Jimmy Ernst Construction
Mixed media construction by American artist Jimmy Ernst. This construction consists of a painted metal disc which Ernst…
Luba or Hemba Prestige Stool
Early 20th-century prestige stool with a female caryatid carved by a Luba or Hemba artist of the Democratic…
Folk Art Carved Wood Hand
Need a hand? How about this early 20th-century folk art carved wood hand? Purchased from a SF Bay…
Inuit Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk
Late 1800s – early 1900s naïve style Inuit walrus tusk with scrimshaw. The entire tusk is covered with…
Kinetic Modernist Sculpture by Takis
Magnetic sculpture by Greek kinetic artist Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as Takis. The sculpture consists of a circular spun…
Painted Hopi Dance Drum
Yellow, blue, black, and white painted dance drum used in the snake dance, (rain dance), ceremonies of the…
Kevin Christopher Gallery is an online gallery offering artwork and objects procured from the second hand world. Items offered for sale have been hand selected for their allure and uniqueness.
All items are hand selected by myself, KC Seymour, owner/operator of Kevin Christopher Gallery. For more than 25 years I have been scouring the second hand world examining, pondering, studying, collecting and selling unique vintage items. During my time as a vintage art and decorative arts dealer I have placed items in many private and public collections around the world. Most of the items offered here are one of a kind and were fashioned by hand, by artisans of the world, either professional or naive.
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Jimmy Ernst Construction
Mixed media construction by American artist Jimmy Ernst. This construction consists of…
Luba or Hemba Prestige Stool
Early 20th-century prestige stool with a female caryatid carved by a Luba…
Folk Art Carved Wood Hand
Need a hand? How about this early 20th-century folk art carved wood…
Inuit Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk
Late 1800s – early 1900s naïve style Inuit walrus tusk with scrimshaw.…
Kinetic Modernist Sculpture by Takis
Magnetic sculpture by Greek kinetic artist Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as Takis. The…
Painted Hopi Dance Drum
Yellow, blue, black, and white painted dance drum used in the snake…
Jimmy Ernst Construction
Mixed media construction by American artist Jimmy Ernst. This construction consists of a painted metal disc which Ernst painted, then scraped, and manipulated the pigment to show some bare metal below. The disc is float-mounted above a painted masonite square. It is signed and dated 1968. I purchased this item in 2016 from a Stanford…
Luba or Hemba Prestige Stool
Early 20th-century prestige stool with a female caryatid carved by a Luba or Hemba artist of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC, formerly Zaire, is a sub-Saharan country of Central Africa. Luba and Hemba peoples are known for their wood carvings, particularly prestige stools. The hierarchy of society for these cultures is signified…
Folk Art Carved Wood Hand
Need a hand? How about this early 20th-century folk art carved wood hand? Purchased from a SF Bay area flea market vendor several years ago. The life-size hand has great patina, character, and detail. This may have been attached to a doll figure at some point. The hand measures 8.5 inches long.Price $350
Inuit Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk
Late 1800s – early 1900s naïve style Inuit walrus tusk with scrimshaw. The entire tusk is covered with scrimshawed images depicting native peoples hunting, whaling, kayaking, sailing, and dogsledding. Images include human figures, birds, walrus, whales, dogs, structures, and sailing vessels. There are human figures and birds perched on structures, and a steamer sailing ship…
Kinetic Modernist Sculpture by Takis
Magnetic sculpture by Greek kinetic artist Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as Takis. The sculpture consists of a circular spun aluminum body with a mounted u-shaped steel magnet that attracts three steel sewing needles that float in the open inner space of the ring, suspended from monofilament line.The sculpture is signed and has an illegible dedication to…
Painted Hopi Dance Drum
Yellow, blue, black, and white painted dance drum used in the snake dance, (rain dance), ceremonies of the Hopi pueblo culture. The snake dance has gained notoriety in recent years due to the Hopi’s use of live snakes held in the mouths of some dancers. The dances are held in an effort to bring…
Large Bulbous Vase by Marguerite Wildenhain (Pond Farm)
Large, decorated studio pottery vase by Bauhaus trained California artist Marguerite Wildenhain. Marguerite Wildenhain was highly influential in the pottery development in the United States. Her and her husband Franz brought the ideas of the German Bauhaus and shared these ideas and aesthetics with their many students. Their influences are still seen in studio pottery…
Hand Carved Sculpture of a Young Man
Beautiful hand-carved bust of a young male, possibly of African or Asian descent mounted on a plinth. The carving is signed ‘VL’ on the back of the stand. I estimate the age of this work to be from the 1940s. This is a very well executed portrait bust in fine condition. The work measures approximately…
