Val St. Lambert Vase

Very pretty vintage Val St. Lambert crystal vase with a teardrop design.  6" h., 6 1/2" diam.  Belgian, 2nd half 20th c.  SOLD

Port Hope Summer Sidewalk Sale (Remembrance of Things Past)

Michael Thomas c. 2008

Port Hope's annual Sidewalk Sale is taking place this weekend and we are opening up our vault.  Over the past few years as our style and assortment has evolved, we have retired some great pieces that we just didn't have a place for in the shop.  We are bringing them out(side) tomorrow and offering them at significant price reductions.  Included in the sale will be a fantastic selection of rugs, hand hooked pillows, stationery, trays, candles, art, baskets, a lime green Fatboy, and lots more.   The weather is supposed to break by tomorrow morning, so the sale will give you a good reason to turn off your air conditioners and come to Port Hope!

"Wolfgang Hoffman for Howell" Table

Designed by Wolfgang Hoffman for Howell, this classic Art Deco table has tubular chrome legs and a black laminate micarta top with chrome and black lacquer edge banding.  It would function well as a corner table, center table or a small kitchen table.  30" diam., 28 1/2" h.  American, c. 1930's  SOLD

Mid-Century Bench

Very cool and unique, well-constructed, wrought iron bench with upholstered seat.  The frame is wrought iron and the "slats" are composed of stacked wooden balls.  The seat cushion is newly upholstered in a charcoal grey wool fabric.  It would be a super addition to a hallway, foyer or at the end of a bed.  37" l., 17" w., 27" h.  American, c. 1960  SOLD

"Weller Co." Art Deco Boxing Poster

Large original Art Deco "stock" boxing poster depicting two fighters in the ring.  This great graphic piece is called a "stock" poster because it would have eventually been printed or stamped with the name of an event or a product in the white area.  The poster was printed by the Weller Company of Philadelphia and was printed using an offset printing method.  It is in excellent condition and is linen mounted.  Framed, 41" l., 30" w.  American, c. 1940's  SOLD

"John Van Koert for Drexel" Corner Table

Another great looking piece designed by John Van Koert for the Drexel Profile Collection.  This piece is a two-tiered corner table.  It has the same rounded edges and clean modern lines as other pieces from this well designed collection.  30" square, 24" h.  American c. 1956  SOLD

Gilded Mirror

Beveled glass mirror with gilded and ebonized wood frame with ornate floral garland and pine cone finial.  35" h., 22" w.  American, c. 2nd half 20th c.  SOLD

Art Deco Vanity/ Desk with Bench

This piece is a show stopper!  It functions well as either a vanity or desk and retains its original antiqued paint finish.  One long center drawer is flanked by three substantial drawers on either side.  The drawer pulls are silver leafed wood as is the scalloped base.  The top has its original inset mirrored glass.  This glamorous piece evokes images of a sophisticated and bygone era and by no means does it need to be restricted to the bedroom.  Show it off.  60" l., 21" w., 30" h.  Bench is 18" h.  American, c. 1940  SOLD

Pedestal

Very ornate painted and carved pedestal.  It looks great in its distressed state, but could be repainted to completely change the look and feel.  44" h., 15" diam.  American, c. 1950's  SOLD

Olexander Wlasenko; "The Parting"

This outstanding new work by Olexander was inspired by the 1961 French film "Lola".  Young Cecile is smitten with Frankie, an American sailor stationed in the port of Nantes.  On the day before Cecile's fourteenth birthday,  Frankie is summoned to leave Nantes.  This scene captures their final moments together.  Frankie departs in the company of fellow sailors while Cecile looks on as they leave.  This is their "au revoir" at the fairgrounds where they have spent the day.  Will they ever meet again?  Framed, 78" l., 42 1/2" h.  SOLD

Chinoiserie Secretary

Striking ebonized and hand painted Chinoiserie secretary.  The secretary has two glass center doors that open to a salmon colored painted interior with two adjustable wood shelves.  The two side doors each open and inside each compartment are two adjustable glass shelves.  The bottom portion of the secretary has a center drawer which opens to reveal a desk with a drop down writing surface and a compartment with cubby holes and a pull out drawer.  On either side are pull out drawers and below are four doors which open to shelved compartments.  48" w., 77" h., 18" w.  American, c. 1940's  SOLD

Joyce Wieland; "The Lovers, The Lovers #16"

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was a ground breaking artist and very important figure in Canadian Art History.  She was the first woman to show at the prestigious Isaacs Gallery in Toronto.  Her 1971 retrospective at the National Gallery was its first ever for a female artist.  Wieland was born in Toronto and lived and worked there until 1962 when she moved to New York with her husband, artist Michael Snow.  They were both very involved in the New York City art scene, particularly the underground film community.  She returned to Canada in 1970 where she worked into the nineties.  A self described "cultural activist", she is best known for celebrating Canadian national identity and bringing forward feminist issues within a very male dominated art world.
This pair of pencil on chalk drawings were first shown at the Isaacs Gallery in 1961.  There is another drawing from this series which was purchased by the National Gallery in 1970 and is in their permanent collection.  Framed, each drawing is 17" l., 13 1/2" w.  Canadian, c. 1961 SOLD