minor wear to honed surface; new wiring; shade as is; French wired

each with everted lip above a columnar support over a lobed mid-section; raised on a tripartite base with 3 scrolled feet; wear to paint; small replacements.

surmounted by a plumed crest; refreshed gilding and later aged mirror plate

the handsome and richly-patinated English table in the Neo-Gothic taste with long rectangular top within a half-bullnose molding; above a frieze apron fitted with two drawers; raised on bold quadrangular neo-gothic supports all joined by a lower shelf; the whole supported on four compressed bun feet; good antique condition with overall wear and patina; old stains and watermarks; professionally refinished 

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

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 hinged circular top centering a beautifully inlaid checkboard on one side flipping to reveal an inlaid Parcheesi (Ludo) board on the reverse; raised in 4 dramatically incurved supports joined by a lower shelf fitted with a hidden compartment for game pieces; professionally refinished with minor warpage to top; Parcheesi is based on Pachisi, originated in India around the 4th century A.D. Its popularity headed west in the 1860s, first traveling to England, which had taken over rule of India from the British East India Company in 1858, and then further into Europe. 

each tall stick with graduated shaft adorned with foliate carving raised on a splayed tripod base with paw feet supports; excellent restored condition with wear to gilding.

the center support of simulated drapery and bow; emanating 6 double-scrolled candlearms; the whole tapering to a grape cluster pendant surrounded by openwork foliate motifs; rewired.

the domed lid with one seated and one standing rabbit with inquisitive gazes; resting on a circular basket-weave bowl; minor wear; excellent condition.

the tall back with dramatic arching crest above a serpentine seat flanked by padded arms all above a scalloped apron raised on cabriole supports; excellent restored condition.

a serenely rendered still life depicting a lush table-scape with an exotic pineapple, symbolizing hospitality, resting on a metal tray all amid a large urn and wine glasses; good condition; illegibly signed and dated lower right; all within the original ebonized wooden frame with gold slip
 

this handsome chest of bombé-form with serpentine top above a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers adorned with bold solid bronze handles; excellent antique condition with overall even wear

the reverse-serpentine top above a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers all in a warmly-colored parquetry inlaid veneer; good restored antique condition with small areas of replaced veneer 

with flared neck above a lobed body all raised on a square plinth; good antique condition with overall weathered  and chipped surface 

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

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

with ribbon crest above a circular backplate emanating 3 scrolled iron candlearms; all over a knotted ribbon ending in tassels; refreshed gilding with overall even patina; rewired

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 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

each shapely vase with everted neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop handles; each vase with a finely-rendered gilded neoclassical scene; no chips or cracks; overall even wear to glaze

each large tapering vessel finely decorated with naturalistic paintings in enamel of parrots on flower laden branches with gilt accents; excellent condition with no chips or cracks; minor wear to gilt; now mounted as lamps

each of elegant shape with cartouche-shaped back above a serpentine seat flanked by scrolled arms; all raised on cabriole supports; with custom down-filled cushions; good sturdy condition with overall minor wear and rich patina; refreshed surface; caning intact 

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