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Monumental Brass Banana Leaf Palm Tree Attributed to Maison Jansen Circa 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A monumental almost 9 foot tall banana leaf palm tree we feel comfortable attributing to Maison Jansen. This brass piece is truly wonderfully crafted and is of the highest quality, e...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass, Steel
Whimsical Raku Pottery Crocodile Head
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Whimsical Folksy Raku pottery crocodile. Hand crafted with a great turquoise glaze and wonderfully expressive eyes. The piece has a slot on the back so it can be hung on a wall. Ther...
Category
20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
”The Waitress” 1982 Bronze by Noted California Artist Jorjana Holden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely bronze by the noted California Artist Jorjana Jorgana Holden (1917-2011) titled “The Waitress”. It is Monogrammed JH 2/11 and dated 82. It is mounted on a bleached mahogany ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collection of 23 Miniature John Andersson Pottery Vessels for Hoganas of Sweden
By John Andersson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful set of 23 miniature stoneware pottery vessels by John Andersson for Hoganas. These date to the mid 1950’s. Beautifully glaze and executed, these little masterpieces range...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
Materials
Pottery
1970’s Kirsch Hamilton Aurora Clock Restored
By Kirsch/Hamilton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage 1970s Aurora clock. These stunning clocks are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art MOMA in NY. Developed in the 1970s by a NASA engineer and an architect these stu...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Grand Tour Neoclassical Minauture Bronze Mounted on Beautiful Rouge Marble Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nicely done grand tour neoclassical souvenir of a dancing maiden mounted to a stunning rouge marble base. A lovely delicate miniature cabinet bronze. The veining on the marble base...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Doulton Lambeth Salt Glazed Decorated Vases 1884
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of Doulton Lambeth Salt Glazed Stoneware vases with incised and applied decoration. There are both signed on the bases. They are dated 1884. They are monogrammed with a d...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Vases
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of Dancing Faun with Cymbals
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautifully cast Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of a Dancing Faun or Satyr holding cymbals. The sculpture has wonderful detail and the hands and feet are beautifully cast and fini...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Blue Drip Glazed Fantoni Square Fantoni Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful drip glazed pottery vessel by Fantoni. It has a squarish shaped base with a round top. A stunning deep shade of blue is the primary color. Signed on the base.
The vase is...
Category
20th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Pottery
Grand Tour NeoClassical Alabaster Carved Urn
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice neoclassical grand tour souvenir of an urn carved out of alabaster. The urn is was carved in pieces and assembled.
Nice veining to the alabaster.
Good antique condition. So...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Fabulous Large Abstract Stoneware Pottery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A massive stoneware abstract sculpture with a yellow partial glaze. Vaguely resembles a molar tooth or a couple embracing. Quite heavy and apparently unsigned.
We have it set on a 54 inch diameter Eero Saarinen for Knoll Marble Top table surrounded by Laverne tulip chairs...
Category
20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Medieval Bronze Sculpture of a Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A cast bronze lion figure mounted on a black rectangular base, depicted in a dynamic stance with stylized detailing, including a ribbed torso, deeply incised mane, and expressive fac...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Classical Marble Stone Fragment Lions Claw
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Possibly classical or later, carved stone fragment in the form of a stylized lion’s paw or foliate terminal, likely from a column base, furniture mount, or architectural element. Pal...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Northern Italian Carved Wood
Gessoed Atlas with Celestial Globe Circa 1800
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare late 18th–early 19th century carved wooden figure of Atlas supporting a celestial sphere, Northern Italy (Venice or Padua), circa 1780–1820.
This beautifully modeled figure is c...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Monumental Brutalist Starburst Mirror 9 Foot Tall Sculptures
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of massive hand crafted brutalist sculptures with sun/star burst mirrors on top. They are each welded and bent steel rods that have been painted gold. The sun burst parts are ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Architectural Rooster Pottery Figure
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful piece of architectural pottery in the form of a rooster. Art deco influences for certain although we’re uncertain as to maker, age or origin. In generally good condition...
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Victorian Horn Travel Perfume Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely pair of Victorian horn perfume travel containers descended through a prominent New England Family. These two have pretty graining and are in generally good condition. The fi...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Horn
Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of 3 Horn boxes descended in the same New England family. These three consist of a snuff box, a change purse and a trinket oval shaped box with a gold star.
The change purse h...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
$1,500 / set
Pair of Victorian English Horn Card Carrying Cases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely pair of antique Victorian 19th Century Horn card cases. Beautifully grained these antique pieces were descended from the same family estate. The first has a flip top that re...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
Lawson Art Deco Copper Clock in Working Order
By Lawson Time Inc.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice art deco Lawson clock in copper n working order. Nice early digital display with rolling cylinders. The clock has been keeping good time f...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Copper
Inuit Wilson Oozeva Carving of Polar Bear
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful and whimsical polar bear carving by the noted Alaskan intuit carver Wilson Oozeva (1953-2013). The fossilized bone carving lileky dates to the late 1970’s perhaps early 1...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Whimsical Hand Thrown Glazed Pottery Elephant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical hand thrown pottery elephant. It has a beautiful glaze. It’s in good condition although I notice a firing flaw underneath one tusk, pictured. It may be a repair...
Category
20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Three Horn, Silver and Wood Trinket or Snuff Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 nice Victorian trinket or snuff boxes. One is oval and made of horn with Silver inlay. The next is a long oval out of some exotic horn and has a hinge on top, and a portion lifts o...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Lovely Silver and Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of horn of silver snuff or trinket boxes. One is hallmarked with English Sterling hallmarks the other I believe is silverplate. I cannot quite make out the date code but ...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,200 / set
Bruce Houston Truck Sculpture
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical sculpture with an abstract motif by the noted California artist, Bruce Houston. This abstract truck is a beautifully executed in blues, greens and yellows. We ...
Category
Early 2000s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Bruce Houston Baltimore Oriole Fan Truck
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical sculpture for the Baltimore Oriole Fan, by the noted California artist, Bruce Houston. We have had a number of the artist’s works for a number of years. We acqu...
Category
Early 2000s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Whimsical Truck Suitcase Sculpture 2005 by Bruce Houston
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A whimsical 2005 sculpture by the noted California artist Bruce Houston. The sculpture features a well worn and abused suitcase molded into a truck body with attached model wheels an...
Category
Early 2000s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Pollock Inspired Drip painted Folk Art Box with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice folk art hand made and hand painted homage to Jackson Pollock in a drop style. It is monogrammed TJ on the interior lid.
In good overall condition with minor imperfections
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bruce Houston Saxophone Players Miniature 1997
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful miniature by the noted California Artist Bruce Houston. It is signed and dated on the bottom 1997. It depicts two Saxophones musicians. Beautifully detailed and painted. ...
Category
1990s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bruce Houston Miniature Folk Art Man Chained by Parrot
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical work of art we have had for a number of years. We acquired a number of the artist’s works not long after the artist’s death in 2016. This work is not signed. It...
Category
1990s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Bruce Houston Folk Art Whimsical Miniature “Leda and the Swan” in Lucite
By Bruce Houston
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical work of art we have had for a number of years. We acquired a number of the artist’s works not long after the artist’s death in 2016. This work is not signed. It...
Category
1990s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Beautiful Birmingham 1912 Sterling Silver, Agate
Cabochon Ruby? Pill Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
a beautiful little Birhimham Sterling Silver Pill box with an agate top. The The has a different color slice underneath on the interior. The outside is decorated with what I believe ...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes Brass with Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 beautiful antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with gilt metal or brass sides and banded or moss agate tops and bottoms. They have some beautiful coloring. The metal is not m...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
3 Victorian Snuff Boxes Gilt Metal and Banded Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
3 beautiful antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with gilt metal sides and banded or moss agate tops and bottoms. They have some beautiful coloring. The metal is not marked so l...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Metal
3 Antique Victorian Snuff or Trinket Boxes with Banded and Moss Agate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice group of three antique Victorian snuff or trinket boxes with metal sides and banded or moss agate tops and bottoms. I’m not quite sure what the smallest one is made of. It has...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Metal
Sampson Mordan
Co 1850’s Calamander
Brass Inlaid Vanity Box Sterling Silver
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely vanity box crafted out of Calamander with brass inlay. It is by the prestigious British firm Sampson Mordan & Co of London. The utensils feature mother of pearl handles and ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Theodore and Alexander Neo Classical Bronze Mounted Specimen Marble Compote
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It features a specimen compote mounted on a beautifully cast bronze base and then mounted on marble. It...
Category
1990s Indian Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theodore and Alexander Neo Classical Specimen Marble Sphere Bronze Mounted
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It features a specimen marble sphere on a mounted bronze and marble base. It is cast of bronze and moun...
Category
1990s Indian Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theodore
Alexander Neo Classical Bronze and Marble Claw Foot
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It depicts an animal claw with a cavity on top for displaying something. It is cast of bronze and moun...
Category
1990s Indian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Whimsical Abstract Ball Sculpture by Palm Springs Artist
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful and whimsical painted plaster ball sculpture on a concrete base hand crafted by a local Palm Springs Artist. The piece is large approximately 81 inches tall. It is not si...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Brutalist Torch Cut Steel and Bronze Sculpture by James Bearden
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning bronze and torch cut steel brutalist sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. This wonderful large sculpture is lovely from all sides. It is large appr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
James Bearden Brutalist Steel and Enamel Sculpture Vessel
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A striking brutalist torch cut steel, and glass enamel vessel sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. The piece features beautifully colored glass enamel highli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Vases
Materials
Enamel, Steel
James Bearden Brutalist Containment Box #1
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful brutalist torch cut steel, dyed bronze and glass enamel Containment box by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. It is one of a series of three. Please see the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
James Bearden Brutalist Containment Box #3
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful brutalist torch cut steel, dyed bronze and glass enamel Containment box by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. It is one of a series of three. Please see the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Bill Keating 1975 Aluminum Abstract Sculpture
By Bill Keating
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great large aluminum abstract sculpture by the noted artist William Bill Keating. It is signed and dated 1975. Nice size and scale, as this sculpture is solid aluminum it can be us...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Tom Dixon Wicker and Rattan Motorcycle Sculpture 1980’s
By Tom Dixon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Very cool wicker and rattan motorcycle by Tom Dixon for a window display for Habitat in the UK from the 1980’s. This is an unusual example of this pi...
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
James Bearden 2022 Brutalist Blacked Steel and Enamel Tree
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful brutalist blackened steel sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist, James Bearden. Done in 2022 the “Tree” features great color and form. Monogrammed on the bottom o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Exquisite Po Shun Leong Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
By Po Shun Leong
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisite jewelry or decorative box by the noted California craftsman, Po Shun Leong. This box is crafted out of many exotic woods. The top section li...
Category
1990s American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
$3,500 / item
James Bearden Brutalist Blackened Steel “Dwelling” Box 2015
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A striking brutalist blackened steel box by the talented Iowa artist James Bearden. It is titled the “Dwelling: box and dates to 2015. The top lifts off and fits securely. A few spot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
5 Brass and Malachite Pulls signed Pepe Mendoza
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of 5 brass and inlaid malachite by Pepe Mendoza of Mexico. They are approximately 2.5 inches in diameter and approximately 1.5 inches in height. Each is stamped and d...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Brass
$3,000 / set
James Bearden Steel “Segment” Jewelry Box 2017
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning unique patinated steel jewelry box with 24k gold leaf, bronze, copper, and glass enamel by the noted artist James Bearden, circa 2017. Initialed JB on underside. Dimension...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Gudrun Baudisch for Wiener Werkstatte Figural Group
By Gudrun Baudisch, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful hand painted ceramic by the secessionist master Gudrun Baudisch. The piece is whimsical and brightly painted. It is signed with the Wiener Werkstatte Logo and the Artist’...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
James Bearden Torch Cut Steel Brutalist Sculpture
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful Brutalist torch cut steel sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa Artist James Bearden. This piece was acquired directly from the artist. Great color and patina.
In good ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Neoclassical French Candelabra
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisite pair of 19th Century Neo Classical French bronze candelabra. They each feature 5 candle holders and central female figure on top. All of the bobeches are present. The ch...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Massive Carved Wood Buddha Holding a Bird
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful carved wood Buddha sculpture carved out of a massive log. Not sure what the wood is, but it is extremely heavy. The Buddha is holding a bird. The sculpture is approximate...
Category
20th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Weiner Kunst Keramische Monkeys Ceramic with Glass Eyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful whimsical ceramic of two monkeys by the renown Austrian Secessionist Wiener Kunst Keramik. It features glass eyes. It can be lit from the interior and there is a hole in ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Small Agate and Lapis Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pretty set of 2 decorative boxes. The first is a stunningly grained agate little box. It is colorful and vibrant. It is lined in chrome and felt. In good condition with some minor ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli
Wordley, Allsopp
Bliss 1920’s Sterling, 14k Gold and Sapphire Compact
By Wordley, Allsopp and Bliss
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful 1920’s compact retailed by Wordley, Allsopp & Bliss. We’ve had this compact retailed by various companies from Cartier to Black Starr and Go...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Sterling Silver
Po Shun Leong Architectural Jewelry Box Exotic Woods 1989
By Po Shun Leong
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful architectural jewelry box by the talented British born California artist Po Shun Leong, Leung. It is quite sculptural and will stand alone as u...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Arthur Court Designs Retailed Massive Quartz Specimen from Hangtown Mother Lode
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We were delighted to find this magnificent sculpture at a local Palm Springs Estate. The original owners purchased this beauty from Arthur Court Designs showroom in San Francisco in ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Steel
