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Pair of French 1940's Pale-Blue Opaline Glass Lamps with Gilt Decoration
4977
1950

these elegant barrel-form lamps with ribbed perimeter bands adorned overall with refined opposing floral and foliate vines; raised on giltwood bases; rewired, no chips or cracks; bases re-gilded; minor rubbing to gilt decoration

Height: 
11" (top of glass) 20" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
5.25"
$3,250
Sold
Iconic 1950's Atomic Age Ceramic Baluster-form Lamp with Abstract Decoration
4980
1950's

of stylized baluster form with long tapering neck above a compressed body tapering at the base; all raised on an openwork brass base with square plinth; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; some discoloration and patina to brass; rewired

Height: 
18" (top of ceramic) 29" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
9"
$1,650
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Pair of Italian 1950's Painted Porcelain Lamps Made for Marbro Lamp, Co., Los Angeles
5043
1950's

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

Height: 
15.5" (top of porcelain) 27.5" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
7.5"
$4,650
Available
Eames for Herman Miller Executive Soft-Pad Tilt/swivel Lounge Chair and Ottoman
60532
1980'a

this classic design of aluminum construction with burgundy leather; original design from 1958, Eames Aluminum Group; 1980's; see '1000 chairs' by Charlotte and Peter Fiell pgs. 338-339; overall creasing and patina to leather with minor rubbing to metal

Height: 
37 1/2" 19 1/2"
Seat height: 
17.5" 19.5"
Width: 
26" 21 1/4"
Depth: 
29" 21 1/4"
$5,500
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Large Italian 1970's Gaetano Sciolari Style Chrome Ten Light Chandelier with Glass Pendants
5048
1970's

the chrome fixture with central support emanating 10 splayed arms ending in tubular batons capped by glass spheres with electrical sockets at opposite end; adorned with suspended glass spheres; fitted with 10 chandelier-sized sockets; excellent vintage condition with minor surface wear; re-wired

Diameter: 
28"
Drop: 
42"
$5,850
Available
Large Italian 1960's Bitossi Cerulean Glazed Lamp with Gilt Decoration
5014
1960's

the urn-form lamp of impressive scale with gilt teardrop decoration on a deep cerulean ground; raised on a custom, hand-carved giltwood base; later base; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; some minor rubbing to glaze; rewired 

Height: 
23" (top of ceramic) 36" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
9"
$2,450
Sold
Handsome Pair of 1960's Square-form Faux Bamboo Beechwood Stools
5061
1960's

of campaign style, each with semi-attached leather cushion above a wooden frame with faux bamboo perimeter border fitted with brass mounts; excellent vintage condition with new upholstery; nice patina to wood with some pitting to brass mounts

Height: 
20"
Width: 
20"
Depth: 
20"
$4,450
Sold
Large Pair of Vintage Empoli Mid-Century Fluted Gray Cased-glass Decanters
5059
1950's

these rare and striking art glass decanters with bulbous stoppers above a graduated ruffled body; with 'Made in Italy' foil label to underside;  Empoli is known as the other Italian mid-century glass. Simpler in design than their Murano cousins, the simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the sparse abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. The vast majority of mid century-styled Empoli glass was made for the American market; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks to exterior; with polished pontil 

Height: 
28"
Diameter: 
5.5"
$3,000
Sold
Playful Signed Bronze Seesaw Sculpture by Curtis Jere 1968
5065
signed & dated 1968

well-executed solid bronze sculpture of young boys on a seesaw;  all resting on a solid onyx base; Curtis Jere was a metalwork company of wall sculptures and household accessories founded in 1963. Elle Decor referred to the works of Jere as 'vintage chic' in a 2010 article by Mitchell Owens; nice patina to bronze; minor chipping to edges of onyx base

 

Height: 
10.75"
Width: 
11"
Depth: 
4"
$1,450
Sold
Large Venetian 6-light Clear Glass Chandelier; Murano 1950's or earlier
5046

with baluster support above a glass bowl emanating 6 scrolling candle-arms with boldly-scaled cups; adorned overall with floral and foliate stems; the whole over a triple-sphere pendant; professionally cleaned and re-wired with plug-in arms for easy assembly/disassembly; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; one tall leaf missing

Diameter: 
37.5"
Drop: 
50"
$14,800
Available

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