BIOGRAPHY

Bill Bloomfield engages the intersecting qualities between art and architecture through vibrant, hard-edge paintings inspired by the effect of light. Bill has a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech. As part of his thesis he studied color and form through silk screen printing and continues this exploration today through his paintings. 

STATEMENT

the inset glass top above curule-form supports with swan motifs; excellent condition with overall minor wear

having a long apron drawer above a two door cabinet, flanked by two single door cabinets; decorated overall with inlaid marquetry depicting classical motifs of swags, wreaths and urns; excellent  antique condition; small areas of replaced veneer 

each oblong planter with everted scalloped rim above a compressed body adorned with raised floral sprays; flanked by loop handles wrapped in foliate vines; raised on splayed bases over paw feet; perfect for indoor use; good antique condition with weathered surface; fitted with later tole liners

each with circular wall mount emanating 3 scrolling iron candle arms ending in pierced candle-cups adorned with crystal flowers, all below upright tendrils; adorned overall with crystal pendants and beads; excellent restored condition; rewired; patination to gilding (3 pairs available)

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

Sasha Makovkin typically threw pieces which his wife Susan decorated. His work ranged from functional stoneware forms to sculpture and architectural installations. Makovkin dug the stoneware clay he used for his functional pieces from Mt Tamalpias. Long before it was popular, Makovkin fired his work in a diesel fueled kiln using a mixture of used motor oils. 1954-1957 Heath Ceramics, Sausalito, California; 1966-1970 College of the Redwoods, Mendocino, California; 1988-1989 Artists (with his wife Susan) in Residence at Princeton Seminary, New Jersey

the delicately beaded frame emanating 6 scrolled arms; adorned overall with crystal pendants and swags; excellent condition; cleaned and rewired

the shaped and beveled central plate within a mirrored etched border with meandering floral and foliate vines all surrounded by glass c-scrolls; good condition with no chips or cracks; overall age to silver backing; perfect for a dressing or powder room

inlaid overall with parquetry and scrollwork inlay all raised on later bun feet; excellent restored condition with some replaced veneer.

the expressive turtle with head gazing upwards; with well-delineated shell; excellent vintage condition professionally cleaned and painted

the inset square glass top within a gilt-iron frame adorned overall with a meandering floral and foliate vine; good vintage condition with overall wear and patina; some missing petals

truly a one-of-a-kind, chic server with rectangular inset top within a solid brass border adorned with over-scaled bronze pineapple finials; the 3 doors and sides adorned with lively brass scrollwork; all raised on cylindrical brass supports; excellent condition

how fantastic is this dressing cabinet/chest?; flip-up top with interior mirror and fitted compartment; above a shaped front with two bi-fold doors with interior drawers; the upper section with two small drawers; excellent restored condition; stamped 'John Widdicomb, Grand Rapids'

of asymmetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'PSM', overall oxidized surface

these stylish vases were manufactured by blenko glassworks as experimental pieces and were never placed into production; of beautiful flared form with applied decoration; excellent condition

the shaped mirrored top above an open work apron all raised on elegant scrolled legs ending in toupie feet all joined by an x-form stretcher; excellent condition

with scalloped back above a long loose cushion flanked by waterfall arms adorned with gilt clouds and foliate carving with elongated melon-form carved uprights and legs; new muslin upholstery; excellent condition with overall even wear

each with openwork back and x-form splat above a generous strapwork seat; all raised on graceful splayed legs; wear to paint.

the incurved backrest above a pierced vasi-form splat; above a serpentine seat all raised on turned legs joined by a turned stretcher; warm patina with overall age and wear

the rectangular plank top supported by h-form trestle legs joined by a curvaceous iron x-stretcher; well-patinated; excellent restored condition

in the style of Irénée René Rochard; of stylized form displaying great movement, the racing greyhound catapulting forward; resting on a sphere over a square plinth; overall even patina to surface; unsigned

of shapely cage-form emanating 8 scrolling candle arms adorned overall with gilt-tole foliate and crystal pendants; excellent vintage condition; rewired