Wonderful piece of memoryware built on the body of a pressed metal (tin?) coffee pot. I especially love examples of this craft that at first appear random assemblages only to gradually reveal their true planned nature when scrutinized more closely. Included are the expected bolts and, screws and broken bits of fashion. But also present […]
Very expressive lettering on this folky hand-painted “Private Property” sign. The lettering is in black enamel which has lost some of its shine and contracted in spots. Dimensional lumber plank with visible pencil guidelines over old white. Single-sided with unpainted back.
Super folky hand-painted farm sign advertising Cucumbers and Cabbages (odd combination). The paint is interesting because the letterforms appear to have been already painted when its maker added the white. The effect is that some edges seem to dissolve blurring the boundaries between the foreground and background Single-sided with unpainted back.
Fun, folky, hand-painted “Sodapop” sign. Dimensional lumber plank with visible pencil guidelines over old white. The lettering is in deep, glossy red. Single-sided with white paint on the reverse.
Miniature chest of drawers with gadrooned, beaded molding and turned feet in bright orange enamel. Overall the piece is constructed from very thin pine panels. It appears as though the drawer fronts are also veneered. Remains of a candy store label are on the underside of the bottom drawer: “From the – Syracuse Confection[ery] – […]
Parian porcelain bust of Clytie emerging from a flower originally modeled after a marble sculpture by Delpech (original in British Museum) and probably produced by Copeland circa 1863. Marked “Art Union of London, 1863” on base of plinth at front and “C. Delpech” at back. Myth of Clytie per Wikipedia According to the myth, Clytie […]
Spectacular carved and painted antique leopard fragment with bright yellow body and fuzzy black spots.
Parian bust of Apollo originally modeled after a marble sculpture by Delpech (original in British Museum) and probably produced by Copeland circa 1860. Delpech’s bust was apparently also a copy of an antiquarian (Greek or Roman) bust in the collection of the Vatican. Head turned right and fabric slung over the right shoulder and pinned […]
Superbly graphic quilt with overall diamond pattern in sober gray/brown/blue color palette.
Superb vintage squash-shaped Murano glass vase by Alfredo Barbini (1925-2007).