a pair of flame mahogany side tables by Pierre Chareau (b. Bordeaux, France 1883 d. New York 1950); each hexagonal top of bookmatch veneer flame mahogany raised on a tulip-form slatted support; all over a conforming stepped base; good antique condition; professionally refinished
the large ovoid vase tapering to the base; the textured finish in black and white glaze with vibrant red streaking around the body; minor wear.
each column of alternating marble and brass discs; raised on 4 Greek key feet; rewired; excellent condition; some rubbing to metal.
each with spheroid body flanked by shell-form handles; raised on a lively dolphin support over a square base ending in shell feet; rewired and replated with new shades; excellent condition; shades as is
each with incurved upholstered back above a loose cushion seat flanked by squared arms over a u-shaped frame with inlaid marquetry; excellent restored condition with new boar skin upholstery
of graceful form with sloping barrel-back above a loose cushion; the back fitted with a bentwood rib cascading to the floor providing support to the front; supported at the rear with a central curved rectilinear leg; excellent antique condition; professionally refinished; newly upholstered in a butter-yellow linen fabric
each with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze with red glazed reserves; one with original label; excellent condition with no chips or cracks
each large well-rendered painting depicting Chinese vases finely detailed with colorful floral and foliate stems; professionally conserved and re-stretched on new frames; good clear and vibrant colors; excellent condition; newly framed
the covered vase characterized by its lidded design and prominent handles; adorned overall with classical decoration and is based on the ancient Roman "Warwick Vase" known for its Bacchic ornament; good antique condition with minor surface wear
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
the striking ovoid vase tapering to the base; the textured finish in black and white glaze with vibrant red streaking around the body; minor wear
each large-scaled urn with sweeping flared neck tapering to a flared foot; now drilled with later wooden mounts
the inset leather top within a a stepped molded frame above an apron fitted with 5 drawers with oak secondary wood; the side panels centering carved floral clusters; the finished paneled back allows the desk to be floated; all raised on reeded bulbous supports ending in wooden casters; good restored condition with refinished surface; leather with nice rich patina
with short everted neck above a tapering ovoid body in a deep red 'orange peel' glaze adorned with lava glaze perimeter bands; minor wear.
the meticulously crafted chest with book-match veneered rosewood rectangular top with concave front; above three similarly veneered drawers fitted with shell-form enameled pulls, centering well-figured walnut burl wood panels; raised on inlaid turned supports; with metal identification label "Robert W. Irwin, Grand Rapids"; excellent condition with refreshed finish; some rubbing to enameled pulls
a handsome english art deco beechwood floor lamp with blond highlights
each urn decorated with white, lavender and gray arabesque and Moorish motifs all on a celadon ground; adorned with finely chased gilt-bronze mounts; fitted with its original oil lamp fittings and marked 'Gebrüder Brünner, Wien'; height: 14" (top of porcelain); good antique condition with no chips or cracks; some rubbing to gilding on porcelain and bronze mounts; professionally rewired
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.
with slender flaring neck above an ovoid body; composed of various laminated wooden sections turned on a lathe
from the Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory (founded 1824) each rectilinear vase with flared neck above a tapering body ending in a splayed foot; hand decorated overall with vibrant floral and foliate vines; maker's mark to underside; now drilled and mounted as lamps; with custom giltwood caps and bases; professionally rewired; only minor wear from use
a well-thought out composition as the table plain draws the viewer into the room of a seated woman with distant gaze dressed in a blue jacket; the table set with a bowl of fruit, a goblet and plant; all within a silver-leafed carved wooden frame with linen slip; excellent condition professionally cleaned and restored; unsigned; later frame
each tall vase with long flaring neck above a bulbous body; the white vase encased in a yellow cased glass; excellent condition with no chips or cracks.
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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