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4057
1940s

a stylish French 1940s brass rectangular coffee table with inset black glass top; with black glass top inset within a brass frame raised on reeded supports with stylized melon-form caps all joined by a lower x-form stretcher; later glass; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina

Height: 
17.25"
Width: 
48.5"
Depth: 
26.75"
$4,400
Available
60667
1940s

each of campagna form with everted lip tapering to a compressed portly body all over a square plinth; adorned with ebonized highlights; 18.5" (top of wood)  29.5" (top of shade); professionally rewired; good vintage condition with minor wear and nice warm patina

Height: 
18.5" (top of wood) 29.5" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
7"
$5,800
Available
60669
1940s

A large-scaled and elegantly designed French 1940s Klismos chair with deep incurved back with scrolled terminals; above a leather seat of criss-crossing straps all raised on dramatic splayed supports; purchased in Paris in 1993 (receipt attached); good vintage condition with sturdy frame and seat; some wear to painted surface; later leather strapwork

Height: 
36"
Seat height: 
17.5"
Width: 
22.75"
Depth: 
30"
$7,800
Available
5226
1940s

in a deep brown lacquer finish; the openwork lattice back and sides flanking a tight seat; with sloping arms joining a channeled apron all raised on gently splaying supports; good vintage condition; professionally refinished a reupholstered

Height: 
26"
Seat height: 
18.5" arm height: 25.75"
Width: 
23.5"
Depth: 
25.5"
$5,850
Available
5440
1930

each with exceptional copper repoussé plates depicting a finely-detailed bouquet of flowers, foliage and wheat sheaths (repeated on the back) all within a heavy bronze frame over a stepped plinth; professionally rewired; typical oxidation and wear.

Height: 
15" top of bronze) 26" (top of shade)
Width: 
11.5"
Depth: 
5"
$6,850
Available
5068
1940s

centering a baluster-form support above a glass bowl emanating 6 scrolled candle-arms with deep cups surrounding lively flower and leaf inserts; composed of gold aventurine and clear glass; good vintage condition with some replaced stems

Height: 
33"
Diameter: 
26"
$7,900
Available
5406
1940s

the shaped lamp with slumped glass mirrored panels; the front panel with a Chinoiserie reverse-painted scene; all resting on a wooden base; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; wear and patina to wooden surface; antiquing to silvering 

Height: 
11.25" (top of glass) 21.25" (top of shade)
Width: 
7.75"
Depth: 
7"
$2,850
Available
5167
1940's

each having silver-embossed leather double doors with Lucite handles and decorative round Lucite handles on the sides all raised on Greek key form legs; excellent vintage condition with patina to leather; professionally polished.

Height: 
23"
Width: 
40"
Depth: 
17"
$14,850
Available
John W. Gregory (1903-1992) Six Gelatin Silver Prints of Views of Provincetown
4778
1930s/40s

Six Provincetown photographs, each titled and signed in pencil on the matting; "One of Provincetown’s most colorful and creative artists was photographer John W. Gregory. Born in New York City, he grew up as the son of the city editor for the New York Tribune. After studying with John Sloane at the Art Students League in New York, he took up photography during World War II in Provincetown. His photographs were published by Time Magazine, the New York Times and the Associated Press. Seven of his photographs are included in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection.

Height: 
13"
Width: 
11"
Depth: 
1"
$4,900
Available
A Good Pair of German KPM White-glazed Pierced Lattice Compotes
4824
in production 1945-1962

Excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur, or KPM (established 1723) was a fundamental part of the landscape of the European decorative arts in the 19th Century, and was, and still is, one of the most prolific producers of luxury porcelain

 

Height: 
7.5"
Diameter: 
9.75"
$1,950
Available

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