each of bulbous form adorned overall with stylized birds in flight over a moonlit sky and lively cloud scrolls; excellent vintage condition with overall even wear to surface; no chips or cracks
the turned column-form lamp of nicely figured Carrara marble raised on a stepped base with brass detailing; minor overall wear; rewired
of baluster form with gilt-bronze mounts; excellent condition with some wear to gilding; rewired
the large bottle-form lamp with long neck and tapering body all in a crater glaze
the writhing swimming fish with imbricated scales; resting on a swirling wave; one minor chip to tail.
the frosted glass sphere adorned with clear circles with frosted numbers; raised on a splayed base; excellent condition.
the antique mirrored inset top raised on 4 tapering fluted square supports all joined by an x-form stretcher centering a winged sphinx
of faceted glass raised on a circular base; excellent condition with no chips or cracks
the well-figured top with chamfered edge; raised on scrolled supports and splayed legs joined by a lower shelf; good vintage condition; professionally refinished
each with central shaft depicting bunched cattails with flat spikey leaves emanating two candle arms
with vasi-form top above a four-sided open frame topped with spiraling finials resting on twisted supports ending in similar spiraling pendants all joined by an openwork trefoil perimeter border; all surrounding a later 4-light cluster; good antique condition with overall even wear and patina; rewired
each hand-blown lamp produced using the 'murrine' method where patterns are created using colored glass canes and are revealed when the cane is cut into thin cross-sections; each then covered in a clear overlay of glass called "“incamiciato”; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; wooden bases re-gilded; rewired
each large and heavy hand-blown lamp with textured surface capped by a splayed crown over a waisted neck and spheroid body; all resting on a custom giltwood base; manufactured in Italy for the Marbro Lighting Company; excellent condition; rewired; later custom giltwood bases
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 sculptural oversized table lamp, composed of stacked free-form clear crystal hand-blown vases with pinched mid-section joined by a chrome stem; good vintage condition with minor rubbing to glass; some age and patina to metal; professionally rewired
a nice example of an early abstract expressionist painting conveying the emotional expression and depth of field through layered spontaneous brush strokes; unsigned; The AE movement originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s emphasizing an artist's liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and nonrepresentational means. Leading figures were Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning; professionally cleaned; craquelure; canvas re-stretched on new frame; the canvas floating within a gray stained oak frame
each tall lamp with long neck above a ribbed bulbous body resting on a flared giltwood base; excellent vintage condition; rewired
the sturdy aluminum frame with adjustable back rest; raised on graceful splayed supports
the abstract expressionist drawing of a graceful ballerina dancing to Swan Lake in a deep bow; excellent vintage condition with only minor discoloration to paper; new acid-free matte; later cerused oak frame; with illegible signature
the best of post-war design, each lamp composed of stacked tri-color conical-form glazed elements with brass mounts; Gerald Thurston was one of the most creative American lighting designers of the postwar era. His innovative designs exemplify the streamlined forms of the mid 20th century.
the long neck with bulbous mid-section of carved foliate motifs; raised on a tripartite base on 3 scrolled feet; restored condition.
each tall urn with rolled lip above a flared body and lobed mid-section; raised on a splayed base; overall even weathered and oxidized surface
We will set out to demystify the sometimes esoteric world of buying and decorating with antiques.
ASID Members: Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs, or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students (ASID Members only, please)
Thursday, February 28 at 5:30 p.m. Epoca 1700 16th Street San Francisco
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