Posts Tagged ‘EBONY’
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Edwardian satinwood and parcel-gilt small Bureau, Victorian rosewood Occasional Table, Edwardian mahogany Display Cabinet, Edwardian mahogany Armchairs
An Edwardian satinwood and
parcel-gilt small Bureau, circa 1910,
decorated throughout with painted floral
sprays, the fall revealing a well and
pigeon-holes, the frieze drawer above
turned and fluted splayed legs joined by
pierced stretchers, 74cm. high by 38cm.
wide; 2ft. 5in. by lft. 3in.
A late [...]
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
LOMBARD WALNUT COMMODES, Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH COMMODE, LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, Louis XVI SIDE CHAIRS
AN UNUSUAL SUITE OF GERMAN GROTTO SEAT FURNITURE comprising a three-seat
settee, six armchairs and a rocking chair, the tall carved silvered backs and seats with gilt-
wood dolphin arms on rockwork legs, the rocking chair [...]
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
PARCEL GILT WALL MIRROR, WALNUT DISPLAY CABINET, GILT BRONZE AND BOULLE SIDE CABINET, EBONY AND IVORY ‘RENAISSANCE” CABINET ON STAND
A GEORGE III STYLE PARCEL GILT WALL MIRROR, with a swan neck pediment centered by a cartouche above a rectangular plate contained by a shaped frame with а gilt egg and dart
border, 56in (142cm) by 32in [...]
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