Faux Bamboo Chrome Bar Cart

Stylish seventies faux bamboo chrome bar cart with inset glass and casters.  28" h., 22" w., 20" d.  American, c. 1970's  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.

Curtis Jere Brutalist Ribbon Sculpture

Is this the one you've been waiting for?  The week wouldn't be complete without a Jere. This one has a lot of personality.  It's big and bold with brushed steel, ribbon-like, kinetic bands on a polished marble base.  The metal bands can be turned, but they look beautiful from every angle.  23" h., 12" w., 12" d.  American, c. 1970's  SOLD
Condition:  Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear.    

Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror

The only other example I could find of this lovely faux bamboo, Chinese Chippendale style mirror lists it as French, giltwood and 1950's.  https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/mirrors/wall-mirrors/french-giltwood-faux-bamboo-mirror/id-f_8841183/ That being said, this one has the factory date stamp and it's definitely American, 1970's.  The mirror has a molded composite frame that has been designed and finished to look like hand carved gilded wood.  The frame is finished in a burnished gold/ bronze finish.  49" h., 26" w., 1.5" d. American, c. 1975 SOLD
Condition:  Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear.

Hobbs Mirror Framed Mirror

Don't take mirrors for granted!  This is a 'Magnificent HOBBS! mirror'.  It's a 'beautiful modern mirror that will enhance your living room'.  It's the extra-large mirror (or very similar) featured in the store window of this classic bit of 1950's Canadian advertising....milady!  This mirror framed Hobbs mirror has gilded acanthus decoration and is very elegant and impressive in size and style.  50" h., 40" w., 1" d.  Canadian, c. 1950's SOLD

Condition:  Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear.    

Niels O. Moller for J.L. Mollers; Model 57 Armchair

Great Danish modern design.  This naturally timeless Model 57 armchair was designed by Niels O. Moller for J.L. Mollers.  The frame is teak and the chair retains its original papercord seat.  30" h., 22.5" w., 17.5" d.  Danish, c. 1960's  SOLD

Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.    

Curtis Jere Tree Wall Sculpture

Four seasons foliage is provided courtesy of Curtis Jere, with this large and very decorative copper tree wall sculpture.  If you've been thinking about branching out and growing your decorative art collection, this should be the one that makes you leave your inhibitions behind and choose a C. Jere.  It's a beauty, and particularly pleasing in the play of color and light in the three dimensional leaves.  57" h., 31" w., 5" d.  American, c. 1970's  SOLD

Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.  

Paolo Rizzatto Chrome and Leather Chair

Sleek, stylish postmodern chrome and leather chair designed by Italian architect Paolo Rizzatto.  Great as a desk or occasional chair.  31" h. 23.5" w., 22" d.  Italian, c. 20th c.  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.

Curtis Jere Ribbon Sculpture

Apologies for potentially too much of a good thing.  But we've been pretty lucky lately in our hunting and collecting of all things Jere.  And you keep liking them.  This one is striking.  Graceful.  Elegant.  Kinetic.  30" h., 16" diam.  American, late 20th c.  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.

Robert Sonneman Mirror

This handsome, tailored mirror was designed by Robert Sonneman as part of his 'Modern Classics' collection.  The maple frame has a recessed 'mat' of black grass cloth and the mirror is beveled.  39.5" h., 29.25" w.  American, c. 20th c.  SOLD
Condition:  Very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb; Biomorphic Cocktail Table

Furniture collecting.  In the early 1950's, if you had exceptional style, ample space and a plentiful decorating allowance, you might have chosen (or at least coveted) the 'Mesa' table designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.  Today, the same holds true.  But your plentiful allowance would have to be exuberant.  Last year a 'Mesa' table sold at auction for $143,000.00 U.S.

In the early 1950's, if you had exceptional style, and fell in love with the 'Mesa' table, but your space didn't allow for its monumental 72" x 50" size, you might have opted for a smaller and sleeker of Gibbings' biomorphic designs for Widdicomb.  Today, the same holds true.  In store now is a fully restored Model 1759 biomorphic cocktail table designed by Gibbings for Widdicomb.  It's one of his most desirable tables and an elegant beauty from every angle.  It's signed and dated.  54" l., 28" w., 16" h.  American, c. 1952  SOLD
Condition:  Very good restored condition.

Le Bertetti; Penida and Bantang

Italian Art.  Clelia Bertetti (1904-1995) was an Italian ceramic artist and art director who was most active during the 1930's.  She received her training at l'accademia di Belle Arti in Torino, and in Florence at the studio of sculptor Guido Cadori.  She was the most famous of the art directors at Lenci Pottery where she worked from 1927 to 1930.  In 1929, her work was shown at Gallery Pesaro in Milan.  In 1932 she left Lenci and partnered with Piero Ducato to open Le Bertetti studio in Torino.  Her work was featured in many prominent exhibitions in Italy during the 1930's including Mostra degli Amici dell'Arte (Exhibition of Friends of the Arts) in Torino in 1933, Mostra dell'Artigianato (Exhibition of Crafts) in Florence in 1935 and Mostra d'Arte Sacra (Exhibition of Sacred Art) at the Vatican.  The studio closed in 1942 but Bertetti continued with her career in the arts focusing primarily on sculpture.  She died in Torino in 1995.
This large and rare pair of Le Bertetti figures are exquisitely executed.  The Indonesian girl, Penida, is playing a tambourine and dressed in a skirt with handpainted animals, fish and human figures.  She wears a colorful necklace and flowers in her hair.  Her skin is done in a matte glaze while her hair and dress are gloss.  The Indonesian boy, Bantang, plays a sitar and is dressed in white pants with a printed belt.  He is wearing a patterned kerchief.  He also has contrasting matte and gloss glazes.  Penida, 17" h., 14" w., 9" d.  Bantang, 15" h., 20" w., 10" d.  Italian, c. 1930's  SOLD
Condition:  Excellent-very good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.  Penida has two tiny glaze flakes, one to the tambourine and one to a flower.  Bantang has a repair to the tie on the kerchief and a small glaze flake on his shoulder.

Paul McCobb Wing Chair

If you would like to invest in the best, this is the real (and rare) McCobb.  Paul McCobb (1917-1969) was an American furniture designer and interior decorator.  He studied fine art in Boston and later moved to N.Y.C., where by 1945 he had established his own design company, Paul McCobb Design Associates.  By 1950 he had become a household name and earned himself the nickname of "America's Decorator".  His work has been exhibited at museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.  He was a five time recipient of the MoMA's Good Design Award between 1950 and 1955.  Today his designs can be found in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum, amongst others.

I've never really taken to describing architecture or furniture as 'sexy'.  That being said, when it comes to this rare wing chair designed by McCobb, it seems to fit perfectly.  Those curves.  That back and body.  Those arms and legs.  It's a bit of a super model (model 3015).  It's newly outfitted in a Knoll-like (Rivington), nicely textured, neutral upholstery.  If you decide to take it home, don't feel shallow if initially you just want to show it off to your friends.  Soon enough you will realize it isn't just about its looks.  Sitting in it is pure pleasure.  This is your forever chair.  39" h., 32" w., 29" d.  American, c. 1957  SOLD

Paul and Mollie McCobb