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5222
late 19th century

Each beautifully decorated chest with concave top with canted corners above a conforming body fitted with 2 short over 2 long drawers all raised on splayed bracket feet; with overall red ground and gilt decorated chinoiserie motifs including bird, floral and vine, architectural follies and waterscapes; good antique condition with refreshed surface; professionally restored with overall craquelure and patina; japanning possibly later

Height: 
31"
Width: 
36.25 (top) 37.5" (feet)
Depth: 
19.5"
$14,500
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
A Carved Mixed Wood Wagon Seat Now as a Bench
5080
Circa 1880

of generous proportion with flared back and arched crest above a seat with a small hinged compartment; the seat back with carved paneled reserves; raised on a wooden base with later supports; the whole fitted with iron hardware; new channeled leather loose cushion; overall wear and patina; sound construction 

Height: 
36"
Seat height: 
21" arm: 24.75"
Width: 
34.5"
Depth: 
25"
$5,800
Available
French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Oval Mirror
5305
1870

the boldly-carved rope-twist oval frame embellished with acanthus leaves all surrounding a later beveled mirror plate; overall even wear and patina to refreshed gilding; antiquing to plate; some shrinkage to wood

Height: 
38.5"
Width: 
29"
Depth: 
2"
$6,500
Available
5203
circa 1890

the cartouche-shaped mirror within an elaborate giltwood frame of C-scrolls, rocaille, and floral carving; good antique condition with refreshed gilding; overall even wear

Height: 
38"
Width: 
31.5"
Depth: 
3"
$5,800
Available
An English George III Style Mahogany Concave Writing Desk
5212
circa 1880

the hand-tooled leather top with incurved front above an apron fitted with five drawers; raised on reeded support ending in brass casters; good antique condition; new antiqued leather top with gilt hand-tooling

Height: 
31.5" (kneehole: 23.5")
Width: 
52"
Depth: 
30.25"
$12,850
Available
English Regency Style Hand-Painted Wooden Hunting Tray on Stand
4796
late 19th Century

decorated with a scenic reserve centering a hunter on horseback beside a pair of dogs all on a black lacquered ground with gilt foliate decoration; impressed mark to underside ' Mark Knowles and Sons'; good antique condition with some wear and patina to surface; later faux bamboo black lacquered stand

Height: 
20"
Width: 
32"
Depth: 
25.25"
$4,850
Available
5234
late 19th Century

with goose neck pediment above a glazed cabinet resting on a base fitted with a single drawer over two doors; nicely decorated overall with various scenes; areas of refreshed gilding and paint; good antique condition 

Height: 
83.5"
Width: 
29.75"
Depth: 
14.5"
$11,400
Sold
Pair of Art Nouveau Mettlach Pottery Vases  with Incised Markings to Underside
5248
marked 1898

each double-handled urn painted with meandering foliate design on a blue-gray ground; with incised marks to the underside; minor overall surface wear

Height: 
17"
Diameter: 
6.75"
$2,600
Available
Gouache on Paper: Pair Victorian Still Life Paintings of a Bowl of Cherries and Red RasberriesGouache on Paper: Pair Victorian Still Life Paintings of a Bowl of Cherries and Red Rasberries
4910
circa 1900

each well-rendered painting depicting mounds of cherries and raspberries in bowls on a black ground; in period gilded frames; newer mattes and gilt fillets; vibrant and clear colors; rubbing and patina to gilding

Height: 
overall: 17.5" site: 10"
Width: 
overall: 20.25" site: 13"
$3,600
Sold

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