Kirby Antiques: Extravagant Eclecticism

Name:                           Kirby Antiques

Antique Venetian Octagonal Mirror and Detail

Owner:                          Blake Karambis

Neighborhood:               Upper Kirby / River Oaks

Address:                        2927 Ferndale

                                    Houston, TX 77098

Website:                       http://www.kirbyantiques.com/

                                   https://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/kirby-antiques/

Price Range:                   $$$-$$$$

What You’ll Find:     

Beidermeier commodes, a forest of Murano glass table lamps, Neo-Classical garden urns, and more Venetian mirrors than you can shake a stick at. Seating options range from an orange mid-century settee to 19^th C. Gustavian Bergeres, and back to modern wingbacks that scream Gio Ponti. A graceful Art Deco Macassar desk holds its own against an 18^th C. Spanish dining table, with gilt tole palm tree sculpture à la Maison Jansen in the corner. Regardless of its provenance, everything at Kirby Antiques is a treat for the eye.

                 

Mid-Century Blue Murano Lamp flanked by Acrylic Lamps,
Glass Art Deco Box & Painting above
 French Brass & Glass Console c. 1960

Pair of Venetian Neo-Classical Painted Pedestals c. 1900-1920
 Italian Lava Glazed Pottery Lamps
French Louis XV-XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
French Art Deco Stone Jardinières

Why You Should Go:

It’s a treasure-trove of disparate styles that come together harmoniously. Kirby Antiques is very much a result of Blake Karambis’s design philosophy: If you love it, then it will work. Once you step inside Kirby Antiques, you’ll truly understand what he means, as Mid-Century Modern coexists happily alongside 18^th C. Venetian and Neo-Classical.

Tall Cobalt Murano Glass Lamps, Barovier MCM Murano Glass Lamp (center),
Pair of Golden Murano Glass Lamps, 18th C. Ebonized Louis XVI Commode
MCM Gilt Iron Sunburst Mirror

Murano Glass Mirror c. 1940