Vintage
Vintage Paolo Soleri Arconsanti Multi-Color Bronze Bell / Wind Chime
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 and multi-color pigmented fin. Early production with attractive colors employed.
Branded with the Arconsanti cypher.
Wear consistent with age and use. verdigris/oxidized patina/scuffs and natural signs of age along with slight bends to the fin.
Measures:
H (including ring): 22.25″
H (excluding ring): 21.5″
D (bell depth): 2.88″
L (fin length): 5.25″.
Vintage Paolo Soleri Arconsanti Multi-Color Bronze Three Bell / Wind Chime
Three bell/fin wind chime designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Cosanti Originals (1970s, Arizona, USA).
Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina and multi-color pigment throughout. Unique, given its early production and the colors employed.
Appears to never have been used.
Retains the manufacturer’s label and literature (scarcely seen).
Measures:
H (including S hook): 20.25″
H (excluding S hook): 19.25″
D: 2.5″
L: 8.25″.
Vintage Paolo Soleri Arconsanti Windbell / Wind Chime in Patinated Bronze
Bronze wind chime/bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti.
Verdigris bronze shows attractive, natural patina suspending a triangular fin pigmented in charcoal/dark gray.
Early example ca. late 1960s/early 1970s bearing no cypher.
Very good, vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age, namely slight bends and light wear to the fin.
Measures:
H: (with bracket): 24.75″
H: (without): 23.75″
L: (fin): 3.88″
D: (bell): 3.25″
Vintage Patinated Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp by Chapman
Chapman floor lamp in brass with triangular shade, round base and ‘capsule’ on / off switch (1970s, USA). The shade is fully adjustable, offering full 360 degree mobility, along with a swiveling arm with full height adjustability from 34.5″ to 55.63″. Nice patina / age to this piece with general wear throughout (scuffs, a patch of tarnish to the unpolished base, and scuffs / scratches to the shade, as shown). Will be presented newly rewired and ready for immediate use.
Measures:
Max height 55.63″
Lowest height 34.5″
L 21.25″
D 9.25″ (diameter of the base).
Vintage Patinated Brass Sculptural Andirons by Donald Deskey
$2,500.00Sculptural blade-form andirons designed by Donald Deskey (ca. 1959, USA).
Inspired by Samuel Gottscho’s 1939 “Trylon and Perisphere” exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair, the bulbous, orb-form iron bases are contrasted by the sharp, streamlined blades/uprights.
Rich, natural patina to the unpolished brass along with light scuffing, as shown. Polishing will eradicate most of the wear.
H: 19.25″ x L: 8.5″ x D: 7.88″
Vintage Periwinkle Incised Studio Ceramic Planter with Saucer by Deanna Nichols
$750.00Studio ceramic planter with drainage hole and saucer/plate 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 image).
This piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a design reminiscent of the linear pattern and shape of certain sea shells. The rim decorated with incised sinuous lines protrudes out slightly from the vessel. Attractive pale gray color with lilac/periwinkle rim.
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.
Stacked: H: 6.75″ x Diameter: 8.5″
Planter: H: 6.5″ x Diameter: 8.5″
Plate: H: 1.38″ x Diameter: 8.75″
Vintage Periwinkle Incised Studio Ceramic Planter with Saucer by Deanna Nichols
$750.00Studio ceramic planter with drainage hole and saucer/plate 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 image).
This piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a design reminiscent of the linear pattern and shape of certain sea shells. The rim decorated with incised sinuous lines protrudes out slightly from the vessel. Attractive pale gray color with lilac/periwinkle rim.
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.
Stacked – H: 5.75″ x Diameter: 6.88″
Plate – H: 1″ x Diameter: 6″
Vase – H: 5.5″ x Diameter: 6.88″
Vintage Persian Navy and Red Shiraz Tapestry / Rug
Geometric Shiraz tapestry / rug in attractive palette of red and navy with various accent colors, circa mid-20th century. Combination of geometric shapes and animal motifs present throughout.
Very clean, vintage condition.
Measures: 80″ x 80″ square.
Vintage Petite Illuminated Glass Precision Globe by Replogle
$950.00Diminutive 10″ diameter Replogle Precision Globe circa late 1952 / early 1953 (Israel, Korea, and Ethiopia are present).
Charming desk / bedside decorative object, given its size (roughly 2″ smaller – width, depth, and heigh, than a typical globe), offering a warm light source.
Composed of paper gores over glass, supported by a metal base and cast metal half-meridian with on / off pull string. Newly rewired.
Spots of paper loss present (one significant section in the North Pacific Ocean) and general wear to the globe itself, along with scuffs/oxidation to the metal elements .
Measures: H 14″ L 10.75″ D 10″ (globe diameter is 10″).
Vintage Petite Studio Ceramic Earth Tone Pottery Bowl Vessel by Deanna Nichols
$150.00Small round studio ceramic bowl/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 image).
This studio piece from Nichols’ early, post-graduate era (late 1960s) features an attractive earth tone palette of brown (light and dark), beige, and ochre matte glazes. More complex than its small size and relatively minimal design would suggest with dense textural and layering elements.
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: 2.75″ x L: 4.25″ x D: 4″
Vintage Petite Studio Ceramic Green Lidded Sugar Bowl by Deanna Nichols
$200.00Variegated green studio ceramic lidded sugar bowl 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).
This diminutive studio piece from Nichols’ early, post-graduate era (late 1960s) possesses an organic sculptural quality furthered by the jade-tone green glaze employed. Blue linear accents and brown stippled detail enhance the texture of the piece.
Very good, vintage condition with natural crazing present (no losses/damage).
Unsigned – from the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her work.
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: 2.75″ x Diameter: 3.75″
Vintage Piero Fornasetti “Caduceus” Lithograph Gilt Porcelain Green Ashtray
$750.00Vintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic transfer and gilt on porcelain – the pattern depicting a caduceus amid a bouquet of flowers and acanthus leaves.
Rare color and pattern. Very good, vintage condition with only light wear consistent with age/use.
Signed “Fornasetti. Milano. Made in Italy” with the Fornasetti pictogram and hand-painted gilt ’13’ to the reverse.
Measures: H: 2″ x L: 4.75″ x D: 4′.