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Better Boy Tomato, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Steve Boggs used his homegrown Better Bay tomato as the subject for this still-life oil painting. Centered in warm sunlight, the fruit's vibrant red-oran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
Sorolla's Garden, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A fountain flows in the center of an elegant garden in artist Sherri Aldawood's impressionist piece. "My dream came true when I visited the home and garden of one of my favorite artists of the past, Joaquin Sorolla, in Madrid," shares Sherri. Channeling her knowledge from studying Sorolla's masterful paintings, Sherri portrays the morning light and colors with soft illumination. The sunlit foliage gleams majestically in the background, sharpening the dimension and bringing the viewer's eye toward the rear of the scene.
About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
Hermes Roseraie Scarf
By Hermès, Christiane Vauzelles
Located in Alford, MA
Hermes Roseraie silk scarf designed 1990 by Christiane Vauzelles. Green border and trellis with vivid roses in shades of red and pink spilling from cen...
Category
Late 20th Century French Massachusetts
Tiger Maple Federal Chippendale Mirror by D.R. Dimes
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Peabody, MA
A hand crafted tiger maple mirror in the Chippendale style, with a Federal eagle crest, by the acclaimed New Hampshire maker D.R. Dimes, circa late ...
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Massachusetts
Materials
Mirror, Maple
Chinese Export Style Gilt & Black Lacquer Decorated Table or Fire Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese export style lacquered table or fire screen exemplifies the refined artistry of Chinese craftsmanship, featuring an intricate gilt-painted scene set against a deep black...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Massachusetts
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Cedar Vista, Original Painting
By David Forks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Cedar trees, bluebonnets, and cacti grace a hilltop near Willow City, Texas. A body of water peeks through the edge of the grass-covered ground. The painterly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts
Materials
Acrylic
MartinMargiela 1990 1stRetrospectiveCollection1994 Sheer Black Convertible Apron
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
As a variation of the traditional waiter-style apron that Belgian former fashion designer Martin Margiela reworked with his eponymous Maison Martin Margiela since its first collection for Spring/Summer 1989, this minimalist convertible transparent black chiffon rectangular garment was part of his Spring 1994 collection. The iconic corner-stitched textural white-cotton brand label is stenciled with seemingly contradictory text referencing an earlier Fall 1990 collection. Instead of the blank label that had become internationally recognized among progressive-fashion buyers during the brand's initial five years, this black print was added in this manner for only one collection during its founder's tenure. This distinct typography identifies it a one of his favorites that he re-editioned from his first 10 fashion shows.
This season-less self-curated retrospective collection without any new designs was unprecedented in the ready-to-wear fashion industry, which sold only newly-designed clothes typically two to five times annually. In the early 1990s, this old-made-new-again collection was astonishing for a Paris-based high-end brand, for which any lack of fresh designs for Spring had otherwise been attributed to the loss of an artistic director or the outbreak of war.
Nevertheless, there are subtle differences of color, material and draping possibilities that make our re-edition unique from the 1990 apron and from later "replicas", which was the term that Margiela printed on a different kind of label for his second self-curated retrospective in Spring 1999 following 10 more collections.
Aside from the text-printed brand label with four characteristic hand-sewn corner stitches, the only other element that unified Margiela's first collection of favorites was that all the items were overdyed a darker color so that the clothes were various shades of grey, blue or black depending on the original color of the textile and how much dye the thread/yarn absorbed. The first Margiela apron...
Category
1990s Italian Massachusetts
Rosewood and Suede MP-091 Sofa by Percival Lafer for Lafer MP
By Percival Lafer, Lafer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Brazilian modernist Percival Lafer, this bold sofa, model MP-091, is deeply inviting. The comfortable tufted cushion sits on sturdy straps, attac...
Category
1970s Brazilian Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Suede, Rosewood
Two-Tone Highboy Dresser by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Dorchester, MA
This mid-century highboy dresser by John Stuart comprises two walnut cases whose dark frames and vertical door pulls contrast with the warm-toned fronts. The top case contains three ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Walnut
Rider, Oil Painting
By Jaime Ellsworth
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth depicts a sturdy white stallion with its face out of frame. A girl with a red skirt—also obscured from perspective—stands on its ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
19th C, Orientalist Architectural Interior of Alcazar of Seville by Tomas Aceves
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tomas Aceves (Spanish, 19th century), circa 1870. Oil On Board in Giltwood Frame. "Alcazar of Seville Interior".
This masterfully executed architectural interior painting, signed b...
Category
19th Century Spanish Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Set of 11 Royal Worcester Dinner Plates Painted with Different Flower Bouquets
By Royal Worcester
Located in Boston, MA
This is a stunning set of Royal Worcester dinner plates, each hand painted with different beautiful flower bouquets. These plates are artist signed E. Phillips, who was an artist who...
Category
1910s English Rococo Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Porcelain
18k white south sea pearl earrings w pink sapphire/diamond Huggies
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k White South Sea Pearl earring w star cap. Huggies are pink sapphire/diamond reversible.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts
Materials
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重 Woodblock Print, Koume Embankment
Located in Norton, MA
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo - Koume Embankment
mounted on a cardboard
Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige is recognized as a master of the ukiyo-e woodblock ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Rustic Adirondack Style Dining Chairs Circa 1960s
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of four vintage lodge chairs crafted of rustic hickory poles with caned backrests and saddle tanned genuine topgrain leather seats. This timeless Adirondack style, made popular...
Category
1960s American Adirondack Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Leather, Cane, Oak
Danish Lounge Chair by Henning Kjaernulf
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Danish mid century lounge chair designed by Henning Kjaernulf.
Sculpted Oak frames complimented with classic Scandinavian mid century stripped upholstery. 1960’s, Denmark
Delivery t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Chinese Blanc De Chine Figure of Quanyin Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Blanc De Chine Figure of Quanyin Mounted as a Lamp.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Massachusetts
Materials
Brass
JohnGalliano Corset ChristianDior MadeInFrance BlackLaceLogo Boxed HalterBustier
By Christian Dior Haute Couture, John Galliano
Located in Chicago, IL
While British John Galliano was creating haute couture in Paris as French fashion-house Christian Dior Artistic Director beginning in the late 1990s, he designed this "Made In France" black lace-and-sheer-mesh low-back boned corset featuring a bold curvilinear halter neck, underwire padded 32B bustier with a rounded-bust silhouette, cinched waist with a lace ruffle, and embroidered text "Dior". Along with leading couture designers Jean-Paul Gaultier and the late Vivienne Westwood, Thierry Mugler and Gianni Versace, Galliano is closely associated with the popularity of the contemporary corset, which was the focus of his acclaimed couture show in 2024 as the ongoing artistic director of Paris-based Maison Margiela for the past decade. Notably, a Galliano corset from his turn-of-the-century Christian Dior collection--with like tags and similar low back with bustier--can be viewed online among the collections of the Underpinnings Museum, which is dedicated to the most outstanding lingerie.
In addition to the tags noting "Christian Dior Made In France" along with the size, Galliano added subtle Dior-logo embroidery to the cleavage. There is no tag noting the materials of the multiple laces, tulle mesh, bones and additional padding or strap fabrics, which seem primarily synthetic for desirable stretch-to-fit. Instead, care-instruction symbols can be found on the back of the size tag.
The neck straps for this French-size 85 or U.S.-size 34 can be adjusted to one of the three tiers of hooks that best suits the wearer, while the corset has two tiers of hooks to cinch the waist. As worn by our small-size mannequin, the top will flatter even an A-cup breast size.
As noted in our listing sidebar, the buyer will receive the corset packed in its original Christian Dior silver shoebox-size cardboard packaging, while the lingerie will be wrapped in the original logo-printed white tissue paper. The box and paper are in good condition without rips or perforation, while the lingerie is in like-new condition as if it had only been tried on and not worn for an event.
For price comparison, a later dated Galliano/Dior bustier corset top--with like tags but strapless--recently sold on 1stDibs for $6,200. The previous sole owner of our top recalled making their purchase as new lingerie in 2001.
This French ready-to-wear complex-structure garment should not be confused with other international lingerie lines with different but similar labels--"Christian Dior Intimates...
Category
Early 2000s French Massachusetts
Pair, Antique French Rococo Bronze Vine & Porcelain Floral Candleabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of candelabras combines Rococo-style gilt bronze with delicately hand-painted porcelain. Each candelabra features a richly adorned frame of gilded foliate scrollw...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Massachusetts
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Carved Bone Floral Birds Inro, signed early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Nicely carved Inro with birds and flowers. Quality craftsmanship. Hand-carved pierced sides and top. Opens into two pieces, held together with a rust-red s...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Massachusetts
Materials
Bone
Antique Chinese Carved Hetain W/Celadon Jade "The Monkey Family" 18/19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese Carved Hetain White/Celadon Jade "The Monkey Family" 3 monkeys, father, mother, and kid. They are pulling a lot of coins into a giant bag—good use of russet skin colo...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Other Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Jade
Blue Sapphire and Diamond Buttlerfly Motif Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
A fun butterfly motif ring featuring a center, round faceted blue sapphire and round, brilliant cut diamonds comprising the wings. Set in sterling silver. Blue sapphire is .55 car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dorchester, MA
This elegant sofa is a classic 1950s design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. It features a tufted back and a long bench seat resting on tapered walnut fee...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Parsons Style Console Table With Tortoise Shell Lacquered Finish Circa 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
A parson’s style console table in tortoiseshell lacquer with a cracquelered finish on the top surface, in the manner of Milo Baughman, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come with their original hardwood frame and the old pins...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Glass, Wood
Taking the Long View, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Tall pine trees rise from deep rock canyons called hoodoos. The rich orange terrain, the brilliant blue shrubs, and the emerald sparkle of conifer needles captu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Massachusetts
Materials
Acrylic
Louis Rousselet ArtDeco Glass FloralLampwork BlackBeaded SilverToggle Necklace
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Chicago, IL
With a distinct silver twisted toggle clasp and multiple kinds of nubby rondelles dating to the late 1920s, Parisian parurier Louis Rousselet's workshop handcrafted this glass beaded...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Norma Kamali Long Halter Skirt
By Norma Kamali
Located in Alford, MA
Unusual Norma Kamali vintage long with halter straps extending up from a double triangular insert that tapers to a low curve in back. Fashioned of black crepe, the skirt fits snugly ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Massachusetts
Uno and Östen Kristiansson 1970's Pine Sofa
By Östen Kristiansson
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Pine sofa by Uno and Osten Kristiansson produced by Luxus, Vittsjo. Rustic and modern with sculpted detail. Sweden, 1970’s.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Pine
Set Of Ten Framed Engravings Of Classical Vases By Carlo Antonini
Located in Essex, MA
print size is 8x10. Engravings of ancient vessels.
Category
1830s Italian Grand Tour Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Antique Amuletic Dozen RockCrystals CagedRing Medieval Style Gilt Bronze Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle, while the culets range from off-center to blunted. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. Seeming to retain a little of its original yellow-gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles.
Suggesting French heritage, the Medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or openwork shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorated disk-shaped brooches or gold-caged rock...
Category
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
Pair of 1970s Swedish Pine Lounge Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Pair of 1970’s Swedish Lounge Chairs. Chairs are made of solid pine. Beautiful wood grain details.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Upholstery, Pine
1950’s Danish Sofa
By Fritz Heningsen
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Very well crafted Danish cabinet maker sofa. Stripped wool upholstery with oak legs.
Denmark. 1950’s
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Set of 6, Baccarat "Bambous" Shell Form Crystal Place Card Holders
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 6, Baccarat "Bambous" Shell Form Crystal Place Card Holders
Category
20th Century French Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Glass
Antique 3 Chinese Bamboo Insect Cricket Cages "Curved Form" and 2 Metal Crickets
Located in Norton, MA
This is a noticeable and expensive hobby in the Chinese culture for keeping crickets as pets in a small cage. It began in China as early as the Tang Dynasty, (618-907). By their chir...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Massachusetts
Materials
Wood
Set of Five Val Saint Lambert Cut Cameo Ports with Gilded Figural Decoration
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Boston, MA
These are a set of rare hand blown Val Saint Lambert cut cameo glass sherries or ports with gold leaf decorations of a lady with a cherub, ladies and a cherub and a lady and man with a cherub. These gold leaf decorations are very detailed and charming, as you can see in the pictures. This pattern in Val Saint Lambert is rare and hard to find. They are elegant glasses in which to drink your port or sherry. Why not get these Belgium Val Saint Lambert stemware...
Category
1930s Belgian Belle Époque Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Crystal
A Still Life in Delft
By Ginny Williams
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil painting on by Ginny Williams. Celebrating the elements of still life often found in paintings of the Dutch golden age, this piece showcases blue and white po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Massachusetts
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Teak Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern teak and glass display case vitrine with interior glass shelves. Brass fish accent escutcheon on the lock. The vertical measurements of the interior shelves from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Glass, Teak
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Favrile Art Glass Goblet LCT Marked
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite iridescent glass goblet measuring 7.5" h x 3.25" w, by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), is a remarkable example of Favrile glass, the innovative hand-blown art glass...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Massachusetts
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Dresden Floral Encrusted & Pierced Porcelain Compote
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 20th-century Dresden floral encrusted and pierced porcelain compote retains the timeless elegance and sophisticated craftsmanship associated with the legendary Dresden por...
Category
Early 20th Century German Massachusetts
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Reticulated Cabinet Plate with Flower Bouquet and Raised Forget Me Nots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite Meissen cabinet plate painted with a large beautiful flower bouquet. The Meissen plate has a very intricate reticulated or ...
Category
1890s German Romantic Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Porcelain
Sunlight Through the Picket Fence
By Ginny Williams
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on panel. A garden is shown with the subtle shadow cast by a picket fence on the path between the flowers. In a wide, linen-lined frame, the ov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
Handel Model 7036 "Birds of Paradise" Shade & Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handel (American, 1885 - 1936), circa 1915.
This exceptional table lamp exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of the Handel Company, featuring a reverse-painted glass shade on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Massachusetts
Materials
Bronze
Artist BertoiaStyle Hammered SterlingSilver SquiggleSpiral UndulatingWire Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Strongly resembling the Harry Bertoia Foundation's archived c.1947 unsigned small brooch (D.JE.27) that is essentially an elegant hammered silver curvilinear three-humped squiggle by...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Massachusetts
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vivienne Westwood 1998 CorsetStyle MarilynMonroe Velvet Moire Red Cocktail Dress
By Vivienne Westwood, Vivienne Westwood Gold Label
Located in Chicago, IL
British Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) designed this corset-style hourglass-shaped red velvet evening dress with its outsized double bow and sheer moire faux-underlay while producing her "Dressed To Scale" collection in 1998 with protege Andreas Kronthaler. A design from this collection set a Westwood-clothing auction record at Christie's London when a corseted silk gown fetched over $41,000.
This fresh interpretation of the classic Marilyn-Monroe silhouette was dubbed the "MM Corset Dress" for Westwood's semi-couture Gold Label, while it can still be made-to-measure as a bespoke dress (see photo of model wearing version as a white wedding gown...
Category
1990s British Massachusetts
Tipi Chair by Eero Aarnio for Adelta
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Dorchester, MA
Created in 2002 by the Finnish designer Eero Aarnio for the German manufacturer Adelta, the Tipi Chair is an imaginative interpretation of what might consti...
Category
Early 2000s German Massachusetts
Materials
Steel
Roger Rougier Sideboard & Buffet
By Roger Rougier
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a two piece post-modern design by Roger Rougier of Montreal circa 1980 in contrasting geometric and volumetric shapes and finishes which can be used independently but are int...
Category
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Old and Large Hand Hammered Footed Solid Copper Bucket/Stockpot CO#003
Located in Norton, MA
Old and Large Hand Hammered Footed Copper Bucket/Stockpot with 3 Brass Claw Feet, CO#003
Made in the Republic of Ireland, 1950s.
11.25" Dia, 11.25" to th...
Category
1950s American Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Campaign Style Bed Side Tables by Trouvailles Circa 1970s
By Trouvailles Furniture Inc.
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of campaign style nightstand cabinets in raspberry lacquer with brass hardware, ca. 1970s. They are from the legendary Trouvailles Furniture Company of Watertown, Massachusett...
Category
1970s American Campaign Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Brass
Set of 12 Meissen Luncheon Plates Each Painted with a Different Flower Bouquet
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous set of twelve Meissen luncheon or dessert plates. Each of these Meissen plates are beautifully painted with a different large central flower bouquet. The artwork o...
Category
Early 1900s German Romantic Antique Massachusetts
Materials
Porcelain
Small Mahogany Cabinet with Cane Doors by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Harvey Probber, this small midcentury cabinet features a mahogany case on a plinth base. Cane-front sliding doors conceal, on the left, three deep drawers with white lacq...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Cane, Mahogany, Lacquer
Black contemporary folded ceramic wall sconce
By Asmaa Aman-Tran
Located in Attleboro, MA
Handbuilt ceramic wall sconce with draped/folded black stoneware clay, reminiscent of the natural world and universe.
Meticulously crafted by the artist, The nature of the technique ...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Massachusetts
Materials
Ceramic
Children at Low Tide, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shares a tender moment of children swimming by the sea. Part of a series of summer paintings that explo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
Large Oil Painting, "Jesus Heals the Sick Child" After Gabriel Cornelius V Max
Located in Norton, MA
A religious oil painting on canvas, Jesus Heals the Sick, after the original painting by Gabriel Cornelius von Max, British, German, Czech, 1840 to 1915....
Category
Early 20th Century European Massachusetts
Materials
Wood
The Patient Heron, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a sense of serenity, referencing a gentle river near his home. "Almost indistinguishable is the lone patient heron poised on a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Collection George III Chinoiserie Style Dresser
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Peabody, MA
George III style Chinoiserie chest of drawers by Baker Furniture for their Stately Homes Collection. This chest, from Baker’s original 1981 line of limited and exacting reproductions...
Category
1980s American George III Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Couture Chanel 1930s Byzantine PurpleHeart RealPearls&Gems Gold Medallion Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
When French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was at her peak during the Art-Deco period as a Parisian couture-fashion designer in the early 1930s, this one-of-a-kind handcrafted gem-fringed and gilt-chain medallion brooch with trombone clasp was commissioned by her to accessorize one of her clothing designs. Marked only "FRANCE" like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry (without a brand stamp until the 1950s), its artistic origin is most likely from ornate organic-form sketches by her favorite parurier Fulco di Verdura. The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for herself. These include the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese-military cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos.
This bright-yellow gold brooch suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone jewelry, which otherwise featured linear geometric designs or figurative representation. The softly-shaped deconstructed gem-bouquet mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gilt leaves, which are wired to a Baroque-motif open-work frame that dangles another gem surrounded by a thick gilt-rope halo. Notably, Verdura is credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to jewelry.
Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion-editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment-stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image wearing many teardrop pearls above her chest and surrounded by a golden halo seems to be the inspiration for this brooch.
As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. By 1939 as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith, he founded the namesake jewelry-company Verdura in New...
Category
1930s French Byzantine Vintage Massachusetts
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Casadei 1990s LimitedEdition GetaPlatform PatentLeather & SatinChinoiserie Mules
By Casadei
Located in Chicago, IL
These 1990s Casadei limited-edition black patent-leather, calf-leather and ornamental-Chinoiserie metallic-embroidered satin-bound peek-toe mules with towering five-inch heels are supported by a unique platform with cut-out sides, which pay homage to traditional Japanese-geta sandals...
Category
1990s Italian Massachusetts
Morning Laundry, Original Painting
By Judy Mudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A peaceful rural scene unfolds in Pennsylvania Amish country. Artist Judy Mudd captures the calm and tradition of the Amish lifestyle, evident from the clothe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts
Materials
Watercolor
Focus on Nature, Abstract Oil Painting
By Ronda Waiksnis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A blend of soft, muted colors evokes the tranquility of a serene landscape. The composition draws the eye toward the horizon, hinting at a journey or passage of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts
Materials
Oil
