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Item Ships From: Illinois
Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Charles Raphael Peyre "Batailles Des Fleurs"
By Charles Raphaël Peyre
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Charles Raphael Peyre "Batailles Des Fleurs" (Battle of the Flowers)
A beautiful detailed bronze sculpture with 3 playful putti (cherubic children...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Brass Sculpture of Lioness with Lion Cubs
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage brass sculpture of a lioness and her cubs, is from Mumbai, India, and was cast in the early 1960's. . A Lion is depicted in various ancient Indian temples and monuments, symbolizing strength and majesty. Lion statues are commonly found at the entrances of temples as guardians. In this case, judging by its size, it was likely from a wealthy family. The Indian lion...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$6,800 Sale Price
30% Off
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture No. 1
Signed: [Mario Dal Fabbro 1979]
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$13,125
Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such headrests were crafted from a variety of materials and were often decorated with elaborate patterns or symbolic motifs.
This porcelain headrest...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Eichengreem
Gensburg Brass and Aluminium Gymnast Sculpture on Lucite Stand
By Eichengreen
Gensburg
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and polished aluminium sculpture of a gymnast mounted on an acrylic stand by sister collaborators Arleen Eichengreen and Nancy Gensburg. Numbe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 24
Signed, 1976. Nodding head. C.6
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honours in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955) and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$12,600
Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Retablo No. 4 (Blackbird)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
The intricate retablos of contemporary artist Patrick Fitzgerald are his means of paying homage to the musicians that inspired him throughout his life. Derived from Mexican votive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Other
William A. Hoffman (1920-2011) Two-Piece Clay Sculpture Titled "Two Crates"
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
Two white glazed ceramic "crates" stacked in a T shape, by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago, 1973.
William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA, 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate...
Category
1970s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$4,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Copper Butterfly Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Copper Butterfly Sculpture
This piece measures: 4 wide x 5 deep x 9.5 inches high and weighs 0.8 pounds
Excellent ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Horse
Weary Rider" Large Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted from a single piece of 34" tall wood, this work portrays a man on his horse, wearily resting his head on the horse's mane.
Category
1960s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,625 Sale Price
50% Off
Carved Wood Ammonite Shell Sculpture on Brass Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved to resemble a fossilized ammonite shell, this wood sculpture surmounts a brass clad pedestal.
Category
Late 20th Century American Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this extraordinary Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered hide atop an elongated bamboo frame. Used while sleeping like a modern pillow, the he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1
By Craig Ellwood
Located in Chicago, IL
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1 1979-80 Painted Masonite and plywood
Elwood Mid-Century Modern Architect / Artist
Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso ‘C.El...
Category
1970s Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Masonite, Plywood
22" Brass Ballerina En Pointe Atop Black Lacquered Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass sculpture of a ballerina in motion, on a black lacquered turned wood base.
Category
1950s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
“Tiny Celadon Green Jacket" Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form.
Flattened with the center portion rolled out and the sides left open, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a miniature jacket. Coated with a mint green finish, the eroded metal appears as draped fabric, folded back to form a simple collar. The sculpture is finished with the artist's initials stamped...
Category
2010s American Industrial Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
John Dickinson Sculpture
By John Dickinson
Located in Chicago, IL
Driftwood sculpture selected by John Dickinson for the Historic Firehouse, San Francisco.
Placed in John's bedroom on the same cases shown, (also available) Custom brass display mount...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$14,700
Chinese Petite Gilt String of Charms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese jewelry chain dates to the early 20th century and is strung with an array of petite bells and good luck charms. Among the charms is a bat, a stone chime, two litt...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Chinese Gilt Repoussé String of Charms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious Chinese jewelry chain dates to the early 20th century and is strung with an array of petite bells, charms and amulets. Worked of gilded silver alloy, the repoussé charms are laden with blessings and symbolism, including fruits for abundance, bats for happiness, and a lotus for perfection. The chain is strung with three larger charms of a horse, a donkey and a three-legged toad, the mythical creature known as the Jin Chan, or Money Toad...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Silver
1973 "Three Crates" Ceramic Sculpture by William A. Hoffman
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
Three white glazed ceramic "crates", by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago 1973. With a piece of glass added this would make an uncommon side table or coffee table base, creating a work of functional art.
William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate.
Category
1970s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,600 Sale Price / set
62% Off
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 22
'construction' noted on back
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$10,290
Carved Wood and Silver Sculpture of Raptor Bird on Falconer
s Hand
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderfully carved falcon or hawk, mounted on a carved wood hand. Silver talons and beak. All surmounted on a C-shaped chrome steel bracket and black acr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Chrome, Steel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to prote...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
William A. Hoffman (1920-2011) Bi-Color Crate Ceramic Sculpture
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful take on his other "crates" sculptures by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago 1973. Single crate with orange glaze added to the white overall glaze to give added geometric detail. Two sided orange glaze with two rows on one side and a single row to the other side.
William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate.
Category
20th Century American Illinois - Sculptures
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture No. 16
1979
Signed, Mario Dal Fabbro, F.9
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913.
He trained in his ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Silas Seandel Sun Spots Sculpture
By Silas Seandel
Located in Chicago, IL
Silas Seandel Sun Spots Sculpture, composed of Torch cut bronze, steel, copper and brass elements.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this fine Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered hide atop an elongated bamboo frame. Used while sleeping like a modern pillow, the headrest ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Hide
Manuel Felguérez Mid-Century Mexican Metal Toy Soldier (1 of 7)
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguérez Mid-Century Mexican Metal Toy Soldier (1 of 7)
This figurine measures: 5.5 wide x 5.75 deep x 18 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to ...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
By Frank Meisler
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
This sculpture measures: 4 wide x 5 deep x 9.75 high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studi...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture by Richard Walsh
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Walsh freeform sculpture. Tubular metal bent and welded to torch-cut circular base, Brutalist in form and patina. Sturdy stabile sculpture,
circa 1975.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,440 Sale Price
58% Off
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Chicago, IL
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970's. Hivo Van Teal is an award winning artist and designer. Sculpture is signed Van Teal. Has a smal...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
"China Cabinet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid stone sculpture, polished stone sculpture.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,575
Florence Resnikoff Welded Steel Sculpture
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff Welded Steel Sculpture. Abstract form welded metal with patina.
Known for her jewelry designs Resnikoff's early designs were ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$4,640 Sale Price
31% Off
A Pair on Antique Limestone Lions, France c.1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique pair of tufa limestone garden lions dates to the early 19th century and came from southern France or possibly, Italy. The lions are quite regal in appearance and hold he...
Category
Early 20th Century French Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
$4,500 / set
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI: Adjustable Solid aluminum bars connected by bolts.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered to base ‘Bars XXVI 1/5 6/19/83 Larry Mohr’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 5.
Larry Mohr (1921-2013) was an accomplished sculptor whose figural and abstract works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Vassar College...
Category
1980s American Industrial Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll...
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,880
James Prestini I Beam
By James Prestini
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini sculpture
Nickel plated with impressed signature to underside: [Prestini]. Signed to underside: [Prestini 315].
This can be displayed on a table case or floor in the...
Category
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$14,700
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ance...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Spirit Screen with Duan Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand i...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
This figurine measures: 5.25 wide x 5.25 deep x 15.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much ...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Horse Sculpture
By A. Mead
Located in Chicago, IL
Horse sculpture, signed Jo Mead.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$714 Sale Price
40% Off
Mounted Chinese Meditation Puddingstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Puddingstone is named for its unique composite nature, a suspension of multicolored pebbles that resemble raisins in a pudding. Historically, the unusual stone was favored by scholar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 42 wide x 5.5 deep x 30 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Tibeto-Chinese Seated Lama Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in brass with a rich patina, this seated figure is a Lama, a spiritual master and teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The figure likely de...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Harry Bouras Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago art critic, Harry Bouras was the host of "Arts and Artists" for 25 years. Harry's pieces are in permanent collections in Chicago, New York and Tokyo. Resin coated iron sculpture. Two matching...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$6,825
Michael Lucero Untitled "Jughead"1992
By Michael Lucero
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael Lucero Untitled "Jughead" Lucero with playful NYC Barcode graphics.
USA, 1992 Glazed earthenware
Signed and dated to body ‘M.L. 21392 NYC’.
provenance: Franklin Parrasch G...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Linda Kramer Ceramic Chairs
By Linda Kramer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of five ceramic chairs sculpture by Chicago based artist Linda Kramer.
Measures: Chair heights: 5.5", 7.5", 10.25", 14.5", 19.5"
Born in New York City in 1937, raised in C...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$4,200 / set
African Red
Green Painted Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract and sculptural, this wooden form demonstrates the timeless appeal of African art. Hand-carved to an hourglass shape, the unusual figure is actually a grinding mortar, compri...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swedish cast brass yachting trophy (c. 1950)
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass yachting trophy in the form of a mast. The bottom of the column featured graduated ring turnings which rest on a square brass base and plint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Copper
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests held great value to North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have ...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
James Prestini I-Beam Sculpture
By James Prestini
Located in Chicago, IL
Prestini sculpture, this is one of the biggest I-beam examples.
Can be shown with or without artist designed pedestal base, shown, image 7.
Signed [PRESTINI 191].
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Nickel, Steel
$20,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 23
Signed: [Mario Dal Fabbro 1983 R.1]
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honours in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955) and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Bentwood
$13,650
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture No. 15
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro
1982
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913.
He trained in his family...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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