Early 19th Century French Barometer, Hand Carved and Gold Leafed

Item Number: 6878

This magnificent French Louis XVI barometer dates back to the 19th century and features a bas-relief medallion, decorative urn at top, vines and tassels on either side. The piece is hand carved and gold leafed with acanthus leaves framing the barometer and acorn finial at bottom.

Price: $12,500 view item

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French Early 19th Century Renaissance Revival Oak Mantel

Item Number: 3721

This early 19th century Renaissance mantel is made of immaculately and heavily carved oak. The piece features a large head in the center with a carved string of flowers draping to the sides, held up by two beautifully detailed full figures on each side. A lyre, violin, and sheet music is featured on the left panel, and a shield on swords rest on the right panel. A patterned carving frames the fireplace, resting below the contoured mantel shelf. 59" wide x 18 1/2" deep x 46" tall; opening 34" tall x 35 1/2" wide

Price: $9,000 view item

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Pair of late 19th Century Bronze Hanging Oil Lamps with Heavy Chain and Gothic Revival Crown

Item Number: 381x

This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from beautifully elaborate heavy chain. The crown resembles a gothic revival sunburst, connecting to the lamp in three positions. The lamp itself features detailed casting with scroll work and patterned embellishments, a handle, top, and two arms. It has been fully converted to electricity.

Price: $3,750 For the pair view item

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19th Century Brass Moroccan Incense Burner with Swan Handle

Item Number: 2772

This 19th century Moroccan reticulated covered incense burner (brazier) features patinated brass and is topped with a beautiful swan handle. During the period of its conception, France had a colony in Morocco known as French Morocco, which is the reason for the beautiful Moroccon style and French influence in the incense burner pictured here.

Price: $3,750 view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Carved Salon Set with Original Aubusson Tapestry. Beaded, Gilded, and Featuring Acanthus Leaf Wreaths

Item Number: 3038

This gorgeous French Louis XVI carved wood salon set features delicate beading and gild work, and dates back to the 19th century. The set includes a large sofa, three armchairs, and four side chairs, and is beautifully upholstered in original the Aubusson tapestry. Wreaths of acanthus leaves protruding from the top of each chair and sofa, and the supports of the arms of the sofa as well as the armchairs are embellished with acanthus leaves. The tops of the front and sides of the legs of the sofa are adorned with carved round marquerites, and the legs are fluted in classic Louis XVI fashion. 1 Sofa: 45" tall x 28" deep x 70" wide 3 Armchair: 41" tall x 20" deep x 24" wide 4 Side Chairs: 40" tall x 17" deep x 20" wide

Price: $45,000 set view item

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French 19th Century Louis XIV Bronze d’Ore Chandelier

Item Number: 3005b

This French Louis XIV bronze d’ore chandelier is richly detailed and features a finely chiseled shell motif at the center. Notice the movement and definition from the crown, through the center stem, as we venture toward the arms. The arms are heavily detailed in themselves as they each embody an outreaching acanthus leaf to hold the candle at their end. Rounding this 19th century piece off is an acorn finial and dart and egg pattern at the bottom.

Price: $50,000 view item

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French 19th century Restauration Walnut Lyre Work Table

Item Number: 1475

This beautiful French Restauration style table dates back to the 1800s and is made of beautiful walnut wood. The table is in the shape of a lyre, and features a top inlaid with parquetry chevron shapes, a hinged box on either side for closed storage, and a concave bottom shelf for open storage.

Price: $3,500 view item

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Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet with Stones

Item Number: 1095

This Chinese black lacquer cabinet features most notably semi-precious stones that are carved in the shape of birds, flora and fauna, and set into the piece itself. The carvings give added definition and allow the birds and flora to stand out even more so from the hand painted elements on the front, top, and sides. The piece features one drawer and two doors, adorned with gold trim. The floral painted designs throughout are set in a gold frame on the two front doors, drawer, and sides. The hardware is brass and original to the piece and the inside is black lacquer. Lastly, the top is decorated with a gold painting on black lacquer.

Price: $4,000 view item

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French 19th Century Baccarat Napoleon III Chandelier, Bronze d’Ore, Ram Heads

Item Number: 6213

This majestic Napoleon III finely chiseled ormolu chandelier  is exquisite. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century, and features a plethora of magnificent details.  Beginning at the top, we see a crown sporting acanthus leaves on scroll arms, draped with ropes of octagon-cut crystals, with large, faceted pear-shaped crystal teardrop hanging from each scroll. Below this crown the chandelier begins in a floriate design, with beading and lines on three tiers of arms descending from rams’ heads design, each holding a ring in its mouth, with a large pear-shaped crystal hanging from each ring.  The arms are draped with ropes of octagon-cut crystals, and varied shapes of crystal plaquettes.  The chandelier is composed of several fluted bronze d’ore bowls draped with the same ropes of octagon-cut crystals, complete with delicately detailed bronze d’ore drippers, candle cups, and bobeches under each of its twenty-four candles. The center bowl has bunches of flowers descending to the fluted bottom bowl, composed of bronze d’ore acanthus leaves, just as the bottom of each bobeche, with the crystal star and rope of round faceted crystal beads hanging vertically, ending in large solid crystal ball finial with elegant lapidary cut.

Price: $60,000 view item

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French Louis XVI Mantel with Rare “Vert d’Estours” Marble

Item Number: 429x

This 19th Century French Louis XVI mantel features fantastic “Vert d’Estours” marble, a rare marble seldom found today, especially in the form of a mantel. The marble has a clear tint, being veined in green on a white background, note the diagonal movement in the veining throughout the piece, seen best in the above shot. The piece features straight vertical line carvings on each of the two side panels, and straight horizontal line carvings on the apron below the marble shelf. Its simple design allows the eye to focus on the beauty of the rare and unique marble. 44 ½” tall x 8 ½” deep x 53” wide Opening: 37 ½”wide x 37 ¼”tall

Price: $8,500 view item

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