arbalette

A serpentine form characteristic of the finest Louis XV commodes, buffets, and consoles.

Antiques From Our Gallery

Item No. 1076 Very fine, French, Louis XV period console table In 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. 1037 Very fine, French, Louis XV period buffet Of "galbé en arbalette" (serpentine) form in solid, carved walnut. Circa 1750 from Provence. 59" wide by 26½" deep by 40" high

Item No. 873 Fine, Venetian, Rococo style, painted and parcel-gilded coiffeuse In sculpted and blue-painted wood with gold accents, the lower part of arbalette form with a single, central drawer, top in faux marble, the legs of cabriole form; the upper part having a mirror with original mercury glass supported by two arms; the whole being of curvilinear form with a floral and shell motif. Circa 1850. 60½" high by 39" wide by 18" deep

Item No. 957 Fine, French, Regence period commode In solid, carved walnut of arbalette form with original gray marble top. From Provence. Early 18th century.

Item No. 872 Very fine, French provincial, Regence period secretaire en bibliotheque 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. Circa 1715-1727. 98½" high by 44¾" wide by 22½" deep

Item No. 920 Very fine, French, Regence period canapé a oreilles En arbalette form, in solid, carved walnut with needlepoint upholstery. Circa 1725.

Item No. 767 Fine, Arlesian, Louis XV period panetiere of large dimensions In solid, carved walnut with reverse-arbalette facade and arbalette sides. Mid 18th century.