Gillian Bryce was at the Modernism Show in Palm Springs

Painting by  William Fredericksen, Estate handled by Gillian Bryce

Our friend Gillian Bryce just got back from doing the Modernist show in Palm Springs California.  She shows with us at 214 Modern Vintage in High Point and travels all over with her great collection of  Art and twentieth century design.  She has a knack of finding wonderful and sometimes yet to be discovered artists. Gillian has a large following of collectors of unique and interesting pieces.

Crowds milling around Gillian Bryce's Booth at the Palm Springs Modernist Show

Water Color by Martin Sumers

Christopher Thurman, Sputnik Modern Booth at the Modernism Show

To see more of Gillian's items visit her website http://www.gillianbrycefineart.com/.   Also visit Gillian and Lewis at the up coming High Point Market Show in Apirl  http://214modernvintage.com/

Spreading Our Wings Ready to Fly

Life is treating us well.  We have a full house of wonderful pieces of twentieth century design and even a few very special earlier pieces.  1stdibs has done well for us, but now is the time to spread our wings and fly.  In addition to 1stdibs we have signed up to the newest decorative design site for vintage and antique dealers Incollect. Their site is impressive and there are more opportunities for interaction between the customer, the designers and the dealer.  This makes communication so much easier for both parties.  We are looking forward to a long relationship with them.

Visit their site and look for us under furniture.

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Eighteenth Century enters into our mostly Twentieth Century Shop

We are still alive and kicking.  Sorry that we have not posted recently.  Time just flies by if you are having fun or not.  We have had all sorts of things going on.  During the very cold winter our heat pumps went out, and we were stuck at home while trying to get them fixed.  That however, did not keep us from continuing to add to our collection here at the shop.  You never know what you will find.

Sheraton Period demilune card table 1780

Just when we firmly established that we are dealers in twentieth century modern pieces, we run into an estate of really fine eighteenth century pieces.  Lewis brought home a hand painted card table from around 1790.  He also found a tall bureau signed and dated 1723.  This appears to be from somewhere around Austria.  Both of these pieces are in remarkable condition.  It seems that they came out of an antique dealers estate.  Unlike most dealers who keep those beautiful damaged items too lovely to throw away, this dealer seemed to keep the best for himself.

European Bureau signed and dated 1723

Another find from the same estate are a beautiful pair of eighteenth century cutlery urns.  These are monumental in scale and once again in remarkable condition. They are mahogany with banded boxwood inlay.

Sheraton period cutlery-urns