Latest Acquisitions

			Italian, Baroque, gilt and polychrome-painted six-panel screen (Item No. 950) Oil on panel, gold ground. 18th-19th century. Three of six panels shown. 109" high by 168" wide

			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.

			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

			Spanish walnut caixa (Item No. 945) The rectangular moulded top above carved panels depicting shell-headed flowering urn flanked by acanthus and divided by scrolled pilasters, the sides carved conformingly, with moulded plinth and scrolled feet, the feet replaced. Late 16th or early 17th century. 30¾" high by 63½" wide by 27¼" deep

			Pair of very fine, Regency, giltwood benches (Item No. 944) In 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

			Set of four fine, German, Belle Époque period painted panels (Item No. 943) Depicting the four seasons. The reverse of three panels stenciled […] A. Schutzman MUNCHEN, within paw-footed giltwood frames. Circa 1880. Each panel is 84" tall by 21½" wide

			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".

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

			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

			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.

			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

			Very fine, Italian, Renaissance period cassone (Item No. 936) in solid, carved walnut. 16th century and later. 31½" high by 72½" wide by 23½" deep (all measurements including base)

			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, French, Regence period buffet de chasse (Item No. 934) In solid, carved oak with marble top. Circa 1715. 42½" high by 61" wide by 21½" deep

			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.

			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