Antique Mahogany Veneer Furniture

Item No. 1205 French, Louis XVI period, demi-lune, bronze-mounted commode In solid Cuban mahogany and Cuban mahogany veneer having two central drawers flanked by side compartments; the whole resting upon four tapered and fluted legs. With original white marble top. Circa 1780. Signed: N. Petit 44" wide by 34" high by 19" deep

Item No. 1065 Exceptional, French, Neoclassical period commode Of demi-lune form having acajou moucheté (plum pudding mahogany) veneers and original hand-beveled marble top; having three central drawers, each one framed with bronze ornament and two functioning side compartments with hinged doors. Circa 1780. Stamped F. REIZELL twice to top and G. KEMP once to top. François Reizell was a German ébéniste who established his workshop on the faubourg Saint-Antoine. In 1770 he moved to the rue des Saints-Pères. His principal client was the prince de Condé for whom he supplied pieces at the Palais Bourbon and for the country houses at Chantilly and Villegenis. Guillaume Kemp, maître in 1764. 35" high by 58" wide by 25½" deep

Item No. 937 Very fine French, Neoclassical style, brass-mounted bureau plat 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" wide with both tirets extended) by 31" deep by 30" high

Item No. 927 Very fine, French, Louis XVI period, brass mounted console desserte 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

Item No. 858 Very fine, French, Louis XVI style, brass-mounted, dining table 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 48½" deep by 38" long (when closed), 110" long (fully extended)

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

Item No. 638 Restauration period, extending dining table In solid mahogany and flame mahogany veneer with fluted, tapering legs above castors. Early 19th century. Extends to 22' (264" long - seats 22)

Item No. 775 French, Louis XV style, bronze mounted tric-trac table In mahogany with mahogany, pearwood, and ebony veneers. Top chess/checkers surface reverses to reveal leather writing surface. Inside reveals inlaid backgammon surface. With drawers at each side to hold gaming pieces. Late 18th or early 19th century.

Item No. 759 Very fine, French, Louis XVI period tric-trac table In solid mahogany and mahogany veneers with brass trim. Gold-embossed leather writing surface reverses to reveal felt card-playing surface. Inside reveals original ebony and ivory inlaid backgammon board. Tapered, fluted legs ending in brass casters. Two drawers hold matching white and green-tinted ivory playing pieces. Late 18th century. 45" wide by 24" deep by 29" high

Item No. 20 French, Transition Louis XV-XVI writing desk Pearwood, mahogany, ebony, and rosewood parquetry. Single drawer, brass-banded edge, finished back. Circa 1780's. 40½" wide by 29¼" deep

Item No. 947 Fine, French, Louis XVI style bed 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

Item No. 718 French, Louis XVI period tric-trac table In solid, carved mahogany with flame mahogany veneer, gilt bronze trim, and tapered, fluted legs. Backgammon surface in ebony with ivory inlay. Leather top reverses to reveal felt playing surface for cards. Circa 1780. 47" long by 27" deep by 28" high