S16 Home
to
186
316
148
117
51
50
36
14
3
3
2
1
10
9
6
6
6
Mid-Century Watercolor and Charcoal Artwork, Town by Bay, Signed, c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original mid century watercolor and charcoal artwork on paper. The piece depicts a seaside town by a bay. The style is abstract and the pallet uses pastels. The work is sig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large Reclaimed Australian Hardwood Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This large custom reclaimed hardwood dining table from Melbourne, Australia is perfect for hosting large gatherings. The classic rustic design is made from a reclaimed cricket...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$3,895 Sale Price
24% Off
Orlando Castillo, Kalapati, ETCHING ON PAPER, SIGNED, 1970-1975
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Kalapati, etching on wove paper, 1/50 limited edition.
CREATOR Orlando Castillo (b.1947).
DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1970-1975.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Etching on pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Willy Mays San Francisco Stadium Souvenir C.1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Willy Mays San Francisco stadium souvenir with fabric attached.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$120 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique Rosewood and Mahogany Putty Knives
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A set of antique putty knives with Rosewood, Mahogany and brass handles.
CREATOR Embee, Red Devil
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Steel...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
Vintage Goodell-Pratt Brass and Wood Level c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage level with two bubbles, large brass label and brass accents.
CREATOR Goodell-Pratt Company, Mass.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHN...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Rosewood and Bronze Push Drill Brace
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique push drill brace with Rosewood wooden handle and bronze collar.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860-1900.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bronze, Stee...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel, Bronze
Antique Draw Knife and Mezzaluna Knife c.1860-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique 12 inch draw knife with wooden handles and one mezzaluna knife with Beech handles. Brass collars.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860-1900.
MAT...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel, Brass
Antique French Flag with Fleur-de-Lis c.1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage fabric French flag mounted on a 19th century flag pole topped with a primitive, hand carved fleur-de-lis. Brass grommets.
CREATOR Unknown. Made in Fr...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Provincial Political and Patriotic Mem...
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique German Ulmia Carpenter
s Toothing Wood Plane
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry toothing plane used to make trim and moldings. Lignm Vitae wood on the bottom. Original labels. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATO...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of six 19th century try squares with bronze, Ebony, Rosewood, and steel handles. The Halsted & Ackerman is a rare combination square with a pop out bevel from the b...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel
19th c. D.R. Barton Smooth Coffin Plane c.1832
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Rare D handled smooth coffin plane.
CREATOR D.R. Barton.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1832.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Walnut, Steel.
CONDITION Good. Wear consiste...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
Collection of 19th c. Mortise Marking Guages
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of 19th century Rosewood and Boxwood mortise marking gauges with bronze knobs and accents. One is stamped "Pat. Oct. 22, 1872".
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF M...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Collection of 19th and 20th Century Spoke Shaves
By Stanley
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of antique 19th century wood spoke shaves and early 20th century steel spoke shaves.
CREATOR Stanley, Made in England. Kunz, Made in Germany.
DATE OF MAN...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
Antique Ram
s Horn Cabinet Maker
s Wood Scraper c.1905
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wood and steel ram's horn cabinet maker's wood scraper.
CREATOR E.C. Atkins & Co.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1905-1910.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Steel, Boxw...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
19th c. Rustic Farmhouse Table with Large Drawer c.1820-1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A rustic farmhouse table with turned legs and distressed, painted base. One large, deep front drawer with ample storage. The top consists of three wide planks of wood. Large p...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,195 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Steel and Wood Chisels
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A set of antique steel and wood chisels with bronze collars. One steel nail punch.
CREATOR Stanely. Buck Brothers. E.A. Berg Eskilstuna.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-1...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$225 / set
A Set of 19th c. Carpenter
s Molding Wood Planes
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry planes used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "Ohio Tool Co." on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
19th c. Carpenter
s Molding Wood Plane
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings.Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-1920.
MATERI...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
19th c. I. Hick Carpentry Molding Plane
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "I. Hick' on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANU...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
$75 Sale Price
21% Off
19th Carpentry Molding Plane with Steel Blade
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry plane with steel blade used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "E. Avery' on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
$75 Sale Price
21% Off
Antique Carpentry Molding Plane
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry plane used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "M. Steckel' on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF M...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
19th c. Wooden Carpentry Moulding Plane c.1850-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry plane with iron blade used to make trim and moldings. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
$95 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Antique Leather WWI US Military Horse Stirrups c.1915
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of leather and wood World War 1, U.S. Military horse stirrups. Embossed on the front "US".
CREATOR U.S. Military.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1915.
MATERIALS A...
Category
Early 20th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Leather, Wood
$150 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage Concorde Air France Oversized Envelope
By Air France
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Concorde Air France oversized cardboard envelope used as a promotional packaging item to send travel posters to travel agencies.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Paper
Antique Rosewood Stanley No. 12 1/2 Veener Plane c.1904-1943
By Stanley
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Cabinet makers veneer scraper plane with Rosewood handles and bronze knobs.
CREATOR Stanley Tools Inc.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1904-1943.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Mid-century British Military Concept Vehicle Model "Westland" c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century proof of concept model of a hover vehicle or "Flying Jeeps or Jumping Jeeps", presented by the British Aircraft Corporation to the British Ministry of Defense, n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
$1,295 Sale Price
42% Off
Mid-century British Military Concept Vehicle Model "Vickers-Armstrong" c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century proof of concept model of a hover vehicle or "Flying Jeeps or Jumping Jeeps", presented by the British Aircraft Corporation to the British Ministry of Defense, n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
$1,295 Sale Price
42% Off
Vintage Hand Painted French Patisserie Sign c.1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Vintage French wooden sign for "Boulangerie Pattisserie, Pain cuit au feu de bois." (Wood fire baked bread). Framed in steel.
CR...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal
$1,475 Sale Price
21% Off
Hand Painted Wooden Circus Ticket Office Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand painted circus ticket office sign.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.2000-2005.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Painted Wood.
CONDITION Good. Wear con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
Chinese Advertising Calendar Girl Poster Art-Hong Kong c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Chinese advertising poster for Hong Kong products with top and bottom metal trim. Unframed.
CREATOR Unknown.
DA...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Paper
Chinese Advertising Calendar Girl Poster Art for Golf Clubs c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Chinese advertising poster for golf clubs. Unframed.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1939.
MATE...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Paper
Early 20th c. Plaster Cast Nose and Mouth Sculpture c.1900-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Plaster cast nose and mouth sculptures mounted on black, wooden stands.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930
By Studebaker
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Studebaker hand-painted wooden sign, originally from a 1930s wagon shop. Emblazoned with "Studebaker Wagons" at the center and "New" and "Used" on either side, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
$1,495 Sale Price
40% Off
19th c. Varville
Son Plow Plane c.1870-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Solid wood carpenter's wood plane with steel and bronze accents. Stamped on both sides.
CREATOR Varville & Son, York, UK.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1870-1900.
MATE...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Antique New Old Stock Dixey Spool of Twine c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
New old stock Dixey spool of twine with vivid graphics. Manufactured in Brooklyn, NY circa 1920.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
CREATOR Dixey Twine Co., Bro...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Materials
Twine, Paper
Vintage Leather Football Helmet c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Middlebury college leather football helmet. Hand block not included.
CREATOR Uknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Plastic
$340 Sale Price
31% Off
Solid Boxwood Extra Long Plow Plane c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Solid boxwood carpenter's wood plane with steel and bronze accents. Stamped "Krautz" on both sides.
CREATOR Possibly Casey Kitchel & Company.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c....
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$695 Sale Price
22% Off
Bronze and Copper Plated Trojan Horse Bookends/Pipe Rests c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends with pipe rests. Original labels on each.
CREATOR Metal Corp. of America, Hollywood, CA.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
James T. Moore Memorial Band Hand Painted Parade Drum c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Large stressed vellum parade drum from the James T. Moore Memorial Band out of Philadelphia, PA. Hand painted with brass accents. The piece has retained its original finish an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
$1,295 Sale Price
51% Off
19th c. Bock-Steger Anatomical Brain Model, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand crafted and painted plaster anatomical model of the human brain. Franz Josef Steger and pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock collaborated a...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
$450 Sale Price
78% Off
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Persist in Physical Labor...1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Persist in Physical Labor for Continuous Revolution".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acrylic.
Not a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Dare to Contribute...1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Dare to Contribute Youth to the People, Being Scared of Nothing With the Raising Sun in Mind".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Lessons from Dazhai, 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Lessons from Dazhai".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acrylic.
Not a Chinese export poster. Produced...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster, Support Agriculture..., 1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Support Agriculture Energetically"
Shanghai Xinhua Bookstore Shenyang.
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster, Determined to Take Roots...1975
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Determined to Take Roots in the Countryside". "Tempering red hearts in the vast world, striking roots in the countryside without...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
$1,495 Sale Price
48% Off
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture, 1975
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture and Popularize Dazhai County". Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acryl...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
$2,295 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Anti-Lin Campaign, 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Anti-Lin Biao Campaign". Text translation: "Ruthlessly criticize Lin Biao's resurrection of the self, restoration of the rites, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Go Among the Workers..., 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Go among the workers, peasants and soldiers and into the thick of struggle!" written in Chinese on the bottom. Bright, vivid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Keep the Country in Heart
the Whole
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Keep the Country in Heart & the Whole World in Mind" written in Chinese on the bottom. Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Richard M. Bennett, Departure, Limited Edition Lithograph Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Richard M. Bennett lithograph titled Departure, limited edition on wove paper, signed by artist and numbered in pencil 5/50. Description on mount board reads, “Approaches… to ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper
Renzo Vespignani, Sailboats on Shore, Limited Edition Lithograph, Signed 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Renzo Vespignani lithograph on paper of sailboats on shore. The piece is signed in pencil by artist, dated 1960, and is a limited edition 54/100. Vespignani was an Italian pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Limited Edition Lithograph From 1967, Signed and Numbered 14/25
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A midcentury limited edition color lithograph on wove paper of female and male figures arranged in a collage. The piece is signed in pencil and numbered 14/25, dated 1967.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jan Sirks Rotterdam Port etching on wove paper, signed in pencil. Etchings became the main medium for Sirks between 1912-1915. His choice of subject matter was focused on the...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
Watercolor Artwork, Hawaii, Signed and Dated 1983
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original watercolor artwork on paper. The piece depicts the Pacific Ocean and the sky. The style is abstract and the pallet uses pastels. The work is signed by the artist an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
JW Street Scene, Oil on Canvas/Masonite Painting, Signed, 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Street scene oil painting on masonite, signed by artist J.W.
CREATOR J.W.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil painting on canvas and masonit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Masonite
Midcentury Etching With Aquatint, Titled, Great Glen, Signed, Artist Proof
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A midcentury etching with color aquatint on wove paper entitled Great Glen that depicts an abstract meadow. Signed in pencil by artist, marked AP (artist proof) with title, "G...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Eduardo Vial-Hugas, Boat on Shore, Artists Proof, Lithograph, Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Eduardo Vial-Hugas lithograph of boats on Catalan shoreline, signed in pencil, artist proof on wove paper.
CREATOR Eduardo Vial-Hugas, Spanish (1910 - 1999).
DATE OF...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Prints
Materials
Paper
Merle Izard, the Eagle Cries, Limited Edition, Serigraph, Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Merle Izard serigraph titled The Eagle Cries, limited edition on wove paper, signed by artist and numbered in pencil 32/200.
CREATOR Merle Izard.
DATE OF MANUFACTUR...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Aerial Photographs of San Francisco, George R. Lawrence, 1906 Earthquake
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Comparison aerial photographs of San Francisco printed on glossy fine art paper. The first image is an aerial shot of the city taken in 1981 by an unknown photographer. It depicts the harbor and downtown all the way out to Ocean Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge. The second image is taken from the same vantage point. It is stamped, ‘Photograph of San Francisco is ruins from Lawrence Captive Airship 2000 feet above San Francisco Bay. Overlooking waterfront, sunset over Golden Gate.’ There is also a copyright stamp for George R Lawrence. Lawrence used an aerial kite to photograph San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake. His photographs appeared in newspapers around the world and generated more than $15,000 for the photographer.
CREATOR Unknown and George R. Lawrence and Co.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1906 and 1981.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Photograph on glossy fine art paper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 21.5 in. x W 23.5 in., Image: H 16 in. W 18.5 in.
HISTORY
George R. Lawrence (1868-1938)
After working briefly at a Chicago wagon factory in 1889, George Lawrence opened a studio for the production of crayon enlargements — large photographs, usually portraits, that have been enhanced by pastels or charcoal. Crayon enlargements were popular wall decorations in the late 1800s. In 1893, Lawrence's studio partner left Chicago permanently. Lawrence inherited the equipment and learned to develop negatives from a local photographer's apprentice. He formed the Geo. R. Lawrence Company and quickly became an innovator in the field, using the slogan "The Hitherto Impossible in Photography is Our Specialty."
Lawrence designed his own large-format cameras and specialized in aerial views. He began by using ladders...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Photography
Materials
Paper
