each with four panels detailing various ways to prevent accidents and lessons learned, including 'Feu, Eau, Contagion, Empoisonnements, and Maison'; based on 19th century original lithographs by Emile Deyrolle; Les Fils d’Emile Deyrolle, Rue du Bac, Paris; restored ebonized wooden frames; some darkening, wrinkling, and foxing; PRICED PER PAIR
the lovely scene of 4 boys engaged in racing pond boats; as published by the Salon de Paris; plate impression around the image; new giltwood frame.
each tall ovoid Paris Porcelain vase flanked by upright handles; the front of each depicting figures in a landscape setting; the reverse with a garden scene; adorned with gilt accents throughout; unmarked; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks; slight gilt loss
the round mirrored top with incised edge resting on an elegant gilt-iron base with interlaced openwork apron raised on cabriole supports; a similar example in "Les Decorateurs des Anne's 40" page 107; unmarked; wear to gilding and mirror surface; antiquing to plate
each lamp decorated with meandering branchwork and cherry blossoms; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired; some wear and patina to brass fittings; underside with under-glaze blue stamp 'porcelaine de paris, france, fondee en 1773'
a collection of four 1950's educational posters from the Research and Information Department at the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; each depicting the origin of measurements: a yard, foot, inch and fathom; excellent vintage condition with good clear colors; each with new custom ebonized frame
impressed mark 'AD' for the Delafontaine Foundry, Paris
each of impressive size with short everted laurel leaf mouth flanked by scrolled handles with bold acanthus leaf decoration; the compressed bulbous body with overlapping foliate ring all raised on a splayed base with square plinth; good antique condition with overall even wear; minor chipping along the base
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
the shaped lacquered antique tray (circa 1890) with Chinoiserie decoration centering a floral bouquet surrounded by birds and butterflies; raised on a faux bamboo gilt metal stand (circa 1940); good condition with crackling to lacquer and overall even wear and patina
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
each shapely vase with everted neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop handles; each vase with a finely-rendered gilded neoclassical scene; no chips or cracks; overall even wear to glaze
the chrome body with square support and base supporting an upright crowing rooster; excellent vintage condition with minor pitting to chrome; rewired
each with central shaft depicting bunched cattails with flat spikey leaves emanating two candle arms
with 3 rectangular glass shleves supported on a black metal framwork with gilt-bronze mounts; ending in hoof feet
each with scalloped back above a loose cushion seat flanked by cascading waterfall arms adorned with gilt cloud and foliate carving with elongated melon-form carved uprights and legs; newly upholstered in muslin; excellent condition with even overall wear to surface
Attributed to Samson, Paris; each trumpet form vase with bulbous mid-section adorned overall with graceful meandering floral vines; now mounted as lamps on giltwood bases; small areas professionally restored; rewired
the eglomise border with serpentine crest within carved giltwood moldings surrounding a conforming mirror plate; excellent vintage condition with overall even wear
the upright glass stand raised on cylindrical rods; with protruding knobs suspending 2 tools; excellent vintage condition with overall minor wear
of heavy quality with 'floating' top raised on square supports joined by a glass lower shelf; striking chrome finish with brushed brass stringing and detailing; excellent condition with minor overall wear.
of baluster form with gilt-bronze mounts; excellent condition with some wear to gilding; rewired
this wonderfully expressive seated greyhound with head turned and paw raised; nice patination to surface
epoca, located in the Design Center neighborhood of San Francisco, has been characterized as “blended eclectic” offering unique 20th century furnishings alongside traditional antiques and accessories.
Eric Petsinger:
Two things in Eric Petsinger’s life are truly memorable. The first is a day in 1968 when his mother left the house a brunette and came home a blonde. The second was opening epoca, the beautifully edited San Francisco gallery, a fixture in the San Francisco Design Center neighborhood since 2003. In epoca, Eric has created a layered inventory with a ‘something for everyone’ approach, blending American and European antiques with 20th century furnishings. Whether assisting an interior designer or an antiques enthusiast, Eric says, “Mix it up! Go ahead and put that shapely French rococo armchair next to a sleek John Widdicomb sofa and see how they bring out each other’s beauty.”
We will set out to demystify the sometimes esoteric world of buying and decorating with antiques.
ASID Members: Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs, or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students (ASID Members only, please)
Thursday, February 28 at 5:30 p.m. Epoca 1700 16th Street San Francisco
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