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Italian Neoclassical Style Marquetry Inlaid Fruitwood Drop-Front Desk
4840
circa 1880

overall with marquetry and parquetry inlay; with foliate vines to front, and scrolls to sides all over a single drawer; the drop front revealing fitted interior and writing surface; some replacements to inlay and veneer; refinished surface

Height: 
40"
Width: 
27.5"
Depth: 
20.75"
$6,500
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Large Pair of Italian 1950's Baluster-form Onyx Lamps
5042
1950's

each well-figured lamp of well-figured sienna-colored onyx with gray and black veining with flared neck above a bulbous lobed body over a splayed base and giltwood plinth; excellent vintage condition with some chipping to edges; re-gilded base; rewired

Height: 
24" (top of onyx) 37" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
7"
$5,300
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Classically-inspired Italian 1950's Carrara Marble Columnar Lamp
4973
1950's

with giltwood neck above a turned columnar body of nicely figured Carrara marble all over a giltwood base; good vintage condition with minor chipping to edges; re-wired; neck and base re-gilded

Height: 
15.25" (top of marble) 28" (top of shade)
Width: 
6"
Depth: 
6"
$1,850
Available
Pair of Italian 1950's Painted Porcelain Lamps Made for Marbro Lamp, Co., Los Angeles
5043
1950's

each with long flaring neck above a tapering body painted overall with stylized floral and foliate vines in colors of ochre and aqua with gilt highlights all on a white ground; raised on a water-gilded wooden base; signed 'Marbro Lamp Italy'; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; re-wired; some rubbing to gilding

Height: 
15.5" (top of porcelain) 27.5" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
7.5"
$4,650
Available
Large Italian 1970's Gaetano Sciolari Style Chrome Ten Light Chandelier with Glass Pendants
5048
1970's

the chrome fixture with central support emanating 10 splayed arms ending in tubular batons capped by glass spheres with electrical sockets at opposite end; adorned with suspended glass spheres; fitted with 10 chandelier-sized sockets; excellent vintage condition with minor surface wear; re-wired

Diameter: 
28"
Drop: 
42"
$5,850
Available
Large Pair of Roman Rococo Carved Giltwood Putti Harvesting Grapes
60518
mid-18th Century

purchased in Rome in the 1980's, the well-carved chubby winged putti in opposing stances and poised on one foot over a rock-work base; depicting the grape harvest also known as the allegory of autumn (see detail image of Jean-Jacques Lagrenée's 'Putti Harvesting Grapes'); interior image courtesy 'Edward Lobrano Interior Design', NYC; excellent antique condition with overall rubbing to refreshed gilding

 

 

 

 

 

Height: 
37"
Width: 
26"
Depth: 
16"
$12,850
Available
Large Pair of 19th Century Italian Glazed-Majolica Framed Plaques
60526
late 19th century

each well-executed plaque of impressive scale depicting a moody forest scene and a tranquil lake setting; all within custom ebonized moulded frames with giltwood slips; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks to ceramic; minor professional repair to one frame

Depth: 
1.5"
Diameter: 
29"
$5,900
Available
Large Pair of Italian Baroque Style Majolica Bacchus Corbels/Brackets
60527
circa 1880

each carved wood and parcel-gilt corbel adorned overall with lively foliate scrolls;  fitted with striking polychromed majolica masks depicting Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility; one blue-eyed, the other brown-eyed; wear and chips to ceramic; overall wear and patina to gilding 

Height: 
27"
Width: 
16.5"
Depth: 
10.5"
$5,800
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Large Italian 1960's Bitossi Cerulean Glazed Lamp with Gilt Decoration
5014
1960's

the urn-form lamp of impressive scale with gilt teardrop decoration on a deep cerulean ground; raised on a custom, hand-carved giltwood base; later base; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; some minor rubbing to glaze; rewired 

Height: 
23" (top of ceramic) 36" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
9"
$2,450
Available
Pair Italian Baroque Polychrome Painted Credenzas
60516
18th Century

the rectangular top with shaped ends over a conforming case incorporating two long drawers and a pair of paneled doors; raised on rear bracket and front bun feet; the whole retaining original pale-sage painted decoration on an ochre painted ground; originally purchased from Therien & Co., San Francisco; solid condition; overall wear and patina to surface

Height: 
44"
Width: 
59.5"
Depth: 
17"
$24,800
Sold

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