from the artist: I've long been inspired by old things. The texture and play of light on a weathered surface are the things that spark my imagination. I seek to capture a building's essence in my paintings, in a time less hurried with a calmness of spirit. Their strong simple shapes inspire me to try to somehow preserve their beauty captured at a moment in time.

Michael Dunlavey is a true watercolor master learning his craft first from his father as a boy then receiving his B.A. and Masters in Art from California State University, Sacramento

Signed on reverse 'Dutch Galliot at Harbour Mouth'; a galiot was a type of Dutch merchant ship similar to a ketch, with a rounded fore and aft with flat bottoms to sail in shallow waters; excellent restored condition with professional repair; some wear to original giltwood frame; overall craquelure to glaze

this beautifully decorated lamp of ovoid form finely painted overall with large floral stems in rich shades of blue, green and ochre all on a mottled pale blue ground; with subtle gilt decoration; artist signed and dated 1950; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks, rewired; with custom giltwood base

well-executed solid bronze sculpture of young boys on a seesaw;  all resting on a solid onyx base; Curtis Jere was a metalwork company of wall sculptures and household accessories founded in 1963. Elle Decor referred to the works of Jere as 'vintage chic' in a 2010 article by Mitchell Owens; nice patina to bronze; minor chipping to edges of onyx base

Signed lower left; Paul Immel was born in Helena, Montana in 1864. Immel studied at the Ball School of Art in Minneapolis and in 1924 moved to Los Angeles where he further studied at Otis Art Institute, later moving to Seattle, Washington. Immel is known for his watercolor floral studies and was a member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and the Northwest Watercolor Society; excellent condition with nice clear colors; some wear to blonde-stained wooden frame

with radiating crystal arms surrounding the central support emanating 6 arms above a similar body with three additional lights for a total of nine bulbs; excellent condition with no missing crystals

the thickly-modeled and tall vases in a richly-colored orange glass with clear base infused with black and white swirls; no chips or cracks

the portly jug fitted with two handles below a large pouring spout; overall wear, pitting, indentations and patina  

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.

truly a one-of-a-kind, chic server with rectangular inset top within a solid brass border adorned with over-scaled bronze pineapple finials; the 3 doors and sides adorned with lively brass scrollwork; all raised on cylindrical brass supports; excellent condition

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

with solid brass tilting barrel resting on a heavy weight carriage with working wheels; finely and realistically decorated; excellent antique condition with overall even wear and patination

the three tiered oval etagere of solid mahogany with pierced gallery; raised on brass cylindrical supports ending in casters; excellent antique condition; ideal for bathroom towels or a drinks cart

each with solid brass tilting barrel resting on a heavy-weight carriage with working wheels; finely and realistically decorated; excellent antique condition with overall even wear and patination

each bulbous urn with gilt perimeter bands with raised decoration all on a luminous white ground; excellent vintage condition with minor rubbing to brass mounts; rewired

each baluster-form lamp with everted neck and bulbous body all resting on a brass base; with textured surface all in a soft seafoam-green glaze with brown flecks; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; minor pitting to brass bases; rewired

in two pieces, the dramatic arching crest above a 2-door cabinet resting on a base fitted with two short drawers over 2 doors; excellent restored condition

the openwork clock face with large Roman numerals attached to double perimeter rings; nice overall patina

each of elegant ovoid form adorned with finely articulated floral stems and grotto foliage; excellent condition with a few professionally repaired tips; stamped 'made in france' for the export market

the round mirrored top inset within a giltwood frame all raised on three ebonized splayed supports joined by a lower scalloped stretcher; re-gilded, later mirror plate

each finely rendered lithograph of various French aircrafts of the 1930's with identifying script; used for french airplane engine marketing material; later mattes and mahogany veneered frames

the shaped back board joining a square hinged lid over a conforming tapering body with inlaid fork and knife on the front; age to leather hinge; minor wear overall.