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Art Deco 14K white gold filigree ring featuring a round blue sapphire. The genuine earth mined sapphire has medium blue color. The sapphire measures about 4.8mm and weighs .57ct. The...

Rare multi-motif floral Arlington by Towle c1884 sterling silver Flatware set - 50 Pieces (including 8 Mother of Pearl handle knives). T...

"Retour (L'Estampe Moderne I)" is a color lithograph by Georges de Feure. It features a woman with red hair in an environment of flora and fauna with muted colors and the Art Nouveau...

LESLIE FAY Original c.1960’s Gray Silver Mock Neck Sleeveless Mod A-line Dress Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Leslie Fay Original; ILGWU tag Style: A-Line dress C...

Framed 46 x 57.50 in13 Printed by L. Angerer. Engraved by Paul Sigmund Habelmann after the original oil painting by Ludwig Knaus. The inscription "Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern...

Stunning Persian by Tiffany and Co. sterling silver flatware set of 92 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner knives, 9 1/4" 12 Dinner forks, 8" 12 Luncheon/dessert forks, 7 1/8" ...

Unusual Waterford Crystal handle with stainless blade/tines flatware lot, 20 pieces. This rare set includes: 10 Large Dinner Size Knives, 10 1/2" 10 Large Dinner Size Forks, 8 3/4" ...

Rare Antique NW Bakshayesh Navy, Clay, Terracotta, Salmon, etc., Stunning Design & Size Size: 5 x 7 Age: Antique Pile: Low with wonderful age-related patina This rug is one-of-...

19th Century Indonesian mask made from wood.

From the Orley Shabahang Animal collection, this "Lion" carpet was created by master weaver Bahram Shabahang. Made of handspun wool from our own herd of Persian Fat-tail sheep, this ...

14K yellow gold fire agate pendant with chain. The pendant has 2 fire agate cabochons that are chocolate brown with red, green and rainbow iridescence. The rounder fire agate weighs ...

Art Deco 14K white gold necklace featuring a large beautiful frosted and reverse carved rock crystal quartz panel. The large oval crystal measures about 30mm x 22mm, and is accented ...

VERSACE Black Marble Sunglasses Mod. 3171 Brand / Manufacturer: Versace Style: Sunglasses Color(s): Shades of black, brown, clear and silver Add...

The "Confections" area rug from Orley Shabahang's Art Deco collection epitomizes luxury and sophisticated taste. This exquisite 5'1" x 7' piece features a harmonious blend of geometr...

"Lady Lee" and "My Neighbors" are two original oil paintings executed on either side of a wood panel by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. This fun and playful ...

A pair of platinum stud earrings featuring oval light blue aquamarine gemstones with diamonds. The aquamarines measure about 6mm x 4mm. The pair of Nigerian aquamarines weigh .82 car...

"Les Emigrants" is an original roller engraving by Auguste Brouet. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (30/50) lower left. This engraving depicts a f...

ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty" Dogtooth Wool Knit Legging Pant Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Designer: Alexander McQueen Col...

This handknotted Arts & Crafts wool rug, featuring a stunning pattern of stylized flowers and butterflies in rich hues of red, brown, and green, brings nature-inspired elegance to an...

"Finest Hope" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 182/300, in the lower left with graphite...

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's Geometric Wave Abstract Signature Print Silk Jersey Top Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Emilio Pucci; Exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: ...

ALEXANDER McQUEEN F/W 2001 "What a Merry-Go-Round" Smoke Houndstooth Knit Pants Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: F/W 2001 “What a Merry-Go-Round” Designer: Alexa...

18K yellow gold ring featuring a large oval citrine weighing 37.31 carats. The citrine is freshly polished and has extra faceting. It has a golden orange-yellow color. The citrine me...

"Shepherd and Shepherdess Conversing in a Landscape (Berger et Bergere Conversant)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolita...

Vintage Emilio Pucci c.1970's mint green & black color-block silk jersey dress. Large floral print in shades of blue, green, and white at center front and sleeves. Botanical boarder ...

"Man, How Did They Know Me?" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features a few abstract portraits...

Vintage Gucci c.1970's navy blue GG Guccissima monogram silk oblong wrap / scarf. "GG" guccissima monogram print throughout. Wide vertical stripe patter...

The Dan people of Liberia have a history of using masks like these for rituals pertaining to various aspects of their lives. This particular mask has a commanding, yet gentle presence. The carved wooden face...

18K white gold Art Deco filigree ring featuring a genuine emerald. The round emerald measures about 4.5mm and has fine grass green color. There is hand engraved design on the sides a...

Queen's Lace by International sterling silver flatware set - 55 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 1/2" 12 teaspoons, 6" 1 gravy l...

"Dalila" is an original color lithograph by Andre Masson. This piece, which features an abstract, surreal woman, is from Masson's "Je Reve (I Dream)" por...

"Country Church" is an original linoleum print by Elsa E. Ulbricht. A front facing view of a country church is proudly replicated within this print. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Image:7" x 5" Framed: 15.25" x 13.25" Painter, Teacher When she directed The Milwaukee Handicraft Project, Elsa Ulbricht...

"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Eldenias" Verso: "Hilderich" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from "Ilsee, Princ...

Timeless and elegant, Buccellati sterling silver is the ultimate heirloom, treasured by each generation in turn. Simple elegance, handcrafted from sterling silver. Made in Italy by t...

Springtime by International sterling silver flatware set, 36 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: 6 knives, 8 1/2" 6 forks, 7 1/4" 6 salad forks, 6" 6 teaspoons, 5 7/8" 6 c...

This wool Persian carpet by Orley Shabahang depicting an antique map, "San Francisco", measures 10' x 14'. Every step upon its plush surface takes one on a journey not only across a room, but through time and history. From the Orley Shabahang Map Collection, which translates antique cartography...

"Jungle" is an important, rare color lithograph signed by Carol Summers from the early years of his production. The image offers a landscape of a dark jungle, printed mostly in black ink. In the center, a blue pool of water is shaded by two trees. Summers' technique in this print renders a painterly quality to the image: the grasses and leaves of the scene are all created with playful, energetic swiping motions much like watercolor paint. This technique and the use of fields of color predict the style Summers would adopt in the coming decades, making this an important early work. 30 x 22 inches, artwork Numbered 14 of the edition of 27 Carol Summers (1925-2016) has worked as an artist throughout the second half of the 20th century and into the first years of the next, outliving most of his mid-century modernist peers. Initially trained as a painter, Summers was drawn to color woodcuts around 1950 and it became his specialty thereafter. Over the years he has developed a process and style that is both innovative and readily recognizable. His art is known for it’s large scale, saturated fields of bold color, semi-abstract treatment of landscapes from around the world and a luminescent quality achieved through a printmaking process he invented. In a career that has extended over half a century, Summers has hand-pulled approximately 245 woodcuts in editions that have typically run from 25 to 100 in number. His talent was both inherited and learned. Born in 1925 in Kingston, a small town in upstate New York, Summers was raised in nearby Woodstock with his older sister, Mary. His parents were both artists who had met in art school in St. Louis. During the Great Depression, when Carol was growing up, his father supported the family as a medical illustrator until he could return to painting. His mother was a watercolorist and also quite knowledgeable about the different kinds of papers used for various kinds of painting. Many years later, Summers would paint or print on thinly textured paper originally collected by his mother. From 1948 to 1951, Carol Summers trained in the classical fine and studio arts at Bard College and at the Art Students League of New York. He studied painting with Steven Hirsh and printmaking with Louis Schanker. He admired the shapes and colors favored by early modernists Paul Klee (Sw: 1879-1940) and Matt Phillips (Am: b.1927- ). After graduating, Summers quit working as a part-time carpenter and cabinetmaker (which had supported his schooling and living expenses) to focus fulltime on art. That same year, an early abstract, Bridge No. 1 was selected for a Purchase Prize in a competition sponsored by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1952, his work (Cathedral, Construction and Icarus) was shown the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in an exhibition of American woodcuts. In 1954, Summers received a grant from the Italian government to study for a year in Italy. Woodcuts completed soon after his arrival there were almost all editions of only 8 to 25 prints, small in size, architectural in content and black and white in color. The most well-known are Siennese Landscape and Little Landscape, which depicted the area near where he resided. Summers extended this trip three more years, a decision which would have significant impact on choices of subject matter and color in the coming decade. After returning from Europe, Summers’ images continued to feature historical landmarks and events from Italy as well as from France, Spain and Greece. However, as evidenced in Aetna’s Dream, Worldwind and Arch of Triumph, a new look prevailed. These woodcuts were larger in size and in color. Some incorporated metal leaf in the creation of a collage and Summers even experimented with silkscreening. Editions were now between 20 and 50 prints in number. Most importantly, Summers employed his rubbing technique for the first time in the creation of Fantastic Garden in late 1957. Dark Vision of Xerxes, a benchmark for Summers, was the first woodcut where Summers experimented using mineral spirits as part of his printmaking process. A Fulbright Grant as well as Fellowships from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation followed soon thereafter, as did faculty positions at colleges and universities primarily in New York and Pennsylvania. During this period he married a dancer named Elaine Smithers with whom he had one son, Kyle. Around this same time, along with fellow artist Leonard Baskin, Summers pioneered what is now referred to as the “monumental” woodcut. This term was coined in the early 1960s to denote woodcuts that were dramatically bigger than those previously created in earlier years, ones that were limited in size mostly by the size of small hand-presses. While Baskin chose figurative subject matter, serious in nature and rendered with thick, striated lines, Summers rendered much less somber images preferring to emphasize shape and color; his subject matter approached abstraction but was always firmly rooted in the landscape. In addition to working in this new, larger scale, Summers simultaneously refined a printmaking process which would eventually be called the “Carol Summers Method” or the “ Carol Summers Technique”. Summers produces his woodcuts by hand, usually from one or more blocks of quarter-inch pine, using oil-based printing inks and porous mulberry papers. His woodcuts reveal a sensitivity to wood especially its absorptive qualities and the subtleties of the grain. In several of his woodcuts throughout his career he has used the undulating, grainy patterns of a large wood plank to portray a flowing river or tumbling waterfall. The best examples of this are Dream, done in 1965 and the later Flash Flood Escalante, in 2003. In the majority of his woodcuts, Summers makes the blocks slightly larger than the paper so the image and color will bleed off the edge. Before printing, he centers a dry sheet of paper over the top of the cut wood block or blocks, securing it with giant clips. Then he rolls the ink directly on the front of the sheet of paper and pressing down onto the dry wood block or reassembled group of blocks. Summers is technically very proficient; the inks are thoroughly saturated onto the surface of the paper but they do not run into each other. The precision of the color inking in Constantine’s Dream in 1969 and Rainbow Glacier in 1970 has been referred to in various studio handbooks. Summers refers to his own printing technique as “rubbing”. In traditional woodcut printing, including the Japanese method, the ink is applied directly onto the block. However, by following his own method, Summers has avoided the mirror-reversed image of a conventional print and it has given him the control over the precise amount of ink that he wants on the paper. After the ink is applied to the front of the paper, Summers sprays it with mineral spirits, which act as a thinning agent. The absorptive fibers of the paper draw the thinned ink away from the surface softening the shapes and diffusing and muting the colors. This produces a unique glow that is a hallmark of the Summers printmaking technique. Unlike the works of other color field artists or modernists of the time, this new technique made Summers’ extreme simplification and flat color areas anything but hard-edged or coldly impersonal. By the 1960s, Summers had developed a personal way of coloring and printing and was not afraid of hard work, doing the cutting, inking and pulling himself. In 1964, at the age of 38, Summers’ work was exhibited for a second time at the Museum of Modern Art. This time his work was featured in a one-man show and then as one of MOMA’s two-year traveling exhibitions which toured throughout the United States. In subsequent years, Summers’ works would be exhibited and acquired for the permanent collections of multiple museums throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Summers’ familiarity with landscapes throughout the world is firsthand. As a navigator-bombardier in the Marines in World War II, he toured the South Pacific and Asia. Following college, travel in Europe and subsequent teaching positions, in 1972, after 47 years on the East Coast, Carol Summers moved permanently to Bonny Doon in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California. There met his second wife, Joan Ward Toth, a textile artist who died in 1998; and it was here his second son, Ethan was born. During the years that followed this relocation, Summers’ choice of subject matter became more diverse although it retained the positive, mostly life-affirming quality that had existed from the beginning. Images now included moons, comets, both sunny and starry skies, hearts and flowers, all of which, in one way or another, remained tied to the landscape. In the 1980s, from his home and studio in the Santa Cruz mountains, Summers continued to work as an artist supplementing his income by conducting classes and workshops at universities in California and Oregon as well as throughout the Mid and Southwest. He also traveled extensively during this period hiking and camping, often for weeks at a time, throughout the western United States and Canada. Throughout the decade it was not unusual for Summers to backpack alone or with a fellow artist into mountains or back country for six weeks or more at a time. Not surprisingly, the artwork created during this period rarely departed from images of the land, sea and sky. Summers rendered these landscapes in a more representational style than before, however he always kept them somewhat abstract by mixing geometric shapes with organic shapes, irregular in outline. Some of his most critically acknowledged work was created during this period including First Rain, 1985 and The Rolling Sea, 1989. Summers received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Bard College in 1979 and was selected by the United States Information Agency to spend a year conducting painting and printmaking workshops at universities throughout India. Since that original sabbatical, he has returned every year, spending four to eight weeks traveling throughout that country. In the 1990s, interspersed with these journeys to India have been additional treks to the back roads and high country areas of Mexico, Central America, Nepal, China and Japan. Travel to these exotic and faraway places had a profound influence on Summers’ art. Subject matter became more worldly and nonwestern as with From Humla to Dolpo, 1991 or A Former Life of Budha, 1996, for example. Architectural images, such as The Pillars of Hercules, 1990 or The Raja’s Aviary, 1992 became more common. Still life images made a reappearance with Jungle Bouquet in 1997. This was also a period when Summers began using odd-sized paper to further the impact of an image. The 1996 Night, a view of the earth and horizon as it might be seen by an astronaut, is over six feet long and only slightly more than a foot-and-a-half high. From 1999, Revuelta A Vida (Spanish for “Return to Life”) is pie-shaped and covers nearly 18 cubic feet. It was also at this juncture that Summers began to experiment with a somewhat different palette although he retained his love of saturated colors. The 2003 Far Side of Time is a superb example of the new direction taken by this colorist. At the turn of the millennium in 1999, “Carol Summers Woodcuts...

Victorian 10K yellow men's fancy belcher ring with a European cut diamond weighing .50cts. The diamond measures about 6.5mm with I-J color and I2 clarity. The ring fits a size 9.5 fi...

"Orange Composition" is a painting with stain acrylic dye by Faith Taylor-Lund. The painting is orange with a fluid pink stain on the left. Artwork Size: 72" x 66" Artist's Statem...

Stunning American Colonial by Amston sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8" 12 forks, 7" 12 s...

Prada Autumn/Winter 2013 Burgundy red spazzolato (patent/brushed) leather platform oxford. Burgundy red smoke patent (spazzolato fume) calfskin leather body. Pointed toe. Front kilti...

Whiting. Sterling silver beautiful Art Nouveau cast 3-D figural page turner/paper knife by Whiting. This is a superb piece weighing over 14 troy ounces and measuring almost 18” long...

"Spring Meadow" is an original oil painting by Robert Richter. The artist signed, stamped his initials, and titled the piece on the back of the painting. This painting depicts an exp...

Celeste by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/4", 12 forks, 7 1/2", 12 salad forks, 7 1/8", 12 t...

"Waiting Terresa" is an original acrylic painting on parchment paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features a nervous woman seated on a yellow chair...

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2000 “Eye” White Convertible Twisted Front High Neck Top Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2000 “Eye” Designer: Alexander McQueen Style...

This poster, titled 'La Côte Basque' in the image, was intended to draw people to travel to the Basque coast of Spain. The image is dominated by the serene blues, greens and yellows of the golf course and sandy beach. Throughout the vista, figures can be seen at leisure golfing, riding horseback, eating at restaurants, and sunbathing. 34 x 23.75 inches, poster 43.5 x 33.25 inches, image Signed in the stone, lower right Framed to conservation standards using archival materials including 100 percent rag mounting, UV5 Plexiglas to inhibit fading, and housed in a gold finished wood moulding with a 3-inch Belgian linen liner. Bernard Villemot (1911 – 1989) was a French graphic artist known primarily for his iconic advertising images for Orangina, Bally Shoe, Perrier, and Air France. He was known for a sharp artistic vision that was influenced by photography, and for his ability to distill an advertising message to a memorable image with simple, elegant lines and bold colors. From 1932 to1934, he studied in Paris with artist Paul Colin, who was considered a master of Art Deco. From 1945 to 1946, Villemot prepared posters for the Red Cross. In the late 1940s, he also began a famous series of travel posters for Air France that would continue for decades. In 1949, Villemot's works were exhibited with those of his contemporary poster artist Raymond Savignac at the Gallery of Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1953, Villemot began designing logos and posters for the new soft drink Orangina, and over time these works would become some of his best known. In 1963, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris held an exhibition of his works. By the end of his life in 1989, he was known as one of the last great poster artists, and many collectors and critics consider him to be the "painter-laureate of modern commercial art." Since his death in 1989, his memorable images have been increasingly sought after by collectors. At least three books have been published that survey his art: "Les affiches de Villemot," by Jean-Francois Bazin...

COURREGES c.1970’s Hyperbole Bright Orange High Rise Wide Leg Trouser Pants Circa: 1970’s Label(s): Courreges Paris Hyperbole Designer: Andre Courre...

Measuring 4’1” x 5’10,” this hand-knotted Persian Qashqai carpet belongs to Orley Shabahang’s World Market Collection. Created with a traditional Persian weave, the weave produces a ...

A PAIR of 2 Toledo Metal Furniture Co. chairs from the mid 20th century that can be adjusted for use in drafting, office, or university settings. These chairs have a bentwood seat a...

"Low Tide" is an original oil painting on canvas by Raymond Suchomel. The artist signed the painting in the lower right. This painting depicts three boats washed up...

Century Old Caucasian Prayer Rug Strikingly Beautiful Flower Design & Colors About: Just an absolute Looker! Stunning Design, Incredible muted hues, and worn to Perfection for the ...

18K white gold filigree Art Deco ring featuring a large amethyst weighing 9.09 carats. This is the original stone, carefully re-polished in the same rectangular brilliant cut. The amethyst measures about 16mm x 12mm. The ring fits a size 7 finger and weighs 4.6dwt. It dates from the 1920's. The color is a bit lighter than the hand photos...

Superb Trifid by Crichton (English, London, 1953) Sterling Silver Flatware set, 154 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 10" 12 Dinner Size Forks, 3-tine, 7 5/8" 12 Lun...

This indigo and cream Nain wool and silk Persian carpet, featuring a stunning floral medallion and measuring 3' x 5', embodies the refined craftsmanship that defines fine Nain rugs. ...

Scarce Hawthorne by Reed & Barton c1934 sterling silver flatware set, 47 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 Flat Handle ...

"Maeght Editeur" is a color lithograph poster. This poster was for an exhibit on Alexander Calder's work in Paris, France. It depicts a black tree with red fruits on the left side an...

A rare, one of a kind, Charles Elkaim Bakelite link necklace. Large open link butterscotch colored round link chain (each link slightly under 1”) with a front section of five large b...

Monumental burgundy by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 150 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 5/8" 12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4" 12 regular knives, 9 1/4" 12 regular forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" 12 teaspoons, 5 7/8" 12 cream soup spoons, 6 1/4" 12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8' 12 iced tea spoons, 7 5/8" 12 demitasse spoons, 4 3/8" 1 gravy ladle, 6 5/8" 2 serving spoons, 8 3/8" 1 large cold meat fork, pierced, 9" 1 cold meat fork, pierced, 7 7/8" 1 sugar spoon, shell bowl, 6 1/4" 1 flat handle master butter knife, 7" 1 pickle fork, 3-tine, 5 7/8" 1 tomato server, pierced, 8 1/4" 1 salad serving set, all-sterling, 9 1/4" 1 pie server w/stainless blade, 10 1/4" 1 sauce ladle, 5 3/8" 1 jelly server, 6 1/4" 1 steak carving set, 2-pc, 10 1/4" & 8 3/4" 1 cheese server w/stainless blade, 6 3/4" 1 sugar tong, 4 1/4" Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary. Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Exceptional! Drawing inspiration from the French Renaissance...

For sale here is a stunning lounge / side / accent chair made by THONET. This is a very unique model from the 1980s, with a very postmodern Space age vibe. RARE. This sculptural chai...