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Museum Bee

Gilbert Adrian Rare One-of-a-Kind Bee Keeper Hat Museums, Collectors
By Christian Dior, Gilbert Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plaiting, in concept a la Bee Keeper complete with layered, wired protective netting. Size: 17" Condition
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20th Century American Hats

Frogs and Toad, Signed lithograph (AP), from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness
By Jack Beal
Located in New York, NY
Jack Beal Frogs and Toad, 1971 Hand signed in pencil by Jack Beal, annotated AP One-color
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1970s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Colon [Panama]
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Colon [Panama]
Colon [Panama]
$2,950
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Cross Roads, Kingston [Jamacia].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Caribbean Island [untitled].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Oil Pastel

Caribbean Island [untitled].
Caribbean Island [untitled].
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Pegasus Coin Ring Winged Horse White Stallion, Diamonds, Comfort Fit, Zeus
By Kurtulan
Located in Bozeman, MT
Museum *Video shows a bee-coin ring but the size and shape of ring is exactly the same. Made-to-order
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

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Museum Bees by Trace Mayer
By Tramp Art
Located in Louisville, KY
Museum Bees are unique works of art made with recycled antique picture frames. Most of these will
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Antique Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Museum Bees by Trace Mayer
H 5 in W 4 in D 1 in
Lachaise Bee Figure Sculpture by Alva Studio
By Alva Museum Replicas, Inc., Gaston Lachaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish bee figure sculpture is an authorized museum replica by Alva Studios and was produced
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Steel

Series of "Museum Bees" Frames
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and charming collection of small frames, known as "Museum bees" created by Trace Mayer
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20th Century Decorative Art

Series of "Museum Bees" Frames
H 3 in W 3 in L 3 in
Sheffield Island Light off Norwalk, Conn.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the
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1880s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Triple Play Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 11/2019
By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
moulded fibreglass, cloth and polyester resin. his works can bee seen in museums all over the world, from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Old Hut Near Ship Yard. Madison, Conn.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Light House of Port Morris, 1888. North Brother Island.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the
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1880s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Two Men Punting. [untitled].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
. Reynolds Beal was one of the few Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in
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1890s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

In Greenwich Harbor.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

San Juan.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
. Reynolds Beal was one of the few Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in
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Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Oil Pastel

San Juan.
San Juan.
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Watch Hill Light. Sept. 19, 1940.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal created the 1940 drawing entitled “WATCH HILL LIGHT” on a sheet of heathered blue
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Jacmel, Haiti, Mar. 13, 1923.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
edge. REYNOLDS BEAL Known as one of the early American Impressionists, Beal was born in 1867 and
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Fayerweather Island Light, Black Rock Harbor, Conn.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member
Category

1880s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Tuck s Island off Madison Conn. [Tuxis Island].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the
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1880s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Oyster Bay Sloops.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Robertha, Nassau, N. P. [New Providence].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919. Beal was a member
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Watercolor, Pencil

Triple Play Dining Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 1/2016
By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
moulded fibreglass, cloth and polyester resin. his works can bee seen in museums all over the world, from
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

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Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Coastal Seascape with Boat at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed card: 10 x 12.75 inche...
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19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Dior fur coat
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Astrakhan and mink fur coat. Blue silk lining. Composition and size labels missing, it fits a 36FR. A Collection circa 2006-2008 under the artistic direction ...
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Early 2000s French Coats

White backless evening jersey dress with rhinestone embellishment LORIS AZZARO
By Loris Azzaro Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
White backless evening slip dress with rhinestone embellishment. SIZE S
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1970s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

French Confit Pot
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C French confit pot. 1890. Has some historical damage. Dimensions 11.5 inches (29 cms) High 9.5 inches (24 cms) Diameter.    
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Antique 19th Century French Pottery

Materials

Pottery

French Confit Pot
French Confit Pot
$253
H 11.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Jean Louis Scherrer haute couture black polka dots sheer evening gown, f/w 2005
By Jean-Louis Scherrer
Located in London, GB
Jean-Louis Scherrer by Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture Autum / Winter 2005 - Sheer polka dots silk chiffon with black velvet covered buttons on bust and sleeves - Victorian poet slee...
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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Vintage Alexander Calder lithograph (1970s Calder prints)
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage early 1970s Alexander Calder off-set lithograph: Published by Art in America, circa early 1970s. Good to very good overall vintage condition. Printed signature from an editi...
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Alexander Calder lithograph (1970s Calder prints)
Vintage Alexander Calder lithograph (1970s Calder prints)
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.01 in
Antique English Oil Painting The Knight Errant Pre-Raphaelite Nude Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Galliano Rare Deco Inspired High Style Gown
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa f/w 2008 John Galliano mauve silk charmeuse dress adorned with deco inspired faux pearl and crystal beadwork. Features kimono sleeves. Draped neckline held securely with sing...
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Early 2000s Evening Dresses

Vivienne Westwood black velvet and faux fur crown, fw 1987
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood black velvet crown with brown faux fur band. Harris Tweed, Fall-Winter 1987
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1990s British Hats

Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944) Original Production Drawing: Bugs Bunny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears, 1944 FRAMING: Framing included in Pricing SKU: CCV1625 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Looney...
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1940s More Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Thierry Mugler Fall 1992 Red Runway Suit Jacket Skirt Museum Worthy
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Iconic rare Collectors Piece. Famously presented on the Thierry Mugler’s Fall/Winter 1992 GLAMOUR PUNK-THE RITZ Collection Runway as well as worn by the gorgeous Monica Bellucci on t...
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1990s French Skirt Suits

Calder, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Lithographies et Eaux-Fortes Originales, Livres I...
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Calder, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Calder, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10 in W 7.375 in
S/S 1996 Thierry Mugler Sculptural Runway Museum Skirt Suit Ensemble
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Concord, NC
Own a piece of fashion history with this extraordinary documented Thierry Mugler Spring Summer 1996 skirt suit. Black and white jacket with a large folding collar and a large white s...
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1990s French Skirt Suits

UK exhibition poster of Grimms Fairy Tales (Hand signed by David Hockney)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney Grimms' Fairy Tales (Hand Signed), 1996 Offset Lithograph Poster Boldly signed in ink marker on the top front 16 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches Unframed This signed offset lithogr...
Category

1990s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
$14,000 Sale Price
60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
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