A rare antique Japanese Sakata Funa Hon Tansu (ship captain's document chest) made of Keyaki burl (Zelkova) in front and Keyaki frame. All original hand forged iron hardware and Urushi lacquer finish. Side carrying handles made of Kaki (Persimmon) wood.

Used in a ship captain's quarters to store valuable documents and books. In the event of a pirate attack, these chests were tied by rope and thrown overboard to prevent them from becoming part of the loot...

From our European Collection, a very large and imposing set of Renaissance Revival Armchairs, 19th century. These are made of either mahogany or walnut, with carved lion head motifs on the armrests, carved claw feet, and carved griffon-like motifs on the upper back...

English William and Mary Walnut Marquetry inlaid Chest, ca...

Circa 1780, Gates County, Eastern North Carolina Chippendale style walnut slant front desk. Comes with letter from MESDA. Measures 37ʺW × 27ʺD × 41ʺH. Please study photos. Desk is solid and sturdy. Inquire with any questions.

English George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with broken Arch Pediment, Ca. 1800, 92" high, 42" wide-bottom section, 45" wide-top section, include crown and feet, 16" deep-bottom section, 13" deep-top glass door section, broken Arch Pediment with Pierced and foliage carved swan's neck Pediment, Satinwood inlaid band on molded cornice above two(2) glazed doors and four(4) removable shelves in upper section...

A beautiful French Nineteenth Century Bell Époque Crystal Chandelier Circa 1890, decorated with rosette shaped crystals, as well as bi-color Amber color and clear cut crystal , and incredible cut crystal roundels. The chandelier measuring 36” x 24”

In the style of the floral school (rimpa) the decoration represents white and red chrysanthemum (kiku) flowers, treated in gofun, near a fence, on a background of white clouds and gold and silver dust. Period: Meiji. Late 19th century. Dimensions: 367 x H 172 cm.

Beautiful Japanese kusuri medical tansu made of kiri wood (paulownia) and sugi side frames (Japanese cypress or cryptomeria). With warm original finish and hand forged hardware. Lacquer dark reddish, brown and mahogany tones that shows well in lighter and dark rooms. Total of 102 individual drawers.

Edo Period late 18th early 19th Century

39" High x 34" Wide x 9" Deep

An antique Japanese Kusuri Tansu (medicine or herbal chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original bronze hardware including the Hirute style handles and hand forged iron corners.. Organized into 3 distinct sections. The upper section contains 56 small drawers, the center section has 40 medium sized drawers and the bottom section has 4 large drawers for a total of 100 drawers...

A beautiful Muller Fres. Art Nouveau Bronze and gilt table lamp with Art glass shade in violet with eggplant colored glass signed. Measuring 20” in height by 17” wide

A very highly important Portuguese Silver Serving Tray circa 1860 with a beautiful cameo portraits of the Royal Family and decorated with swags and ribbons. Hallmarks for Portugal

A rare and beautiful Clock from the Second Empire with the WINGED GODDESS OF VANITY,SITTING BEFORE HER VANITY. 19” tall, 13.5” wide, 6” depth green onyx,gilded bronze.

Dramatic Chinese Kangxi Period blue and white vase with a cylindrical body narrowing to a straight neck and a flanged lip, ribbon designs on the neck, galloping Manchu Warriors carrying battle banners, base with a circle mark, all decoration in underglaze blue with three subtle hues.

Provenance McIntyre Collection
Dates Kangxi 18th c.
Size H 18 3/4" x W 8"

Nuremberg 1475 Bronze Sander in the form of a Boar, incredibly rare Renaissance object d’art measuring 4.5” in length

A rare edo period Japanese choba (merchants) tansu from the Niigata perfection in Japan. Made of solid keyaki hardwood (including the back). Finely detailed hand forged iron of a flying crane and longevity turtle seen amongst the pine and bamboo. The lower two drawers depict a lock and drum. Stunning original finish with warm tones. 8 drawers in total each of there own size...

A large and fine Spanish Cassone cabinet circa 1700 in oak. More information coming soon

A fine and rare CHINESE QING DYNASTY RARE MASSIVE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, circa 1800

Antique Japanese suzuribako. Made for holding materials for fine calligraphy writing. The cover of the box is decorated with gold maki-e wild flowers including ferns and daisies with silver details and clouds of gold flakes. The interior of the box holds an ink stone, a copper water dropper and areas for resting brushes all treated with clouds of fine gold nashiji on a black lacquer ground. The underside of the lid is decorated with a scene of a rocky riverbank covered in wild flowers...

Table mirror, resting on 2 feet. At the back, a wooden board unfolds to form a third leg to provide a good base for use on a table. Otherwise, folded, can be used as a hanging mirror. Given its small size and that fold-up leg feature, I think this is probably a travel model...

#699 Antique Scottish Penwork Tea Chest in Maple with all over decoration of leaves and acorns and a central paterae on the stepped lid of a mother with two children. Inside are two removable lidded tea caddies with penwork leaf and grape decoration and the underside of the lid has a faux coral design.

Attributed to Charles Stiven of Selkirk

See: “Antique Boxes” by Clarke & O’Kelly pages 126-130 for other examples and our #704, #528 and #700...

A wonderful example of a carved an painted mid 18th C. Mongolian storage cabinet with flat table top surface. Still retains its original pigment with floral motif seen along with the floral handcarved drawer fronts. Footed base support legs float the chest off the ground. Very sturdy and strong in construction. All original hand forged iron is there and complete.

Mid 18th Century C. 1740's

Dimensions: 44" Wide x 33 1/2'' H X 20" D

An exceptional gilt bronze candelabra in the rococo fashion, with 5 arms plus apex stem providing 6 lights. The detail is mesmerizing especially as one realizes that each candelabrum was cast in multiple parts and individually fastened to the main body. The base is a quatrefoil plinth with scrolled feet atop whose frame sits a flower. The front has an elaborate torch and sheaves fixture...

An antique Japanese scholars table with inlaid mother of pearl (Raden). The top features a landscape scene with blooming Wisteria, a tree with flowers, birds, water side huts, borders and rippling waves of water. The scene is surrounded by a checkerboard design with a raised lip. Gold makie lacquer highlights the designs on a chestnut brown hardwood.

Age: Meiji Period (1870-1890)

Dimensions: 23 3/4" Wide by 7 3/4" High by 15 1/2" Deep

A rare vase signed markings of Yongzheng, Eighteenth Century Chinese vase in a beautiful blue color, Pate sûr Pate

A Pair Gilt Bronze Figurative Franco Italian Candelabras measuring 16.5”x6”. Finished in black patina with gilt bronze Ormolu finish early 19th century

Attractive Louis XVI period oak/cherry/pear/maple wood Desk/Secretaire/Chest, center folds down as writing surface, inside has numerous smaller drawers and storage areas; top drawer as well as 3 bottom drawers with locks/keys, size L. 125cm x H. 120cm x D. 60cm, used condition, of Swiss origin and will be shipped from Switzerland.

A Franco American Federal mirror circa 1825 with a reverse painted on glass depicting a landscape with a steamboat on a river (Mississippi?) The mirror is gold leaf framed with a shell carving and acanthus leaves. Measuring 32 x 56”

A beautiful Mexican made chest of draws in the French style, measuring 51 inch wide 31 inch tall, 22 inch deep. Decoration of scroll work in gilt. Fine Mexican pine wood

A magnificent and unusual colored Afghanistan Gul Oriental Wool Rug Circa 1930 measuring 144” x 108” with an Elephant Paw design

French Crystal Chandelier Circa 1880-1900 24” wide x 32” electrified With full Crystal swags and Crystal spheres

17th Century Jacobean Tavern Table, English Oak 32 in. Wide,25 in. Deep,30.5 in. Tall

A beautiful Scottish Queen Anne 18th Century Wingchair Walnut with carved Cabriole Legs 44” height 28” width.,newly upholstered

Irish Eighteenth Century Queen Anne Tilt Top Tea Table Measuring 30 inches across and 27” height. Made of solid mahogany with a cut and scalloped carve the edge with molding and finely carved legs.

Rare Antique Chinese Export red lacquer melon-form tea caddy with six loebed sides, three gilt dragon paw feet, gilt decoration of figures in gardens on body and hinged lid with carved “stem,” opening to a similarly shaped tin liner. Circa 1825. Height, 5.5”; Diameter, 6.25” Gourds and mellons had a particular significance in Chinese culture...

A beautiful and important Qing Dynasty styled Vermilion colored cabinet measuring 62 inch wide,17 inch deep, and 37 inch high. Finely made with deep storage space and shelf interior. Chinese hardware and fitting

From our European Collection, a very fine and large carved marble sculpture of a maiden, Italian, circa 1900. Artist unknown, but the work is very competently and fluidly executed, capturing a wonderful contemplative serenity and grace. This piece is already fairly large and dramatic at 40 inches tall, but when displayed on a proper sized pedestal stand providing it even further height, it will indeed be a strong and important focal point of any elegant interior.

Size and Condition: 40 ...

DESCRIPTION: A Spanish carved oak buffet a deux corps (buffet or hutch with the top cabinet having a shallower depth than the bottom), 19th C. The carved cavetto molding crowns double lattice work cupboard doors with hand forged iron hinges which open to reveal two interior shelves. These are set on a base with a frieze drawer over double cupboard doors, also with iron hinges, each carved with a six point flower set within a circle. Flanking the doors are beautifully carved sunburst side pan...

An antique Tibetan storage trunk with center dragon motif surrounded by an intricate textile pattern. Stylized Vajra metal clasp on cover with two iron ring hinges securing the top to the body.

Age: 17th-18th C.

Dimensions: 34 1/4" Wide by 20" High by 15 1/4" Deep.

A beautiful and rare Antique 19th Century Turkish Senah Kilim Rug Tapestry measuring 64”X50”

Hard to find Javanese Solid Teak wooden wheeled secure storage trunk from Jakarta. Handpainted with original pigments of green, russet chestnut orange with patterns of foliated flowers and rolling waves. Carved shell located at the lower center of the base.
Hardwood teak top hinges open revealing a spacious open storage area. Nobility class furniture.

Jakarta, Indonesia's massive capital, sits on the northwest coast of the island of Java. A historic mix of cultures – Ja...

French Boulle Style Tea Caddy, rectangular with cut-corners and slightly domed lid with all sides and two interior lids extensively inlaid with engraved brass and red and black colored lacquer simulating tortoise-shell in the 17th century manner. Circa 1850.

Provenance: The Cockrell Collection. (Key). (See our #555 for a related example with blue lacquer ground.) See Clark & O’Kelly, p. 109-10 for related boxes. Height, 4.5”; Length, 8.75”; Depth, 4.5.”

Exhibited: “A Celebration of...

English octagonal ivory tea caddy with fluted ivory panels with tortoise shell stringing and banding, having a pyramidal lid with silver finial opening to a lidded compartment. Circa 1790. Height, 5”; Length, 4.25”; Depth, 3.25.”

Exhibited: “A Celebration of the Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party” at Doyles, Boston 2024 **Regarding the Sale of Items Incorporating Materials from Endangered Species: An export license issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be required fo...

Rare English Filigree Tea Caddy, rectangular with cut corners with mahogany bandings having satinwood and ebony stringing around glass panels enclosing rolled paper and crushed stone floral form decoration. The front panel has a silk and watercolor roundel of a girl with a basket. The hinged lid opens to a divided interior with penwork decorated lids. Circa 1790.

Also known as “quill work” or “rolled or scrolled paper” tea caddies, these undecorated boxes would have been purchas...

Exceptional George III bachelor’s chest in nicely figured mahogany with good color and patina, having a rectangular, cross banded top above an oak brushing slide and four graduated drawers flanked by canted, reeded corners and raised on straight bracket feet. English, circa 1780 (brasses replaced).

Length: 33.75”
Depth: 19.75”
Height: 32.5”

**Please note: This item is not currently on view in our gallery. If you would like to see it, please call at least 48 hours in advanc...

Massive Japanese Imari Charger with a Samurai motif. Edo period measuring 24.5 inch diameter with incredible color

An American Philadelphia Pennsylvania Highboy base that was converted to a Lowboy Server, circa 1760, Walnut with a large drawer over three shorter drawers. Scalloped skirting resting on cabriolet legs with shell carved knees and ball and claw feet measuring as follows; Height 34” Width 41” Depth 24”

A Chinese ming dynasty in Russian jade sculptural mythical Figure measuring 5.5“ x 8.5“ made of dark jade Carved

A fine 21 light RUSSIAN GILT BRONZE CHANDELIER CIRCA 1810 42” x 36” former gas but converted to electric

A rare and beautiful pair of Satuma figurative decorated vases from Japan in the Edo Period measuring 15 inches tall. Each with unique matching designs

French Eighteenth Century Provence Sideboard Cherrywood,Louis XVI Period Measuring 65” length,43” tall,18” deep

French Louis XV Pair of Bedroom Side Table Secretaries w/ marble tops. 18th century table made of kingwood with rosewood edges around each drawer and satinwood stringing. The table includes a leather writing surface in the top drawer. Measuring each 27 inches high,15 inches width,11inches deep

DESCRIPTION: An outstanding, solid walnut, trestle-form refectory table comprising four hand-turned splayed legs raised on ball feet, each pair joined by a thick, scrolling wood stretcher. The legs are attached to a solid single-plank rectangular top with two hidden drawers to one side. Beautiful scrolling iron stretchers attach the underside plank with the wood stretchers for strength and stability. This handsome, sturdy table could be used as a desk, for dining, or as a library table; Spanish...

International Gothic Revival Receiving Cabinet Fumed Oak Circa 1880s measuring 42 inches wide, 19inches deep,65 inches tall. All original with a pull out draw

A fine pair of Gilt Bronze and black patina candelabra with hand cut Crystal fitting and a magnificent onyx base. The entire candelabras trimmed in Ormolu gold leaf. Each measuring 28” tall by 11” in width (Consignment)

Beautiful set of eight Portuguese Rococo dining chairs, early19 century, Mahogany ornately carved wood. Set of two arm chairs and six side chairs excellent condition Armchairs not shown)

A very rare matched pair of Chinese Very Early Qing Dynasty Sweetmeat glazed pottery dishes. Of oval shell shape,made for the European circa 1750, decorated with “Hundred Antiques” design. each measuring 9 in. Height by 7 in. Width

Antique Chinese pair of beautiful rosewood cabinets that have been skillfully carved with the image of two mirrored dragons surrounded by smoke motifs on the front doors, lucky bats holding strands of coins with auspicious characters on the sides, and also the Shou symbol between two bats along the bottom panel which doubles as a large drawer. The inside has upper and lower shelving and two large drawers side by side. Date from the early to mid 20th century. Size: 43.5" height, 36.75" width, ...

Russian Czar Nicolas I,Empire Gentleman’s Dressing Table of the period, in Birdseye birch wood with Tiger Maplewood trim and compartments circa 1820. Measuring 25 in wide, 21 in. Deep, and 31 in. Tall, fitted with various compartments for men’s grooming items and original blue velvet and folded mirror

A very fine Sheridan era rare solid Mahogany plank wood table, circa 1830…measuring 122 inch by 53”….the table in three sections that convert to two console tables and a drop leaf table and that can expand in various lengths. The table in remarkable original condition with beautiful patina Shown with associated chairs ( please see stock #3000)

An antique Tibetan storage trunk with hard mounts and a hand painted dragon that appears to be dancing holding sacred jewels in each claw. A magnified textile pattern surrounds the dragon design. Hinged cover opens to a spacious storage area. Natural wear and marks on the cover over its long history of use.

Age: 17th to 18th Century

Dimensions: 34 1/2" Wide by 19 3/8" High by 13 1/4" Deep