CONTINENTAL FURNITURE: French Provincial oak and fruitwood crossbanded serpentine Commode, French Empire-style kingwood Bureau a Cylindre
CONTINENTAL FURNITURE: French Provincial oak and fruitwood crossbanded serpentine Commode, French Empire-style kingwood Bureau a Cylindre
A French Provincial oak and
fruitwood crossbanded serpentine
Commode, circa, with three long
graduated drawers above cabriole feet.
A French kingwood Petite
Bibliotheque, circa, the marble top
above open shelves and canted corners,
on cabriole feet and sabots.
A French ebonised and pietra-
dura Meuble d’Appui, circa, with
gilt-metal mounts, the Verde Antico
marble top above a frieze of insects and
flowers, the panel door centred by a
basket of fruit and flanked by caryatids,
the canted sides above bracket feet,
partially lacking pietra-dura.
A French boulle and ebonised
Work Table, circa, the rectangular
serpentined hinged cover revealing a
mirror inset and sliding tray, the shaped
frieze above square cabriole legs ending
in sabots, faults.
A Florentine gilt framed oval Wall
Mirror, circa, with pierced foliate
surround.
A pair of Viennese Biedermeier
Hungarian ash Side Chairs, circa,
with serpentine toprail, waisted back and
stuffed concave seat, on square cabriole
legs.
A Dutch marquetry and
mahogany Chest, circa, the
serpentined top above an ogee-shaped front with four long drawers and a carved apron, the canted bulbous corners with lotus bun feet, faults.
A French Empire-style kingwood
Bureau a Cylindre, circa, with
quarter veneers and gilt-metal mounts,
the three frieze drawers above a fall
enclosing small drawers and an inset
writing slide, below are two apron
drawers, on turned and fluted tapering
legs.
A Portuguese carved coromandel Chair, circa, with a pierced vase-shaped splat and distressed cane seat, on cabriole legs and Braganza feet, restored.
A rare Swedish japanned Wing Armchair, circa, the rectangular shaped back with outset padded wings and shaped arms to an upholstered seat, the shaped moulded seat-rail decorated
with gilt leaves, the cabriole legs decorated with gilt lines and joined by turned stretchers similarly decorated, all on a black ground.
A Louis XV-style kingwood and
marquetry bombe Commode, circa,
with gilt-metal mounts, the marble top above two short and two long drawers, on splayed feet and sabots.
A set of seven French carved
walnut and cane Chairs, circa,
including an armchair, the oval backs
with pierced drapery surmounts, the
bowed seats above moulded cabriole legs.
A French kingwood and walnut
parquetry Lady’s Bureau, circa,
with gilt-metal mounts, the shallow
sloping hinged top revealing two drawers
and a sprung drawer enclosing a well,
the shaped apron with a rear oval
medallion, the cabriole legs ending in
sabots.
An Italian carved giltwood Wall
Mirror, circa, the pierced strap-
work cresting above a cartouche-shaped
plate with a gouged border and pendant
flowers, the pierced apron centred by a
stylised flowerhead.
A Louis XV-style mahogany and
tulipwood Table-en-Chiffonier
the breche d’alep rectangular top
with a pierced brass gallery, the chequer
banded frieze drawer above a pair of
doors applied with leather book spines,
on cabriole legs.
A pair of Louis XV-style
kingwood serpentine-front Commodes,
circa, with Verde Antico marble
tops, segmented veneers, gilt-metal
mounts and porcelain plaques, the three
long drawers flanked by canted corners,
the shaped apron above cabriole legs
ending in sabots.
A Spanish walnut Vargueno, late 18th Century, with gilt-metal mounts incorporating monograms, the fall revealing an architectural interior with gilt mouldings, ivory pillars and
ivory insets, comprising an arrangement of small drawers and covers, the sides with iron carrying handles, faults.
An Italian gilt framed Wall Mirror, circa, mounted with a seated putti, the cartouche-shaped plate within a rocaille surround.
A French boulle Meuble d’Appui,
circa, with gilt-metal mounts, the
recessed cavetto moulded top with a
pierced brass gallery, the arched glazed
panel door enclosing a velvet-lined
interior, on cabriole feet.
A Louis XV-style kingwood trellis
parquetry Bureau de Dame, circa,
the serpentine fall revealing a fitted
interior with a well, the shaped apron
above square cabriole legs ending in
sabots.
A Scandinavian painted and
parcel-gilt Wall Mirror, 18th Century,
the shaped cresting above a panel frieze
centred by a relief profile bust, the
rectangular plate above a further
decorated panel, the rectangular
surround with a simulated tortoiseshell
border.
A Louis XV-style kingwood and
gilt-metal mounted Vitrine, circa,
the serpentine cornice surmounted by a pierced cresting, the pair of glazed doors enclosing glass shelves, the panelled base with Vernis Martin-style panels, on cabriole legs
ending in sabots.
An Italian carved giltwood Wall
Mirror, circa, the pierced scroll
cresting centred by a paterae, the
rectangular plate flanked by bell flowers
and with swag apron.
A Louis XV-style kingwood
parquetry bombe Commode, modern,
the serpentine red marble top above
three long drawers, on splayed legs
ending in sabots.
Two Italian carved and silvered
gesso Grotto Armchairs, circa,
with shell-shaped backs and seats, the
arms in the form of dolphins, faults and
worm.
An Italian carved and painted
Chair, circa, in the form of a
grotesque bird, the oval seat covered in
velvet, parts lacking.
See Christopher Payne, 18th Century European Furniture, plate, and photograph on page.
Provenance: Wilsford Manor House Sale, th October.
A Dutch ebonised and floral
marquetry Display Cabinet, circa,
inlaid throughout with ivory geometric
borders, the red marble top above a
panelled glazed door enclosing glass
shelves.
A set of four Italian carved
walnut Grotto Armchairs,
with shell-shaped backs and seats, dolphin arms and splayed legs, restored.
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