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Place of Origin: German
A Remarkable 19th Century Sculptured Rosewood & Buckhorn Hatstand
Located in Hastings, GB
A Remarkable 19th Century Sculptured Rosewood & Buckhorn Hatstand
This remarkable and extremely rare hatstand / porte manteau is quite something. Exquisitely crafted from rosewood a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Black Forest Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
ClassiCon White Limited Edition Brick Screen by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
A LIMITED EDITION
of a real work of art
ca. 115*
24 187
* Gesamtbreite flach 139 cm
* Total width flat 139 cm
BRICK
SCREEN
Designer, Version
Designer, Ausführung
Product
Produkt
Fold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
1930s Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Owls and Tree Trunk Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and truly stylish Black Forest table / desk lamp with two owl sculptures.
With this rare owl table lamp you can create a very nice atmosphere on your desk or credenza or on a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest German Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Two Antique & Exceptional Hand Carved Alabaster Dachshund Dog Sculptures Marked
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality carved Dachshund sculptures, fine art with a capital F.
It never ceases to amaze us how incredibly detailed and life-like some of the work of late 1800s and early 190...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"Three Wise Monkeys" Bronze Sculpture Statue, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative sculpture statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of bronze. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany and was made probably in the 1960s. Yo...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Three Wise Monkeys" Metal Sculpture Statue, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative sculpture statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany and was made probably in the 1960s. You...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Transparent Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique transparent color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headph...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Antique & Large Medieval Style Lusterweibchen Mermaid Sculpture Chandelier 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, large, artistic and highly decorative antique chandelier.
For the collectors and for the interior designers who are always looking for rare Medieval Style antiques we also have this all original, work-of-art chandelier from the earliest years of the 1900s. This German Lusterweibchen...
Category
Early 20th Century Medieval German Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Fine Art Antique Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Trophy-Like Deer Wall Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality carved, Victorian era, Black Forest deer / stag wall sculpture.
One of the main reasons for people wanting to own and enjoy antiques is for their decorative appeal an...
Category
19th Century Black Forest Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Antique MaruMan T2 Heavy Crystal Table Lighter Electric And Gas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage antique crystal tabletop gas and electric lighter. In great condition. This exquisite Lighter is a testament to the opulence and craftsmanship of the mid 20th century.
The b...
Category
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Brass Miners Lantern Lighter & Marble Ashtray Vintage German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1920s Art Deco Winners Lantern lighter on Marble Pedestal Ashtray. This exquisite German Art Deco ashtray is a testament to the opulence and c...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Art Nouveau Bronzed 4 Light Female Sculpture & Lily Flowers Wall Lamp
By Fritz Klimsch
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and stunningly sculptured, late 1800s or early 1900s wall light.
This extremely rare and impressive work of lighting art was made and marked by an artist that must have been a...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil German Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Spelter
Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Lüsterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Unique and adorable late 19th or very early 20th-century smaller-size chandelier - Lüsterweibchen. Finely hand-carved from linden wood, a unique piece, made by a master wood carver ...
Category
Late 19th Century Medieval Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
19th Century German Pair of Sculptures in Zinc by Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiss
By Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiss
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of antique German garden or fountain sculptures in a laying position (male and female) made of hand crafted cast zinc, designed and produced by Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiss, in good condition. These ornaments are probably the final element of a Tympanum group, particularized in white oil mount with gold heightened details, enhanced by detailed moulding. Right hand of the male is missing, due to age. Includes the pair of custom made white pedestals in wood. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1840 - 1850, Berlin, Germany.
Male: 23" H x 39.5" W x 13.75" D
Female: 21" H x 39.5" W x 13.25" D
Tympanum comes from the Greek and Latin words, it means drum. It is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance door or window, which is surrounded by a lintel (structural horizontal block) and an arch. A tympanum often includes sculptures or ornaments. Tympana was often used in the Ancient Greek, Roman and Christian architecture.
Philipp Konrad Moritz Geiß was a German iron and zinc caster, born in 1805, in Berlin, Germany and passed away in 1875. After his high school, he joined the Royal Commercial Institute in Berlin to improve his hand work skill. During his studies, had an internship in the Silesian iron...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Zinc
ClassiCon Limited Edition Brick Screen in Black or White by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
A LIMITED EDITION
of a real work of art
ca. 115*
24 187
* Gesamtbreite flach 139 cm
* Total width flat 139 cm
BRICK
SCREEN
Designer, Version
Designer, Ausführung
Product
Produkt
Folding screen. Framework stainless steel.
Shims, spacers and end caps polished solid
brass, with clear varnish. Panels high-gloss
lacquered in black. Handcrafted in Germany.
Paravent. Edelstahlgerüst. Beilagscheiben,
Abstandshalter und Endkappen aus massivem
Messing, poliert und klar lackiert. Paneele mit
Klavierlackoberfläche in Schwarz. Handgefertigt
in Deutschland.
Black Schwarz
Also available in white upon request.
Auf Anfrage auch in weiß erhältlich.
An elaborate masterpiece of craftsmanship,
this is the first version of the Brick Screen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
German Dresden Lace Porcelain Figurine Group, Couple Playing Chess Blue and Pink
By Dresden Figurine
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful porcelain group. The very fragile porcelain coming from the evaporated lace dipped in porcelain slip is perfect.
Signed
White blue and Pink color.
Category
1920s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Great Quality Carved & Superb Condition Wooden Corpus Christi on Crucifix, 1800s
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina.
This remarkable and good size crucifix with a sculpture of a suffering Christ on the cross is another one...
Category
Early 19th Century Gothic Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Bronze statue The Kiss, Auguste Rodin by Ara Kunst Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Bronze statue The Kiss, Auguste Rodin by Ara Kunst Germany
A bronze statue "The Kiss" Design by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), made by Ara Kunst, sculpture foundry, Germany. The statue ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Terracotta Stork for Garden Decoration, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Terracotta Stork for Garden Decoration, Germany ca. 1950s
Item e7304
A large stork sculpture made of terracotta, produced as a garden decoration by Heissner, Germany, ca. 1950s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Outstanding Harlequin Head Door Handle, Brass and Murano Glass, Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Architectural Italian Murano art glass door pull, circa 1960s, azure glass handle, brass hardware. Nice addition to your front door. Found at an estat...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique Hand Carved and Mint Condition Black Forest Gnome Sculpture Nutcracker
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality carved, early 20th century, wooden Black Forest nut cracker.
If you are a collector of only the best quality and condition Black...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Meissen Porcelain Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Superb example of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain. Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group modeled by Ernst August Leuteritz. The porcelain group depicts a youthful Bacchus, leopard skin...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Lusterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier w. Carved Mermaid Figure and Antlers
Located in Barntrup, DE
This amazing German chandelier features a delicate hand-carved and polychrome hand-painted mythical lady or mermaid with a scaly fishtail. The adorable and handsome lady is holding a cartouche-shaped shield.
The light fixture is hung on a chain suspension, mounted on real antlers, and decorated with red and yellow wrought iron...
Category
Early 20th Century Early Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Rare Antique Children Carousel Zebra, Germany 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Antique Children Carousel Zebra, Germany 1920s
Item e7300
A wooden carved children's carousel zebra with multicolored painting, made in Germany around 1910. Unrestored original ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair Sitzendorf German Porcelain Birds Parakeets Cockrels Cockatoos Parrots 19Ct
By Sitzendorf
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed pair of German Sitzendorf pottery porcelain Parrots Feathered Figures of quite generous size, together with another single example, late...
Category
17th Century Victorian Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Clear Glass Mannequin Head Sculpture, 1970s German Decorative Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This life-size clear glass head sculpture offers a timeless and versatile design, handcrafted in Germany during the 1970s. Featuring a slightly textured surface, it reflects light be...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Violet Purple Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique purple violet color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or head...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Porcelain Horse Statue Lorenz Hutschenreuther Germany
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Den Haag, NL
White Porcelain horse .Manufactured by Hutschenreuther.
Design by Gunther Granget 1970s Germany .
Condition: Very good condition, no breakage,
Category
1970s Georgian Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ClassiCon Black Usha Umbrella Stand in Steel by Eckart Muthesius
By Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
It is a sign of a most mature culture when articles of everyday use also come to catch the aesthetic eye. Coiling upwards like a snake at a snake-charming is Eckart Muthesius‘ spiral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Exceptional Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Wild Boar Inkwell German Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s Black Forest desk accessory carved from wood in the shape of a wild boar. A lovely addition to your room or just to use on your desk. Made from hand carved wood. Found ...
Category
1890s Black Forest Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Bambi" Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by Else Bach, Germany
By Else Bach
Located in Berlin, DE
Bambi- ceramic sculpture by Else Bach. Design from 1936 for Karlsruher Majolika.
Art Deco, Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and superb condition, extra large ( diameter 38.6 inches) pendant light.
If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carved owl chandelier could be flying your way soon (no pun intended). Because of its size and quality it must have taken one very skilled German artisan weeks rather than days to fully handcarve this unique light fixture. With a diameter of 38.6 inches this is one of the largest, hand carved wooden chandeliers...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts German Sculptures
Materials
Oak
17th Century Carved Wood Silver Gilt Polychrome Figure of Saint John
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Saint John the Evangelist figure created in the workshop of Franz Matthias Hiernle in Mainz, Germany. The superbly carved and highly decorated slender figure, in an elegant and...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
German Santa Claus Christmas Figure Papier-Mâché Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
German Santa Claus figure made in papier-mâché with a hand painted detailed face. Holding a nicholas sack and decorated with golden glitter details....
Category
2010s Country German Sculptures
Materials
Other
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Item e7222
A whimsy set of four tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Terracotta Garden Gnome with Pig, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Terracotta Garden Gnome with Pig, Germany ca. 1920s
A large garden gnome manufactured by Heissner, Germany, ca. 1920s. The dwarf has grabbed a pig by the hind legs and is holdi...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian German Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
A Pair of 19th Century Educational Models by Max Landsberg
Located in Conwy, GB
A pair of plaster model of an adult horses by Max Landsberg.
Marked in German text to all sides of the base with the remnants of a paper label to the top.
These models were origina...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Nymphenburg Porcelain Figurine of the Disturbed Slumberer/Der Gestörte Schlummer
By Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Nymphenburg porcelain figurine.
Entitled "Der Gestörte Schlummer", which translates to English as "The Disturbed Slumber".
After the 18th Century Frankenthal Porcelain model modeled by Johann Friedrich Lück.
Depicting a sleeping gallant attended to (and being awakened by) two maidens. The gallant is sleeping on patches of grass that are supported by a stylized Rococo rocaille base.
Simply a wonderful antique Nymphenburg figurine...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 33 Vintage Owl Figurines, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Set of Owl Figurines, Set of 33, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic, Glass
Country of Origin: Germany
Color: Beige
It...
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Porcelain Parrot Figurine
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s German porcelain parrot figurine.
Measurements:
Height:11"
Width:6.25"(widest point)
Depth:7.5".
Category
1920s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ClassiCon Usha Umbrella Stand in Steel by Eckart Muthesius
By Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
It is a sign of a most mature culture when articles of everyday use also come to catch the aesthetic eye. Coiling upwards like a snake at a snake-charming is Eckart Muthesius‘ spiral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Dancing Satyr/Faun by G. Roth, Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th Century Jugendstil bronze sculpture of a dancing Satyr/Faun signed by G. Roth, Germany
By: G. Roth
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal
Technique: cast, molded, patinated,...
Category
1880s Jugendstil Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
German Nude Male Warrior, Otto Schmidt Hofer, ca. 1910
By Otto Schmidt Hofer
Located in Petaluma, CA
A patinated bronze sculpture after German sculptor Otto Schmidt Hofer (1873-1925). Titled, "The Enemy Below." A figural work featuring a handsome nude male Greek...
Category
1910s Beaux Arts Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco White Porcelain Galloping Horse Sculptures Signed by Karl Ens
By Karl Ens
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dynamic white porcelain sculpture was realized by the esteemed artisan Karl Ens in East Germany, circa 1930. It depicts two galloping horses- a stallion and a mare-...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine, No 295, the Kiss, Richard Aigner Munic
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine, No 295 "Liebesfrühling, Der Kuss / Spring of Love, The Kiss",
by Richard Aigner München.
A kissing couple - a sitting woman k...
Category
20th Century Belle Époque German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Gallant - Trumpeter No. 12
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th German porcelain figurine.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Model Number 12.
Depicting a Trumpeter from the 'Gallant Orchestra' series created b...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Bronze Nude Male Archer, Emil Dittler (1868-1902)
By Emil Dittler
Located in Petaluma, CA
This German nude strongman archer is one of the finest examples of a nude male figure that I have seen in my 50 years of selling antique bronzes. His musculature is perfect and rema...
Category
Early 1900s Beaux Arts Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victor Heinrich Seifert - Bronze Sculpture “Nude Woman Fishing
By Victor Heinrich Seifert
Located in Kastrup, DK
Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870–1953).
A finely detailed bronze sculpture of a young nude woman holding a fishing spear by the German-Austrian sculptor Victor Heinrich Seifert.
The s...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Wood Low-Relief Depicting a Werewolf and Saint George
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional polychrome wood low-relief depicting a werewolf and saint george after a woodcut by lucas cranach (“DER WERWOLF” 1512)
Provenance :
collection Brimo de Laroussihle
colle...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso for Graal Glass
By Livio Seguso, Gral Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Hoop Girl" by Ferdinand Preiss
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young girl in period attire standing holding a hoop behind her back , raised on a shaped marble plinth and sign...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Meissen Porcelain Commedia dell' Arte Figurine Masked Advocato No. 64536
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German porcelain figurine.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Depicting the Advocato with Mask.
Model Number 64536.
Depicting a masked character in a yell...
Category
20th Century Rococo German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Patio Decoration Ceramic Hollywood Regency Camel Garden Flower Pot Stand Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic camel garden flower pot stand. Handcrafted ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden area. Seat heig...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
By Sitzendorf
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte by Sitzendorf, in porcelain, hand-painted.
Detailed example of the Emperor, dressed with bicorn hat,
green uniform with medals, draped with a coat.
On the...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Very Rare Antique Oak Wall Coat Rack w. Acrobatic Jester Figure Hooks, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative wall coat rack with at least ten hooks.
One of the main reasons for people wanting to own antiques is for their decorative appeal and this hand-crafted work-of-art wall rack certainly fits that bill. This good condition wall coat-rack with the finest quality cast iron wall hooks...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Original Gustav Dentzel Carousel Horse
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Gustav Dentzel middle row "jumper" carousel horse w/cast iron stand
Original to a Germantown PA park, and purchased by George and Leo Whitney, for Whitney's the Beach, San Francisco CA. Jumper appears to retain remnants of the original paint, with a very old overcoat, mounted to a vintage presentation stand, overall 58" H x 52" W. Stand measures 21" H x 37" W.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Whitney's at the Beach Collection, San Francisco, CA
From Wikipedia: “The area that was Playland began as a 19th-century squatter’s settlement, “Mooneysville-by-the-Sea.” By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the City’s ocean side — a “Gravity Railroad” roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. By 1890, trolley lines reached Ocean Beach — the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad, the Park & Ocean Railroad, and the Sutro Railroad — that encouraged commercial amusement development as a trolley park. The Cliff House, which opened in 1863, and Sutro Baths, which opened in 1896, drew thousands of visitors.
The rides and attractions that began to spring up along the beach were separately owned by various concessionaires. For example, John Friedle owned a shooting gallery and baseball-throwing concession. All of the rides at Chutes at the Beach were purchased new or built there, including the Shoot-the-Chutes, which inspired the first official name for the amusement area — Chutes at the Beach.
Around 1913, Arthur Looff leased a piece of land for a carousel and its house — the Looff Hippodrome, located next to John Friedle’s concessions. Friedle and Looff become partners in Looff’s Hippodrome and began to buy other concessions to realize their vision of creating “the grandest amusement park on the Pacific coast.
In 1926, George Whitney became general manager of the growing complex of seaside attractions and changed the name to Playland-at-the-Beach, also sometimes known as Whitney’s at the Beach.
Although the attractions continued to be operated as independent concessionaires, during the late 1920s and 1930s, especially during the Depression when concessions began to fail, George and Leo (Whitney) began to purchase the attractions outright. The Whitneys bought the roller coaster in 1936 and the merry-go-round in 1942. Playland took up three city blocks and, in 1934, the Midway had 14 rides, 25 concessions, and 4 restaurants.
Despite this expansion, the post-war years saw the tearing down of the Shoot the Chutes in 1950 and the Big Dipper in 1955, and after George Whitney died in 1958, Playland was never quite the same. For a while after George Whitney’s death, Playland was operated by his son, George K...
Category
Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rosenthal Porcelain Borzoi Dog Sculpture
By Rosenthal
Located in Norwood, NJ
Porcelain dog sculpture, Borzoi/ Russian Wolfhound, depicting a Borzoi lying on the floor with outstretched forelegs, naturalistic polychrome painted , signed on the back above the standing edge. This vintage detailed Borzoi figurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Höchst Style Porcelain Figurine of a Woman Sculpting a Bust
By Meissen Porcelain, Höchst Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage German porcelain figurine.
In the style of Höchst Porcelain.
In the form of a woman in toga sculpting a marble bust atop a plinth.
Signed in the plinth for the art...
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Early 20th Century Rococo Revival German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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