New York City - Decorative Art

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Hanita' in Israel, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration), as well as in Arabic. The meaning of the name 'Hanita' is double: it is both an inflection of the name Hannah and also meansm 'her spear'. A spear is an ancient weapon...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Turn heads in any room with this gorgeous embossed paper artwork. A substantial 58"x39" frame is sure to make these ladies the focal point of your galle...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt blue letters over a white background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Bar Kokhba' in Israel in both Hebrew and English letters. (In transliteration), as well as in Arabic. Simon ben...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Dafna' in Tel Aviv, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration). The origin of the name Dafna (Daphne) is from Greek mythology, Daphne, daughter of the god of the river, is a nymph who turned into a tree and thus the laurel tree...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Mikhael' in Tel Aviv, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration). The origin of the name Mikhael is in the Bible, where it appears as the name of various biblical characters, among them the father of the president of the tribe of Asher - Setor, Michael ben Bashaiah of the tribe of Levi...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the alley 'Keren' in Zikhron Ya'akov, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration). The name Keren has several meanings. One of them is a beam of light, a band of light that comes out of a light source. Another interpretation is a hard bone on the head of an animal (unicorn, goat, rhinoceros). Keren is also the name of Job's third daughter that appears in the Bible, an ancient wind...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

An early 20th Century Persian Kashan rare square size small rug Measures: 3'4'' x 3'7''.  

Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...

Pair framed enamel plaques by the Maitre Emailleur, Jean Betourne of Limoges, France. Each signed. Plaques measure approximately 5 by 13 inches and frame...

Pair of very fine quality mid-century Iznik style ceramic tile panels with flower and vase motif in original wood frames.

Rare Mid-1800s Antique Flemish Tapestry Fine Wool & Silk Green/Blue 5'2' x 5'3" 158cm x 160cm Circa 1790 "This is a very fine Authentic Antique Flemish Tapestry in Wool & Silk ...

Classic gas station memorabilia.    

Beautiful colorful large Mid-Century Modern abstract Geometric artwork painting on Canvas frame. No signature. Good Vintage condition a few minor marks/stains from age. Wired to hang...

An exceptional and large pair of Islamic Middle Eastern ceramic tiles with Quran verses, 20th century. Each set with 35 ceramic tiles, measuring 6? x ...

18th century Tapestry Handwoven Wool & Silk Tapestry Palm Tree 8x12 226cm x 359cm 7'5" x 11'9" circa 1880 "This is very fine antique Flemish tapest...

Late 19th Century distressed antique samarkand khotan rug with 4 flamingos hovering over a bright pink ground 5'10'' x 10'.

A beautiful set of four (4) Neoclassical wall art scenes, circa mid-20th century, Europe. Set includes four different scenes with dark blue and gold octagonal wood frame, matting, pr...

Pair of circa 1950s English Montgolfier etchings with wood frames. Measurements: Height: 18.75" Width: 14.5" Depth: 1.5".

Traditional Jewel Toned Oversize signed Persian Kashan Rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. size 10' 3" x 17' 5" (312 x 531 cm) .

Midcentury tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat (1892-1966) and woven at Atelier Tabard Freres in Aubusson, France. Hand woven in wool, it dates to ca. 1950 and entitled "Selva" The arti...

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.

Vintage Persian Sarouk Oriental Rug, circa 1945, Small size A vintage Persian Sarouk oriental rug, size 6'8" x 4'5", circa 1945. This lovely hand-knotted wool rug features a central...

Antique Persian Heriz Oriental Rug, Room size An antique Persian Heriz oriental rug, Size 11'9 x 9'8, circa 1920. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medallion on the coral field. The central field is enclosed within an outer border in navy tones with repeating geometric abstracts. The short wool pile is even throughout, and the rug is in excellent condition for its age and weaving style. A great value, and an excellent choice for an entry way, a foyer, a living space, a bedroom, or for use as wall decor or as a decorative accent! Bring this beautiful rug...

Relive all the energy and excitement of the 1976 Summer Olympics with this stunning print from famed artist LeRoy Neiman. Vibrant colors and impass...

Fine Wool & Silk Tapestry Noahs Ark Vintage Handwoven Aubusson 8x10 8' x 10'4" 244 cm x 315cm "Rare Wool & Silk handwoven tapestry depictin...

This beautiful and dynamic isometric grid sculpture was realized by the esteemed American artist Dan Schneiger in the United States circa 2010. In dialo...

This customizable Murano glass curtain in black, amethyst, clear, gray and aqua tints worked with avventurina, a contemporary work of art as a very decorative solution for a screen o...

This dynamic and sophisticated wall sculpture was designed and hand blown in Murano, Italy by the esteemed atelier of Angelo Brotto in 1972. It features an abundance of protuberant c...

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...

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...

Beautiful colorful Mid-Century Modern 1977 watercolor abstract Leaf artwork painting #3 maple frame colorful. Wired on back to be hung horizontal. Vintage condition. Neil R Anderson...

Vintage Persian Kerman oriental carpet, size 12'0" H x 8'10" W, circa 1940. This vintage hand-knotted Persian rug features a stri...

A round brass serving tray or decorative wall art piece, circa early to mid-20th century. Brass tray is round with a Mughal or Moorish design. Great as a serving tray (as demonstrate...

Edo Pariod Japanese two-panel screen depicting cranes on a willow branch. 3992

Our friend Mary has a ritual of picking a flower or small bunch from a garden each day and placing them in a small bottle vase, documenting each with a photograph and short note. We ...

Beautiful colorful Mid-Century Modern 1977 watercolor abstract Leaf artwork painting #2 maple frame colorful. Wired on back to be hung horizontal. Vintage condition. Neil R Anderson...

Our friend Mary has a ritual of picking a flower or small bunch from a garden each day and placing them in a small bottle vase, documenting each with a photograph and short note. We ...

Our friend Mary has a ritual of picking a flower or small bunch from a garden each day and placing them in a small bottle vase, documenting each with a photograph and short note. We ...

Beautiful colorful Mid-Century Modern 1977 watercolor abstract Leaf artwork painting #1 maple frame colorful. Wired on back to be hung horizontal. Vintage condition. Neil R Anderson...