DETAILS • unsigned Czechoslovakian brooch • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage with minimal signs of wear  ...

Simply stunning, ornate, black lacquer cabinet from The Stately Homes Collection by Baker Furniture. It features a stunning case that was elaborately decorated (painted) in a raised...

DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone plastic beads • vintage designer necklace MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear  Sku A70 ❤️❤️ ...

Antique French Pressed Botanicals Set of Six from Maison des Frères Maristes, located in Varennes-sur-Alllier, France. Group of (6) with smaller and larger groupings are available. B...

A romantic and contemporary icon, this Tiffany & Co. Heart Lock pendant necklace beautifully captures the symbolism of love, connection, and timeless elegance. Crafted in luxurio...

An enduring symbol of love and exceptional craftsmanship, this Tiffany & Co. platinum engagement ring showcases the timeless elegance for which the House has been celebrated for ...

DETAILS • signed LUNCH AT THE RITZ • silver tone with enamel and crystals • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal sig...

DETAILS • signed CORO STERLING • sterling silver with glass cameo • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wea...

Pair of circa 1870 French Régence / Louis XIV–XV Revival hand‑carved solid walnut armchairs. Monumental in scale and presence, these throne‑like fauteuils have tall, generously propo...

Carl Auböck II French Horn Bottled Opener, 1950 model 4567, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of French horn 'Made in Austria’ Solid Brass wi...

Vintage French Art Deco Club Chair Newly Reupholstered in a Light Grey Cowhide Elevate your living space with this stunning 1930s French Art Deco club chair newly upholstered in a ...

DETAILS • signed MONET • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A6...

DETAILS • stamped 925 • 10 strands of natural pearls, old Chinese coin set in sterling silver clasp • vintage designer necklace MEASUREMENTS • 18" long, clasp is 1" in dia...

This exquisite cocktail ring showcases a stunning natural emerald-cut aquamarine as its centerpiece, weighing approximately 9 carats. The impressive gemstone exhibits a deep, captiva...

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a mauve central field covered in myriad auspicious flowers including peonies, chrysanthemum, and cherry blossoms, and potted ...

Vintage Half Life-Size Taxidermy Bear – Aggressive Attacking Pose with Raised Paws Make a bold statement with this Vintage Half Life-Size Taxidermy Bear Wall Mount, expertly posed i...

DETAILS • signed JOAN RIVERS • gold tone with rhinestones and enamel • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of w...

Tomlinson Mid Century Walnut and Burlwood Dining Chairs - Set of 8 Each armless chair measures: 20.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 43 high, with a seat he...

Tiffany & Co. NOVO Platinum Cushion Brilliant Cut Diamond Engagement Ring Embrace timeless elegance with this exquisite 1.76 ct Tiffany & Co. NOVO Platinum Cushion Brilliant ...

DETAILS • signed EISENBERG ICE • gold tone with crystals • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear S...

Coiled Rattlesnake Chalkware Sculpture This sculpture measures: 8 wide x 7.25 deep x 2 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our pho...

This elaborate Victorian era yellow 18K gold chain necklace was made in the 19th century, circa 1850s-1870s. Length is 124 cm (48 in.) Width is 5 mm (3/16 in.) Weight is 75 grams....

An exceptional and museum-worthy textile, this mid-19th century Kashmiri Pieced Shawl is a rare and exquisite example of the artistry and craftsmanship of Kashmir’s textile tradition...

A mid-20th century French four-tier étagère crafted in warm brass. The open framework rises with a gentle taper, its vertical lines culminating in a delicate finial that lends a sens...

Flemming Lassen designed the overstuffed easy chair, The Tired Man, for The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Competition in 1935. It is characterized by organic, bearlike shapes and t...

DETAILS • signed MARVELLA • gold tone with glass beads • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear  Sku A...

DETAILS • signed TRIFARI • gold tone with resin beads • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS  •  CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear  Sku A7...

DETAILS • signed FLORENZA • gold tone with faux pearls • vintage designer bracelet MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 6...

A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Breakfast on the Porch at the Vineyard Ho...

A masterpiece of provenance and design symmetry: A Pristine Natural Colombian Emerald and Diamond Necklace. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS & PROVENANCE Central Emerald (as authenticate...

DETAILS • signed MONET • gold tone rhinestones • vintage designer runway bracelet MEASUREMENTS • 7" long by 1" wide CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal s...

DETAILS • signed HOBE • gold tone with glass beads • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A6...

Chromed Brass & Acrylic Table Lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat, 1955c. Designer / Manufacturer • Designed by Paul Mayen, 1955 • Produced by Habitat, USA, 1950s Materials & Fini...

Bessho tall glass - set of two Just as the small town is known for the healing properties of its hot springs, so are the evenings we spend with good friends. The Bessho Collection...

DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 50 ❤️❤️ VI...

Curtis Jere Mid Century Brass Sea Urchin Wall Sculpture This sculpture measures: 41 wide x 9.5 deep x 25 inches high We take our photos in a co...

DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 48 ...

Large 'Stemlite' Opal Glass Floor Lamp in Black Chrome by Bill Curry for GUBI Originally conceived in 1962 by designer Bill Curry, the award-winning 'Stemlite' line became known as ...

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Model 1781 Two-Tier Lamp Table, 1953 A two-tier table designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Company, model 1781, produced i...

Watermark: Lion and Star (Lieure 38) References: Lieure No. 505 Notes: An early impression of the only state of this major work. According to Lieure (Jacques Callot: Catalogue de l...

This painting is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary reimagining of Saint Sebastian, one of the most enduring subjects in Western art. From Mantegna and Botticelli to Guido Reni and Caravaggio, Sebastian has long been depicted as the bound, arrow-pierced martyr whose physical suffering becomes an image of spiritual transcendence. Surdo clearly situates himself within this lineage: the contrapposto pose, uplifted gaze, and carefully modeled anatomy reflect his atelier training and deep engagement with Renaissance ideals of the heroic nude. The flesh is luminous and sculptural, recalling Michelangelo’s influence on the canon of the male body as both aesthetic and symbolic form. Yet Surdo decisively destabilizes the tradition. The arrows piercing the body are not lethal shafts but rubber suction-cup darts—objects associated with toys and staged play. This substitution transforms martyrdom into performance. The gravity of sacred suffering is undercut by irony, even absurdity. The saint is no longer impaled by instruments of death but by harmless projectiles, suggesting that contemporary suffering may be theatricalized, trivialized, or culturally mediated. At the same time, the figure’s expression remains sincere and emotionally vulnerable; the psychological intensity is real, even if the wounds are not. This tension between authentic emotion and artificial harm introduces a modern critique of spectacle—how pain can be aestheticized, simulated, or consumed. The graffiti-covered urban wall further collapses sacred history into contemporary space. Instead of a devotional landscape or heavenly backdrop, Surdo situates his Sebastian against a chaotic, tagged surface, merging classical beauty with raw urban immediacy. Saint Sebastian has long functioned not only as a symbol of faith but also as an emblem of sensualized male beauty and coded identity in art history. Surdo acknowledges that layered tradition while reframing it through irony and cultural commentary. By replacing deadly arrows with toy darts, he transforms martyrdom into a meditation on vulnerability in an age where suffering may be symbolic rather than fatal—performed, projected, or socially inflicted rather than divinely ordained. As in much of his work, Surdo grounds contemporary psychological tension in the authority of Renaissance form, using the language of history painting to question what sanctity, sacrifice, and spectacle mean today. Bruno Surdo Paradox of St. Sebastian oil on canvas 60h x 36w in 152.40h x 91.44w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...

A grand 19th century Italian marble-top console table with an apron carved of wood to mimic a swaged cloth and large classical face in the centre, all painted a wonderful museum oliv...

DETAILS • signed PAOLO • gold tone • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A65 ❤️❤️ VINTA...

Uniquely shaped modern side table by Last Workshop, 2024 Solid walnut, natural oil finish If not in stock, current production: 6-7 weeks Customers can choose from: Wood species,...