LATE 19TH to EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE ANTIQUE LARGE, MONUMENTAL, 27 1/2" in HEIGHT, THREE-TIERED, WOVEN WILLOW & HAND CARVED FIGURATIVE SPLINT BAMBOO LOOPED HANDLE, DIM-SUM 'WEDDING BASKET,' FEATURING INCISED, ORNAMENTAL BRASS CORNERS & BRASS DRAGON HANDLE PULL, COMPLETE with COVERED LID, THREE INDIVIDUAL STEAMING, ENCLOSED CHAMBER BINS & LACQUER PAINTED INTERIOR

[Three individual food serving chambers, allowing cooked food to vent steam & covered lid]

(Circa 1885-1915)

Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese vintage woven willow & carved bamboo & ornamental brass, decorative 'wedding basket' food servers

DIMENSIONS:

27 1⁄2" Height (hinged dragon handle down)

29" overall Height (hinged dragon handle up)

18 1⁄2" Width

 Weight: Approximately 10 lbs. 

 DESCRIPTION: 

In extraordinary overall antique condition and incredibly well-preserved, it only suffers from a very small amount of loss on one of the thin, reeded rattan horizontal bands, which accept the food storage enclosed tray located directly above it, approximately 1/4" in length. Aside from this very small amount of damage, the 3-tiered, woven willow, highly decorative, late 19th to early 20th century Chinese antique 'wedding basket,' has an intricately carved splint rattan, large looping carrying handle, with highly realized figuration and vertical, triple-banded, reticulated, scrolled edges. The looping splint rattan large carrying handle features incised, highly decorative, reticulated brass corners, footings and fancy, ornate, double dragon, hinged brass top handle. The brass has its original, naturally aged patina and hasn't been chemically cleaned or polished. The finely woven willow sidewalls also still have their original sepia-brown painted finish which is lightly lacquered. There's woven willow accent trim. A truly exceptional late 19th to early 20th century Chinese antique wedding basket. Outstanding. Very fine.

CONDITION:

Good to Very Good overall vintage condition

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RARE HARRY BALMER (AMERICAN, 20TH C) for LAUREL LAMP COMPANY, NEWARK, NJ, MID-20TH CENTURY BRUTALIST VINTAGE MONUMENTAL, TORCHED, WELDED, CUT STEEL 

LARGE (46" in HEIGHT,) SCULPTURAL 

METAL TABLE LAMP, with ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY, BULB SOCKET, CORD, PLUG, WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED, ATTACHED HARP & BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED FINIAL

[Shade not included with table lamp base]

(Circa 1958-1964) 

Mid-20th century American vintage Brutalist welded and torched steel monumental metal sculpture, table lamp bases and decorative art

DIMENSIONS:

46" Overall height x 25" Sculpture height(w/o the finial & harp) x 15 1⁄2 " Widest point x 12 1⁄2" Depth

x 8 1⁄2" Square base, 93 1⁄2" Electrical cord length

Weight: 21 lbs.

DIMENSIONS:

46" overall Height x 25" sculpture Height (without the finial and harp) x 15 1⁄2" Widest point x 12 1⁄2" Depth

x 8 1⁄2" square Base, 93 1⁄2" electrical cord Length

Weight: 21 lbs.

 DESCRIPTION:

100% original and absolutely untouched. This huge, monumental Brutalist welded and torched steel plate sculptural table lamp by the venerable and well-known American Modernist metal sculptor Harry Balmer, is a celebration of the tenets of Brutalist conceptual artistic endeavor, with a distinct and heavy emphasis on the plasticity and presence of hand-manipulated material, becoming front and center and absolutely essential, in its transmission of human experience and artistic intention. The table lamp was recently discovered in a finely appointed estate in southern New Hampshire and hasn't been cleaned with any chemicals, solvents or oil. It was only gently dusted with a fine red sable brush to remove years of built-up dust, cobwebs and fine silt covering its surfaces. It's in working condition, with its entire original electrical assembly intact and original to the table lamp. The steel plates are aggressively cut with a high-powered torch into arching half-spheres, that attach themselves to a central stem, forming asymmetrical, rhythmic ascending forms that echo each other in different, arranged stations. It sits on a two-tiered copper and steel pyramid base. Outstanding surfaces and form. Killer. For those who prefer their antiques to be untouched and not messed around with, I can assure you, with white ceiling specks of paint and all, this Harry Balmer Brutalist vintage torched and welded monumental sculptural table lamp is absolutely untouched and just the way it was found in the southern New Hampshire estate, where it was removed from. An outstanding mid-20th century Modernist artifact and a tremendous example of high Brutalist abstract, welded and torched metal sculpture, in the form of a monumental table lamp. It will do many things except disappoint. The way antiques should be, from the estate where they are found to you the buyer, with no remedies, interventions, repairs, additions or subtractions. Superlative in every way. To die for (well, possibly.)

 

CONDITION:

Good to Very Good overall vintage condition. The sculpture spins freely on its square, 2-tier copper and steel metal base, so you can select the best show side angle, as to how would you like to display it. To secure it in the desired position, all that's needed is to tighten the stem bolt washer found underneath the base in the center.

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RARE MID to LATE 19TH CENTURY KOREAN BUDDHIST TEMPLE FIGURATIVE,

 POLYCHROME, HANDCARVED PAINTED PAIR of WOODEN MYTHOLOGICAL PHOENIXES ARCHITECTURAL REMNANT, 

on BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED WOOD PLINTH 

BLOCK PEDESTAL BASE with SUPPORTING 

WOODEN DOWEL, in NATURAL MINERAL PIGMENTS    

[Remnants previously removed & taken from (South) Korean Buddhist Temple, Pre-WWII]

(Circa 1865-1895)

Mid-late 19th century Korean polychrome, hand carved & hand painted wooden architectural, figurative Buddhist temple salvaged decorative items

DIMENSIONS: 

15" Height x 10 1⁄2" Width x 7 1⁄2" Depth

4" x 4" cube Base

Weight: 2 lbs.

  

DESCRIPTION: 

 In very well preserved overall antique condition. Natural mineral pigments are still found on the somewhat now diminished, hand carved, polychrome Buddhist temple wooden architectural elements/building details. This pair of mythological phoenix painted wooden figures, were said to have been removed from a Korean Buddhist temple in what's now South Korea, after the wooden temple either couldn't be saved due to structural issues or was slated to be demolished, as a result of explosive population growth and the construction of ever more automobile roadways and highways around Seoul. These hand carved architectural decorative elements, feature hand painted mythological flying phoenix's, complete with hooded heads, outstretched wings, carved tail feathers and arched bodies. The pair compliment each other and aren't an exact match. They feature natural mineral color pigment that's chalky and semi-transparent. There are no fractures, significant abrasions, unsightly scuffs, repairs (old or new) 'in-painting' or other damage.  Extremely rare. Estate fresh. Found in a finely appointed Boston, Massachusetts estate. Superlative. Extraordinary. Gorgeous. Extremely rare. Very fine.

CONDITION:

Good to Very Good overall antique condition.

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