Vintage
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 West German Fat Lava Ceramic Glaze Pitcher and Cup Set
$225.00Lovely decanter set of seven pieces: one carafe and six small tumblers, all in slate gray ceramic with white volcanic-textured mottled surfaces. Interiors are all glazed in a high-gloss orange. Likely, 1960s West German (given the composition). Unsigned.
Few flecks to tumblers, which blend into the white lava drip finish (no real losses).
Decanter: H: 10″ x L: 4.25″ x D: 3.1″
Cups: H: 1.75″ x Diameter: 1.75″
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″
Vintage Witco Treasure Chest Jewelry Box
Hand-sculpted cedar jewelry / trinket box (circa 1960s USA) attributed to Witco. The technique incorporated into the crafting process involves burning then waxing the wood to complement the coarse grain.
Treasure-chest style box with a hinged top (closes unevenly due to how the hinge mechanisms were attached). Magnificent carved detail, texture and lines.
8.75ʺW × 5ʺD × 5ʺH
Vintage Wooden Pipe Holder / Pipe Stand
Vintage solid walnut pipe stand (circa 1950s USA) composed of holders / rests for pipes or small accessories. With twelve holders, this is in an attractive piece large enough to accommodate a nice collection of pipes. Excellent, vintage condition.
19.5ʺW × 2.9ʺD × 4.75ʺH
Vintage Wooden Puzzle Box Containing Miniature Tables and Chairs
Hand-Carved puzzle box composed of miniature seats and tables all ingeniously stacked and nestled into the rectangular holder that doubles as a table itself.
Includes a variety of chair and table sizes, as shown.
There are some scuffs and spots to the holder itself – all interior pieces are in very fine, vintage condition.
Illegibly signed and dated ’10/97.’
Holder measures: H: 8.25″ x L: 3.75″ x D: 3.88″
Vintage Wooden Three-Piece Pig Puzzle Sculpture
Primitive, hand-carved pig puzzle composed of three adjoining pieces. Simple, whimsical decorative item in very good, vintage condition.
5.5ʺW × 1.1ʺD × 3ʺH