a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone-veneered slant front, opening to reveal a hand-tooled leather writing surface below drawers and compartments; resting on a case fitted with 3-short drawers over one long drawer; supported on shapely cabriole legs; professionally restored and refinished with areas of replaced veneer; nice patina to later leather surface
How can this not make you smile? This well-carved antique Black Forest box of an expressive shaggy dog with glass eyes, forward gaze, open mouth and floppy ears all above raised paws; covered overall with a well-delineated coat; good antique condition with minor wear and nice patina; the hinge with some movement
the round top with inset hand-tooled leather surface above a plain frieze apron; all raised on elegant splayed supports joined by an openwork ebonized stretcher; the top slides open to reveal fabric-covered compartments; good antique condition with wear and patina; areas of replaced veneer; later fabric to interior
well-carved giltwood wall mirror with a pagoda-form pediment above an open-work carved foliate frame; excellent antique condition with overall even rubbing to water-gilded surface; later mirror plate
a rare Art Deco cabinet with rectangular top with notched corners above a conforming body fitted with two hinged doors opening to reveal a divided interior; all raised on long sweeping cabriole supports ending in a splayed foot; all in a richly-colored and well-figured macassar veneer; good vintage condition; professionally refinished with small areas of replaced veneer
the arbalete top with perimeter stringing within a crossbanded border all above a shapely bombe-form body with similar stringing and crossbanding; fitted with two long drawers having openwork solid brass pulls; the whole raised on graceful cabriole supports; overall even wear and nice warm patina; good vintage condition; professionally refinished
in the neoclassical taste decorated in a silver and gold leaf finish; the reeded central support joined at the mid-section with a gadrooned sphere and acanthus leaf collars all above a tapering reeded base ending in a berry finial; emanating six scrolled gilt-iron candle arms supporting beaded bobeches; overall even wear and patina to new gilded surface; in good working order
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 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
the hinged rectangular lid resting on a conforming body flanked by wrought iron handles; adorned on all sides with an exotic wood inlaid perimeter band inset with bone inlay; the front, top and back centering a pinwheel motif; good antique condition with professionally refinished surface; warm honey-color patina with overall wear; lock mechanism now lacking
of neoclassical style, the oval inset beveled glass top within a nickel-plated frame; all raised on cylindrical supports ending in toupie feet all joined by a shaped stretcher; good vintage condition with some abrasions to glass and metal; minor pitting on feet; small interior chip to glass along edge
this incredibly stylish and practical dressing cabinet having a hinged top with interior mirror and divided compartments; above a shaped front with two bi-fold doors with interior drawers; the upper section with two small drawers; excellent restored condition; stamped 'John Widdicomb, Grand Rapids'
of stylish mid-century design in the manner of Tommi Parzinger, with ivory-glazed oblelisk-form base emanating two deeply scrolled brass arms supporting candle form socket holders; centering a cylindrical brass rod and finial; all atop a black marble base with white veining; 18.5" (top of ceramic) 35: (top of shade); good vintage condition with light overall wear; minor pitting to brass; professionally rewired.
each large vase modeled in the long ovoid form; the body painted in polychrome enamel depicting bold and colorful flowers, trees and butterflies under a geometric band at the shoulder; mounted as lamps with bronze openwork collar and base with lappet perimeter band; professionally rewired; nice patina to bronze; good antique condition with no chips or cracks
incised signature to underside "Dave & Boni Deal 88"; of tall ovoid shape decorated overall with impressed leaves on a metallic, rainbow effect raku glaze; the western version of raku was developed in the 20th century by studio potters. typically fired at high temperatures, the wares are placed in an open-air container filled with combustible material, unlike the traditional Japanese method. the western process can give a great variety and depth of colors and surface effects as seen with this vase; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks
A Boldly Rendered Pair of French Art Nouveau Prints of Architectural Interior and Exterior Details by Ernest David; newly matted and framed.
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
each shapely lamp of hand-blown sky blue dappled glass all raised on a brass and lucite circular base; professionally rewired; good vintage condition with minimal wear
each of solid birch construction with rectangular tops and demi-bullnose edge above a conforming body fitted with 3 uniquely sculpted drawers of raised panels acting as drawer pulls; the whole raised on splayed legs; the lack of hardware and three-dimensional shape give the Sculptura line its distinctive sculptural quality; with incised maker's mark to drawer lining; professionally refinished; good vintage condition with warm patina
attributed to Warren Kessler Lamps, New York est. 1939; each hand-blown columnar lamp of baluster-form with reeded shaft above a bulbous mid-section over a cylindrical pedestal and splayed foot; all resting on a gold painted metal base; each in a soft butterscotch cased glass; height: 18.5" (top of glass); good condition with no chips or cracks; professionally rewired
Epoca in the pages of this summer's Luxe Interior + Design San Francisco Edition:
"Discover alluring Art Deco chic at epoca. See epoca's stylish mix of 20th Century and antique furnishings including a sophisticated 1930's Austrian Art Deco table of exotic amboyna with a dramatic, inlaid double trefoil knot ..."
California Homes Magazine visits San Francisco's South of Market Antiques Dealers in the Fall 2016 Issue
"Eric Petsinger of Epoca mingles 20th century furniture and accessories with more traditional pieces. The Pittsburgh native advises clients, “Mix it up! Go ahead, put that shapely French rococo armchair next to a sleek John Widdicomb sofa, and see how they bring out each other’s beauty.”
The chandelier is an integral element of interior design. You can say they are the centerpiece of light design. epoca has some of the most beautiful chandeliers, pendants, lanterns and sconces.
Chandeliers infuse drama like these twin mid-century Murano chandeliers which we envision sparkling over a holiday dining table. And chandeliers can be welcoming as we imagine this mid-century Murano Clear Glass Bullicante pendant by Seguso strategically placed in a foyer or hall.
Chandeliers offer a little bit of everything: Rococo ornateness, Neoclassical simplicity, Murano elegance, contemporary intrigue -- invariably the results will be stylish, stimulating, and certain to impress!
View our full listing of chandeliers here.
epoca presents San Francisco Artist, William Stanisich, Watercolors and other works "The world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty, the beauty of speed." -- Filippo Marinetti In brilliant colors complemented by velvety blacks and the virginal white of untouched paper, William Stanisich’s nocturnal street scenes are a paradoxical combination of speed and utter stillness. In these virtuoso watercolors, every surface pictured, wet with rain, has been transformed into a vehicle for light. The paintings themselves tell their story, of color applied and moved; of how an artist can take water, paper, and pigment and make moving pictures--in more than one sense of the word. Studying them, you can almost hear the sound of cars on wet pavement; of horns and engines, speeding away from you, into the night.
