Vintage
“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″
1930s Folk Art Wood-Burned and Hand-Painted Soap Box
$600.001933 Victorian style Folk Art soap box / keepsake box composed of an oval wooden lid and box in original green paint. Intricate wood-burning detail present (reminiscent of leather hand-tooling). Paint loss / soiling (particularly to the lid and central design). Remains a nice relic of the age in sound condition. There appears to be soap residue in the interior and a hand carved date of ‘1933’ present to the underside.
H 2.5″x W 6.5″ x D 4.75″
1930s Oversized Folk Art Wooden Gavel
$1,600.00Unique and large commemorative gavel given to Fred G. Fraser as Chef de Chemin de Fer in 1938 by the Promenade Nationale General Committee in Los Angeles, CA (as indicated by the brass plaque). Impressive size: H 13″ x L 43″ x D 8″ (standard size gavel is used to illustrate scale). Wear consistent with age / use (patina, scuffs, spots of loss, etc.).
1930s Swiss ‘Quick 1500’ Adjustable Table Light by Alfred Müller
$950.00‘Quick 1500’ lamp designed by Alfred Müller for Belmag, Zürich composed of an off-white enameled-metal shade and base with chromed-metal arm, circa 1935. Ingenious, sleek design, marrying both form and function with multiple adjustability options: the arm swivels, as does the shade, and the arm height can be adjusted. Original condition including socket and ‘on / off’ pull chain: there are spots of paint loss to both shade and base, as shown, largely to the edges. An important Swiss design in original condition with wear consistent with age and history.
Plug will be changed in advance for US use.
Measures: Height can roughly be extended from 18″ – 22″
Length can be extended from 15.5″ – 24″
Diameter of shade 13″
Diameter of base 7.75″
Listed specs reflect the lamp on the lowest and longest adjustments.
1940s Arts and Crafts Enamel on Copper Dish by Serge Nekrasoff
$150.00Russian-born artist, Serge Nekrassoff (1895-1995), relocated to Darien, CT in the 1930s where he primarily made enamel works using pewter. By the ’40s, with pewter in short-supply, he turned to copper for a base for his enamel art. This decorative bowl (circa late 1940s) features Nekrassoff’s signature solid color (green, in this example) with a white center and splatter pattern throughout. The decorative, beaded copper rim adds a nice contrast to the relatively simple design of the enamel pattern itself.
Inscribed ‘Nekrassoff’ signature present to the underside.
7ʺW × 7ʺD × 1.25ʺH
1950s Austrian Brass ‘Lily’ Table Lamp Attributed to J.T. Kalmar
$2,200.00Mid-20th century table lamp composed of a pale-yellow, oversized shade (resembling a lily petal) with an interior black metal socket and tubular brass base / brass hardware. Simple, yet stunning piece attributed to J.T. Kalmar of Austria.
Painted metal components (both interior socket and exterior shade) are in original condition; brass has been polished. Nice, vintage shape with minor paint loss to the shade (mostly in the back) and small spots of paint loss to the socket.
On / off switch has been added, and the lamp has been fully rewired.
Shade dimensions: Depth 12″ x length 10″
Base dimensions: Depth: 9″ x length 7.3″.
H: 15.75″ x W: 10″ x D: 12″
1950s Replogle Glass Illuminated Precision Globe
$900.00
1950s Replogle Glass Illuminated Precision Globe
$900.00
1960s Jens Quistgaard Dansk Teak Serving Tray With Inserts
$450.00Danish 1960s Jens Quistgaard teak lattice serving tray with green, tempered glass inserts. Each glass dish has feet, which fit perfectly into the grid.
Aside from one spot of loss to the edge of one of the inserts, the set is in excellent, vintage condition.
Early example stamped JHQ Danmark
Each dish measures H: 1.25″ x W: 4.25″ x D: 4.25″