in the Neoclassical taste, each well-constructed, custom made cabinet with satinwood and mahogany veneers and exotic wood inlay; centering a single curved door opening to an interior shelf; the tops adorned overall with radiating fan decoration within a scalloped inlaid border; the sides with intricate urn-form marquetry panels and crossbanding; all raised on square tapering supports; good condition with professionally restored finish; minor veneer replacements
As one person described Arthur Court's San Francisco shop, "it's a world of wonders - elegant and exotic". A new and innovative aluminum casting process led Arthur and Arthur Court Designs into a new era. His unique aluminum furniture and accessories featured cast antler chandeliers, chairs, tables and bookcases. Department stores across the United States brought his aluminum creations to loyal followers and collectors; reupholstered in brown cowhide.
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
each of urn form having an everted rim above a cylindrical body above a bulbous mid-section all above a splayed foot; raised on fluted giltwood bases; made of a striated teal glass adorned with a gilt painted perimeter band of anthemia and palm leaves with additional banding below; water-gilded caps and bases; professionally rewired; some rubbing to gilded bases and decoration; some bubbling to interior surface of urns
each bulbous lamp with frosted overlay on a clear gold ground; the frosted glass finely etched exposing the gold luster glass beneath cresting a perimeter band of classical figures; raised on giltwood bases; height: 13" (top of glass) 24.5 (top of shade); minor wear and rubbing to glass surface; no chips or cracks; professionally rewired
each with arbalète-form crest above an incurved upholstered back over a loose cushion seat; flanked by upholstered arms all raised on gadrooned uprights and legs; professionally reupholstered and refinished; good overall condition
the handsome chest constructed during the Golden Age of Danish furniture (1800-1850) and composed of well-figured mahogany veneer fitted with three drawers inlaid with neoclassical decoration all over a scalloped apron and raised on tapering quadrangular supports; good antique condition with minor veneer repairs and overall even wear and patina
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
the sturdy aluminum frame with adjustable back rest; raised on graceful splayed supports
$5,500/pair; each of brushed solid brass with a clean and simple cup-shaped design; no longer in production; some patina and rubbing to frames and mirror plates
the 3-sided top above a paneled conforming body centering double-doors fitted with a solid brass latch; John Van Koert was a prominent New York designer who helped promote the fascination with Danish modern furnishings in the 1950's. In 1954, he was exhibition director of ''Design in Scandinavia,'' at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, introducing modern Scandinavian design to Americans. Mr. Van Koert's furniture designs for Drexel, were represented by prominent department stores such as Macy's and Bloomingdale's; good vintage condition with minor wear and patina; patina to brass
the meticulously crafted chest with book-match veneered rosewood rectangular top with concave front; above three similarly veneered drawers fitted with shell-form enameled pulls, centering well-figured walnut burl wood panels; raised on inlaid turned supports; with metal identification label "Robert W. Irwin, Grand Rapids"; excellent condition with refreshed finish; some rubbing to enameled pulls
originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top with central eight-pointed star medallion within a perimeter band depicting a meandering foliate vine ; raised on a hinged base with arabesque spandrels; good antique condition with overall warm patina; small areas of replaced inlay; one spandrel with repairs and replacements
a fantastic example of Gothic revival furniture, the robust pair of ebonized Gothic style arm chairs with padded back with openwork pointed arch crest flanked by turned stiles; above a tight seat flanked by padded arms with over-scaled spheroid terminals; all raised on turned supports ending in wooden casters; finish professionally refreshed; wear to casters; good antique condition; newly upholstered
each with padded crest rail above an openwork back over a tight seat with a channeled apron; flanked by upright arm rests; professionally refinished and reupholstered
a large and well-executed pair of rococo style 4-arm candelabra with trefoil-shaped baluster stem supporting a single candle cup; all resting on a six-footed splayed base; the four double-modeled candle arms supporting tulip-shaped cups on circular bobeches; adorned overall with meandering floral vines, foliate scrolls and rocaille motifs; with underglaze blue maker's mark; excellent vintage condition with no apparent chips or cracks
each with flared ceramic neck above a gadroon-form body; raised on faux bois metal bases; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; rewired
each of elegant shape with cartouche-shaped back above a serpentine seat flanked by scrolled arms; all raised on cabriole supports; with custom down-filled cushions; good sturdy condition with overall minor wear and rich patina; refreshed surface; caning intact
each cube-form chair with 'floating' backrest above a tubular chromed steel base; newly upholstered in a butter-yellow velvet with foam wrapped down cushion and seat; minor wear to chrome; Milo Baughman (American, 1923–2003) was a furniture designer who was born in Goodland, KS. After studying at the Art Center School of Los Angeles and the Chouinard Art Institute, he joined Frank Brothers as a custom furniture designer. In 1947, Baughman established Milo Baughman Design, Inc.
each shimmering lamp consisting of stacked geometric crystal elements resting on a pierced shaped metal base; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; patina to metal bases; rewired
of faceted translucent white opaline glass, each with long neck above a waisted mid-section over a bell-shaped base; no chips or cracks; rewired; patination to brass fittings; new shades as is.
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.
each bulbous lamp with glass encased gilded surface adorned with rococo figures; excellent condition; rewired; lampshades as is.
each of thick aubergine glass with gold inclusions over a lobed base; rewired
Paul T. Frankl, October 14, 1886 – March 21,1958 / Johnson Furniture Co. 1908 - 1983, Grand Rapids, Michigan
An émigré from Austria, Frankl settled in New York in 1914 and quickly saw a country awash in reproductions of uncomfortable European styles. From the start, Frankl took a different approach, designing sleek, unadorned pieces that reflected advances in American technology and changes in culture. In the early 1950s Johnson Furniture Company produced several lines by Paul Frankl, among them the “Contemporary” line, incorporating an early use of biomorphic designs.
Modern, inside-out Paul T. Frankl's sleek simplicity gave rise to a California look.
L.A. Times Article August 16, 2007 by Bettijane Levine
"Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design.", Christopher Long, Yale University Press, 2007