DESCRIPTION: A delightful contemporary folk art table by craftsman, Richard DeWalt, in which vermilion colored tapering legs with small ball feet rise to support a copper table top. The sides and front drawer are finished in blue with a charming carved fish functioning as the drawer’s handle. This would be a great accent piece for the fishing enthusiast and would also be perfect in a lake home or fishing lodge setting. CONDITION: Very good, no visible defects...
Mena Messina dynamic handcrafted brass and silver necklace
Patinated folded brass links connected with silver posts
Trademark closure
18" long x 1 1/2" wide
Weight - 202 grams
Etched signature
Dated - 1992
Very good original condition
John Iversen doubloon statement necklace
Handcrafted links displaying organic impressions
Length - 16 1/2"
Width - 1"
Weight - a substantial 173+ grams
Marked John Iversen, sterling
Excellent condition
John Iversen has won many awards and his works can be found in the permanent collections of the Renwick Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum, the Boston Museum among others
Juhls Tundra necklace in sterling silver
Norway
Pendant - 2 5/8" x 3 1/4"
Neck chain - 24" long
Marked Juhls, 925s on verso
Excellent condition
Rare Fan Painting by Renowned Buddhist Monk Artist Su An Sunim (born 1940). The calligraphy on this 1997 painting says, "Your smile is an offering to Buddha." The recent exhibition of Su An Sunim's work at the Zen Buddhist Temple in New York City was the most highly-attended exhibition ever presented by the Korean Art Society. At that exhibition, Su An Sunim's works of similar size and quality sold for multiples of the prices we are asking here. Ink and colors on paper...
Fenton Glass Company made this swan vase. It's handpainted by J L Nutter. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
"New York Cafe"
Oil on canvas, 16" x 20" without frame, 23 3/4" x 28 3/4" framed Guy Dessapt was born in 1938 and raised in the countryside of France. At a young age he began to paint countryside village scenes and spent many of his early years painting in the streets of Montmartre. Here he learned from many of the great French painters of the time. He left home at an early age and attended the Arts Decoratifs School of Paris and fell in love with the city of Paris. From there Mr...
MEDIA: Paper Cut-Out
TITLE: Winter Night
ARTIST: Pi-Ping
SIZE: inside:8 ¼ inches x 14 ½ inches; mat:14 ¼ inches x 21 inches
Guy Dessapt
"Le Jardin du Luxembourg" Oil on paper, 18.5" x 14"
Guy Dessapt was born in 1938 and raised in the countryside of France. At a young age he began to paint countryside village scenes and spent many of his early years painting in the streets of Montmartre. Here he learned from many of the great French painters of the time. He left home at an early age and attended the Arts Decoratifs School of Paris and fell in love with the city of Paris. From there Mr...
Japanese 20th century art glass vase by master glass artist, HISATOSHI IWATA. The beautiful handblown vase is done in a spotted purple and white with gold is entitled KAYOU, or "Brilliant Light". Hisatoshi Iwata was born in Tokyo in 1925 and he died in 1994. He graduated from the prestigious Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1950. He has participated in all the major exhibitions in Japan. His works of art on part of the collections at the Corning Glass Museum and the Metropolitan...
A stellar modernist form with of cast bronze by Yamamuro Hyakusei in the form of a droplet splashing up as it hits the liquid surface. It is 25 cm (10 inches) diameter, 34.5cm (13-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, enclosed in a custom kiri-wood collector’s box and is signed on the base Hyakusei.
Yamamuro Hyakusei (1900-1990) was a bronze casting artist born in Toyama prefecture...
The carved melon shape agate snuff bottle is 2 ¾ inches tall, 1½ inches wide and a little bit more than 1 inch thick. The color is from beige to burgundy and it is very well hollowed. It depicts a little monkey sitting on a double gourd. The top of the bottle is carved as a small branch with leaves. The workmanship is wonderful, well carved and polished. The artist, Wang Hai, is considered one of the best snuff bottle makers in Guangdong(Canton) Province...
A large and stupendous glass vase with a wide mouth decorated with deep, green abstract bands on gold foil by glass artist Tabuchi Koseki (b. 1932). Mouth and bottom with darker bands of deep brownish colour. Signed in the bottom ‘Koseki.’ It comes with fully inscribed, signed and stamped storage box, kiri-tomobako. Japan, late Showa, ca. 1980. H 24 cm, W 24 cm. Condition: Excellent.Â
This interesting melon shape agate snuff bottle is 1 ½ inches tall, 2 ¼ inches wide and 3quarters of an inch thick. It depicts a young boy climbing a tree. The artist (Wang Hai) carved a leaf as the base, so the bottle can sit horizontally. It is polished and hollowed very well. Please e-mail us for more information and his work.
MEDIA: Paper Cut-Out
TITLE: Hanging Flowers
ARTIST: Pi-Ping
SIZE: inside: 3 ¾ inches x 10 ½ inches; mat: 10 inches x 16 inches
MEDIA: Paper Cut-Out
TITLE: Narcissus
ARTIST: Pi-Ping
SIZE: 10 inches x 15 inches
FACE OF MR. ITO
Portrait of such a "typical Japanese businessman" titled 'Face of Mr. Ito', 1995, by a Japanese modern & contemporary painter, Isao Nishimura (1923–2003 / ref. https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Isao-Nishimura/48FFCD47D7A9C3F4), watercolor painting on paper, attached with an wooden frame with no glass/acrylic plate, Frame: approx...
Here is a large and brilliant Tsubo (vase) by Master Mashiko Potter and Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It is in mint condition with no chips or cracks.
Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) is one of the best-known Japanese potters. The artist studied under another pottery legend, Hamada Shoji, to become one of Mashiko master craftsmen...