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French Antique Furniture
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Item No. 398
Renaissance style extending game table ("table a jeu")
In solid walnut with casters and multiple inlaid playing surfaces for backgammon, checkers, chess, and a roulette wheel. 19th century from Paris.
31" wide by 26" deep by 30½" high, (93" wide when fully extended)
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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
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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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Item No. 213
Normandy clock
French, 18th century, Louis XVI period, tall case clock from Normandy. In solid oak with brass and pewter works. Signed by "Mortier."
20" wide (at its widest point) by 98" high
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Item No. 598
Rare, French, Neoclassical, extension dining table
In solid Cuban mahogany, a wood that has been completely deforested. With tapered, fluted legs terminating in casters. Extends with original mechanism to twenty-three feet, seating for thirty people. Late 18th century from Ile de France (region of Paris).
29" high by 53" round with drop leaves up; extends up to 23' (276" wide)
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Item No. 596
French, Neoclassical, period armoire de chasse
A very unusual form, most likely from a hunting lodge in Southwestern France. In solid, carved cherry with additional storage cabinets on either side (see photo number three), which were used to store hunting gear. Late 18th century.
93" high by 72" wide by 23" deep
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