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Front view of late 19th century Italian walnut Savonarola bench with slatted seat and folding base
5386
late 19th Century

the long seat of slatted wood flanked by incurved arms with ball-form handholds; raised on a folding scissors double base; the term Savonarola derives from the chair on which the Savonarola used to sit in the convent of San Marco in Florence. The chair is named for the Italian Renaissance religious zealot Girolamo Savonarola; wear and patina to surface; movement to hinged frame; 2 ball-form handles replaced

Height: 
27.75"
Seat height: 
17.5"
Width: 
52"
Depth: 
19"
$8,800
Available
5383
1960s

centering a convex mirror within a gilt metal frame consisting of radiating spokes of varying lengths; good vintage condition with overall even wear to gilding

Depth: 
1.75"
Diameter: 
39"
$4,400
Sold
5405
1950s

the elongated bowl in colors of coral to citrine tapering to a clear glass foot; good vintage condition with surface abrasions

Height: 
5.5"
Width: 
20.5"
Depth: 
6.75"
$825
Available
5403
circa 1910

the well-defined athlete with contorted body about to begin his throw; with beautifully delineated face, hands and feet wearing sheer, form-fitting shirt and shorts; excellent condition with only minor wear; some discoloration 

Height: 
9.5"
Width: 
7"
Depth: 
5.5"
$2,400
Available
5126
1920s

the shaped faux marble top above a bombe-form case fitted with 2 drawers over 2 doors all raised on cabriole legs; the whole painted with foliate vines and floral garlands on a muted butter-yellow ground; refreshed surface with overall even wear

Height: 
33"
Width: 
42.5"
Depth: 
18.75"
$7,350
Available
4887
circa 1890

the round top with inlaid perimeter band depicting hunters and various animals amid a meandering foliate vine; raised on a splayed support over a square plinth with similar inlay; resting on four paw feet; professionally restored with small areas of replaced inlay 

Height: 
17"
Diameter: 
20"
$3,650
Available
5297
1960's

each bottle-form lamp of gold glass decorated overall with a watery blue and green thumb-print drip pattern; resting on a gilt-metal base; excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; cleaned and rewired; newly gilded bases

Height: 
25" (top of glass) 36" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
6.5"
$4,250
Available
Pair of Antique Italian Open Barrel-back Armchairs with Leather Seats
5053
1st Quarter 20th Century

Each with sloping in-curved crest rail over vertical spiral-carved stiles; joining a U-shaped tight seat above a reeded apron all raised on cabriole supports joined by a carved X-form stretcher;  professionally restored with warm patina and new leather upholstery

Height: 
33"
Seat height: 
18" arm: 29.5"
Width: 
27.5"
Depth: 
25"
$9,350
Available
5293
circa 1800

Each hand-carved cup-shaped vessel with Greek key collar above a tapering body resting on a separate square base; overall wear and patina; one side on each urn of darker patina; some chipping to surface; one with replaced Greek key rim

Height: 
23"
Diameter: 
18"
$14,500
Sold
5289
circa 1750

The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid olivewood reserves on a black walnut ground; good antique condition with small areas of replaced veneer; professionally refinished; some age and patina to later marble top

Height: 
36"
Width: 
55.5"
Depth: 
24.5"
$16,850
Available

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