with deep brown lacquered finish, the tall graduated caned back above a loose cushion flanked by down-swept arms all over splayed legs; The Grand Ledge Chair Company was founded in 1837 in Grand Ledge, Michigan, as a small furniture shop by Thomas Garrett, Harry Jordan, and Edward Crawford. It remained a family run business until 1973, when the business was sold and eventually closed in 1981; professionally refinished with newly upholstered seat
each hand painted ginger jar with domed lid above a bulbous tapering body raised on a stained wooden base; painted with various figures in a landscape setting divided by cloud scroll perimeter bands; craquelure to glaze; good antique condition; now mounted as lamps; rewired
the scrolled openwork back with craved green man mask flanked by lively floral and foliate scrollwork above a classical flaming urn flanked by serpent handles; good restored condition with re-glued and refinished frame; refreshed leather seat
the rolled bark edge and arching handle above an everted oblong body of simulated grained wood resting on a splayed base; weathered and chipped surface.
the gadroon lip above a cup-shaped bowl adorned with 4 masks joined by plump garland festoons all raised on a splayed base; minor wear; hairline crack to base.
each well-figured urn of campagna form with everted lip above a tapering neck and compressed mid-section all resting on a square plinth; excellent condition.
the lovely scene of 4 boys engaged in racing pond boats; as published by the Salon de Paris; plate impression around the image; new giltwood frame.
excellent condition with overall even wear
with serene gaze turned to the right and looking downward above a voluptuous rough-hewed seated body; excellent condition.
with scrolling handle and openwork body over a tri-pod base; even wear and oxidation to surface; good overall condition
each inset glass top within a solid brass frame raised on quadrangular supports joined by a lower glass shelf; excellent condition with minor overall wear
the cartouche-shaped mirror within an elaborate giltwood frame of C-scrolls, rocaille, and floral carving; good antique condition with refreshed gilding; overall even wear
minor overall weathered surface
with slender flaring neck above an ovoid body; composed of various laminated wooden sections turned on a lathe
surmounted by a plumed crest; refreshed gilding and later aged mirror plate
each of columnar form resting on a square base; originally fitted with a kerosene receptacle; excellent condition; external French wiring
minor wear to honed surface; new wiring; shade as is; French wired
with a large foliate spray crest above an openwork frame consisting of floral and foliate vines, C-scrolls and acanthus leaves; shipping import label on reverse for Antonio's Antiques, San Francisco; good antique condition with overall even rubbing; later mirror plate
the boldly-carved rope-twist oval frame embellished with acanthus leaves all surrounding a later beveled mirror plate; overall even wear and patina to refreshed gilding; antiquing to plate; some shrinkage to wood
the slender brass faux bamboo support resting on a circular bronze rockwork base with outscrolled leaves; good vintage condition with overall even patina and wear; professionally rewired.
Since its inception in 1860, Maison Bagués has been an emblem of French sophistication in luxury interior design and craftsmanship. Founder Noël Baguès emphasized the use of traditional techniques, solidifying the firm's elite standard of elegance and excellence in their craft.
each shapely vase with everted neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop handles; each vase with a finely-rendered gilded neoclassical scene; no chips or cracks; overall even wear to glaze
each square tapered column of well-figured rock crystal, having four sides and a pyramidal top; resting on a lacquered base; good antique condition with no chips or cracks to crystal; some lifting to veneers on bases.
Rock crystal is the purest variety of Quartz and is transparent and colorless. Its name derives from the Greek term krustallos meaning 'ice' and is the sister gemstone to colorful varieties of quartz, such as amethyst and citrine.
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).
