French Formal Antique Furniture

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French, Louis XVI period chaise longue
Item No. 1214
French, Louis XVI period chaise longue

Crème painted with vigorously carved neoclassical elements. Circa 1780.

65" long by 39½" high by 28" deep
French, Art Nouveau period petit deux corps
Item No. 1213
French, Art Nouveau period petit deux corps

In solid, carved walnut inset with elm burl panels. From L'ecole de Nancy. Circa 1900.

81½" high by 42¾" wide by 20½" deep
French, Early Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat
Item No. 1212
French, Early Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat

Double face with six functioning drawers, curvilinear in form resting on four cabriole legs, the veneer done in parquetry of Tulipwood, the top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather, the whole adorned with bronze dore mounts. Part re-veneered. Circa 1735.

Provenance: Juan Pablo Molyneux, famous Chilean architect

57½" wide by 29" deep by 29½" high
French, Regence Period console table
Item No. 1210
French, Regence Period console table

In solid carved giltwood, the whole resting on four legs terminating in hairy hooved feet, sculpted with volutes, shells and acanthus leaves. Surmounted by grey, blue Breccia marble with double bevel. Circa 1725-1730.

51¾" wide by 33¼" high by 25¾" deep
Northern European, Neoclassical period jardiniere
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
Pair of exceptional Louis XVI period fauteuils
Item No. 1147
Pair of exceptional Louis XVI period fauteuils

In solid carved mahogany with giltwood accents, the front aprons inspired by the designs of Georges Jacob, the armrests adorned with mufles de lion (lion masks) in the manner of Jacob Frères (Georges Jacob's sons), and having unusual tapered and sprial-fluted back sabre legs.

Late 18th century.

36½" high by 23½" wide
French, Louis XVI period, console
Item No. 1207
French, Louis XVI period, console

In solid, carved giltwood with original Bleu Turquin marble top. Circa 1780. In the manner of Henri Jacob.
Pair of French, Rocaille style, three-arm sconces
Item No. 1206
Pair of French, Rocaille style, three-arm sconces

In solid, gilt bronze. Originally gasoliers. Circa 1870.

25" high by 14" wide by 5" deep
French, Louis XVI period, demi-lune, bronze-mounted commode
Item No. 1205
French, Louis XVI period, demi-lune, bronze-mounted commode

In solid Cuban mahogany and Cuban mahogany veneer having two central drawers flanked by side compartments; the whole resting upon four tapered and fluted legs. With original white marble top. Circa 1780.

Signed: N. Petit

44" wide by 34" high by 19" deep
French, Louis XV period, bureau de pente
Item No. 1202
French, Louis XV period, bureau de pente

In palissandre de Rio (Brazilian rosewood) with bronze d'ore mounts, the whole resting upon cabriole legs terminating in bronze sabot feet. Slant front opens to reveal a leather writing surface and five drawers. Circa 1750.

Attributed to Jean Lapie.

Provenance: Sold Sotheby's, NY, November 11, 2000, Lot 171

39½" wide by 38" high by 17½" deep
French, Baroque Period embroidered needlework panel
Item No. 1201
French, Baroque Period embroidered needlework panel

Probably depicting Saint Cyr, within a Regence style giltwood frame. Late 17th or early 18th century.

Provenance: Collection de la Tour d'Argent, Paris.

40" high by 37" wide
French Regence period commode scriban
Item No. 1197
French Regence period commode scriban

In solid walnut and walnut veneer adorned with bronze d'ore mounts; the whole resting upon four cabriole legs with bronze d'ore sabots.

Circa 1730.

37½" high by 34¾" widey by 19½" (closed)
Pair of Louis XVI, Ormolu-Mounted, Carved, Painted and Parcel-Gilt, Velvet Upholstered Fauteuils à la Reine
Item No. 1195
Pair of Louis XVI, Ormolu-Mounted, Carved, Painted and Parcel-Gilt, Velvet Upholstered Fauteuils à la Reine

One with the initials 'M G' in white paint; both with illegible names in pencil on the inside of the chair rail.

39¾" high (18½" at seat) by 26½" wide by 27" deep
Exceptional, French, Louis XVI period Bergere
Item No. 1194
Exceptional, French, Louis XVI period Bergere

In solid, carved giltwood vigorously carved in neoclassical motifs (guilloches, acanthus leaves); the backrest having two fluted and detached columns; the whole resting upon spiral, fluted legs.

Circa 1780, Paris.

Stamped: Louis Charles Carpentier

37" high by 27½" wide by 25" deep
French, Regence period tabouret
Item No. 1193
French, Regence period tabouret

In solid, carved giltwood with pied de biche ("deer feet"). Covered with 18th centry tapestry. Circa 1725.

Provenance: Gallery Perrin (Paris)

9¾" high by 22½" wide by 19¼" deep
Exceptional cache pot Sèvres
Item No. 1192
Exceptional cache pot Sèvres

In Sèvres porcelain and bronze d'ore.

Second half of the 19th century.

Provenance: In original, silk-lined box indicating it was sold by "JANETTI PADRE & FIGLI TORINO UN EMPORIO ITALIEN"
Art Nouveau period Jardiniere (planter)
Item No. 1191
Art Nouveau period Jardiniere (planter)

In gilt bronze, having a rectangular shape with a stylized "Lily of the Valley" design, the whole upon four foliate legs.

France, circa 1900.

24" wide by 10" high by 10" deep
Faunesse With Child And Bacchus, Late 19th century bronze group Signed Clodion
Item No. 1189
Faunesse With Child And Bacchus, Late 19th century bronze group Signed Clodion

Large French bronze sculpture representing a faunesse (female faun) holding her baby on her knees, and Bacchus playing at their feet, a well known model by Clodion. The faun and her child are girded with vine leaves and the child holds out a cup to Bacchus. In exchange, Bacchus lying on a bed of vine branches gives him a bunch of grapes. The thyrsus, symbol of Bacchus, lies on the bed of foliage. All the attributes of Bacchus are present in this magnificent composition by Clodion, whose quality of carving is matched only by the depth of its patina. A cherry red marble base supports this remarkable mythological group.

Signed “CLODION” on the back (Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738-1814). Circa 1850-1860

Provenance: From the collection of Charles Auzoux (1836-1922)

22" high by 12¼" wide by 12½" deep, 12" diameter base
19th century allegorical bronze entitled 'La Genie du Travail' (The Genius of Work)
Item No. 1188
19th century allegorical bronze entitled "La Genie du Travail" (The Genius of Work)

Signed "E. Picault" (Émile Louis Picault).

Picault's work can be seen in museums in Chambéry (Le Semeur d'idées), Clermont-Ferrand (Hébé), Maubeuge (Le devoir, Honor patria), and Troyes (La famille, joies et peines).

22" high
French, Empire style, gilt bronze chandelier
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.



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