from the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory (founded 1824) each rectilinear vase with flared neck above a tapering body ending in a splayed foot; hand decorated overall with vibrant floral and foliate vines; maker's mark to underside; now drilled and mounted as lamps; with custom giltwood caps and bases; professionally rewired; only minor wear from use
each substantial baluster-form lamp of carved travertine resting on iron bases; from the Collection of Craig Wright, Los Angeles; small areas of infill; professional repair of base on one; professionally rewired
each with long octagonal neck above an ovoid body ending in a splayed foot; fitted with brass collars; professionally rewired; some wear to alabaster; patina and antiquing to brass
each ovoid vase with raised decoration at the neck and adorned overall with raised medallions all on a pale blue ground with painted cloud scrolls; the vase flanked by applied ring handles; each marked on underside; the vases were vetted in 1992 by the curator of Japanese Ceramics at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum as well as the director of the Kyoto National Museum, and determined to be produced in Kyoto by the Fifth Family of Dohachi potters, circa 1880; a note was found inside from a U.S.
each column of Italian Carrara marble with raised perimeter band all over a stepped base adorned with gilt metal capitals and brass fittings at the base; good vintage condition with some chipping at the base; patina to marble and metal surfaces; rewired
each boldly-scaled lamp with flared top above a cup-shaped body adorned with a guilloche perimeter band and bell-flower swags surrounding half-profile portraits; resting on a splayed circular base over a black marble plinth; wear and patina to surface; indentations; rewired
each with brass fittings and of conical form above a square plinth with harlequin pattern of vertically arranged contrasting diamonds all on an ivory ground with gilt flecking; good vintage condition with minor wear and patina; rewired; height: 14.5" (top of porcelain) 23.5" (top of shade) width: 4.5" depth: 4.5"
each tapering square-form lamp supported on gilt-metal mounts capped with ibex heads and terminating in hoof feet; all over an ebonized wooden base; good vintage condition with nno chips or cracks; some pitting to metal surface; professionally rewired
each white glazed lamp with domed faceted lid resting on a conforming body decorated with gilt floral and foliate reserves on a cobalt ground; with geometric perimeter band at the shoulder; mounted on a gilt-bronze base; professionally rewired, excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; minor wear to surface
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.
