Napoleon III Server with Exquisite Marquetry, Heavily Chased Bronze, and Breche Violette Marble

Item Number: 6801

This exquisite Napoleon III two door server features heavily chased bronze d'ore mounts and dates back to the 19th century. The piece in which it is modeled after was designed in the 18th century for the King’s Library at the Palace of Versailles, and in fact remains at the palace still. The marquetry is finely detailed, the center featuring tulip wood, a slightly green wood commonly known as tulip or yellow poplar, satin wood, and pear wood all together combining to show the flower motif and urn on its side. Finally, the top is made of breche violet marble.

Price: $95,000 view item

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19th Century Louis XV Baccarat Crystal Chandelier

Item Number: 183x

This French 19th century two tier 18 light Baccarat Crystal Chandelier is truly magnificent. The chandelier features cut crystal arms, a cut crystal center, and marked Baccarat on each crystal bobeche. The bottom crystal bowl is also marked Baccarat and is adorned with crystal prisms.

Price: $125,000 view item

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French Walnut Restauration Style Walnut Table with Swan Legs, Circa 1820

Item Number: 6639

This impressively large 19th century Restauration style table is French and made of beautiful walnut. The top is made of two long walnut planks, and a magnificent curved swan base supporting the center and each end. Circa 1820

Price: $45,000 view item

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Impressively Large 19th Century Italian Painted Iron & Wood Chandelier

Item Number: 6723

This Extremely large 19th century Italian chandelier is made of gilded iron and adorned with carved, painted and gilded wood. The piece also features beautiful cups and bobeches made of the same gilded wood. It supports an impressive 54 lights, grouped in clusters of five from the outreaching arms, as well as single lights around the elaborately carved and gilded center of acanthus leaves. 

Price: $85,000 view item

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Large Louis XVI Mahogany Buffet Featuring Bronze D’Ore Mounts and Contoured Marble Top

Item Number: 5953

This exquisitely large Louis XVI side-board is made of mahogany and dates back to the 19th century. The piece features four drawers, five doors, and hand-chased ormolu mounts. Each door has a raised beveled panel with the edges covered in bronze d’ore mounts as well as an additional band of mahogany molding. The exterior of each drawer has inset panels surrounded by bronze d’ore mounts. Finally, the top is beautifully curved and contoured and finished with a gorgeous polish.

Price: $95,000 Final Price, discounted from $125,000 view item

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18th Century Aubusson Tapestry signed “De Landrieve” & M R D”Aubusson”

Item Number: 6164

This grand French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry dates back to the 18th century and features an exotic landscape with mythical animals. A long legged bird forages amidst exotic blossoming foliage at the center. Behind it rests a grand hillside with castle flying its standards. Branches of tall flowering trees are spread throughout, behind them a crested flying bird is revealed. The piece is woven in silk and wool with a green trim in the bottom border. The piece is signed "De Landrieve" & M R D"Aubusson"

Price: $95,000 discounted from $125,000 view item

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French 18th Century Regence Lyonnaise Commode, Made of Walnut

Item Number: 6824

This 18th century Lyonnaise commode is simply exquisite. The piece is made of walnut in the Regence in style and features three drawers, all with the original bronze d’ore handles and escutcheons. The walnut top is contoured beautifully, and the front, three drawers, scroll feet, and contoured bottom are all beautifully hand carved.

Price: $35,000 discounted from $45,000 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 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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19th Century Cast Iron and Bronze Torchere with Gold Leaf Details and Lions’ Paw Feet

Item Number: 4051

This French Restauration torchere is made of beautiful cast iron and burnished bronze. The piece dates back to the 19th century and was originally made for gas. Its accented with seven branches, each still featuring their own control for the gas jet. The stem is fluted, and supported by three bent legs which end on a triangular base with lions’ paw feet featuring gold leaf and a gold patina.

Price: $9,500 view item

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