of striking form with concave sides fitted with 2-doors to reveal oak-lined drawers; adorned overall with pewter mounts and supports; good vintage condition with minor repairs
the long seat of slatted wood flanked by incurved arms with ball-form handholds; raised on a folding scissors double base; the term Savonarola derives from the chair on which the Savonarola used to sit in the convent of San Marco in Florence. The chair is named for the Italian Renaissance religious zealot Girolamo Savonarola; wear and patina to surface; movement to hinged frame; 2 ball-form handles replaced
a beautiful example of Gustavian furniture having a well-figured top with canted corners with similalry veneered side panels; the front fitted with 3 graduated drawers with tumbling block and geometric parquetry veneer; raised on tapering quadrangular supports with gilt-bronze mounts; good antique condition; professionally refinished; small areas of replaced veneer
each tall and finely crafted fluted bronze hall tree adorned with finely detailed gilt-bronze neoclassical decoration with berry finials, bows, ribbons, and tassels centering a trophy with lyre; the dramatic medusa mask emanating writhing snakes (for coats) with coiled snakes further down the shaft (for umbrellas); all over a square openwork base; purchased in 1994 from Leah's Antique Gallery, New York City (receipt attached); in good antique condition with minor wear to gilding and bronze; some oxidation to bases
designed in 1959 by Bodil Kjær to accompany her iconic ‘James Bond’ desk in a well-figured and deeply patinated rosewood; manufacrtured by E. Pedersen & Søn for Jason Møbler; fitted with one filing drawer and one smaller drawer all supported on steel supports; good vintage condition with professionally restored finish; key plate removed and filled
the shaped faux marble top above a bombe-form case fitted with 2 drawers over 2 doors all raised on cabriole legs; the whole painted with foliate vines and floral garlands on a muted butter-yellow ground; refreshed surface with overall even wear
of contrasting woods with geometric designs on all sides; fitted with brass hardware; the interior fitted with a single drawer and burlwood shelf; each with 'Mastercraft' label; excellent vintage condition; professionally refinished
a charming impressionist painting of young French boys dressed in their school uniforms and carrying red flags as they walk across an urban park dappled with patches of light and shade; artist signed lower left 'R.
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
minor overall weathered surface
each neoclassical open armchair with beaded framed oval back above a bowed tight seat over a beaded apron flanked by scrolled arms and uprights with acanthus carving; raised on reeded and fluted supports with acanthus collar and ending in a spheroid foot; wear and patina to refreshed painted surface; sturdy frame and good antique condition with new upholstery
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 rectangular quarter-veneered top with banding and molded edge over a burlwood frieze drawer above a scalloped apron; all raised on cabriole supports ending in pad feet; overall wear and patina; brasses replaced
the handsome and richly-patinated English table in the Neo-Gothic taste with long rectangular top within a half-bullnose molding; above a frieze apron fitted with two drawers; raised on bold quadrangular neo-gothic supports all joined by a lower shelf; the whole supported on four compressed bun feet; good antique condition with overall wear and patina; old stains and watermarks; professionally refinished
Moya Aiken
An elegant and finely ; Labeled: Han Larsen, Kallundborg, Kjobenhavn; the half-round top over a conforming base inlaid with satinwood inlay and ebony stringing; fitted with four drawers flanked by two hinged doors; raised on short tapering legs; Circa 1880
of asymmetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'PSM', overall oxidized surface
of elegant form, the long upholstered seat with scrolled ends above a plain frieze apron all raised on splayed supports ending in incised brass sabots; professionally restored frame with refreshed finish; newly upholstered
pencil with wash; minor discoloration; within a later ebonized walnut frame; stamped 'Atelier Garnier, Lyon'
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
each composed of a metal frame with wooden top and side panels; fitted with 2 metal faux-bamboo doors with antiqued mirrored panels; excellent restored condition with replaced tops
the framed cartouche-shaped back above a serpentine seat flanked by scrolled padded arms; the scalloped apron with rocaille and foliate carving all raised on cabriole supports with incurved feet; restored with new upholstery.
epoca, located in the Design Center neighborhood of San Francisco, has been characterized as “blended eclectic” offering unique 20th century furnishings alongside traditional antiques and accessories.
Eric Petsinger:
Two things in Eric Petsinger’s life are truly memorable. The first is a day in 1968 when his mother left the house a brunette and came home a blonde. The second was opening epoca, the beautifully edited San Francisco gallery, a fixture in the San Francisco Design Center neighborhood since 2003. In epoca, Eric has created a layered inventory with a ‘something for everyone’ approach, blending American and European antiques with 20th century furnishings. Whether assisting an interior designer or an antiques enthusiast, Eric says, “Mix it up! Go ahead and put that shapely French rococo armchair next to a sleek John Widdicomb sofa and see how they bring out each other’s beauty.”
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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