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5103
1810

each with incurved back sloping to join a tight seat flanked by bowed arms ending in swan neck terminals; raised on cabriole legs; adorned overall with giltwood acanthus leaves, bellflowers and scrollwork; professionally restored with refreshed paint and gilding; overall even wear and patina; newly upholstered

Height: 
36"
Seat height: 
16.5" (arm: 25")
Width: 
23.5"
Depth: 
24.5"
$15,800
Available
Four Empire Style Cerulean-glazed Porcelain Vases with Chinoiserie Motifs
5044
late 19th Century

each tall ovoid Paris Porcelain vase flanked by upright handles; the front of each depicting figures in a landscape setting; the reverse with a garden scene; adorned with gilt accents throughout; unmarked; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks; slight gilt loss 

Height: 
17"
Width: 
9"
Depth: 
7.5"
$8,400
Sold
Pair of Empire Style Cerulean-glazed Porcelain Vases with Chinoiserie Motifs
5034
late 19th Century

each tall ovoid Paris Porcelain vase flanked by upright handles; the front of each depicting figures in a landscape setting; the reverse with a garden scene; adorned with gilt accents throughout; unmarked; excellent antique condition with no chips or cracks; slight gilt loss 

 

Height: 
17"
Width: 
9"
Depth: 
7.5"
$4,200
Sold
handsome and good quality pair of french empire walnut sleigh/day beds with giltwood hairy paw feet
60392
circa 1810

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. 

Height: 
40"
Width: 
36.25"
Depth: 
83"
$10,900
Sold
a good quality and large-scaled french empire style gilt-bronze 3-light bouillotte lamp with adjustable tole shade; stamped 'made in france'
60378
circa 1940

the adjustable support with forest green tole shade; the body with 3 well-delineated swans over an incised dish; excellent condition with minor wear; craquelure to paint; rewired

Height: 
29" (top of finial)
Diameter: 
17" (shade)
$4,200
Sold
a handsome of danish empire style mahogany 3-drawer marble-topped bow-front chests with brass inlay and bronze mounts
3073
circa 1880

each with thick napoleon machete marble top above a bowed cabinet fitted with 3 drawers with brass stringing flanked by brass inlaid fluted stiles and sides all over a scalloped apron; new tops; excellent restored condition.

Height: 
28 3/4"
Width: 
29 3/4"
Depth: 
17 1/2"
$9,750
Available
a handsome american empire carved giltwood rectangular mirror
60249
mid 1800's

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

Height: 
26 1/4"
Width: 
18 1/4"
Depth: 
2 1/4"
$1,875
Available
a good pair of french empire fruitwood and parcel-gilt armchairs with sphinx-head motifs
1716
19th century

each with rectangular framed back above half-round padded arms emanating from lotus leaf carving; raised on well-carved winged sphinx heads above a bowed seat; all over quadrangular supports terminating in robust paw feet; restored; with later boar skin.

Height: 
37"
Seat height: 
18"
Width: 
24"
Depth: 
24"
$8,750
Sold
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