Shelf Life
July 20, 2021
A perfume bottle in teal glass with controlled bubbles. This art glass commissioned by the Metropolitan Art Museum has its branding, “MMA”, and is expected to be from the 1980s through 1990s. It features a dauber lid with an abraded tip.
BRAND
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DIMENSIONS
D 3” / H 4.25”
MATERIALS
Glass
CARE
Clean with wet, non-abrasive cloth; hand wash with light soap
CONDITION
Excellent – Vintage wear consistent with age and use
This beautiful adobe night light has an overall shade of light pink. There are thin vertical cutouts on the front and sides where the light shines through, as well as the “door” which is slightly ajar. The perfect circle opening adds emphasis to the thin slivers of windows. This item is signed “HAWK”, assumed to be from New Mexico.
Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials and is the Spanish word for 'mudbrick’.
Filament lightbulb included
125v polarized plug (US/Canada)
SIGNED
Hawk
DIMENSIONS
W 3.5” / H 5.5” / D 2.5”
MATERIALS
Adobe
CARE
Dust with non-abrasive cloth
CONDITION
Excellent – Previously owned, like new
Another porcelain ashtray, handmade and hand-painted in Japan. It is painted with the famous peach lusterware paint and completed with green ribbon. This item is unglazed on the ribbon.
DIMENSIONS
L 4” / W 3.5” / H 1.75”
MATERIALS
Porcelain
CARE
Clean with water and non-abrasive cloth. Light soap, if needed
CONDITION
Excellent – Vintage wear consistent with age and use
Decorative water jug or vase made of Adobe, by the artisans of Navajo. It has a painted bank of pink to blue ombre band with intricate etching for contrast.
Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials and is the Spanish word for 'mudbrick’.
SIGNED
Two sets of signatures; more obviously the black that could read as “KN110 Navajo Visa” and another signature right above
DIMENSIONS
D 6.5“ / H 7.25”
MATERIALS
Adobe Ceramic
CONDITION
Great– Vintage wear consistent with age and use
An elegant wooden wall shelf set, of two squares with wavy edges. Both pieces are backless and have grooves on two sides for stacking. This shelf set is handmade in Japan, assumed to be from the 1960s.
DIMENSIONS
Large – W 11.25” / L 11.25“ / H 2.25”
Small – W 10.25” / L 10.25“ / H 2.25”
MATERIALS
Wood
CARE
Wipe clean with wet, non-abrasive cloth
CONDITION
Excellent – Vintage wear consistent with age and use
A Tramp art stash box unlike others. Most of the gold paint remains intact and is visible on the side handles, the appliquéd details, and on the scalloped edges at the bottom. It is estimated to be from after the end of the Victorian era, around the 1910s. The box joints, the scalloped base, the curved handles are indication of excellent woodworking skills. Shellac Finish
DIMENSIONS
W 5.75” / L 10.5“ / H 4”
MATERIALS
Wood + Gold Paint + Shellac
CARE
Wipe clean with a non-abrasive cloth; do not use alcohol base cleaner
CONDITION
Excellent – Vintage wear consistent with age and use
A heavy metal catchall tray with intricate details of a sunflower head, with a metal bee perched on the petals. This catchall tray is solid metal, painted in gold. Perfect size and durability for keys or pocket change. Possibly bronze
DIMENSIONS
D 4.25“ / H 1.25”
MATERIALS
Metal + Golden Paint
CARE
Wipe clean with wet, non-abrasive cloth
CONDITION
Great – Vintage wear consistent with age and use; slight color loss on bee
A charming, handmade ceramic jewelry stand depicting a pot of cactus with blue flowers.
SIGNED
Naysa; 16
DIMENSIONS
W 5” / L 4“ / H 5.25”
MATERIALS
Ceramic
CARE
Wipe clean with wet, non-abrasive cloth or wash with light soap
CONDITION
Excellent – not a vintage item, from 2016
Heart-shaped catchall with intricate etching in blue pin stripes and white polka dots. Hand-carved in Kenya by artisans. Kisii stone is a type of soapstone found in Kisii county in southwestern Kenya.
BRAND
CC© for Swahili Modern
DIMENSIONS
W 6” / L 6“ / H 1”
MATERIALS
Kisii Soapstone
CARE
Wipe clean with wet, non-abrasive cloth
CONDITION
Great – Vintage wear consistent with age and use; possible burn marks