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Add a touch of luxury to any ensemble with these elegant, understated earrings. Each one features a minimalist 18K white gold setting that measures 0.75 long by 0.45 wide. Sparkling ...

A FINE NEAR-PAIR OF REGENCY TOLE-PAINTED CHESTNUT URNS WITH LION MASKS Probably Dutch, ca. first half of the 19th century Item # 402YTP08P An incredibly beautiful pair of chestnut u...

ENGLISH GRAIN-PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH ORIGINAL WOODEN KNOBS Circa 1850 39 7/8" H x 18 1/2" D x 35 5/8" W A richly patinated grain-painted pine chest of drawers from the midd...

Chanel Black Satin Coco Croc Quilted 227 Reissue 2.55 Double Flap Classic in very good condition. VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION STYLE. Slight tarnish on mademoiselle twist closur...

Portrait of Alice Gerson, c. 1883 Oil on panel, 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches (23.2 x 15.9 cm) Framed dimensions: 18 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches Signed lower left: Chase. Provenance Jamie M. Martin;...

"EQUAL SUFFRAGE FOR MICHIGAN IN 1916," ADVERTISING FAN FOR THE BISSELL 'CYCO BALL BEARING CARPET SWEEPER,' COMMISSIONED BY ANNA BISSELL (1846-1934), AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE CEO Oriental-made, twill-woven silk fan with gilt lettering that reads : "Bissell's 'Cyco Ball Bearing Carpet Sweeper' makes sweeping easy," set within an interesting, open, geometric design. A purposefully curved, paper label beneath was applied by the "Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, Kalamazoo, 405 So. Burdick St.," whose byline is along the bottom. On it, a terrific message reads: "OVER 100,000 WOMEN pay taxes in Michigan on property assessed at $177,596,938. In 1910 OVER 175,000 MICHIGAN WOMEN signed a petition sent to Congress asking for Equal Suffrage. 247,373 MICHIGAN MEN voted...

A gorgeous Rolex wristwatch! Crafted in vibrant 18k yellow gold, this Lady-Datejust watch was created in the mid 1980s. The circular face of the watch features twelve gold dashes and...

THis Hermes, Paris medium weight blue wool faux wrap skirt is trimmed with blue leather at the right hip pocket and the left side closure. Gold toned hardware are used to secure the skirt. There is a hidden hook and eye and zipper at the center front. The skirt is marked a vintage size 42...

Designed as a dimensional purse with grooved stipple texture and twisted rope handles Opens on a hinge to reveal compartment inside purse that clicks shut Accented by bezel set 1.5 m...

A stunning sapphire and diamond tennis bracelet from the Art Deco (ca1920s) era ! The design consists of 17 emerald cut sapphires that rest within bezel settings. The sapphires exhib...

Piero Fornasetti Pottery Arcimboldesca Vegetable Face Plate, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Number 12, Circa 1960's. The pottery plates are after Giuseppe Arc...

British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships offshore, Circa 1875 The large sailor's woolwork or sailor's woolie depicts five different ships. The largest ship is in the center ...

A gorgeous gold bangle bracelet from the Victorian (ca1880) era! Crafted in vibrant 15k yellow gold, this bangle is decorated with intricate Etruscan wirework and raised details. The...

18k White Gold Diamond Emerald Large Onyx Bead Panthere de Cartier Panther Pendant Necklace by Cartier. This necklace comes with Carti...

Pretty in Pink! This jacket is the most flattering shade of pink silk satin. It has a Mandarin style collar, a double set of buttons at the center front, deep cuffs with five decorative buttons and a beautifully fitted waistline with a series of darts in the front. The jacket is fully lined in a matching pink woven China silk. It is hand finished in the couture fashion as are all of the maggie Norris...

The elegant yet avant-garde Bvlgari Astrale ring is crafted in solid 18K white gold. It features a semi-articulated design, with a polished band ...

British Botanical Watercolor of Tulips, 19th century The beautifully framed and matted botanical watercolor depicts seven different tulips. Dim...

An unmistakable Louis Vuitton diamond watch showcasing a plethora of round brilliant cut diamonds 485, and one flower shaped diamond centrally located. 6.7ct TW This special and comp...

Pressed brass eagle, an early parade flag holder & bunting tie-back, an especially attractive example, circa 1880-1895 Pressed brass eagles decorated the interiors of Civil War ve...

FRENCH WROUGHT IRON ARRAS PLANTER STAND OR JARDINIERRE Circa late 19th/early 20th century, with a zinc insert 36" H x 45" W x 17" D An iconic form from the late 19th/early 20th cen...

Aquamarine's name is derived from the Latin words "aqua" and "marina," meaning water of the sea. This table of this dramatic 40 carat watery baby blue aquamarine...

Designed as three dimensional flowers with furling yellow gold petals with engraved texture Centering clusters of transitional cut diamonds prong set in white gold Weighing approxima...

Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation plate, #334, The Quiet, Atelier Fornasetti With Original Box. The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts t...

Chanel Vintage 1990s Runway Iconic Double Chain Belt Necklace in very good condition. Thick and chunky gold chain with black leather woven throughout. hook closure. double chain deta...

The Cartier Panthère Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelet is an exquisite piece of jewelry that is not merely an accessory, but a statement. Crafted meticulously by the master artisans of Car...

A breathtaking emerald and diamond ring from the Georgian (ca1750s)! Crafted in 14k gold and sterling silver, this stunning ring features an exquisite approximately 0.75ct oval step ...

"Triple Elvis" (Denied) Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and silver enamel paint on canvas with Artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 82 x 72" inches 2010 This important example was shown alongside works by Warhol in a two-person show "Warhol Revisited (Charles Lutz / Andy Warhol)" at UAB Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts in 2024. Lutz's 2007 ''Warhol Denied'' series gained international attention by calling into question the importance of originality or lack thereof in the work of Andy Warhol. The authentication/denial process of the [[Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board]] was used to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED". The final product of the conceptual project being "officially denied" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Based on the full-length Elvis Presley paintings by Pop Artist Andy Warhol in 1964, this is likely one of his most iconic images, next to Campbell's Soup Cans and portraits of Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Marlon Brando. This is the rarest of the Elvis works from the series, as Lutz sourced a vintage roll of 1960's primed artist linen which was used for this one Elvis. The silkscreen, like Warhol's embraced imperfections, like the slight double image printing of the Elvis image. Lutz received his BFA in Painting and Art History from Pratt Institute and studied Human Dissection and Anatomy at Columbia University, New York. Lutz's work deals with perceptions and value structures, specifically the idea of the transference of values. Lutz's most recently presented an installation of new sculptures dealing with consumerism at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House in 2022. Lutz's 2007 Warhol Denied series received international attention calling into question the importance of originality in a work of art. The valuation process (authentication or denial) of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board was used by the artist to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment, with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED" of their authenticity. The final product of this conceptual project is "Officially DENIED" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Later in 2013, Lutz went on to do one of his largest public installations to date. At the 100th Anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking and controversial Armory Show, Lutz was asked by the curator of Armory Focus: USA and former Director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner to create a site-specific installation representing the US. The installation "Babel" (based on Pieter Bruegel's famous painting) consisted of 1500 cardboard replicas of Warhol's Brillo Box (Stockholm Type) stacked 20 ft tall. All 1500 boxes were then given to the public freely, debasing the Brillo Box as an art commodity by removing its value, in addition to debasing its willing consumers. Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." Leonard Bernstein in: Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art and traveling, Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994-97, p. 9. Andy Warhol "quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." Kynaston McShine in: Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13. In the summer of 1963 Elvis Presley was just twenty-eight years old but already a legend of his time. During the preceding seven years - since Heartbreak Hotel became the biggest-selling record of 1956 - he had recorded seventeen number-one singles and seven number-one albums; starred in eleven films, countless national TV appearances, tours, and live performances; earned tens of millions of dollars; and was instantly recognized across the globe. The undisputed King of Rock and Roll, Elvis was the biggest star alive: a cultural phenomenon of mythic proportions apparently no longer confined to the man alone. As the eminent composer Leonard Bernstein put it, Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." (Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art (and traveling), Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994, p. 9). In the summer of 1963 Andy Warhol was thirty-four years old and transforming the parameters of visual culture in America. The focus of his signature silkscreen was leveled at subjects he brilliantly perceived as the most important concerns of day to day contemporary life. By appropriating the visual vernacular of consumer culture and multiplying readymade images gleaned from newspapers, magazines and advertising, he turned a mirror onto the contradictions behind quotidian existence. Above all else he was obsessed with themes of celebrity and death, executing intensely multifaceted and complex works in series that continue to resound with universal relevance. His unprecedented practice re-presented how society viewed itself, simultaneously reinforcing and radically undermining the collective psychology of popular culture. He epitomized the tide of change that swept through the 1960s and, as Kynaston McShine has concisely stated, "He quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." (Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13). Thus in the summer of 1963 there could not have been a more perfect alignment of artist and subject than Warhol and Elvis. Perhaps the most famous depiction of the biggest superstar by the original superstar artist, Double Elvis is a historic paradigm of Pop Art from a breath-taking moment in Art History. With devastating immediacy and efficiency, Warhol's canvas seduces our view with a stunning aesthetic and confronts our experience with a sophisticated array of thematic content. Not only is there all of Elvis, man and legend, but we are also presented with the specter of death, staring at us down the barrel of a gun; and the lone cowboy, confronting the great frontier and the American dream. The spray painted silver screen denotes the glamour and glory of cinema, the artificiality of fantasy, and the idea of a mirror that reveals our own reality back to us. At the same time, Warhol's replication of Elvis' image as a double stands as metaphor for the means and effects of mass-media and its inherent potential to manipulate and condition. These thematic strata function in simultaneous concert to deliver a work of phenomenal conceptual brilliance. The portrait of a man, the portrait of a country, and the portrait of a time, Double Elvis is an indisputable icon for our age. The source image was a publicity still for the movie Flaming Star, starring Presley as the character Pacer Burton and directed by Don Siegel in 1960. The film was originally intended as a vehicle for Marlon Brando and produced by David Weisbart, who had made James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause in 1955. It was the first of two Twentieth Century Fox productions Presley was contracted to by his manager Colonel Tom Parker, determined to make the singer a movie star. For the compulsive movie-fan Warhol, the sheer power of Elvis wielding a revolver as the reluctant gunslinger presented the zenith of subject matter: ultimate celebrity invested with the ultimate power to issue death. Warhol's Elvis is physically larger than life and wears the expression that catapulted him into a million hearts: inexplicably and all at once fearful and resolute; vulnerable and predatory; innocent and explicit. It is the look of David Halberstam's observation that "Elvis Presley was an American original, the rebel as mother's boy, alternately sweet and sullen, ready on demand to be either respectable or rebellious." (Exh. Cat., Boston, Op. Cit.). Indeed, amidst Warhol's art there is only one other subject whose character so ethereally defies categorization and who so acutely conflated total fame with the inevitability of mortality. In Warhol's work, only Elvis and Marilyn harness a pictorial magnetism of mythic proportions. With Marilyn Monroe, whom Warhol depicted immediately after her premature death in August 1962, he discovered a memento mori to unite the obsessions driving his career: glamour, beauty, fame, and death. As a star of the silver screen and the definitive international sex symbol, Marilyn epitomized the unattainable essence of superstardom that Warhol craved. Just as there was no question in 1963, there remains still none today that the male equivalent to Marilyn is Elvis. However, despite his famous 1968 adage, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings" Warhol's fascination held purpose far beyond mere idolization. As Rainer Crone explained in 1970, Warhol was interested in movie stars above all else because they were "people who could justifiably be seen as the nearest thing to representatives of mass culture." (Rainer Crone, Andy Warhol, New York, 1970, p. 22). Warhol was singularly drawn to the idols of Elvis and Marilyn, as he was to Marlon Brando and Liz Taylor, because he implicitly understood the concurrence between the projection of their image and the projection of their brand. Some years after the present work he wrote, "In the early days of film, fans used to idolize a whole star - they would take one star and love everything about that star...So you should always have a product that's not just 'you.' An actress should count up her plays and movies and a model should count up her photographs and a writer should count up his words and an artist should count up his pictures so you always know exactly what you're worth, and you don't get stuck thinking your product is you and your fame, and your aura." (Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), San Diego, New York and London, 1977, p. 86). The film stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s that most obsessed Warhol embodied tectonic shifts in wider cultural and societal values. In 1971 John Coplans argued that Warhol was transfixed by the subject of Elvis, and to a lesser degree by Marlon Brando and James Dean, because they were "authentically creative, and not merely products of Hollywood's fantasy or commercialism. All three had originative lives, and therefore are strong personalities; all three raised - at one level or another - important questions as to the quality of life in America and the nature of its freedoms. Implicit in their attitude is a condemnation of society and its ways; they project an image of the necessity for the individual to search for his own future, not passively, but aggressively, with commitment and passion." (John Coplans, "Andy Warhol and Elvis Presley," Studio International, vol. 181, no. 930, February 1971, pp. 51-52). However, while Warhol unquestionably adored these idols as transformative heralds, the suggestion that his paintings of Elvis...

"Hunting Dogs with Geese" is a 26 x 21.5 inches, oil on canvas landscape of two dogs on the trail by the river. The canvas is signed "B Lanoux" in the lower left. B. Lanoux is a lis...

Dutch Delft Blue & White Botanical Bowl, Circa 1720 The high-sided Dutch Delft pottery blue and white bowl with a plain flared foot is painted with a band below the rim of six large...

This exceptional French brooch centers on a serene beauty with upswept hair perched above an old pear cut diamond. Symmetrically arranged openwork foliate flow around her, further embellished by a tiny clusters of grapes and a pair of handled urns. The reverse is beautifully detailed as well and contains a partial maker's mark on the pin stem and a French eagles head hallmark on the c-clasp. I believe this brooch was likely made by Maison Menu...

This regal mid-19th century pendant centers on a gorgeous green foil backed emerald beautifully collet-set in gold. The emerald is presented in a sparkling frame of antique cushion c...

Crafted from 18k yellow gold, this ring features a bold and distinctive bombe design. The bombe style, characterized by its rounded, dome-like shape, creates a striking silhouette th...

Swarovski Purple and Gold Crystal Embellished Shield Lens Sunglasses in excellent condition. Dark tan lenses in classic oversized shield shape trimmed with delicate swarovski crystal...

A spectacular diamond wishbone pendant necklace from the Edwardian (ca1910) era! Crafted in platinum, the pendant forms a 3-dimensional wishbone shape, which is adorned with twenty-n...

RARE Chanel Vintage Ski Sunglasses White Oversize Frame Mirror Lens c2000s in very good condition. Amazing matte white frame surrounds a silver ...

A bright red floral pattern on a cream ribbed silk ottoman is used for this chic strapless evening dress from Carolina Herrera. The bodice is decorated with black silk ribbon and jet...

A stunning lapis lazuli beaded necklace! This simple yet eye-catching piece is comprised of 46 larger, round lapis beads and 53 smaller lapis beads. The lapis is smoothly polished an...

A fine Empire period mantel clock with bun feet raising a rectangular base with a central portrait of Bacchus flanked by exquisitely chiseled motif of swirling foliage surmounted by a figure of the goddess Ceres grasping in her lowered hand a wreath woven with foliage and berries while in her garment she collects a bountiful harvest; she rests beside the clock tower with a framed lens opening to access the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals inscribed Etn. Tavernier set with Breguet style hands, raising an urn filled with fruits of the soil; against the tower rest the implements of labor, a shovel and flat rake. The movement is engraved "B". A significant clock movement maker, Etienne Tavernier (French, 1756-1839) is listed in Tardy's horology reference as working closely with the house of Abraham-Louis Breguet as well as providing clock movements...

James Galanos designed this unusual pleated dress using ivory silk crepe. The dress has a very interesting bodice with evenly spaced bands of the fabric revealing the skin of the wea...

This fascinating five-sided watch key fob, crafted in richly patinated rose gold, encapsulates a mid-19th century life of faith, intellect and global reach. Each intaglio reveals a f...

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John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...

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This Roberto Coin necklace features a richly textured, woven gold chain finished with a sophisticated clasp accented by sparkling diamonds. Stamped: "Roberto Coin *ruby*" Weight: 37...

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These Pomellato Victoria 18k Rose Gold Black Jet Earrings feature a sophisticated blend of timeless elegance and earthy mystique. The earrings are c...

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CONTEMPORARY POLISHED GREEN ONYX PEDESTAL COLUMN Probably India or Pakistan, ca. 21st century 30 7/8" H x 13 1/8" D x 13 1/4" W A beautifully made pedestal from solid blocks of on...

This exquisite Graff mini butterfly pendant features a vibrant emerald butterfly motif surrounded by dazzling brilliant-cut diamonds, with a single pear-shaped emerald drop suspended...

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Ellipse MM in good condition. Signature monogram canvas exterior in brown and tan LV print trimmed in tan leather piping and double top handles and spar...

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This stunning late 19th century agate cameo depicts Demeter in profile, with wavy upswept hair wearing a crown of barley, symbolizing her dominion over the the earth's fertility. The...

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Designed as a sinuous organic "bean" shaped form With high polish finish Completed with hinged omega backs Stamped for 18 karat gold Stamped for Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. Circa:...

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Masterfully hand crafted in platinum, this stylized buckle ring boasts a 3.82 carat royal blue sapphire embraced by a triangular section of pave-set diamonds, bordered by a single ro...