oil on canvas signed 'RM Burrer '64' lower right and verso with title 'Trees in October'; the large light-filled canvas with its spontaneous and quick brush strokes depicting an abstract October forest with splashes of fall colors and sunlight against the muted tones of the bare trees; cleaned and relined; good vintage condition with new walnut frame
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).
Jules Leleu (French 1883-1961); executed in a well-figured tiger-mahogany with mahogany secondary wood, having a shaped top, above the four drawer case with chromed pulls all flanked by two doors; raised on splayed supports with chrome sabots; a similar model can be seen in Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Editions Baschet et Cie, Paris, p. 45 & Francoise Siriex, The House of Leleu pgs. 46, 47; excellent vintage condition with refinished surface
the wide bowl with flared lip above a tapering body all raised on a raised foot; the underside with recessed frosted geometric design; excellent condition.
the domed lid with one seated and one standing rabbit with inquisitive gazes; resting on a circular basket-weave bowl; minor wear; excellent condition.
the inset glass top within a chrome frame with geometric openwork apron; good condition with minor overall wear
considered to be 'the most impressive botanical works of the period' by known art historian Anthony Blunt; new acid-free matte and giltwood frame; minor discoloration
perfect for the foot of a bed; the shaped padded seat above a scalloped apron raised on graceful cabriole supports; adorned overall with rocaille and shell carving; overall even wear; excellent restored condition; newly upholstered
the long inset glass top within a molded brass border; raised on a black metal base joined by a lower glass shelf; excellent condition with overall minor wear
the shaped lacquered antique tray (circa 1890) with Chinoiserie decoration centering a floral bouquet surrounded by birds and butterflies; raised on a faux bamboo gilt metal stand (circa 1940); good condition with crackling to lacquer and overall even wear and patina
surmounted by a rocaille openwork crest above an oval frame adorned with foliate carving with exaggerated c-scrolls at the sides with a foliate pendant at the base; with later antique beveled plate; some re-glued elements; overall even wear to refreshed gilded surface
the original mirrored top above an openwork frieze raised on exaggerated openwork cabriole supports; overall even rubbing to gilded surface; antiquing and surface wear to mirrored top
centering a convex mirror within a brass frame surrounded by lively cut brass foliage; later mirror; wear and patina to metal; possibly once fitted with a clock
each with square, richly-figured macassar veneered tops cantilevered on a chrome base; excellent vintage condition with minor wear to chrome; tops professionally refinished
the shaped lamp with slumped glass mirrored panels; the front panel with a Chinoiserie reverse-painted scene; all resting on a wooden base; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; wear and patina to wooden surface; antiquing to silvering
the squared top above a conforming body fitted with a single tambour door; the arching apron joining four columnar supports above a lower shelf; raised on compressed bulbous feet; restored condition
the solid cabinet with rectangular top above an apron with applied bosses and star motifs over a body fitted with 2 doors adorned with bodly-scaled raised stars; raised on elegant splayed supports
each with oval-shaped bowl flanked by outscrolled handles all raised on a splayed oval base ending in a raised laurel leaf perimeter band; good antique condition with overall even wear and patina; rubbing to gilding; no chips or cracks
the gray marble top resting on an open iron-work base with 8 over-scaled double c-scrolled supports adorned with bold gilt-tole leaves; overall oxidation; later top
the well-detailed study of a Parisian room interior depicting a staircase and entitled "Escalier" in rich layered colors; with new Art Nouveau style giltwood frames; plate is in good clean condition
each with cartouche-shaped back above a shaped tight seat all raised on cabriole legs; the whole adorned with rocaille and foliate carving; professionally refinished, strengthened and reupholstered.
the rectangular hinged lid framed by a brass inlaid border surrounding floral vines; the body inlaid with fine floral and foliate brass stringing; the red velvet lined interior with removable tray; restored condition.
the shaped top wit 2 zinc-lined compartments over a deep apron; raised on cabriole supports joined by a shaped stretcher; excellent restored condition
the lively carved rocaille crest with plump fruit and Hoho bird cascading over the rectangular frame adorned with meandering floral festoons; overall patina and rubbing to gilded surface; later beveled plate
