Empire Antique Furniture

Item No. 1209 Northern European, Neoclassical period jardiniere In solid mahogany with carved giltwood accents in the form of leaves, swags and palmette feet. Circa: 1810-1825 Provenance: Jeremy Limited, London 2005 31½" wide by 21¾" deep by 16" high

Item No. 1199 Pair of Italian, Neoclassical period candelabras In solid, carved giltwood; each having seven arms in gilt iron. Adorned with acanthus leaves; fluted central stem; the whole resting upon a tripd base with clawed feet. 33" high by 17" in diameter

Item No. 1186 French, Empire style, gilt bronze chandelier Having six arms, each with a bronze cast of a female bust, surrounding a blue ceramic center column; the whole surmounted by a torchiere. Second half of the 19th century. In the manner of François Rémond.

Item No. 1111 Pair of French, Empire period, bronze d'ore candelabra In patinated and gilt bronze. Circa 1810. 4" wide by 4" deep by 20½" high

Item No. 881 Very fine, Empire style, gilt-bronze, sixteen light chandelier of large dimension Hand-chased. 19th century. 64" high by 40" diameter

Item No. 1077 Very fine, Empire period chandelier In gilt bronze and patinated bronze, elaborately chased with ten arms, ornamented with winged angels crowned with laurel leaves, acanthus leaf corona, pinecone finial, and five chains adorned with acanthus leaves and grapes. Circa 1810.

Item No. 906 Fine French Empire style bronze d'ore and crystal chandelier With fifteen arms. Second half of the 19th century.

Item No. 739 Important, French, Empire period, bronze d'ore, tole, and crystal chandelier (Lustre Argand) With crystal de Montcenis (predecessor to Baccarat). With original oil-burning mechanism invented by Swiss inventor François-Pierre-Ami Argand. Early 19th century. Provenance: Property of a French Nobleman, Le Compte de Amxxx 45" high by 28" diameter

Item No. 282 Fine, French, Empire commode In blond mahogany with dark grey granite top and all original hardware. Early 19th century. 52" wide by 36" high by 24" deep

Item No. 280 Italian, Neoclassical (Retour d'Egypt), carved and painted giltwood mirror With gilded sphinxes and foliage motif. Late 18th century or early 19th century. 48" wide by 70" high

Item No. 1036 Pair of very fine, Italian, Empire period curule seats In solid, carved giltwood. First quarter of the 19th century. The curule seat was first used by the Ancient Romans to denote political or military power. It was adopted by later European rulers, including Napoléon Bonaparte. 38" wide by 21" deep by 29" high

Item No. 863 Pair of fine, French, Empire period, gilt-bronze mounted bergeres In solid, carved mahogany with winged lion head armrests. Attributed to Jacob Freres. Early 19th century.

Item No. 668 French Empire style, bronze and silver-plated (argenté) chandelier Second half of the 19th century. 45" high by 41" diameter

Item No. 780 Very fine French, Empire period, gilt-bronze and patinated bronze bouillote lamp With hand-chased detail and very dark green tole shade. Circa 1805. 26" high by 13" diameter

Item No. 715 Empire Style, Patinated and gilt-bronze chandelier Circa 1900. 40" high 16" diameter

Item No. 703 Empire period, circular scagliola top With three doves surrounded by arrow and wheat motif border. Early 19th century. 33" diameter

Item No. 274 French, Empire style chandelier Early 20th century 42" high by 28½" diameter