An unusual pair of English lacquered knife boxes with extensive "mother of pearl" inlay depicting Birds of Paradise. They date to the mid 19th Century and are in excellant condition with all of the inlay intact. They have had the original knife slots removed and have been beautifully lined with a muted red velvet. The boxes measure 8.75" wide, 8.75" deep, and 14.5" high each.
A stunning pair of 19th Century patinated bronze figures mounted as lamps. One figure depicting a warrior on horseback above a base in the form of a rockery, while the other depicts a rider playing the lyre. The lamps measure 11" wide, 7" deep, and 29" high. They are fitted with ecru linen shades that measure 16.5" wide, 12" deep, and 11.5" high.
English late 18th to very early 19th Century Georgian mirror in a highly figured mahogany. This mirror is in the classic Chippendale form and is of a rare medium size. The scroll work is all clearly hand cut with minor restorations. The mirror plate is later but still having quite some age on it and is bordered by a subtle satinwood string inlay.
Dimensions: 21" w x 37.25" h
18th to 19th Century English Georgian chest on chest in a highly figured mahogany. The wood tones are a delightful warm brown. The scale and proportions of the piece are perfect. It is in three sections comprised of a slightly flared cornice with a subtle satinwood inlaid detail, an upper section with two over three drawers, and a base with three garduated drawers and resting on splayed French feet. This piece is unusual in that it has French feet on the rear as well. Dimensions: 44.5" w x ...click for details
19th Century Carved Walnut French Barometer in a Pickled Finish. The Barometer Retains its Original 19th Century Foil Paper Dial. The mercury based works were removed and replaced with a 20th Century German "Special Werks" mechanical barometer. Dimensions: 16" w x 40" h
First Quarter 19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau, the slant front with satinwood banding and central book inlay, opening to a leather-inset writing surface and a variety of drawers and cubbyholes flanking a central cupboard, over two cabinet doors, each inlaid with a scrolling foliate design and opening to three graduated long drawers, raised on turned bun feet. Dimensions: 42" h x 39" w x 20.5" d
Second Quarter 19th Century Mahogany Recamier, the long padded seat flanked to one end by a tall in-scrolled side and gilt-accented scrolling armrests, and to the other by a lower in-scrolled panel, the whole raised on splayed legs. Dimensions: 36.75" h x 27.5" w x 80" l
Late 19th Century Transitional Louis XV into Louis XVI-Style Giltwood Bergere, the slightly domed and padded back joined by shaped sides and arms to the cushioned seat, above a fluted and foliate-carved apron, raised on cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes. Dimensions: 43" h
Mid 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Provincial Fruitwood and Marble-Top Commode, the rectangular variegated charcoal marble top above a case fitted with three long drawers, all with shaped panels and flanked to either side by stop-fluted uprights, raised on tapering circular legs. Dimensions:
Second Quarter 19th Century English Brass candlestick of nozzle form on a square octagonal base, fitted with interior push-up mechanism. Dimensions: 7.5" h
