Vintage
Set of Three Italian Framed Figural Warrior Terracotta/Porcelain Enamel Panels
$450.00Circa 1950s terracotta and porcelain enamel decorative tiles depicting soldiers in traditional uniform. Hand made and decorated with vibrant pops of color, framed in walnut with brackets for wall-mounting.
“Hand Made – Made in Italy” along with the model number stamped on verso.
Crazing present (intentional from kiln firing) and light wear consistent with age present. Overall, fine, vintage condition.
Easel is not included.
6.75ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10.75ʺH
Mid-Century Nature Study Crewel Embroidery Wall Hanging
Large crewel embroidery wall-hanging depicting a sunset amid trees in a forest setting. Vibrant, hot pink sun contrasted with a muted background of earth tones, sans one adjacent purple tree.
Modernist composition and palette.
Very good, vintage condition; only light wear present (namely, a few loose strands around the sun).
H: 31.25″ x D: 1.1″ x L: 25.5″
Parisian Cityscape Oil on Canvas by Rivira
Parisian cityscape by French artist, Rivira. Focal point is an arc, likely the Arc de Triomphe, capturing nearby pedestrians and buildings on a tree-lined street.
Dated circa early 20th Century.
Artist signed.
We have a second painting by the same artist listed separately.
13.5ʺW × 2ʺD × 11.5ʺH
Harry Shokler New York Cityscape Etching
Circa 1930 Harry Shokler (b. 1896 – d. 1978) etching of the Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village (New York City).
Artist signed in pencil.
Artist Bio:
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Harry Shokler was was a painter and a pioneer in the artistic use of silk screen printing. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy, the Chester Springs Academy (a summer program of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts), and at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts (later Parsons). He spent several years working and studying in Europe and North Africa, and staged a solo exhibit of his work in Paris. Returning to the United States, Shokler was employed by the WPA, and documented the people and places of New York City in his serigraphs and paintings. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum School, Princeton University, Columbia University, and the Southern Vermont Arts Center. He is the author of Artists Manual for Silk Screen Print Making, a highly regarded work that has been reprinted several times. He ultimately settled in Londonderry, Vermont.
8.5ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.5ʺH
Mid-Century Israeli Enamel on Copper Cityscape
$325.00Circa 1960s decorative enamel on copper framed cityscape (likely Israeli, but unsigned). Attractive combination of vivid colors nicely contrasted by a gold frame.
Excellent, vintage condition with only minor wear to the frame.
12.75ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.75ʺH
Mid-Century Modern Five-Piece Sectional Sofa in Rust Cotton Upholstery
Impressive five-piece sectional (circa late 1960s / early 1970s, USA). Striking rust-color cotton / felt blend upholstery in a geometric pattern.
Composed of three side modules and two corner pieces, all supported by ebonized block feet.
Nice set in very good, vintage condition with only light spots of wear / fading, as shown.
Each middle module measures: H: 28″ x L: 30″ x D: 33″ x Seat Height: 15.5″
The corners measure: H: 28″ x L: 33″ x D: 33″ x Seat Height: 15.5″
Assembled as a single, continuous sofa, the specs are:
H: 28″ x L: 156″ x D: 33″ x Seat Height: 15.5″
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Oversized Terracotta Table Lamp
$3,600.00Rare 1950s Lee Rosen for Design Technics large scale, hand-thrown and glazed terracotta lamp in taupe. Crude and heavily textured horizontal incised / sgraffito decoration with applied vertical ‘banding’ details.
Very nice, vintage condition with only a couple of impression lines / marks to top base glaze from the kiln (no imperfections to note). Heavy, substantial piece in very nice, vintage condition with only minor wear.
Excludes lamp shade (photos include a shade for demonstration purposes and to provide a scale context). Ginger ale can in the photo is additionally used to demonstrate scale.
Measures: Height of ceramic base alone: 22.25″
Height to top of socket 26.25″
Height to top of finial 35”
Diameter 7”.
Vintage Southeastern Asian Figural Ink and Watercolor
$225.00Ink and watercolor figural drawing of Southeast Asian (Burmese or Thai) rural scene depicting a herder with cows. Signed Pranai 1979. Very good, vintage condition with wear to the frame, as shown.
We have another work by the same artist listed separately.
13ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11.5ʺH
Vintage Southeast Asian Nature Study Ink and Watercolor
Ink and watercolor of Southeast Asian (Burmese or Thai) depicting a nature scene with trees and foliage. Signed Pranai 1977. Very good, vintage condition with wear to the frame, as shown.
We have another work by the same artist listed separately.
14ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11ʺH
Mod Glow Portable Illuminated Vanity Mirror and Case by Brytone Beauty Aide
Brytone Beauty Aide “Mod Glow” vanity mirror and original carrying case. Composed of a brushed aluminum lining with painted orange metal surfaces and brass support stand. Functional condition with the original four bulbs all intact, sound wiring, and a clear mirror-glass surface, free of flaws.
Mirror appears to be in unused condition; the back (closeup) mirror surface is cloudy and, therefore, unusable. Although, since the stand is on the same side, the suggestion is that this side of the mirror was unintended for use.
Dimensions (carrying case): 11.75ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 7.5ʺH
Pair of Postmodern Red and Blue Adjustable Table Lamps by Reiley Moustakas
Blue and red task / bedside lamps designed by Reiley Moustakas for the William F B Johnson Company in 1975. “Bolt” bases with 360 degree shade swivel. Equipped with a thumb on / off switch. Manufacturer’s branding present to the back of the shade.
Very good, vintage condition with only minor signs of wear.
4ʺW × 3ʺD × 8.25ʺL
Vintage Gooseneck Task Lamp by Electrix
$120.00Vintage gooseneck desk / task lamp in black plastic and chrome by Electrix of Stamford, CT (circa 1970). Height and shade swivel are both adjustable. Good, vintage condition, sans shade scuffs / light wear (a cluster of small scratches to one part of the shade are shown). Retains the “Electrix” metal medallion to the shade.
Height can be adjusted from 7″ to 16.5:
D: 3″
L: 7″