Decorative Objects

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Item No. 1096

Romanesque Double Cloister Capital

In veined white marble, carved with foliage, having a face framed by hands at each of the four corners, the whole resting upon two large goat hooves; some wear. Southern France; 13th Century.

18½" high by 22" wide by 14½" deep

Item No. 803

English, George IV period, giltwood and upholstered confidante

In solid, carved giltwood. Of serpentine form with four seats, the whole resting upon casters. Circa 1825.

58" diameter by 38" high

Item No. 1083

Pair of second-century style, limestone trapezophorum

In solid, carved limestone depicting horned lions. Trapezophorum were used as pedestals and supports for tables and benches. 19th century, Rome.

19" high by 8" wide by 8½" deep

Item No. 1022

Egyptian polychrome and giltwood mummy mask

Ptolemaic to early Roman period (circa 332 b.c.-641 a.d.). On custom acrylic stand. Some losses and breaks, stabilized with metal brackets to reverse.

14½" high by 15½" wide by 5" deep (mask only)

Item No. 818

French globe of large dimensions on ebonized and gilded metal stand

Late 19th or early 20th century.

37" high by 34" diameter

Item No. 859

Very fine, Italian, sculpted marble fountain base of large dimensions

Sculpted in solid Carrara marble as a large shell supported by a child satyr and a putto upon a naturalistic base with integral foliate and shell-carved circular base. Circa 1850.

Provenance: From the estate of Dr. and Mrs. Meyer Naide, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By repute, acquired from the Philadelphia home of Pearl S. Buck.

47" high by 41" diameter

Item No. 1048

Pair of French, Neoclassical style Jardinières

In sculpted terra cotta. 19th century.

37½" long by 8½" deep by 10" high

Item No. 1046

French, Directoire style paravent

Oil on canvas. Late 19th century.

74" wide by 65" tall

Item No. 1023

Important Roman statue ("acéphale de péplophore") of large dimensions

Sculpted in white marble. Second century A.D.

47½" tall by 21½" wide by 11" deep

Item No. 1004

French, Louis XV period verrio (display cabinet)

In solid, carved walnut. Second half of the 18th century.

52" high by 27" wide

Item No. 873

Fine, Venetian, Rococo style, painted and parcel-gilded coiffeuse

In sculpted and blue-painted wood with gold accents, the lower part of arbalette form with a single, central drawer, top in faux marble, the legs of cabriole form; the upper part having a mirror with original mercury glass supported by two arms; the whole being of curvilinear form with a floral and shell motif. Circa 1850.

60½" high by 39" wide by 18" deep

Item No. 994

Fine, French, Neoclassical style firescreen

In solid, carved giltwood with original inset needlepoint tapestry. First quarter of the 19th century.

Provenance: Formerly part of the furnishings of the Chateau St. Laurent en Isore. Grenoble, France.

La Famille Terray.

42½" tall by 26" wide by 13" deep

Item No. 930

Napoleon III wool carpet gros point

In dark red and beige, decorated with garlands of flowers and oval center medaillon. Fabric lined. Circa 1850.

118" long by 90½" wide

Item No. 897

Pair of very fine, rare, late Louis XVI polychrome decorated doors within a door surround

The pair of paneled doors decorated with antheniennes on pedestals surrounded by polychrome Vitruvian scrolled vines and feathers within a carved egg and dart and bead carved frame; the overdoor panel with similar decoration within a grapevine carved door surround with a scrolled leaf border. Probably Provence. Late 18th century.

overall: 138" high by 95" wide by 23" deep:

doors: 52" wide by 101" high

Item No. 856

Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeau

With original mercury glass, original giltwood surface, and original painting. Mid-18th century.

100" tall by 50" wide

Item No. 853

Set of four plaster corbels

Cast as praying angels. 19th century.

each 30" tall

Item No. 824

Very fine, Spanish, Neoclassical, flame mahogany and parcel-gilt coiffeuse

The whole resting upon four acanthus-leaf decorated feet; the upper compartment with looking glass of large dimensions between two Corinthian columns resting upon a single drawer; The lower compartment having three drawers, with the top drawer opening to reveal a writing compartment; Circa 1820.

Provenance: Collection d' Ariane Dandois.

82" high by 34¾" wide by 20¼" deep

Item No. 667

French, Regence period bureau en pente

Early 18th century and later. In solid, carved oak with legs terminating in "pied de sabots."

38" high by 27" wide by 24" deep

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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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

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