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Vintage Tigers Eye Maple Three Drawer Jewelry Box / Miniature Chest
$300.00Vintage three-drawer jewelry box/miniature chest in tiger’s eye maple (ca. 1940s, USA).
Crude in execution with some uneven drawer edges and asymmetrical pulls. Potentially an apprentice practice piece.
Remains a charming, practical, and stylish chest.
Good, vintage condition with wear consistent with age/history (drawer edge losses, as shown, along with patina/scuffs/light, general wear).
H: 15.5″ x L: 9.5″ x D: 8″
Drawer Interior Dimensions: H: 3.13″ x L: 7″ x D: 6.63″
Vintage Towncraft Oversized Wrist Watch / Wall Clock
Oversized watch by Towncraft, circa 1970s composed of a brass hardware / frame with leather strap and glass enclosure. Likely manufactured for advertising purposes. Large size (L: 30.25″ x D: 5.25″ x H: 1.25″) intended for wall-mounting / wall-clock use. Can also lay flat on a surface. Cool, functional curiosity in good, vintage condition. There is peeling to the brass frame, as shown, along with light wear consistent with age / use.
Vintage Travertine and Brass Side or Cocktail Table
Elegant side table (circa 1980s, USA) composed of a round, bevelled travertine top adhered to a polished brass three-legged base. In the style of Cedric Hartman but unsigned.
Top is in excellent, vintage condition, and base shows minor spots of patina or tarnish.
H: 22.1″ x Diameter: 17″
Vintage Triptych Vanity / Wall Mirror
Circa 1940s American triptych wall / table / vanity mirror composed of three hinged circular panels framed in painted black oak that offer limited adjustability (the end panels do not completely collapse / fold in to stack on top of the middle panel, as the design suggests. They only partially close inward). Additionally, when sitting on a table, the panels cannot completely extend out. The end panels must slant inward only slightly to ensure stability. If wall-mounting is preferred, the panels can extend fully outward, since balancing on a surface will not be required.
The glass shows wear (spotting throughout that doesn’t obscure the reflected image, but can distract). The frame, which retains its original ebony lacquer, shows only minor wear / unevenness of finish in places.
Overall, the piece is in good, vintage shape.
Each panel measures H 11″ x D .5″ x L 10.5″
The dimensions reflecting the mirror extended as far as possible on a tabletop: H 11″ x L: 28.25″ x D: 3″
The dimensions of the mirror completely extended, only possible in the case of wall-mounting: H 11″ x L 32″ x D .5″
Vintage Trompe L’oeil Faux Stacked Books Chest / Decorative Box by Don Andres
$650.00Vintage Trompe l’oeil faux ‘pile of books’ chest / decorative box by Andres de Morgades for his and Don Russell’s eponymous company, Don Andres (ca. 1970s/80s, USA).
Composed of a lacquered wooden stacked books structure with hand-painted / gilt details that unexpectedly opens via brass hinges to reveal a paper lined interior storage compartment.
Attractive decorator piece in very good, vintage condition with only minimal wear to the original lacquer and light spotting to the interior.
Artist hand-painted signature present and retains the manufacturer’s tag.
H: 16″ x L: 17.88″ x D: 12.63″ (closed) / D: 25.5″ (open)
Vintage Turquoise Blown Glass Pedestal Compote by Blenko
$125.00Blown-glass candy bowl / compote manufactured by Blenko in the 1960s. Beautiful blue color and (relatively) large size. Minor, light scratches to base; otherwise, in nice, vintage condition.
H: 8.75″ x Diameter: 8″
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 Two-Tier Lucite Wall-Mounted Shelf
Modernist lucite wall shelf (ca. 1970s, USA).
Composed of a central cylindrical column supporting two angular shelf sections equipped with two brackets for wall mounting.
Elegant, practical piece in excellent, vintage condition with only light wear present.
H: 13″ x L: 26.75″ x D: 4″
Two open storage spaces discounting ledges and column – H: 6″ x L: 10.88″
The height between the three ‘ledges’ divided by the central column is 2.75″
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 Verdigris Cast Bronze Wind Bell / Wind Chime by Joe Ursutz
$650.00Cast bronze wind bell/chime made by former Cosanti Soleri Foundry metalsmith and designer, Joe Ursutz, Sr. (ca. 1960s, USA).
Ursutz, who was invaluable to Paolo Soleri during his career at Cosanti, inspired multiple wind bells. He later went on to form his own foundry, “The Bells of Carefree” which only operated from 1967-1969 selling exclusively in Arizona, making them exceedingly rarer than the Soleri Bells.
Ursutz sold his company to Jeff Cross who renamed it, “Harmony Hallow” and later passed away in 1990.
This particular bell is dense and texturally layered with round, grape-like clusters and deeply slotted sides, creating a deep, resonating tone.
Very good, vintage condition with natural patina, scuffs and light, general wear present, as shown.
Incised “JEU” initials present to the top.
H: 23.75″ x L: 3.25″ x D: 3.25
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