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French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Oval Mirror
5305
1870

the boldly-carved rope-twist oval frame embellished with acanthus leaves all surrounding a later beveled mirror plate; overall even wear and patina to refreshed gilding; antiquing to plate; some shrinkage to wood

Height: 
38.5"
Width: 
29"
Depth: 
2"
$6,500
Available
5203
circa 1890

the cartouche-shaped mirror within an elaborate giltwood frame of C-scrolls, rocaille, and floral carving; good antique condition with refreshed gilding; overall even wear

Height: 
38"
Width: 
31.5"
Depth: 
3"
$5,800
Available
An English George III Style Mahogany Concave Writing Desk
5212
circa 1880

the hand-tooled leather top with incurved front above an apron fitted with five drawers; raised on reeded support ending in brass casters; good antique condition; new antiqued leather top with gilt hand-tooling

Height: 
31.5" (kneehole: 23.5")
Width: 
52"
Depth: 
30.25"
$12,850
Available
English Regency Style Hand-Painted Wooden Hunting Tray on Stand
4796
late 19th Century

decorated with a scenic reserve centering a hunter on horseback beside a pair of dogs all on a black lacquered ground with gilt foliate decoration; impressed mark to underside ' Mark Knowles and Sons'; good antique condition with some wear and patina to surface; later faux bamboo black lacquered stand

Height: 
20"
Width: 
32"
Depth: 
25.25"
$4,850
Available
5234
late 19th Century

with goose neck pediment above a glazed cabinet resting on a base fitted with a single drawer over two doors; nicely decorated overall with various scenes; areas of refreshed gilding and paint; good antique condition 

Height: 
83.5"
Width: 
29.75"
Depth: 
14.5"
$11,400
Sold
Pair of Art Nouveau Mettlach Pottery Vases  with Incised Markings to Underside
5248
marked 1898

each double-handled urn painted with meandering foliate design on a blue-gray ground; with incised marks to the underside; minor overall surface wear

Height: 
17"
Diameter: 
6.75"
$2,600
Available
Late 19th Century English Barley Twist Carved Armchair
4963
circa 1890

the uniquely styled chair composed of barley twist supports; refinished and reupholstered; overall wear and patina

Height: 
32.75"
Seat height: 
18" (arm: 25")
Width: 
23"
Depth: 
27"
$5,400
Large Late 19th Century Ship Model or Pond Yacht Hull
5256
late 19th Century

over four feet long, this good example of an early pond yacht with planked and pinned carvel hull; the planked wooden deck with center hatch, metal receiver for a single mast, traveler and eyelets for the rigging; fitted with a heavy lead keel for stability; stand with carved canon rests; overall patina and wear with minor losses

Height: 
18.5"
Width: 
55"
Depth: 
9.5"
$5,250
Available
Gouache on Paper: Pair Victorian Still Life Paintings of a Bowl of Cherries and Red RasberriesGouache on Paper: Pair Victorian Still Life Paintings of a Bowl of Cherries and Red Rasberries
4910
circa 1900

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

Height: 
overall: 17.5" site: 10"
Width: 
overall: 20.25" site: 13"
$3,600
Available
19th Century Pair of French Polychromed Faience Octagonal Urns Now as Lamps
4962
Urns late 19th Century

each octagonal covered urn with large arching reserves adorned overall with floral and foliate stems; all raised on a giltwood base; excellent condition with some professional restorations; rewired

Height: 
18" (top of ceramic) 30" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
8"
$5,800
Available

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