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5607
1950s

attributed to Warren Kessler Lamps, New York est. 1939; each hand-blown columnar lamp of baluster-form with reeded shaft above a bulbous mid-section over a cylindrical pedestal and splayed foot; all resting on a gold painted metal base; each in a soft butterscotch cased-glass; height: 18.5" (top of glass); good condition with no chips or cracks; professionally rewired  

Height: 
18.5" (top of glass) 29.5" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
5.75"
$3,650
Available
5605
1950s

this classic designed Murano glass chandelier with inverted balsuster-form central support with flared canopy all above a glass bowl emanating five tall rosette and foliate stems interspersed with five low down-scrolled leaves; fitted with five deeply scrolled candle arms supporting scalloped bobeches with foliate edging; good vintage condition; one tall leaf re-glued; one replaced lower leaf; professionally cleaned and rewired

Diameter: 
24"
Drop: 
24"
$7,800
Available
5604
1950s

of sleek mid-century design with an elegant profile, James Mont's King Cole chair was deigned for one of his most notable commissions, the King Cole Penthouse in Miami; having a beech bentwood openwork barrel back with sloping arms all above a saddle seat and conforming apron; raised on tapering turned supports; professionally restored and structurally sound; refinished and reupholstered in black leather

Height: 
29"
Seat height: 
15.5" arm: 24.5"
Width: 
22.75
Depth: 
24"
$4,650
Available
5584
1950s

the handsome credenza by John Stuart with its simple, straightforward design constructed of richly-patinated and well-figured tiger mahogany; the rectangular top above a conforming body fitted with three doors faced with beautiful bookmatch veneer; all raised on tapering quadrangular supports; good vintage condition with small areas of replaced veneer; professionally refinished.

Height: 
34"
Width: 
60"
Depth: 
19"
$12,250
Available
5597
1950s

Fred Pye (b. 1882 England d. 1964 Ogunquit, ME) Oil on canvas; large and dramatic rocky seascape painting depicting a rocky shore (most likely Ogunquit, ME) with crashing and cresting waves under a partly sunny sky with billowing clouds; signed lower right; good condition with some craquelure in upper right portion of sky; relined; within the original white-washed and gilt wooden frame with beige linen slip. 

Height: 
29" x 35" (sight)
Width: 
34" x 44" (framed)
Depth: 
2.5"
$4,850
Available
5593
1940s/50s

a serene impressionistic sunlit scene of a couple in the foreground seated in a gondola facing the viewer with a typically-dressed gondolier standing at the stern; with the towering St. Mark's Campanile and striking Basilica softly lit in the background; signed lower right; site dimensions: 11.5" x 11.5", overall dimensions: 16.5" x 16.5"; Raul Jose Mina Mora (Minamora) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador in 1915, the son of a wealthy coffee plantation owner. Minamora came to San Francisco in 1924 where he studied at the California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco).

Height: 
site: 11.5" x 11.5"
Width: 
overall: 16.5" x 16.5"
Depth: 
1.5"
$2,750
5591
1950s

the large beautifully-detailed ceramic white glazed parrot with head in profile above a well-delineated plumed body with long tail feathers; all perched upon a branch-work base with applied leaves and grapes; with underglaze blue maker's mark and paper label 'made in Italy'; good vintage condition with small areas of missing glaze; small hairline crack to one wing

Height: 
21.75"
Width: 
7.5"
Depth: 
9.5"
$2,550
Available
5548
1950s

each hand-blown vase of striking size with everted lip and short neck above a ribbed cylindrical body all resting on a Lucite base; good condition with no chips or cracks; minor surface abrasions commensurate with age; professionally rewired with later Lucite base

Height: 
22.5" (top of glass) 35.5" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
7"
$4,650
Available
Mid-century Baker ebonized and oak two-drawer game table, front view
5257
1950s

the square game table with 'floating' top of radiating oak veneer; above an ebonized body fitted with two drawers with oak secondary wood; raised on tapering, stepped quadrangular supports; professionally refreshed surface; good vintage condition

Height: 
29"
Width: 
32"
Depth: 
32"
$6,800
Available
5572
1950s

the 12-sided giltwood mirror with conforming central plate and mirrored border; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina; some rubbing and chipping to gilding

Height: 
31"
Width: 
31"
Depth: 
2.25"
$3,650
Sold

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