each of campagna form with everted lip tapering to a compressed portly body all over a square plinth; adorned with ebonized highlights; 18.5" (top of wood) 29.5" (top of shade); professionally rewired; good vintage condition with minor wear and nice warm patina
each square tapered column of well-figured rock crystal, having four sides and a pyramidal top; resting on a lacquered base; good antique condition with no chips or cracks to crystal; some lifting to veneers on bases.
Rock crystal is the purest variety of Quartz and is transparent and colorless. Its name derives from the Greek term krustallos meaning 'ice' and is the sister gemstone to colorful varieties of quartz, such as amethyst and citrine.
an english 19th century chromolithograph; a well-rendered picture depicting a hand-colored pineapple; ; minor discoloration; later acid-free matte and gilt-wood frame.
a charming impressionist painting of young French boys dressed in their school uniforms and carrying red flags as they walk across an urban park dappled with patches of light and shade; artist signed lower left 'R.
constructed of finely crafted interlocking fallow deer antlers; the front-facing coronets adorned with relief carvings of a dog, boar, deer and ibis; all raised on wooden casters; good solid condition with overall even wear and patina; professionally reupholstered.
the domed lid with finial knob resting on a bulbous body tapering to the base with a flared foot; painted overall with blue and rouge-de-fer floral clusters within diaper perimeter bands; The historic production of Faenza majolica is recognized worldwide as one of the highest moments of artistic creativity expressed through pottery.
a large and rare set of German Black Forest furniture with chair and ottoman; with oval back above a tight seat all surrounded by a robust frame symmetrically constructed of entwined fallow antlers; good sturdy construction with nice patina; suede upholstery in good condition with some fading and wear
the hand-carved standing bear with forward gaze and glass eyes holding a barrel for matches in front of a larger barrel for cigar storage; all over an oval carved base fitted with a cup-shaped ash tray; most likely from the Black forest area in the Swiss city of Interlagen; originally used to hold cigars but could be used on a desk as a pen or trinket holder; good antique condition with rich patina and minor wear; with an old split to the base
one of the best examples of a spoon back chair with its tall incurved back with an inlaid stylized floral and foliate motif; the down-swept arms above a box seat raised on console legs with carved volutes and lotus leaves at the knee; professionally restored with new black boar-skin upholstery
with a nod to the Napoleon III carved ropetwist stools by Fournier, this similarly carved chair in a ropetwist style with knotted feet; the framed cartouche-shaped upholstered back above a tight seat all raised on splayed supports; good vintage condition with overall even wear and patina; newly upholstered
the scalloped top centering an oval medallion radiating coved reserves above a conforming body fitted with brass bale handles; finely decorated with gilded figures in a garden landscape with pavilions and dragons; the interior fitted with a removable tray; lacking lock; professionally restored with some losses and infilling; crackling to lacquer
this elegant period candle and electric chandelier from Austria's Leopold II reign, the graduated gilt-bronze hexagonal frame with neoclassical relief and filigree decoration adorned with crystal pendants and beads; emanating six candle arms and now modified with six electric sockets within the body of the fixture; good antique condition; professionally restored with some replaced crystals; even wear and patina
the rectangular hinged lid fitted with a flush-mounted handle over a conforming body flanked by solid brass bail handles; all resting on a later detached stand; adorned overall with brass perimeter strapping and decorative brass inlay; good antique condition commensurate with age; overall wear and patina; brass strapping with indentations and wear; professionally refinished; new custom-made stand
In two parts, the top section with molded crown over three short drawers above three graduated long drawers, the base with three long drawers all supported on bracket feet; later pierced brass bat pulls; crossbanded inlay to drawer edges; overall good solid antique condition appropriate to age; overall wear and patina; areas of replaced veneer; shrinkage to oak side panels; professionally refinished
a versatile lamp that can be used in multiple settings, of thick hand-polished crystal with its ethereal reflective quality allowing light to penetrate changing from day to evening; all resting on a brushed chrome base; the obelisk was originally constructed by Ancient Egyptians and later used by the Greeks who described them as obeliskos; excellent condition with no chips or cracks
with its thick and bold brush strokes creating a textured surface depicting the artist's emotional energy; signed and dated on verso by Salt Lake City artist 'Ann Gallagher 1972 SLC'; good overall condition with clean surface; wear to ebonized wooden frame
the thick oval glass top with ogee edge resting on a conforming neoclassical style brass base raised on four columnar supports terminating in hoof feet all joined by incurved perimeter stretchers; good vintage condition with minor pitting and patina; sturdy frame; no chips or cracks to glass with some wear to surface
this stylish Hollywood Regency gilt-brass and crystal pendant light fitted with over-scaled round faceted crystal elements; great statement piece for a powder room, small hallway or dressing room; rewired with 6 chandelier bulbs with a maximum of 60 watts each; excellent vintage condition with no chips or missing crystals
Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen; the beveled mirror plate within a giltwood frame surrounded by a chamfered mirrored border of eglomise panels; good vintage condition with no chips or cracks to glass; later beveled plate; overall even wear and rubbing to giltwood frame
in the Chinese Export style, each colorful bird with turned head modeled standing on a pierced rockwork base; all raised on black painted metal and brass bases; marked 'France' on underside; Provenance Sotheby's Arcade Furniture & Decorations Sale 1994; from a Greenwich, CT estate; drilled and rewired; excellent condition with minor rubbing and patina to brass base; small chip professionally restored
with tole candlecup above a well-carved graduated support raised on a tripartite base; excellent restored condition with areas of refreshed gilding.
centering a stylized bird surrounded by floral vines and blossoms; chips to rim, minor restorations.
minor wear to honed surface; new wiring; shade as is; French wired
surmounted by a plumed crest; refreshed gilding and later aged mirror plate
