We are always very pleased with ourselves when get a Catalina piece in black. And that happens... not that often. This is a stunner. 9.5" tall, 6" diameter at base. Price on request.
Catalina Island Indian Vase Black RARE C289
Category Archives: Rare
Fantasia Plate Armadillo RARE M638
The Fantasia plates usually depicted the flora and fauna of the rainforest, and here we have a wild card, an armadillo! A pair! This makes this plate extremely rare. Price on request.
19th Century Anglo-Indian Chairs F1044
19th Century Anglo-Indian chairs, pair. Quite astounding. Re-upholstered in beautiful blue gray fabric. (Part of set with sofa, F1045). Intricate yet comfortable, inlaid with ebony, bone and mother-of-pearl, a technique known as sadeli work.. Must be seen to really appreciate the scale of these incredible pieces. Chairs measure 31"w, 29"d, 48"h. Price on request. The ancient art ...
Monterey Classic Old Wood Keyhole Bed Full (Rare) F981 SOLD
Original finish. Yes, branded. It really doesn't get much sweeter than this. Price on request.
Bauer RARE Mission Vase in Jade B374
A beautiful RARE Arts & Crafts style octagon footed mission vase in a glorious jade glaze. Kiln skip on bottom edge. Vase measures 9" tall. Call for pricing.
Bauer RARE Mexican Hat Ashtrays B373
A super RARE set of three Bauer hat ashtrays, done in orange, jade and yellow glaze. Hats measure 3" tall x 4 1/2" diameter. Call for pricing.
New Mexican Deco Tin Repoussé Furniture-Vanity F922
1940s New Mexican tin repoussé vanity. A terrific folk art take on Deco with a little sci-fi thrown in. Vanity measures 30" tall x 40" wide x 16" deep. Call for pricing.
Wrought Iron Hatter’s Merchant Sign A638
1870s wrought iron merchant sign done in the shape of an old hat. Great patina. This hat merchant's sign is a rare find. Sign measures 8" tall x 15" diameter. Call for pricing.
Pacific Cobalt Squat Oil Jar CA241
Rare and unusual Pacific squat oil jar: marked Pacific. Wonderful heavy cobalt glaze. No repairs or damages of any kind. Circa 1933. Oil jar measures 8" x 13". Call for pricing.
Horseshoe Rocking Chair F882
One of kind rocking chair made entirely of vintage horseshoes. Chair measures 44" tall x 23" wide x 23" deep. Call for pricing.
Pecos Bill’s Story by James Cloyd Bowman 1937 Book A561
Pecos Bill is an American cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous tall tales of the Old West during American westward expansion into the Southwest ofTexas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. Their stories were probably invented as short stories and a book by Edward S. O'Reilly in the early 20th Century and are considered to be an example of fakelore. Pecos Bill was a late addition to the "big man" idea of characters, such as Paul ...
Edwin Corle (1906 – 1956) “People on the Earth” Book A558
Edwin Corle (1906 – 1956) was an American writer. "People on the Earth" He was born in Wildwood, New Jersey and educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his A.B. in 1928. For the next two years he was a graduate student at Yale University. In 1932 he married Helen Freeman in Ensenada, Mexico. He served in World War II, and in 1944 married Jean ...
William Lindsay White (1900–1973) “They Were Expendable” Book A557
W.L. White, They Were Expendable First Edition. Here is the first great story of our war as seen by the men fighting in it. Adapted into a 1945 film starring John Wayne. Jacket has slight edge wear. With a special inside back cover printing, "Buy United States War Bonds": Copyrighted by W. L. White 1942. William Lindsay White (1900–1973), ...
Elbert Green Hubbard [1856 – 1915] Little Journeys Book Collection A556
An incomplete set of eleven Elbert Green Hubbard books titled, Little Journeys: Embossed "Memorial Edition". Elbert Green Hubbard [1856 – 1915] was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he met early success as a traveling salesman with the Larkin soap company. Today Hubbard is mostly known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an ...
The Oxford Uniform Edition # Two Volumes of Oscar Wilde’s Writings A555
An incomplete set of seven Oxford Uniform Edition of Oscar Wilde's Essays, Criticisms and Reviews. The Oxford Edition is limited to two hundred fifty copies: This set is number two! This beautiful set of Illuminated Manuscript was published by A.R. Keller & Co. 1907, London and New York. Call for pricing.
Marshall Laird Gothic/Baroque Double Lectern c 1925 F835
Really superb double (two-sided) lectern made by Marshall Laird, gothic with baroque carvings, the whole in solid walnut, with a capacious cabinet as its base, basically hand carved and finished, almost no machining. Best remembered for his custom made furniture for many of the large Spanish Revival Homes that cropped up all over Southern California during the ...
Kliegl Bros Spotlight with decorative trim from The New York Hippodrome c. 1910-20 L478a
This extremely rare survival must have come to us through a space-time portal: one of the original stage lights from the fabled (and enormous!) New York Hippodrome! The little chimney on the roof of the housing tells us that it started its life as an arc light and then was converted to electricity in the ...
Six Foot Long Model of the USS Maine A535
"Remember the Maine!" And we did. And we still do. The sinking of the Maine in Havana harbor was a casus belli of the Spanish-American War and has stayed in our collective memory ever since. This extraordinary model is another example of the powerful pull maritime disasters have on our imaginations, as well as satisfying ...
Papago (Tohono O’odham) Figural Basket A523
A wonderful Papago (Tohono O’odham) Figural Basket in amazing condition. Basket measures 9" tall x 15" diameter. The Tohono O’odham are a group of Native American people who reside primarily in theSonoran Desert of the southeastern Arizona and northwest Mexico. “Tohono O’odham” means “Desert People.” Although they were previously known as the Papago, they have largely rejected this name (meaning literally “tepary-bean eater”), which was applied ...
First Edition (Mexico) of Justo Sierra’s “Juárez. Su obra y su tiempo” published in installments 1905–1906 A454
19 volumes (cuadernos), #1 to 19, unbound in their original green paper covers, #1 missing some pages. All plates included. A seminal work of history combined with memoir of the life and times and works of Benito Juarez and the major figures of his period by his colleague, the author and statesman Justo Sierra. $450 Benito Juárez (Spanish ...
Taylor Tilery Spanish Dancer Six-Tile Plaque in Wrought Iron Surround c. 1929-33 CA413
Sensational colors, terrific graphic, romantic allure, a storybook feel: all the hallmarks of Taylor Tiles. This Dancer is actually dancing, spinning her shawl around her, snapping her dress, one neat little foot revealed. Beautiful wrought iron frames the tableau. A dream of old California manufactured for the new dreamers. Taylor Tilery was founded by Eric Douglas ...
Batchelder Lidded Jar Rare CA407
Really fine Batchelder lidded jar circa 1931-37. Ernest Batchelder, though best known for his unsurpassed tile work, also created other ceramic pieces of which this a very rare and elegant example. Price on request. Ernest A. Batchelder (1875–1957) was an artist and educator who made Southern California his home in the early 20th century. He is famous as a ...
Hillside Pottery Jardiniere CA406 SOLD
Rare shape, repaired. 1920s. $1,200
D & M Tile “Love Conquers All” Plaque on Iron Stand F103
Absolutely beautiful D & M Tile "Love Conquers All" Plaque on Iron Stand. Call for pricing.
Aztec Art Deco Carved & Painted Mahogany Liquor Cabinet 1930s F659
This superb custom show-piece is distinguished by its deep, inticrately hand-carved design of Aztec motifs, while its proportions place it squarely in the Deco style of the late 1920s and early 1930s, Examples of Aztec Art Deco are rare in architecture and furnishings and justly highly prized. Enthusiastic practitioners of the style in Los Angeles ...