http://bridgesovertime.com Furniture, fine art, sculpture and unique garden items Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-blue-german-planter/ http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-blue-german-planter/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:54:20 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6144
A nice early German blue planter. We have dated it the the 1950′s era as it is marked Germany and not west Germany which began in the late 50′s-early 60′s. Very much like some Italian pottery of the era.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-blue-german-planter/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-pair-vintage-faux-bois-planters/ http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-pair-vintage-faux-bois-planters/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:37:06 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4419
A nice pair of faux Bois planters with nice form. I took the pictures with them slightly wet so you can see how the yellow shows when they are wet.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-pair-vintage-faux-bois-planters/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-iron-table-manner-samuel-yellin-dragons/ http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-iron-table-manner-samuel-yellin-dragons/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:03:53 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=3701
An incredibly detailed wrought iron table we believe to be the work of Samuel Yellin the reknowned Philadelphia iron worker. The Dragon heads are one of Yellin’s signature motifs. The glass is new but has some minor surface scratches. It has been painted quite a few times. A great table.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-iron-table-manner-samuel-yellin-dragons/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-cast-iron-planter-german-firm-eschbach/ http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-cast-iron-planter-german-firm-eschbach/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:51:54 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=3525
A very heavy Iron planter on a custom made base by the German firm Eschbach, which is stamped on the front. I’m not sure what the original intent of this piece was, but someone created a custom iron base for it and ground the opening to make it fit. It has great old silver paint [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/heavy-cast-iron-planter-german-firm-eschbach/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/great-early-20th-century-iron-stone-sun-dial-grand-rapids-michigan/ http://bridgesovertime.com/great-early-20th-century-iron-stone-sun-dial-grand-rapids-michigan/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:45:24 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2168
A great 1920-30′s Iron Sundial marked Compliments of Grands Rapids Michigan, mounted on a stone rotating top and stone base. The stone had been painted white but quite a bit of the original paint is gone. The sun dial is set for grands rapids, Michigan’s latitude which makes it pretty accurate for anyone living between [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/great-early-20th-century-iron-stone-sun-dial-grand-rapids-michigan/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-century-bronze-3-footed-decorative-shell/ http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-century-bronze-3-footed-decorative-shell/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:42:50 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2163
A nice decorative bronze shell with 3 feet with great patina accumulated over many years. It will look great on a table filed with shells, fruit or any other decorative objects. Condition: Excellent patina with age appropriate wear and some nicks and scratches.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-century-bronze-3-footed-decorative-shell/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/large-bronze-sculpture-mother-child-noted-artist-carol-miller/ http://bridgesovertime.com/large-bronze-sculpture-mother-child-noted-artist-carol-miller/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:41:04 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2161
A large beautiful bronze of a Mother and child by the noted artist Carol Miller (b. 1933). It has great patina and is signed on the base. The following is from askart and was submitted by the artist. The following, submitted September 2004 and updated February 2007, is from the artist whose studio is in [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/large-bronze-sculpture-mother-child-noted-artist-carol-miller/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-bronze-edward-hoffman-boy-rabbitt-1977/ http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-bronze-edward-hoffman-boy-rabbitt-1977/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:38:33 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2151
A wonderful and extremely detailed bronze of a boy holding a bunny by the noted American Artist Edward Fenno Hoffman III. It is signed and dated 1977 and also numbered 4/10. It is pictured on the title page of mr Hoffman’s book as works on the plaster on the front cover. This is one of [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-bronze-edward-hoffman-boy-rabbitt-1977/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/life-size-bronze-boy-dog-holding-turtle-hoffman/ http://bridgesovertime.com/life-size-bronze-boy-dog-holding-turtle-hoffman/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:36:14 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2141
A wonderful statue with great patina by the noted artist Edward Fenno Hoffman III who died in 1991. This sculpture is pictured in his book and titled boy with turtle and dated 1952 in the book. This bronze was cast two years later and is dated and signed 1954. His book also depicts the making [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/life-size-bronze-boy-dog-holding-turtle-hoffman/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-wonderful-whimsical-bronze-bird-feeder/ http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-wonderful-whimsical-bronze-bird-feeder/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:32:09 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2133
A quite unusual and whimsical bird cage or most likely a hanging feeder, in the shape of a ball cage. It is made of Bronze and features a wonderful blue green patina, except for parts of the holding ring. The way the door opens implies a bird or creature has escaped as it is bent [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-wonderful-whimsical-bronze-bird-feeder/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-victorian-hand-painted-window-floral-motif/ http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-victorian-hand-painted-window-floral-motif/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:29:49 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2123
A wonderful iron Victorian window with some hand painted panels. I have tried to capture the beauty of the painting but they panels are truly beautiful. The hinges are rusted and will need to be replaced and there are two panels that have cracks, neither of these panels have any painting on them. I cleaned [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/wonderful-victorian-hand-painted-window-floral-motif/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/american-19th-century-planters-jardinieres-rare-form-mott-fiske/ http://bridgesovertime.com/american-19th-century-planters-jardinieres-rare-form-mott-fiske/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:42 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2113
A rare and unusual pair of planters or jardinieres made by either Mott or Fiske. While the bases look very much like a Mott design, the tops look more like Fiske, so it has been suggested that they are put together. It is possibly so, but these look like they were made as a unit [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/american-19th-century-planters-jardinieres-rare-form-mott-fiske/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/16th-century-marble-apothecary-wine-vessel-valencia-family/ http://bridgesovertime.com/16th-century-marble-apothecary-wine-vessel-valencia-family/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:23:11 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=2106
An incredible marble apothecary that dates to the 16th century possibly late 15th century. It depicts a vampire bat on one side, a hippocamp on the other side and a wheat sheaf on the third. The bat is related to the Bacardi and Valencia families as a bat is said to have alighted on the [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/16th-century-marble-apothecary-wine-vessel-valencia-family/feed/ 0