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Vintage Two’s Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
$350.00Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two’s Company of Mount Vernon, NY (ca. 1960s).
Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb, whose square lucite dispenser for Two’s Company is in the permanent “Design and Study” collection of the MOMA New York.
Very fine, vintage condition with yellowing to the lucite along with minimal, general wear (few light scuffs).
Retains the Two’s Company label on the base.
H: 4.75″ x L: 4″ x D: 0.88″
Vintage Verdigris Bronze Bell / Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti
Large and impressive wind chime / bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti (the city he designed and built in Arizona in 1970). Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina throughout from natural age and environmental weathering.
Branded with the Arconsanti cypher.
Measures: H (discounting the top hook mount): 21.25″ H (including hook): 22″ D (bell diameter): 4.25″ L (fin length): 5.13″.
Vintage Verdigris Bronze Columnar Table Lamp by Stewart Ross James for Hansen
$1,600.00Stewart Ross James for Hansen verdigris patinated bronze table lamp with brass neck and finial (ca. 1960s, USA).
Sculptural square columnar form supported by square stained mahogany stepped base.
Very good, vintage condition with attractive, natural patina consistent with age/use.
Mahogany, tiered base has been newly refinished, and wiring/socket are new.
Silk shade (new and not original to the lamp) is not included .
H: 34.13″ x L: 7.25″ x D: 7.25″ (base)
Height to top of bronze base: 19.5″
Height below socket: 21.5″
Socket Height: 24″
Shade Diameter: 17.25″ (not included – for reference only).
Vintage Walnut and Anodized Aluminum Wall Mounted Coat Rack with Two Hangers
$450.00Modernist coat rack featuring a walnut mount with two anodized aluminum ‘hooks’ and dual bracket in which the two hangers fit (ca. 1970s, USA).
Practical, stylish piece, ideal for foyer/hallway, office or bedroom use.
Newly refinished condition; only light wear/patina remains, as shown.
One aluminum hanger top is slightly bent, which will be counterbalanced by a jacket/coat’s weight.
H: 12.5″ x L: 18″ x D: 3.75″
Walnut mount alone is 6″ H
Hanger alone is 16.75″ L
Vintage Walnut and Beech Chessboard
Deeply inset solid walnut and beech chess / checkerboard within a carved walnut border (ca. 1970s, USA). Dense board is supported by cylindrical feet, all green felted for table protection.
Good, vintage condition with light wear consistent with age (scuffs, as shown).
Measures: H: 3″ x D: 19″ x L: 19.25″.
Vintage Walnut Student Desk by Mel Smilow
Minimal walnut student desk designed and manufactured by Mel Smilow in the 1950s. Offers ample storage with a row of three shallow drawers on top, one lower pull-out writing surface on the right side, and three larger lower drawers (two on the left side, and one even larger on the right).
Details include beautiful book matching to the walnut-veneered surface and clean, elegant lines enhanced by long, tapered legs. Keeping with the minimal, but highly-functional design, there are no visually obstructive drawer pulls; there are inset spaces below the drawers, which allow them to open easily.
Refinished condition, but minor wear remains (light scuffs).
H 29.75″ x W 56″ x D 24″
Vintage Wayne Husted Amberina Blown Glass “Bubble” Vase
Blown glass vase designed in 1961 by Wayne Husted for Blenko (model number 6041). Attractive ‘bubble’ pattern throughout and brilliant amberina / tangerine palette with red and yellow meeting to produce an orange banding toward the top.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: H: 10″ x L: 5.5″ x D: 4.5″.
We have a second identical example listed separately.
Vintage White Acrylic and Chrome Cube Table Lamp
$600.00White plexiglass cube lamp / light box with chrome trim, circa 1970s.
Fully rewired.
Very good, vintage condition with only minor wear and one “x” scuff to one of the sides (as shown).
Height: 10.25 in.
Width: 10 in.
Depth: 10 in.
Vintage White Glazed Studio Ceramic Vase with Sgraffito Detail by Deanna Nichols
$375.00Glazed vase/vessel by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see last image).
1970s studio piece (works made between 1971-79 were stamped “Nichols Ferenbach”) composed of a glossy white glaze with sgraffito banding and squiggle line decoration. Elegant, sculptural form with no imperfections to note.
From the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
H: 7″ x Diameter: 5″
Vintage White Stippled Ceramic Orb Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
$2,200.00Orb/bulbous-form table lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics (ca. 1960s, USA).
Heavily texture with stipple pattern throughout, accented by brass stem, socket, finial, and harp.
Excellent, vintage condition with only light patina to the brass. Shade is not included and for demonstration purposes only.
H: 25.13″ x Diameter: 10.33″
Height of base alone: 12″
Socket height: 16″
Finial height: 25.13″
Vintage Wire Mesh High Heel Form Catchall
$125.00Vintage high heel form handmade from wire mesh (ca. Mid-20th Century, USA).
Good age to the wire (patina/light wear) but structurally sound.
Charming conversational piece, which can be used to house small items (soaps, jewelry, makeup) or can stand alone as a sculpture.
H: 6.63″ x L: 7.5″ x D: 2.38″
Vintage Witco Tiki Burnt Cedar Hand-Painted Wall Clock with Mount
Witco clock connected via brass hardware to a wall mount ( ca. 1970s, USA).
Composed of solid red cedar with hand-carved/painted decoration throughout with vibrant pops of orange, beige, and ochre with black and red minute and hour hands. The original techniques involved burning then waxing the wood to complement the coarse grain.
Whimsical piece characteristically 1970s tiki style, but works equally well with modernist and brutalist decor.
Very good, vintage condition in working order with only minor wear consistent with age/use (hands are not original).
Dimensions: H: 26.13″ x L: 16.63″ x D: 6.5″
Height of mount alone: 18.25″