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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
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good quality english george II rococo giltwood oval foliate-carved mirror
4487
first-half 18th century

the well-carved and beautifully gilded oval mirror depicting lively acanthus leaves adorned with protruding flower heads; excellent condition; later mirror plate.

Height: 
41 1/2"
Width: 
29 1/2"
$12,500
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a good quality napoleon III carved giltwood square-form stool
3019
circa 1880

the square saddle-stitched leather seat above an openwork apron all raised on splayed legs joined by an x-form stretcher with central finial; excellent antique condition with new leather upholstery and water-gilded surface

Height: 
17"
Width: 
18 1/4"
Depth: 
18 1/4"
$2,950
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