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).
A super “Log Cabin” patterned quilt made so much more powerful by the combination of colors and magnificent zigzag border its maker included. Ex. American Folk Art Museum, NYC. Ex. American Hurrah Antiques, NYC. Pictured on page 113; “The Quilt Engagement Calendar Treasury”; Nelson and Houck, 1982.
Wonderful double-sided painted sign in the shape of a hand. Two boards joined together with early wood cleats. Mellow yellow paint with contracted black details.
These super graphic antique weaving exercises were part of a visual learning curriculum devised by Friedrich Froebel, an 18th century German educator who’s credited with the invention of kindergarten. Froebel’s curriculum asked its students and participants to use logic and critical thinking to solve visual problems that were – themselves – often part of a […]
Vintage mid-20th-century driftwood rootball lamp with an overall explosive appearance. Normally comprised of several components fastened together, one lamp maker got very lucky to have found a single piece with so much sculptural integrity that not a single element needed to be added. Decades of weathering have left subtle textural shifts—tight grain, old fissures, and […]
A set of four block-printed circus broadsides. Circa 1930s.
Highly stylized Yoruba twin pair with tapering heads, high forehead, large diamond-shaped eyes and broad smiles displaying traditionally filed incisors. The features are recognizable as the hand of a particular carver working in the early to mid 20th century in the town of Ajasse. I’ve found three supposed names for this carver but an identical […]
Possibly the sweetest, most endearing thing I’ve found over the last few months of picking – this folk art portrait of a dapper looking terrier named “Stokes.” It’s clear that this pup was highly regarded given the original and over the top frame his owner selected for him… something any pet owner would likely do […]