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“Femina el Fera” Figural Studio Stoneware Vase / Candleholder Signed Polk
$900.00Bulbous-form figural ceramic vase / candleholder. Marvelous textural elements: an unglazed slab with a hole for a candle or flowers was applied to an orb-shaped base with a woman’s face on the front and a beastly figure on the back (hence, the incised script on the front ‘Femina el Fera,” translating from Catalan to mean “Female Beast”). Intriguing piece, with nice patina / wear from age (namely craze lines, as shown).
Incised “Polk” signature present to the underside.
Height: 6.5″
Width: 6.25″
Depth: 5.25″
Internal Note – P12
“Rocking Beauty” Hobby Horse Designed by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings
$1,250.00An abstract hobby horse designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings. Composed of two arched panels of birch plywood divided by a solid birch shaft and topped with a charming red knob. Impressive as both a children’s toy and modernist sculpture with its clean lines and graceful form.
Excellent, original condition with only minimal edge wear and light soiling to the orange paint, as shown.
Rarely seen in this fine of condition without restoration.
Height: 17.75 in.
Width: 24.75 in.
Depth: 11.75 in.
“Tiger and His Friends” Oil on Canvas by Sylvia Goldie Lipson
$1,600.00Charming Sylvia “Goldie” Lipson (New York, USA 1905-1992) oil painting titled “Tiger and His Friends” featuring a grouping of colorful, life-like children’s toys (ca. 1952, USA).
Lipson, a WPA painter who spent much of her life as an artist in New York City, was most notable for still life, interior scene and landscape painting, along with teaching and writing.
“Tiger and His Friends” is a unique departure from Liston’s style, with almost a surrealist / dream-like quality to the subject matter of inanimate objects coming to life. Whimsical style incorporating attractive, bold colors.
Frame shows losses in places; canvas is in fine, vintage condition.
Signed: Lipson
Titled on lower front and in verso.
Framed: H: 29.75″ x L: 39.75″ x D: 1.38″.
‘Abaca’ Raffia Salad Set by Grainville of California
$250.00Circa 1950s ‘Abaca’ salad set by Grainville of California, each piece made from hand-loomed fiber, molded in plastic. The raffia / plastic pieces (discounting the tongs) count nine in total: four asymmetrical snack bowls, four ‘eye-shaped’ snack bowls, and one large salad serving bowl. The teak tongs (1960s Denmark) will be included with the set. Their unique shape and rich teak color correspond well with the lightness of the raffia and the interesting shapes of the bowls. Including the tongs, the set includes eleven pieces. Several of the bowls retain the Abaca Grainville stickers, as pictured.
Nice, vintage condition with only minor wear; no flaws to note.
Salad Serving Bowl: L: 18.75″ x D: 13″ x H: 3.5″
Asymmetrical Snack Bowls: L: 8.5″ x D: 5.75″ x H: 1.5″
Symmetrical Snack Bowls: L: 8.75″ x D: 6.5″ x H: 1.5″
Tongs: L: 14.75″ x D: 3.25 x H: .5″
1940s MacGregor Goldsmith 9 LB Leather Medicine Ball
Leather medicine ball weighing 9lbs by MacGregor & Goldsmith, circa 1944-1949. Beautiful patina / signs of natural age and striking caramel-tan leather. Retains the leather lacing.
H: 12″ x Diameter: 12.5″
1950s ‘Sight Light’ by M. G. Wheeler
This saucer lamp, known as a ‘Sight Light’ was designed and manufactured by M.G. Wheeler of Connecticut in the 1950s. The metal lamp and base are pewter grey offset by brass accents (namely a brass swing arm which allows for 360 degree adjustability). There is minimal paint loss and tarnish to the brass, but overall, the lamp is in good, vintage shape.
24.75ʺW × 14ʺD × 14.5ʺL
1950s Cr Anthony Company Advertising Globe
Nice piece of advertising ephemera designed by CR Anthony Company to promote their department stores in the 1950s. Two die cut pieces which fit together to form a stand-up world globe.
Base reads: ‘CR Anthony Company 68 Stores Serving the Southwest.’ Edges of the brand name / slogan are cut off slightly at the base (these would have originally been cut outs from larger paperboards, and part of the edges, the ‘C’ in ‘CR’ and the ‘st’ in Southwest, were clipped in the process).
Nice, vintage shape with minor wear commensurate with age / use.
8.75ʺW × 8.75ʺD × 10.5ʺH
1950s Replogle Six Inch ‘Playglobe’ With Original Box
1950s metal ‘Playglobe’ made by Replogle. Serves as an educational decorative object and a coin bank with a slot on slide and an open hole on the bottom. Has a sticker identifying ‘National City Bank’ of Cleveland, Ohio (this was likely a gift received for opening an account).
Includes the original box, which shows wear from age but is fully intact.
Globe itself shows minor wear (sticker is peeling on the base, there are minor scuffs to globe itself along with two dents). Overall, in nice, vintage condition.
Dimensions of box: H: 9.1 x W: 6.25″ x D: 6.25″
Globe itself: H: 8″ Diameter: 6″
1958 Litho Tin World Map Desk Organizer
World map litho on tin elliptical desk organizer. Given its size, it can double as a small table-top waste basket or holder of pens / pencils and small accessories.
Dated between 1958 and 1959, given the presence of Ghana and Belgian Congo.
Nice, vintage condition, sans slight marks / couple of spots to map itself, as pictured, and minor wear to the black interior.
7ʺW × 4.75ʺD × 4.5ʺH
1960s Fenton Blown Glass Amber Ashtray / Display Bowl
Striking Fenton blown glass ashtray / decorative bowl from the model 9175-9176 series produced in the 1960s. Color is a rich honey / amber with a swirl pattern.
Most of the images show the ashtray / bowl upside down to better reveal texture and color.
W: 8″ x D: 7.75″ x H: 1.75″
1960s Replogle ‘Comprehensive’ Illuminated Globe on Walnut Base
$650.001960s Replogle ‘Comprehensive’ globe composed of paper gores over plastic with a cast aluminum half-meridian all mounted to a walnut base equipped with two upright dividers for papers, letters, etc. A perfect desk accessory that additionally has a functional lighting mechanism (wiring is new, and lamp is operational).
Sans minor spots in places / light general wear, the globe is in very good, vintage condition. Walnut has been refinished; only minor wear (including a small spot, as shown) remains.
The globe itself measures 12″ in diameter.
The base alone is: D: 5.25″ x L: 12.5″
Including the base, the total measurements are: H 15″ x L 14″ x D 12″ (globe diameter).
1960s Three-Seat Directional Sofa in Sage Velvet
Lush three-seat sofa by Directional with tubular chrome feet. Newly upholstered in a luxurious striped sage velvet.
W: 80″ x D: 34″ x Height (excluding cushions): 25.5″ Height to top of back cushions: 31″ x Seat Height: 18.25″