Brass
Vintage Brutalist Torch-Cut Mixed Metal Bird Sculpture
$350.00Vintage (circa 1970s, USA) torch cut mixed metal (mostly brass) bird sculpture with blue and red glass eyes / decoration. Tarnish / wear consistent with age / use.
10.5ʺW × 5.75ʺD × 16.5ʺH
Vintage Ceramic and Brass Graduated Dual Socket Floor Lamp with Shade
$1,600.00Glamorous and unique Hollywood Regency-Style floor lamp (ca. 1960s, USA).
Composed of a graduated ceramic orb base supporting a sculptural brass column stem with dual socket design, ring finial, and round pull string adornments.
Very good, vintage condition. There is tarnish/scuffs to the unpolished brass, as shown, along with a small patch of linen loss to the shade.
Newly rewired and includes the original shade.
Dimensions including shade:
H: 69.5″ x Diameter: 13″
Height to top of finial without shade: 67.25″
Height to bottom of socket: 57.88″
Ceramic/brass base alone measures: H: 21.5″ x Diameter: 10.25″
Vintage Cylindrical Brass Table Lamp by George Kovacs
$650.00Kovacs brass table lamp composed of a slender, cylindrical shade with one open side for the bulb on a circular base, circa 1960s. Wear consistent with age (namely scuffs and scratches, as shown, particularly heavy to the base). Unpolished, original condition with good patina.
Retains the original switch; wiring will be presented as new.
H: 15.25″ x Diameter: 7″
Vintage Double Sided Vanity Mirror in Brass and Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones
$1,600.00Vintage double-sided swiveling oval mirror by Charles Hollis Jones (ca. 1970s, USA).
Lucite rimmed mirror features 360 degree rotation function with brass hardware supported by a round brass base.
Both mirror sides show patches of desilvering spots, and light tarnish/scuffs remain to the polished brass.
Remains an impressive, visually striking, and highly functional statement piece to accentuate any vanity or dressing/powder room table.
H: 25″ x L: 15.25″ x D: 9.75″
Vintage Georges Briard “El Dorado” Enamel and Brass Tea/Coffee Service
$1,000.00Coffee service set including a sugar bowl, creamer, and tea/coffee pot by Georges Briard for his “El Dorado” line.
Composed of brass-plated silver vessels with teal enamel inserts. The creamer and pot both have carved walnut handles, and the pitcher retains the original glass cylindrical ‘carafe’ which screws to lid.
Polished condition, though there is some plate loss to the creamer, as shown, along with overall age-commensurate overall wear. The sugar lid has a spot of crazing to the enamel. Remains a luxurious, hard to find, and complete set from this coveted line by master enamelist, Georges Briard.
Sugar: H: 5.25″ x L: 5.5″ x D: 4″
Creamer: H: 6.5″ x L: 8.5″ x D: 4.75″
Teapot: H: 10.25″ x L: 10.5″ x D: 6″
Vintage German Tabletop/Desktop Weather Station Barometer by Jason
$250.00German modernist swiveling weather station (barometer, thermometer, hydrometer) in brass, aluminum, and mahogany by Jason .
Very good, functioning condition with light spotting to the aluminum, as shown.
Charming decorative object doubling as a useful scientific tool.
Small size H: 5.75″ x L: 6.5″ x D: 2.5″
Vintage Gio Ponti BNL Writing Table / Desk in Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass
$15,000.00Iconic writing table designed in the 1940s by Gio Ponti for Schirolli to furnish BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro) offices across Italy.
This early 1950s model was acquired directly from the Rome Bissolati BNL headquarters (Ponti also used this design for the University of Padua).
Composed of a walnut, beech, and fruitwood frame with laminate top, dual dovetailed drawers, brass pulls/sabots, and single lock, all further supported by a lower stretcher.
Beautifully aged, original condition with warm patina and natural wear from use (surface and frame scuffs / veneer losses around the drawers along with tarnish to the unpolished brass, as shown).
We have a total of four of these desks, all obtained from Rome Bissolai BNL. Listing is for the single desk pictured.
Measures: H: 31.75″ x L: 54.88″ x D: 27.38″
Height from floor to apron: 25.25″
Length between legs: 51.75″
Depth from lower bar to edge: 11.13″.
Drawer interior: H: 3″ x L: 21.25″ x D: 20″
Vintage Haeger Gold Tweed 22k Compote / Urn / Lidded Pedestal Catch-All
$300.00This elegant lidded pedestal bowl / compote with brass finial was produced by Haeger in the 1970s and features a gold tweed (22 karat) glaze atop a white matte glaze giving the base color almost a pale blue tinge.
Excellent, vintage condition with natural patina/tarnish to the unpolished brass finial.
H: 7″ (without lid)
H: 10.25″ (with lid)
Diameter: 7.25
Vintage Henredon Black Lacquer and Burl Dining Set
$3,600.00Chinoiserie-style burl and black lacquer dining set by Henredon of Morganton, NC, USA circa 1980. Oval table is composed of a burl inset surface framed by a black lacquer border raised on a double pedestal with brass accents atop a stepped base. The chairs (four in total – two side, two captain) feature a black lacquered, wooden frame with burl back splats, caned seats, and brass sabots. A luxurious set in very nice, vintage condition with only a few, light scuffs to the lacquer and light wear to the unpolished, brass sabots.
The circular, seat cushions are not original to the set, but can be included upon request. They are in good, vintage condition with wear / spotting throughout.
There is no leaf for the table, as the seam suggests.
Table measures: 29.5″ H x 79.5″ L x 44″ D
Armchair: L: 22.75″ x D: 23″ x H: 35.75″ x seat height 17.5″ (Seat depth is 19.25″)
Side chair: L 20″ x D: 19″ x H: 35.75″ x seat height 17.5″ (Seat depth is 18.5″)
Vintage Hollywood Regency Style Polished Brass Wastebasket/Umbrella Stand
$450.00Vintage wastebasket/Umbrella Stand/Storage Box in newly polished mirrored-brass (ca. 1970, USA).
Stylish, utilitarian piece in very good, vintage condition sans some light splotches/edge wear and oxidation to the interior from use/age.
H: 12″ x L: 11.25″ x D: 7.5″
Vintage Hollywood Regency-Style Pineapple-Form Lidded Brass Jar
$800.00Sculptural brass pineapple-form trinket jar with natural, warm patina (circa 1970s). Sourced in Rome, Italy.
Dense, quality production, differing from flimsy, later examples of the same concept.
Good age with interior scuffs, spots of tarnish/light to the exterior, and rich patina, as shown.
H: 9.38″ (with top) / 4″ (without)
Diameter: 4.13″
Vintage Italian Angled Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand in Painted Steel and Brass
$2,600.00Visually stunning steel and brass slanted coat rack, ca. 1970s Italy.
Composed of an angled steel column/pole supporting a brass demilune top rack with a perforated surface and ‘crown’ border of cut triangular and trapezoidal ‘hooks’ for hanging scarfs and coats above an eight-slotted brass umbrella holder.
Triangular base houses a metal perforated insert, furthering the geometric component of the design.
Rich patina to the metal ‘grid’ insert and steel base and some scuffs to the central pole, along with spots of tarnish/scuffs to the brass. Overall, very good, vintage condition.
Sourced in Naples, Italy.
H: 66.75″ x L: 23.75″ x D: 12.25″
Top demilune rack: H: 2.75″ x L: 22.25″ x D: 11″
Umbrella holder: H: 1.13″ x L: 17.13″ x D: 7.75″
Triangular base: H: 2.25″ x L: 23.75″ x D: 12.25″