Pair of Double Level End Tables by Maison Jansen

Circa 1950 Elegant Pair of Double Level Mirrored End Tables / Side Tables in Solid Brass by Maison Jansen.                   Maison Jansen (House of Jansen) was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen and continuing in practice until 1989. Jansen is considered the…

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Happy 126th Birthday Mies!

Today would have been Mies van der Rohe’s 126th birthday. In honor of the Pioneer Architect our friends at Google have commissioned a “Google Doodle” for the occasion. The Washington Post reports on Google’s tribute and YouTube has a video piece with more details.

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American 1940s Martini Glass Trade Sign

Swingin’ 1940’s martini glass trade sign from a cocktail lounge in Denver. What an impact when illuminated!  Great displayed up high or on the floor as a cocktail table. Wonderful original blue paint surface. “Along with helium, xenon and krypton, neon was first extracted from the air in the late 1890s. Sir William Ramsay and…

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A Pair of 19th century French Chenets (Andirons).

A Highly Unusual and Unique Pair of 19th c. Brass and Iron Crowing Rooster (“Coqs Saluaient”) Brass and Iron Andirons, also called firedogs, andiers, and chenets. Most cultures embrace the Rooster as a solar symbol, and a sign of illumination, with the exception of the Nordic and Celtic cultures. Celtic and Norse lore describe the…

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