September 28, 2012

SOLD REFINISHED 48" Nelson Platform Slat Bench in ebony!

As first described in my September 12 post,

this slat bench in ebonized wood, originally

designed in 1948 by George Nelson for Herman

Miller, is the ultimate iconic multipurpose

display and resting place.  It is one of the best

known images of mid century modernism. 

Measuring a handy 48" x 18" x 14" H, the

bench/table was originally meant to support

heavy storage pieces, making it functional as

well as beautiful.  Some minor touch-up is

included if you want:  the black finish is

chipped off in areas, mostly on the one leg.  And

there is a small piece of chipped veneer on one

corner of the seat frame.  Not a big deal to get it

fixed.

Signed.  Ca 1980's.                                     $725.

September 12, 2012

Just a heads up that you can find some of my collection also on Etsy, under the names "Huntartandantiques" and "salyarcht."  My plan is to showcase on Etsy some of the smaller vintage pieces that have previously only been shown as a larger shelf grouping.

Eames Shell Chairs - now 3!

Yellow, Parchment (White) & Orange - 3 

wonderful vintage, ergonomic, early 50's 

Eames Fiberglass Shell Side Chairs with 

original black legs, swivel feet & H-base by 

Herman Miller.  Some of the original

stickers are left on the bottoms, & there is 

the famous Herman Miller stamped logo 

stamped on the Parchment-colored one because 

it was one of the 3 original colors.

     

(See that one listed separately also, in a

May post.)                                                    

All 3 have age-appropriate 

patina & some wear marks.  The photo 

colors are a bit off - the orange is more 

orange & less red, the yellow much deeper(BOTH SOLD)

                                                                                       & the white, creamier, as shown in the side view.  Ca 1950.

                                                                                       Three (3)     $750.
                                                                         

 
Nelson Platform Slat Bench

This slat bench in ebonized wood, originally designed in 1948 by George Nelson for HermanMiller, is the ultimate iconic multipurpose display & resting place.  It is one of the best known images of mid century modernism.  Measuring a handy 48" x 18" x 14" H, the bench/table was originally meant to support heavy storage pieces, making it functional as well as beautiful.  Signed.   Ca 1948.       $725.

SOLD

Sept. 6, 2012 - Looking back at the long, hot summer

After an extended trip from Chicago to even more hot & humid Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for dental work (!), I am back with fresh ideas & an increased sense of thankfulness for how we are all fighting to save our world as we know it.

While there, I met many beautiful new friends, especially Katherine & her exciting new folk art collection called Color Pod .  With her permission, I will be creating my own new local designs.  I can also market hers through my shop.

Stay tuned for other new finds that I will be posting this week!

June 18, 2012

Thanks to everyone who visited my collection this past 

weekend during the Custer St. fair.  A special thank you to 

so many who told me how much they liked my business 

sign with the Eames Chair logo!    

Some of you also took advantage of the special 10% fair 

discount.  

I hope to see all of you again soon!

June 13, 2012

Last week at TVB was such a blast that I'm doing it again! 

Tomorrow & Sunday, June 16 - 17, is Custer's Last 

Stand street fair in Evanston.  


My shop is only 1-1/2 blocks walk from the fair & will be 

open each day from 11 - 5 pm.   Look for the signs.

You can also find me at the Main Street Station 

Merchants' Association booth from 10 am -12 pm Sunday.

June 3, 2012

One week from today - June 10 from 12 to 5 pm - is The Vintage Bazaar at the Aragon, 1106 West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago.   It is near the Lawrence El stop on the red line.  If you're driving, I also scouted a lot of unzoned street parking.  I will be outside with my collection in the parking lot across the street, in a space assigned that day. 

Check yelp & krrb for what I'll be showing.

Hope to see a lot of you there!

May 23, 2012

This past 2 weeks have been quite a push, but it was all worth it.  To see so many

delighted faces of people - either leaving with their treasures or just commenting about the

beautiful selection of pieces & colors - has me hooked on this business!


Some of the larger pieces sold include the comfy Barcerlona & Wegner-style chairs, 

along with an Ergon 2 swivel desk chair, a striking pair of white plaster & wood Quartite 

lamps, a cool 3-shade metal pole lamp, Danish Modern magazine stand, orange Prolon 

bowl, orange & blue Zero fan, wrought iron stand with record slots, Italian stacking coasters,

an older Yurok basket & a signed, framed poster by Susan Hunt-Wulkowicz.  Dansk pieces 

were almost as popular as collections of random old keys & dogs!  However, still available 

for the upcoming Vintage Bazaar at the Aragon on June 10 are many lights & lamps, the 

Aeron, Eames & Eric Buch chairs & the Nelson headboards.  But I'm going to have to 

replenish my stock of old keys!

SOLD  

A pair of Hans Wegner-style wood & rope 

folding chairs, made in Yugoslavia, ca 1960 

are extremely comfortable.  The oak 

colored  wood, brass hinges & roping are in 

great condition.  

The low-sitting chair was originally  

designed by Hans Wegner of Denmark in 

1949.

SOLD

Vintage black vinyl Barcelona-style button-

tufted lounge chairs, ca 1980, are also quite 

relaxing to sit in.  They were found in good 

condition with just a bit of discoloration on 

their strudy steel frames.  They have 

pleasing proportions, similar to the original 

chair designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 

1929 Barcelona Pavilion that was conceived as "'an ideal 

zone of tranquillity' for the weary visitor" to the Universal 

Exhibition in Germany.

SOLD AT VINTAGE BAZAAR JUNE 10

 AERON

This "Aeron" Chair is in perfect condition!  It is 

made of 94% recyclable material & sits in the 

permanent collection of MOMA.     Ca 1994.

 STILL AVAILABLE                                                    
 

EAMES SHELL CHAIR

This is a wonderful early Eames Parchment Shell Side

Chair with original black legs, swivel feet & H-base.  Some

original sticker is left, & on the bottom is the famous

Herman Miller stamped logo.  Only one small seat area

is a bit discolored.  Not bad for white!  Ca 1950.        $225

ACCESSORIES
                                                                                                               "Nude" salt painting SOLD 

NAMBE Butterfly bowls  HOLMEGAARD decanter  ETCHED GLASS Martini Shaker, Pitcher

        Herbert Breiter print
SOLD at TVB


HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD  Rattan Set.  Ca 1950.  $475 including sofa, 2 lounge chairs, step table & 11 pillows.   

      

 

GEORGE NELSON

"Primavera" king/queen size storage 

headboard that can also be used as 2 

twins!  Ca 1959.  $1,295 for 2 pieces.


FLOS

Minimalist "Parentesi" Floor-to-Ceiling Tension Lamp 

designed by Castiglioni for Flos, Italy.  Ca 1970. $150.

EAMES

A nice example of the Eames Walnut DCM Chair, an 

iconic & extremely ergonomic side chair made of 

molded plywood with metal legs.  It is in excellent age 

appropriate condition with just a few tiny nicks along 

the back edge of the seat.  Ca 1975.                  $250.

SOLD MAGISTRETTI

The "Telegono" Table Lamp, designed by the late industrial 

designer Vico Magistretti for the Italian lighting company 

Artemide.   Made of ABS plastic, the lamp is 16" H. Ca 1969.

May 19 - Saturday Pop-Up 1-Day Sale! Primitive to Modern !!!

All the Classics!  From Mid-Century & Danish Modern to Folk Art & Primitives...and iconic collectibles in between!   

We have been hunting auction, rummage & estate sales for you! 

One Day Only – MAY 19^th, 11 – 3 PM !!!

Selling from an extensive collection of Mid-Century Modern decorative accessories:

Noted MCM designers & items include:

•  Magistretti lamp for Artemide (SOLD)
•  Flos Floor-to-Ceiling Light 
•  DeSimone (SOLD)& other Italian clay pottery 
•  Assorted Art Pottery & bowls 
•  Vernon Ware & Vignelli
•  Russel Wright white serving pieces
•  Holmegaard decanter & vases + German-Swiss-American crystal
•  Dansk – Nissen (SOLD) - Gailstyn-Sutton/Towle (SOLD) - Sandbergs Nora Stad - boards, buckets & bowls
•  Tin litho & cast iron toys, rocking horses, childrens’ chairs (SOLD), other toys/games
•  Lamps with shades (Quartite table, Laurel Mushroom table lamp, 3- Shade metal  pole lamp, matching pair white ceramic table lamps (SOLD))
•  Hazelton Jones ceramic plate
•  Orange Prolon salad bowl (SOLD), Siesta glass
•  Haeger & Hall white pottery, Nambe silver butterfly bowls
•  Marimekko sheets (SOLD), Zero Propeller Fan (SOLD)
•  Paintings, lithographs & prints including Greul, Pollack (SOLD), Glosser, Breiter (SOLD), Nyall (SOLD)
•  Cubist Nude salt painting (signature illegible)
•  Handmade sterling silver linked necklace, beaded choker, sterling silver Siamese   cat pin, Tiger’s Eye earrings & other vintage jewelry  

Noted FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS including:

1890’s – Victorian Register Grate (SOLD), Eastlake Arts & Crafts Side Table, Majolica Umbrella Stand, English Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Chair (converts to step ladder), Arts & Crafts Mission-style Wall Clock.

1920’s – Antique Brass Floor Lamps - adjustable gooseneck swing arm with mica shade (SOLD)+ torchiere with double marble base, matte green Rookwood bowl.

1930’s –Tramp Art Box & Mirrored Shelf, small Stained Glass Window, Johnson Brothers “Rosedawn” China, wood engraving by Rouault. 

1940’s – Industrial-Style Storage Chest with metal top (SOLD), Film Reel container (SOLD), Industrial Table/Island with metal edges.

1950’s – Early Eames Shell Side Chair on black metal legs, Heywood Wakefield Revolving Coffee Table & 3-piece Rattan Lounge Set, George Nelson “Primavera” King-size (or 2 Twins) Storage Headboard.

1960’s –Danish Modern Hans Wegner-style matching pair of wood & rope Folding Lounge Chairs (SOLD), Erik Buch Danish Modern Dining Chairs (set of 6) (SOLD) & matching Arm Chair, Wrought Iron table stands (SOLD) + other metal containers.

1970’s – Eames DCM Molded Plywood Walnut Finish Side Chair, matching pair of Koch & Lowy Torchieres - brass with white shades.

1980’s – Matching pair black Barcelona-style Lounge Chairs (SOLD), Herman Miller “Ergon 2” desk chair (SOLD).

1990’s – Aeron Swivel chair (SOLD)

We are also selling from our Primitives + Folk Art collection including: 

• Table Chest (SOLD)
• Shoe Shine Box with metal shoe form
• Tools & Totes
• Robinson Ransbottom Blue Crown Crock+ Spongewear
• Bentwood & other Storage Boxes
• Pima, Yurok, Coushatta & Menomonee Baskets
• Grandmothers' Quilts & Lace, Tailors' Quilt
• Skookum doll, Navajo Yeibichai rug + Sand Painting
• Keys & knives, Remington-Peters Victor-Express DuPont shot shell crates
• Beaded belt & moccasins
• Washboard, Oxen Yoke, Copper bowls & pots, Angel Weathervane
• Charcoal Iron, Hamilton Typeset Drawers
• Splint baskets
• Crocks & stoneware 

 ALL ORIGINAL – NO JUNK

 Here are some sneak peaks!

May 2012

Save the date - May 19th SALE EVENT!  


Posting new finds soon - Eames DCM Chair, pair of Hans Wegner-style Folding Wood & Rope Lounge Chairs, Eames Fiberglass Rope Chair on Eiffel Base, early Eames Fiberglass Side Chair on Black Legs...and


SOLD - Pair of Vintage Barcelona-Style Lounge Chairs


 


This is a really nice pair of vintage 1980's

Barcelona-style lounge chairs first made 

famous by Mies Van Der Rohe in the 

1930's.  They are a nicely proportioned 

reproduction & in very good condition, 

from their sturdy polished chrome plated

steel frames to their black vinyl tufted upholstery.  

 

The back cushions are fully upholstered.  All buttons & 

cushion webs are in perfect condition.  The beautiful chrome 

has just a bit of normal wear.

I was so excited to find these at the estate sale of an older

woman who had lived with many iconic MCM furniture 

pieces.   Approximate measurements are 29.5" W x 32" D x 

27.5" H.

Ca 1980                                                         Pair  $ 1,400