the short flared neck above an elongated body tapering at the base; adorned overall with raised thistle branches in white glass on a coral ground; excellent condition; no chips or cracks; minor wear to underside, circa 1960's
Sasha Makovkin typically threw pieces which his wife Susan decorated. His work ranged from functional stoneware forms to sculpture and architectural installations. Makovkin dug the stoneware clay he used for his functional pieces from Mt Tamalpias. Long before it was popular, Makovkin fired his work in a diesel fueled kiln using a mixture of used motor oils. 1954-1957 Heath Ceramics, Sausalito, California; 1966-1970 College of the Redwoods, Mendocino, California; 1988-1989 Artists (with his wife Susan) in Residence at Princeton Seminary, New Jersey
Each tall ovoid lamp with deep yellow and olive-green drip glaze incised with textured bands of geometric design; raised on a black metal base; in excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired.
each tall ribbed vase painted overall with floral and foliate stems resting on a pierced brass base; good antique condition with overall fine craquelure; rewired
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
'Sand Dollar' pattern made by the McCoy Pottery Co., Roseville, Ohio; each double-handled vase of ovoid form in a matte bone-white glaze with relief decoration; now drilled as lamps with custom giltwood bases; marked 'USA' to underside; rewired; with minor manufacturing glaze imperfections; some fine craquelure to glaze; excellent vintage condition commensurate with age
of large scale, with long everted neck above a spheroid body all resting on a custom giltwood base; good vintage condition with some wear to surface; rewired
the baluster support emanating 6 scrolled glass arms below glass candle-cups; excellent vintage condition with no breaks; rewired with new resin candle sleeves
each striking lamp of deep purple bullicante and gold aventurine glass with an iridescent surface; raised on a brass octagonal base; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired
the best of post-war design, each lamp composed of stacked tri-color conical-form glazed elements with brass mounts; Gerald Thurston was one of the most creative American lighting designers of the postwar era. His innovative designs exemplify the streamlined forms of the mid 20th century.
these stylish vases were manufactured by blenko glassworks as experimental pieces and were never placed into production; of beautiful flared form with applied decoration; excellent condition
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 with slender flaring neck above a bulbous body; decorated with incised geometric designs in a white glaze with gilt perimeter bands; overall fine craquelure to glaze; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired
fine early piece by listed California "New Masters" painter Kenneth Ray Wilson; contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting in the impasto style with thickly laid layered paint in cool and warm colors; signed lower right, a good quality example of abstract expressionist art; Kenneth finds abstract painting to be the most challenging, “It evolves as you paint it and it takes a longer time as layers of paint need to dry before new layers are added."; Corporate Collections: Price Waterhouse (San Francisco, CA), Wells Fargo Bank (San Francisco, CA), AT&T Corporation (New Yo
the hand-blown lamp with long sweeping neck above a bulbous body all in a soft translucent pale yellow glass; with water-gilded wooden base; rewired; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks
with short flaring neck above a voluptuous body over a flared foot; excellent condition.
of bulbous form with gilt and black harlequin design over an ebonized plinth
each robust stick with deep cup above a double-baluster support; raised on a tripartite base with spheroid feet; minor wear; excellent condition; newly wired and mounted as lamps
of stylized form standing erect with direct gaze above a large down-turned bill; minor wear; no chips or cracks.
the oval-form bowl with acid etched 'scavo' surface in hues of purple and blue
the inset glass top above curule-form supports with swan motifs; excellent condition with overall minor wear
each portly lamp with horizontal banding; raised on a tole base; excellent condition; some soiling to original shades.
each of thick aubergine glass with gold inclusions over a lobed base; rewired
each shimmering lamp consisting of stacked geometric crystal elements resting on a pierced shaped metal base; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; patina to metal bases; rewired
of shapely cage-form emanating 8 scrolling candle arms adorned overall with gilt-tole foliate and crystal pendants; excellent vintage condition; rewired
