Esoteric Survey

 Here is my load from Downtown Modernism.  It was another great one! Donald Drumm wall mounted candelabra and more of the Raymor spot lamps. Some dealers/auctions have attributed them to Harry Gitlin but I don't think Raymor sold his lamps. Handmade stool that has a label from the City/County of San Francisco. I'm curious if they worked with someone we might know on some sort of commission. Freeman Lederman bell. These are from their Import Collection. Although it does have a Tackett look, I think it was part of a collection they imported from Japan. A tea set by Richard Shaw Aluminum box and a nice Joel Edwards Olga Lee, Charles Allen, Paul McCobb and George Nelson

  The Bailey House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg made it to the Architectural Digest Unique Spaces video series. And our boy Dave was part of it. Hopefully he won't get too mad that I posted a picture of him. He did a great job talking about Kellogg, like no one else can. Watch it here.  Check out a recent post I did on the house  here . More about the house and short-term rentals and photo shoots can be found on their website:  https://www.baileykelloggresidence.com/about

This post is the stuff from the weekend before last. I'm catching up. Paul Rand and a chair frame by the Martins. I'll go more in depth on them later. L-shaped coffee table Robert Maxwell Ruth Asawa from 1997

Downtown Modernism April 27th, 2025 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 This one is not to be missed!  Dogs Welcome! More info:  https://ladowntownmodernism.com/

  At 5:30 in the morning, in the dark, that weed pot looked like you know who.  It's not.  I don't know who did the ceramic bird either, but it's cute. Seymour Robins

Weston Havens House (1939-1941) by Harwell Hamilton Harris, way up in the Berkeley Hills. Docomomo Northern California  was hosting a tour that coincided with a shopping trip to the Bay Area. John Weston Havens Jr. (1903–2001) was the heir to Berkeley founder, Francis Kittredge Shattuck. Weston was an art collector and owned a large amount of property. He commissioned Harris to build him a house that took full advantage of the view  from site, which has a 35-degree slope. The sloping ceilings were designed to take advantage of the sky view. Source: Maynard L. Parker. Courtesy of The Huntington Library The "spider legs" on the bridge might be a nod to Neutra. Harris started his architecture career working at the Neutra office. The furniture was collected by Havens in Finland and Sweden.  He lived in the house until his 90's and made few changes. It was then donated to UC Berkeley and  is under the stewardship of the College of Environmental Design .  Source: Mayn...