fine early piece by listed California "New Masters" painter Kenneth Ray Wilson; contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting in the impasto style with thickly laid layered paint in cool and warm colors; signed lower right, a good quality example of abstract expressionist art; Kenneth finds abstract painting to be the most challenging, “It evolves as you paint it and it takes a longer time as layers of paint need to dry before new layers are added."; Corporate Collections: Price Waterhouse (San Francisco, CA), Wells Fargo Bank (San Francisco, CA), AT&T Corporation (New Yo
the rectangular plate within a reverse-painted mirrored frame decorated with graceful floral and foliate vines on a gold gilt ground.
Verre églomisé is a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish. The name is derived from the 18th-century French decorator and art-dealer Jean-Baptiste Glomy, who was responsible for its revival.
with maker's label on reverse with order date of 7/31/89; minor overall wear; excellent vintage condition
the shaped lamp with slumped glass mirrored panels; the front panel with a Chinoiserie reverse-painted scene; all resting on a wooden base; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; wear and patina to wooden surface; antiquing to silvering
with flaring neck above a portly body all in a fiery red-over-black glaze; raised mark to underside; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks
of large size and unusual shape with geometric Moorish design; handcrafted Khatam wooden box with delicate micro-mosaic marquetry of precious wood and mother of pearl; perfect for a dressing or jewelry box; excellent condition
each with incurved upholstered back above a loose cushion seat flanked by squared arms over a u-shaped frame with inlaid marquetry; excellent restored condition with new boar skin upholstery
this large tapering vessel with applied armorial crests to front and back all flanked by bold lion ring handles; raised on 3 claw-and-ball feet; good patina and antique condition with overall even wear and abrasions; minor split to underside
consisting of one ovoid pot and a fish-mouth vase, each in a glossy light-chartreuse glaze contrasting with a matt brown background; Schlossberg Keramik was established in 1946 by Ilse and Theodore Stefan in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The name was derived from its proximity to the foot of the 'schloßberg' or castle hill; excellent vintage condition with no cracks; minor overall rubbing to surface; some small fritting to rims
The central mirror plate within an outer frame of geometric reverse-etched mirrored elements secured with glass floral-form posts; good antique condition with no cracks to original mirrored panels; three outer ropetwist glass rods with minor cracks
Excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur, or KPM (established 1723) was a fundamental part of the landscape of the European decorative arts in the 19th Century, and was, and still is, one of the most prolific producers of luxury porcelain
Susan's energetic, colorful abstract contemporary paintings are based on her study of nature - from flowing water to rolling meadows; her use of thick brush strokes while adding and removing material creates a vivid collage of color and movement; within a thick birchwood frame; signature to lower left and on the reverse; label on reverse; good condition with no visible defects to canvas; minor wear to wooden frame
Each custom bead-embellished silk pillow with gold braid and fringe; the silk reverse panel with braid detail; designed and made by Morrison & Company (metal label attached) originally sold through Baker, Knapp & Tubbs; two square and one rectangular; the rectangular pillow with water stain to reverse panel; overall good condition with beads intact
the tall slender ewer with pinched spout above an ovoid body with graceful looped handle; all in a luminous raku glaze with areas of teal showing through; typically fired at high temperatures, the wares are placed in an open-air container filled with combustible material, unlike the traditional japanese method. the western process can give a great variety and depth of colors and surface effects as seen with this vase; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks
each with cartouche back above a serpentine seat flanked by apdded arms; raised on cabriole supports
the clear glass mug with pewter hinged lid and loop handle; painted with a very focused bowler; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks; patina to pewter
the large ovoid vase tapering to the base; the textured finish in black and white glaze with vibrant red streaking around the body; minor wear.
each of rectangular form with raised offset concentric rings or 'ripples' all in a deep blue on black glaze; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; STEULER was founded in Höhr-Grenzhausen, a center of the ceramic industry in the Rhineland's Kannenbäckerland, in 1917. STEULER reached its artistic zenith in the 1960s and '70s and is best known today for the inspiring designs of Cari Zalloni. Here's a fine specimen from Cari Zalloni's shapely and colorful 'Zyklon' line of 1968 for STEULER KERAMIK.
each well-executed plaque of impressive scale depicting a moody forest scene and a tranquil lake setting; all within custom ebonized moulded frames with giltwood slips; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks to ceramic; minor professional repair to one frame
surmounted by a plumed crest; refreshed gilding and later aged mirror plate
a handsome pair of framed sea charts of the coasts of Great Britain by Captain Greenvile Collins; minor foxing; with later matte and ebonized wooden frame London, 1781
a handsome english art deco beechwood floor lamp with blond highlights
each with arching crest above an openwork shield-form splat; above a serpentine tight seat all raised on tapering quadrangular supports with brass collar and foot; with splayed legs at the rear; restored with new upholstery.
the serpentine marble top above a conforming apron centering an openwork floral reserve emanating meandering grape vines along the apron edge and cascading down the cabriole supports with inscrolled feet; patination to gilding; later top.
