Outdoor / Garden Elements
1950s Hedi Schoop Ceramic ‘Four Seasons’ Planter
$395.00This ceramic planter / vase was designed in the 1950s by iconic California ceramicist, Hedi Schoop. The depiction of the tree on each side varies as it represents the four seasons. (The tree goes from full bloom to bare from side to side.) It is in excellent vintage condition, with a small chip to one of the sides (the chip almost looks as though it occurred during manufacturing, as it is also black and hard to detect).
H: 10.5″ x W: 7.5″ x D: 7.5″
Antique American Primitive Hanging Wire Egg Basket / Planter
$300.00Rustic metal wire egg basket with original hook and chain (ca. 19th Century, USA).
Though originally used for housing eggs, this hanging basket doubles as a catchall or planter and is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Good, vintage condition with scuffing and some light rusting present from outdoor use.
H: (including the chain and hook): 16.5″
Basket Diameter: 6.25″
Basket Height: 3.25″
Antique German Rooster Mounted Weathervane
$2,800.00Rooster weathervane naturally aged with several layers of old paint over zinc (ca. early 20th Century, Germany).
Though multiple colors are detectable, most notably the rooster is gold with a red comb on one side and red legs/claws on the reverse.
Newly mounted to a vintage white-painted wood platform, but can be dismantled from the base for cupola mounting via the ‘cap’ base of the weathervane itself.
There is a dent to the ball, as shown, along with general wear commensurate with age/use.
The platform shows light scuffs and paint losses, as photographed.
Mounted –
H: 32.75″ x L: 9.75″ x D: 8″
Height without platform: 20.88″
Platform alone – H: 12.38″ x L: 6″ x D: 6″
Art Deco Cast Aluminum, Bakelite and Steel Fire Tools
$2,400.00Vintage four-piece fire tool set including the shovel, brush, poker, and blow poke (ca. 1940s, USA). Stand is composed of a black weighted steel base and bakelite holder. All handles (stand and tools) are cast aluminum.
Good, vintage condition with paint losses to the silver steel along with general wear, as shown.
The brush is branded by the manufacturer, indicating that the bristles are white tampico.
The manufacturer of the set itself if unknown.
Holder alone measures: height 36.75″ x diameter: 7.5″
diameter with tools in place: 9″
Brutalist-Style Hammered and Painted Iron Fire Tools with Wall-Mounted Holder
$650.00Circa 1970s / 1980s fire tool set including poker, log holder, brush, and shovel with wall-mounted holder. Nice texture with hammered detail to the forged iron with gilt finish. Paint loss in places / patina from age use. Remains in good, vintage condition.
Early 20th Century Americana Uncle Sam Lumberjack Whirligig
$3,200.00Charming whirligig depicting a figure resembling Uncle Sam sawing a log mounted to a wooden base. Hand carved, painted, and assembled with applied facial details. When manually turned, the propeller activates the woodman’s ‘sawing’ motion.
This stunning piece of Americana is an extraordinary example, fully handcrafted with all original paint and hardware. Very nice, vintage condition showing wear commensurate with age and use (namely, light paint loss in places). Wear adds to the rustic charm of the piece, and, along with patina, serves as evidence of good age.
Measures 29.5” L x 27.5” H x 25″ D.
Early 20th Century Iron Fire Tool Set with Cast Brass Owl Form Handles
$1,800.00Cast iron and brass fireplace tools (ca. late 19th/early 20th Century, USA). Features a stand, log turner, poker, and shovel, all decorated with a forged owl-form cast brass handles.
Charming set in remarkable condition for its age – iron and brass shows patina/light wear with a minimal amount of rust present to the base. Additionally, there is a spot of loss to the tip of one of the owl’s ears, as shown.
H: 27″ x L: 9.5″ x D: 7″
Large Mid-Century Verdigris Bronze Bell / Wind Chime Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti
$1,400.00Large wind chime / bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti.
Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina throughout from natural age and environmental weathering.
Bell is quite large (as demonstrated in the image with the can for scale), and fin is proportionately long.
Excellent, vintage condition with light wear consistent with age/slight bends to the fins (normal for this design).
Branded with the Arconsanti cypher.
Measures:
H (including hook): 23″
H (excluding hook): 22.13″
D (bell diameter): 4.88″
L (fin length): 6.5″.
Mid-Century Modern Decorative Forged Iron Firetools
$600.00Mexican forged iron firetools consisting of a shovel, poker, fork, and holder, circa 1970s. Firetool holder itself is ornate with a decorative foot and back including a partial design etched into the back of the ‘scroll’ portion of the holder. There are spots of patina throughout, but, overall, the set is in nice, vintage condition, with light wear consistent with use.
Etched ‘Mexico’ signature to the back.
H 30.5″ x W 19.5″ x D 14.5″
The tools alone are –
Shovel H: 23.5″ x L: 6″ x D: 1″
Fork H: 24.5″ x L: 5.5″ x D: 1″
Poker H: 22.5″ x L: 6.5″ x D: 1″
Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass and Iron Fireplace Tool Set by Donald Deskey
$2,000.00Vintage four-piece wrought iron fireplace tool set with asymmetrical brass ‘fin’ handles designed by Donald Deskey for the Bennett Company (ca. 1950s, USA).
Different versions of this design were executed – this example is one of the floor models including a cradle/holder with sleek tripod base supported by brass orb feet housing the shovel, brush, and poker/log turner.
Modernist design, visually striking and functional.
Very good, vintage condition with only minimal wear, as shown (light wear to iron elements and small, minor edge wear/light patina to brass fins). Brass has been newly polished.
Branded on the underside.
H: 33.75″ x L: 12.5″ x D: 8″
Height of holder – 28.5″
Mid-Century Modern Triangular Guitar Pick Form Fire Tool Set in Walnut and Iron
$1,200.00Hand forged iron fire tool set including holder, shovel, brush, and poker (ca. 1960s, USA).
Geometric design elements present – bent iron rod frame connecting a guitar pick-form base and corresponding cradle with tools boasting dense, triangular, walnut handles.
Modernist design, visually striking and functional.
Light wear present, as shown. Walnut has been refinished.
H: 29.5″ x L: 10″ x D: 9.38″
Holder alone – H: 24.75″
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Fireplace Tool Set in the Manner of Umanoff
$950.00Beautiful, minimal set of Mid-Century Modern fire tools and carrier with carved walnut handles and brass accents. Set is often attributed to Arthur Umanoff, but no supporting documentation has been identified.
Includes the tripod base carrier, poker, brush, and shovel.
The walnut has been conservatively refinished, but wear remain (marks/scuffs) along with tarnish to the unpolished brass. Overall, the set is in very good, vintage condition.
Dimensions with tools in holder – H: 34.75″ x L: 10.38″ x D: 10″