1st item: French Napoleon III parquetry jardiniere cachepot. Mahogany veneer wooden planter in oblong, quatrefoil shape with scrolling foliate brass mounts, including two handles and a pierced trim; two sides with polychrome painted porcelain inserts, one depicting a bird on a flowering branch and one depicting a floral spray, possibly Dresden; and terminating in round […]
Lot 236: Napoleon III Pietra Dura and Ormolu Cabinet attrib. Mathieu Befort
Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted and ebonized meuble d'appui or pier cabinet attributed to Mathieu Befort (1813-1880). Black marble top with canted front corners over a conforming case with ormolu mounted frieze, single large door inset with an ormolu mounted oval black marble plaque with Pietra Dura floral decoration, ormolu enclosed Pietra Dura floral vignettes […]
Lot 234: 2 Boxes: French Boulle Perfume & English Penwork Tam O'Shanter
1st item: French perfume box with tortoiseshell, foliate brass boulle inlay, satin-lined lid, ebonized sides, and fitted velvet lining, containing four glass perfume bottles with square cut stoppers; two stoppers have gilt foliate design. Retains key. 3 5/8" H x 7" W x 3 3/8" D. Third quarter of the 19th century. 2nd item: English […]
Lot 233: Dutch Baroque Style Inlaid Tortoise Shell Mirror
Mirror or Looking Glass in the Dutch Baroque-style; ebonized wooden frame veneered with faux tortoiseshell, inlaid with ornamental grotesques including faces and garland scrolls, with angelic finial and ornamental elements extending from the sides. 19th century or earlier. 14" H x 10 1/8" W. PROVENANCE: Private Illinois Collection. CONDITION: Good condition with some paint loss […]
Lot 231: Mother of Pearl Scenic Inlaid Gilt Lacquer Jewelry Box
Victorian black lacquer papier mache jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl architectural decoration to painted landscape scenes with a pair of figures to the lid, foliate gilt designs throughout exterior and interior, and serpentine front. Lid opens to reveal painted floral sprays and fitted compartment with red velvet components. Two doors with floral sprays […]
Lot 232: French Provincial Walnut Panetiere or Bread Safe
French Provincial walnut panetiere or bread box, scrolled crest with foliate and laurel swags surmounted by urn finials above ball-and-ring spindled case; central door having rose issuing from vase and iron components, including pierced scrolling escutcheon and large spindle hinge; over scrolled apron with floral spray on snail feet. 36 3/8" H x 34 3/4" […]
Lot 230: 2 Georgian Inlaid Tea Caddies, Vine & Paterae
Two (2) English George III square form inlaid tea caddies, including one (1) Sheraton harewood caddy with vine and mahogany oval inlays and interior lid with pull handle, informational label affixed to interior of lid (4 7/8" H x 4 1/2" W x 4" D); and one (1) mahogany foil-lined caddy with brass loop pull […]
Lot 229: 4 English Wooden Boxes, incl. Knife Boxes, Tea Caddy, & Lap Desk
Group of four (4) English wood boxes. 1st item: Georgian flame mahogany knife box with serpentine front and conforming hinged lid, a silver escutcheon and conforming handle, inlaid edges, and interior lid having inlaid ebony star and string decoration. 2nd item: Smaller Georgian flame mahogany knife box with serpentine front having pilaster inlaid decoration and […]
Lot 228: English Regency Style Sarcophagus Cellarette
English Regency style mahogany sarcophagus form cellarette or wine cooler with inset front panel having ebonized trim, lead-lined interior, reeded lower edge, and reeded bulbous bun feet. 21 3/4" H x 30 1/8" W x 20 1/4" D. 19th century. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Peggy Lambert, Maryville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Minute scattered surface wear commensurate with […]
Lot 227: Federal Eagle Inlaid Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Federal inlaid mahogany chest of drawers poplar and white pine secondary. Serpentine-front overhanging top, having chamfered corners and flame-veneered front edges accented with string inlay, over a conforming case with highly figured veneered and graduated drawers, having contrasting string inlay to the edges and oval Federal eagle inlaid reserves to the centers. Brass escutcheons and […]