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November 16, 2023
Design, Decor, and Advertising
Lot 68
  1. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  2. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  3. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  4. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  1. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  2. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  3. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
  4. Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture
Lot 68
Martin Alvarez
(XX/XXI)
Biomorphic Wood Sculpture (1991)
Medium

wood, stone base

Dimensions

28 x 11 1/2 x 10 inches

Signature

signature incised near base

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Provenance

From a Private Upper West Side Collection

Condition

overall good condition, with some gentle abrasions to wood and very minor areas of lifting

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  1. Image for Lot Vintage Food Advertisements, Group of 5 1
  2. Image for Lot Phillips Thermometer Sign 2
  3. Image for Lot Vintage Enamel Food Signs, Group of 5 3
  4. Image for Lot Alka-Seltzer and other Enamel Thermometer Signs, Group of 2 4
  5. Image for Lot Foreign Enamel Advertising Signs, Group of 7 5
  6. Image for Lot Kiwi Boot Polish Enamel Sign 6
  7. Image for Lot Embossed Tin Shoe Signs, Group of 2 7
  8. Image for Lot Vincente Bocchino - Lefevre-Utile Biscuit Window Card Advertisement 8
  9. Image for Lot Lee Overalls Embossed Tin Sign 9
  10. Image for Lot Embossed Tin Cigar and Tobacco Signs, Group of 2 10
  11. Image for Lot Wrigley's Gum Advertisements, Group of 3 11
  12. Image for Lot Vintage Heinz, and other Food Advertisement signs, Group of 5 12
  13. Image for Lot The Son of the Sheik, Little Rascals, and Others Vintage Movie Posters 13
  14. Image for Lot Old Dutch Cleanser and Other Antique Soap and Apothecary Advertisements 14
  15. Image for Lot Hanes, Stetson and Others Antique Fashion Advertisements, Group of 10 15
  16. Image for Lot Lowney's Milk Chocolate and other Vintage Chocolate Advertisements, Group of 3 16
  17. Image for Lot Richfield Oil Company Ornate Brass Presentation Plaque 17
  18. Image for Lot Radio Better Cab Service Plaque 18
  19. Image for Lot Quaker State Summer Motor Oil Advertising Poster 19
  20. Image for Lot 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Sign, Group of 2 20
  21. Image for Lot Philco Santa Clause Advertising Figure Sign 21
  22. Image for Lot Heckers' Buckwheat Baby Sign 22
  23. Image for Lot Campbell's Vegetable Soup Enameled Metal Sign 23
  24. Image for Lot Buster Brown Shoes Round Rug 24
  25. Image for Lot Tobacco Advertising Lot, Group of 19 25
  26. Image for Lot Food Advertising Lot, Group of 35 26
  27. Image for Lot Cosmetics Advertising Lot, Group of 41 27
  28. Image for Lot Advertising and Desk Articles, Group of 15 28
  29. Image for Lot Bar Advertising Lot, Group of 17 29
  30. Image for Lot Royal Doulton - Tsang Ihang, Grossmith's "Perfume of Thibet" 30
  31. Image for Lot Royal Navy English Sailor's Instructional Bandana 31
  32. Image for Lot Subway Roll Signs, Group of 6 32
  33. Image for Lot Lowell Nesbitt - Stained Glass Panel with Carrots, Corn and Squash 33
  34. Image for Lot Chinese Polychrome Carved Panel 34
  35. Image for Lot Chinese Bronze Buddha Head 35
  36. Image for Lot Étienne Vilotte & Poterie De Ciboure - Amphora Vase 36
  37. Image for Lot Rick Wisecarver - Native American Portrait Vase 37
  38. Image for Lot Italian Centaur Vase 38
  39. Image for Lot Daum Nancy Fleurs de Lis Vase 39
  40. Image for Lot Lluís Castaldo - Fish Tiles (Group of 3) 40
  41. Image for Lot Gilt Bronze Snake Entry Pull 41
  42. Image for Lot Sergio Asti for Salviati & Co. - Marco Vase 42
  43. Image for Lot Victorian Garden Scene Tile Panels 43
  44. Image for Lot Susan Steven Kemeny - Ceramic Wall Hangings, Group of 2 44
  45. Image for Lot Six Panel Asian Screen 45
  46. Image for Lot Venetian Style Draped Edge Mirror 46
  47. Image for Lot Neoclassical Mirror 47
  48. Image for Lot Neoclassical Style Mirror 48
  49. Image for Lot Copper Wall Hanging, Tinned Brass Charger and Brass Vase, Group of 3 49
  50. Image for Lot Louis XV Style Mantle Clock 50
  51. Image for Lot Baroque Candelabras, Pair 51
  52. Image for Lot Art Deco Bronze Grates, Pair 52
  53. Image for Lot Art Deco Bronze Grates, Pair 53
  54. Image for Lot After Alberto Giacometti - Andirons, Pair 54
  55. Image for Lot Tommi Parzinger - Table Lamps, Pair 55
  56. Image for Lot Pierre Jeanneret - Standard Lamp from Chandigarh, Red and Black 56
  57. Image for Lot Brutalist Candelabra: Cut Steel with Bronze Finish 57
  58. Image for Lot Horoplafon France - Art Deco Projector Clock with Lamp 58
  59. Image for Lot Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo - Dove Table Lamp in Yellow 59
  60. Image for Lot Koch & Lowy - Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamps, Pair 60
  61. Image for Lot Metal Palm Tree Lamps, Pair 61
  62. Image for Lot French Dore Candlestick Lamps, Pair 62
  63. Image for Lot Brass Palm Tree and Ostrich Egg Lamp 63
  64. Image for Lot Corinthian Column Glass Lamps, Pair 64
  65. Image for Lot Decorative Asian Lamp 65
  66. Image for Lot David Weeks Studio - Boi Tiered Pendant in White 66
  67. Image for Lot Sascha Brastoff - 3 Gold-plated statuettes 67
  68. Image for Lot Martin Alvarez - Biomorphic Wood Sculpture 68
  69. Image for Lot Folk Art Wood Carving Young Man 69
  70. Image for Lot Giant Clam Shell 70
  71. Image for Lot Folk Art Wood Carving of a Female Bather 71
  72. Image for Lot Folk Art and other pieces, Group of 3 72
  73. Image for Lot Mario DeNoto - Untitled (Biomorphic Figure) 73
  74. Image for Lot Figural Bronzes, Group of 2 74
  75. Image for Lot Carved Mahogany Tall Pedestal 75
  76. Image for Lot Lluís Castaldo - Collection of Ceramics, Group of 15 76
  77. Image for Lot Albert Bela Bauer - Vase and Pig 77
  78. Image for Lot Italian Ceramics, Group of 3 78
  79. Image for Lot Karabagh Runner 79
  80. Image for Lot Persian Carpet 80
  81. Image for Lot Persian Rug 81
  82. Image for Lot Persian Rug 82
  83. Image for Lot Persian Rug 83
  84. Image for Lot Persian Rug 84
  85. Image for Lot Persian Mat 85
  86. Image for Lot Persian Mat 86
  87. Image for Lot Aubosson Medallion Carpet 87
  88. Image for Lot Chinese Cloud Pattern Carpet 88
  89. Image for Lot Persian Carpet 89
  90. Image for Lot Tibetan Tiger Rug 90
  91. Image for Lot Geometric Contemporary Stepevi Carpet 91
  92. Image for Lot Hand Knotted Magenta Overdyed Carpet 92
  93. Image for Lot Ivan da Silva Bruhns - Wool Rug 93
  94. Image for Lot Mattia Bonetti - Unique "Seche" Console Table 94
  95. Image for Lot T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings - Saber Leg Dining Table 95
  96. Image for Lot McKinnon & Harris - Monumental Outdoor Dining Table 96
  97. Image for Lot Arne Vodder Style Credenza 97
  98. Image for Lot T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings - Sideboard 98
  99. Image for Lot McKinnon & Harris - Ladderback Armchairs, Group of 4 99
  100. Image for Lot McKinnon & Harris - Round Slate Top Cafe Table 100
  101. Image for Lot McKinnon & Harris - Ladderback Armchairs, Group of 8 101
  102. Image for Lot Piero Fornasetti Style Greek Motif End Tables, Pair 102
  103. Image for Lot Directoire Style Gueridons with Chinoiserie Decorated Tops, Pair 103
  104. Image for Lot Hans Wegner Style Wishbone Bar Stools, Group of 6 104
  105. Image for Lot Modernist Chrome Stool 105
  106. Image for Lot Edward Wormley Style Armchair 106
  107. Image for Lot Luther Conover Style Mid-Century Lounge Chairs 107
  108. Image for Lot Ludwig Mies van der Rohe MR Armchair 108
  109. Image for Lot Herman Miller - Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman 109
  110. Image for Lot T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings - Dining Chairs, Group of 6 110
  111. Image for Lot Charles and Ray Eames - DCM Dining Chairs, Group of 4 111
  112. Image for Lot Hightower Shelter Lounge Chairs, Pair 112
  113. Image for Lot after Gerrit Rietveld's 'Red and Blue' Armchair 113
  114. Image for Lot Hightower Shelter Lounge Chairs, Pair 114
  115. Image for Lot Eero Saarinen - Tulip Chairs, Group of 6 115
  116. Image for Lot Cesca Style Armchairs, Set of 4 116
  117. Image for Lot Marcel Breuer - Wassily Armchair 117
  118. Image for Lot Jens Risom - Lounge Chairs, Pair 118
  119. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Probber Style Cube Club Chairs, Pair 119
  120. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Probber Style Long Sofa 120
  121. Image for Lot ABC Cobble Hill Modern Velvet Sofa 121
  122. Image for Lot Vico Magistretti - 2 Piece Fiandra Modular Sofa 122
  123. Image for Lot style of Phillip Lloyd Powell - Side Table 123
  124. Image for Lot style Phillip Lloyd Powell - Side Table 124
  125. Image for Lot Modernist Chrome Side Table 125
  126. Image for Lot Danish Mid Century Drop Leaf Bar Cart 126
  127. Image for Lot Modern Tiered Side Tables, Pair 127
  128. Image for Lot style of Phillip Lloyd Powell - Coffee Table 128
  129. Image for Lot Marcel Breuer - Laccio Table 129
  130. Image for Lot Salterini Style Marble Topped Metal Coffee Table 130
  131. Image for Lot Sven Ellekaer Danish Coffee Table 131
  132. Image for Lot Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Table 132
  133. Image for Lot Florence Knoll - Square Side Table 133
  134. Image for Lot Danish Long Coffee Table 134
  135. Image for Lot Mid Century Two Tier Brass Side Table 135
  136. Image for Lot Floating Glass and Burl Wood Coffee Table 136
  137. Image for Lot George Nelson - Steel Frame Dressers, Pair 137
  138. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Blonde Mahogany Tall Dresser 138
  139. Image for Lot Mahogany Dressers, Pair 139
  140. Image for Lot Mid Century Night Stands, Group of 2 140
  141. Image for Lot Small Mahogany Mid Century Modern Cabinet 141
  142. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Dressers, Pair 142
  143. Image for Lot Mid Century Low Bookcase 143
  144. Image for Lot Mid Century Rosewood Sideboard 144
  145. Image for Lot J. Wade Beam - Pinnacle Dining Table 145
  146. Image for Lot Ico Parisi - Mahogany Dining Chairs, Group of 6 146
  147. Image for Lot Mullca - French School Stacking Dining Chairs, Group of 2 147
  148. Image for Lot Antonio Citterio - Carlotta Armchair 148
  149. Image for Lot Pierre Jeanneret - LC1 Chair 149
  150. Image for Lot Iron and Glass Coffee Table 150
  151. Image for Lot Hollywood Regency Style Coffee Table 151
  152. Image for Lot Mid Century Modern Glass Coffee Table 152
  153. Image for Lot Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - Barcelona Table Base 153
  154. Image for Lot Mid Century Circular Side Table 154
  155. Image for Lot Modernist Two Tiered Circular Coffee Table 155
  156. Image for Lot Chinese Ming Style Dining Table 156
  157. Image for Lot Chinese Ming Style Dining Chairs, Group of 12 157
  158. Image for Lot Chrome Day Bed Frame 158
  159. Image for Lot Louis XVI Style Demilune Open Console 159
  160. Image for Lot Louis XVI Style Gilt Garland Console 160
  161. Image for Lot Louis XV Style Marble Top Mahogany Bombay Commode 161
  162. Image for Lot Louis XVI Salon Style Suite, Group of 6 162
  163. Image for Lot William and Mary Style Side Tables, Pair 163
  164. Image for Lot Chinese Lacquered Stools, Pair 164
  165. Image for Lot Georgian Style Oval Drop Leaf Pembroke Table 165
  166. Image for Lot Chippendale Dining Chairs, Group of 8 166
  167. Image for Lot Chinese Dragon Motif Armoire 167
  168. Image for Lot Italian Neoclassical Parcel Gilt Carved Wood Console Tables, Pair 168
  169. Image for Lot 19th Century Sewing Table 169
  170. Image for Lot Louis XV Style Fauteuil 170
  171. Image for Lot Italian Walnut Cabinet 171
  172. Image for Lot Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza 172
  173. Image for Lot Chinoiserie Lacquer Tray Top Table 173
  174. Image for Lot Georgian Mahogany Sideboard 174
  175. Image for Lot Empire Mahogany Pillar Cabinet 175
  176. Image for Lot French Provincial Walnut Chimney Cabinet 176
  177. Image for Lot Régence Period Caned Fauteuils, Pair 177
  178. Image for Lot Regency Style Rosewood Side Tables, Pair 178
  179. Image for Lot Painted Birch Octagonal Low Table 179
  180. Image for Lot 9 Kohn Munson Chairs 180
  181. Image for Lot Mid Century Glass and Chrome Side Table 181