Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Cobra Man
Intricately carved folk art cane with a figure of a man, a cobra, and flowering vines. Circa 1880.
Available at Anonymous Works.
More proof of time travel...
I love these shots of really strange abstract forms in antique photos. Is it just me or do they just seem so out of place? This is ""Chip" among the dead ones". Now Chip's a dead one. Pretty cool shot.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Eliza Doolittle
Available here.
Portrait Miniature of Four Children
Available here.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Early 20th Century African American Ventriloquist Figure
Rare circa 1900-1910 African American ventriloquist figure made by William Henry James Shaw in Victoria, Missouri.
Available here.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Amateur Portrait
Available here.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Eskimo Basketry Tea Kettle
Collected in 1909 at the Alaskan/Yukon Pacific Exhibition.
Available at Cowan's.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Wedding Painting
A double sided wedding painting from the 1940's.
Available here.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Pillow Portrait
Circa 1890 pillow front with a portrait of a woman.
Available here.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Reading Boy
Half-length marble figure of a boy reading. Measures 16 1/2"h. Ex-Gerald Kornblau.
Sold for $8,500.00 (w/o reserve) at Stair Galleries.
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Brown Bomber
Available here.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
White Howler
Rare large howling cat shooting gallery target with white painted surface.
Available here.
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