The work of Arthur Court is a constant delight to his fans. The San Francisco based designer created a wide range of sophisticated yet cheerful furnishings and bijoux based on natural forms that included flowers, cacti, antlers and animals.
Court’s designs drew on his rich and diverse experiences. He grew up in Minnesota, and his childhood rambles in the woods made him a lifelong naturalist. Navy service in the Pacific during World War II exposed Court to Asian cultures, and later in life Court was fond of taking African safaris. Upon his return from the war, Court moved to San Francisco and opened an interior design business — attracting such high-profile Hollywood clients as Shirley Temple Black and the Andrews Sisters. In 1966, he opened a store that offered smaller furniture pieces, tabletop wares and decorative sculptures. These included glass-topped tables with bases shaped like lilies or palm trees; whimsical monkey candlesticks and ice buckets in the form of rabbits and whales; or cast-aluminum tortoise shell-shaped lamps.
As you will see from the offerings on these pages, Arthur Court appealed to anyone with a sense of joie de vivre. Take a look: it’s serious fun!
Arthur Court Aluminum Crab Seafood Serving Platter
By Arthur Court
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Arthur Court cast aluminum seafood oyster serving platter with crab and lobster decorations.
Aluminum
$1,767
H 17.72 in W 23.63 in D 6.3 in
Aluminum Serving Dish in Shell Shape with Lobster, French Cast Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Salad bowl in the shape of a shell with lobster. Perfect for a large seafood platter. High quality. Elegant and functional key piece for your feasts.
Aluminum
Whiting Sterling Silver Salver Tray with Acid Etched Crab in Net
Located in Big Bend, WI
Whiting Aesthetic sterling salver tray was made by Whiting and features a detailed acid etched crab in a fishing net. The rim is hand hammered an...
Sterling Silver
Franco Lapini King Size Lobsters Dish Silver Plate, circa 1970
By Franco Lapini
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Absolutely magnificent huge silver-plated serving platter made and designed by Franco Lapini the 1970s. This is one of the biggest masterpieces he made. Two lobsters facing each other on a decorated surface. Signed on the bottom and there is a number in the rim. Franco Lapini was an Italian silversmith based in Firenze since 1963. Franco Lapini, the creator, was trained at the Istituto D’Arte Internazionale di Porta Romana before opening his first workshop. Lapini had a deep interest in 15th century...
Brass, Silver Plate
$4,401
H 3.94 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
Silver Plate Caviar Dish in the Shape of a Crab after Franco Lapini, c. 1970
Located in London, GB
A silver-plated caviar dish in the shape of a crab, after the design of Franco Lapini and made by Almazan in Spain c. 1970. The crab is excellently modelled, with fine attention to...
Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage Arthur Court Rams Head Serving Platter
By Arthur Court
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sculptural vintage platter design by Arthur Court. Full of detail, this piece evokes brutalist notes that will provide impact and style to your decor. Unique, artistic a...
Aluminum
Arthur Court Rams Head Serving Platter Plate
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
Cast aluminum serving platter with rams head trim. Signed and dated on reverse. Some scratches to surface, shown in last image.
Aluminum
$1,708
H 5.12 in W 10.63 in D 10.24 in
Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Crab & Shell Centerpiece, France, 1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Stunning centerpiece or vide-poches, designed and crafted in France during the 1980s. This handcrafted solid aluminum piece, featuring a crab on a shell, serves as a striking highlig...
Aluminum
Large silver plated tray by Ricci Alessandria, Italy, 1960s
By Ricci Argentieri
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Large silver plated tray by Ricci Alessandria made in Italy in the 1960s. Ricci Argentieri was founded in 1927, in the Piedmontese city now considered the cradle of the highly renown...
Silver Plate
Mexican Brass and Copper Crab Dish by Los Castillo with Lid
By Los Castillo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mexican brass copper and abalone crab dish by Los Castillo with lid.
Brass, Copper, Silver Leaf
Sterling Silver Modernist Ashtray Handcrafted
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a sterling silver ashtray handcrafted and signed. It has a modernist design and form. The bottom is stamped Sterling 925 and has the initials JLR.
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Ashtray by Peggy Jean Nagel
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A beautiful mid century ceramic ashtray with glass and a black glaze. The unglazed bottom is signed Nagel 105.
Ceramic, Art Glass
Blenko Glass Table Top Party Lounge Size Ashtray
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This heavy glass lounge/party ashtray by Belnko measures 10 1/2" wide and weighs just over six pounds. No damage.
Art Glass
Mid Century Sculptural Iron Fish Tray, Japan c.1950
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Sculptural Iron Fish Shaped Tray, Japan c.1950
Iron
Vintage Taverneau by Arthur Umanoff Serving Tray 1960s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Offered is a 1960s Taverneau wood oblong tray platter designed by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor via his studio, Pantalcraft, made in Haiti. From his biography "All of Umanoff’s designs ...
Rattan, Wood
Sascha Brastoff Ceramic Bowl / Tray, California, c.1965
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sascha Brastoff Ceramic Bowl / Tray, California, c.1965.
Ceramic
