French Rococo tall case clock, rounded hood with porcelain dial marked "Jean Lemire, Aaria" and elaborate applied gilt bronze mounts, including the figure of a female in classical dress with crane and dragons atop the uppermost medial molding; acathus, bird, shell and scroll mounts on the waist and base, and cast gilt bronze scroll feet. […]
Lot 270: French Second Empire Swan Day Bed
Elaborately carved French Empire style Lit De Repose or Daybed, figured rosewood and European walnut. Arched headboard crest is carved with birds, flowers, and leaves and adjoins an S-curved side support carved with intertwined leaves. The corners feature acanthus and scroll carvings atop compressed ball feet, with the end corners adorned with large carved resting […]
Lot 268: French Boulle and Ormolu Cabinet
Napoleon III French ormolu mounted boulle marquetry display cabinet with marble top, ebonized case with glass front and two interior fitted shelves, case with applied gilded bronze mounts, shaped base adorned with gilt bronze mask. 38 3/4" H x 26 1/8" W x 13 1/2" D. France, late 19th century. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. […]
Lot 269: French Commode, Paillard Bronze Mounts
Exceptional Napoleon III marble topped marquetry cabinet in the Louis XVI style, with signed gilt bronze mounts by Victor Paillard, (French, 1805-1886). Elaborately inlaid two door case case comprised of mahogany, rosewood, satinwood, and fruitwood; white marble top with projecting center and front corners over a conforming case, the frieze mounted with a classical bronze […]
Lot 266: French Empire Giltwood and marble pedestal
French Empire period carved giltwood tripod stand with mottled green marble circular top framed by a band of guilloche molding, ribbed foliate drop with finial, three scrolled feet joined by carved giltwood laurel swags. 16″ H x 14 1/4″ top diameter x 21″ overall diameter. French, second quarter of the 19th century. Provenance: Private Knoxville, […]
Lot 267: French Napoleon III Boulle Tantalus Set
Napoleon III tantulus cordial set consisting of a serpentine shaped, ebonized rosewood case with boulle brass inlay, elaborately engraved with leaves, griffins and lions. Hinged cover opens to reveal four Baccarat style (unmarked) decanters and twenty-four (24) cut glass cordial glasses with gilt decoration. Interior tray with gilt bronze mounts and scrolled feet. 12" H […]
Lot 264: Pair Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chenet Set & Other
French Rococo style gilt bronze figural fireplace set, including twin cherub figural chenets holding floral swags together with companion fender and a leaf and grape cluster door knocker. Fender – 22 1/4" W, Twin figurals – 12 5/8" H x 13 5/8" W, Door Knocker – 6 1/2" H x 4 3/4" W. Late 19th […]
Lot 265: Aesthetic Movement Pedestal w/ Ormolu Mounts
Aesthetic Movement pedestal with square, apricot mottled marble top, ebonized wood carved column mounted with gilt bronze caryatids, lion and gargoyle masks and rose swags. 46" H x 14" square top x 14 1/2' x 14 1/4" base. American or English, third quarter of the 19th century. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall good […]
Lot 263: Pair Mahogany Urns
Pair of small, George III style Neoclassical mahogany urns, having acorn finials over a domed lid, tapering bodies and pedestals, on square bases with compressed ball feet. Interiors are empty. 13-14"H x 5-1/2" diameter. Probably English, circa 1900. CONDITION: 1 has hairline cracks to both sides of lid, otherwise very good condition.
Lot 260: French Gilt and Enameled Clock
Gilt brass and champleve enamel portico or "four glass" crystal regulator clock. Large enameled urn finial over a raised enameled rectangular "roof", with small gilt finials at each canted corner, over four enameled columns atop an enameled plinth base. Four beveled glass sides enclosing a white enameled dial and brass time and strike (hours and […]