19th Century Antique Furniture

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French, Art Nouveau period canape and chaise (side chair)
Item No. 1218
French, Art Nouveau period canape and chaise (side chair)

In solid, carved giltwood. Having original gilding, upholstery, and fabric. Circa 1890, from the workshop of Louis Majorelle.

Louis Majorelle (1859-1926) was a French cabinetmaker and decorator in the Art Nouveau movement of the Nancy School, where he served as vice-president. Started in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture production was embellished by interlacing and took its inspiration from nature: plants, water lilies, thistles, and dragonflies.

Majorelle is an internationally recognized figure of the Nancy School.

53¼" wide (canape) by 27½" deep by 44½" high (both, at the back)
Pair of hand-decorated Doulton Lambeth pottery 'fairy' vases
Item No. 1217
Pair of hand-decorated Doulton Lambeth pottery "fairy" vases

Decorated and signed by Margaret Walker, Lambeth, England. Circa 1891-1910.

8¼" high by 4" diameter
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
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 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
Pair of Napoleon III period firescreens
Item No. 1200
Pair of Napoleon III period firescreens

Paintings of birds and landscapes on opaline glass inset in gilt brass frames.

Circa 1870 by celebrated artist Narcisse Vivien (signed "NV").

38½" high by 26" wide by 17" deep (at base)
Pair of Italian, Neoclassical period candelabras
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
Pair of Neoclassical period, Biedermeier fauteuils
Item No. 1198
Pair of Neoclassical period, Biedermeier fauteuils

In walnut veneer. Vienna, circa 1815.

Provenance: Formerly with Rita Bucheit, Limited - Chicago, Illinois.

35" high by 21" wide by 24" 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
Pair of Arlesian, Louis XV style boxes (salt box - 'boite a sel' and flour box - 'fariniere')
Item No. 1187
Pair of Arlesian, Louis XV style boxes (salt box - "boite a sel" and flour box - "fariniere")

In solid, carved walnut. Circa 1900.
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.
Belle Epoque Period Allegorical Sculpture in Alabaster 'Two Children Reading'.
Item No. 1181
Belle Epoque Period Allegorical Sculpture in Alabaster "Two Children Reading".

Late 19th century. Signed Auguste Moreau.

24½" high
Rare, French, Art Nouveau period side table (meuble d'entre deux)
Item No. 1176
Rare, French, Art Nouveau period side table (meuble d'entre deux)

In solid, carved walnut inset with birdseye maple panels. Circa 1900. Attributed to Eugène Gaillard.

48" high by 24" wide by 16" deep
Set of twelve French, Neoclassical style dining chairs
Item No. 1175
Set of twelve French, Neoclassical style dining chairs

Painted and parcel gilded. Richly sculpted in a guilloché pattern resting upon tapered and fluted legs. 19th century.

A similar example is currently on display at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

37" high by 20" wide by 18½" deep
Exceptional, French, Art Nouveau period bureau plat
Item No. 1174
Exceptional, French, Art Nouveau period bureau plat

In solid, carved walnut; with five conforming drawers; have writing surface inset with decorative, gilt-embossed leather blotter, each side with tirets (additional pull out writing surfaces), the whole delicately sculpted with flowers and other vegetation and resting upon four slightly cabriole legs. Circa: 1890, L'ecole de Nancy.
Pair of French, Faience, covered jars (pilgrim flasks)
Item No. 1170
Pair of French, Faience, covered jars (pilgrim flasks)

Each one depicting cherubs blowing horns and riding fantastical beasts on a blue background. The sides flanked by rams head masks. Nevers, France. 19th century.

Signed: Antoine Montagnon

12¾" high
Italian, Renaissance style refectory table
Item No. 1162
Italian, Renaissance style refectory table

In solid, carved walnut; carved on all four sides with gadrooned edge; the top inset with leather writing surface; the whole support vigorously carved with acanthus leaves and caryatids. Rome, circa 1825.

57" wide
French, Art Nouveau period, giltwood and composition mirror
Item No. 1160
French, Art Nouveau period, giltwood and composition mirror

With original beveled glass. Circa 1890.

66" high by 42½" wide
French, Louis XVI style, gilt-bronze Bouillotte lamp
Item No. 1159
French, Louis XVI style, gilt-bronze Bouillotte lamp

Having three lights with ram's head motif and pierced base. Circa 1900.

30½" high by 18" diameter
Fine, Louis XV style tric-trac table
Item No. 979
Fine, Louis XV style tric-trac table

In solid, carved walnut having cabriole legs ending in pied de biche (deer feet) and reversable top, one side (shown) with marquetry inlaid board for checkers, the other in green felt suitable for card playing. Removing the top reveals an inset, marquetry-inlaid backgammon board. The whole delicately carved. Late 18th or early 19th century from Nimes, France.



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