Storied Objects

In 2020, we began a writing practice to share the deeper stories of these legendary objects with you all. It seems that a lot of folks appreciated these narratives, so we've begun to load up these histories of the objects we collect and purvey here.

Around the World & Back Again

Anglo Indian Blackwood Side Chair, Circa 1860, Bombay Presidency There is so much to be said for a well-traveled piece. Layer how far an...

Leaning Back into Time & Space

Tito Agnoli was famously steeped in the 1960's midcentury modernist movement and is the legend behind this iconic lounge chair. We...

Black Friday In Italy

Run, that is, before the break of dawn. We left the hotels by 4AM to get to the event by 5AM, when all the trucks arrived at the...

BOLD & GOLD: Part 1

Neoclassic parcel gilt mirror, late 18th century We opened a new location in LA in 1989. It was an abundant time. And that time had a...

Tipping the Scale: BOLD & GOLD II

In the era of Bold & Gold, scale was over the top. Everything was big and many times larger than life. If the piece donned an acanthus...

Hey René! Who let you out into the garden?

RENÉ DROUET GILT IRON AND MARBLE GUERIDON CIRCA 1938 Dearest René, We've moved the gilt table outside onto the veranda. Something about...

Reciprocations

POLIARTE ALUMINUM & MURANO GLASS LIGHT SCULPTURE CIRCLE 1970 Murano is the heart of glassmaking in Italy. Poliarte is the design house of...

Secrets of Burl

ITALIAN BAROQUE WALNUT & WALNUT BURL COMMODE 17TH CENTURY What we see in this commode, entombed before now, is a striking amount of...

Sitting Pretty on the North Coast

PAIR LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS CIRCA LATE 18TH, EARLY 19TH PHILIP STITES ANTIQUES Traditional glam & pure Louis XVI, that is, if Louis...

Earliest & Latest Italian Pedestals

Roman Style Pedestal Table, Quatrain What happens in two thousand years to a pedestal? That's what we examine this week, beginning with...

Private Eyes

You walk into the lounge, and perch upon this seat's ample arms, leaning in to whisper a secret in the ear of your companion for the...