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Item Ships From: California
Huge Framed Japanese Wedding Kimono W Silk Embroidered Decoration
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Framed Japanese Wedding Kimono W Silk Embroidered Decoration
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie California - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
An antique framed wood carving, 19th century
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning and unique fine artwork that features an antique wood carving - seemingly depicting a medieval knight on horseback - set against a silken silver matting and centered in an...
Category
19th Century Unknown Medieval Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Wood
Maria Kipp Vintage Woven Fiber Lampshade in Amber, Gold, and Burnt Sienna, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Brass Wall Sculpture
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist patinated brass wall sculpture in the style of Jean Claude Dresse.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist California - Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Large
Impressive Oil on Canvas "Madonna
Child" After Murillo - V. Bianchini
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas "Madonna and Child" After Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1618-1682) depicting a seated Virgin Mary with a baby Jesus Chri...
Category
1910s Italian Baroque Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
California Modern Maria Kipp Woven Lampshade in Sage, Cream, and Brown, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Sensual Original French Painting 1940s Reclining Nude Pin-Up Girl by Joan Mayor
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite and colorful original oil on canvas painting by 20th century French painter, Joan Mayor, from the 1940s, depicts a ravishing woman or pin-up girl ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$11,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Dragon, Framed Silk Textile Surcoat Embroidery
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century Chinese silk embroidery rank badge textile, with a finely detailed dragon along with other various symbols embro...
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Sheep Headboard by Studio AHEAD
By Studio Ahead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sheep Headboard designed by Studio AHEAD. This puffy and soft sculptural object could be used as a headboard or independent piece of art.
It is upholstered in custom cream merino wool felt from Northern California sheep. The shape of the headboard is inspired by the smooth lines of stones found on Muir Beach...
Category
2010s American Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Felt
$9,140 / item
Mexican "Vida y Muerte" Modernist Face Mosaic Tray attributed to Salvador Teran
By Salvador Teran
Located in Southampton, NJ
Rare design, “Vida y Muerte” mosaic and brass tray attributed to Salvador Teran. The tray is not stamped by Teran but the tray exhibits his typical details such as concave brass edge...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Maria Kipp Mid-Century Organic Modern Natural Reed Woven Lampshade, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Emaus Cuernavaca Modernist Mexican Taxco Sterling Silver
Wood Wall Plaque
By Emaus, Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand crafted Modernist sterling silver on mahogany wood wall plaque by Emaus Cuernavaca, circa 1960's. Made in Taxco, Mexico and has the artist initials name on the back tag. Wonderf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican California - Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brutalist Ceramic Wall Sculpture
By David Cressey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist ceramic wall sculpture framed in wood and signed THK
Category
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Modern Miguel Pineda Enamel Wall Plaque
By Miguel Pineda
Located in San Diego, CA
Enamel plaque by Mexican artist Miguel Pineda. This abstract still life is signed on the front and it retains an original gallery tag on the back.
Hailing from Mexico City, Pineda studied under artist Maggie Howe...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mexican 1950’s Pepsi Cola Bottle Cap Embossed Metal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1950’s. Mexican Pepsi Cola Soda Pop Bottle Cap Gas Embossed Metal Sign
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas "Madonna and Child" after Giovanni Lanfranco
By Giovanni Lanfranco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 18th century oil on canvas "Madonna and Child" after Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, 1582-1647). The young Virgin Mary attending to...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$19,850 Sale Price
39% Off
Attributed to Giorgio Lucchesi, Oil on Canvas "Madonna
Child" After Murillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to Giorgio Lucchesi (1855-1941) A large and impressive early 20th century oil on canvas "Madonna and Child" after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo...
Category
1910s Italian Baroque Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Pictorial Tapestry "the Royal Garden"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large Flemish 17th-18th century baroque pictorial tapestry "The Royal Garden". The large tapestry depicting an allegorical park-scene of R...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
$29,850 Sale Price
37% Off
Majolica Deruta Raffaellesco Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate 14
75 inches
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large vintage Deruta Raffaellesco decorative wall plate with scalloped rim.
Majolica hand-painted with magnificent detailing and artwork, extraordinar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art California - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century California Modern Woven Raffia Lampshade by Maria Kipp, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$750 Sale Price
21% Off
Gianni Versace For Rosenthal le Voyage de Marco Polo Porcelain Plate
By Gianni Versace, Rosenthal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gianni Versace "le Voyage de Marco Polo" for Rosenthal.
Designed in Italy by Gianni Versace for Rosenthal. "Le voyage de Marco Polo" porcelain service plate with gold decoration, bri...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie California - Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Pietra Dura, Semi-Precious, Still Life Stones Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing work in semi precious stones in Hardstones or Pietra Dura work. Framed measures 21 x 24 inches. In back has a partial detail of stones and also origin of art work.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical California - Decorative Art
Materials
Precious Stone
Maria Kipp California Organic Modern Lampshade in Soft Copper and Cream, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and striking lampshade designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This pie...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Felix Possart Large Oil on Canvas "A Spring Alpine Journey"
By Felix Possart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Felix Possart (German, 1837-1928) a large oil on canvas "A Spring Alpine Journey". The elongated painting depicting a mountain scene, possibly set in the Austrian or Swiss Alps, of a young man hiking in the Alps during springtime wearing Lederhosen and carrying a bucket and a water drum...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
$12,450 Sale Price
32% Off
19th C. Italian Painted
Parcel Gilt Architectural Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. carved painted & parcel gilt architectural element. The piece is painted in antique white with 22K gold leaf details throughout. There is also a metal stem of flowers in the ...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Kimono Gold Brocade with Flying Cranes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind hand crafted.
Fabulous museum quality ceremonial piece in pure silk with intricat...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme California - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Charles Joshua Chaplin
French, 1825-1891
Girl with Bird
s Nest
Oil on Canvas
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) 'The Bird's Nest' A very fine and charming Rococo revival style oil on canvas depicting a young girl, dressed in 18th century costume and r...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$39,850 Sale Price
38% Off
Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large 19th century oil on canvas after Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo's (Spanish, 1617-1682) "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" (The original work by Murillo was painted in 1675). The impressive artwork depicts two young boys playing dice while another eats a piece of fruit as his dog watches on., within an ornate gildwood and gesso frame bearing a label from the faming company Bigelow & Jordan. The original work by Murillo is currently at the Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich, Germany. The present work is signed: L. Rüber. Circa: Munich, Late 19th Century.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times.
Murillo was born to Gaspar Esteban and María Pérez Murillo. He may have been born in Seville or in Pilas, a smaller Andalusian town. It is clear that he was baptized in Seville in 1618, the youngest son in a family of fourteen. His father was a barber and surgeon. His parents died when Murillo was still very young, and the artist was largely brought up by his aunt and uncle.
Murillo began his art studies under Juan del Castillo in Seville. There he became familiar with Flemish painting and the "Treatise on Sacred Images" of Molanus (Ian van der Meulen or Molano). The great commercial importance of Seville at the time ensured that he was subject to influences from other regions. His first works were influenced by Zurbarán, Jusepe de Ribera and Alonzo Cano, and he shared their strongly realist approach. As his painting developed, his more important works evolved towards the polished style that suited the bourgeois and aristocratic tastes of the time, demonstrated especially in his Roman Catholic religious works.
In 1642, at the age of 26, he moved to Madrid, where he most likely became familiar with the work of Velázquez, and would have seen the work of Venetian and Flemish masters in the royal collections; the rich colors and softly modeled forms of his subsequent work suggest these influences. In 1645 he returned to Seville and married Beatriz Cabrera y Villalobos, with whom he eventually had eleven children.
In that year, he painted eleven canvases for the convent of St. Francisco el Grande in Seville. These works depicting the miracles of Franciscan saints vary between the Zurbaránesque tenebrism of the Ecstasy of St Francis and a softly luminous style (as in Death of St Clare...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
$14,850 Sale Price
40% Off
Engraved Brass and Malachite Wall Sculpture
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“Ripples” engraved brass and round cobochon malachite wall sculpture / artwork in the style of Jean Claude Dresse.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency California - Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$2,950 / item
Salvador Dali Porcelain Plates “Le Conquete du Cosmos” by Limoges Set of 6
By Salvador Dalí, Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage and unique porcelain pieces by Limoges France. This unique and rare collection by Limoges brings the work of Salvador Dali with 6 different works on each of the plates. This collection dates to the early 80s. Each piece is numbered (great numbers for each edition along with a title for each piece and signature by Limoges.
1. Philosophe ecrase par le Cosmos no. 308
2. Les Montres Gelatines de l’expace temps no. 308
3. Dali Martien Muni d’un double microscope Holo-electrique no. 308
4. Girafe Saturnienn no. 375
5. L’unicorne laser desintegre les cornes de rhinoceros cosmique...
Category
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
$1,196 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Vintage Kimono Silk Brocade Japanese Ceremonial 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind.
Fabulous museum quality ceremonial kimono in pure silk with intricate detailed h...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme California - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
1970s Wall Art Terracotta Tile Greek Horse Chariot Angelos Tsakirakis
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Ceramic Wall Tile Art MCM Terracotta Greek Horse Chariot
Angelos Tsakirakis Greek War Horses Ceramic Art Tile
signed AT
4.25 h x 8.38 w x .5 d
Preowned original vintage
Review ...
Category
1970s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Michel Anasse metal abstract brutalist sculpture.Les Bides
By Michel Anasse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large metal sculpture by the well known artist Michel Anasse. This is one of the musician series, This is one looks like the bass p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Katrina King Modern Abstract Painting on Steel, 2010
By Katrina King
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting abstract modern art painting on steel or metal by Katrina King. "Abstract Arrangements" series made with hand-colored paint. Painted on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women
s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa
This woman's cotton Isicholo hat is a beautiful example of the hats worn during special ceremo...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal California - Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Maria Kipp Lampshade with Black, Sienna, and Burnt Orange Stripes, 1960s
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A larger variation of lampshades designed by German-born, California-based textile artist Maria Kipp, celebrated for her masterful use of handwoven fibers in postwar interiors. This ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Man
s Ceremonial (cofradía) Outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century man's ceremonial (cofradía) outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
25" (63.5 cm) shoulder to hem by 59" (274 cm) across shoulders
It is rare to find a complete ceremonial cofradía outfit in such good condition. The blue zigzag embroidery at shoulders and cuffs is said to signify that the wearer was an astrologist or day-keeper of the ceremonial Maya calendar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
A postmodern / chinoiserie wall-mount mirrored fan sculpture, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A fan mirror / wall sculpture, late 20th century. Owing to Hollywood Regency, postmodern, and chinoiserie sensibilities, this piece brings at once to any interior glamour and camp.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic
French 19th Century Old Master School Oil on Canvas Titled "Leda and The Swan"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century old master school oil on canvas titled "Leda and The Swan" within a giltwood frame. Leda and the swan is a motif from Greek mythology, in which Z...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
$49,850 Sale Price
40% Off
Àlvar Suñol "Le Miracle Quotidien" Suite Color Lithograph "Intérieur Rêve"
By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos (Spanish, born 1935)
Intérieur Rêve (Interior Dream), late 20th century
Color lithograph on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Artist proof edition numbered 14 of 25
From the artist’s Le Miracle Quotidien suite
Signed and numbered with pencil.
Measurements:
42 inches high x 34.50 inches wide x 1.50 inches projection from the wall.
Image only:
31 inches high x 23.50 inches wide.
Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos was born on January 29, 1935, in a Catalan fishing village on the Mediterranean coast near Barcelona. He started painting oils...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage California - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Plaque
Located in Pomona, CA
18th-century gilded Italian wall plaque.
Category
1790s Italian Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Triumph of Flora" Attr. Ferdinand Wagner II
By Ferdinand Wagner II 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Louis XV style Whimsical Neoclassical Revival style Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Flora" attributed to Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927), school of François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). The impressive artwork depicting a semi-nude Flora hovering through the clouds surrounded by playful cupids, cherubs, love doves and a seated maiden, within white and grey clouds, offering her Spring flower bouquets and floral wreaths, within a banded giltwood frame. Note: Previously used as a ceiling painting. Unsigned, Circa 1870.
Measures: Canvas height: 91 3/4 inches (233 cm)
Canvas width: 59 inches (150 cm)
Frame height: 61 3/8 inches (155.9 cm)
Frame width: 93 1/2 inches (237.5 cm)
Depth: 2 3/8 inches (6 cm)
Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, Mignard
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$44,850 Sale Price
30% Off
OPEN LATE Neon Sign, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage neon sign, likely custom made for a restaurant. Hand made glass mounted to a black metal shadow box. Sign reads: OPEN in bright white neon lettering. Directly underneat...
Category
1990s American California - Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Georgian Style Solid Polished Brass Door Knocker 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large solid cast polished brass door knocker sophisticated in shape and design.
A substantial Georgian style early twentieth century brass door knocker.
The piece was acquired from...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Georgian California - Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Orientalist Framed Giclee
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Orientalist Moroccan scene giclee painting of the King o Morocco.
French orientalist reproduction painting of Mohamed V coming back from exile with a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Authentic Hand Rolled Italian Silk Scarf by Chanel
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant, vintage Italian hand rolled silk scarf by Chanel, circa 1970s. The scarf appears to have never been used and is in excellent condition with vibrant colors. It measures 86 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency California - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
1970s Bamboo Fan Decorative Wall Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Fan Wall Art Decor
Stamped People's Republic of China
20 h x 31.25 w x .5 d
Preowned original vintage condition
See images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Sheep Tapestry by Studio Ahead
By Studio Ahead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sheep Tapestry designed by Studio Ahead.
The tapestry is made of custom cream merino wool felt from Northern California sheep. The fluid shapes are inspired by the smooth lines of stones and pieces of driftwood found on Muir Beach...
Category
2010s American Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Felt
$18,110 / item
French 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady, after Jean-Marc Nattier
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th-19th century oil on canvas portrait of a posing lady with flowers, after Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766) within an ornate gilt wood carved frame, circa 1800.
...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$11,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Sumptuous Large Original William Foster Still Life Painting of a Banquet Table
By William Frederick Foster
Located in Tustin, CA
Sumptuous, very large, original oil on canvas board, still life painting depicting a banquet table. This painting is a virtuoso display of how artist William Frederick Foster (1883-1953) captures texture in paint. You can see this in the mouth watering fruit, crustacea and other samplings laid upon the table as well as the masterfully painted reflective surfaces of the copper tea pot, wine bottle and the gathered table cloth. Painting is framed in the original wood frame.
Painting framed measures 34.5” high x 46” wide x 1.5” deep. Painting unframed measures 30.5” high x 42.5” wide.
William Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1883. He became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California.
At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell.
In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint in 1919 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903, he sold his first illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, and the style was very similar to Wenzell. From that time, he worked for most of the major magazines including Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Monthly.
In 1926, he won the National Academy of Design's Thomas B. Clarke Prize for the best figure composition painted in the United States by a non-academician. The following year, he was voted an Associate Member based on his recognition for a figure work titled The Girl in Brown.
During World War I, he operated his own ambulance in France as a member of the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps and also received mention as a camoufleur artist. Returning to the U.S., he resumed his illustration work and moved to Chicago, where he taught at the Art Institute.
Foster moved to Los Angeles in 1932 and devoted his energy to painting, exhibiting and teaching. He taught at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles and gave private classes in his studio. He also worked on a mural project at the Hearst estate...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical California - Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Rare Pair of Flemish 18th Century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare pair of Flemish 18th century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting riverfront scenes with figures, fishermen castles, co...
Category
18th Century Finnish Baroque Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
$8,450 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Pair French 18th-19th Century Chinoiserie Circle of Jean B. Pillement
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 18th-19th century whimsical rococo style chinoiserie oil on canvas, circle of Jean-Baptiste Pillement. (French, 1728-1808). One oil painting depicting an outdoor patio scene of a standing young mother, holding a fan, with her three young children playing with a horse-toy, a parrot and a cat, all surrounded by flowers, plants, trees, planters and flanked by a dragon fountain...
Category
Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$58,950 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Midcentury Modern Italian Impressionist Town Square
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Untitled mid-century modern Italian impressionist oil on board painting of a village or town square landscape. The painting features beautifully detailed b...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti Grandi Maestri Gilt Portrait Porcelain Plate
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic vintage mid 20th century Piero Fornasetti decorative porcelain art plate from the "Grandi Maestri" or "Great Masters" series featuring a portrait of 16th century composer ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Framed Prints Depicting Greek Apulian Red-Figure Pottery
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Set of three framed prints depicting Greek glassical red-figure pottery.
Left print: Marked: T.XV. - "In Miis. Vaticano - Depicting Apulian Red-Figure bell krater...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Well-Carved French Boiserie Swag Appliques
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each hand-carved swag with plump fruit and vegetables nestled among flower heads and foliage.
Category
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique California - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$2,560 Sale Price / set
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Mughal Style Metal Threaded Tapestry Framed from Rajasthan, India
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large hand embroidered and quilted textile from North India.
Mughal style silk and metal threaded tapestry framed from Rajasthan, India
Fanciful Asian folk art design in this disti...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California - Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Spanish Ceramar Talavera Vintage Wall Plate Hand-Painted 7 in. Polychrome Colors
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Spanish Ceramar Talavera Wall Plate Hand-Painted, Jewel Tone Colors, Wired and Ready to Hang.
Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate, Spanish Folk Art, Talavera Pottery, Vintage Ceramar, Made in Valencia, Spain.
Add an eye-catching splash of authentic Spanish décor to your space with this stunning vintage hand-painted wall plate by Ceramar of Valencia, Spain.
This 7-inch Spanish ceramic plate is an exquisite example of traditional Talavera-style majolica pottery, known for its bright colors, floral motifs, and folk art patterns.
Key Features:
* Origin: Handcrafted in Valencia, Spain by Ceramar (now closed – rare find!)
* Design: Richly detailed floral and fish motifs in vibrant jewel tones – blue, red, burgundy, yellow, green, and orange
* Finish: Classic tin-glazed white background, with hand-brushed stenciled detailing
* Trim: Bold black rim enhances color contrast
* Size: Measures 7” diameter x 0.75” height
* Style: Inspired by Spanish Talavera pottery, with influences of Moorish design and Spanish folk art
* Mounting: Wired and ready to hang – includes built-in hanging hole for easy wall display
* Condition: Excellent vintage condition, no chips or cracks – see photos/video for full detail
* Markings: Stamped on reverse: “Ceramar, Spain, Hand Painted”Why You’ll Love It:
This plate makes an exceptional statement piece for wall décor – whether styled solo or as part of a larger gallery wall. Its rich history, vibrant palette, and unique hand-painted artistry make it perfect for collectors, designers, or lovers of Mediterranean interiors.
Whether you're curating a wall with authentic Spanish ceramics, refreshing your kitchen, hallway, or outdoor patio, or gifting a rare vintage collectible, this Ceramar wall plate will bring warmth and artistry to your home.
Spanish Wall Plate...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial California - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Michel Anasse abstract metal brutalist surrealist , sculpture, "Musician"
By Michel Anasse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of the French artist Michel Anasse in this metal welded surrealist sculpture of the series " Musicians ".
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern California - Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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