each of robust scale all in a raku glaze of muted tones of green and blue; the western version of raku was developed in the 20th century by studio potters. typically fired at high temperatures, the wares are placed in an open-air container filled with combustible material, unlike the traditional Japanese method. the western process can give a variety and depth of colors and surface effects; good vintage condition with minor wear; re-wired
each well constructed chest fitted with 2 drawers with inset reserves and brass pulls; raised on tapering supports; drawer interiors of solid oak; John Stuart furniture labels inside drawers; professionally refinished
each with tall flared back above a tight seat flanked by scrolled arms with wood accents; raised on tapering square-form legs; excellent vintage condition; professionally restored and reupholstered
each of warmly patinated walnut with concave tops above a conforming body fitted with two drawers; each drawer with raised panels and centering a brass interlaced knob; with oak secondary wood; excellent vintage condition; professionally refinished
the abstract expressionist drawing of a graceful ballerina dancing to Swan Lake in a deep bow; excellent vintage condition with only minor discoloration to paper; new acid-free matte; later cerused oak frame; with illegible signature
each tall lamp composed of a baluster stem above three graduated lotus leaf cups interspersed with giltwood dividers; all raised on a giltwood base; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired
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
