with a large foliate spray crest above an openwork frame consisting of floral and foliate vines, C-scrolls and acanthus leaves; shipping import label on reverse for Antonio's Antiques, San Francisco; good antique condition with overall even rubbing; later mirror plate

of cornucopia form with flared candle holder tapering to a scrolled end; adorned with florets and acanthus leaves all over a later ebonized wooden plinth; ex-collection of Michael Taylor, San Francisco; later plinth; overall patina and wear; refreshed gilding

a good French Rococo Style Fall Front Desk having a rectangular top with an undulating herring bone-veneered slant front, opening to reveal a hand-tooled leather writing surface below drawers and compartments; resting on a case fitted with 3-short drawers over one long drawer; supported on shapely cabriole legs; professionally restored and refinished with areas of replaced veneer; nice patina to later leather surface

the circular hinged top with scrolling Florentine-style inlaid acanthus leaf and floral band; surrounding an ebonized roundel centering an Italianate figure of a Roman God and putto; with Antonio's Antiques retail tags; good antique condition with small veneer repairs and overall warm patina; later stand with elegant splayed supports joined by a curvaceous stretcher

How can this not make you smile? This well-carved antique Black Forest box of an expressive shaggy dog with glass eyes, forward gaze, open mouth and floppy ears all above raised paws; covered overall with a well-delineated coat; good antique condition with minor wear and nice patina; the hinge with some movement  

Of large scale, the well-delineated and intricately carved head of a bear with hat motif lid; the expressive face with glass eyes and large snout; most likely from the Black forest area in the Swiss city of Interlagen; good antique condition with overall even wear and patina

consisting of four graduated rectangular tables raised on double-baluster supports over scrolled feet; each table top decorated with fine gilt decoration featuring a five-clawed imperial dragon, bamboo plants, flower bouquets and various insects; Provenance: Property from the estate of Patricia Moffat Pope, San Francisco, CA; good antique condition; wear consistent with age and use; minor losses and rubbing to surface

a beautiful example of Gustavian furniture having a well-figured top with canted corners with similalry veneered side panels; the front fitted with 3 graduated drawers with tumbling block and geometric parquetry veneer; raised on tapering quadrangular supports with gilt-bronze mounts; good antique condition; professionally refinished; small areas of replaced veneer

the exceptional hand-carved and finely-detailed recumbent mother Retriever with raised head and glass eyes giving a direct gaze to a distant object; wearing a knotted leash attached to a thick collar; well delineated surface and paws with nice patina; typical characteristics of well-known Black Forest carver Walter Mader; good antique condition with no visible breaks; good even wear and patina

the flaring neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop handles; with minor wear to surface.

the baluster-form lamp of translucent frosted glass raised on a giltwood base

the beveled rectangular plate surrounded by a giltwood frame with half-turnings and carved rosette corners; wear to later gilding; age to plate.

the frosted glass sphere adorned with clear circles with frosted numbers; raised on a splayed base; excellent condition.

each slender bottle-form ceramic lamp with graduated glazed surface of ivory, aqua and cobalt blue; all resting on a round brass base; professionally rewired; good vintage condition with only minor wear

impressed mark 'AD' for the Delafontaine Foundry, Paris

each well-carved foo lion with expressive straightforward gaze on a rectilinear base with dragon-carved frieze; usually depicted in pairs consisting of a male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball, representing supremacy over the world, and a female restraining a playful cub, symbolizing nurturing and protection for the inhabitants of a building; good antique condition with weathered surface and minor chipping

photograph by New York City artist/photographer Alessandro Papallardo; within an ebonized wooden frame

photograph by New York artist/photographer Alessandro Papallardo; within an ebonized wooden frame

The tall vase of white cased-glass covered in an orange textured glaze adorned with a continuous fret band; excellent condition with no chips or cracks

the large bottle-form lamp in a richly-textured burnt-orange crater-glaze; excellent condition with no chips or cracks