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New With Tags Valentino Fall 2018 Python Evening Bag Minaudière $2975
By Valentino
Located in Conroe, TX
Valentino Minaudière $2975 Fall 2018 New With Tags & Box Python and Leather Exterior Gold-Tone Hardware Chain-Link Shoulder Strap Leather Lining Push-Lock Closure at Top Shoulder S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Texas

Vintage Faux Gilt Plastic Framed Mirror
By Syroco
Located in Denton, TX
Nice beveled mirror with Syroco style plastic frame in the style of Louis xv. The frame is molded plastic with a faux gold finish with wear that reveals the red primer that is used i...
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Mid-20th Century North American Louis XV Texas

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
78372 vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain rug, 06'05 x 10'10. With its Midcentury Modern style, incredible detail and texture, this hand knot...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Texas

Materials

Wool

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug
$4,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Michael Kneebone Carved Carnelian Diamond Archaic Style Ring
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
Carved carnelian is featured in this archaic style ring. The carnelian (origin: Brazil) is a brilliant "jelly candy orange" color and is expertly carved. The gem is flacked by a pair of bezel set white diamonds. The 18k gold, hand fabricated ring is in an archaic style. Similar rings may be seen in the Viking jewelry...
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2010s American Contemporary Texas

Materials

Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat Lovely antique French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood loveseat or canape. This stunning sofa is a beautiful gray color with gilt tr...
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Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Texas

Materials

Wood

Pair Italian Nightstands
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely pair of 1950s Italian burl wood nightstands featuring two doors, glass top with brass knobs and sabots.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Texas

Materials

Brass

Hermès Horsecut Samarcande Chess Set
By Hermès
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted 'Samarcande' chess set by Hermès studio. The board and pieces are made of mahogany and cassia wood with two drawers lined with leather. Each piece is marked 'He...
Category

Early 2000s Texas

Materials

Mahogany

Rolex Cellini Classic 18k white Gold Men s Watch 5115/9
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Cellini Classic 18k white Gold Men's Watch 5115/9 - Manual winding. Classic. 18k white gold case (32 mm). Jubilee white dial with raised white gold Roman numerals. Green strap ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Texas

Green Onyx Sugar Loaf Gold Plated Sterling Silver Ring
Located in Oslo, 03
Features a 12x12mm Sugar Loaf cut Green Onyx gemstone, expertly prong-set in high-quality gold plated sterling silver. Handcrafted with attention to detail, ensuring a unique and ex...
Category

2010s European Texas

Materials

Chalcedony, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Remo Mario Trentini Reverse Oil on Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning piece of original and highly desirable fine art, namely Remo Mario Trentini reverse oil on glass of a Parisienne picnic and rivers...
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20th Century American Beaux Arts Texas

Materials

Glass

Marilyn Monroe nude in Somethings Got To Give by Lawrence Schiller EP5/6
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken on the set of Somethings Got To Give in 1962 during the famous naked swimming pool scene ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Texas

Materials

Archival Pigment

New Emilio Pucci Black Aviator Sunglasses With Case Box
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Emilio Pucci Sunglasses Brand New * Stunning Classic Pucci Sunglasses * Black Aviator Frames * Pucci Print Sides: * White, Purple & Blue * Silver Pucci Logo on Both Sides * Handmade...
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21st Century and Contemporary Texas

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Free shipping Qing dynasty Stunning statement piece in any room 2 tier floating pagoda birdcage Highly carved and detailed Dragons, flowers, fish...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Texas

Materials

Wood

Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage
Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage
$1,800 Sale Price
55% Off
Italian Modern Karl Springer Style Travertine Biomorphic Coffee Table
By Romeo Rega, Karl Springer, Angelo Mangiarotti, Mario Bellini
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Karl Springer Style Travertine Free Form Coffee Table. Beautifully designed Italian Modern travertine free form or amoeba coffee table or cocktail table. This shapely ...
Category

1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Texas

Materials

Travertine

Antique Chinese Green Art Deco Rug with Qing Dynasty Style
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
77624, antique Chinese green Art Deco Rug with Qing dynasty style 09'00 x 11'04. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug features a r...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Texas

Materials

Wool

The Whispered Mirage: A Vintage Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug of Ethereal Elegance
By Beni Mrirt, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
21474 Vintage Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 07'02 x 10'05. Bathed in a whisper of lilac mist and windswept desert hues, this one-of-a-kind hand-knotted vintage Beni Mrirt rug is a living ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Texas

Materials

Wool

​​​​​​​Late 19th Century Antique Wood Painter s Easel
Located in Round Top, TX
This vintage artist's easel reveals years of use as seen in the many paint spills, scratches, dings and areas of distress and wear throughout. All areas of distress are reflective of...
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19th Century Portuguese Rustic Antique Texas

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Period Chest of Drawers by Dominique
By Dominique
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from the Art Deco period in France by iconic furniture stylist Dominique. This piece has two dovetailed drawers each featuring brass knobs. The chest is made of soli...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Texas

Materials

Brass

Michael Kneebone Black Bronze Tahitian "Due Perla" Drop Earrings
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
Black and bronze colored Tahitian pearls are featured in these Due Perla (two pearl) drop earrings. The black pearl measures 9mm. It is very dark with the slightest undertone of pi...
Category

2010s American Contemporary Texas

Materials

Black Pearl, 18k Gold

Early 1900’s French Dining Table, Shaped Trestle Supports and Cartouche Carvings
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the early 1900s, this French dining table features a three-inch thick top supported by two wide pedestal legs with an open stretcher. The curvaceous base has fascinating ha...
Category

Early 20th Century French Texas

Materials

Wood

Vintage Aubusson Pillow in red with Parrot, Velvet Backing
Located in Wichita, KS
Vintage wool tapestry Aubusson style pillow with a playful parrot in red. the pillow is wool, with velvet on the back and adorned with trim. To view all of our listings at Tiffany...
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20th Century American French Provincial Texas

Materials

Wool, Velvet

Michael Kneebone Pink Pearl Oval Diamond Dangle Earrings
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
Pink pearls are paired with oval diamonds in these dainty dangle earrings. The pearls are pear shaped and are a delicate shell pink. They are blemish free and possess beautiful lust...
Category

2010s American Contemporary Texas

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold

1920s Art Deco Bookmatched Rosewood and Marble Sideboard
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This Art Deco sideboard has bookmatched lacquered rosewood, a maple interior and French green marble. Two drawers, one in each door. Original hardware and key. New key for center co...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Texas

Materials

Granite

Postmodern Plaster Sculpture Pedestal / Plant Stand
By Emilio Terry, Sirmos
Located in Round Top, TX
Minimalist plaster pedestal or plant stand, circa 1980s with stippled Organic Modern texture. Plaster furniture enjoys a long history, with the earliest attribution to Emilio R. Te...
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Texas

Materials

Plaster

"Gift of Rain" COWBOYS WESTERN SAGUARO CACTUS DESERT SCENE G. Harvey (1933-2017)
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 30 x 24 Frame Size: 44 x 38 Medium: Oil on canvas “ Gift Of Rain “ G. Harvey (G...
Category

1990s Impressionist Texas

Materials

Oil

French Rolling Drinks Cart of Bronzed Brass and Glass by Maison Charles
By Maison Charles
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French drinks cart or trolley (bar cart) of bronzed brass and glass by the celebrated Maison Charles, featuring an elegant brass X-frame design decorated with brass rosettes, ...
Category

20th Century French Texas

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Spanish Revival Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Forney, TX
An incredible and rare Spanish Revival painted wrought iron large chandelier from the mid 19th to early 20th century. Having eight arms ending in faux candle lights, original green p...
Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Texas

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Petite French Antique Brass Lanterns
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lanterns from France made with a solid brass structure and curved glass panels. There are two arms with candelabra bulbs. This petite fixture has been newly wired to fit US s...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Texas

Materials

Brass

19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher.
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Texas

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Gucci 90th Anniversary Ad Runway Python Skakeskin Pump Heels Sz 36.5 $2425
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Worn One Time Minor Markings to Soles Only Gucci's 90th anniversary Fall Runway show, $2425 * Python Heels * Size: 36.5 * Purple & Orange Snakeskin Python * Adjustable Ankle...
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2010s Italian Texas

19th Century Narrow White Chest of Three Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Decorative pine Gustavian chest of drawers with traditional carved dentil molding, canted fluted side posts, decorative upper drawer all raised on four tapered fluted feet. Restored,...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Texas

Materials

Brass

French Louis XIII Walnut Turned Legs Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Authentic French country look. These classic side chairs are upholstered with their original red floral motif upholstery, further embellished with decorative brass nail heads around ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Texas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Natural Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Leather
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These NATURAL LEATHER collage tiles are made in modular sizes and SOLD BY THE SQUARE FOOT, NOT PER TILE. The tiles can be hung on any wall surface and in any configuration. Each panel is composed randomly and therefore, no two panels are alike. They are made from upcycled leather cuttings from our furniture company and mounted on 1/2" plywood MDF. The arrangement and installation of the panels can be decided by the client. Please see attached specification sheet with the installation guide in the image gallery for further details. MINIMUM ORDER: 8 SQ/ FT Bio: Peter Glassford...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Brutalist Texas

Materials

Plywood, Leather

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble combines the stately, tailored elegance with a luxurious visual appeal creating the ideal choice for the discriminating ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Texas

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Michael Kneebone Apatite, Blue Topaz Diamond Chrysoprase Dangle Earrings
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant palette of cool blues and green combine in these sophisticated dangle earrings. The apatite origin: Madagascar) is a royal blue color and possesses amazing chatoyancy. B...
Category

2010s American Contemporary Texas

Materials

Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Apatite, 14k Gold, 18k Gold

Italian Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas After Modigliani
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Surrealist oil painting on canvas after Modigliani. This interesting framed oil painting on canvas with a glass front is of an elongated mal...
Category

1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Texas

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th Century Venetian Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian loveseat. This antique Venetian walnut loveseat, canape or divanetto has a beautiful shapely back, scrolled arms and cabrio...
Category

19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Texas

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

1960s Vintage American of Martinsville Expandable Rolling Bar Cart
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Classic Mid-Century Modern walnut expandable rolling bar cart or server, Manufactured by American of Martinsville, designed by Merton L. Gershun. Expanding black laminate sliding top...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Texas

Materials

Formica, Wood

Hublot Big Bang St. Moritz 44 MM 301.SE.030.RW.114 Diamond Bezel Steel Watch
By Hublot
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: HUBLOT Gender: Unisex Metal Type: Stainless Steel Diameter: 44.00 mm Weight: 139.20 grams Stainless steel, diamond HUBLOT Swiss made wristwatch with original box, Receipt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Texas

Materials

Diamond, Steel, Stainless Steel

Antique French Breton Armoire Wardrobe Linen Cabinet Drawer Carved Chestnut 19th
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully Carved Antique French Chestnut Breton Armoire with Drawer~~c. 1890s Highly requested classic French Breton design~~Breton (sometimes known as Brittany) furnitur...
Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Texas

Materials

Chestnut

German Kabirski Lithos Raw Natural Spessartine Gold-Plated Silver Necklace
By German Kabirski
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Lithos Necklace from the GKey Raw Collection features natural, raw Spessartine garnet crystals, also known as Mandarin garnet, arranged along a linear structure. Crafted from 925...
Category

2010s American Contemporary Texas

Materials

Garnet, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

New Rare Yves Saint Laurent YSL Imperiale Crocodile Heels Pumps 2009 Sz 39
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent Brand New Runway Ad Heels Seen on Naomi Campbell F/W 2009 $2590 Deep Wine Red 100% Genuine Crocodile Throughout * Euro Size: 39 * Leather Padde...
Category

Early 2000s French Texas

Vintage Berber Moroccan Kilim Rug, Flat-Weave Tribal Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
77008, muted tones of red, tan, beige, cream, green, grey and black provide a beautiful color scheme for the intricate design featured on this vintage Berber Moroccan Kilim rug...
Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Kilim Texas

Materials

Wool

19C Large Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING 19C Large Irish Georgian Style Secretary Bookcase. From circa 1850-60 and most definitely, “IRISH”. Made of gorgeous flamed Cuban mahogany which would have been imported from the British Colonies at the end of the 18th Century and early 19th Century. This piece of is of IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS. It is a real STATEMENT piece and of EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY. It has a very ‘Regency Style’ pelmet or crown with egg and dart moldings under a very straight line crown. The top section consists of a 4 door bookcase, each with 3 shelving areas. It appears to retain it’s original glass, but it could likewise have been replaced at some time during it’s long life, as it is very rare to find pieces that have not suffered breakages over 150+ years. Each bookcase door still retains the original moldings to the front with a star shape above and below a central circular viewing panel. Each section is separated by a carved and fluted roman column/pillar. The bookcase section rests on top of the base, which consists of a beautiful central secretaire desk accessed by drop down front with working lock and key and rests on 2 pull out rests on either side. The secretary portion has a central tabernacle, with an inlaid oval satinwood medallion above another scallop shell drawer. It has 6 smaller drawers and 8 cubbies. The 2 pillars on either side of the central tabernacle are secret drawers and pull out. The curved crowns above the cubbies on either side are likewise secret drawers and pull out. Either side of the secretary there are 2 drawers (4 total) with a press or cupboard underneath. Under the secretary there are 4 large central drawers. The brasses and hardware are all original to the piece (save 2 extra hinges that have been attached to the drop down secretary to give it more support and stability. Again, each section is separated by a turned and fluted column/pillar which replicates the 2 side pillars to the central tabernacle of the secretary. The piece sits on 8 curved feet. This was an extremely high quality piece when made. This is also supported by the fact that the secondary woods are also mahogany and not pine or oak for slightly lesser quality pieces of the era. This piece is specifically identifiable as an Irish Georgian Style piece by virtue of the scallop shell moldings on the base side presses (see photos). Irish Georgian furniture...
Category

Mid-19th Century Irish George III Antique Texas

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

French Majolica Leaves Pitcher Sarreguemines, circa 1870
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Leaves Pitcher Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Category

1870s French Country Antique Texas

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French neoclassical style painted commode. Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers...
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Texas

Materials

Wood

"Paper Clouds" Contemporary Colorful Yellow Toned Western Cowboy Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful western inspired cowboy painting by Texas based artist Nick Stevenson. The work features a lounging cowboy wearing a hat against a bright yellow background. Sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Texas

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

French Togo Sofa by Ligne Roset
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Austin, TX
Togo toffee leather 3-seater sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, 1973. An icon of style and good taste; a Ligne Roset classic of all-foam cushion seating with no hard points. Mic...
Category

Early 2000s French Modern Texas

Materials

Leather

Vintage 20in Herringbone Chain Necklace in 14K Yellow Gold
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage 20" Herringbone Chain Necklace in 14k Yellow Gold A timeless classic, this vintage 14k yellow gold herringbone chain offers a sleek, fluid look with its smooth, reflective s...
Category

1980s Unknown Vintage Texas

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Dancing Light" Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Peter Healy. The work features expressive pink, blue, yellow, and red strokes against a light gray background. Signed, titled, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Texas

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

3mm Hessonite Garnet Gold Plated Sterling Silver Stud Earrings
Located in Oslo, 03
3mm faceted round Hessonite Garnet is set in gold plated sterling silver. Diameter for earrings are approximately 4mm. FOR USA BUYERS--> I do have stock in the USA and this will b...
Category

2010s Indian Texas

Materials

Garnet, Hessonite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Modern Murano Chandelier, Circa 1960s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Murano glass four tiered chandelier, circa 1960s. This murano chandelier is in great overall condition, no chips to glass. 21”x27” "Murano glass is known for its delicacy, lightne...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Texas

Materials

Murano Glass

"Lazy Days Blues" TEXAS BLUEBONNETS, NICE LARGER SIZE LANDSCAPE CIRCA 1950
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 25 x 30 Frame Size: 34 x 39 Medium: Oil on Canvas Circa 1950 "Lazy Day Blues" Texas Bluebonnet Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) Porfirio Salinas was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes of Central Texas with an emphasis on the vast bluebonnet fields that grow there in the springtime. Born in 1910 in Bastrop, Texas, he attended public schools in San Antonio. He also observed works in progress by the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, as well as landscape painter, Robert Wood. Wood is said to have paid Salinas five dollars a picture to paint bluebonnets because "he hated to paint bluebonnets". Salinas served in the military from 1943 to 1945. Although he was assigned to Fort Sam Houston, he was allowed to live at home. At the fort, Colonel Telesphor Gottchalk assigned him to paint murals for the officer's lounge and various other projects, and Salinas continued to be able to paint during his entire conscripted period. Even before he achieved notoriety among galleries, dealers, and museums, Salinas was widely followed and appreciated by many Texans, including former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who may be considered responsible for launching Salinas popularity beyond the boundaries of Texas. In 1973, Texas capital, Austin, honored Salinas for having "done much to bring the culture of Mexico and Texas closer together with his paintings". Salinas died in April 1973 in San Antonio, Texas. From the years of the Great Depression through President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s, Texan Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) remained one of the Lone Star State's most popular artists. Today, his works remain popular with Texas collectors and those who love landscapes of the beautiful "Hill Country" that lies in the center of the state. One of the first Mexican American painters to become widely recognized for his art, Salinas was a favorite of President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, as well as of Sam Rayburn, the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In fact, President Johnson was so enamored with his Salinas paintings that the artist will forever be associated with America's first Texas-born President. Works by Porfirio Salinas is in a number of museum collections, grace the halls of the Texas State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion in Austin, and are included in virtually every major private collection of Early Texas Art. Porfirio Salinas was born on November 6, 1910, near the small town of Bastrop, Texas, about thirty miles from Austin. His father, Porfirio G. Salinas (1881-1967), and his mother, Clara G. Chavez, struggled to make a hardscrabble living as tenant farmers, but eventually were forced to give up farming. The family moved to San Antonio, where Salinas' father was able to get a job working as a laborer for the railroad, but the scenic area around Bastrop, with its pine trees and the wide expanse of the Rio Grande River, would forever remain a touchstone for the artist. For the rest of his life, Salinas and his brothers went back frequently to visit their grandmother in her little farmhouse. When in Bastrop, Porfirio painted on the banks of the Rio Grande or in the groves of pine trees. The Salinas family was close-knit, and Porfirio was the middle child of five children, so he had an older brother and sister as well as a younger brother and sister. His mother was a native of Mexico, so throughout his childhood the family made the long drive to Mexico to visit Clara Salinas' family. As a child growing up in the bi-lingual section of San Antonio, Salinas drew and painted incessantly and by the time he was ten, he was already producing work that was mature enough to sell to his schoolteachers. Many years later in an article in the New York Times he was described as a "boy whose textbooks were seldom opened and whose sketchbook was never closed." Instead of studying, the young artist spent his spare time watching artists paint in and around San Antonio. As an aspiring painter, Salinas was fortunate to grow up in the historic city, which had the most active art scene in Texas. It was his exposure to older, professional painters that encouraged the precocious young painter to leave school early in order to help his family and pursue a career as a professional artist, despite his father's inability to see art as a career with any future for his son. When Salinas was about fifteen he came to know the artist Robert W. Wood (1889-1979). He met Wood while he was employed in an art supply store and he soon began to work as an assistant to the English-born painter, who had moved from Portland to San Antonio in 1924. Although the diminutive Englishman was already an established professional artist, he did not have a great deal of formal art training and so he was then studying with the academically trained Spanish painter Jose Arpa (1858-1952) in order to augment his knowledge and give his work a more polished look. Salinas was an eager young man, and while working in Wood's downtown San Antonio studio he learned to stretch canvases, frame paintings and to sketch in larger compositions from small plein-air studies for the English artist. He began to accompany Wood and Arpa to the hills outside San Antonio, where they painted small Plein-air studies of fields of blue lupin - the state flower, the famous "Bluebonnets" of Texas - in the springtime and scenes of the gnarled Red Oaks as they changed color in the fall. He was soon assisting Wood in the tedious work of painting the tiny blue flowers that collectors wanted to see in the landscapes they purchased of central Texas. According to a 1972 newspaper story, "Legend has it that one day in the 1920s artist Robert Wood decided he could not bear to paint another bluebonnet in one of his landscapes. He hired young Porfirio Salinas to paint them in for him at five dollars a painting." Whether this story is accurate or apocryphal isn't clear, but the ambitious and independent young Salinas wasn't destined to be anyone's assistant for very long. The formative event of Porfirio Salinas' teenage years was the Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibitions, a Roaring-Twenties dream of the eccentric oilman Edgar B. Davis (1873-1951). These competitive shows of paintings of wildflowers and Texas life were mounted in San Antonio from 1927 to 1929. Held at the newly opened Witte Museum each spring, the exhibition featured large cash prizes donated by the philanthropic Davis, which were an inducement for artists to travel from all over the United States to paint in the Hill Country of Texas. The "Davis Competitions," as they were known, helped to cement San Antonio's reputation as an art center, a legacy that remains with the "River City" today. The shows generated a great deal of excitement in the area, helping to make celebrities of the some of the artists who had already settled there and encouraging others to make San Antonio their home. Over the three years that the wildflower competitions were held, more than 300 paintings were exhibited, and many thousands of viewers saw the paintings at the Witte Museum and on tours throughout the state and in New York. Each year Davis would generously purchase the winning paintings and then donate them to the San Antonio Art League. Young Porfirio Salinas would have been able to not only watch his two mentors - Robert W. Wood and Jose Arpa - paint the works that they entered in the Davis Competitions, he would have been able to see Arpa take several of the major prizes, receiving the judge's accolades for "Verbena," "Cactus Flower" and "Picking Cotton," works that are still on view at the San Antonio Art League Museum today. Unfortunately, Davis eventually put his donations to work in other charitable endeavors, bringing to an end the wildflower events, but only after they inspired Salinas and other young painters and had helped to make wildflower paintings the most sought-after subject for traditionalist Texas collectors. In 1930, when he was only twenty, Salinas hung out a shingle and began to paint professionally, augmenting the sales of his easel paintings with what little business he could garner by painting signs for local concerns. It was a struggle for the young artist to make a living, as the effects of the Great Depression were settling in. His early works are very similar to those of Robert Wood's, both in subject matter and treatment. Salinas did small paintings of Bluebonnets for the tourists who visited San Antonio to see the famous Alamo as well as paintings of the Texas missions...
Category

1950s Impressionist Texas

Materials

Oil

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk
Located in Mckinney, TX
An exquisite Swedish tall case clock boasting a rounded crown and clean lines, complemented by a dry-scraped finish. The clock retains its original blue-green and alabaster paint wit...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Texas

Materials

Iron

1960s Stoneware Soup Tureen
Located in Denton, TX
Stoneware soup tureen with lid and ladle. The ladle is a combination of stoneware with a wood stem.
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Texas

Materials

Stoneware, Wood

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Walnut, Brass, Onyx, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona stone desk draws inspiration from the serene landscape of Armona Island, embodying a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Texas

Materials

Marble, Quartz, Onyx, Stainless Steel, Brass

Pair of Large-Scale Armchairs Upholstered in Antique Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large-scale armchairs upholstered in antique tapestry. 18th century walnut armchairs hand-carved circa 1730-1759 in os de mouton style. Upholstered in 17th century verdure ta...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Texas

Materials

Brass

Dove Task Lamps by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo- A Pair
By PAF Studio, Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
Located in Denton, TX
A pair of "Dove" task lamps designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, Italy, 1980s. These lamps have a "dove" shaped body with an adjustable height, an adjustable...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Texas

Materials

Metal

19th Century Original Painted German Two Door Armoire Shrunk
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely painted armoire or German "Shrunk" still maintains the quality and details of the original hand-painted finish. The soft, gentle green background with delightful florals ...
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19th Century German Folk Art Antique Texas

Materials

Wood

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