Louis XVI Antiques

			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

			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

			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, 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

			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

			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

			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, Northern Italian, Neoclassical period, marquetry-inlaid commode (Item No. 825) In walnut. Circa 1785. 49 7/8" wide by 24½" deep by 35½" high

			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, Northern Italian, Neoclassical period, marquetry-inlaid commode (Item No. 914) Milan, Circa 1780, school of Giuseppe Maggiolini, with possibly later beige marble top.

			Fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, painted and parcel-gilded, diminutive console table (Item No. 913) With Carrera marble top. Circa 1780.

			Pair of Italian, Neoclassical, white-painted and parcel-gilt demi-lune console tables (Item No. 895) Circa 1785. 35¾" high by 49¾" wide by 25½" deep

			Very fine, French, Louis XVI period canapé (Item No. 123) With original painted surface. Stamped "Pillot." Circa 1780. 81" long by 26" deep by 40" high (at back)

			Italian, Neoclassical, parcel gilt and painted settee (Item No. 905) The rectangular slightly scrolled upholstered back with leaf carved rounded arms on tapering columnar supports over a leaf and arrow carved seat raised on square tapering fluted legs. Late 18th century 36" high (at back) by 77" wide by 23" deep

			Pair of very fine, rare, late Louis XVI polychrome decorated doors within a door surround (Item No. 897) 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, French, Neo-classical style, bronze d'ore and patinated bronze, six-light chandelier (Item No. 893) With sunburst canape, bronze-linked chain, patinated bronze cherubim playing horns, and centered by a gilt bronze torchere. Recently electrified to American standard. 19th century.

			Set of four, very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, grey-painted and giltwood boiserie panels of large dimensions (Item No. 875) The 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

			Very fine, French, Louis XVI style, brass-mounted, dining table (Item No. 858) The oval top with three extensions above an apron raised on six fluted, tapering legs terminating in brass casters. In solid mahogany and mahogany veneers. Early to mid-19th century. 29¼" high by 38" deeep by 48½" (closed) and 110" long (fully extended)