A fantastic pair 2 - art nouveau era 1800's hand forged wrought iron architectural salvage gate or fence panels. Beautiful architectural garden focal point. Great home restoration project and could have been upper part of fence or gate and can be used for all of those things and more like the garden or decoration for a patio, movie or TV prop / set decor etc. They're quite wonderful but not perfect. Please use the zoom feature to inspect - the more delicate bottom spindles are corroded on both panels but can be creatively hidden, i.e.: covered with something else to camouflage or even cut it off to fresh good part, see last photo. Regardless, they're quite fantastic. SIZE: Each approx. 46 inches high by 40 inches wide - total width for design purposes would be 80 inches! They are very heavy and CAN NOT BE SHIPPED as it would be cost prohibitive - pickup in Ontario Canada or to arrange white glove delivery.
Please use the zoom feature. As you can see this is a fantastic, clean copy of this great book. In antiquarian terms it is in VG condition with strong spine and corners sharp. The front and back covers, while they have lost their shine are in good shape. The pages have somewhat yellowed over time which is expected. Clean crease, handwriting, highlighting and underlining free. Small signature on the inside front cover. The slipcase is sound with a few bumped and beaten corners, and signs of wear.
Andrea, your store is a wonderful treasure trove and your knowledge and class are of a scholarly collector.
I am a university research professor with an eye for detail. I have never seen any vendor with your level of exquisite scholarship. Just like your fine objets d'art, your descriptions are crafted with masterful finesse; it is such a pleasure reading them and it is also a great learning experience. Thanks again! Patrick
Deco Deva
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Downsizing was inevitable and I've done it several times already. This is the big one, and I am still unboxing treasures retrieved from storage after decades.
All pieces are one of a kind handpicked by yours truly over 40 years to add texture, style and story to your authentic style.
My collecting story starts after watching Astaire and Rogers float across a dance floor as a young girl, I have loved art deco design, art, fashion and jewelry. So bold and beautiful, and so different from anything that came before it. Art deco changed social and design sensibilities forever. A lifetime collector of high quality antiques and vintage, I started by making contacts, researching and learning. Picking the best of the best, I live with art deco and vintage decor and used to wear the fashions of the day. To say that I feel in love is an understatement. I reveled in the fact that I was able to reflect my unique style and sensibilities with a marriage of old and new.
Since I was in my teens I have bought what pleases me, what I find beautiful and unique, and the things that speak to me on a creative level. I hope that you can see and feel the passion and love that I feel for antiques and vintage pieces and share with you. You will find art deco, collectible and vintage fine art paintings, original illustrations and magazine covers, home decor, marble, alabaster and metal lamps, nude flapper table lamps, sterling silver decorative accents and tableware for the home and entertaining, designer and estate jewelry and fine vintage watches in my shop.