French Formal Antiques

			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."

			Fine, French, Louis XVI style bed (Item No. 947) Queen size, in solid mahogany with mahogany parquetry veneer and gilt bronze mounts. Circa 1880. Provenance: From the Vanderbilt country estate. 63" wide by 80" long

			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".

			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

			Rare, French Provencal coiffeuse perruquière (wig vanity) (Item No. 938) 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.

			Very fine French, Neoclassical style, brass-mounted bureau plat (Item No. 937) In solid mahogany with flame mahogany veneers, tapered, fluted legs terminating above elegant brass mounts, original hand-tooled leather, five drawers, and tirets (pull-out surfaces) on both sides. Circa 1830. 64" wide (94" with both tirets extended) by 31" deep by 30" high

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

			Napoleon III wool carpet gros point (Item No. 930) In dark red and beige, decorated with garlands of flowers and oval center medaillon. Fabric lined. Circa 1850. 118" long by 90½" 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

			Set of Eight French, Art Nouveau period tall-back dining chairs (Item No. 926) In solid, carved walnut in the manner of Louis Majorelle with carved floral crest, V-shaped upholstered backsplat, and seat in red leather with brass tacks. Shaped legs with conforming floral decoration. Circa 1900. 40½" tall (at back)

			Fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie sauteuse sans traverse (two drawer commode) (Item No. 924) In black lacquer, gilt-bronze mounted, painted and parcel-gilded; in the bombé form with veined marble top. 19th century.

			Pair of Napoleon III period (Neoclassical style), gilt bronze and porcelain three arm sconces (Item No. 923) With porcelain medallion depicting a satyr and a woman holding a goat flanking an athenienne (a small, decorative, tripod stand characteristic of the French Neoclassical and Empire periods). Late 19th century. 22" tall by 10¼" wide by 7½ deep

			Very fine pair of Neoclassical period fauteuils of large dimension (Item No. 922) In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1780. Stamped "P H Poire JME" (Philippe Poirié, who was named Maître Ébéniste in 1765). 40" high by 27½" wide by 22½" deep

			Very fine, French, Regence period canapé a oreilles (Item No. 920) En arbalette form, in solid, carved walnut with needlepoint upholstery. Circa 1725.

			Fine, French, Louis XV style bronze d'ore chandelier (Item No. 919) With rock crystal, amethyst, and cut glass. Circa 1850. 45" high by 32" diameter

			Set of ten French, Louis XVI style, giltwood, lyre-back dining chairs (Item No. 684) Newly upholstered. 19th century. 18" wide by 18" deep by 18½" high (at the seat) and 37" high (at the back)

			Very Fine, French, Louis XV style bed of large dimension (Item No. 910) In tulupwood and kingwood with gilt bronze mounts. Late 19th century. Stamped "MILLET A. PARIS" (Jean Millet, french, active 1853-1918) Headboard 69¾" high by 69" wide

			Fine, French, Napoleon III period, black lacquer, gilt bronze, and incised gilt brass table a jeu (game table) (Item No. 813) Opens to reveal original felt playing surface. Circa 1860. Provenance: estate of Mexican film star Maria Felix. 34" wide by 16½ deep (closed)/33" deep (open) by 30" high