Metropolitan Home Magazine is back! "At Last!"
And we're proud to note a circular faux bois table from epoca is photographed accompanying the Featured article, a project by Interior Designer, Summer Thorton: "Lessons Learned".
the well-figured top with chamfered edge; raised on scrolled supports and splayed legs joined by a lower shelf; good vintage condition; professionally refinished
each assembled one-of-a-kind table composed of iron gear wheels and cogs; fitted with glass tops; good condition; professionally cleaned and sealed
each with well-figured richly-patinated flared uprights joined by the original rails; raised on well-carved giltwood paw feet; excellent restored condition; with new custom mattresses; Empire furniture was heavily influenced by Greco-Roman aesthetics and described as spare, noble and massive consistent with Napoleonic majesty and grandeur; these beds are fine examples of the grandeur and style of the Empire period.
the round occasional/end table featuring a book-matched top above a similar lower shelf; metal label to underside "Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co., Est. 1881, A Division of John Widdicomb; good vintage condition; professionally refinished
the openwork back with canted corners and vasiform splats; with down-scrolled arms all raised on tapering supports; excellent restored condition with cut velvet upholstery
the original mirrored top above an openwork frieze raised on exaggerated openwork cabriole supports; overall even rubbing to gilded surface; antiquing and surface wear to mirrored top
the round top with quarter edge molding above a shallow apron all raised on shapely cabriole supports; profusely decorated overall with polychrome and gilt flowers and foliage in the traditional manner; some infill to top; good antique condition with minor wear and chips; legs re-glued
each with thick square top raised on four circular graduated supports all joined by a lower shelf; having labels adhered to the underside and dated 4/53; good vintage condition with nice even color
the richly patinated solid cherrywood rectangular top with canted corners above a conforming base raised on four boldly scrolled openwork trestle supports all joined by a cross stretcher; excellent condition.
a tailored pair of Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb each with round honey-colored mahogany top raised on quadrangular supports joined by a similar lower shelf; excellent restored condition with minor wear; professionally refinished
originally used as traveling tea tables for the british in india; the octagonal top with central star medallion surrounded multiple geometric and foliate designs within an outer foliate vine border; raised on a hinged base with open fretwork; excellent antique condition with some patination to top
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
of solid heavy construction with round glass inset top within a thick coved molded frame; all raised on three rectilinear supports joined by concave stretchers; good sturdy construction; good vintage condition with only minor wear to surface and glass
the rectangular top with pierced gallery and apron all raised on cluster column legs joined by an X-form fretwork stretcher centering an urn; professionally refinished; replaced glue blocks
the rectangular quarter-veneered top with banding and molded edge over a burlwood frieze drawer above a scalloped apron; all raised on cabriole supports ending in pad feet; overall wear and patina; brasses replaced
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
each well-carved lamp with flared crown above an imbricated body; all resting on a faux marble plinth; rewired; lampshades as is; nicely patinated surface.
Of fine quality, the tall and impressive cabinet in the neoclassical taste with canted corners all capped by a pierced gallery above a case fitted with two hinged doors of book-matched mahogany veneer centering inlaid shell medallions below drapery festoons within well-carved framed reserves; the lower section fitted with three long drawers with inlaid stringing and half-round shell motifs; all flanked by fluted pilasters; the side panels with similar inlay; the whole raised on splayed bracket feet; good antique condition with professional restorations; refinished surface; portions of the g
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
each modeled as stacked half-spheres on a brass circular base; minor overall wear to alabaster; some discoloration and patina to brass; rewired
one of the prettiest pairs of chinese lamps that we have had in our inventory; each of slender baluster form adorned with gilt meandering floral vines; raised on a turned giltwood base; excellent condition with minor even wear; rewired
The exuberantly carved openwork crest composed of dramatic interlacing C-scroll motifs with floral and foliate elements cascading down the sides; all surrounding the original beveled mirror plate within a relief-carved molding; warm patina and rubbing to water-gilded surface; areas of refreshed gilding; with some professional repairs to frame
the shaped top wit 2 zinc-lined compartments over a deep apron; raised on cabriole supports joined by a shaped stretcher; excellent restored condition
each well-constructed bobbin turned spindle armchair of good proportions with padded armrests, upholstered decking and loose back and seat cushions; raised on turned front legs ending in brass casters; some discoloration to fabric but otherwise in good condition; minor wear and patina to wood; good quality reproductions