Louis XV Antiques

			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, 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."

			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.

			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

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

			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

			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.

			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, 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.

			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

			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.

			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

			Pair of fine, French, Provençal, Louis XV style fauteuils (Item No. 917) In solid, carved walnut with entretoises (stretchers). Late 19th century, newly upholstered.

			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

			Pair of fine, French, Louis XV period fauteuils (Item No. 908) In solid, carved beechwood. Circa 1750. Stamped "L.CRESSON"

			Very fine, Northern Italian, Rococo period overmantel mirror of large dimensions (Item No. 889) In solid, carved giltwood, the pierced, scrolling frame with a shell cresting floral garlands. C-scrolls and foliate scrolls surrounding a later divided mirror plate. Mid-18th century. 66½" high by 71½" wide

			Louis XV-XVI Transition period credence (Item No. 346) In carved walnut. Third quarter of the 18th century. 62½" wide by 26" deep by 49½" high

			Fine, Louis XV, mahogany armoire (Item No. 904) The stepped arched cornice over a floral vine carved frieze and two arched paneled doors above a pierced C-scroll and leaf carved apron raised on leaf carved cabriole legs. From Bordeaux, France. 18th century. 98" high by 63" wide by 28" deep

			Pair of fine, Louis XV style marquise bergeres (Item No. 885) In solid, carved beechwood with serpentine, floral carved crests, scrolled arms, ample seats with serpentine floral-carved rail, and cabriole legs. One of identical pair shown. 19th century. 42" wide by 40" tall by 25" deep