Unusual Objects … Objects of Curiosity
PRESENTING A GLORIOUSLY QUIRKEY AND WHIMSICAL Maitland Smith Gilt Bronze Monkey Paper Towel Holder. Made by the well known maker, Maitland Smith, circa 1980. This large piece is heavy, functional, decorative and downright AMUSING ! The pair of ‘Jester’ monkeys are made of cast bronze which has been cold painted Read more…
PRESENTING a LOVELY Vintage Chinese Double Happiness Wedding Candlesticks, a Matching Pair. Made in China in the early 20th Century of bronzed pewter, with their Original folded beehive wax candles. Made circa 1930. Made for the purpose of commemorating and celebrating a wedding ceremony. The candlesticks contain the symbols for Read more…
PRESENTING a LOVELY piece of West African Tribal Art, namely a Vintage Pair of Congolese Luba Figures. Made in the Congo by the Luba Tribe, circa mid 20th Century, circa 1970. One features a beautifully hand carved Warrior in pensive mood with his fist resting on his chin and the Read more…
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20C Cambodian Polychrome Female Figurine. From circa 1900-20 and from South Eastern Asia, most likely Cambodia based up on the style. This is a wooden carved Cambodian Female Courtesan, hand painted, in the classic South East Asian (Cambodian) design and style. Evidence of genuine aging , Read more…
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20C Cambodian Polychrome Male Figurine. From circa 1900-20 and from South Eastern Asia, most likely Cambodia based up on the style. This is a wooden carved Cambodian Courtesan, hand painted, in the classic South East Asian (Cambodian) design and style. Evidence of genuine aging , as Read more…
PRESENTING A RARE piece of African Folk Art, namely, a Vintage African Congolese Carved Wooden Nun. Made in the Congo circa 1920-30, this wooden (probably ebony) carved statue of a decent size, depicts a Catholic Nun in prayer. Would have been carved in honor of the Belgian Catholic Missionaries that Read more…
PRESENTING a GLORIOUS Early 20C Indonesian Carved Wooden Seated Gentleman. This is BEAUTIFUL bit of ‘treen’ carved most likely in Indonesia or Cambodia or Bali circa 1920. Carved from one solid block of native hardwood it depicts a seated gentleman in traditional Indonesian attire, with his legs crossed and hands Read more…
PRESENTING A UNIQUE Pair of Contemporary Art Painted Fiberglass Boy Sculptures Signed … by the artist … we think “Laqi”. These sculptures are a pair of the ‘cutest’ piecs of contemporary sculpture that we have seen for a while. We really wish we could identify and learn more about the Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Pair of Polish/German Stoneware Figures. Not a matching pair but similarly themed, with the little girl holding a basket of kittens with one kitten climbing up her front and the other of a little boy climbing a tree stump with a snail at the base. The Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY Set of 12 Silver Plated Italian Masonic Forks and Spoons. Made in Firenze (Florence) Italy for a Masonic Lodge, the Set consists of 6 matching tea spoons, one sugar spoon and 5 fruit forks. Each is made of silver plate with profusely repoussed handles and each ending Read more…
