Saturday, November 28, 2009

Paintings to Adorn the Walls of Your Chateau















Hurray for Hollywood! 

Vintage Hollywood Photo:  "The Eddy Duchin Story"










Pancho Villa rides again!



"Blue Lake" signed "Baker"  




Mid-century tile mosaic of Manhattan apartment building with cool penthouse and ground-level markets.  Lovingly crafted by one of the original team members of the "Little Rascals".


Beautiful antique French painting, oil on wood, exquisite floral detail including bees buzzing about, original frame.



Bric-à-brac

Bric-à-brac: a miscellaneous collection of small articles commonly of ornamental or sentimental value : curios.

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The unique Chinese figurine pictured above was purchased at a gallery in Singapore representing the finest contemporary artists of China and comes with papers of authentication. List Price: $ 1000





Old metal jar, perhaps from the depths of the Mediterranean


Pair of beautiful large orange urns






Feast your eyes on this beautiful tres chic designer picture frame by artist Douglas Cloutier, crafted in the U.S.A. from vintage jewelry.  Absolutely gorgeous and priced to sell!

For more samples of the artisan's exquisite work, check out:  http://cloutier-frames.com/

List Price:  $ 750



Original Raymond Chow Portrait of Clint Eastwood


Fantastic original acrylic painting by Raymond Chow, renown artist in Vancouver, of actor Clint Eastwood in his prime.  Great likeness capturing the soul and spirit of Eastwood.  Very rare macho content for Chow who is more often known for his portraits of beautiful women and floral compositions.  We offer a number of other paintings by Raymond Chow from our collection here in Los Angeles, and also through his gallery in Vancouver. Check out:  www.raymondchow.com

We have a number of additional original Raymond Chow paintings offered separately for sale with list prices from $ 2,000-6,000.  The available paintings can be viewed at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157629453271523

Set of Vintage Original Clark Gable Photographs






Approximately 100 vintage photos of Clark Gable with contemporary Hollywood celebrities. Mostly silver gel, displayed in simple wooden frames, with detailed annotations on the photos about the subject, such as:
"March 31, 1947 - Gable leans from his portable dressing room to inspect one of the gifts that arrived of him the day he started work in "The Hucksters" Gable played "Love that Soap" Man in the film."
The collection would perfectly complement the decor of any cozy Hollywood bar or bistro, or the media room of a film buff!

Sold!

A Terrific Assortment of Antique Clocks








Mostly French, but one very special hand-painted porcelain Waterbury Clock from Connecticut. Buy one, or buy them all at a deeply discounted price!  Sold!

Rare Collection of Vintage French Post Cards




Nearly four hundred fascinating vintage French post cards, in original collector's album, many with stamps and handwritten greetings--test your college French!  Also, featuring former French Colonies and other exotic locales.  Note opened album on carved chest in first photo.

List Price:  $ 1250

Large Mid-Century Mosaic Panel, Asian Scene

One of several beautiful mosaics hand-crafted in the 1950's by a gifted artist who worked on the original "Little Rascals" Series. Purchased from his estate in the Valley.  Perfect for patio or in garden setting or spa.  80" x 19".

List Price: $ 1000

Colorful Painting of the Artist T.A. Steinlen



Fabulous and fun colorful original painting of Steinlen in his studio by Leon d'Uribe (?).  The inspiration, shown in this post above the painting, was a wonderful old engraving by Pieter Dupont:

http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/radicalism/dupont.shtml

List Price:  $ 2000

Sunday, November 22, 2009

1960's Grundig Console Radio/Phono/Tape Deck


























Mid-century style and flair galore.  State of the art post-War German design and construction.  A beautiful piece of furniture as is, or restore to its full functionality.  Identical to the Grundig console seen in Dream Girls set.

Sold!

Antique French Wrought Iron Bench/Chairs Set




Authentic French style at its very best.  Classic understated elegance guaranteed to transport you back to La Belle France the moment you sit in the love-seat bench or chairs.

Previously owned by actor Howard Hesseman, who picked them up in France some years ago.  Beautiful oak patina on wooden slats.

List Price:  $ 2500

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Lawn Jockeys from Altandor Farm





















http://www.walknyranch.com/

Check out the website listed above for a touching, loving story about the previous owner of this pair of lawn jockeys.  Altandor Farm and these two jockeys belonged to Albert Yank, famous race horse breeder and agent, who always wore the color purple, as sported by these two jockeys.  More info available at:
http://dkennybloodstock.blogspot.com/2008_09_21_archive.html

List Price:  $ 2000 for the pair


Saturday, October 17, 2009

Dusty Anderson Negulesco Original Painting




Wonderful painting by noted model/actress and wife of famous Hollywood director Jean Negulesco (Dusty Anderson Negulesco--pictured above as glamour witch at time of painting), of their two Siamese cats.

Great mid-century style and color. 

Read more about the artist and her husband at:

http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/11/Dusty+Anderson/index.html

And check out the entry on the website for 1950 for info about a showing in Paris featuring an earlier painting of these two wonderful chats, Jackson and Pavlovaz!

List Price:  $ 4000