the rectangular plate within a reverse-painted mirrored frame decorated with graceful floral and foliate vines on a gold gilt ground.

Verre églomisé is a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish. The name is derived from the 18th-century French decorator and art-dealer Jean-Baptiste Glomy, who was responsible for its revival.

the richly-patinated bust of a young boy with serene direct gaze and short cropped hair; raised on a green marble plinth; excellent condition.

each of rectangular form with raised offset concentric rings or 'ripples' all in a deep blue on black glaze; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; STEULER was founded in Höhr-Grenzhausen, a center of the ceramic industry in the Rhineland's Kannenbäckerland, in 1917.  STEULER reached its artistic zenith in the 1960s and '70s and is best known today for the inspiring designs of Cari Zalloni. Here's a fine specimen from Cari Zalloni's shapely and colorful 'Zyklon' line of 1968 for STEULER KERAMIK.

the beveled rectangular plate surrounded by a giltwood frame with half-turnings and carved rosette corners; wear to later gilding; age to plate.

the richly-patinated bust of a young girl with serene direct gaze and soft wavy hair; raised on a green marble plinth; excellent condition.

the frosted glass sphere adorned with clear circles with frosted numbers; raised on a splayed base; excellent condition.

each of columnar form resting on a square base; originally fitted with a kerosene receptacle; excellent condition; external French wiring 

 executed in variegated stone, the hand-carved octopus with smooth polished surface emerging from the unfinished stone below; overall even wear with some surface chips

each elongated form centering a vibrant anthemion motif flanked by lively scrollwork; patination to painted surface.

centering a triple-baluster column emanating scrolled solid-brass arms with original drip pans; terminating in a large sphere with ring finial; originally candle-lit but now electrified; excellent antique condition with overall even wear and patina; with original 1951 invoice from C.J.

each of solid construction with arbalète-form top over a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers with solid brass handles all raised on bracket feet; the top, drawer fronts and side panels all with a banded walnut edge surrounding burl wood reserves; excellent restored condition with minor veneer replacements and refinished surface; beautiful warm patina

with quick spontaneous brushstrokes using nonrepresentational shapes in black, gray and white paints on a sepia ground; newly framed;  Abstract Expressionism is a post–World War II American art movement, developed in New York in the 1940's. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. 

with domed lid centering an inlaid shell medallion; all resting on a rectangular body raised on brass ball and claw feet; later velvet-lined interior; good antique condition with some shrinkage

photograph by New York City artist/photographer Alessandro Papallardo; within an ebonized wooden frame

photograph by New York artist/photographer Alessandro Papallardo; within an ebonized wooden frame

The tall vase of white cased-glass covered in an orange textured glaze adorned with a continuous fret band; excellent condition with no chips or cracks

the porcelain column wrapped with metal wire above a porcelain crackle-glazed orb; all raised on a black and gold painted base; patination to metal; excellent condition

the large bottle-form lamp in a richly-textured burnt-orange crater-glaze; excellent condition with no chips or cracks 

each gracefully proportioned lamp of elongated teardrop form above an ebonized circular metal plinth; rewired; shades as is

the die in solid laminated mahogany for the manufacture of a child's toy pedal car (metal would be wrapped around this die and steering wheel attached later)

each clear glass cylinder adorned with applied bamboo branch work; excellent condition; rewired

with slender flared neck flanked by graceful handles; above an elongated bulbous body over a splayed base with floral vine relief; newly nickel plated; rewired; shade as is

each with spheroid body flanked by shell-form handles; raised on a lively dolphin support over a square base ending in shell feet; rewired and replated with new shades; excellent condition; shades as is