each tall stick with graduated shaft adorned with foliate carving raised on a splayed tripod base with paw feet supports; excellent restored condition with wear to gilding.
the tall and striking ribbed art glass lamp of conical form in luminous smoked glass all resting on a brass base; Empoli is known as the other Italian mid-century glass. Simpler in design than their Murano cousins, the simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the sparse abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. The vast majority of mid century-styled Empoli glass was made for the American market; height: 21.25" (top of glass) 32" (top of shade); good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; professionally rewired; even wear to re-painted base
each artist-signed lamp of baluster form with waisted neck above an ovoid body all over a splayed foot; resting on a turned gold-painted wooden base; each adorned with well-executed hand-painted exotic birds resting on a meandering floral and foliate branch; height: 18.5" (top of porcelain) 30.5" (top of shade); marked 'Made in Italy' to underside; good condition with no chips or cracks; professionally rewired; minor wear to wooden bases
with arching openwork top above a square-form body tapering to a foliate pendant knob; good antique condition; rewired with 4 standard sockets; later solid brass bobeches
impressed mark 'AD' for the Delafontaine Foundry, Paris
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
with scrolling handle and openwork body over a tri-pod base; even wear and oxidation to surface; good overall condition
this elegant period candle and electric chandelier from Austria's Leopold II reign, the graduated gilt-bronze hexagonal frame with neoclassical relief and filigree decoration adorned with crystal pendants and beads; emanating six candle arms and now modified with six electric sockets within the body of the fixture; good antique condition; professionally restored with some replaced crystals; even wear and patina
supporting 5 candle cups; adorned overall with crystal pendants; excellent condition; rewired
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
a tall and fantastic pair of sculptural arm chairs, each with tall back above a bucket seat flanked by outscrolled arms; raised on splayed walnut supports with a single wishbone support on the reverse; sturdy and stable with new upholstery; professionally refinished
the center support of simulated drapery and bow; emanating 6 double-scrolled candlearms; the whole tapering to a grape cluster pendant surrounded by openwork foliate motifs; rewired.
each with thick napoleon machete marble top above a bowed cabinet fitted with 3 drawers with brass stringing flanked by brass inlaid fluted stiles and sides all over a scalloped apron; new tops; excellent restored condition.
this handsome chest of bombé-form with serpentine top above a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers adorned with bold solid bronze handles; excellent antique condition with overall even wear
the serpentine top above a bombe-form body fitted with three drawers adorned with bold bronze foliate mounts; all in a well-figured and richly patinated black walnut veneer; excellent antique condition with minor veneer replacements; later hardware
This Impressive, 18th Century, French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood veneered Commode retains it’s original hand chiseled serpentine front rouge marble-top. This Régence Commode has five drawers with herringbone, and crossbanded inlaid rosewood and kingwood parquetry retaining its original Gilt-Ormolu and Gilt Hardware. Mimicking the bottom two rows of drawers is the top row consisting of two drawers flanking the faux center with escutcheon fabricating the look of a three drawer commode.
each heavy candle holder surmounted by a shallow candlecup with flared lip raised on a gadrooned support above a ring of stylized leaves; all over a cylindrical base adorned with applied bosses flanked by opposing birds all ending in a splayed foot; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina
a collection of four 1950's educational posters from the Research and Information Department at the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; each depicting the origin of measurements: a yard, foot, inch and fathom; excellent vintage condition with good clear colors; each with new custom ebonized frame
each incurved crest with greek key fret band above a padded back; over an upholstered seat flanked by downswept arms; raised on gracefully splayed legs ending in bronze spheroid feet; new leather upholstery; fully restored condition.
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid olivewood reserves on a black walnut ground; good antique condition with small areas of replaced veneer; professionally refinished; some age and patina to later marble top
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
the well-crafted leaf of thick copper with fine veining and curled edges raised on a cluster of rings; some wear to surface.
The Italian menswear brand Isaia, now occupies Frank Lloyd Wright's only San Francisco address, 140 Maiden Lane which was an early model for The Guggenheim, -Quoted within is Epoca's owner, Eric Petsinger
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.”
In honor of International Women's Day, epoca highlight's the work of an amazing mid-century female sculptor, Joanna Gichner Kendall. Joanna Gichner Kendall (b. 1899, Baltimore, MD. d. April 20, 1989) A portrait sculptor, she fulfilled numerous commissions for portrait busts of notables, including President John F. Kennedy and Will Rogers .