Early Carved and Painted Picture Frame (10×14)

Antique American carved beveled frame with an approximately 1/2 inch relief channel surrounding. Early Spanish brown paint. Walnut. Circa 1820s-40s.

Gilt Picture Frame with Rope Twist Molding (12×14)

Antique American gilt picture frame with rope twist molding. Remnant yellow bole on outer edge. Circa 1850.

Reverse Profile Picture Frame with Faux Bois Painted Surface (12.5×15)

Antique American reverse profile picture frame in dark faux bois finish and integral gilt liner. Pine/Poplar. Circa 1840s.

Folk Art Fancy Knotwork Covered Bottle

A traditional form of maritime folk art, this sailor-made macramé knotwork covered bottle is similar to other documented examples from the mid-19th century forward. It bears a striking resemblance to a bottle pictured on the Herreshoff Marine Museum (Bristol, RI) website where the caption reads “In our collection at HMM, we have a number of […]

Aesthetic Movement Arm Chair

Aesthetic Movement parlor arm chair, ebonized wood with later overpainting. Arched crest rail decorated with florals and incised geometric banding… finials at the back posts. Shaped arms with carved scroll terminals over pierced and carved aprons; turned and block stretcher base on shaped legs with casters. Reupholstered in a contemporary floral showing very little wear. […]

American Chip-Carved Tramp Art Frame with 45-Star Parade Flag

American chip-carved tramp art picture frame in very dark original surface, professionally fitted as a shadow box to accommodate a 45-star printed parade flag on pole, circa 1896–1908 commemorating the statehood of Utah. Flag measures 9.75″ wide by 6″ tall Sealed back and linen-lined interior, approximately ½ inch deep. Molding slightly over 2½ inches wide, […]

Sculptor’s Modeling Stand with Rotatable Top

Sculptor’s stand with square rotatable top, white paint over an earlier black layer. Four splayed square-section legs joined by a lower cross-stretcher and set on casters. The top rotates on small iron wheels that ride along a riveted sheet-metal plate set into the lower frame, pivoting on a central iron rod and cast-iron flange. Remnants […]

Carved Maple Panel with Two Male Figures

Highly stylized carved maple relief panel of two semi-nude male figures in close company — one with an arm draped across the other’s shoulder. Classical in tone, modern or Art Deco in execution and handling. The torsos are rendered in broad, confident planes, the composition cropped and close with borders/framing accomplished with a frieze of […]

Adjustable Sculptor’s Stand

Extremely robust antique/vintage sculptor’s modeling stand on three legs. Splayed base with lower stretcher. Central rack-and-pinion height adjustment operated by with a side-mounted crank handle. Upper platform is stationary, meaning no rotation. Combination of oak and pine with iron hardware and adjustment mechanism. Steel corner shoes at feet. Functional with no identifiable maker. Early 20th […]

“For Delia” Stonecutter’s Miniature Memorial, 1890

I’m sure that stonecutter John Kirk spent at least the better part of May 3rd, 1890 making this — not a gravestone, but a miniature of one. Four stacking pieces of gray veined marble assemble into an obelisk monument complete with pointed finial, molded base, and incised ornament on every face. Gothic foliage, a cross […]