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Item Ships From: Illinois
Petite Greenery Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is a resting place for the mind, inspiring calm and contemplation. Marked by currents of jadeite, moss agate, and serpentine, our petite greenery stones evoke the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
fferrone Contemporary Pair of Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Candle Wall Scones
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Strikingly simple and minimal, the contemporary asymmetrical Candle wall sconce, made from mirror polish stainless steel, reflects the light doubling it’s effect. This listing for a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this oblong footed vessel is a water storage jar known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body o...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bitossi ‘Etruscan’ Decor Floor Vase / Umbrella Stand by Aldo Londi 1950
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Bitossi ‘Etruscan’ Decor Floor Vase / Umbrella Stand by Aldo Londi 1950
A rare, very large perforated cylindrical vase or umbrella stand designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cera...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Pair of French Neoclassic bronze tazzas, c. 1800-25
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of French Neoclassic cast bronze tazzas. The polished shallow dish has a knurled rim and is supported by three dolphins on a tripod plinth with knurled and suppressed ball feet....
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Chrome Orb Atomic Age Starlite Candle Holders, Pair, Midcentury Modern
Located in Chicago, IL
Fun Pair of Chrome Orb-shaped Atomic Age Candle Holders from the Mid-20th Century. Super shiny and bright, the chrome finish adds sparkle and a bit of humor to your table setting. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Woven Wicker Motorcycle by Tom Dixon
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic design by British designer Tom Dixon, this full-scale woven wicker motorcycle was created during his tenure as Head of Design at Habitat in...
Category
1990s English Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century Japanese sculpture likely portrays an accomplished teacher of Japanese Zen Buddhism. Developed from wood with a polychrome finish, this monk is expertly carved with...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Thai Sandstone Torso of Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
This sizeable torso is from Ayutthaya, and is one of three pieces that made up a figural sculpture of Buddha. Comprised of elegant curves and soft lines, the details of diaphanous ro...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Wine Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This glazed vessel dates to the mid-19th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. The jar has an elegant, tapered form and is beautifully glaze...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Antique Jewelry box crafted in the style of Sevres, France circa 1870s. Porcelain bombe casket with cobalt blue and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tin American Colonial-Inspired Candle Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of late 20th-century American tin candle sconces combines modern craftsmanship with a nostalgic nod to early American design. Each sconce features a large concave oval back...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
Chinese Blue & White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with a celebratory procession of young boys leading a mythical qilin. Also known as k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Leeds pearlware shaped creamware tea caddy, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique Bombay shaped English pearlware tea caddy with a distinctive decoration in blue cobalt. The caddy is hand decorated with flower pendants draped from rings painted from a cont...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Chinese covered cinnabar box, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carved round cinnabar box on brass with a blue enameled interior and underfoot. The carved top centers on peonies growing from a rocky outcropping with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Woven Reed Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a bentwood handle attached with simple iron straps.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category
18th Century French Primitive Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Jo Mead Sculpture
By Jo Mead
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Jo Mead plaster lion's head painted sculpture mounted on a custom acrylic stand. Jo Mead (American, 1919-2000) found in an important lake forest, Illino...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint, Plaster
A Teak Wood Sculpture of a Cambodian Apsara Goddess
Located in Chicago, IL
Newly carved from reclaimed teakwood, this bust takes the form of a Cambodian apsara. With origins in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Apsaras are female spirits of the clouds and water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Chinese export armorial Nanking plate, c. 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export armorial Nanking plate with characteristic arrow border in cobalt underglaze blue.
China, circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
By Clyde Ball
Located in Countryside, IL
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
The pedestal measures: 12.25 wide x 12.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
The sculpture measures: 13.5 wide x 11 deep x ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Male Écorché Sculptures by Brenda Putnam, c. 1939
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare pair of écorché sculptures by renowned American sculptor Brenda Putnam (1890–1975) offers a fascinating glimpse into both artistic process and anatomical study. Dating to 1...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanned steel clock face with English roses by Edmund Sagar, 1793-1805
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanned steel clock face with English roses in the spandrels and center with an Arabic numeral dial. The clock face retains its original steel ha...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Vintage Raven Taxidermy on Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique sculptural composition beautifully pairs the naturalism of taxidermy with an abstract 19th century Chinese wooden scholars' root. The raven is poised as is mid-caw, ready...
Category
Late 20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fountain of Lies, Objet d'Art with Painting and Found Objects
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece has a figurative painting mounted as a shrine then set upon a corinthian capital and a granite stand. A metal plaque at the top as well as at the bottom give the piece it's title 'The Fountain on Lies".
John Seubert
The Fountain of LIes
mixed media
Measures: 22.50h x 13.50w x 4d in
57.15h x 34.29w x 10.16d cm
JSE069
In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home.
This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral compo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Hand blown swirl base vase by Steuben, 1949
By Steuben Glass
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Blown glass flower vase with swirl base pedestal on a circular footed base. Designed by George Thompson for Steuben.
American, 1949.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Footed and flared bulb form vase by Rookwood, 1934
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Footed ceramic bulb form vase with an elongated flared neck and impressed floral design.
Stamped on the underside: XXXIV, 6363
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1934.
Category
1930s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed within a shrine or atop a home altar. An essential element o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Dragon Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
This incredible pair of sancai-glazed Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Monumental Provincial Chinese Bathtub, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With its grand scale and perfect proportions, this rustic wooden bathtub is true showstopper. The tub has an elongated, oval shape is comprised of thick cypress wood staves held together by three iron bands. Two iron handles on either side of the basin allow it to be easily moved about a space.
Dated to the early 19th century, the wood exhibits beautifully irregular grain patterns and a warm, richly aged patina that only time can achieve. An incredible way to add rustic texture to the home, we love this gorgeous bathtub as a garden planter, a firewood bin...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of Swiss Roe Deer Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
Rooted in classic Black Forest tradition, this exquisite pair of Swiss candlesticks brings the wild beauty of the Alps straight into your home. Each one is crafted from naturally she...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler
Chinese mei-ping form porcelain vase in Imperial yellow, c. 1912-1949
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mei-ping form hand thrown porcelain vase in an Imperial yellow glaze. The under foot has a cobalt under glaze blue six character seal within a circle of double lines. The seal is an ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
19th Century American Splint Oak Gathering Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 19th century American splint oak gathering basket with one long bent-oak handle, a double banded rim, and a large belly. Found in New England.
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta pond sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and simple, flared rim. Le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage American Flag Saucer Sled on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming and playful vintage American saucer sled painted with an American flag motif, and retaining its original handles and tow rope. We've had...
Category
1960s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Latticino Paperweight Multicolor Blue, Pink and Green
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Fratelli Toso Murano glass Latticino paperweight is a true burst of color and sparkle, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. A kaleidoscope of blue...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Chinese Blue & White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blossom Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed around a simple wooden frame, this papier-mâché storage box is a charming example of Chinese folk art. Crafted with old newspapers and dyed rice paper, the box would have been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn house models or bird houses. This sculpture works alone on a shelf or table or can be grouped with other house sculptures by the artist. Each house sculpture is unique in design and color.
Jim Rose
Structure No. 245
repurposed painted steel
6.50h x 8w x 3d in
16.51h x 20.32w x 7.62d cm
JR0333
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibitions
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Exhibitions
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi
2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts,
Mesa, AZ
2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI
2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition)
2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2006 Marriage of the Minds...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Matched Pair of Czech Glass with Silver Birds Vases / Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco Matched Pair of Czech Glass with Silver Birds Vases / Lamps
Presently these are vases, however they would make a great pair of lamps given the...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form.
Designed Monique Gerber.
Can be used as a sculptural object or paper weight as well.
Re...
Category
1970s French Minimalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1840s American Gilt Brass Girandole Candelabra
By Cornelius & Co.
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cornelius & Co. three arm cast brass girandole candelabra mounted on a Vermont white marble base and fitted with lusters. The theme is of two boys...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of English Paktong cast columnar candlesticks, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of English cast Paktong columnar candlesticks with a gadroon edged square bobesh. The fluted columnar shaft rests on a plinth which is mounted above a sloped base, edged with a ...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Italian Pottery and Leather Vase by Fantoni for Raymor
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Vintage Italian Pottery and Leather Vase attributed to Fantoni for Raymor. An attractive tall 16" tapering ovoid pottery form covered i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Pottery
Chinese Folk Painted Rooster Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Coupe Nitrate Patina Vase
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze coupe vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the nitrate patina.
Each piece is handmade and hand patinated so there is always a slig...
Category
2010s French Brutalist Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Lacquered Harvest Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. The round basket has been...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Willow
19th Century Grain Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic sculptural 19th century grain mortar of one piece of wood with a wonderful patina that glows! Would be an incredible waste paper basket in a powder room or office. Could ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked, pr...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure on a Reclaimed Steel Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of spare parts come together ...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
19th Century American Dough Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful large 19th century American carved wood dough bowl with a wonderful shape, and an old iron repair. At some point in its lifetime, someone added a hanger on the back so it...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Reticulated vintage large silver plated fish
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a unique reticulated silver plated fish with cabachon eyes and very detailed body
Category
1950s European Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Maitland Smith metal faux finish vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a large metal vase painted with a faux malachite finish made by Maitland Smith
Category
1980s North American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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