Antiques and Art Deco pieces for the serious collector and the true connoisseur.

WHAT INTERIOR DESIGNERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ANTIQUITIES, ANTIQUES AND ART DECO

Art Deco is my personal favorite design style. It emerged from a time of political struggle and economic challenges. Creative and resourceful people simplified design by stripping off ornate decorations and relying on clean and simple geometric shapes to establish a new classic style. Art Deco design and architecture is unique in that it merges together so many different aspects of design from so many countries. Being an eclectic at heart, Art Deco style most comfortably fits my artistic vision.
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ERNEST KOKEN

Ernest Koken is the famous inventor of the first hydraulic barber chair in the late 1800s. He started business by hand painting shaving mugs in 1874. Mr. Koken also started distribution of unique personalized copper coins for barber customers. This very rare treasure token coin is stamped "Koken's CO; St. Louis" with # 2 for discount on products and on other side it is stamped "GRACEY'S BARBER SHOP; with .85 cents" discount on hair cut and shave. An original Koken Shaving Mug is near priceless and this original Koken Brass Token is also a very rare treasure that is seldom found from 125+...

GEORGE BULLOCK

George Bullock was a major and most influential early nineteenth century cabinet maker, and although he only had a short life he had a spectacular career. He was a highly talented individual who gained a reputation firstly as an artist of note and later as a cabinet-maker. He was renowned for the speed that his furniture was produced and the quality achieved, especially in refined and elegant inlay work. These are both tributes to his dynamism and entrepreneurial skills. Bullock was based in both London and Liverpool. He first moved to Liverpool when his brother, William, was established on...

GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau's virtuosity in a glass making technique called pate de verre or "glass paste," brought him instant acclaim upon his first showing in 1914. He neither invented the technology for pate de verre nor manufactured it in large quantities for the first time. However, he exemplifies the successful small producer who remained true to the principles of small scale production and hand workmanship over industrial practices. Unlike Lalique and other late decorative artists, Argy-Rousseau never resorted to mass-produced glass. He did succeed in making "high art" glassware in the...