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Porter Blanchard Sterling Silver & Lucite Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces Modern
Porter Blanchard Sterling Silver & Lucite Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces Modern

Porter Blanchard Sterling Silver & Lucite Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces Modern

By Porter Blanchard

Located in Big Bend, WI

Unique Mid-Century Modern Porter Blanchard sterling silver and Lucite handle flatware set. This set includes: 7 knives, 8 1/4" 9 dinner forks, 8 1/4" (one has cracks in Lucite) 7 sa...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sea Rose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces
Sea Rose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces

Sea Rose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful Sea Rose By Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 63 pieces. This pattern has a flowing modern design and was designed by Richard L. Huggins in the year 1958. This set inclu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2010 “Plato's Atlantis” Kaleidoscope Dolman Sleeve Dress
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2010 “Plato's Atlantis” Kaleidoscope Dolman Sleeve Dress

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2010 “Plato's Atlantis” Kaleidoscope Dolman Sleeve Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2010 “Plato's Atlantis” Kaleidoscope Dolman Sleeve Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2010 Style: Dolman sleeve bodycon dress Color(s): Shades of blue, purple, green, and white Lined: No Marked Fabric Content: 100% Cupro Additional Details / Inclusions: Alexander McQueen S/S 2010 “Plato’s Atlantis” dolman sleeve bodycon dress. Dress is a super stretch thin knit. Dark navy blue base/background with purple, white, light blue, and green design atop...

Category

2010s Italian Wisconsin

Platinum Pear Shape Australian Opal and Diamond Halo Stud Earrings
Platinum Pear Shape Australian Opal and Diamond Halo Stud Earrings

Platinum Pear Shape Australian Opal and Diamond Halo Stud Earrings

Located in Big Bend, WI

A pair of platinum genuine earth mined Australian opal stud earrings with diamond halo. The pear cut opals measure about 6.5mm x 4mm and have lively play of color with all colors inc...

Category

2010s Wisconsin

Materials

Diamond, Opal, Platinum

Shell and Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 139 pcs Din
Shell and Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 139 pcs Din

Shell and Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 139 pcs Din

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Shell & Thread was first introduced by Tiffany in 1905. Its design is typical of patterns made in England during the long reign of King George III. The raised-border edges, which acc...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Floral by Tiffany & Co. Silverplate Individual Fish Set 24 Pieces Antique, c1884
Floral by Tiffany & Co. Silverplate Individual Fish Set 24 Pieces Antique, c1884

Floral by Tiffany & Co. Silverplate Individual Fish Set 24 Pieces Antique, c1884

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Floral by Tiffany and Co., patented in 1884, silverplated Individual Fish set with repousse design - 24 pieces. This set includes: 12 flat handle fish knives, 8" 12 fish forks, 6...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Wisconsin

Materials

Silver Plate

Le Peintre et son Double (The Painter and his Double)
Le Peintre et son Double (The Painter and his Double)

Le Peintre et son Double (The Painter and his Double)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Framed 25.75 x 31.88 in No. 992 in the Catalogue Raisonne of Chagall's lithographs Framed with museum-quality archival materials, including museum glass which filters out 99% of ha...

Category

1980s Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 44 Pc New
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 44 Pc New

Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 44 Pc New

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 44 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4", eight forks, 7 3/8", eight salad forks, 6 1/2", eight teaspoons, 5 7/8", eight place soup spoons, 6 3/4", one serving spoon, 8 5/8", one sugar spoon, 6 1/4", one hollow handle master butter, 7", one pie server, 10 1/2" All pieces appear unused and are still in factory sealed bags. Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary. Excellent condition, not monogrammed. This set will be beautifully professionally polished and sealed in plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Reed & Barton's regal Spanish Baroque sterling...

Category

Mid-20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco 14K 1/2 ct Diamond Filigree Ring
Art Deco 14K 1/2 ct Diamond Filigree Ring

Art Deco 14K 1/2 ct Diamond Filigree Ring

Located in Big Bend, WI

14K white gold filigree ring featuring an European cut diamond weighing about 1/2 carat. The diamond has VS2 clarity and I-J color. It measures about 4.8mm. The antique diamond is set in a delicate domed filigree mounting...

Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage Wisconsin

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN SS 2009 Iconic Crystal Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Oversized Clutch Bag Brand/Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Spring Summer 2009 "Natural Dis-tinction,...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Wisconsin

Emilio Pucci Signature Print Shirt Blouse Gathered Skirt Dress Set, circa 1950s
Emilio Pucci Signature Print Shirt Blouse Gathered Skirt Dress Set, circa 1950s

Emilio Pucci Signature Print Shirt Blouse Gathered Skirt Dress Set, circa 1950s

By Emilio Pucci

Located in Thiensville, WI

Vintage Emilio Pucci c.1950's two-piece beige floral signature print shirt gathered skirt set. Multi-color tribal floral signature print in shades of orange, pink, and brown on beige wool. Mandarin collar shirt...

Category

1950s Italian Wisconsin

Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces
Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces

Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations. Th...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró, 1975, (VI/XV)
Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró, 1975, (VI/XV)

Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró, 1975, (VI/XV)

By Joan Miró

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Joan Miró produced this original color lithograph especially for Rafael Alberti's text 'Maravillas con Variaciones Acrósticas en el Jardín de Miró' (Wonders with Acrostic Variations ...

Category

Late 20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Empire by Puiforcat France 800 Silver Flatware Set Swan 99 Pcs Dinner
Empire by Puiforcat France 800 Silver Flatware Set Swan 99 Pcs Dinner

Empire by Puiforcat France 800 Silver Flatware Set Swan 99 Pcs Dinner

By Puiforcat

Located in Big Bend, WI

The Parisian silversmith Puiforcat is regarded as one of the legendary names in European silver craftsmanship. Superb Dinner Size Empire by Puiforcat 800 silver flatware set, 99 pie...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 123 Pcs Dinner
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 123 Pcs Dinner

Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 123 Pcs Dinner

By Gorham

Located in Big Bend, WI

Intricately carved floral motifs carefully arranged along the handle and by the neck of this fanciful pattern are balanced by a slender central panel edged with delicate borders. Int...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2013 Black Gold Sparkle Honeycomb Textured Arched Heels
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2013 Black Gold Sparkle Honeycomb Textured Arched Heels

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2013 Black Gold Sparkle Honeycomb Textured Arched Heels

By Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2013 Black Gold Sparkle Honeycomb Textured Arched Heels Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2013 Designer: Sarah Burton Style: High Heel Shoe Color(s): Shades of black, gold Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Suede (interior back), textured material (exterior) Additional Details / Inclusions: Alexander McQueen S/S 2013 sparkle textured pumps. Heels with narrow sole, rounded toe. Platform underneath vamp of shoe. Honeycomb strap detail over vamp of shoe. Intersecting honeycomb strap detail over shank of shoe; follows onto back of heel. Black and gold crystalized...

Category

2010s Italian Wisconsin

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape

By Currier & Ives

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"The New Steamship Cephalonia, of the Cunard Line" is an original hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives. It depicts a large sailing steamship. There is a significant stain in the artwork in the upper center. 12" x 16 3/4" art 21" x 26" frame Nathaniel Currier was a tall introspective man with a melancholy nature. He could captivate people with his piercing stare or charm them with his sparkling blue eyes. Nathaniel was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 27th, 1813, the second of four children. His parents, Nathaniel and Hannah Currier, were distant cousins who lived a humble yet spartan life. When Nathaniel was eight years old, tragedy struck. Nathaniel’s father unexpectedly passed away leaving Nathaniel and his eleven-year-old brother Lorenzo to provide for the family. In addition to their mother, Nathaniel and Lorenzo had to care for six-year-old sister Elizabeth and two-year-old brother Charles. Nathaniel worked a series of odd jobs to support the family, and at fifteen, he started what would become a life-long career when he apprenticed in the Boston lithography shop of William and John Pendleton. A Bavarian gentleman named Alois Senefelder invented lithography just 30 years prior to young Nat Currier’s apprenticeship. While under the employ of the brothers Pendleton, Nat was taught the art of lithography by the firm’s chief printer, a French national named Dubois, who brought the lithography trade to America. Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone with a special grease pencil. After the image is completed, the stone is etched with a solution of aqua fortis leaving the greased areas in slight relief. Water is then used to wet the stone and greased-ink is rolled onto the raised areas. Since grease and water do not mix, the greased-ink is repelled by the moisture on the stone and clings to the original grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper. In 1833, now twenty-years old and an accomplished lithographer, Nat Currier left Boston and moved to Philadelphia to do contract work for M.E.D. Brown, a noted engraver and printer. With the promise of good money, Currier hired on to help Brown prepare lithographic stones of scientific images for the American Journal of Sciences and Arts. When Nat completed the contract work in 1834, he traveled to New York City to work once again for his mentor John Pendleton, who was now operating his own shop located at 137 Broadway. Soon after the reunion, Pendleton expressed an interest in returning to Boston and offered to sell his print shop to Currier. Young Nat did not have the financial resources to buy the shop, but being the resourceful type he found another local printer by the name of Stodart. Together they bought Pendleton’s business. The firm ‘Currier & Stodart’ specialized in "job" printing. They produced many different types of printed items, most notably music manuscripts for local publishers. By 1835, Stodart was frustrated that the business was not making enough money and he ended the partnership, taking his investment with him. With little more than some lithographic stones, and a talent for his trade, twenty-two year old Nat Currier set up shop in a temporary office at 1 Wall Street in New York City. He named his new enterprise ‘N. Currier, Lithographer’ Nathaniel continued as a job printer and duplicated everything from music sheets to architectural plans. He experimented with portraits, disaster scenes and memorial prints, and any thing that he could sell to the public from tables in front of his shop. During 1835 he produced a disaster print Ruins of the Planter's Hotel, New Orleans, which fell at two O’clock on the Morning of the 15th of May 1835, burying 50 persons, 40 of whom Escaped with their Lives. The public had a thirst for newsworthy events, and newspapers of the day did not include pictures. By producing this print, Nat gave the public a new way to “see” the news. The print sold reasonably well, an important fact that was not lost on Currier. Nat met and married Eliza Farnsworth in 1840. He also produced a print that same year titled Awful Conflagration of the Steamboat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Evening, January 18, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence over One Hundred Persons Perished. This print sold out very quickly, and Currier was approached by an enterprising publication who contracted him to print a single sheet addition of their paper, the New York Sun. This single page paper is presumed to be the first illustrated newspaper ever published. The success of the Lexington print launched his career nationally and put him in a position to finally lift his family up. In 1841, Nat and Eliza had their first child, a son they named Edward West Currier. That same year Nat hired his twenty-one year old brother Charles and taught him the lithography trade, he also hired his artistically inclined brother Lorenzo to travel out west and make sketches of the new frontier as material for future prints. Charles worked for the firm on and off over the years, and invented a new type of lithographic crayon which he patented and named the Crayola. Lorenzo continued selling sketches to Nat for the next few years. In 1843, Nat and Eliza had a daughter, Eliza West Currier, but tragedy struck in early 1847 when their young daughter died from a prolonged illness. Nat and Eliza were grief stricken, and Eliza, driven by despair, gave up on life and passed away just four months after her daughter’s death. The subject of Nat Currier’s artwork changed following the death of his wife and daughter, and he produced many memorial prints and sentimental prints during the late 1840s. The memorial prints generally depicted grief stricken families posed by gravestones (the stones were left blank so the purchasers could fill in the names of the dearly departed). The sentimental prints usually depicted idealized portraits of women and children, titled with popular Christian names of the day. Late in 1847, Nat Currier married Lura Ormsbee, a friend of the family. Lura was a self-sufficient woman, and she immediately set out to help Nat raise six-year-old Edward and get their house in order. In 1849, Lura delivered a son, Walter Black Currier, but fate dealt them a blow when young Walter died one year later. While Nat and Lura were grieving the loss of their new son, word came from San Francisco that Nat’s brother Lorenzo had also passed away from a brief illness. Nat sank deeper into his natural quiet melancholy. Friends stopped by to console the couple, and Lura began to set an extra place at their table for these unexpected guests. She continued this tradition throughout their lives. In 1852, Charles introduced a friend, James Merritt Ives, to Nat and suggested he hire him as a bookkeeper. Jim Ives was a native New Yorker born in 1824 and raised on the grounds of Bellevue Hospital where his father was employed as superintendent. Jim was a self-trained artist and professional bookkeeper. He was also a plump and jovial man, presenting the exact opposite image of his new boss. Jim Ives met Charles Currier through Caroline Clark, the object of Jim’s affection. Caroline’s sister Elizabeth was married to Charles, and Caroline was a close friend of the Currier family. Jim eventually proposed marriage to Caroline and solicited an introduction to Nat Currier, through Charles, in hopes of securing a more stable income to support his future wife. Ives quickly set out to improve and modernize his new employer’s bookkeeping methods. He reorganized the firm’s sizable inventory, and used his artistic skills to streamline the firm’s production methods. By 1857, Nathaniel had become so dependent on Jims’ skills and initiative that he offered him a full partnership in the firm and appointed him general manager. The two men chose the name ‘Currier & Ives’ for the new partnership, and became close friends. Currier & Ives produced their prints in a building at 33 Spruce Street where they occupied the third, fourth and fifth floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ. The fourth floor found the artists, lithographers and the stone grinders at work. The fifth floor housed the coloring department, and was one of the earliest production lines in the country. The colorists were generally immigrant girls, mostly German, who came to America with some formal artistic training. Each colorist was responsible for adding a single color to a print. As a colorist finished applying their color, the print was passed down the line to the next colorist to add their color. The colorists worked from a master print displayed above their table, which showed where the proper colors were to be placed. At the end of the table was a touch up artist who checked the prints for quality, touching-in areas that may have been missed as it passed down the line. During the Civil War, demand for prints became so great that coloring stencils were developed to speed up production. Although most Currier & Ives prints were colored in house, some were sent out to contract artists. The rate Currier & Ives paid these artists for coloring work was one dollar per one hundred small folios (a penny a print) and one dollar per one dozen large folios. Currier & Ives also offered uncolored prints to dealers, with instructions (included on the price list) on how to 'prepare the prints for coloring.' In addition, schools could order uncolored prints from the firm’s catalogue to use in their painting classes. Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives attracted a wide circle of friends during their years in business. Some of their more famous acquaintances included Horace Greeley, Phineas T. Barnum, and the outspoken abolitionists Rev. Henry Ward, and John Greenleaf Whittier (the latter being a cousin of Mr. Currier). Nat Currier and Jim Ives described their business as "Publishers of Cheap and Popular Pictures" and produced many categories of prints. These included Disaster Scenes, Sentimental Images, Sports, Humor, Hunting Scenes, Politics, Religion, City and Rural Scenes, Trains, Ships, Fire Fighters, Famous Race Horses, Historical Portraits, and just about any other topic that satisfied the general public's taste. In all, the firm produced in excess of 7500 different titles, totaling over one million prints produced from 1835 to 1907. Nat Currier retired in 1880, and signed over his share of the firm to his son Edward. Nat died eight years later at his summer home 'Lion’s Gate' in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Jim Ives remained active in the firm until his death in 1895, when his share of the firm passed to his eldest son, Chauncey. In 1902, faced will failing health from the ravages of Tuberculosis, Edward Currier sold his share of the firm to Chauncey Ives...

Category

1870s Other Art Style Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Palme by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 122 pieces Dinner
Palme by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 122 pieces Dinner

Palme by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 122 pieces Dinner

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations. Pa...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Silver Plate

Sunset by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces Dinner
Sunset by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces Dinner

Sunset by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces Dinner

By Allan Adler

Located in Big Bend, WI

Alan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 - December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the con...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Colorful Hand-Knotted Abstract Wool Rug, Large Contemporary Art Carpet 10x14
Colorful Hand-Knotted Abstract Wool Rug, Large Contemporary Art Carpet 10x14

Colorful Hand-Knotted Abstract Wool Rug, Large Contemporary Art Carpet 10x14

By Bahram Shabahang

Located in New York, NY

This 10' x 14' hand-knotted abstract wool rug showcases a dynamic composition of cascading circles and sweeping linear forms that create a mesmerizing sense of movement and depth. Re...

Category

2010s Indian Organic Modern Wisconsin

Materials

Wool

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress

By Emilio Pucci

Located in Thiensville, WI

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Emilio Pucci Style: Sheath Dress Color(s): Shades of green, blue, purple, white and bl...

Category

1960s Italian Wisconsin

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2000 “Eye” Star Embroidered Aesthetic Denim Cutout Jacket
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2000 “Eye” Star Embroidered Aesthetic Denim Cutout Jacket

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2000 “Eye” Star Embroidered Aesthetic Denim Cutout Jacket

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2000 “Eye” Star Embroidered Aesthetic Denim Cutout Jacket Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2000 “Eye” Designer: Alexander McQueen Style:...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Wisconsin

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape

By Currier & Ives

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"The Celebrated Clipper Ship Dreadnought" is an original hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives. It depicts a sailing ship. 13 1/4" x 17 1/2" art 19" x 23 1/2" frame Nathaniel Currier was a tall introspective man with a melancholy nature. He could captivate people with his piercing stare or charm them with his sparkling blue eyes. Nathaniel was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 27th, 1813, the second of four children. His parents, Nathaniel and Hannah Currier, were distant cousins who lived a humble yet spartan life. When Nathaniel was eight years old, tragedy struck. Nathaniel’s father unexpectedly passed away leaving Nathaniel and his eleven-year-old brother Lorenzo to provide for the family. In addition to their mother, Nathaniel and Lorenzo had to care for six-year-old sister Elizabeth and two-year-old brother Charles. Nathaniel worked a series of odd jobs to support the family, and at fifteen, he started what would become a life-long career when he apprenticed in the Boston lithography shop of William and John Pendleton. A Bavarian gentleman named Alois Senefelder invented lithography just 30 years prior to young Nat Currier’s apprenticeship. While under the employ of the brothers Pendleton, Nat was taught the art of lithography by the firm’s chief printer, a French national named Dubois, who brought the lithography trade to America. Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone with a special grease pencil. After the image is completed, the stone is etched with a solution of aqua fortis leaving the greased areas in slight relief. Water is then used to wet the stone and greased-ink is rolled onto the raised areas. Since grease and water do not mix, the greased-ink is repelled by the moisture on the stone and clings to the original grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper. In 1833, now twenty-years old and an accomplished lithographer, Nat Currier left Boston and moved to Philadelphia to do contract work for M.E.D. Brown, a noted engraver and printer. With the promise of good money, Currier hired on to help Brown prepare lithographic stones of scientific images for the American Journal of Sciences and Arts. When Nat completed the contract work in 1834, he traveled to New York City to work once again for his mentor John Pendleton, who was now operating his own shop located at 137 Broadway. Soon after the reunion, Pendleton expressed an interest in returning to Boston and offered to sell his print shop to Currier. Young Nat did not have the financial resources to buy the shop, but being the resourceful type he found another local printer by the name of Stodart. Together they bought Pendleton’s business. The firm ‘Currier & Stodart’ specialized in "job" printing. They produced many different types of printed items, most notably music manuscripts for local publishers. By 1835, Stodart was frustrated that the business was not making enough money and he ended the partnership, taking his investment with him. With little more than some lithographic stones, and a talent for his trade, twenty-two year old Nat Currier set up shop in a temporary office at 1 Wall Street in New York City. He named his new enterprise ‘N. Currier, Lithographer’ Nathaniel continued as a job printer and duplicated everything from music sheets to architectural plans. He experimented with portraits, disaster scenes and memorial prints, and any thing that he could sell to the public from tables in front of his shop. During 1835 he produced a disaster print Ruins of the Planter's Hotel, New Orleans, which fell at two O’clock on the Morning of the 15th of May 1835, burying 50 persons, 40 of whom Escaped with their Lives. The public had a thirst for newsworthy events, and newspapers of the day did not include pictures. By producing this print, Nat gave the public a new way to “see” the news. The print sold reasonably well, an important fact that was not lost on Currier. Nat met and married Eliza Farnsworth in 1840. He also produced a print that same year titled Awful Conflagration of the Steamboat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Evening, January 18, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence over One Hundred Persons Perished. This print sold out very quickly, and Currier was approached by an enterprising publication who contracted him to print a single sheet addition of their paper, the New York Sun. This single page paper is presumed to be the first illustrated newspaper ever published. The success of the Lexington print launched his career nationally and put him in a position to finally lift his family up. In 1841, Nat and Eliza had their first child, a son they named Edward West Currier. That same year Nat hired his twenty-one year old brother Charles and taught him the lithography trade, he also hired his artistically inclined brother Lorenzo to travel out west and make sketches of the new frontier as material for future prints. Charles worked for the firm on and off over the years, and invented a new type of lithographic crayon which he patented and named the Crayola. Lorenzo continued selling sketches to Nat for the next few years. In 1843, Nat and Eliza had a daughter, Eliza West Currier, but tragedy struck in early 1847 when their young daughter died from a prolonged illness. Nat and Eliza were grief stricken, and Eliza, driven by despair, gave up on life and passed away just four months after her daughter’s death. The subject of Nat Currier’s artwork changed following the death of his wife and daughter, and he produced many memorial prints and sentimental prints during the late 1840s. The memorial prints generally depicted grief stricken families posed by gravestones (the stones were left blank so the purchasers could fill in the names of the dearly departed). The sentimental prints usually depicted idealized portraits of women and children, titled with popular Christian names of the day. Late in 1847, Nat Currier married Lura Ormsbee, a friend of the family. Lura was a self-sufficient woman, and she immediately set out to help Nat raise six-year-old Edward and get their house in order. In 1849, Lura delivered a son, Walter Black Currier, but fate dealt them a blow when young Walter died one year later. While Nat and Lura were grieving the loss of their new son, word came from San Francisco that Nat’s brother Lorenzo had also passed away from a brief illness. Nat sank deeper into his natural quiet melancholy. Friends stopped by to console the couple, and Lura began to set an extra place at their table for these unexpected guests. She continued this tradition throughout their lives. In 1852, Charles introduced a friend, James Merritt Ives, to Nat and suggested he hire him as a bookkeeper. Jim Ives was a native New Yorker born in 1824 and raised on the grounds of Bellevue Hospital where his father was employed as superintendent. Jim was a self-trained artist and professional bookkeeper. He was also a plump and jovial man, presenting the exact opposite image of his new boss. Jim Ives met Charles Currier through Caroline Clark, the object of Jim’s affection. Caroline’s sister Elizabeth was married to Charles, and Caroline was a close friend of the Currier family. Jim eventually proposed marriage to Caroline and solicited an introduction to Nat Currier, through Charles, in hopes of securing a more stable income to support his future wife. Ives quickly set out to improve and modernize his new employer’s bookkeeping methods. He reorganized the firm’s sizable inventory, and used his artistic skills to streamline the firm’s production methods. By 1857, Nathaniel had become so dependent on Jims’ skills and initiative that he offered him a full partnership in the firm and appointed him general manager. The two men chose the name ‘Currier & Ives’ for the new partnership, and became close friends. Currier & Ives produced their prints in a building at 33 Spruce Street where they occupied the third, fourth and fifth floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ. The fourth floor found the artists, lithographers and the stone grinders at work. The fifth floor housed the coloring department, and was one of the earliest production lines in the country. The colorists were generally immigrant girls, mostly German, who came to America with some formal artistic training. Each colorist was responsible for adding a single color to a print. As a colorist finished applying their color, the print was passed down the line to the next colorist to add their color. The colorists worked from a master print displayed above their table, which showed where the proper colors were to be placed. At the end of the table was a touch up artist who checked the prints for quality, touching-in areas that may have been missed as it passed down the line. During the Civil War, demand for prints became so great that coloring stencils were developed to speed up production. Although most Currier & Ives prints were colored in house, some were sent out to contract artists. The rate Currier & Ives paid these artists for coloring work was one dollar per one hundred small folios (a penny a print) and one dollar per one dozen large folios. Currier & Ives also offered uncolored prints to dealers, with instructions (included on the price list) on how to 'prepare the prints for coloring.' In addition, schools could order uncolored prints from the firm’s catalogue to use in their painting classes. Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives attracted a wide circle of friends during their years in business. Some of their more famous acquaintances included Horace Greeley, Phineas T. Barnum, and the outspoken abolitionists Rev. Henry Ward, and John Greenleaf Whittier (the latter being a cousin of Mr. Currier). Nat Currier and Jim Ives described their business as "Publishers of Cheap and Popular Pictures" and produced many categories of prints. These included Disaster Scenes, Sentimental Images, Sports, Humor, Hunting Scenes, Politics, Religion, City and Rural Scenes, Trains, Ships, Fire Fighters, Famous Race Horses, Historical Portraits, and just about any other topic that satisfied the general public's taste. In all, the firm produced in excess of 7500 different titles, totaling over one million prints produced from 1835 to 1907. Nat Currier retired in 1880, and signed over his share of the firm to his son Edward. Nat died eight years later at his summer home 'Lion’s Gate' in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Jim Ives remained active in the firm until his death in 1895, when his share of the firm passed to his eldest son, Chauncey. In 1902, faced will failing health from the ravages of Tuberculosis, Edward Currier sold his share of the firm to Chauncey Ives...

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1870s Other Art Style Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive

Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive

By Durgin-Gorham 1

Located in Big Bend, WI

One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is "Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays two chrysanthemums in bloom among leaves and buds. The chrysanthemum flowers flow down beautifully onto the tines, bowls and serving areas of many of the pieces. Chrysanthemum by Durgin...

Category

1890s American Antique Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Drape Top
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Drape Top

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Drape Top

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Drape Top Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction, Un-natural Selec...

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Early 2000s Italian Wisconsin

"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure (M. 236), " Original Lithograph by Marc Chagall
"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure (M. 236), " Original Lithograph by Marc Chagall

"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure (M. 236), " Original Lithograph by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure" is an original double sided lithograph by Marc Chagall. On recto the print features the biblical story of Eve being scolded by God for her sin in the G...

Category

1960s Expressionist Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

1940s Industrial Pine and Leather Conveyor Belt, 22 ft, Room Screen
1940s Industrial Pine and Leather Conveyor Belt, 22 ft, Room Screen

1940s Industrial Pine and Leather Conveyor Belt, 22 ft, Room Screen

Located in Madison, WI

Industrial conveyor belt, room screen, made of pine wood slats connected by riveted leather straps. Circa 1940s. We imagine this belt was used during the war years (1941-45) and may ...

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1940s American Industrial Vintage Wisconsin

Materials

Brass

GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Button Front Dress
GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Button Front Dress

GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Button Front Dress

By Alexander McQueen, Givenchy

Located in Thiensville, WI

GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Knit Fitted Button Front Dress Circa: 1998 Label(s): Givenchy / Couture / Made In France / Paris / 8HG 8520152830 Desig...

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1990s French Wisconsin

PIERRE CARDIN c.1960's Aquamarine Blue Silk Knife Pleated Shift Dress + Belt
PIERRE CARDIN c.1960's Aquamarine Blue Silk Knife Pleated Shift Dress + Belt

PIERRE CARDIN c.1960's Aquamarine Blue Silk Knife Pleated Shift Dress + Belt

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Thiensville, WI

Vintage Pierre Cardin early 1960's aquamarine blue raw silk knife-pleated shift dress with belt designed in Paris for Miss Bonwit. Banded bateau neckline. Sleeveless. Shift style. Ba...

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1960s American Wisconsin

ESCADA Margaretha Ley c.1990's 2Pc Floral Tie Front Blouse Skirt Dress Set NWT
ESCADA Margaretha Ley c.1990's 2Pc Floral Tie Front Blouse Skirt Dress Set NWT

ESCADA Margaretha Ley c.1990's 2Pc Floral Tie Front Blouse Skirt Dress Set NWT

By Escada

Located in Thiensville, WI

Escada Margaretha Ley c.1990's two piece floral print silk tie front blouse skirt suit set; New with tags. Multi-color bold floral print in shades of red, pink, and orange on yellow ...

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1990s German Wisconsin

ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “Horn Of Plenty” Dogtooth Knit Mock Neck Sweater Top
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “Horn Of Plenty” Dogtooth Knit Mock Neck Sweater Top

ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “Horn Of Plenty” Dogtooth Knit Mock Neck Sweater Top

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty” Dogtooth Print Knit Sweater Top Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty” Designer: Alexan...

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Early 2000s Italian Wisconsin

German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces
German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces

German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces

Located in Big Bend, WI

Outstanding monumental Sterling Silver German flatware set with timeless design - 170 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, 9 1/4" 12 dinner forks, 7 3/4" 12 luncheon/dessert knives, 7 3/4" 12 luncheon/dessert forks, 6 5/8" 12 salad forks, 6 7/8" 12 small teaspoons, 5 1/2" 12 place spoons...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces

By International Silver

Located in Big Bend, WI

Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set, 114 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/4", 12 forks, 7 1/4", 12 salad forks, 6 1/2", 12 teaspoons, 6", 12 cream so...

Category

Mid-20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th century color lithograph horses chariot figures dynamic landscape
19th century color lithograph horses chariot figures dynamic landscape

19th century color lithograph horses chariot figures dynamic landscape

By Currier & Ives

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Fast Trotting in the West (Milwaukee Race)" is an original hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives. It depicts two horses pulling racing carts. The text below the picture reads "Fast Trotting in the West...Lucy and Goldsmith Maid...trotting their closely contested race over the cold spring course Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 6th 1871...Where Goldsmith Maid won the 2nd heat in 2:17!! The fastest Mile heat in harness on record. Purse $4000 $2500 to 1st $1500 to 2nd horse____ 8 in. in harness. TIME 2:20 1/2 2:17 2:20" 16 3/4" x 26" image 22" x 27 3/4" paper 35 3/4" x 41 7/8" frame Currier & Ives produced their prints in a building at 33 Spruce Street where they occupied the third, fourth and fifth floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ. The fourth floor found the artists, lithographers and the stone grinders...

Category

1870s Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils and exotic blossoming plants, Chrysanthemum is charac...

Category

20th Century American Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

ALEXANDER McQUEEN Pre-Fall 2006 Black Two Piece Lace Jacket Skirt Suit Set
ALEXANDER McQUEEN Pre-Fall 2006 Black Two Piece Lace Jacket Skirt Suit Set

ALEXANDER McQUEEN Pre-Fall 2006 Black Two Piece Lace Jacket Skirt Suit Set

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Thiensville, WI

ALEXANDER McQUEEN Pre-Fall 2006 Black Two Piece Lace Jacket Skirt Suit Set Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Pre Fall 2006 Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Jacke...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Wisconsin

"The Walk, " Lithograph on Paper signed by Will Barnet
"The Walk, " Lithograph on Paper signed by Will Barnet

"The Walk, " Lithograph on Paper signed by Will Barnet

By Will Barnet

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"The Walk" is an original lithograph on sommerset paper signed in pencil and inscribed to David Barnett. It is edition 68/75 and depicts a young boy in a striped shirt holding onto a...

Category

Early 2000s Wisconsin

Materials

Lithograph

Delafosse by Christofle France Silver Plate Flatware Set 12 Service 137 Pieces
Delafosse by Christofle France Silver Plate Flatware Set 12 Service 137 Pieces

Delafosse by Christofle France Silver Plate Flatware Set 12 Service 137 Pieces

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

Delafosse by Christofle silver plated flatware set of 137 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4", 12 dinner size forks, 8 5/8", 12 luncheon knives (some blade we...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Silver Plate

1980s Postmodern Italian Nicoletti Salotti Plinth Baseleather Lounge Chair
1980s Postmodern Italian Nicoletti Salotti Plinth Baseleather Lounge Chair

1980s Postmodern Italian Nicoletti Salotti Plinth Baseleather Lounge Chair

By Nicoletti Salotti

Located in Madison, WI

This is a sofa, suited for your on point, stylish, cutting edge setting. It's shape is sculptural and the leather grain is phenomenal quality. The leather grain in beautiful, soft bu...

Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Wisconsin

Materials

Leather

Medallion by Cassetti Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces, New
Medallion by Cassetti Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces, New

Medallion by Cassetti Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 43 Pieces, New

By Cassetti

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful Medallion by Cassetti sterling silver flatware set of 43 pieces. This pattern features a plain front and a medallion on the reverse. The pieces are large and heavy. This se...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Da Vinci Eng by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 78 Pcs Modern
Da Vinci Eng by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 78 Pcs Modern

Da Vinci Eng by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 78 Pcs Modern

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

Da Vinci Engraved by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, Sterling Silver flatware set - 78 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 7" 12 teaspoons, 6 ...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Klänge: Landschaft mit Figuren und Kruzifix, Roethel #134
Klänge: Landschaft mit Figuren und Kruzifix, Roethel #134

Klänge: Landschaft mit Figuren und Kruzifix, Roethel #134

By Wassily Kandinsky

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Original color woodcut 3.88 x 3.75 in (9.86 x 9.52 cm) Framed 15.75 x 15.69 in #134 in the catalogue Raisonné of Kandinsky's Graphic Works by Hans K. Roethel

Category

1910s Abstract Wisconsin

Materials

Woodcut

Couture HUBERT de GIVENCHY c.1980’s Green Black Blazer Skirt Suit Set Numbered
Couture HUBERT de GIVENCHY c.1980’s Green Black Blazer Skirt Suit Set Numbered

Couture HUBERT de GIVENCHY c.1980’s Green Black Blazer Skirt Suit Set Numbered

By Givenchy

Located in Thiensville, WI

Couture HUBERT de GIVENCHY c.1980’s Green Black Blazer Skirt Suit Set Numbered Brand / Manufacturer: Givenchy (couture / numbered) Circa: 1980’s Style: Skirt and Jacket Set Color(s...

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1980s French Wisconsin

Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces

Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Spanish Lace by Wallace sterling silver flatware set of 46 pieces. This set includes, 8 knives, 9 1/4" 8 forks, 7 5/8" 8 salad forks, 6 3/4" 8 teaspoons, 6 3/8" 8 place soup spoons,...

Category

Mid-20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Majestic by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 93 Pieces C Mono
Majestic by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 93 Pieces C Mono

Majestic by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 93 Pieces C Mono

By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

Rare multi-motif floral Majestic by Alvin circa 1900 sterling Silver flatware set - 93 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 7/8" 12 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4" 12 Sala...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces

El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

El grandee by Towle sterling silver flatware set 32 pieces. This set includes: eight knives, 9", eight forks, 7 1/2", eight salad forks, 6 3/4", eight ...

Category

20th Century Wisconsin

Materials

Sterling Silver

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG c.1970's DVF Abstract Print Silk Jersey Iconic Wrap Dress
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG c.1970's DVF Abstract Print Silk Jersey Iconic Wrap Dress

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG c.1970's DVF Abstract Print Silk Jersey Iconic Wrap Dress

By Diane von Furstenberg

Located in Thiensville, WI

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG c.1970's DVF Abstract Print Silk Jersey Iconic Wrap Dress Circa: c1970s Label(s): Diane Von Furstenberg / Neiman Marcus Exclusive Style: Wrap dress Color(s)...

Category

1970s Wisconsin

ROBERTA DI CAMERINO c.1960s Blue Black Stretch Knit Geometric Turtleneck Dress
ROBERTA DI CAMERINO c.1960s Blue Black Stretch Knit Geometric Turtleneck Dress

ROBERTA DI CAMERINO c.1960s Blue Black Stretch Knit Geometric Turtleneck Dress

By Roberta Di Camerino

Located in Thiensville, WI

Brand / Manufacturer: Roberta Di Camerino Circa: 1960s Designer: Roberta Di Camerino Style: Longsleeve turtleneck dress Color(s): Shades of blue, white, black Lined: No Unmarked Fabr...

Category

1960s Italian Wisconsin

EMILIO PUCCI c.1968 "Colletti" Print Brown Multicolor Silk Jersey Shift Dress
EMILIO PUCCI c.1968 "Colletti" Print Brown Multicolor Silk Jersey Shift Dress

EMILIO PUCCI c.1968 "Colletti" Print Brown Multicolor Silk Jersey Shift Dress

By Emilio Pucci

Located in Thiensville, WI

Vintage Emilio Pucci exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue c.1968 "Celletti" print silk jersey shift dress. Multicolor geometric print in shades of brown, gray, peach, and black with a s...

Category

1960s Italian Wisconsin