Decorative Objects

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French, Louis XV period verrio (display cabinet)
Item No. 1004
French, Louis XV period verrio (display cabinet)

In solid, carved walnut. Second half of the 18th century.

52" high by 27" wide
Fine, Venetian, Rococo style, painted and parcel-gilded coiffeuse
Item No. 873
Fine, Venetian, Rococo style, painted and parcel-gilded coiffeuse

In sculpted and blue-painted wood with gold accents, the lower part of arbalette form with a single, central drawer, top in faux marble, the legs of cabriole form; the upper part having a mirror with original mercury glass supported by two arms; the whole being of curvilinear form with a floral and shell motif. Circa 1850.

60½" high by 39" wide by 18" deep
Fine, French, Neoclassical style firescreen
Item No. 994
Fine, French, Neoclassical style firescreen

In solid, carved giltwood with original inset needlepoint tapestry. First quarter of the 19th century.

Provenance: Formerly part of the furnishings of the Chateau St. Laurent en Isore. Grenoble, France.

La Famille Terray.

42½" tall by 26" wide by 13" deep
Napoleon III wool carpet gros point
Item No. 930
Napoleon III wool carpet gros point

In dark red and beige, decorated with garlands of flowers and oval center medaillon. Fabric lined. Circa 1850.

118" long by 90½" wide
Pair of very fine, rare, late Louis XVI polychrome decorated doors within a door surround
Item No. 897
Pair of very fine, rare, late Louis XVI polychrome decorated doors within a door surround

The pair of paneled doors decorated with antheniennes on pedestals surrounded by polychrome Vitruvian scrolled vines and feathers within a carved egg and dart and bead carved frame; the overdoor panel with similar decoration within a grapevine carved door surround with a scrolled leaf border. Probably Provence. Late 18th century.

overall: 138" high by 95" wide by 23" deep:

doors: 52" wide by 101" high
Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeau
Item No. 856
Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeau

With original mercury glass, original giltwood surface, and original painting. Mid-18th century.

100" tall by 50" wide
Set of four plaster corbels
Item No. 853
Set of four plaster corbels

Cast as praying angels. 19th century.

each 30" tall
Very fine, Spanish, Neoclassical, flame mahogany and parcel-gilt coiffeuse
Item No. 824
Very fine, Spanish, Neoclassical, flame mahogany and parcel-gilt coiffeuse

The whole resting upon four acanthus-leaf decorated feet; the upper compartment with looking glass of large dimensions between two Corinthian columns resting upon a single drawer; The lower compartment having three drawers, with the top drawer opening to reveal a writing compartment; Circa 1820.

Provenance: Collection d' Ariane Dandois.

82" high by 34¾" wide by 20¼" deep
French, Regence period bureau en pente
Item No. 667
French, Regence period bureau en pente

Early 18th century and later. In solid, carved oak with legs terminating in "pied de sabots."

38" high by 27" wide by 24" deep
French, Neoclassical, period armoire de chasse
Item No. 596
French, Neoclassical, period armoire de chasse

A very unusual form, most likely from a hunting lodge in Southwestern France. In solid, carved cherry with additional storage cabinets on either side (see photo number three), which were used to store hunting gear. Late 18th century.

93" high by 72" wide by 23" deep
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Egyptian, painted wood Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Item No. 1118
Egyptian, painted wood Ptah-Sokar-Osiris

Late period to Ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC. Set on a rectangular plinth with inscriptions.

A similar item can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

30" high
English, Regency period harp
Item No. 1090
English, Regency period harp

In lacquered and gilded wood and imitation maple having forty-three strings and seven pedals; fluted column adorned with winged caryatids, base adorned with palmettes.

Signed Erard, London
Very fine, French, Louis XIV period, Beauvais entre fenetre tapestry
Item No. 1044
Very fine, French, Louis XIV period, Beauvais entre fenetre tapestry

Woven in fine silk and wool. Early 18th century.

Likely inspired by the series of engravings "Berain Grotesques" (Jean Berain, France, 1640–1711). See: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

97" high by 54" wide
French, Louis XVI style tri-fold, full-length mirror
Item No. 798
French, Louis XVI style tri-fold, full-length mirror

Each side panel with attached console table, having hinged top. Center mirrored panel beneath trumeau depicting cherubs at play. 19th century.

93" high, center panel 25" wide, each side panel 20" wide, 12" deep (console tables)
Set of four fine, German, Belle Époque period painted panels
Item No. 943
Set of four fine, German, Belle Époque period painted panels

Depicting the four seasons. The reverse of three panels stenciled […] A. Schutzman MUNCHEN, within paw-footed giltwood frames. Circa 1880.

Each panel is 84" tall by 21½" wide
Rare, French Provencal coiffeuse perruquière (wig vanity)
Item No. 938
Rare, French Provencal coiffeuse perruquière (wig vanity)

In solid, carved walnut with three, hinged panels opening to reveal five interior compartments designed to store wigs, the center panel inset with a miror. First half of the 19th century.
Decorative full armor with shield in the 16th century style
Item No. 916
Decorative full armor with shield in the 16th century style

The armour etched throughout with scrollwork inhabited by mythical birds, the breast plate with a central crowned eagle 'crest', the shield etched en suite with a central cartouche of St. George and the dragon. European, late 19th century.

Provenance:: by repute, William Randolph Hearst.

70¼" tall
Fine, Classical period, Roman mosaic panel
Item No. 900
Fine, Classical period, Roman mosaic panel

Formerly part of a floor. Centered by a rondel with four ovoid leaves within concentric oblong diamond bands, concentric corner rondels and banded border, iron banded edge.

Circa second or third century, AD.

32½" wide by 56½" long
Very fine, George III period, chinoiserie paravent (folding screen)
Item No. 833
Very fine, George III period, chinoiserie paravent (folding screen)

In black lacquer with gilt bronze trim and painted and parcel-gilded scenes. Late 18th century.
Italian, Baroque period, scagliola panel
Item No. 817
Italian, Baroque period, scagliola panel

From Tuscany. Early 17th century. Originally an altar front, suitable for adaptation as a dining or coffee table.

73" wide by 34½" deep by 3" thick



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