designed by Jack Friedin (American 1930-2004) for Pace Furniture, the rectangular top above an apron fitted with four flush drawers all in a well-figured burlwood veneer; raised on a polished steel frame; good vintage condition; professionally refinished with small areas of replaced veneer
a fine example of post-war abstract expressionism with its emotional and spontaneous thick impasto paint strokes conveying a deep feeling rather than a realistic image; signed lower right 'Savage'; Property from the Collection of Lorna and Milton Berle, Beverly Hills, California; dimensions: 9.5" x 7.5" (sight), 17.5" x 15.5" (frame); with later custom ebonized and giltwood frame; good condition with clean surface
During the early 1980s, the artist worked from his Potrero Hill Studio and ventured to Dog Patch quite often. He was taken by the rolling fog that crept over Potrero Hill and depicted it in a series of small paintings looking west over the warehouses of Dog Patch towards the hills; now float mounted on a matting board all under glass within an ash frame; signed on verso
During the early 1980s, the artist worked from his Potrero Hill Studio and ventured to Dog Patch quite often. He was taken by the rolling fog that crept over Potrero Hill and depicted it in a series of small paintings looking west over the warehouses of Dog Patch towards the hills; now float mounted on a matting board all under glass within an ash frame; signed on verso
of heroic scale, the large stainless steel cabinet with adjustable steel shelves consisting of three cabinets fitted with two-glazed hinged doors resting on a custom made riser/stand supported on six short quadrangular legs; Provenance: US Naval Base, Norfolk, VA; good vintage condition with overall even wear and rubbing
beautifully crafted vase by master wood turning artist, Larry Witt. Witt is a Southwest artist whose works appear in many galleries, and is collected worldwide. He composes his pieces using many different species of wood. Using no dyes or stains, Witt's pieces are defined by their natural coloration. Signed "Witt 95-186" as well as markings for the types of wood used (Bloodwood, Maple and Walnut); an exceptional artisan bowl; in good vintage condition with no missing elements;
the realistically and finely turned and carved life-size hat of well-figured burl and maple wood, with telescope (flat) crown above an incised trim band all over a wide undulating brim; signed and dated 'Johan Michelsen '91 #85' (an early example of his hat carvings, 85th hat to be produced); small repair to crown.
of Georgian style in the French taste, the serpentine top with matchbook herringbone veneer within a cross-banded border; all above a Bombé-form body fitted with two doors opening to reveal three mahogany serpentine drawers; flanked by carved foliate festoons cascading to an acanthus leaf carved foot; all sides with tulipwood and amaranth classically-inspired inlay of lively acanthus scrolls, floral vines, ribbons and urns; good antique condition with minor veneer replacements; good solid construction; professionally refinished
of well-figured mahogany with oval top raised on turned ebonized double-column supports over a conforming lower shelf; all over four short ebonized turned feet; good restored condition; professionally refinished surface
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).
