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Decorative effect accomplished by the application of thin layers of ornamental (and often exotic) woods to an underlying, structurally supporting surface.

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Item No. 1068 Rare, French, Regence period, gilt-bronze mounted game table (tric-trac table) Having rosewood veneers; with a reversible, gilt, embossed leather top, the reverse inlaid with an ebony and ivory chess board; the inside opening to reveal a recessed backgammon surface; having one drawer and two original candleholders. Circa 1725. Provenance: Attributed to Pierre Migeon

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. 1034 Fine, Italian, Neoclassical style, marquetry-inlaid bed In walnut with ebony and satinwood veneers. Naples, Italy. Circa 1880.

Item No. 978 Fine, French, Louis XIV period commode Rosewood veneer with four drawers adorned with banded brass inlay and gilt bronze mounts. With original marble top. Circa 1700-1720.

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. 816 Catalan, Baroque period, marquetry-inlaid, slant-front bureau In walnut veneer with boxwood inlay, monogram surmounted by a crown. Two small external drawers above three long drawers, with an additional six interior drawers behind fold-down writing compartment. First half of the 18th century. 49½" high by 46" wide by 23½" 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 38" deep by 48½" long (closed), 110" long (fully extended)

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. 757 Parisian, Louis XV period table a jeu In kingwood, ebony, and ivory veneers with cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabot feet. Opens to reveal a green felt poker surface. Mid-18th century. closed: 25¼" wide by 22" deep by 28" high - when opened, poker surface is 25¼" wide by 44" deep

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