18th Century Antique Furniture

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Pair of very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, giltwood mirrors
Item No. 831
Pair of very fine, Italian, Neoclassical period, giltwood mirrors

With original mercury glass and original giltwood surface. One of identical pair shown. Late 18th or early 19th century.

Provenance: from the collection of Mexican film star Maria Felix La Donna.

82" high by 36" wide
Very fine, Parisian, Neoclassical period, drop-leaf banquet table
Item No. 828
Very fine, Parisian, Neoclassical period, drop-leaf banquet table

In solid Cuban mahogany. Six tapered, fluted legs ending in original casters. With original extension mechanism and four later, matching finish, 20" wide, mahogany leaves. Circa 1780.

30" high by 68" diameter (148" long, fully extended)
French, Louis XV period armoire
Item No. 749
French, Louis XV period armoire

In solid, carved walnut. From the Rhone Valley. Mid 18th-century.
Louis XV period vaisselier
Item No. 433
Louis XV period vaisselier

In carved walnut. 18th century.
French, Louis XV period chaise longue
Item No. 807
French, Louis XV period chaise longue

In solid, carved walnut. Mid-18th century.

80" long by 34" wide by 40" high (at back)
Fine, English, George III period, chinoiserie and parcel-gilt, tall-case clock
Item No. 802
Fine, English, George III period, chinoiserie and parcel-gilt, tall-case clock

With clock dial signed "Sam Vale - Coventry." Late 18th century.
French, Louis XV period armoire
Item No. 793
French, Louis XV period armoire

In solid, carved walnut with double domed cornice. Mid-18th century fron Lyon.

94" high by 62" wide by 26" deep
Pair of Louis XIV style fauteuils
Item No. 452
Pair of Louis XIV style fauteuils

In solid walnut with the "Les os de mouton" (sheep's horn) stretchers characteristic of Louis XIV furniture. One of these identical chairs was carved in the 17th century while the other was added in the 19th century to complete the pair ("fausse paire").
Italian, Louis XV period, inlaid secretary
Item No. 781
Italian, Louis XV period, inlaid secretary

In walnut and fruitwood with slant-front stand in two parts, the upper part with arched molded cornice above a pair of cupboard doors; the slant front enclosing a fitted interior above a frieze drawer, raised on cabriole legs; inlaid to form foliate scrolls and flowerheads. From Piedmont. Mid-18th century.

87" tall by 52½" wide by 26" deep
Very fine, French, Regence period armoire
Item No. 766
Very fine, French, Regence period armoire

In solid, carved cherry. From Rennes, Brittany. Signed "FAIT PAR IEAN BAPTIS DEPOUEZ AN 1721" ("Made by Iean Baptis Depousez in the year 1791")

98" high by 56" wide by 25" deep
Fine, French, Regence period vaisselier
Item No. 784
Fine, French, Regence period vaisselier

In solid, carved walnut. Early 18th century.
Pair of Italian, Neoclassical, painted corner cabinets
Item No. 564
Pair of Italian, Neoclassical, painted corner cabinets

With bow front tops above panel inset doors, raised on bracket feet, the whole painted with scrolls and flowering leafage on a pale green ground. Late 18th or early 19th century. (One of identical pair shown)

41" high by 31" wide by 21" deep
Parisian, Louis XV period table a jeu
Item No. 757
Parisian, Louis XV period table a jeu

In kingwood, ebony, and ivory veneers with cabriole legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabot feet. Opens to reveal a green felt poker surface. Mid-18th century.

closed: 25¼" wide by 22" deep by 28" high - when opened, poker surface is 25¼" wide by 44" deep
French, Nimoise, Regence period armoire
Item No. 776
French, Nimoise, Regence period armoire

In solid, carved walnut. Shown here with chicken-wire. Early 18th century.

89" high by 53" wide (body) 62" wide (cornice) by 25" deep (body) 28" deep (cornice)
French, Louis XV style, bronze mounted tric-trac table
Item No. 775
French, Louis XV style, bronze mounted tric-trac table

In mahogany with mahogany, pearwood, and ebony veneers. Top chess/checkers surface reverses to reveal leather writing surface. Inside reveals inlaid backgammon surface. With drawers at each side to hold gaming pieces. Late 18th or early 19th century.
French, Baroque period Malle (Coffre)
Item No. 769
French, Baroque period Malle (Coffre)

Embossed leather with floral, metal studs. Late 17th century or early 18th century.

Provenance: Chateau de Celery, Famiille Davies
Fine, Arlesian, Louis XV period panetiere of large dimensions
Item No. 767
Fine, Arlesian, Louis XV period panetiere of large dimensions

In solid, carved walnut with reverse-arbalette facade and arbalette sides. Mid 18th century.
French, Regence period, caned canapé
Item No. 674
French, Regence period, caned canapé

In solid, carved beechwood. Early 18th century.
Italian, Louis XV period, painted scriban
Item No. 761
Italian, Louis XV period, painted scriban

With double chapeau de gendarme cornice and fold-down writing surface. Upper compartment comprised of two doors which open to reveal six drawers. Bottom, fold-down writing compartment opens to reveal five additional drawers. Mid-18th century.

48" wide by 24" deep (37" deep open) by 82" high
Very fine, French, Louis XVI period tric-trac table
Item No. 759
Very fine, French, Louis XVI period tric-trac table

In solid mahogany and mahogany veneers with brass trim. Gold-embossed leather writing surface reverses to reveal felt card-playing surface. Inside reveals original ebony and ivory inlaid backgammon board. Tapered, fluted legs ending in brass casters. Two drawers hold matching white and green-tinted ivory playing pieces. Late 18th century.

45" wide by 24" deep by 29" high



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