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Center44's New Inventory SHOUT OUT 7/25/11

   Sum . . . Sum . . . Summertime

Whether up on the roof or under the boardwalk, here's a few goodies to enhance your lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer.  So catch a wave 'cause the livin' is easy . . . but it's too damn hot!

A killer longboard in the "pop-out" fashion of the early sixties, has a beautiful laminated "D fin" and an orange lacquered stripe on the front and back.



19th Century oversized garden seat in ceramic trompe l'oeil, painted as carved wood, Scottish, C. 1860


 


Bracelet and Earrings by Napier, 1950's


Danish 3-D Mixed Media Paper Applique Collage, late 19th C.. Signed.


Life-size Silver Parrot on Stand by Italo Gori


 

1950's English Bi-Plane Model with Engine


 

   Heard in the Aisles - Song of the Week
 

 

 

The Mid-Century Modern Waltz

by Frank Pahl


Avante-garde sound sculptor, composer and instrument inventor, Frank Pahl, is well-known for his retooling of neglected instruments and automatons (antique mechanical instruments).  His spooky and beautiful experimentations are on full display on his latest album, Music For Architecture, much of which was written for a documentary on modernist architect Eero Saarinen.  This time out, as described by writer Ernie Paik, Pahl has created, "a carefully tricked out piano with objects -- like bottle caps, coins and screws -- wedged between its strings."  The results are stunning with the melancholy whistling and wistful melody of "The Mid-Century Modern Waltz" being a particular fave.  It was featured on Monica's July 10th show on WFMU.  The album can be purchased exclusively at Frank Pahl's site



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      New This Week
Maitland-Smith Tesselated Marble Tile Standing Coffer
Stacked Lucite and Glass Side Table
West German Brass Ice Bucket
Pair English Copper Lanterns
Paul McCobb Dining Table
Wood Cello Case, 19thC.
Mid-century Carved Bust of a Woman
Signed Venini "Trilobi" Ceiling Mount Fixture
Italian 40's Brass Chandelier
1970's Sciolari Chandelier
"Tulip" Armchair by Saarinen for Knoll
Pair Lyre Back Chairs
Pair Steel Benches, C. 1970's
Moser Classic Vase with Engraved Horse
Saint-Louis Crystal Limited Edition Perfume Bottle
David Linley Sycamore Fruit Bowl
Georg Jensen Allan Scharff Sterling Silver Bonbonniere
Spectacular 1960's Necklace
Moser Gilded Crystal Vase with Cleopatra Motif
Necklace and Earrings by Juliana, 1950's
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