the finely-carved reticulated frame with exuberant foliate crest; the frame adorned with lively c-scrolls, rocaille and floral motifs; overall excellent antique condition; later antique mirror plate
the later nine-section mirror plate secured by rosette clips with a bolection moulded frame; the heavily patinated gilt frame retaining traces of original silver gilding; originally purchased from Therien, San Francisco
of shield form in the neoclassical taste, the mahogany frame with applied brass decoration; age to original mirror plate; frame professionally cleaned and refinished
composed of 70 glass tubes on a tapering, tiered metal frame fitted with 12 chandelier sockets; each glass piece measuring 10 inches in height and 3 inches in diameter; frame repainted; rewired; some glass elements cracked but solid
the bottle-form vases now mounted as lamps enameled with cascading holly bush stems over a satin finished glass; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; Leune was a decorating workshop founded in the early 20th century, headed by Paul Daum. The blanks were supplied by Daum Freres. The workshop ceased operations in 1932.
each of impressive size with short everted laurel leaf mouth flanked by scrolled handles with bold acanthus leaf decoration; the compressed bulbous body with overlapping foliate ring all raised on a splayed base with square plinth; good antique condition with overall even wear; minor chipping along the base
each with long flaring neck above a tapering body painted overall with stylized floral and foliate vines in colors of ochre and aqua with gilt highlights all on a white ground; raised on a water-gilded wooden base; signed 'Marbro Lamp Italy'; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; re-wired; some rubbing to gilding
this explosive brutalist iron nail sculpture contrasting the cold black steel iron nails and the warm buffed-brass brazing combing artistic design, geometric form and the high quality of the braze; excellent vintage condition with no visible condition issues, signed by the artist
each of compressed spheroid form with incised swirl pattern retaining their chic original conical-form shades; good vintage condition with minor chipping along bottom edge of bases; signed 'O. DuBarry'
the tall vessel decorated overall with relief decoration depicting birds standing and perched in a water setting amid cattails, water plants and foliate branches; signed 'France' to underside with impressed maker's mark 'St. Andre, Nice'; minor chipping along base; with some professional repairs
with revived interest in the arts and design of the Renaissance period of the 14th-16th centuries; signed to underside 'AS' for Alfredo Santarelli (Italian 1874-1957) Majolica lustre-glazed urn with serpent handles; professional repair to lip
Made from Belgian bluestone with a honed finish and embedded with fossils, the table is comprised of a thick square top with bullnose edge and baluster-form support. New with only minimal wear expected, table is ideal for exterior design projects. Due to the custom nature of each table, the fossil pattern will vary.
Made from Belgian bluestone with a honed finish and embedded with fossils, the table is comprised of a thick round top with bullnose edge and barrel-form support. New with only minimal wear expected; table is ideal for exterior design projects. Due to the custom nature of each table, the fossil pattern will vary.
Made from Belgian bluestone with a honed finish and embedded with fossils, the console table is comprised of a thick rectangular top with ogee edge all raised on scrolled concave supports. New with only minimal wear expected; table is ideal for interior/exterior design projects. Due to the custom nature of each table, the fossil pattern will vary.
a well-thought out composition as the table plain draws the viewer into the room of a seated woman with distant gaze dressed in a blue jacket; the table set with a bowl of fruit, a goblet and plant; all within a silver-leafed carved wooden frame with linen slip; excellent condition professionally cleaned and restored; unsigned; later frame
the cartouche mirror plate within a conforming giltwood frame with floral crest above an openwork frame of acanthus and rocaille carving all flanked by the mythical Ho Ho bird with one bird upright and the other downward; the Ho Ho bird was originally seen in Asian artwork and symbolizes good fortune and longevity; overall even wear and patina to re-gilded surface; later plate
a robust american 1960's baluster-form cork lamp with ebonized base and cap; rewired; shade as is
each with shapely wrap-around arms above a 'floating' seat; excellent restored condition with new leather upholstery
each boldly-scaled urn with rolled lip above a gadrooned body all over a splayed base and square plinth; 3 urns available, 1 of lighter color; chipped and weathered surface
Each with rolled lip above a compressed lobed body all raised on a splayed base and square plinth; chips and weather surface
the long leather seat above a scalloped apron with beaded edge all raised on cabriole legs; new leather upholstery; professionally restored and refinished
minor wear to honed surface; new wiring; shade as is; French wired
A conversation with Tom Stringer, Interior Designer and Author, and Eric Petsinger, Owner of Epoca, 20th Century & Antique Furnishings Moderated by Heidi Gerpheide, Publisher of California Homes 7:00pm: Book Signing And Reception at Zeterre Landscape Architecture Studio & Garden, 1171 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA. Join Us to Celebrate An Adventurous Life: Global Interiors By Tom Stringer Tuesday, October 23, 6:00pm: Welcome 6:30pm: Program.
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