New in Shop: A rosewood by any other name

The guys have a very definitive eye, and know exactly what they like. I love popping by the shop and seeing pieces from disparate sources, come together under their collective aesthetic. They have a real respect for wood, and know how to bring it back to life. Vintage rosewood, in particular, often makes an appearance in the collection. By pure coincidence, these pieces came together on the floor. Rosewood case goods? Yes, more please...

Danish glass & rosewood cabinet (pair), c.1970's. Look at those curves! No hard angles here.



And by contrast, a pair Danish rosewood chests. c.1960's, fully restored. Serious and substantial.







And here's a lesson in How to get your Don Draper on 101. Floating rosewood credenza on chrome base. c.1960's, Canada.


photos: Antoinette Celes

New in Shop: A rosewood by any other name

Monument at Gump's

We have some lovely pieces displayed at Gump's San Francisco. Hollywood Regency MCM glam meets Asian design. Gorgeous! If you're in the city, please stop by Gump's to check out all their beautiful things.

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Front entrance with a peek of some of our pieces upon entry.


Nanna Ditzel armchair.


Nanna Ditzel armchair - detail.


Widdicomb black lacquer desk.


Asian-modern brass frame armchair.


T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings armchair, Italian gilt mirror and Dorothy Draper red chest.


Dorothy Draper chest


T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings armchair


Mastercraft desk & armchair.


Dunbar Armchair


Stiffel white ceramic crackle-glaze & brass lamps.


Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair & ottoman.


Pale periwinkle Blenko vase.


Italian bar trolley by Eugenio Girli for Tecno, Milan.


Dorothy Draper chest & Asian-modern brass frame armchair.


Asian-modern brass frame armchair.


Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Co. room divider with Blenko green bottle on shelf.


Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Co. coffee table, one part of the room divider in previous photo.


White Asian-modern lacquer console, with glass brass-bamboo legged coffee table.


Italian case glass bottle with black stopper.


Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin club chair in gunmetal leather.


Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin club chair in gunmetal leather (full frontal)


Stiffel blue ceramic crackle-glaze & brass lamp.


Very yummy-looking Widdicomb double dresser! (previously posted)


photos: Antoinette Celes

Monument at Gump's

New in Shop: Smoke gets in your eyes...

By pure coincidence, both these new pieces take on smoky connotations in both look and name, respectively. I love a good play on words.

Pair of smoked glass Stemlite Lamps - possibly the sexiest pair of lighting within a 20-mile radius. So smoky and glossy, it makes the mind wander... c.1960's >> more info







Hans Wegner Cigar Chair - another Danish classic to sink into --although cigar not included. So warm & cozy. Beautifully restored teak & oak frame, reupholstered in the softest, pale grey Maharam felt. c.1950's >> more info





photos: Antoinette Celes

New in Shop: Smoke gets in your eyes...

Vintage Danish Design via Monocle

Monocle magazine creates some really wonderful podcasts. I enjoy their culture, world news and business coverage, but most especially love their eye on design. They do short, succinct stories that really pique your interest.

It's a treat to see the interior of Finn Juhl's home in this clip. You can catch a glimpse of his iconic Chieftain chair, at 2:33, we featured in a previous post. Understated design that evokes power! Check out more photos of the master Juhl's home at The Mid-Century Modernist.

And now more eye candy! Some beautiful Danish pieces in our shop.

Early Arne Jacobsen Armchairs


Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair and Ottoman


Hans Wegner Rosewood Credenza

Vintage Danish Design via Monocle

The Daily Jhuzz

Sharing is caring. Some of the lovely furnishing & decor displays around the shop. Brass, white ceramic and Danish teak are the right costume for the day..

The Daily Jhuzz: Danish Peter Hvidt & Molgaard Teak Credenza, Brass Stiffel Lamps, C. Jere brass bird wall display, and mama & baby owls, white ceramic compotes, and Italian marble fruit.











photos: Antoinette Celes

The Daily Jhuzz

San Francisco Art Deco & Modernism show

We exhibited at the SF Art Deco & Modernism show this weekend. Looked at some nice collections, and marveled at the snazzy attendees in vintage dress. The guys put together a great looking booth, and here was the result.


Jens Risom ultrasuede sofa holding down the fort.


Portrait of a Gentleman painting with a pair of Sonneman lamps, and Italian glass dish, on Danish credenza.


A Portrait of a Gentleman


Beautiful peonies in a Heinrich vase, keeping company with the yellow Jaru vases.


McCobb maple & glass display cabinet


Chrome C. Jere lamp and op art vase


Copper 1960's sculpture


Burlwood lamp on 60's rosewood Danish chest.


"Burlwood Ives," or a nice piece of cured beef!


Danish rosewood expanding dining table. This one is big!


Knoll Saarinen marble top table with I.B. Kofod-Larsen chairs. "Quack!" -- blue Bitossi duck in the foreground.


Hans Wegner teak & walnut top dining set.


Danish teak dresser with the Jere stealing the thunder.


Brass C. Jere sculpture. Put on your best gauze maxi dress, and water the fern in your macrame plant hanger.


Jere sculpture detail


In the background, awesome 1970's Alan Brooks painting of the El Capitan theater in San Francisco's Mission district.


Detail of 1970's Alan Brooks painting of the El Capitan theater in San Francisco's Mission district. A study of light.

photos: Antoinette Celes

San Francisco Art Deco & Modernism show