with deep brown lacquered finish, the tall graduated caned back above a loose cushion flanked by down-swept arms all over splayed legs; professionally refinished with newly upholstered seat
The Grand Ledge Chair Company was founded in 1837 in Grand Ledge, Michigan, as a small furniture shop by Thomas Garrett, Harry Jordan, and Edward Crawford. It remained a family run business until 1973, when the business was sold and eventually closed in 1981.
fitted with two removable bentwood trays supported by a collapsible frame raised on circular supports ending in casters; maker's label adhered to inside of frame 'John Stuart, Inc, New York, Grand Rapids'; professionally refinished; some wear to casters
the two-wheeled drinks trolley with turned handle joining a rectangular top within an openwork gallery all raised on wicker-wrapped supports joining a lower shelf; The Heywood Furniture Co. began in 1826 making wicker and rattan furniture. In 1897, the company merged with a competitor, Wakefield Rattan Co., to form the Heywood-Wakefield Co. Heywood-Wakefield’s iconic Streamline Modern furniture line was introduced at the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago. The soft-curved, light-colored look ushered in an age of furniture called midcentury modern.
good sturdy construction with overall even wear; webbing is tight but discolored and with heavily weathered surface; chips to powder-coated finish; sold 'as is'
Height:
40.5" (fully upright)
Seat height:
14"
Width:
61" (from front leg to rear leg) 76" (backrest flat)
each column of Italian Carrara marble with raised perimeter band all over a stepped base adorned with gilt metal capitals and brass fittings at the base; good vintage condition with some chipping at the base; patina to marble and metal surfaces; rewired
each with brass fittings and of conical form above a square plinth with harlequin pattern of vertically arranged contrasting diamonds all on an ivory ground with gilt flecking; good vintage condition with minor wear and patina; rewired; height: 14.5" (top of porcelain) 23.5" (top of shade) width: 4.5" depth: 4.5"
each tapering square-form lamp supported on gilt-metal mounts capped with ibex heads and terminating in hoof feet; all over an ebonized wooden base; good vintage condition with nno chips or cracks; some pitting to metal surface; professionally rewired
each white glazed lamp with domed faceted lid resting on a conforming body decorated with gilt floral and foliate reserves on a cobalt ground; with geometric perimeter band at the shoulder; mounted on a gilt-bronze base; professionally rewired, excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; minor wear to surface
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.
