the round mirror plate withing a well-carved giltwood frame depicting overlapping laurel leaves with berries; all in a silver-gilt finish with gold highlights; excellent vintage condition; professionally gilded finish; overall even wear and patina
the fossilized stone top within a pierced brass gallery above an apron with chevron veneer parquetry and fitted with two opposing drawers; raised on tapering turned legs; good antique condition with overall even wear; later marble top
with quick spontaneous brushstrokes using nonrepresentational shapes in black, gray and white paints on a sepia ground; newly framed; Abstract Expressionism is a post–World War II American art movement, developed in New York in the 1940's. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris.
the tall upholstered back with whimsical pierced crest centering a squirrel flanked by facing lions; with down-scrolled arms flanking a tight seat all raised on turned supports joined by double-baluster stretchers; good antique condition with new leather upholstery; professionally restored with some replacements
each rectangular carved framed backrest with padded oval insert joining curved arms flanking a tight seat; all raised on graceful tapering supports; excellent restored condition with fortuny upholstery
each with upholstered back and seat flanked by birch sides with ebonized S-scrolled arm rests and supports; excellent restored condition with new upholstery; some wear to wooden surface
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
the barrel-back bergere with well-carved rope-twist frame all in the French Napoleon III style; newly upholstered; refreshed gilding with some wear
the muscular kneeling figure with arm outstretched; the whole resting on a shaped marble plinth; nice warm patina; some wear to marble
the rectangular giltwood outer frame surrounding mirrored panels with reverse-etched decoration of floral and foliate vines; all bordering a giltwood slip surrounding the original beveled plate; rubbing and patina to re-gilded surface; overall abrasions and antiquing to original mercury mirror plates; no cracks or chips
custom made by Rossi Antiiques for the Ann Getty Collection
the collapsible nickel-plated frame fitted with 2 removable black glass trays with reticulated gallery; excellent condition with minor overall wear
the ciruclar top with diamond and floral inlay marquetry above an inlaid apron fitted with a single drawer; raised on tapering quadrangular legs; excellent condition
each boldly-carved rectangular frame of lively scrolling acanthus leaves; age to later plates; even rubbing to gilded surface; some chipping and surface cracks
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 solid cabinet with rectangular top above an apron with applied bosses and star motifs over a body fitted with 2 doors adorned with bodly-scaled raised stars; raised on elegant splayed supports
Excellent vintage condition with no chips or cracks; Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur, or KPM (established 1723) was a fundamental part of the landscape of the European decorative arts in the 19th Century, and was, and still is, one of the most prolific producers of luxury porcelain
the exuberantly carved mirror with openwork asymmetrical crest above a cartouche-shaped body all adorned with foliate and rocaille carving; good antique condition with overall even wear
the dramatic cornice of outscrolled anthemion decoration above egg-and-dart carving; over a frieze adorned with facing seated griffins flanked by scrolling volutes; the long rectangular plate within an ogee frame; newly gilded; refreshed paint.
the original rectangular plate surrounded by a deeply, well-carved frame of robust cascading laurel leaves; the crest and lower rail with lively foliage, stylized flowers and grapes; antiquing to plate; patination to later paint and gilding.
the rectangular mirror within an undulating gilt frame giving the appearance of small folds; can also be hung horizontally; even wear to re-gilded surface; minor age to plate
"Under the Big Top" this very charming sculpture depicting a dynamic circus ring complete with trapeze artist, tightrope walker, trained seal, acrobats, Pierrot-dressed clowns and horses all under the leadership of the ringmaster who looks out to the audience; with two tall tent poles attached with guide wires; overall even wear and patina to surface
each with shapely wrap-around arms above a 'floating' seat; excellent restored condition with new leather upholstery
surmounted by a plumed crest; refreshed gilding and later aged mirror plate
