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Mid-Century Modern Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Yellow “Kobenstyle” Paella Pan
$120.00Late 1960s / early 1970s French version of the iconic Jens Quistgaard for Dansk paella pan. Attractive mustard color featuring spots of enamel loss to the exterior and interior, as shown. Overall, good, vintage condition with wear consistent with use and age.
H: 2.38″ x D: 10″ x L: 13.5″ (note that this listing is only for the smaller pan; the larger one pictured is available separately).
Branded “Dansk Designs France – IHQ.”
Mid-Century Modern Mixed Wood Wall Clock
$450.00Mid-Century American Modern wall clock composed of teak, English oak, walnut, and rosewood banding. Battery operational (mechanism was converted in the last ten years). Fully functional and in excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: H: 10″ x L: 10″ x D: 1.75″.
Mid-Century Modern Mixed-Metal Bird on Walnut Base
$495.00Graceful bird on base sculpture composed of soldered metal brass rods with inset copper details mounted to an oval, walnut base. Beautiful lines and elegant form.
Excellent, vintage condition with only minor wear to the base commensurate with age.
15.75ʺW × 4.9ʺD × 12.75ʺH
Base alone measures: 2″ H x 4.9″ D x 8.5″ L
Mid-Century Modern Multicolor ‘Confetti’ Enamel on Copper Dish
$175.00Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern enamel decorative bowl, white in color with predominately orange, red, and green accents.
The technique employed incorporates fusing powdered glass to metal (in this case, copper) to create a beautiful work of enamel art. The decoration, an asymmetrical, abstract smattering of irregular-circles and ‘splatters,’ almost has a jewel-like appearance with rich luster / sheen. The simple form and relatively small size (7.5″ diameter) are contrasted with the vivid colors and nice texture that the pattern introduces.
A beautiful piece of enamel that can be used for display purposes or as a soap / keys / jewelry dish.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Unsigned, but likely designed by a notable California enamelist.
7.5ʺD × 1.25ʺH
Mid-Century Modern Ochre Studio Pottery Bowl with Lid by Deanna Nichols
$375.00Small round studio ceramic lidded-bowl by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA form 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 image).
This studio piece from Nichols’ early, post-graduate era (late 1960s) features an attractive ochre with red and brown accents and a mottled white matte glazed interior with corresponding lid.
Unsigned – from the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
From the artist:
“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: 3″ (without lid) / 5.25″ (with lid) x Diameter: 6.75″
Mid-Century Modern Painted Metal Garden Tea/Bar Cart Trolley
$350.00Russell Woodard-style two-tier painted white metal bar/tea cart (ca. 1950s, USA).
Composed of two mesh/perforated tiers and tubular metal handles, all supported by four caster wheels for mobility – the front are decorative with laurel embellishments and the back and classic rubber wheels (all parts and paint are original).
Appropriate for indoor or outdoor use and collapsable for easy storage.
Good, vintage condition with minor paint losses, as shown.
H: 32.75″ x L: 32″ x D: 21″
Each tier: L: 24″ x D: 15.25″
Height between tiers: 12.75″
Handle length: 18″
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 Sascha Brastoff Cast Resin Vases / Candle Holders
$300.00Uncommon examples from Sascha Brastoff, most notable for enamel works, this set of four diamond-shaped vases/candle holders are as functional as they are beautiful. Three smaller holders in green, amber and blue and one large holder in blue. Marks on the pieces are actually smaller pieces of resin in the cast (a product of the resin casting process). Etched signature to underside ‘Sascha B.’
Smaller three: D: 4.75″ x L: 6″ x H: 5.75″
Larger: D: 4.75″ x L: 6″ x H: 9.75″
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Teakwood Salad Tongs
$60.00Mid-Century Modern Teakwood Salad Tongs featuring a deeply sculpted fork with exaggerated gap for easier grasp and spoon server (ca. 1960s, Scandinavia).
Rich teak color/grain and modernist sculptural form.
Excellent, vintage condition.
H: 0.5″ L: 11.63″ x D: 2.88″ (spoon) /3.25″ (fork)
Mid-Century Modern Sky Blue Enamel on Copper Decorative Plate
$120.00American modern enamel on copper decorative plate in sky blue with a red and gold hand-painted abstract center decoration and black enamel underside. Minor wear to the enamel, as pictured. Finish is dull, likely by design, but certainly not shiny or glossy as commonly seen with decorative enamel pieces. Pen and ping-pong ball are used for scale.
Excludes easel.
9.75ʺW × 9.75ʺD × 1.5ʺH
Mid-Century Modern Slat Oak Bench / Coffee Table with Tapered Legs and Cushion
$1,200.00Classic Mid-Century American Modern slatted oak bench or coffee table supported by four, slim, tapered legs (ca. 1950s, USA).
Includes a removable orange vinyl cushion
Conservatively refinished condition but light wear remains (minor scuffs/patina).
H: 14″ x L: 60″ x D: 17.25″