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Covered in gold leaf. (c.f. gilding, gilded).Antiques from Our Gallery
 | Item No. 1186 French, Empire style, gilt bronze chandelierHaving six arms, each with a bronze cast of a female bust, surrounding a blue ceramic center column; the whole surmounted by a torchiere. Second half of the 19th century. In the manner of François Rémond. |
 | Item No. 1182 Portuguese, Baroque period coffreIn solid walnut elaborately carved in deep relief, the top having molded and mask carved edges centering an armorial cartouche flanked by dragons; the facade having a gilt iron escutcheon surrounded by dragons and winged figures; with deeply carved base molding on ball and claw feet, distinctive dovetails, and carved side panels set with carrying handles. Late 17th century 48" wide by 34" high by 26" deep |
 | Item No. 1132 French, Louis XV-XVI Transition period consoleIn solid, carved giltwood with pierced central cartouche resting upon four cabriole legs and having original, Breche d'Alep marble top. From Provence, circa 1760. 50" wide by 34" high by 26" deep |
 | Item No. 1178 Pair of French, Regence period consoles murales (hanging bracket consoles)In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1720. Originally created with a matching mirror-trumeau item 1177. each 13" high by 7" wide by 5" deep |
 | Item No. 1177 French, Regence period mirror-trumeauIn solid, carved giltwood with parcloses having the original giltwood surface and original mercury glass. Circa 1720. Originally created with a matching pair of consoles murales item 1178 (hanging bracket consoles). 73" tall by 41½" wide |
 | Item No. 1174 Exceptional, French, Art Nouveau period bureau platIn solid, carved walnut; with five conforming drawers; have writing surface inset with decorative, gilt-embossed leather blotter, each side with tirets (additional pull out writing surfaces), the whole delicately sculpted with flowers and other vegetation and resting upon four slightly cabriole legs. Circa: 1890, L'ecole de Nancy. |
 | Item No. 1167 Large, Important, French cache potManufactured by the royal porcelain maker, Sèvres, in painted and gilded porcelain with gilt bronze mounts for the last French King, Louis Phillippe (r. 1830-1848). The interior bears two stamps, the first having the King's monogram (LP) and the date (1844), and the other bearing the mark for "Château des tuileries", the royal residence where the piece was to be displayed. 14" in diameter by 12" high |
 | Item No. 1165 Pair of Northern European, Louis XV period, tabouretsIn solid carved giltwood; each one elaborately carved with seashells and acanthus leaves, the cabriole legs ending in escargot feet. Circa 1740. 25" wide by 17½" deep by 19" high |
 | Item No. 1160 French, Art Nouveau period, giltwood and composition mirrorWith original beveled glass. Circa 1890. 66" high by 42½" wide |
 | Item No. 1159 French, Louis XVI style, gilt-bronze Bouillotte lampHaving three lights with ram's head motif and pierced base. Circa 1900. 30½" high by 18" diameter |
 | Item No. 1157 Irish, George III period mirrorIn giltwood exuberantly carved with branches, acanthus leaves, and berries. Circa 1770. 68" high by 35" wide |
 | Item No. 1156 Pair of Restauration period gilt-bronze and patinated bronze sconcesEach having two lights with winged putti holding cornucopia. Circa 1830. Not pierced (not electrified). 14" tall |
 | Item No. 1155 Italian, Neoclassical period, painted and parcel-gilt chest of drawersHaving two small drawers above two large drawers. Late 18th century. 36" high by 45¾" wide by 21¾" deep |
 | Item No. 1153 French, Neoclassical style lampIn gilt bronze and patinated bronze with a winged putto (cherub) holding two candelabra above a square plinth base elaborately cast in bronze d'ore. Attributed to Henri Picard, who was established in Paris, 6 rue Jarente from 1831 to 1839 and then 10 rue de la Perle from 1840 to 1864. Picard worked on Emperor Napoleon III’s apartments at the Louvre Palace. Second half of the 19th century. 23" high by 13" diameter |
 | Item No. 1152 French, Louis XVI period demi-lune consoleIn solid, carved giltwood with Carrara marble top. Circa 1780. 58" wide |
 | Item No. 1151 Pair of French, Regence period fauteuils a la ReineIn solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1725. 42½" high by 27½" wide |
 | Item No. 1149 French, Regence period miroir à pareclosesIn solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1725. |
 | Item No. 1147 Pair of exceptional Louis XVI period fauteuilsIn solid carved mahogany with giltwood accents, the front aprons inspired by the designs of Georges Jacob, the armrests adorned with mufles de lion (lion masks) in the manner of Jacob Frères (Georges Jacob's sons), and having unusual tapered and sprial-fluted back sabre legs. Late 18th century. 36½" high by 23½" wide |
 | Item No. 1141 French, Louis XV period, giltwood canapeWith exhuberantly-carved, sepentine frame, quintessential Louis XV motifs including seashells, acanthus leaves, and foliage, having three seats upholstered in floral-patterned, silk damask, the whole resting upon eight cabriole legs. Mid-18th century, attributed to Louis Cresson. 86" wide |
 | Item No. 1139 French, Louis XVI style, gilt bronze and alabaster mantle clockDelicately cast bronze, crowned with two seated cherubim, one holding grapes and the other a triangle; the clock's face surmounted by a Bacchic mask, flanked by ram's heads and ornamental, flowering trees; the whole mercury gilded and liberally adorned with acanthus leaves and resting upon an alabaster base and highly stylized, toupee feet. First half of the 19th century. 13" wide by 14" high |
 | Item No. 1137 French, Louis XV style correspondence boxEmbossed and gilt tooled leather ornamented in fleur de lis motif having a metal clasp. 19th century. 12¼" high by 7" wide by 7" deep |
 | Item No. 1136 Directoire period fan and conforming giltwood framePaper painted in the "Gouache" technique with gilded accents. Circa 1790. 26½" wide by 16" wide |
 | Item No. 1134 The Birds of North America & Studer's Popular Ornithology (two volumes)Columbus, Ohio: Jacob H. Studer & Co., 1878. In two volumes. Folio. Illustrated with 160 plates (119 color lithographic plates in first volume and 41 tinted lithographic plates in second volume), with tissue guards. Full gilt-lettered and decorated black morocco; spines gilt; inner dentelles gilt. Spines, edges, and joints slightly scuffed; internally clean. Ex-library with book-plates on front paste-downs and call numbers in pencil on title-pages; plates free of all markings. This comprises The Birds of North America and Ornithology: or, the Science of Birds. Provenance: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections. |
 | Item No. 1133 Pair of French, Regence style sconcesIn solid, gilt bronze, in the form of stylized cherubim, each having two lights. Circa 1850. 20½" high |
 | Item No. 1130 English, Chippendale period overmantle mirrorOf oval form in solid, carved giltwood, surmounted by a palmette and decorated with foliage scrolls. Mid 18th-century. 72" wide by 55" high |
 | Item No. 1128 Pair of French, Louis XV style canapésIn solid, carved giltwood. One of the period (mid-18th century), the other later (19th century). Each having six legs elegantly carved with shells, acanthus leaves, and pomegranates. Created for le Château de Dampierre, a castle in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, in the Vallée de Chevreuse, France. 45" wide by 35" high |
 | Item No. 1122 Pair of large, Baroque (Louis XIV) style torcheresIn solid, carved giltwood. Of balluster form decorated with stylized acanthus leaves and grotesques (male figured masks). Inscribed "LA MARECHALERIE (...)/Avenue (...) PARIS FRANCE" 19th century. 56¼" high by 18½" diameter |
 | Item No. 1115 French, Restauration period chandelier ("lustre d'alcove")Of small dimensions having five arms. In solid, gilt bronze. Circa 1835. 27" high by 14" diameter |
 | Item No. 1111 Pair of French, Empire period, bronze d'ore candelabraIn patinated and gilt bronze. Circa 1810. 4" wide by 4" deep by 20½" high |
 | Item No. 1110 French, Louis XIV period giltwood mirrorWith parcloses. Circa 1720. |
 | Item No. 1107 French, Louis XV style, barometer and thermometer set of large dimensionsIn solid, carved giltwood. The barometer signed Torricelli, the thermometer signed Réaumur. 19th century. 57" high by 8" wide |
 | Item No. 1102 Pair of English, George III period sconcesOf large dimensions in solid, carved giltwood, each having three arms. Never pierced for electricity. Last quarter of the 18th century. 28" high by 18" wide by 10" deep |
 | Item No. 1100 Japanese, gilt wood Buddha figureSeated in dhyanasana on a lotus base set on a tiered plinth, the hands held upward in the lap, the eyes downcast in a meditative pose under tightly curled hair and a domed ushisha, dressed in layered robes left open at the chest, al before a solid madela. Edo Period, Japan. 13" high |
 | Item No. 933 Very fine, Genoese, Rococo period console tableIn solid, elaborately carved giltwood with Serravezza marble top, pierced skirt centered by a Rococo 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. 47" wide by 33" high by 23" deep |
 | Item No. 892 Very fine, English Regency period, rosewood and brass-inlaid center tableWith original tilt-top mechanism, giltwood acanthus leaf and faux rosewood grain stem, and unusual square plinth (base) resting upon four bronze winged claw feet. Attributed to George Smith, circa 1805-1810. 50" diameter by 29½" high |
 | Item No. 803 English, George IV period, giltwood and upholstered confidanteIn solid, carved giltwood. Of serpentine form with four seats, the whole resting upon casters. Circa 1825. 58" diameter by 38" high |
 | Item No. 1082 French, Restauration period mantle clockOf large scale, in gilt and patinated bronze; Flora, a minor Roman goddess of spring, flowering crops, and sex sits atop the whole, her foot resting upon a seashell as she holds a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other; the base chased with a frieze of infant musicians. Circa 1814-1822. 25½" high by 16½" wide |
 | Item No. 964 Very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period mirror a parclosesIn finely sculpted giltwood; decorated with garlands, leaves, flowers, and "entrelacs" (delicate vine tracery) surmounted by an urn; having mercury glass. Northern Italy, circa 1780. 71½" tall by 37½" wide |
 | Item No. 1030 Very fine, French, early Louis XV period mirrorIn solid carved giltwood with parcloses. With original giltwood surface and original mercury glass. Circa: 1735. |
 | Item No. 950 Italian, Regence Period, gilt and polychrome-painted six-panel screenInspired by the designs of Claude III Audran, "La Serie des Douze Mois" (The Twelve Month Series"). The frames vigorously carved in silvered wood; the panels 18th century the painting refreshed in the 19th century; each decorated in green grotesque style on gold background depicting zodiac signs and mythological gods. 109" high by 168" wide |
 | Item No. 881 Very fine, Empire style, gilt-bronze, sixteen light chandelier of large dimensionHand-chased. 19th century. 64" high by 40" diameter |
 | Item No. 1078 French Régence giltwood table with nero antico marble topThe shaped rectangular top above diaper-carved frieze centered by a shell-form cartouche, the four diaper-carved legs with shell-carved knees terminating in hoof feet and united by X-form stretcher. From L'ile de France, circa 1725. 31½" high by 44" wide by 23" deep |
 | Item No. 1022 Egyptian polychrome and giltwood mummy maskPtolemaic to early Roman period (circa 332 b.c.-641 a.d.). On custom acrylic stand. Some losses and breaks, stabilized with metal brackets to reverse. 14½" high by 15½" wide by 5" deep (mask only) |
 | Item No. 944 Pair of very fine, Regency, giltwood benchesIn solid, carved giltwood, each with outscrolled-ends and a seat covered in cream silk damask by Brunscwhig & Fils, with paneled friezes applied with oak leaves and acorns, on incurved legs with lion's paw feet, the underside of each inscribed 65.1137 B and 38584. Probably Northern European, circa 1810. Provenance: Acquired from Partridge, London, 21 November 1990. Each bench is 30½" high by 65" wide by 19½" deep |
 | Item No. 1059 Rare, Venetian, Baroque period vitrineIn solid, carved giltwood with red velour interior. Late 17th century. 31½" tall by 42" wide |
 | Item No. 977 Very fine, French, early Louis XV period mirror a parclosesIn solid giltwood vigorously carved with flowers and acanthus leaves; the upper pierced cartouche centered by a winged dragon. Circa 1735. 59" high by 36" wide |
 | Item No. 970 Very fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie commodeOf bombé form in black lacquer with original gilt bronze mounts and original rose de Brignoles marble top. Late 18th or early 19th century. 50½" wide by 35½" high by 25½" deep |
 | Item No. 922 Pair of very fine Neoclassical period fauteuils of large dimensionIn solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1780. Stamped "P H Poire JME" (Philippe Poirié, who was named Maître Ébéniste in 1765). Poirié produced seating in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. While his Louis XV items were considered ordinary, his Louis XVI production was considered brilliant. His works are displayed in the Musee du Louvre, Musee de Beauvais, and Musee de Cognac-Jay. 40" high by 27½" wide by 22½" deep |
 | Item No. 1077 Very fine, Empire period chandelierIn gilt bronze and patinated bronze, elaborately chased with ten arms, ornamented with winged angels crowned with laurel leaves, acanthus leaf corona, pinecone finial, and five chains adorned with acanthus leaves and grapes. Circa 1810. |
 | Item No. 1076 Very fine, French, Louis XV period console tableIn solid, carved giltwood; of Rocaille form with arbalette front, cabriole legs, acanthus ornament, original, Breche marble top, and upper and lower cartouche (pierced shell aprons). Mid-18th century. |
 | Item No. 875 Set of four, very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, grey-painted and giltwood boiserie panels of large dimensionsThe panels circa 1800, the later frames mid-19th century. Each one painted with classical figures: Minerva, Apollo, Bacchus, and Diana. The frames inscribed "SALONE BALLO." large pair: 76" high by 62¼" wide; small pair 74½" high by 62½" wide |
 | Item No. 1068 Rare, French, Regence period, gilt-bronze mounted game table (tric-trac table)Having rosewood veneers; with a reversible, gilt, embossed leather top, the reverse inlaid with an ebony and ivory chess board; the inside opening to reveal a recessed backgammon surface; having one drawer and two original candleholders. Circa 1725. Provenance: Attributed to Pierre Migeon |
 | Item No. 1063 Exceptional, French, Louis XV style marble fireplace surroundWith original cast iron and gilt brass insert and original hearth. Early 19th century. 61½" wide by 43¼" high by 24¾" deep |
 | Item No. 1061 Very fine, French, Louis XV style, black lacquer (chinoiserie) bureauplatWith bronze d'ore mounts and original gilt, embossed leather blotter. Mid-19th century. 67" wide by 33½" deep by 30¼" high |
 | Item No. 1060 Very fine, French, early Louis XV period consoleIn solid, carved giltwood with original marble top. 51" wide by 34" high by 26" deep |
 | Item No. 1057 Very fine, French, Regence period mirror a parclosesIn solid, carved giltwood having original mercury glass and original gilding; the pediment ajouré (pierced). Circa 1720. 52½" tall by 29" wide |
 | Item No. 1055 Very fine, Louis XVI period bureauplatIn Cuban mahogany with gilt bronze mounts, having tapered and fluted legs. Bearing the signature of "Jean Laurent COSSON." Late 18th century. 64½" wide by 35½" deep by 29" high |
 | Item No. 1054 Very fine, French, Louis XV period marquetry commodeOf serpentine form with gilt bronze mounts and original Rouge Royale marble top. Stamped "I.C. SAUNIER". |
 | Item No. 1050 Fine, French, Louis XVI style, bouillotte tableIn solid mahogany with gilt-bronze gallery and Gris St. Anne marble top. 19th century. 38" diameter by 31" tall |
 | Item No. 1049 Fine, French, Louis XVI period console desserteIn solid mahogany with gilt-bronze mounts and Gris St. Anne marble top. Circa 1780. Probably Bordeaux ("meuble de port" - imported wood). 52" long by 20" wide by 34" high |
 | Item No. 1039 Set of fine, English Regency period library stepsIn solid mahogany, each step with gilt, embossed leather inset. Circa 1820. 27" long by 27" high by 18" deep |
 | Item No. 1038 Fine, English Regency style bureau platIn rosewood with brass trim; having three drawers; the top inset with gilt, embossed, dark-blue leather blotter; raised on brass casters. Finished on all sides, suitable for placement in the center of a room. Circa 1900. 61" wide by 35" deep by 30" high |
 | Item No. 586 Italian, Baroque period, chinoiserie, painted and parcel-gilt secretaire bookcaseEarly 18th century. 91" high by 48½" wide by 21¼" deep |
 | Item No. 1026 Louis XV style, giltwood and gilt gesso pier mirror of large dimensionsWith original beveled glass. Circa 1880. |
 | Item No. 709 Set of ten Italian, neo-classical, cream painted and parcel gilt dining chairsCirca 1780, two side chairs of a later date. armchair 22" wide by 34¾" high (at back) by 24" deep |
 | Item No. 984 Fine, French, Louis XV style tric-trac tableOne side of reversible top having a chess board, the other a green, felt card surface, the whole resting on cabriole legs. The interior with ebony and ivory inlaid backgammon board. In rosewood with gilt bronze mounts. Paris, circa 1880. 42" wide by 27¾" high by 24" deep |
 | Item No. 1014 Fine, Spanish, Baroque period bargueño (vargueño)Upper compartment having seven drawers inlaid with tortoise-shell, ebony, and etched ivory country scenes and resting upon gilt bronze claw ball feet with pierced, gilt bronze freize. Having original lower walnut and iron folding table. Late 17th century. |
 | Item No. 1011 Very fine, Louis XV period console tableIn solid, carved giltwood with original marble top. Mid-18th century. |
 | Item No. 1010 Very Fine, French, Early Louis XV Period console tableIn solid, carved giltwood with original Rouge Royal marble top. Circa 1730. 37" wide by 32" high by 22" deep |
 | Item No. 1007 Very fine, Regence period Table De Cabaret à Jeux (game table)In solid, carved walnut with elegantly shaped cabriole legs terminating in pied de biche, gilt, tooled, and embossed leather top, four drawers (one per side), and pull-out drink holders at each corner. Circa 1715-1727. 29" square by 29" high |
 | Item No. 1003 Very fine, early Louis XV period overmantle mirrorIn solid, carved giltwood with original mercury glass. Circa 1735-1740. 73" high by 47¼" wide |
 | Item No. 999 Pair of very fine, Venetian, Rococo period tall-back armchairsEach cartouche-shaped backrest with pierced foliate carved top rail, the downswept scrolled armrests, above the serpentine-fronted seat above a pierced apron, raised on cabriole legs with scrolled toes; upholstered à chassis. Circa 1730. Regilt. 48" tall (at back), 18½" tall (at seat) by 27" wide x 21½" deep |
 | Item No. 998 French, Louis XV style firescreenIn solid, carved giltwood inset with Beauvais tapestry panel. Mid-19th century. |
 | Item No. 996 Very fine, French, Regence style mirrorIn solid, carved giltwood with original mercury glass. Second half of the 19th century. Provenance: Formerly part of the furnishings of the Chateau St. Laurent en Isore. Grenoble, France. La Famille Terray. 82" high by 40" wide |
 | Item No. 995 French, Neoclassical style bouillote tableIn mahogany with brass banding and gilt brass pierced gallery. Late 19th century. |
 | Item No. 994 Fine, French, Neoclassical style firescreenIn 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 |
 | Item No. 978 Fine, French, Louis XIV period commodeRosewood veneer with four drawers adorned with banded brass inlay and gilt bronze mounts. With original marble top. Circa 1700-1720. |
 | Item No. 974 Fine, French, Louis XV period commodeIn solid, carved walnut with gilt bronze mounts. From Provence, France. 18th century. |
 | Item No. 963 Very fine and Rare French, Louis XVI period consoleIn solid, carved giltwood having four tapered, fluted legs; adorned with garlands, bows, and rosettes; with original marble top and giltwood surface. Circa 1780. Stamped PILLOT. 47¼" wide by 35" high by 23½" deep |
 | Item No. 960 Very fine, French, early Louis XV period consoleIn solid, carved giltwood with original surface and original marble. Circa 1730. |
 | Item No. 958 Very fine, French, Louis XV period consoleIn solid, carved giltwood with original Brèche violet marble top; bottom stretcher having having four legs centered by a vigorously carved floral bouquet. Circa 1750. |
 | Item No. 946 Pair of fine, French, Louis XV-XVI Transition period console tablesIn solid carved giltwood, each having an upper cartouche pierced with roses and lower cartouche centered with corbeille a fleurs (basket of flowers), the whole vigorously carved in guilloche (repeating, interlocking circles) motif, having volutes (scrolls) and acanthus leaves. With Breche marble tops in beige with rose veining. Circa 1765. 34½" high by 27½" wide by 17" deep |
 | Item No. 939 Very Fine, French, Regence period mirrorIn solid, carved giltwood with original mercury glass. Circa 1725. (Shown here over French, 18th century, carved sauteuse.) 73" high by 38" wide |
 | Item No. 924 Fine, French, Louis XV style chinoiserie sauteuse sans traverse (two drawer commode)In black lacquer, gilt-bronze mounted, painted and parcel-gilded; in the bombé form with veined marble top. 19th century. |
 | Item No. 684 Set of ten French, Louis XVI style, giltwood, lyre-back dining chairsNewly upholstered. 19th century. 18" wide by 18" deep by 18½" high (at the seat) and 37" high (at the back) |
 | Item No. 813 Fine, French, Napoleon III period, black lacquer, gilt bronze, and incised gilt brass table a jeu (game table)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 |
 | Item No. 862 Set of six fine, French, Regence style, carved giltwood fauteuilsEach with foliate carved, channelled frame and carved, giltwood entertrotoise (stretchers). Legs terminating in pied de sabots. Each chair applied with a paper label to the underside: CALIFORNIA PALACE FOR THE LEGION OF HONOR, 21, LINCOLN PARK, SAN FRANCISCO/1958.54/armchair, wood carved, gesso and gilt; upholstered in silk and wool petit-point embroidery/France, style of about 1710/Lent by the W.H. Crocker Estate and with a stencilled label GUERDE/doreur encadreur/45 rue de Bourgogne 45/Paris/meubles batiment a cadres dor/aes Noir met imitation d'…./eatt/aemiation et oxidisation de 10r. One of six matching chairs shown. 19th century. Provenance: W.H. Crocker - Accessioned by the California Palace for the Legion of Honor in 1958 |
 | Item No. 878 Fine, French, Louis XV period mirrorIn solid, carved giltwood with original mercury glass. From the region of Nimes, Provence. Mid-18th century. |
 | Item No. 876 Very fine, French, Louix XV period, giltwood console tableMid-18th century. Possibly Lyon. 51½" wide by 25" deep by 31¼" high |
 | Item No. 871 Fine, Napoleon III period, giltwood canapé of large dimensions (meuble de chateau)In solid, carved giltwood with five cushions in silk damask and two étiquettes (tags) bearing the inscription "PONTOI/ … JUILLET/1872." 19th century. 35¾" high by 138½" wide |
 | Item No. 856 Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeauWith original mercury glass, original giltwood surface, and original painting. Mid-18th century. 100" tall by 50" wide |
 | Item No. 616 Italian, Neoclassical, crème painted and parcel-gilt setteeLate 18th or early 19th century. Rome or Naples. 63¼" wide by 37" high (at back) by 24" deep. |
 | Item No. 851 Fine, French, Louis XV period, giltwood chaise longueThe padded backrest with serpentine top rail continuing to padded wings, the shaped rails raised on cabriole legs; the whole carved with foliate scrolls, shell motifs and seed pods. Mid-18th century. 37½" high by 33½" wide by 76" long |
 | Item No. 845 George III period, oval, carved giltwood mirrorWith pierced framework carved with rose branches and husk swags amidst s and c-scrolls and surmounted by ho ho birds at the shoulders, centering a tiered scrollwork crest. Late 18th or early 19th century. 62" high by 39½" wide |
 | Item No. 843 Fine, French, Regence period, carved giltwood consoleWith veined pink marble serpentine-fronted top above a shell and foliate frieze on crosshatched and diagonal reeded ground, raised on foliate-carved double scroll cabriole legs terminating in "pied de sabots." Circa 1725. 30¼" high by 31½" wide by 17" deep |
 | Item No. 831 Pair of very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, giltwood mirrorsWith original mercury glass and original giltwood surface. One of identical pair shown. Late 18th or early 19th century. Provenance: from the collection of Mexican film star Maria Felix La Donna. 82" high by 36" wide |
 | Item No. 821 Spanish, iron-mounted, polychrome, parcel-gilt and bone-inlaid Vargueño (travelling trunk on stand)In solid, carved walnut. 17th century. The rectangular case enclosing fourteen drawers and two cupboard doors, on a later walnut stand fitted with two small drawers and with later carved embellishments. 59½" high by by 47¾" wide by 17½" deep |
 | Item No. 824 Very fine, Spanish, Neoclassical, flame mahogany and parcel-gilt coiffeuseThe 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 |
 | Item No. 802 Fine, English, George III period, chinoiserie and parcel-gilt, tall-case clockWith clock dial signed "Sam Vale - Coventry." Late 18th century. |
 | Item No. 789 Venetian, Louis XV style, gilt metal and cut crystal chandelierEarly 19th century. 42" high by 30" diameter |
 | Item No. 757 Parisian, Louis XV period table a jeuIn kingwood, ebony, and ivory veneers with cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabot feet. Opens to reveal a green felt poker surface. Mid-18th century. closed: 25¼" wide by 22" deep by 28" high - when opened, poker surface is 25¼" wide by 44" deep |
 | Item No. 661 Pair of French, Regence style, carved giltwood and caned fauteuilsOne of identical pair shown. 19th century. 35" high (at back) 18" high (at seat) by 24" wide by 21" deep |
 | Item No. 751 Italian, Regence period, black lacquer and gilt bronze bureau platWith gold-embossed, leather blotter, giltwood border, and legs terminating in bronze sabots (hoof feet). Early 18th century. |
 | Item No. 617 French, Green and gilt tole and cut glass, eight light chandelierEarly 20th century. 42" high by 36" diameter |
 | Item No. 280 Italian, Neoclassical (Retour d'Egypt), carved and painted giltwood mirrorWith gilded sphinxes and foliage motif. Late 18th century or early 19th century. 48" wide by 70" high |
 | Item No. 281 French, Louis XV period ottomanVery rare sofa in carved giltwood having the characteristic corbeille shaped back and outward curved seat. 18th century. 78" wide by 32" deep by 39½" high (at back) |
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