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Alvino Bagni for Raymor Floral Ceramic Vase
$395.00Early, scarcely seen ceramic vase by Alvino Bagni for Raymor (circa 1950s, Italy).
High-gloss orange, taupe and white floral motif over matte navy glaze. Texture is rough by design, but there is wear present (scuffs, dull spots, and one ‘shiny’ patch from previous price tag residue). Overall, in good, vintage condition with no cracks / breaks. Signed and numbered to the underside.
H: 7.75″ x Diameter: 2.5″
Amber Blown Crackle Glass Fish Sculpture by Rainbow Glass
$225.00Beautiful blown glass fish manufactured by Rainbow of West Virginia in the 1960s. (Rainbow, founded in 1940, was bought out by Viking Glass in 1973.) Honey / light amber color with lovely crackle pattern throughout.
Excellent, vintage condition.
14ʺW × 3ʺD × 7.75ʺH
American of Martinsville Jewelry Cabinet
$1,500.00Originally designed in the 1950s by American of Martinsville as the smaller ‘chest-on-chest’ component to sit atop the corresponding sideboard, this piece can be used to hold smaller linens, napkin rings, and silverware. However, its more practical, contemporary application is as a jewelry cabinet. Composed of a bleached mahogany frame with aluminum pulls and hour-glass feet. There are two small drawers above a divided low drawer with the original felt. Scarcely seen in this original finish / condition. There are minor losses to the edges and a light scuff to the top, as photographed. Overall, in good, vintage condition.
Depth when closed: 11″ Depth with drawers out: 19.5″.
H: 7.5″ x W: 20″ x D: 11″
Art Deco Austrian Banker’s Lamp by Astral
$800.00Adjustable workshop / banker’s lamp by Astral (Austria circa late 1930s – early 1940s) featuring a cast metal base / stem and porcelain enameled-metal green shade. Shade and stem are adjustable (height can only be adjusted at an angle as shown, not straight up and down). Nice condition for the age with spots of enamel loss to the outside and inside of the shade. Measures: Height can be adjusted from 5.75″ to 19.25″ Depth can be adjusted from 6.75″ to 18″ Length (shade length): 10″.
W: 10″ x D: 6.75″ x H: 19.25″
Arthur Umanoff Birch and Iron Bench/Coffee Table with Rush Nesting Stools
$4,500.00Arthur Umanoff slatted birch bench/coffee table with iron legs concealing three nesting stools with rush seats (ca. 1950s, USA).
Compact piece, ideal for smaller rooms with space limitations. Stools are neatly stored under the table until required.
Conservatively refinished condition — wear remains (scuffs to the birch surface and spotting to the seats, as shown).
Each stool measures H: 13.5″ x L: 18″ x D: 13.88″ x Seat Height: 13″
Table H: 15.75″ x L: 59.75″ x D: 14.88″.
Arthur Umanoff Iron Obelisk Pyramid-Form Freestanding Shelving Unit/Etagere
$2,800.00Scarcely seen sculptural wrought iron shelving unit designed by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard.
Unique, graceful pyramid/obelisk-form with four rectangular shelves in faux wood grain laminated pressboard and a rattan basket. Shelves are mounted by screws and can be removed, if a different shelving material is preferred.
Practical, aesthetically pleasing storage/display solution occupying a small footprint.
Good, vintage condition with losses to the shelves, as shown. Remains a visually stunning, structurally sound, rare design by Umanoff. All original condition including all parts (note that the vacant space at the top was designed without a shelf, evidenced by the absence of ‘ledge’ on which the other shelves rest).
H: 70″ x L: 17″ x D: 17.25″
Starting at the top, the shelves/basket measure:
1: L: 10.25″ x D: 8.75″
2: L: 12.63″ x D: 11.25″
3: L: 15″ x D: 13.5″
Basket: L: 17″ x D: 17.25″
4: L: 16.88″ x D: 16.75″
The height between tiers beginning at the top –
17.88″ (pointed top to first shelf)
10.78″ (1st shelf to 2nd)
11.75″ (2nd to 3rd)
14″ (3rd to basket)
8.5″ (basket to bottom shelf)
Shelves/basket orientation is fixed, not adjustable, though all shelves are removable.
Asymmetrical French Modern Iron and Green Tile Swiveling Coffee/Cocktail Table
$5,600.00Unique cocktail/coffee table composed of a wrought iron frame with an inset green ceramic tile asymmetrical/trapezoidal top above two swiveling surfaces, all supported by splayed iron legs and adjustable brass feet.
The tiles were likely designed by Atelier La Roue (Vallauris), given a similar signed example, but these tiles are signed only “V &B Made in France” on the undersides, suggesting that perhaps Villeroy and Boch produced the tiles, though their cyphers differ from the ones present.
Retains the original paint to the iron frame, whose crackled/crazed pattern is by design.
Impressive piece with all original components. Conservatively refinished, but wear remains (some paint loss and oxidation present to the iron, as shown, along with age-appropriate general wear).
Remains an impressive, visually stunning piece that is compact, yet highly functional with multiple configuration options and ample storage/surface space.
H: 16.5″ x L: 41″ x D: 18.13″ / D (with both lower tiers fully extended): 43.25″
Ben Seibel Raymor Contempora Porcelain Creamer / Gravy Boat for Stuebenville
$85.00Ceramic creamer / gravy boat designed by Ben Seibel for Steubenville as part of the “Raymor Contempora” line. Elegant, shapely form contrasts nicely with the subdued color palette (fawn brown / taupe with a white linear pattern throughout).
Very good, vintage condition.
Manufacturer’s mark “Raymor Contempora by Steubenville” present to the underside.
5.75ʺW × 3.75ʺD × 3.75ʺH
Bernard Langlais Terracotta Lion
$2,600.00Small terracotta lion sculpture by prolific artist, Bernard Langlais. This example is uncommon for Langlais, whose avid exploration of the animal kingdom was largely dominated by his carved-wood sculptures. Although, he worked in all mediums, his ceramic works are less recognized. This striking lion in glazed terracotta boasts hand-painted, red eyes and a coin slot for decorative purposes; there is no way of retrieving the coins. Minor wear / loss to black glaze. Otherwise, in excellent, original condition.
‘BL.’ etched initials to paw (the B is partial).
Originally, from a private Maine collection of Langlais’ work acquired directly from the estate.
Ping-pong ball is for scale.
The lion’s face measures: H: 4.25″ x L: 4.75″
Overall dimensions: H: 5.25″ x L: 5.25″ x D: 7″.
Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons Italian Walnut Asymmetrical Desk
$9,500.00Diminutive midcentury angled student desk in Italian walnut designed by Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons (Model 2162 – USA, ca. 1955).
Often co-attributed to Gio Ponti, who also designed for Singer & Sons, but no such claim has been confirmed.
Features a shallow pencil drawer to the right and three drawers to the left (two drawers and a bottom filing cabinet drawer).
Sleek design with sharp lines and incredible wood grain occupying a small footprint (H: 29″ x L: 53.5″ x D: 26″).
Retains the “M. Singer & Sons New York Chicago” manufacturer’s label to the top drawer.
Very good, conservatively refinished condition with a couple of small, light surface dings, scuffs to the pencil drawer, and edge wear to the three drawer bank, as shown.
Pencil drawer interior measurement: H: 2.5″ x L: 17.5″ x D: 12″
Top two drawers interior measurement: H: 4.75″ x L: 13.88″ x D: 15.75″
Filing cabinet interior measurement (excluding hardware): H: 10″ x L: 12.13″ x D: 16″.
Bessie Boris “Intersection” Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
$1,200.00Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled “Intersection” (1969). Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged distortions of form. This piece embodies both concepts and evokes in both representation and title an existentialist crisis. Highly intellectual piece, beautifully executed.
Signed in LR and retains the Babcock Gallery, NY label in verso.
Sheet rough dimensions: H: 19″ x L: 22.5″
Framed and Glazed: H: 25.75″ x L: 29.13″ x D: 1.13″
Bessie Boris’s work is represented in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Newark Art Museum, the Smith College Museum in Northhampton, Mass., and the Berkshire Museum.
Beth Breyen for Royal Copenhagen Fajance Porcelain “Floral” Dish
$150.00Circa 1960s Danish porcelain rectangular Royal Copenhagen Fajance dish by Beth Breyen. Delicate petal motif in blue with a green center.
Signed Royal Copenhagen Denmark Fajance with pattern / form number along with Beth Breyen’s cypher.
L: 8.75″ x D: 5.25″ x H: 1″