Vintage
Set of Four Vintage Painted Pinewood Racers
$395.00Circa late 1950s / early 1960s Pinewood Racers, which, since 1953, were sold as blocks of wood with accessories for boy scouts to craft / customize themselves for racing. These older examples are simple in form with hand-painted details, lovely old decals and applied wheels..
Light wear consistent with age and history.
General specs are: H: 2″ x D: 2.25″ x L: 7″ (there is only a slight dimensional disparity between the racers).
Listing is for the set of four.
Vintage Czech Bohemian Orange Art Pottery Ribbed Lidded Canister by Erphila
$150.00Mid-Century Czech/Bohemia Modern art pottery lidded canister imported into the United States by Theodore Eberling and Frederick Reuss’s Philadelphia-based company, Erphila (an amalgam of the first letters of their last names and Phila representing Philadelphia).
Charming, eye-catching objet d’art composed of a ribbed cylindrical vessel supported by tripod base in a vibrant orange color with cream interior.
Very good, vintage condition with light patina but no chips/cracks/losses.
Retains the ERPHILA foil label and stamped signature “Erphila Czecho Slovakia.”
Small scale – H: 6″ x Diameter: 4.38″
Vintage German Ceramic Cake or Pie Plate / Round Trivet With Diamond Argyle / Lattice Pattern
$95.00Vintage porcelain dessert plate/round trivet (ca. Mid-20th Century, Germany).
Features an attractive argyle/lattice/diamond plaid pattern in rose pink and yellow.
Spots of discoloration and edge loss, as shown. Overall, this stylish, practical piece remains in good, vintage condition.
Stamped “Made in Germany” with the model number.
H: 0.5″ x Diameter: 11.5″
Set of Three Nick Munro English Matte Powder Blue and Glossy White Plates – Two Sizes
$325.00Three examples of Nick Munro’s scarcely seen dinnerware, sold as a set (ca. 1990s, England).
All three plates are completely flat lacking the concave curve of most dinner plates, making the two larger 10″ plates ideal for dessert/cake serving use (cakes would have to be 9″ max).
Sophisticated, modern design with attractive glazes, guaranteed to enhance any tabletop decor.
The larger matte powder blue dinner/cake plate is – H: 0.75″ x Diameter: 10.13″
The glossy white dinner/cake plate is – H: 0.75″ x Diameter: 10.25″
The smaller matte powder blue salad/appetizer/dessert plate is – H: 0.5″ x Diameter: 8″
Excellent, used condition. The spotting on the white plate is a subtle mottled detail in the glaze, not an imperfection.
All three are sold together.
Set of Three Finnish Modern Ceramic Canisters by Richard Lindh for Arabia
$475.00Set of three vintage ceramic canisters with red melamine/plastic and rubber lids designed by Richard Lindh for Arabia (ca. 1960s, Finland).
Simple, elegant, modernist design which lends itself to a variety of decorating styles.
Excellent, vintage condition with normal crazing present along with light wear to the rubber banding on the lids.
Two tall canisters – H: 8.25″ x L: 3.75″ x D: 3.75″
One short canister – H: 5.25″ x L: 3.75″ x D: 3.75″
Stamped “Arabia Made in Finland 12-67.”
German Leather and Chrome Desk / Conference Chair by Jehs + Laub for Wilkhahn
$2,400.00Polished chromed-steel and leather “Graph Chair” Model 301/5 designed by Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub for Wilkhahn in 2015, Germany.
Iconic chair seen in high-end executive offices and conference rooms worldwide. Additionally, the Graph Chair is prominently displayed in the television series, “USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” in Pike’s Ready Room, Spock’s Quarters, and the Enterprise Sick Bay.
Sleek, sophisticated design with sculptural armrests linking the swiveling seat and back rest, all supported by a four-star base on caster wheels. Exceptionally comfortable due to a three-point support with rear spring strut.
Seat height is not adjustable, and leather and chrome show wear consistent with use (light leather indentations to the back and scuffs to the chrome, largely around the arm rests). Remains in good, durable condition.
H: 40.75″ x L: 23.75″ x D: 22″ x Seat Height: 19″
Seat Length: 20.25″
Seat Depth: 19″
Arm Height – Lowest: 26.25″ Highest: 27.75″
Base – Length: 23″ x Depth: 22″
Pair of Art Deco Chrome and Copper Column Form Andirons
$800.00Pair of Art Deco andirons with chrome column-form uprights surmounted by copper spheres and attached to iron billet bars (ca. 1930s, USA).
Distressed condition with scuffing/general wear consistent with age/use, as shown.
Structurally sound and visually appealing with contrasting copper and silver-tone metals and slender, cylindrical forms.
H: 15.25″ x L: 17.25″ x D: 5.25″
Scandinavian Geometric and Floral Hand-Painted Fajance Platter by Elle Norway
$350.00Norwegian modern fajance dish/platter by Elle Keramikk, ca. 1960s (the Elle factory operated near Oslo, Norway between 1942–1967).
Unique patterns and textures, incorporating hand-painted geometric and floral details with sgraffito etching of the grid-like pattern bordering the central floral decoration.
Attractive colors of pink, black, green, and white employed.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Signed and numbered on the reverse.
H: 1.25″ x L: 15.38″ x D: 13.38″
Vintage Moroccan Hand Painted Wall Mounted Three Tiered Spice Shelf / Bracket
$1,800.00Wall shelf/bracket featuring carved and hand painted details (ca. 1940s/1950s, Morocco).
Attractive geometric and floral patterns in green, gold, pink, beige, off-white, light blue, navy, and brick red.
Composed of three tiers – the lower two enclosed by columns surmounted by arches, two distinctive characteristics of Moorish architecture.
Given the restriction imposed by these columns, the lower two shelves are only suitable for displaying small decorative items or housing spice jars, as the design intended.
The top shelf is bordered by a carved and painted ‘ledge.’
Very good, vintage condition with scuffs and light paint losses, as shown. (All wear is minor, and the piece remains in very good, vintage condition. )
H: 19.5″ x L: 39.75″ x D: 9″
Top tier interior space L: 37.88″ x D: 7.5″
Second tier L: 23.75″ x D: 5″
Bottom tier L: 23.75″ x D: 2.75″
Art Deco Matte Yellow and Glossy Blue Ceramic Console Bowl by Cowan Pottery
$275.00Frond-form pedestal console bowl/centerpiece by Cowan Pottery (ca. late 1920s/early 1930s, Ohio, USA).
Cowan was perhaps most recognized for producing the Viktor Schreckengost-designed line of “Jazz Bowls,” originally made for Eleanor Roosevelt who commissioned the designer to create the perfectly elegant punch bowl.
Attractive matte yellow/orange glazed exterior with a glossy peacock blue interior.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Die-impressed Cowan hallmark present, as shown.
H 4.63″ x L: 12.38″ x D: 8″
Petite Vintage Hand-Dyed Leather Pig After Dmitiri Omersa
$650.00Vintage leather pig reminiscent of Dimitri Omersa’s early 20th Century designs for retailers, Abercrombie and Fitch and Liberty (ca. 1960s).
The leather was hand-stained/dyed to create the rich brown, almost black appearing finish.
There are a couple of scuffs to the leather along with some tonal unevenness, particularly to the underside, but the piece remains in very good, vintage condition.
Small size (tabletop objet d’art): H: 6.5″ x L: 12″ x D: 4.5″
Unmarked, designer unknown.
Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Airplane Weathervane
$950.00Handmade Folk Art mounted airplane weathervane/whirligig with a functional, spinning propeller (ca. Early-20th Century, USA).
Hand-carved and painted wood with cast aluminum and metal wire details, all supported by a black painted metal base.
Likely used outdoors, explaining the weathered, distressed condition (paint and wooden edge losses to the tail).
Base was previously added.
H: 8″ x L: 13.5″ x D: 12.75″