a finish that holds light in a way that makes the piece look different from different distances and angles
granular clay rises from a deep brown base into a vivid grass-green body
All vases have different openings from the traditional narrow vase openings to double openings and deep carved openings
An elaborate Spanish baroque octagonal wall mirror with deeply relief-carved gilt acanthus surround
Florentine gilt wood coasters hand-painted in the classic Tuscan tradition
Cocktail Lounge Chair Upholstery Colour:0496 a finish that holds lightArne Hovmand Olsen's 1953 Cocktail Chair is a study in mid century optimism, a wide, wing like backrest curling around a deep seat, balanced on slim, splayed wooden legs finished in smoked oak, oiled oak, or teak oiled oak. It's the kind of chair that was built for the cocktail hour it's named for: sociable, low enough for easy conversation, and just striking enough to anchor a room on its own. Seven decades on, its sculptural silhouette still reads