designed by Jack Friedin (American 1930-2004) for Pace Furniture, the rectangular top above an apron fitted with four flush drawers all in a well-figured burlwood veneer; raised on a polished steel frame; good vintage condition; professionally refinished with small areas of replaced veneer
the rectangular top with scalloped front above a conforming body; all raised on tapering turned supports ending in brass caps; good restored condition; professionally refinished
a fine example of post-war abstract expressionism with its emotional and spontaneous thick impasto paint strokes conveying a deep feeling rather than a realistic image; signed lower right 'Savage'; Property from the Collection of Lorna and Milton Berle, Beverly Hills, California; dimensions: 9.5" x 7.5" (sight), 17.5" x 15.5" (frame); with later custom ebonized and giltwood frame; good condition with clean surface
fitted with red cabochon eyes, the vintage Arthur Court aluminum whale-shaped ice bucket, wine cooler or tureen comprised of a base and cover; all resting on a matching stand consisting of swimming calves; stamped to underside; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina.
Each large bottle-shaped plaster lamp with incised spiral decoration of alternating textured and smoothed stripes; signed 'Quartite Creative Corp MCMLXIII'; height: 19" (top of plaster) 32" (top of shade); professionally rewired; small areas of discoloration and missing glaze
During the early 1980s, the artist worked from his Potrero Hill Studio and ventured to Dog Patch quite often. He was taken by the rolling fog that crept over Potrero Hill and depicted it in a series of small paintings looking west over the warehouses of Dog Patch towards the hills; now float mounted on a matting board all under glass within an ash frame; signed on verso
oil on canvas signed 'RM Burrer '64' lower right and verso with title 'Trees in October'; the large light-filled canvas with its spontaneous and quick brush strokes depicting an abstract October forest with splashes of fall colors and sunlight against the muted tones of the bare trees; dimensions: OH 37.5" sight: 35.5" OW: 49.25 sight: 47.5"; professionally cleaned and relined; good vintage condition with new walnut frame
nice pair of vintage Royal Haeger pottery pitchers with a textured drip glaze all on an ivory ground; marked 'Royal Haeger, USA' to underside; good vintage condition with overall minor wear; chipping to one spout; some craquelure to glaze
each handcrafted whimsical tile depicting expressive frogs amidst long grasses; all in a mottled brown glaze; two tiles signed 'Ontko' (Janet Ontko, California); good vintage condition with no breaks.
Janet Ontko is inspired by the simplicity and style of the Craftsman Movement. The honesty of the materials, the look of the clay, the touch of the potter, and the return to the craft tradition compelled Janet to develop her own signature style. Her line of award-winning tiles and sculptures incorporates her love of gardening and nature.
of classic Robsjohn-Gibbings design with its iconic profile featuring a framed upholstered back above a loose cushion seat flanked by open work arms; all raised on subtly flared supports; warm patina to well-figured walnut frame; professionally refinished; good sturdy condition; in need of reupholstering.
