from the Bay Area Figurative Movement; Artist note: "Toni could adopt any guise. As you see in these drawings, she could be worldly or virginal, voluptuously naked or costumed, topped by one of her many hats. She could be young, middle-aged or timeless, she could evoke a classical goddess, an African queen, a con- temporary urbanite, a peasant maid."
the hand-carved walnut bear with expressive gaze fitted with glass eyes; most likely from the Black forest area in the Swiss city of Interlagen; with rich dark patina; good antique condition with minor wear
each with long neck above a bulbous body; adorned overall with a gold and white mottled surface with applied colorful flecks in red, yellow and green; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired; nice patina to brass bases
the thickly-modeled large vessel with exaggerated mouth above a long flaring neck over a bulbous body all in a richly-colored teal mottled drip glaze; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; original Jaru Pottery label
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 of rectangular form with raised offset concentric rings or 'ripples' all in a deep blue on black glaze; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; STEULER was founded in Höhr-Grenzhausen, a center of the ceramic industry in the Rhineland's Kannenbäckerland, in 1917. STEULER reached its artistic zenith in the 1960s and '70s and is best known today for the inspiring designs of Cari Zalloni. Here's a fine specimen from Cari Zalloni's shapely and colorful 'Zyklon' line of 1968 for STEULER KERAMIK.
manufactured from Belgian bluestone with a honed finish and embedded with fossils, the table is comprised of a round dish top top all raised on three cylindrical supports. New with only minimal wear expected; table is ideal for exterior design projects. Due to the custom nature of each table, the fossil pattern will vary. Custom quotes available
the flaring neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop handles; with minor wear to surface.
a handsome pair of framed sea charts of the coasts of Great Britain by Captain Greenvile Collins; minor foxing; with later matte and ebonized wooden frame London, 1781
the rectangular hinged lid resting on a conforming body with brass stringing; the box adorned with raised piping of contrasting marble; excellent condition.
the beveled rectangular plate surrounded by a giltwood frame with half-turnings and carved rosette corners; wear to later gilding; age to plate.
each of thick aubergine glass with gold inclusions over a lobed base; rewired
from the collection of a notable Napa interior designer for his hacienda in La Peñita de Jaltemba, Mexico
with short flaring neck above a voluptuous body over a flared foot; excellent condition.
with tole candlecup above a well-carved graduated support raised on a tripartite base; excellent restored condition with areas of refreshed gilding.
overall with blue and white floral and foliate decoration on a yellow ground
centering a stylized bird surrounded by floral vines and blossoms; chips to rim, minor restorations.
the energetic dog with head poised downward, in pursuit of a sprite rabbit bolting from a leafy knoll; one ear reglued
Each tall beveled mirror obelisk resting on a square stepped mirrored plinth; no chips or cracks, excellent condition.
the frosted glass sphere adorned with clear circles with frosted numbers; raised on a splayed base; excellent condition.
each meticulously detailed engraving depicting various pineapple species; minor discoloration; with later acid-free mattes and giltwood frames.
Update: Tonight's the Opening Gala and we feel we have pretty much gotten everything together rather well. We cannot wait to see you tonight and / or through the rest of this week.
Holiday Entertaining: Red, Green & Gold, these colors are nothing, if not festive! epoca's cocktail and bar cart combination draws on these definitive holiday hues for a most glamorous and celebratory soiree, Pomegranate and Cranberry Mojitos served on a PAIR of Glam Mid-century Hollywood Regency Bar Carts! Remember "Christmas Comes But Once a Year"
