Vernon C Stoneman

Torti Gallas + Partners Architects of Community By: John Francis Torti, Thomas M. Gallas, and Cheryl A. O’Neill Foreword by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andrés Duany Passionate about designing buildings and neighborhoods that quietly transform the urban environment, Torti Gallas is committed to improving the living conditions of distressed communities throughout the United States and around the world. Combining the disciplines of architecture, planning, and urban design into a single practice, they have leveraged lessons from their early history as a suburban-based housing firm to create a practice devoted to designing and creating the housing that brings catalytic change to urban neighborhoods. Their residential commissions are not the “one-offs” of elite houses, but the multiple housing forms—mixed-use apartment buildings, rowhouses, single-family homes—that comprise the fabric of a city. Torti Gallas is dedicated to raising the level of this architecture to a new high. This aspect of the built environment is largely neglected by the architectural profession today but hearkens back to a tradition that, before World War II, was not only a respectable segment of the profession but also created some of the country’s finest neighborhoods, including Forest Hill Gardens...

This rare cabinet makers example of an antique Empire mahogany sleigh bed, As Dog bed. With new poly foam bed covered in black & white ticking.

Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn This wonderful antique Thomas Edison phonograph has a wooden case with a lid. The wooden case has the label "Edison Standard Phonog...

Marine Surgeon's Box" Louis MATHIEU 1816-1879 Navy Surgeon's Box with two superimposed trays presenting the different instruments (including saw, scalpels, trepanning tools, box...

The work of a pioneering artist, whose explorations of mass culture, consumerism, and politics remain highly relevant today This richly illustrated monograph brings together Bayrl...

A beautiful facsimile copy of what is probably the most famous book ever on the subject of furniture. This book is a facsimile of the Chippendale society's own fine copy. Despite i...

Vintage 1970s espresso maker with 2 cups. Collectible aluminum and bakelite collector espresso maker. Mid-century coffee pot machine in Italian design. ...

Luxury Goods from India The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker hardcover table book. The V&A's collection of furniture and woodwork from India and Sri Lanka is unrivalled, reflecting a...

Silver plated cocktail shaker in the form of "Boston Light", a lighthouse in Boston Harbor. With cap, strainer, and large body with huge reservoir. Great accent piece. 14" H x 5" D. ...

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA for the History of the West Indies, by Bryan Edwards. Esq. Dominica, an island renowned for its lucrative exports of sugar, cocoa, and coffee, operated...

This is an antique copy of the Cabinet Maker's Drawing Book by Thomas Sheraton. An English, bound reference guide, dating to the Georgian period, published 1793. Highly influential ...

Fine antique clinker built pond yacht. Expertly planked hull. Canvas covered deck is painted green. Nice suit of linen sails. Fully rigged. Many brass fittings gaff rigged with a fly...