Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bombe

Antique French Marquetry Bombe Louis XV Style

Antique French Mid 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted and Tulipwood Marquetry Bombe' Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top, After a model by Jean Baptiste Hedouin (French, 1738-1783).

Circa: Paris, 1860.

Dimensions : Height: 34 1/2 inches Width: 55 1/2 inches Depth: 24 inches

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dining Room

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Dining Room

A Very Fine Palatial French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Dining room Comprising of a Large Mahogany Dining
Table with Gilt-Bronze Mounts and Four Extensions and Twelve Gilt-Bronze Mounted Armchairs

Circa: 1870


Overall Dining Table Length: 140 inches
Each Extension: 13 3/4 inches
French Dining room Table Width: 55 1/2 inches
Antique French Armchairs Height: 39 1/2 inches

Antique French Louis XV Pierre Nogaret Chair

Antique Louis XV Nogaret Chair

Antique Chair with footboard by Pierre Nogaret,

around 1760
Dimensions : 95.5 H x 51.5 W x 46 D cm

An example of simplicity and virtuosity, this antique Louis XV Nogaret chair by the master from Lyons, Pierre Nogaret, displays a confident and original talent. The design of the back is rare in having three elegantlycurved rails ornamented with a double moulding in the continuation of the stiles. These rails lend a semi-cabriole shape which makes the chair more comfortable. The gently sinuous H-form footboard, which links the base of the legs, skilfully balances the graceful structural design. A smooth, carvingfree moulding is finished at the far ends of the legs by snail volutes.

PIERRE NOGARET (1718-1771) - The main leader of the Lyons production so sought-after nowadays, he was probably of Parisian origin. A master in 1745, he perhaps drew inspiration from Parisian masters such as Tillard and Cresson and from furniture of the Piedmont. But in his own style he was able to break free from the influences to create models of a generous opulence while at the same time rigorous and balanced.

Footboard : term describing a strut, particularly in the form of an H, which links the legs of a chair. It in no way indicates that it belongs to the Regency style, as is all too often remarked.

Antique French Caned Couch (Sofa) Louis XVI Style

Antique Louis XVI Caned Couch

Circa 1775.

Dimensions : 90 H x 175 W x 68 D cm.
Original : Château de l’Isle-Marie, Normandie.

An unavoidable charm is apparent in this double-Caned Couch sofa that presents to the layman a virtuosity of line and uncommon sculpture.

Several original points emerge from amongst the detailing : the crossbar in cradle, the armrests that come back as if lightly imprisoning the user, the delicacy of the backs and sides, the ornate feet of twisted fluting.

One can notice how the style of ornamentation and form probably refers to the early period of Louis XVI style, around 1775, that is customary to call « greek style ».

Console Table

Italian Baroque Giltwood Carved Console Table



A Large Palatial Italian 18th/19th Century Baroque Style Finely Giltwood Carved Rectangular Console Table with an Egg-and-Dart Moulded Cornice and Heavily-Carved Scrolling Pierced
Foliate Frieze Centered by Cartouche with Arms of the Mastai Ferretti Family, on Scrolled Legs of this antique console table Joined by Wavy "X" Stretcher on a Later Verde Antico Marble Top.

Circa: 1800

Provenance: Commissioned for The Mastai-Ferretti Family, Sennigalia, Anacona, Italy. A Nobility Family from Sennigallia in the Province of Anacona, The Mastai Ferretti Family is remembered most for Giovanni Maria (1792-1878), who as Pope Pius IX, was the longest-serving Pope in history.

Dimensions of Console Table
Height: 104.1 cm Width:176.5 cm Depth: 80 cm

Antique French Console Empire Style

French Empire Gildwood Carved Console Table

the "D" shaped top raised by a pair of sitting winged sphinxes with notched corners over a conforming frieze centered by a pierced carved Satyr's mask with foliate swags above a mirrored trefoil backboard centered by a flowering urn adorned by chimera, raised on a shaped base, fitted with a Verde d'alps marble top.

Antique Consoles Circa: Paris, 1870
Dimensions : Height: (99 cm) Width: (122 cm) Depth:(57 cm)

Italian Reproduction BedRoom

Italian Reproduction BedRoom Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted

Italian Reproduction bedroom completely hand-carved out of solid wood and hand-painted as well.

Dimensions of Italian Reproduction Bedroom set

Queen Size Bed 59"W x 78.8"D
Bed Side Tables 28.3"W x 17.7"D x 28.3"H
Vanity Dresser 82.7"W x 20.8"D x 30.7"H
Vanity Mirror 63"W x 2.1"D x 47.8"H
Dresser Bench 18.9"W x 18.9"D x 19,7"H
2-Door Armoire 43.3"W x 19.7"D x 78.8"H
Lounge 36.2"W x 36.2"D x 47.3"H $3.1

Antique French Fireside Armchair and Footrest Louis XVI Style

Antique Louis XVI Fireside Armchair and Footrest

Circa 1780.

Dimensions :
Antique Armchair = 94.5 h x 81 w x 67 d cm
Antique Footrest = 42.5 H x 81 W x 64 D cm.

Original : Antiquarian in Normandy.

This remarkable Parisian Antique fireside armchair makes a low and munificent seat, having the look of a bergere with unupholstered sides. Derived from a “chauffeuse” (low chair), which had to be lower than the king’s chair, it is a luxurious and uncommonly comfortable seat. One will notice the important slant of the back, the slope of the turned back legs, the curve of the armrests and the important size of this aristocratic Antique armchair.

With its refined bead carving, acanthus leaves, rais de coeur coupled with ribbon, it can be attributed to Jean-Baptiste Sené or his brother but it could altogether have come out of the workshop of J-B Boulard or one of the Jacobs, all appointed by the king.

Antique French Pedestal Table Regency Style

Antique Regency Pedestal Table

dimensions : 67 H x 31,5 W x 29 D cm.

Small French Regency pedestal table with three legs ending in shoes. The special shape harks back to the animal style of Ancient Greek mythology, portraying fauns or the Galatea goat. The symmetrical decoration is inspired by figures in vogue in the first thirty years or so of the 18th century. It is used a great deal when on its creation this light piece of furniture was intended to carry candelabra and girandoles.

Antique Pedestal table : in the beginning the pedestal table was shaped as a Moor, a slave carrying a tray. The central trunk was then embellished with a tripod and various models of it were available. The candelabra may also be confused with pedestal tables depending on the artists.

Antique French Footstool Louis XVI Style

Footstool Louis XVI

Dimensions : 51 h x 49 w x 41 d cm.

Seat height : 27 cm.

Remarkable through its dimensions and proportions, this little Louis XVI footstool , with the looks of a miniature corner fireplace easy-chair, was used for multiple purposes complementary to other chairs making part of a series with the same decoration and decor.

Often lower than its likes, this type of chair, was placed in front of a chair or armchair as a footstool but was also often combined with a rest-bed or sofa.

Simple, in terms of decoration as well as moulding, this Antique French footstool belongs to the canon of the Louis XVI style ; which turns it into an ornament that is not overcrowding and can be used for multiple purposes.

Antique French Liege Chair Louis XV Style

Louis XV Liege Chair Liege en cabriolet chair

circa 1755.

Dimensions : 88 h x 50 w x 44 d cm.

Original : private collection - Liege area (Belgium).

This very attractive Antique French Liege Chair Louis XV Style has an original, graceful, openwork fiddle-back splat. Deep moulding, curved legs and strong rail are inherited from the French rule-book, but combined with the gentle carving typical of the Liege region make this a model free from excessive prettiness. The comfort of this light chair is due to its curved, or en cabriolet back.

Antique French Writing Desk Louis XIV Style

Antique French Writing desk

ca. 1685 France (Paris)

Antique office furniture Oak, pine, and walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of engraved brass on tortoiseshell; gilt bronze, steel; H. 30 3/8 in. (77.2 cm), W. 41 3/4 in. (106 cm), D. 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm)

This Antique French Writing Desk Louis XIV Style , with a folding top that opens to reveal a small writing surface, is one of the few surviving pieces commissioned for Louis XIV's personal use. It was one of a pair intended for the king's petit cabinet, a small private room in the north wing of Versailles. The decoration on the top incorporates such royal symbols as the crown, the crossed L monogram, and the mask of Apollo, the sun god to whom Louis XIV likened himself. The four corners display openwork fleurs-de-lis, symbolizing the French monarchy, with lyres, the musical instrument of Apollo, between them.

Antique French Corner Cupboards Louis XV Style

Antique French Corner Cupboards

This antique french corner cupboards Attributed to Jean-Pierre Latz, furniture worker; with floral marquetry by Jean-François Oeben, furniture worker

French, Paris, about 1750 - 1755 Louis XV Style period

Oak veneered with amaranth, maple, walnut, mahogany, sycamore, satinwood, tulipwood; gilt bronze mounts; brèche d'Alep stone top

72.DA.39

An ébéniste used various brilliantly colored exotic woods and stained native woods to create the floral marquetry on the doors of these corner cupboards. Ébénistes specializing in this type of work, such as Jean-François Oeben, sometimes sold such panels already made and ready to be glued onto a piece of furniture.

Oeben used the grain of the wood to create the effect of movement in a leaf or a petal. Tulips, carnations, roses, lilies, and daffodils are recognizable in his naturalistic bouquets. Elaborate gilt bronze mounts of interlaced flowers and branches, designed by a specialized sculptor and made by a bronze caster, set off the marquetry panels.