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In
the attic of the store is the largest collection of antique wallpaper in
the world. This impressive collection which spans the 1860's to
1970 has been featured on Martha Stewart and is in the collections of
many important museums throughout the world. Prices range from $70
per double roll (60'sq) to $1200 per roll for original Frank Lloyd
Wright wallpaper (90'sq)
Secondhand Rose also houses an extensive collection of vintage linoleum from the
turn of the century to the 1950's, when they stopped producing true linoleum.
From depression era geometrics to 1940's cowboy and nursery
rhyme themes. Florals, marbles, wood grain, stone, and brick prices start at $10
per square foot with rare linoleum rugs up to $3500
The Aesthetic Movement was the avant-garde's
response to the social and cultural background of Victorian life including
elaborate ornamentation reflected by Japanism and Gothic revival. Dating
from 1840 1920 these objects have the stylistic inventiveness to
bridge the Revival and Reform era our history.
British colonists, discovering new and exotic materials with which to
work, commissioned craftsmen in India, Burma, Japan, and China to make
foreign and enchanting objects for export to the wealthy avant-garde in
America, France, and England.
The
Modern Movement at the turn of the century includes the Viennese
Secessionists and the Jugendstil in Germany in answer to the French L'art
Nouveau.
The
Ottoman Empire includes the lavish influence of Moorish, Persian,
Egyptian, and Turkish design and craftsmanship incorporating materials
such as bone, ivory, exotic veneers, and mother of pearl 1840 1905.
Specializing
in pre-electric lighting, there are countless pierced brass, silk lined, and
beaded lamps. Persian, Syrian, and Ottoman origins. Also,
hand wrought iron, gothic, and hanging fixtures dating from the 1820s
1920s all converted to electric.
Wallpaper
Linoleum
Aesthetic Movement
Asian Arts
L'art Nouveau
Ottoman Empire
Lamps
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