Peter Hamlett (American 1919-1972) signed Oil on Board, dated 1966 verso; the lush impressionist style still life painting with thick broad brushstrokes depicting a tablescape setting with a copper pot, various vegetables and a bottle of wine; signed lower left and verso and titled 'Staff of Life' Laguna Beach 1966; Born in 1919 in Mokanshan, China during a time of political unrest, Peter Hamlett, a seascape painter, left China at age 18 when he graduated from Shanghai American School.
each well-rendered expressive fish with gaping mouth above a reticulated body with upturned tail; each having a rich turquoise tonal glaze and drainage hole; one with mottled glazed finish; overall even wear with fine craquelure to surface; good vintage condition with no breaks; some firing imperfections
each large baluster-form lamp with a taupe-colored textured iridescent glaze at the shoulder cascading down to a rich emerald green striated perimeter band; resting on brown lacquered wooden bases; height: 17.5" (top of ceramic) 29.5" (top of shade); professionally rewired; good vintage condition with fine craquelure to glaze; minor wear and scuffing.
each diminutive chair with upright stiles flanking an openwork splat above a drop-in upholstered seat; raised on thick legs all joined by similar openwork panels; good vintage condition with some wear to surface; newly upholstered
each lamp of columnar form with long cylindrical neck over a stepped base all resting on a brass foot; 18.5" (top of glass) 30.5" (top of shade); professionally rewired; slight variation in color; minor wear and some lifting of paint to underside of glass; some rubbing to gilding; no chips or cracks
good quality reproduction with framed cartouche-form back above a loose cushion seat flanked by scrolled padded arms; above a shapely apron all raised on cabriole supports; good vintage condition with strengthened frame and new upholstery
the oval central plate surrounded by a scalloped reverse-etched mirrored border adorned with twisted glass rods and C-scrolls all attached with glass rosettes and leaves; good vintage condition with only minor wear; one C-scroll with inconspicuous re-glued crack
each striking lamp with long flaring neck above an ovoid body decorated with ivory, brown and ochre perimeter stripes on a mottled pumice-colored ground; resting on splayed walnut bases with brass caps; height: 21.25" (top of ceramic) 34" (top of shade); good vintage condition with minor rubbing to surface; professionally rewired; no chips or cracks
signed 1960s bench with floating rectangular upholstered seat resting on a walnut base with square-form tapering legs connected by two stretchers; makers label to inner stretcher; Jens Risom (1916-2016) was a Danish American furniture designer. An exemplar of Mid-Century modern design, Rison was one of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design in the United States. His designs are on display at the Museum of Modern Art, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum; professionally refinished and reupholstered
each heavy candle holder surmounted by a shallow candlecup with flared lip raised on a gadrooned support above a ring of stylized leaves; all over a cylindrical base adorned with applied bosses flanked by opposing birds all ending in a splayed foot; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina
