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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Modigliani-alike

Posted on 21:00 by Ashish Chaturvedi
In Paris, June 2010, a similar sculpture by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani fetched $52.6 million at a Christie's auction sale. A record for the artist and the highest price paid for a work of art sold in France at the time. Ours, of course a reproduction - and a fraction of the cost!
13.5"
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Saturday, 29 June 2013

Happy Gay Pride!

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In recognition of this banner year for gay rights we will be closed today and resume regular business hours tomorrow...Enjoy the parade and festivities if you are down in The Village today!
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Friday, 28 June 2013

Ultra-Fine/Semi-Precious

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Heavily encrusted with stones sometimes referred to as "Fools Gold" - loads of iron pyrites glitter atop this handsome brass box, lined with rosewood. Fantastic for keeping your genuine gold rings and cuff links in.

NOTE: We will be closed Sunday in recognition of the annual Gay Pride Parade.
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Thursday, 27 June 2013

Shark Tale

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A Faux Shagreen Chinese porcelain vessel topped with a gorgeously minimalist bronze lid. Hong Kong in origin - likely a purely decorative object for the well-to-do traveler wanting to bring a bit of the Orient back to the states or Europe in the mid-century.
12" x 9"
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Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Renaissance Revivalism

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White bisque porcelain lamps in a Neo-Renaissance style - Made in Italy, 1950s. 
These obelisks with fanciful rococo decorations sitting atop gold leafed bases are great examples of a return to romanticism in design.
40" to the top of the finials
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Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Fantastic Fantoni

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This 1950s cubist still life realized in ceramic by Marcello Fantoni is referred to as a "Portrait Plaque Bowl" - meaning it was always intended to hang. This particular example has an extra enticing provenance in that it was created for the showroom of the renown Los Angeles firm called Marbro...the company responsible for assembling the best mid-century lamps in the 50s & 60s - including those by Fantoni. So, just what is this scene? Is it a summery sangria?
12" x 10"
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Monday, 24 June 2013

Black is Beautiful

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1950s women of color cast in terracotta...European in origin. The lovely bust on top is French and marked 1958. The demure Venus on the bottom is Austrian from the well-known studio called  Goldscheider.

Top: 10" x 6"
Bottom: 12" x 4"
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