18th Century Antiques

			Fine, French, Regence period commode (Item No. 957) In solid, carved walnut of arbalette form with original gray marble top. From Provence. Early 18th century.

			Fine, French, Louis XV period sauteuse (Item No. 954) In solid, carved walnut with original bronze d'ore mounts having a pierced bottom apron ("traverse ajoulree"). From Nimes. Mid-18th century. 49" wide by 25" deep by 36" high

			Very fine, Austrian, Neoclassical period chandelier (Item No. 953) In polychromed wood and iron with five branches in original, non-electrified condition. The bowl decorated in a pewter patina and gold; bronze filigree in the shape of volutes. 33" high by 39" diameter

			Rare, Louis XVI period table de gibier (hunting table) (Item No. 952) Double face (two-sided) of arbalette form in solid, carved walnut with one large drawer on the front. In the manner of Pierre Pillot, Nimes. Circa 1760. 36" high by 53½" long by 28" wide

			Very fine, Louis XV style pare-feu (firescreen) (Item No. 951) The solid, carved giltwood frame from the early 19th century; the silk tapestry inset from the 18th century. In the manner of "Tilliard."

			Italian, Baroque, gilt and polychrome-painted six-panel screen (Item No. 950) Oil on panel, gold ground. 18th-19th century. Three of six panels shown. 109" high by 168" wide

			Very fine, Roman, Rococo period console table (Item No. 949) In solid, carved, silvered wood with original marble top. Third quarter of the 18th century.

			Fine, English, George III period mirror (Item No. 948) In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1765.

			Pair of fine, French, Louis XV-XVI Transition period console tables (Item No. 946) In solid carved giltwood with marble tops. Circa 1765. 34½" high by 27½" wide by 17" deep

			Very fine Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood bureau plat and cartonnier (Item No. 942) The cartonnier with circular white enameled dial signed "Masson a Paris", with roman hour markers and arabic minutes, above a case surmounted by a gilt-bronze monkey and enclosing six pigeon-holes, four containing tooled red morocco leather removable drawers, raised on scroll feet, the underside bearing the stamped initials "L V E " with an iron cross between the L and the V; the bureau plat with gilt-tooled red leather insert with a gilt bronze banded edge and scallop shells at corners, above five drawers, raised on cabriole legs mounted with chutes and terminating in sabots. Mid-18th century, the bureau plat stamped migeon, the cartonnier dial signed masson. Provenance: Property of a Pensylvannia collector. Bureau plat: 29" high by 88" wide by 44¾"deep Clock: 37" high

			Very fine, French, Neoclassical period, marquetry commode (Item No. 941) With original marble top and original gilt bronze mounts. Late 18th century. Trace of a stamp "COSSON".

			Fine, French, Louis XV period panetière (Item No. 940) From Arles In solid, carved walnut. 18th century.

			Very Fine, French, Regence period mirror (Item No. 939) In solid, carved giltwood with original mercury glass. Circa 1725. (Shown here over French, 18th century, carved sauteuse.) 73" high by 38" wide

			Very fine, French provincial, Louis XV period secretaire en bibliotheque (Item No. 872) From Southwestern France bearing the "Croix de Malte" in marquetry and with chapeau de gendarme cornice and arbalette façade on the drawers of the bottom compartment. Mid-18th century. 98½" high by 44¾" wide by 22½" deep

			Pair of very fine, French, Louis XV period bergeres (Item No. 935) In solid, carved, painted wood. Circa 1745. 41" high (at back)

			Very fine, French, Regence period buffet de chasse (Item No. 934) In solid, carved oak with marble top. Circa 1715. 42½" high by 61" wide by 21½" deep

			Very fine, Italian Rococo period console table (Item No. 933) In solid, elaborately carved giltwood with Serravezza marble top, pierced skirt centered by a rocaille foliate ornament, complex volute floral and foliate-carved cabriole legs, and arched foliate stretcher. Mid-18th century. Provenance: Formerly part of the furnishings at The Audubon House, Key West, FL; previously on exhibition at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL.

			Large, Italian, Louis XVI period carved console (Item No. 931) From Torino with medallions, garlands, and acanthus leaves carved in solid linden wood. Original blue, gray, and beige Brocatello marble top. Circa 1780

			Set of ten fine, Italian, Rococo, tall-back dining chairs (Item No. 928) In solid, carved giltwood. 18th century. 43" tall (at back) by 22" wide

			Very fine, French, Louis XVI period, brass mounted console desserte (Item No. 927) In solid mahogany and mahogany veneers. Of demi-lune form with three functioning drawers and original hardware. Circa 1780. Stamped "E. AVRIL JME". (Etienne Avril, Master 1774, was a principle supplier of furniture to Marie Antoinette at the Château de Saint-Cloud.) 58" wide by 35" high by 18" deep