A unique way to reuse old headlights from the Post Brass era: circa 1915 antique Packard headlights mounted on a wood base. I have had these wired to be used 3 different ways. Would look amazing on a side board or beside the bed.. Original finish on the headlights. All original save for rewiring to ...
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) 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 ...
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), ...
An incomplete set of eleven Elbert Green Hubbard books titled, Little Journey's: 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 ...
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. We ship using UPS and Priority ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
Monumental Handled vase by The famous North Carolina Potters of the 1930''s. Lava Orange Glaze is rich with amazing depth to field. Minor glaze loss to areas as shown. Very tight Hairline at top edge. Rare survivor. Folk Art in nature of the glaze and form. Handles are in amazing condition. Vase measures 22 x ...
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 We ship ...
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 ...
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. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost ...
Rare shape, repaired. 1920s. $1,200 We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions we require wire transfers. Please feel free to enquire about shipping costs at 323-953-8330 or eric@earlycaliforniaantiques.com.
Absolutely beautiful D & M Tile "Love Conquers All" Plaque on Iron Stand. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions we require wire transfers. Please ...
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 ...
1940s New Guinea Carved Wood Mask. Mask measures 29 x 15 x 10. Price on request.
1920s beautiful hand wrought bronze lampshade with Mica and Lion heads on four sides of the mica. Shade measures 8" x 13" diameter. Price on request.
Grand scale African Zaire Ceremonial Carved Wood Mask in white face. Circa 1940. Mask measures 25" x 16" x 10". $1500.
Bauer RARE 22" Oil Jar in Yellow. Price on request.
Bauer Ringware #12 Ivory RARE bowl. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Price on request.
Rare orange glaze, Bauer Matt Carlton 7" Vase. Price on request.
Rare and unusual to find.. Bauer plain ware oval platters in orange. Circa 1930. Unmarked. From an estate Time Capsule. No chips, cracks or repairs. As if never used. According to the daughter, they were used in a beach vacation home that rarely saw use. The Bauer/Fiesta craze started here. Developed by Louis Ispen for ...