Furniture

Above London. Visitors to England who marvel at this lush land on their first incoming flight now have a volume to treasure forever. Here are the famed gardens, the majestic estates, the granduer of centuries of architecture. Along with Robert Cameron's areial photographs Alistair Cooke's text is brimming with the raconteur's characteristic wit and insight. The pictorial essay begins at the Thames and follows the history of the beloved city well into the countryside. Title: Above London Publisher: Cameron and Company, San Francisco Publication Date: 1980 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Fine Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, wears Edition: 1st Edition First printing. Oblong folio Cameron is a member of the Royal Photographic Society and a member of the Presidents Council of the International Center of Photography. His work has been exhibited in Paris at La Bibliotheque Historique and the Foundation Mona Bismarck. In New York at the International Center of Photography, the New York City Municipal Arts Foundation. In San Francisco at the Vision Gallery...

Kong mini power bank battery charger In stock in Los Angeles Easily transportable, Kong MINI becomes a Stand hugging the mobile phone and a...

A global celebration of the iconic restaurant dishes that defined the course of culinary history over the past 300 years Today's food-lovers often travel the globe to enjoy the foo...

A beautiful hand carved horse bust in grade AAA natural lapis lazuli. The horse with robust neck and windswept mane, mouth slightly open and large alert eyes. Lapis of beautiful coba...

Lovely set of 6 dining chairs, designed and fabricated in Italy in the 50's. The teak wooden structure is very elegant but solid. The chairs are just reupholstered with new won...

70 years of Dior history set against the bustle of Times Square: this was Peter Lindbergh’s concept, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which the house allowed an unprece...

Los Angeles Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Hardcover Book 2014. Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the capital of show business, where to be young and beautiful is to have it all. Los Angeles Then & Now is a captivating chronicle of history and change in the mecca of glamour and glitz. This tell-all book matches 70 historic images with 70 specially-commissioned photos of modern LA, showing the amazing evolution of California’s largest city. Notice how Native American and Spanish Colonial architectural and cultural influences reside comfortably alongside the glitz of Tinseltown and the cosmopolitan high-rises of LA. Movie fans will enjoy the many then-and-now pix of legendary Hollywood landmarks like Schwab’s Pharmacy, Paramount Studios, Grauman’s Chinese Theater...

In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he designed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success, embarking upon an international career that was to endure for nearly half a century. Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America; among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein...

This set of six Italian chairs is made of shiny, solid mahogany and seat cushions covered with dark red, original imitation leather. Both the restored chair frames and the faux leath...

This figural cigar lighter is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1930. The lighter is a standing figural cast and cold-painted medieval knight in armor hold...

Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian Collection. A fascinating selection of exquisite treasures from both the West...

Collectable floral choker designed by Robert Goossens for Dior, 2002-2002 A floral choker by Robert Goossens for Dior, 2001-2002. Robert Goossens (1927 – 2016) was a French jeweler....