Mid Century “Kyoto” modular bookshelf or etagere, designed by Gianfranco Frattini, manufactured by Pierluigi Ghianda of Italy and distributed by Knoll Industries, New York, circa 1970s. Geometric shelf system comprised of laminated and ebonized hardwood latticework (with red trim) that can be configured in multiple ways. Legs with incised Knoll Industries mark together with the […]
Lot 587: 1960s Labeled Knoll Credenza w/ Marble Top & Drawers
Labeled Mid-Century Knoll Industries 2544 Rosewood Executive Office Cabinet or Credenza. Designed by Florence Knoll Bassett and introduced in 1961 as a variation of her classic 1954 "Credenza 4 position," this cabinet featured ten drawers instead of four doors. Rectangular Italian cremo marble top over conforming case with highly figured rosewood veneers, drawers with aluminum […]
Lot 585: George Nakashima Wall Cabinet
George Nakashima hanging wall cabinet, walnut, c. 1960; overhanging at front and right with canted side; exposed dovetail joinery at left flush side; two sliding doors concealing one adjustable shelf on the left and an open storage compartment on the right. 14 1/2" H x 70 3/4" W (back of cabinet) and 65" W (front […]
Lot 586: Pair of Barcelona Knoll Chairs
A pair Mid-Century Knoll Industries Barcelona chairs, designed in 1929 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and manufactured in the 1960s. Original caramel tufted leather cushions with leather support straps, polished steel X-form legs. Not labeled. 29 3/4" H x 29 1/4" W x 30 1/4" D. Provenance: Private Florida collection. CONDITION: Some overall light […]
Lot 583: Claude Weisbuch O/C Man Emerging From Block
Claude Weisbuch (French, 1927-2014) oil on canvas painting depicting a man seeming to emerge from an unfinished block, possibly a symbolic self portrait, rendered in loose black and flesh colored brushstrokes against a blue-gray background. Signed "Weisbuch" upper right corner. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 49" square. Framed – 54" square. Biography: […]
Lot 584: Philip and Kelvin Laverne Chan Coffee Table
Philip (1908-1988) and Kelvin LaVerne (active 1960/1970) Chan coffee table, patinated bronze and pewter circular top with etched Chinoiserie designs, atop a hexagonal base with enameled accents. Raised signature to lower mid edge, below figures. 17 7/8" H x 47 5/8" dia. Circa 1965. CONDITION: A few minor abrasions upper left quadrant of circular top. […]
Lot 582: Evelyn Taylor O/C Painting, Boat with Tattered Sails
Evelyn Taylor (American, b. 1925) oil on canvas surrealistlandscape paintingdepicting a sailboat with tattered sails, set in a field with wildflowers below a blue sky with scattered clouds. Signed "Taylor" lower left. Housed in a narrow giltwood frame. Sight – 24" square. Framed – 24 3/4" square. Third quarter 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition […]
Lot 580: John Baeder "Dinersores" Drawing
John Baeder (American/Tennessee, b. 1938), "Dinersores," pen and ink drawing on Strathmore embossed paper, depicting a diner set into the side of a prone dinosaur. Titled below image in pencil, signed "John Baeder" lower right and dated 1990. Double matted and framed in silvered molded frame. Sight – 6" H x 10" W. Framed – […]
Lot 581: Phillip Perkins O/B, Abstract Painting of Two Figures
Philip Perkins (Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on board expressionist painting depicting two figures in a green landscape against a blue mountain beneath a green and black sky. Signed and dated "Perkins '46" lower right. Housed in a white painted wooden frame. Sight – 12" H x 14 7/8" W. Framed – 13 1/4" H x 16 […]
Lot 579: 2 Charley Harper Bird Serigraphs, incl. Seeing Red, Baffling Belly
Two (2) Charley Harper (Ohio/West Virginia, 1922-2007) bird serigraphs on paper prints, including "Seeing Red" and "Baffling Belly (Red Bellied Woodpecker)". Both published by the Frame House Gallery, Inc., Louisville, KY, 1971 and 1977. 1st item: Serigraph titled "Seeing Red," numbered 1010/2500, depicting a red Cardinal gazing at its reflection in a blackened window. Numbered, […]