each with upholstered back and seat flanked by birch sides with ebonized S-scrolled arm rests and supports; excellent restored condition with new upholstery; some wear to wooden surface
the open back with carved Greek Key rail above reeded downscrolled arms with foliate carving; all raised on curule form legs joined by turned stretchers; good antique condition with deep patina and overall even wear; minor wear to upholstery
each upholstered slipper/lounge chair having a channeled back over a generous seat all raised on splayed walnut supports; Billy Haines (1903-1973) was a Hollywood actor turned designer became the esteemed tastemaker and is credited with having established the glamorous Hollywood Regency style; excellent restored condition with new upholstery
each with scalloped back above a loose cushion seat flanked by cascading waterfall arms adorned with gilt cloud and foliate carving with elongated melon-form carved uprights and legs; newly upholstered in muslin; excellent condition with minor overall wear to surface.
each with framed cartouche-shaped backs above a generous serpentine seat flanked by padded arms; above a scalloped apron all raised on graceful cabriole supports; excellent restored condition with new upholstery
the openwork back with canted corners and vasiform splats; with down-scrolled arms all raised on tapering supports; excellent restored condition with cut velvet upholstery
with ribbon crest above a circular backplate emanating 3 scrolled iron candlearms; all over a knotted ribbon ending in tassels; refreshed gilding with overall even patina; rewired
each of solid construction with arbalète-form top over a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers with solid brass handles all raised on bracket feet; the top, drawer fronts and side panels all with a banded walnut edge surrounding burl wood reserves; excellent restored condition with minor veneer replacements and refinished surface; beautiful warm patina
the rectangular plank top above an apron fitted with a single drawer flanked by paneled reserves on sides and back; raised on thick square-form fluted and reeded legs all joined by a perimeter stretcher; back finished so can be floated in a room; good sturdy condition with overall patina; replacements
each arching crest surmounted by a floral crest above an oval padded back; joining a serpentine tight seat flanked by padded arms; raised on fluted turned supports; patination to surface; excellent restored condition with new upholstery.
each having silver-embossed leather double doors with Lucite handles and decorative round Lucite handles on the sides all raised on Greek key form legs; excellent vintage condition with patina to leather; professionally polished.
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.
with elegant lines, each chair with upholstered back and seat resting on a graceful wooden frame with arching legs joined at the back; with splayed legs at the rear; excellent vintage condition with new upholstery
one of the best examples of a spoon back chair with its tall incurved back with an inlaid stylized floral and foliate motif; the down-swept arms above a box seat raised on console legs with carved volutes and lotus leaves at the knee; professionally restored with new black boar-skin upholstery
with sloping in-curved back over a loose cushion seat flanked by fluted supports capped with carved snail shells; excellent restored condition with refinished surface; newly upholstered
each with incurved wedge-shaped tufted back above a generous seat all raised on turned wooden legs with brass sabots; excellent restored vintage condition with new tweed upholstery
Each with sloping in-curved crest rail over vertical spiral-carved stiles; joining a U-shaped tight seat above a reeded apron all raised on cabriole supports joined by a carved X-form stretcher; professionally restored with warm patina and new leather upholstery
each with dramatic incurved openwork back sloping to upright teminals capped with giltwood spheres; flanking an attached leather seat all raised on a curule-form support; newly painted and gilded; newly upholstered in tan leather
of heavy solid mahogany construction with in-curved arching back sloping down to a tight seat all raised on splayed supports ending in brass casters; excellent condition professionally refinished and reupholstered in tan leather
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 with graceful incurved padded back above an openwork rail; the bowed seat raised on cabriole supports with splayed legs at the rear all joined by a turned H-stretcher; excellent restored condition with new upholstery
the uniquely styled chair composed of barley twist supports; refinished and reupholstered; overall wear and patina
each rectangular carved framed backrest with padded oval insert joining curved arms flanking a tight seat; all raised on graceful tapering supports; excellent restored condition with fortuny upholstery
each robust stick with deep cup above a double-baluster support; raised on a tripartite base with spheroid feet; minor wear; excellent condition; newly wired and mounted as lamps
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