Antiques & Arts

09/25/2022

Vintage Leather Jacket with Mink Collar

09/24/2022

06/16/2021

Antique Doorknob from the Level Club in Manhattan

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE; DM FOR INFO

Whether you are a history or buff, this has a story to tell. Perhaps, you have an interest in collecting old doorknobs or learning about the .

This doorknob came from a Free Mason club in . Construction on the club began in 1925 and the club opened a few years later but, sadly, closed after just two years. The building went throughout several incarnations and still stands today as a fashionable condominium on Mahattan's upper Westside. The architecture of this building is rather amazing and it has, now, been designated as a .

Do look up the history of this building if you have an interest in architecture.

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06/16/2021

Antique Doorknob from the Level Club in Manhattan

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE; DM FOR INFO

Whether you are a history or buff, this has a story to tell. Perhaps, you have an interest in collecting old doorknobs or learning about the .

This doorknob came from a Free Mason club in . Construction on the club began in 1925 and the club opened a few years later but, sadly, closed after just two years. The building went throughout several incarnations and still stands today as a fashionable condominium on Mahattan's upper Westside. The architecture of this building is rather amazing and it has, now, been designated as a .

Do look up the history of this building if you have an interest in architecture. The building's original has been restored and is a sight to see. A photo is included here, credit to Scout, NY.

04/13/2021

Vintage Cast Stone Planter
Time to start planting those seedlings!! We just acquired a pair of these large classic planters. DM for purchase information.

03/01/2021

Primitive African Kuba Tribe Palm Wine Cup

This is a late 19th Century/early 20th Century palm wine cup from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Central Africa), in particular the Bushongo tribe.
According to Wikipedia, "The Kuba are known for their raffia embroidered textiles, fiber and beaded hats, carved palm wine cups and cosmetic boxes, but they are most famous for their monumental helmet masks, featuring exquisite geometric patterns, stunning fabrics, seeds, beads and shells. They have been described[citation needed] as a people who cannot bear to leave a surface without ornament.
The boxes, known as Kuba Boxes and called ngedi mu ntey by the Kuba, are generally used to hold tukula powder and paste. The boxes are usually in the shape of a square with a faceted lid, a semicircle (sometimes referred to as "half moon"), a rectangle or the shape of a mask. Sometimes they were used for holding razors for cutting raffia, hairpins or ritual objects.

The carved palm-wine drinking cups and ornately carved boxes are identified with competition between titled court members among the Kuba. With half of all Bushoong men holding titles in the 1880s, competition for influence was sometimes fierce, and it found expression in the elaboration of these essentially commonplace household objects into works of extraordinary beauty."
Our wine cup, offered here was hand carved and decorated by hand with a design specific to the Bushongo.

This palm wine cup is available for purchase by DM. Thanks for looking.