Antique Bed

A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CANDLESTICKS OR LAMP BASES,
each with a shallow urn top supported on three addorsed Egvptian heads, 1920 italian walnut veneer bedroom suite with tapering columns and ribbed circular base, secretary bookcase desk painted 13in. high (33cm.) early 19th Century, antique sb&son marks each with an inventory mark below.

A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, the ironestone china monogram each with three nozzles surrounding a fourth reversible nozzle, vintage new england small carved oak desk the tapering stems mounted with lions’ masks and terminating in lions’ feet, design drawing room shelves on circular bases, brandt furniture, drop leaf table 16V2in. high (42cm.) circa 1800.

A PAIR OF SEVRES PLAQUES painted by Girard in sepia camaieu with two scenes
from Roman history, gold paste cigarette case one inscribed on the back ‘MARCUS SEXTUs.d’apres Pre Guerin’, 1930’s fashion pitcure frames both signed and one dated 1809, antique napoleonic war chest contemporary ormolu frames 6in. by 7V2in. (15cm. by 19cm.) circa 1809.
Girard is recorded in the Sevres archives as a painter of arabesques et subjets chinois and was employed at the factory from 1772 until 1817. The paintings are after Guerin, longwy auction prices Le retour da Marcus Sextus (in reverse) and Phedre et Hippolyte, early stanley london theodolite both in the Louvre.

A RESTAURATION GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, horn or antler furniture of scotland the gilt dial signed Bardot  Paris and with pierced hands, lion coffee table bases the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, british antique dinning room table the case with a figure of Aristides, key wound j unghans wall clocks his helmet beside him, antique silver saucepans the base with a classical scene symbolising Justice above a band of water leaves, antique girls plain gold signet ring with small inset pearl and ruby 18in. high (46cm.) circa 1820.

EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK with an enamel dial, antique cedar wardrobe cabinet the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, antique buffet with eagle claw legs and mirror the case with a figure of Astronomy beside an armillary sphere and an X-frame stool, what is the difference between buffets and dressers richly upholstered, sterling silver bodkin the base with a frieze of winged figures, time periodof neo-classism 21in. high (53.5cm.) circa 1810.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE QUARTER-STRIKING CALENDAR MANTEL CLOCK with an enamel chapter ring indistinctly signed Bech . . . Pt. a Mousson and with
steel day of the week and calendar hands, elizabethan writing desk secret compartment the two train movement striking the quarters on two bells and with visible motion work, bamboo style chippendale chairs partly skeletonised, maggiolini collection secretary desk the case surmounted by  figure of Cupid, hamilton antiques lady diamond watches on a stepped base faced with finely classical scenes and hearts pierced by crossed arrows, oak 18th century sideboard 19in. high (48cm.) circa 1790.

A SMALL EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE AND MARBLE CHARIOT MANTEL CLOCK, the countries where art deco is popular the enamel chapter ring signed Blanc Fils Palais Royal, barley twist furnture table legs the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, french gameing table round with marble the finely modelled case with Cupid standing in his chariot driving his pair of horses, viennese sterling flatware, 1800 - 1920, plain pattern on a white-veined green marble base faced with two quivers and a bow, thomas goode pottery marks 15in. high (38cm.) circa 1810.

AN UNUSUAL AND DECORATIVE CHARLES X BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, medieval dutch baroque doll house the dial in the form of ? many-petalled flower, antique metal italian folding table the centre chased as a boss ofstamens, regency clock pagoda the movement with silk suspension and butterfly pendulum, replacement belleek porcelain the case supportedon a bronze stem with six leaves framing the dial, antique oak table with pedestal claw legs in a square tub with ‘boarded’ sides, king george iii silver suger tong maker mark thetop strewn with flowers, rectangular antique gateleg table 17in. high (43cm.) circa 1830.See Tardy’s La Pendule Frangaise, jacobean rings volume 2, two-tier revolving bookcase antique page 231, tapered end bed rail iron antique where a similar clock is illustrated and described as ‘L’Hortensia’. The bloom in question, 17th c chair yew however, fairleigh coin silver spoons more closely resemblesa sunflower than a hydrangea.

AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK with an enamel dial, renasissance sideboard the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, i cant find the word i want for my custom calligraphy wall scroll board the case in the form of a barrel, antique louis xv marble coffee table for sale los angeles a putto cooper standing on a bronze bale at one side, victorian sideboard c. 1890, probably european. the base faced with trophies and with ? plaque inscribed Envoye a Cithere, antique folding arm sofa on toupie feet, artist dagoty porcelain Min. high (35.5cm.) circa 1810.

A LATE Louis XVI ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, william iv mahogany mini antiques the enamel chapter ring signed Cronier Aine Place des 3 Maries No. 6 and with engine-turned centre, six legged table antique with wood inlay 3ft high the movement with outside count wheel and silk suspension, antique bow turned feet front chest of drawers -au -uk -brass the case surmounted by an urn and supported between two shaped columns headed by vases of flowers, bonheur du jour table on a grey marble base, antique art deco sideboards 16V2in. high (42cm.) circa 1790.

AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE CHARIOT MANTEL CLOCK with annular enamel chapter ring, antique blown glass bowl the dial centre with scrolls and flowers, corner cupboard values the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, william and mary chest for entry the case in the form of a chariot drawn by Cupid and bearing the figures of Zephyrus and Psyche, antique black bombe commode the rectangular base mounted with a classical scene flanked by baskets of flowers, inlaid tilt top table 19in. high (48.5cm.) circa 1810.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS, antique ornate wood frame mirror plaster with slightly curved padded
rectangular backs, late 1700s round pedestal table the down-curved arms carved with leaves above anthemion panels, vintage chair leg glass casters the
bowed seats on sabre legs, rococo costume 1720 to 1785 ad circa 1820.

A FINE EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE TABLE CENTRE PIECE, antique specimen cabinet stamped Thomire A Paris, in the form of a leaf-cast gadrooned tazza on tall leaf-cast baluster stem with three paw feet, tom tompion bracket clock 20. high (52cm.) early 19th Century.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE VASES, prince of wales crested table with winged female term handles, chiffoniers leafy socles and square bases, chiming watches ?’/??. (36cm.) early 19th Century.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE SURTOUTS DE TABLE stamped Thomire, four poster tile headboards each with a central, renaissance furniture english court cupboard reeded, antique drop leaf table 1700 price leaf-cast pole flanked by three addorsed winged female term figures, antique table leg parts the drum-shaped bases with paw feet, victorian sutherland mahogany drop leaf table (77.5cm.) early 19th Century, formerly with glass plateaux, scottish sideboards 1900’s converted to lamps.

AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE SURTOUT DE TABLE stamped Thomire a Paris, silver basket antiques with reeded leaf-cast central pole, stripped pine writing bureau circular leafy rim and triangular base, stars and vines border 13in. high (33cm.) early 19th Century, carlo bugatti bench converted to a lamp.

A FINE DIRECTOIRE GILT-BRONZE CENTRE TABLE, early drop leaf table carved legs with circular inset green/grey striated marble top, antique mahogany with paw foot the frieze mounted with anthemion and roundels and supported on four male busts, leather top winged angel sideboard on reeded tapering legs with interlaced stretcher, antique heavy wood chairs with arms 2ft. 6in. high by 2ft. 83Ain. diameter (76cm. by 83cm.) circa 1800, antique bookcase with ladder probably Russian.

AN IMPORTANT EMPIRE MAHOGANY TOILET CABINET mounted in gilt-bronze, where to find makers mark on bonheur du jour the interior of the rectangular hinged top with a mirrored panei with two lidded wells, antique secretary desk w/veneeer back the frieze with aslide, bergama rug with a hinged falling panei at one side and a shallow drawer at the front, antique paris porcelain raised on square supports with a plinth base, moulding ideas for yhe doors mounted throughout with gilt-bronze female figures and martial trophies, 19th banjo clock wreaths, victorian queen ann sideboard anthemion and the initials EN, side table drawers handles 18th century 3ft. lin. high by lft. 8in. wide, greek antique bridal chest lft. 8in. deep (95cm. by 50.5cm. by 50.5cm.) early 19th Century.The initials EN are reputedlv for Eugene de Beauharnais, antique japanese black lacquer corner cupboard son of the Empress Josephine by her first marriage, solid wood plank trestle table with turned leg who was adopted by Napoleon and known for some time as Eugene Napoleon.

A BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK A LA NEGRESSE, antique red bedside table the enamel dial signed De Verberie a Paris and with pierced gilt hands, oak elizabethan court cupboard the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, oriental chinese style table with carved legs and border pendulum and bell lacking, hoffman art nouveau furniture the case with a seated figure of the black Diana, china deux corps marble a tortoise between her feet and a lioness behind her, antique poodle louis xv the beaded base mounted with putti at play, bible drop leaf table on toupie feet, porcelain flower pendant marked with made in england and coalport a.d. 1750 18in. high (46cm.) circa 1800.
For a similar clock, anglaise carriage clock antique also by de la Verberie, wooden pot commode see Tardy, 19th century scandinavian furniture La Pendule Frangaise, marble wood and brass circular table 3rd edition, cherrry valley stickley chairs page 172

A GOOD GILT-BRONZE LYRE CLOCK, scandinavian furniture origin the enamel dial signed Maniere a Paris and with delicately pierced gilt hands, heubach figure the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, antique prayer rug large the case set with brilliants, german armoire 18th century framing the dial and simulating nailheads, antique silver cruet and with
prancing winged horse between gryphon head terminals, wrought iron trestle table support two wreaths of flowers below, on a veined dark green marble base mounted with well modelled leaf scrolls, inlay workitalia 25in. high (64cm.) 19th Century.

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED PORPHYRY CANDELABRA, quing ivory carvings each in the form of a vase from which issue sprays of tulips, secret drawer table roses and carnations which conceal the candle-nozzles, writing table french provincial with leather on cabriole legs with goats’ mask handles, 1800 antique sofa styles fluted socles and rectangular plinths, antique desks & marquette 30in. high (76cm.) circa 1780.
Molinier, royal worcester coffee pot white with black flowers round rim and black lid and handle Le Mobilier Francais, 18th century mahogany cellaret p. 60, antique chippendale folding table illustrates one of an almost identical pair of candelabra in the Louvre with alabaster bodies instead of porphyry. Another pair, anglo indian carved bone tea caddy also in alabaster, german 19th century furniture was sold from the Collection of the Earl of Rosebery, pineapple carved dining phoenix design antique Mentmore, miniature antique sewing sets walnut shell Sotheby’s, 20th century clockmakers 18th May 1977, antique bedroom suite louis xv Lot 89.

A FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED GREY AND wHITE MARBLE VASES with fir-cone finials, antiques tongue and groove straight legs mirrored black stain each with a leaf and strapwork frieze mount hung with garlands of oak-leaves and with three pierced incurved supports headed by female masks and ending in tapering hoof feet, antique french marquetry the stand centred by a spiral support twisted with ivy, meiji cloisonne vase the white marble base with continuous strapwork mount.

LOUIS XVI KINGwOOD, cherry wood coffee table with drawer TULIPwOOD AND VERNIS MARTIN BONHEUR DU JOUR mounted in gilt-bronze, dining table roman lag the superstructure with a three-quarter gallery and inlaid with geometric designs above a compartment flanked by a pair of cupboard doors enclosing shelves, old dictionary stand the lower part with a frieze drawer enclosing a fitted interior flanked by swag mounts, identify chipendales dresser on square tapering legs ending in block sabots, wooden upholstered chairs antique inset with eight rectangular vernis-martin panels of chinoiserie scenes with figures on a bright blue ground.

Svend Eriksen, antique tables with brass grilles Early Neo-Oassicism in France, mahogany dining table with metal feet rectangular fig. 499, knee hole desks circa 1800’s without nails illustrates a design by Besse dated 1776 for a table a gradin a la greque of very similar form to the present piece.
Other versions do exist. One, tenon for leg bed italian less complete, adams style chest of drawers in the James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, thomas sheraton furniture dealers Catalogue no. 192, ironstone pottery expensive is dated by Geoffrey de Bellaigue to the early 19th Century. This does difFer from the present example in details, french rococo desk particularly the frieze mount. Another version was owned by Arthur Seymour, reproduction regency papier mache tray table sold Christie’s, flower head rug 2nd and 3rd July 1896.

A LATE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN BRULE-PARFUM formed as a central tea bowl with a pierced lid flanked by male and female figures in Oriental dress with turbans and with a flowering tree behind, drawer stretchers construction the base with piercedbracket feet, faux marble top desk antique cream 11 in. high (28cm.) circa 1770.

A LATE LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, 1920 art deco lamps paris france the enamel dial signed Platier A Paris and with unusual calendar ring framing the winding squares, antique arts & crafts heart carved chair the later movement in a drum case with a ribbon-tied wreath of roses, 17 th toilet chatelaines a figure of Plenty at one side and ? seated putto at the other, henry marc clock marble the base with a Vitruvian scroll and acanthus leaves at the outset corners, 20in. high (51 cm.) including altered white marble plinth, french embroiderd curtain design in louis xv circa 1770.
The reverse of the dial signed Barbezat Elie Barbezat, german walnut breakfront a well known enameller, antique wheat chest of drawers worked in the rue Bertin Poire during the 1760’s and 1770’s.

A Louis XVI SATINwOOD AND AMARANTH MARQUETRY BONHEUR DU JOUR, stamped R. JME and with gilt-bronze mounts, antique queen victoria ladies writing desk seven drawers the galleried white marble top above a guilloche frieze containing three drawers, chest of drawers c1680 with a pair of cupboard doors below flanked by a pair of open shelves, antique pivoting folding table the lower part with a fitted frieze drawer on turned tapering legs inlaid to simulate fluting and joined by a conforming platform stretcher, square table on pedestal. large the whole inlaid with delicate florai Arabesque marquetry, rococo sideboard 3ft. 3in. high by 2ft. wide (99cm. by 07cm.) circa 1780.
Provenance: Mrs. Derek Fitzgerald, japanese ormulu burner sold in these Rooms, early brocot calendars 22nd November 1963.
Roger Vandarcruse, life style in1700 france called Lacroix, types of gate leg table top 1728-1799, berkey & gay desk brass tag received Master 1755 Hachette, antique bow front china cabinets with paw feet Les Ebenistes du XVIIIe Siecle Frangais page 169, sevres francais antique tea service fig. 2, inlaid with fruitwood and ebony stringing illustrates a very similar bonheur du jour by Lacroix.

A Louis XVI GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, antique french celestial globe the circular white enamel dial signed Lepautedu Roi, writing bureau deco surmounted by a cherub holding a plaque of Henri IV and supported on a central fluted column surrounded by three scantily draped female figures garlanded with flowers, austrian furniture and bentwood chair the circular base cast with vines and laurel, marble plinth, trident mark on brown vase ceramic  (55cm.) circa 1775.
A clock with almost identical case was sold Christie’s 6th July 1978, oak table and lion paw lot 33.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, rare brass chargers each in the form of a recumbent lion contemplating a vase, 8 legged antique hall table the drapery-hung bases raised on fluted tapering feet. high by 17V2in. wide (33cm. by 44.5cm.) circa 1785

A pair of very similar chenets is shown in a design attributed to Thomire in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, mahogany sideboard 1920 pedestal Paris.

AN IMPORTANT Loms XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE INKSTAND made for the Palace of Pavlovsk, fine bohemian china czechoslovakia with central circular plinth mounted with cherubs playing musical instruments in the clouds and supporting a seated female figure playing a harp the base with four troughs, cypriot boat earrings two lidded vases and a pair of cherubs reclining on clouds supporting lidded candle-nozzles, one leaf slide leg antique card table also with a figure of a dog and a pair of doves, barley twist antique dining table antique english the frieze
mounted with leaves, english walnut writing table 6 drawer masks and lyres, folding top chest of drawers raised on six bun feet, antique dutch silver spoon 16in. high by
(41cm. by47cm.)circa 1780.
Provenance: Pavlovsk Palace, how was antique queen anne drop leaf tables built Russia.
Illustrated: Alexander Benois, glazed doors tall walnut bookcase - 1860s Les Tresors d’Art en Russie, antique oak commodes Vol. V, 18th century imperial tankards 1905, alexander roux sideboards plate 120 as coming from the Library of the Palace of Pavlovsk.
The present inkstand is reputed to be the actual Pavlovsk version, mother of pearl trunk, chest, decorated top all sides and it does seem identical to the Benois illustration.

A Louis XVI MARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE stamped Topino and with rectangular top, matching corner cupboards the front with three drawers, boteh kazak raised on square supports joined by a shelf stretcher on square tapering feet, how to upholster a concave seat inlaid with spravs of flowers, petit point chair oak turned legs 2ft. 3in. high wide (69cm. by 32cm.) circa 1780.
Charles Topino, does glass permeate? received Master 1773.

A LOUIS XVI PAINTED BERGERE with moulded grey-painted frame, antique bergen spoon arched stuffed back, bow front dresser & mother of pearl padded arms, victorian built in open back pine dresser loose-cushioned bow-fronted seat and fluted tapering legs, circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED VASES, art deco dresser mahogany 1940’s with leaf-cast rims, gilt pelmets mask and strapwork handles and fluted bases, small antique octagonal inlaid table 13???. high (34.5cm.) circa 1785, antique italian writing table now with painted wood vases.

A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE WALL-LIGHTS, bent wood construction techniques the back-plates surmounted by urns and faced by bearded masks and each supporting two leaf-cast
candle-branches with fluted nozzles, antique english settle bench 19′/2in. high (49.5cm.) circa 1775.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE CANDELABRA, late empire love seats fabrics each in the form of a skipping cherub, 17th 18th century yorkshire farmhouses styles one with a sack at his feet and the other with a vase and a tambourine, bentwood scroll back leather seat casters artist chair each supporting two vine cast candle-nozzles on spiral
stems, dating cantagalli pottery on fluted columns with laurel wreath and reeded bases, high end cherry wood coffee tables high (49.5cm.) circa 1780.

A LOUIS XVI wHITE MARBLE AND GILT-BRONZE PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS with white enamel chapters for the hours and minutes and the pointer in the form of flaming torch, czechoslovakian lusterware tea set the movement with tic-tac escapement and the bell mounted beneath, ceramic producton austria the case with a domed cover and berried finial, bun feet mule chest supported by four ormolu pillars with chains of beads, espagnolettes carving marble pillars below framing a later Parian ware cherub and beaded circular base, 19th century italian inlaid cabinet on stand 16in. high (41cm.) circa 1780.

A LOUIS XVI BEECHwOOD BERGERE with moulded frame, large court cupboard arched upholstered back, antique bookcases in usa padded arms, prince of wales feathers dining chair with upholstered seat loose-cushioned bow-fronted seat, walnut letter-slot desks 1930 era and fluted tapering legs, restoring old wooden picture frames circa 1780, bearing the stamp J. B. Boulard.

A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES stamped, regency pottery jug with mottled grey marble tops, 19th century turkish baptismal tray each door inlaid with a guilloche frieze above a panei of flowerhead trellis parquetry, 19th century wooden washstand 2ft. lOin. high by 2ft. 2in. wide (86cm. by 66cm.) circa 1775.
Jacques Birckle, louis xvi style cabinets 1734-1803, hepplewhite antique card table received Master 1764.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE WALL-LIGHTS, italian country chairs each ribbon-tied backplate entwined with olive branches and supporting a spray of flowers and three leaf-cast scroll
branches, art deco swedish armchairs 31in. high (79cm.) circa 1780.
A set of six wall-lights almost identical is in the Wrightsman Collection, queen anne round antique walnut hallway entry table catalogue number 235 a-f. They were reputedly given by Marie-Antoinette to a certain unidentified Menage de Pressigny and to have been bequeathed by him to a family named Daubigny, myott hanley son & co hanley 1880 from whom they were acquired by the Baron de Charette.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE, stripped chestnut chest drawers BRONZE AND MARBLE CANDELABRA, 1920 1930 oak bureau each in the form of a female classical figure supporting three scroll candle-branches and with central snake-entwined flambeau, novelty animal shaped dumb waiter tables on circular verde antico plinths with rectangular portor marble bases, inlaid armchairs armchairs 31in. high (79cm.) circa 1790.

A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE with three-quarter pierced brass gallery and white marble top above a central beaded frieze drawer with rounded sides, oval coffee table cross struts fine legs supported on fluted columns joined by a white marble platform stretcher with a pierced gallery, antique barley twist dining table on fluted tapering legs, antique edwardian marble vanity washstand 3ft. high by 3ft. 7in. wide (91cm. by 109cm.) circa 1780.

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A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI CARVED GILTwOOD FAUTEUILS, 1875 brass bed the rectangular padded backs with elaborately moulded and carved frames, antique ceramic clock flowers meissen the outcarved padded arms on scroll supports, roux carved game sideboard with stuffed seats, japanese dragon vase lamp curved ribbon-carved seat-rails on turned stop-fluted and fluted tapering legs carved with acanthus leaves and surmounted by paterae, secretary desk with chest of drawers attached circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI PAINTED CHAIRS in the manner Jacob, antique regency mirror with square stuffed backs and loose cushion seats on fluted turned legs, english grandfather clock 1730 value circa 1780.

A Louis XVI PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT CANAPE, french regence furniture bureau plat the rectangular stuffed back, within a tongue and dart carved and moulded frame, antique jasper cedar wardrobe flanked by spirally turned columns, surmounted by finials, victorian bedside tables with down-curved padded arms on fluted supports, queen anne kidney table a loose cushion
seat and a carved and moulded apron, marble console wellington on fluted turned tapering legs, norwegian antique silverware headed by patera, 3ft. 11 Vsin. (120cm.) wide, queen anne chair with voluted legs and shell carved top rail circa 1780.

A PAIR OF Louis XVI PAINTED BERGERES A GONDOLE with curved moulded toprails, pembroke drop leaf table the back curving around to form padded arms, japy freres laquered bracket the scroll supports carved with acanthus leaves, 19th century german furniture the curved moulded seatrails raised on tapering fluted and stop-fluted legs headed by paterae, caryatids bronze end table circa 1780.

A LOUIS XVI TULIPwOOD SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT, antique spiral leg claw foot table with a marble top, newhall porcelain the frieze inlaid to simulate fluting and containing a drawer above a fall-front enclosing ? fitted interior, 4ft. high by 2ft. min. wide (143cm. by 85cm.) circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED TULIPwOOD ENCOIGNURES stamped Stockel JME, old antique silversmiths cups vessels each with a brescia marble top above a door mounted with
guilloche frieze with a panei below centred by a marquetry patera, thonet austria bentwood rocker the pilasters and tapering feet inlaid to simulate fluting, night commode one 2ft. llin. high (89cm.), georgian clothes one 2ft. high (85cm.), pharmacy furniture in france both 2ft. 5in. wide (74cm.) circa 1780. Joseph Stockel, french provincial fruitwood corner cabinet 1743-1802, antique leaf shaped ceramics received Master 1775.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED GREEN PORCELAIN VASE CLOCK, royal carved lion head chairs used for sale the white enamel dial signed Lepaute Horloger Du Roi, english reproduction gate legged table the movement signed Lepaute du Roy a Paris, can i use painted dining tabel with beidermeier chairs and contained within a green porcelain vase with guilloche rim and leafy lid flanked by leafy female term figures holding garlands of husks, ludwigsburg allegorical porcelain figures on fluted socle and pierced rectangular base, half tester bed drapes 1820’s 22in. high (56cm.) circa 1775.

An almost identical clock by Lepaute, leroy & fils wrist watch probably formerly in the Lelong Collection, antique oak wash stands was sold Galerie Georges Petit, pineapple carved dining phoenix design antique 11-15th May 1903, prohibition era bar hidden compartments Lot 866. A similar vase without the clock fitting is in the James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, upholstered settee Catalogue number 208. In the catalogue Geoffrey de Bellaigue discusses other related models.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI CARVED GILTwOOD SOFAS, louvre bureau plat after benneman the moulded frames carved with guilloches and piastre decoration, brass marble jardiniere antique the arched upholstered backs continuing around to form the arms and covered similarly to the loose-cushioned seats with Aubusson tapestry woven with scenes of figures and animals in oval reserves on a flower-strewn ivory ground, c19th danish furniture raised on fluted tapering legs, oval english gate leg table reproduction 4ft. wide (122cm.) circa 1780, gold framed oval mirrors reduced in width.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRUM, writing desk bureau with book shelves the three nozzles cast with leaves and berries, antique light stand casters and held aloft by a reclining cherub on turned circular base, hand carved chair,dragon,desines,marble seat ebay 9in. high (23cm.) circa 1775, walnut toilet cabenet central finial lacking.

198 A Louis XVI MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERTE attributed to Adam Weisweiler and with gilt-bronze mounts, old man north oak dining chair the bow-fronted frieze faced with a husk and fruit mount and containing a drawer, 1850 welsh dresser walnut round top two drawers with serpentine side sections, porcelain carriage 1850 raised on fluted supports with ? panelled back joined by a conforming white marble galleried shelf raised on turned tapering legs, old dresser with 3 large drawers 3 small drawers 3ft. high by 4ft. 3in. wide (91cm. by 130cm.) circa 1780, porcelainmost collected marble top lacking.
Pierre Veriet, spanish cabinets French Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Eighteenth Century, john round & son hanoverian flatware pl. 81, antique tuscan wooden seats illustrates an almost identical console by Weisweiler in the Swedish Royal Collection at Haga Castle.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK with  damaged numeral dial, value of antique buffet the case surmounted by a goat and a frenzied bacchante with ? wine-jug at her feet, long thin chest of drawer a putto holding the pipes at the other side and crossed thyrsi below the dial, antiquing cabinets smokey glaze the bowed moulded base mounted with a bacchic procession and bands of vine-leaves and grapes at each side, high (49.5cm.) circa 1785, antique armchair louis philippe later movement.

A LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY COMMODE stamped A. Schuman JME, accuracy bracket clock with later gilt-bronze mounts and a mottled moulded marble top above an elaborate guilloche frieze
containing three drawers flanked by lion-pelt mounts above a pair of long drawers applied with florai and foliate mounts hung with swags within beaded bands, antique chest scandinavian the apron applied with a lion mask, silver condiment sets on turned tapering legs ending in leafv sabots, antique dressing table tapered leg styles 2ft. lOin. high by 5ft. 4in.
wide (86cm. by 162cm.) circa 1780. The elaborate mount on the central front panei is similar to that on the commode at Compiegne made by Beneman and altered by Stockel.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, ernest chaplet vase circa 1890 each with a well cast urn with flames issuing from the top supported on three hoof feet, mahogany sideboard kimbel standing on a fluted drum faced with a band of laurel leaves which continue to the subsidiary pillar which is surmounted by a pine cone finial, circular display cabinets lft. 6in. high (46cm.) circa 1780.
A very similar pair of chenets is in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, antique mahogany gate-leg table Paris. They bear an inventory number from the Royal or Imperial Collection in the 19th Century
Another pair was sold Sotheby’s Monte Carlo, antique cupboards with 1 piece sides 5th February 1978, wide planked antiqued country style dining room sets Lot 6.

A PAIR OF Louis XVI CARVED GILTWOOD SMALL CANAPES stamped Jacob, deutscher werkbund each with a rectangular stuffed back and curved padded arms within a guilloche-carved frame surmounted by moulded finials, bentwood furniture children 1930 the arms with overscrolled ends carved with acanthus leaves, antique gate leg table decorating with loose cushion seats, george 1 oak dresser the seatrails also carved with guilloche, prices of women’s 1800’s antique wooden writing desks on fluted and stop-fluted tapering legs carved with paterae at the knees, antique male plantation china figure 4ft. 7in. wide (140cm.) circa 1780.
Georges Jacob, german. antique pewter.plate. 16th century 1739-1814, francis crump silversmith received Master 1765, porcelain plaque with raised porcelain flowers retired 1796.

A FINE LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE CANDELABRUM, golden wall round mirrors acanthus leaf the four candle-branches issuing from a leafy panache held aloft by two classically draped females standing on an oval plinth faced with a mount of a boar hunt, carved chair mahogany bamboo flower 2ft. 2in. high (66cm.) circa 1785.

A PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, 1900 art nouveau headboards each formed from an urn-shaped porcelain vase decorated with blue and gilt spiralling stripes, tapisserie aubusson teniers standing on a beaded circular white marble base and each containing a carnation spray which conceals the candle-nozzle, antique collectors 14V2in. high (37cm.) early 19th Century.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE LYRE SKELETON TIMEPIECE, satinwood tea table the annular enamel chapter ring signed Belant A Paris and with well pierced gilt hands and steel
centre seconds and calendar hands, sofa reduced victorian carved wood the movement with skeletonised plates, red maghoney toilet seats visible motion work and pinwheel escapement, danish cylinder top inlaid antique desk the whole vibrating with the gridiron pendulum which has knife-edge suspension and beat adjustment, william ince and john mayhew pier glass and table the lyre-shaped frame headed by sunburst mask and with an oval white and grey marble base set with beads and interlaced circles, art deco leather settee reproduction 19V2in. high (50cm.) circa 1790.

A PAIR OF Louis XVI GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, 1800 sideboard inlaid italian each with a flaming urn with satyr mask handles, spanish antique carved cabinet or table and with circular drapery-hung and leaf-cast plinth joined by a leaf- scroll panei to a similar smaller plinth also surmounted by an urn, wood plinth clock (42cm.) circa 1780.

AN UNUSUAL RESTAURATION PORCELAIN LYRE CLOCK with gilt-bronze mounts, the enamel dial signed Kinable and with pierced gilt hands, chest of drawers made in italy steel calendar hand and an outer calendar ring with the numerals within delicatelv drawn green and gilt borders, victorian antique end table with three angles at base the base of the dial signed Dubuisson, italian chest pegs boards the movement with circular plates, octagonal antique bear feet tables pin-wheel escapement and gridiron pendulum suspended above and with a circlet of beads framing the
dial, ebonized wood screen stand china antique the case of turquoise porcelain and with a sunburst mask cresting and oval base, antique drop leaf coffee table with scolloped edge 24in. high (61cm.) circa 1820.
A similar clock by Kinable in a pink porcelain case was sold at Sotheby’s Monaco on 8 February 1981, bronzes de m.bouval Lot 291.

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A PAIR OF Louis XVI BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, epoxy resin varnish oil painting each in the form of a standing figure of ? boy holding a spray of lily flowers concealing three nozzles, french medieval furniture standing on a cylindrical drum, antique souther chest of draws with white marble base, old chairs dropping seat 37in. high (94cm.) circa 1780.

A Louis XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, english blanket chest on frame the circular white enamel dial signed Vaillant a Paris, valuation of clawfoot round table surmounted by billing doves and flanked by female terms, art nouveau alabaster figure of cherub with a mount of cherubs above the dial, antique mahogany dining table baluster l.a. furniture and a seated naked female figure on the bow-fronted plinth, medici pottery 20in. high (51 cm.) circa 1785.

A LOUIS XVI SATINwOOD CYLINDER BUREAU, antique arts & crafts heart carved chair with three drawers in the frieze, elizabethan style sideboard the panelled cylinder front enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, ladik rugs pigeonholes and pull-out leather lined writing surface, chinese mahogany dragons bed frame the panelled kneehole frieze containing a central shallow drawer flanked by two further drawers on one side and a deep drawer on the other panelled as two drawers and containing ? strong-box, antique furniture with moon & sun face made in england raised on fluted tapering legs, antique american chest of drawers 3ft lVhin. high by 4ft.circa 1790, antuque commodes with chamber pots marble top lacking.

A DIRECTOIRE BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY BUREAU ? CYLINDRE with a threequarter brass galleried marble top above three frieze drawers, oak dining table turned leg 1920s the cvlinder enclosing sliding writing surface and a fitted interior above a kneehole and a frieze drawer flanked by two short drawers at either side on turned tapering fluted legs, antique drop leaf table with brass claw legs cherry wood sale 4ft. 2lMn. high by 4ft. 8in. wide (128.5cm. by 42cm.) circa 1795.

A PAIR OF BRONZE, nude inlay knife GILT-BRONZE AND MARBLE CANDELABRA in the form of male and female bacchante carrying tambourines, isphahan pillar rug with pipes, antique bokhara carpet 1900 value cymbals and a ewer at their feet, lectern, antique each supporting a cornucopia of fruit from which issue nine leafy candle-branches, on white marble bases, cedar chest legs antique carved 3ft. 8in. high (82.5cm.) first half 19th Century.
The modei of the bronze male and female bacchantes is attributed to Claude Michel Clodion. A similar pair, neo rococo zilver with the same figures but different branches, antique bennington pottery collectors is in the Louvre, Catalogue number 350, antiques greek cartridge box plate LVIII. Another two pairs in Buckingham Palace were acquired by George IV. Two pairs of 19th Century date are in the James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, zanzibar chest sold for Catalogue, antique upholstered chair with wooden legs and castors Vol. II, antique cut glass ottoman no. 165, small gateleg drop leaf table and 19th Century versions of this modei are known to have been made by Beurdeley.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI MARBLE VASES mounted in gilt-bronze with fluted tops, goat’s mask mounts, fluted pillar inset reeded and waisted socles and square bases, mahogany victorian chiffonier 21in. high (53cm.) circa 1775.
Provenance: Richard Wallace Similar goat’s mask handles appear on a vase formerlv in the collection of the duc d’Aumont, george xvi tub chair now in the Louvre, antique kidney shaped cabinet illustrated by Emile Molinier, mother of pearl tables Le Mobilier Frangais, english 18century antique china large painted flower pots painted p. 27.

A DIRECTOIRE GILT-BRONZE PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS with enamel numerals, meissen porcelain framed plates the movement contained in an urn-shaped case surmounted by three cherubs and decorated with bands of anthemion and alternate leaves and grapes, antique 18th century glass wine jar supported by three female figures in classical attire and blowing trumpets, antique chest of drawers floral inlay the concave-sided base with three winged horses and the plinth with a frieze of hounds and cockerels, early american wood carved head boards 27in. high
(68cm.) circa 1795.

A SET OF FIVE LOUIS XVI wHITE AND GILT-DECORATED CHAIRS including an Armchair, library drum table turns with oval backs, antique curtains louis the padded arms on downswept supports, thonet bentwood chaise long the serpentine-fronted seatrails raised on circular tapering fluted legs, mahogany mouldings the front ones headed by rectangular paterae, value windsor chair 1790 circa 1780.

AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY BEDSIDE TABLE of cylindrical form and with a white marble top, 1838 silverware and a door, dining room cabinet designs nouveau the back mounted with a flaming torch to which are chained two butterflies, casapanca high by lft. 5in. diameter (85cm. by 43cm.) early 19th Century.
This lot was always used by the owner as the stand for the clock, old irish dining table sets lot no. 211.

A LOUIS XVI KINGwOOD AND TULIPwOOD TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE stamped P. Dusautoy JME and of oval shape, clarice cliff rosenthal the white marble top with three-quarter gilt-bronze gallery, old daum of france crystal lamps with three drawers in the front and cabriole legs, antique deco pattern 2ft. high by lft. 7in. wide (75cm. by 48.5cm.) circa 1780.
Jean-Pierre Dusautoy, antique slide out tables 1719-1800, silverware fruit service received Master 1779.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, crest of antique porcelain each in the form of a female classical figure with a vase and a bird on her head and holding two candle-branches, empire couches, settees standing on circular plinths flanked by sphinxes, scandinavian art nouveau sideboard 21in. high (54cm.) circa 1810.

AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE AND CUT-GLASS CHANDELIER, cromwellian barley chair the corona surmounted by an anthemion hung with glass drops, antique swedish wood furniture natural finish technique with chains of glass drops continuing down to an engine-turned ring which supports ten scroll candle-branches and nozzles and bag base, english classical furniture of baroque 3ft. 5in. high by 2ft. 8in. diameter (103cm. by 82cm.) early 19th Century.

A Louis XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, define edwardian style furniture the circular white enamel dial signed Dubuc a Paris and contained in a drum surmounted by an eagle and supported between two canopied columns, 18 century italian nove ceramics the rectangular base with chain-hung bollards, antique barrel back corner cupboard 20in. high (51 cm.) circa 1785.

A CHARLES X GILT-BRONZE CHARIOT MANTEL CLOCK with an engine-turned dial, georgian pad foot gate leg table walnut the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, coffee table made in europe or usa the case in the form of chariot drawn by two poodles and driven by Cupid, antique childrens chairs the base faced with a trophy of Love above a band of water leaves, how do i do a leaf inlay on wood 13′Mn. high (34.5cm.) circa 1825.

THE CHARIOT OF DIOMEDES. AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, antique jacobean drop leaf table the dial in the form of a wheel and the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, vintage curb link necklace rose gold the case with Diomedes standing driving his two horses, dining chair art deco wood Athene behind him with upraised shield, c. 1720 ladderback armchair the base mounted with an eagle and with a fascis at each corner, life style in1700 france (44.5cm.) circa 1805.
See Tardy, 19th century secretary La Pendule Frangaise, art deco british furniture 3rd. edition, late 19 century sideboards page 199.

A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, antique dressers - small each in the form of a female classical figure with a vase and a bird on her head and holding two candle-branches, early french neoclassical secretaire a abattant standing on circular plinths flanked by sphinxes, tempus fugit german wall enamel clock 21in. high (54cm.) circa 1810.

AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE AND CUT-GLASS CHANDELIER, regency silver chamber sticks the corona surmounted by an anthemion hung with glass drops, antique chinese lacquer sewing table with chains of glass drops continuing down to an engine-turned ring which supports ten scroll candle-branches and nozzles and bag base, scan furniture desk screws 3ft. 5in. high by 2ft. 8in. diameter (103cm. by 82cm.) early 19th Century.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, bracket clock dutch the circular white enamel dial signed Dubuc a Paris and contained in a drum surmounted by an eagleand supported between two canopied columns, examples of antique china cabinet the rectangular base with chain-hungbollards, french country occasional tables 20in. high (51cm.) circa 1785.

A CHARLES X GILT-BRONZE CHARIOT MANTEL CLOCK with an engine-turned dial, antique walnut voltaire chair the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, 18th century scandinavian style the case in the form of chariot drawn by two poodles and driven by Cupid, carved sideboard with urns the base faced with a trophy of Love above a band of water leaves, queen anne marble console lion feet 13V2in. high (34.5cm.) circa 1825.

THE CHARIOT OF DIOMEDES. AN EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, antique furniture with front right carving feet and left in different possition the dial in the form of a wheel and the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, antique oak drop-leaf table scroll-back chairs the case with Diomedes standing driving his two horses, tortoise shell antique furniture Athene behind him with upraised shield, giltwood gesso convex mirror the base mounted with an eagle and with a fascis at each corner, 19th century mahogany gate-leg table w/ a drawer on each end 17 high (44.5cm.) circa 1805.
See Tardy, 18th century mirror La Pendule Frangaise, jacobean chair 1660 3rd. edition, crown mark porcelain vase page 199.

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A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, art deco sideboard the enamel dial signed Roque A Paris and with pierced gilt hands, t h filmer and sons cabinet makers the similarly signed movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, old french wardrobes the case surmounted by a flaming urn and with an architectural support flanked by gilt pedestals supporting further urns, round english leather top library tables the beaded bow-ended base faced with ivy leaves and berried, louis 14th kidney shaped dressing table 15in. high (38cm.) circa 1780.

A Louis XV MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT stamped J. F. Oeben, antique dining table on casters large spiral legs with a breche d’alep marble top and with gilt-bronze mounts, lyre back settee the guilloche-mounted frieze containing a drawer above a fall-front inlaid with cube parquetry within strapwork borders and with a central interlaced strapwork panei, medieval gothic period bureau the tulipwood-lined interior with drawers and pigeonholes and a concealed well containing two drawers, gustavian carved elements with
similarly inlaid tambour cupboard below enclosing two drawers and a fall-front compartment, style names of old armchairs the sides inlaid similarly to the front and raised on four bracket feet with unusual Greek key and strapwork mounts, commode bedside table 4ft. lOin. by 3ft. 4in. wide (147cm. by 102cm.) circa 1762.
Jean-Francois Oeben, anquite paintings for sale c. 1720-1763, william iv chaises and sofas received Master c. 1761.
Svend Eriksen Early Neo-Classicism in France, antique oak china cupboard with carved heads plate 94, bureau pedestal desk illustrates one of a pair of cabinets stamped J. F. Oeben in the Musee du Louvre, 1930s bridge chair -folding -star trek Catalogue number 64, charles iii’s porcelain rooms very similar to the present piece notes that when Oeben died in 1763 there were at least six secretaires in his workshops which judging from the descriptions seem to have been similar to the present piece. A desk attributed to Haupt in the Museum at Tours, antique metal jugs crescent and the pair of Louvre secretaires all have the same distinctive feet, qing dynasty - red bat bowls-uses and the Haupt desk and the Louvre secretaires were all reputedly made for the Duc de Choiseul. A pair of similar secretaires are shown in a view of the Duc de Choiseul’s house reproduced Svend Eriksen ibid. plate 464.

A LATE LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK with an enamel dial signed Stollewerk A Paris and pierced gilt hands, cattaneo of london barometer the movement signed Moisy A Paris No. 719
and with outside count wheel and altered escapement, epoxy resin art restoration the case supported on three books and with a seated figure of Astronomy, 17th century candlelabra a globe, antique chiffonier with cylinder roll desk compass and protractor at her feet, clawfoot table legs the base with outset corners and a pierced band of Vitruvian scroll, john morris wall clock 18in. high (46cm.) circa.

A SMALL LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, triple chair back settee the enamel dial signed Causard FLger. du Roy Suivt. La Cour and with pierced gilt hands, pierced gallery table the later movement contained in a moulded waisted case surmounted by two doves and acanthus and swags of bav, antique drawer construction; runners on scroll feet, antique marble washstands llin. high (28cm.) circa 1770, made in czechoslovakia plate the case now stamped with a crown.

A Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL BOIS SATINE COMMODE with a marble top, the front with gentlv swelling centre section and containing two drawers, french provencial louis xv buffet mounted
similarly to the sides with gilt-bronze strapwork mounts cast with leaves and with ram’s mask corner mounts, brandt brass lion paw table with leaf-cast apron mount and cabriole legs ending in gilt-bronze paw feet, english drawing room rolled arm sofa 2ft. high by 4ft. 2>??. wide (87cm. by 128cm.) circa 1775, holland and sons credenza indistinctly stamped.

A PAIR OF EARLY Louis XVI MARQUETRY SIDE CABINETS, display case french bowed glass each with a semi-circular fleur-de-pecher marble top above a central cupboard inlaid with a chevron
marquetry frieze above a geometric panei of lozenges within a ribbon frame and flanked by fluted pilasters, antique prayer rug with tree of life border the curved sides similarly decorated, antique dresser style no handles on block feet, vintage swedish saws value 2ft. 9V2in. high by 3ft. wide (85cm. by 91cm.) circa 1775.
Provenance: Mme. Corinna Kavanagh, desk barley twist legs sold in these Rooms 22nd November 1963, antique washstands with fitted holes for the bowls lot 44.

A LOUIS XVI MARQUETRY CONSOLE DESSERTE stamped C. Topino JME, regency cutlery sheffield antiques with gilt-bronze mounts and a moulded white marble top above a central frieze drawer inlaid with swags of flowers and flanked by ribbon-tied garlands of fruit, secretaire lock repair with similarly inlaid sides containing hinged drawers, balloon-back victorian chair from the 19th century. on square chamfered supports joined by a shelf stretcher set with a marquetry oval of a flower vase within a laurel wreath garland, armchair victoria style old on fluted tapering legs, william and mary walnut chair 3ft. high by 3ft. Vkin. wide (90cm. by 95cm.) circa 1789.
Charles Topino, chinese antique guangxu rouleau blue and white vases received Master 1773.

A RARE EARLY LOUIS XVI Bois SATINE SIDE TABLE stamped  C. Saunier
JME with Spanish brocatelle marble top, mahogany game table empire 1700 the frieze with gilt-bronze guilloche mount and containing three drawers, black,starr.&gorham sterling candlesticks the chamfered corners faced with leafy paterae and raised on angled square tapering front legs and similar back legs headed by guttae mounts 2ft 8in. high by 4ft. 5lhin. wide (82cm. by 136cm.) circa 1775.
Claude-Charles Saunier (1735-1807) was received Master in 1752.

AN EARLY LOUIS XVI MARQUETRY COMMODE stamped C. Topino and with an apricot and grey marble top, oak barley twist leg commode the panelled frieze with three short drawers inlaid with scenes of buildings, queen anne side chairs value and continuing around at the sides, louis xvi style marble-top rosewood buffet) the front with two long drawers below inlaid
with a central scene with figures and ruins flanked by pendant trophies, dutch draw-leaf table the corners inlaid to simulate fluting, medieval dutch baroque doll house the sides inlaid with perfume burners, claw leaf table the square tapering legs also inlaid to simulate fluting and with simple gilt-bronze handles and mounts, high by 4ft. 4in. wide (87.5cm. by 132cm.) circa 1775, 19thc inlaid cylinder desk after the original by oeben stamped Restaure par P. Spohn, antique table 3 point legs and with a red wax Collection mark of a bird and a crested shield.
Charles Topino, ashworth bros hanley received Master 1773.

AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED BLUE GLASS VASES, how to cover tester bed the faceted bodies with entwined leaf and branch handles, d shaped card table leaf-cast and fluted socles and square ribbed bases, old chairs of the victorian period lOin. high (25.5cm.) circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND CHINESE PORCELAIN CANDELABRA, each vase decorated with birds and flowering branches on a soft green ground, 19th century pole screens holding
spravs of carnations concealing three candle-nozzles, 18th century library table on fluted socles and square white marble bases, antique art deco wooden doors 22im high (56cm.) circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BRONZE, 1900-1920 french oak sideboard GILT-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE CANDELABRA, in the form of a kneeling satyr and satvress, four poster beds drapery styles 1800 each holding two flaming torches which form the candle-nozzles, dublin dog nose spoon on white marble plinths, antique wooden washstands 16in. high (41cm.) figures 17th Century,
mounts circa 1780.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CANDELABRA, william and mary gate legged table each in the form of a vase with scroll handles containing three ormolu lily branches concealing three candle-nozzles, 17th century plaster antique mirrors on a square base, furniture of dragons (bed side tables 27im high (68.5cm.) late 18th Century.

A FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BOULLE PEDESTALS in premiere and contre partie boulle, filippo juvarra- side chair furniture pieces each of concave-sided rectangular section with chamfered corners, swan neck bed the friezes with leaf and strapwork mounts, gustavian furniture belgium the sides faced with panels of boulle arabesque marquetry in brass, obadiah sherratt pottery tortoiseshell and pewter within ebony borders, white pearlized china dish by artistic china co east liverpool on ebony-veneered plinths, antique cup brass weights 3ft. 6in. high (107cm.) circa 1785.

Similar marquetry and mounts appear on Boulle revival pieces by both Adam Weisweiler (received Master 1778) and Etienne Levasseur (received Master 1767).
A similar pair of pedestals was sold from the collection of the Duke of Hamilton, guilloche enamel antique Hamilton Palace sale, made in czechoslovakia lusterware 19th June 1882, open cupboard designs lot 1280. Another pair is illustrated by Connaissance des Arts, 1882 silver locket birmingham t&co Le XVIIe Siecle Frangais, drawer fronts history p. 69, middle fold antique table pl. 4. Another pair is in the Frick Collection, mirror backed welsh dressers New York.

A FINE Louis XVI EBONY AND BLACK LACQUER SIDE TABLE attributed to Adam Weisweiler, antique china cups and saucers shapes designs with gilt-bronze mounts and a white marble top above three frieze drawers, old dark oak miniature glazed dresser the central drawer set with a gilt-bronze plaque of cherubs with astrological charts and instruments flanked by two further drawers in black and gold lacquer decorated with birds in landscapes, the sides with lacquer panels of houses and trees in landscape, antique american federal chest of drawers on octagonal tapering pewter- and ebony-inlaid legs joined by an interlaced stretcher, antique william mary chest of drawers on tapering feet, cots made of silk oak timber high by 3ft. lOin. wide (90cm. by 117cm.) circa 1785.

A LOUIS XVI WHITE MARBLE AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, black patent louis xvi chairs the enamel dial signed Lepine Hger. du Roi and with pierced engraved gilt hands, 18th century hexagon pedestal table the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, antique british specimen cabinets the case surmounted by an eagle and with griffin holding a chain of beads in its beak at each side, silver/wood carver boards made in france on a beaded breakfront base, 18V2in. high (47cm.) circa 1785.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, italian brass marks jugs the convex enamel dial with pierced gilt hands and a narrow black band within the minute
markings inscribed VOI CETTE HEURE ELLE NE REPAROITRA PLUS, pistachio and pale yellow bouquet the repeating movement with outside rack striking work, carving kneehole the backplate signed Roque A Paris and numbered 5379, sterling silver tea caddy boxes the case with an urn cresting and supported between two cluster columns sheltering urns of flowers and headed by putti, open back antique settee on a bow-ended black and white marble base, meissen porcelain heads 22in. high (56cm.) circa 1785.

A LATE Louis XVI wHITE MARBLE AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, upholstering chair corners the enamel dial signed Merra A Paria and with pierced gilt hands, english high back art nouveau hepplewhite style chairs the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, side octagon eight legged table top with 4 pieces antique the case surmounted by scrolls and sprays of flowers and supported on four tapering reeded columns, antique 1850 couch rosewood frame on a serpentine base, antique empire sideboard high (44.5cm.) circa 1785, drawer construction history possiby Italian.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK with a chipped enamel dial and pierced gilt hands with fleur-de-lys pointers, venetian chinoiserie the movement with outside
count wheel, how to glue baize the case flanked by two eagles’ heads and with florai cresting, construction of brass beds from the 1800 on marble supports faced with trophies and spirally turned tapering columns, stag hare area carpet the shaped base faced with olive sprays, antique clock cope nottingham 17in. high (43cm.).

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A FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XV BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CHENETS in the form of well modelled poodle and cat each seated on a cushion with tassels at the corners, antique posset the
bases with Vitruvian scroll friezes, antique dragon symbols leafy bosses at the corners and fluted feet, william and mary carcase construction lft. 2V2in. high by wide (36.5cm. by 30cm.) circa 1770.

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND wHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, antique victorian drop well dresser the enamel dial signed Dubuc and with calendar hand, furniture types antique picture regency legs the movement with outside count wheel, antique round seat corner chairs with wood casters the case in the form of a wine barrel with an abandoned bacchante reclining on a lion skin, peacock head on sowerby mark on english glassware the bow-fronted base with a frieze of cherubs, victorian mahogany bed 4-poster 15′/2in. high (39cm.) circa 1785.

A Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY BONHEUR DU JOUR stamped P. Pioniez JME, identifying art deco veneer dining chairs with inlay the superstructure with a three-quarter gallery above a compartment and drawer flanked by a pair of cupboard doors set with gilt-bronze oval frames and inlaid with flower vases, victorian oak gate legged table the lower part with a fitted frieze drawer set with a gilt-bronze guilloche, sabre leg chair the sides similarly decorated, stoneware asian pattern on cabriole legs applied with leaf-cast gilt-bronze mounts, thwaites ball clock with a rectangular platform stretcher and ending in sabots, antique brass beds dealers the whole decorated with flower vases, tier table round pedestal jugs, value of epergne books, arts and craft sideboard with central arch on base quills and paint-brushes, ebonised bracket clock 3ft. 2Vzin. high by 2ft. Vhin. wide (98cm. by 65cm.) circa 1775.
Provenance: The Comte d’Armuille Pierre Pioniez, heubach lichte piano babies received Master 1765.
Hachette, 1910 georgian sideboard Les Ebenistes du XVIIIe Siecle Frangais, 18th century scotish furniture page 266, victorian slate clocks illustrates an almost identical bonheur du jour by Topino.

ANOTHER LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY BONHEUR DU JOUR, similar to the preceding, francois linke but with a shelf stretcher, make old dresser into display cabinet 3ft. 3in. high by 2ft. Un. wide (109cm. by 64cm.) circa 1775.

A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY CYLINDRICAL TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE, birdseye maple antique commode the top with a pierced galleried inset with a marquetry panei of a river
scene within a florai border above a cupboard door enclosing four drawers and inlaid on three sides with views of classical ruins hung with swags and flanked by husk and roundel inlaid marquetry strips, antique 19th 20th century convex mirror on hipped cabriole legs joined by a conforming stretcher inlaid with a similar landscape scene, stig lindberg reproductions lft. 3in. wide (38cm.) circa 1775.

A Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL BOIS SATINE TABLE A ECRIRE, czechoslovakia china eagle stamped R. Lacroix JME, birdseye maple art deco furniture the oval top with a pierced gallery above a frieze drawer with a fitted interior and hinged writing surface, antique clock tortoise shell pillars with lion heads on cabriole legs with acanthus-leaf mounts and joined by a kidney-shaped galleried stretcher, half round credenza wide (75cm. by 58cm.) circa 1775.
Roger Vandercruse, victorian elm chest called Lacroix, turn dresser into a sideboard 1728-1799, 6ft mahogany drop leaf table received Master 1755.

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV PAINTED FAUTEUILS, directoire breakfront the cartouche-shaped backs within moulded flower-carved frames, isopon arts and crafts the padded arms on scroll supports, french country toilet chair the stuffedseats with moulded flower-carved aprons, french antique bed wooden head and footboard for restoration on cabriole legs ending in leaf-scroll feet,  sideboard decoration circa 1760.

A PAIR OF LATE Louis XV MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES, savory and son, cornhill, clocks the serpentine fronts each containing two doors inlaid with a spray of flowers on a quarter-veneered tulipwood ground, chippendal folding card chairs on bracket feet, 1850 foley bone china florence 3ft. high by 3ft. 2in. wide (92cm. by 91 cm.) circa 1110, shapes of albarelli in the 18th century with gilt-bronze mounts and mottled liver and white marble tops.

A LATE Louis XV MEUBLE A RIDEAU stamped G. Cordie JME in quarter-veneered tulipwood with an inset mottled russet and grey marble top, 8 foot antique display case the front with a pair
of tambour doors above a drawer veneered with two panels of flame-figured wood, english cabine (thomas chippendale ) with quarter-veneered sides and slender cabriole legs with ormolu sabots and castors, les amusements a la campagne tapestries 2ft. 9in. high by 3ft. min. wide (84cm. by 102cm.) circa 1770. Guillaume Cordie, thin drawers received Master 1766.

A LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY COMMODE stamped CriardJME, with mottled green and cream marble top, victorian pot castors date the front containing two drawers with a central
oval panei of a basket of flowers flanked by panels of flowerhead trellis, wiener werkstatte chairs the sides also inlaid with a flowerhead trellis, bedsidecommode the corners inlaid to simulate fluting and headed by lions’ mask mounts, 3 large lions feet brass on shaped legs ending in sabots, replacing glass cupboard antique doors 2fi. 8in. high by 2ft. 7???. wide (81cm.
by 80cm.) circa 1775.
Antoine-Mathieu Criard, how much is an antique pull out leaf dining room table worth? c. 1724-1787, very nice painted corner cupboard furniture recieved Master 1747.
Leonard Boudin, indian crane antiques 1735-1804, faux drawer leather top drum table antique received Master 1761.
A very similar secretaire, 18th century figurines of lady with braids also stamped Boudin, antique oval desk is in the John L Severance.
Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, antique dining table wood clawfoot Catalogue No. 84 beverance

A RARE PAIR OF LOUIS XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL OVAL MARQUETRY BONHEURS DU TOUR in the manner of C. Topino, real french napoleon iii period kingwood and ormolu furniture each with a semi-circular superstructure with a gallery above a compartment and a drawer flanked by a pair of cupboard doors enclosing shelves, the lower part with a fitted frieze drawer on hipped cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze mounts and ending in sabots, antique tables and chairs bulbous legs the whole elaborately decorated with flower vases, small oak and pine antique settle teapots,
teacups and jars, chinese rococo wall shelf 3ft. high by 2ft. wide (by 64cm.) circa 1775.
Hachette Les Ebenistes du XVIIIe Siecle Frangais page 269, mid century ironstone figs 2 & 3, art nouveau vase markings fakes illustrates ? very similar bonheur du jour by Topino in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, small antique table with handle on top no drawer Pans.
Charles Topino, antique french dining table styles received Master 1773.
Provenance: Mme. Corinna Kavanagh, zebra colored egg chairs sold in these Rooms 22nd November 1963, sheraton dressing table lot 50.

A Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY COMMODE with a breche d’alep marble top, antique coral 18k gold grotesque pendant of breakfront form and containing two drawers inlaid with three floral marquetry panels and with another florai marquetry panei at each side, late 18th century 3 drawer dresser with ebony pulls on cabriole legs, and with simple gilt-bronze mounts, antique german drop front desk 4ft. 2in. wide (127cm.) circa 1775.
An almost identical commode was sold in these rooms, eugene schoen 6th July 1979, wood and metal buffet lot 247.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, louis 15th chair prices each in the form of a central vase flanked by fir-cones, antique rococo headboard the bases faced with winged mounts, leather stationery box antique 17in. high by 20in. wide (43cm. by 51cm.) circa 1775.

A FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI Bois SATINE ENCOIGNURES, exotic drum tables stamped L. Peridiez JME, victorian ladies and gentlemens chairs with moulded griotte marble tops, regency inlaid rosewood-grain rocking chair pictures the friezes mounted with Vitruvian scroll, antique four sided chinese teapot faces the bowed doors inlaid with trellis faced with gilt-bronze flowerheads flanked by pendant ribbon-tied olive branches, 19th century shaving 2ft. 8V2in. high by 3ft. lin. wide (83cm. by 94cm.) circa 1775.
Louis Peridiez, 1930s highboy cupboard received Master 1764.
These encoignures are similar to a group of furniture probably made by Vandercruse under the direction of Joubert, coaching horn Ebeniste du Roi from 1763 until 1774. The group consists of a
commode supplied by Joubert in 1769 for the apartments of Louis XV’s daughter, rosso antico redware chinoiserie Madame Louise; another commode, antique drop top desk dresser and a secretaire en suite both delivered in 1774, circa 1720 drop leaf gate leg table mahogany oval top for Madame Adelaide’s bedchamber at Marly; another secretaire sold from the collection of Lord Wharton, victorian vases by kingwood Christie’s 19th March 1970, antique lacquer bamboo display cabinet lot 100. All of these pieces have the same trellis design faced with studs and the Vitruvian scroll frieze, antique daybed sofa movable sides but there are differences in the mounts.

A FiNE Louis XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAROUETRV COMMODE stamped ?. A. Foullet JME, antique victorian 8′ economy table with a brescia marble top above a guilloche frieze and two deep long drawers applied with gilt-bronze olive-leaf wreaths framine three ornate urns in landscapes, pilgram century desk drawer constuction and flanked by garlands of flowers, prunus cracked ice jar the apron applied with flowers and an incense-burner, with canted corners and similarly panelled sides, antique square georgian hall stands on cabriole legs ending in sabots, sutherland gate-leg table 2ft.high by 4ft. W/2in. wide (88cm. by 151cm.) circa.
Pierre-Antoine Foullet, antique oriental porcelain gilded handle received Master 1765.
Several similar commodes exist by Foullet. Svend Eriksen Early Neo-Classicism in trance, lachenal king tut plate 132, greek end tables illustrates a similar commode by Foullet in Frederiksborg Castle Denmark, antique mirror with phoenix on which the central marquetry vase is after an engraving by Maurice Jacques.
Another was sold from the collection of  Ford II, black and gold empire dining table Christie’s New York, antique medal leg folding table 12th November 1981.

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV CARVED GILTwOOD FAUTEUILS, william and mary curvd walnut chair the cartouche-shaped backs within moulded and flower carved frames, antique table with eagle inlay the out-curved padded arms on moulded scroll supports, william and mary antique gate legged table the stuffed seats with curved seatrails carved with flowerheads on
cabriole legs ending in scroll feet, limousin lamp mid-18th Century.

A LOUIS XV MARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE stamped E. Levasseur JME, of kidney shape and inlaid with scenes of buildings on a flowerhead trellis ground, english 1670 antiques with
tambour cupboard at the front and two swing drawers at one side, qianlong celadon ceramics raised on cabriole legs, 2ft. 5in. high by lft. lOin. wide (74cm. by 56.5cm.) circa 1770.
Etienne Levasseur (born 1721) was received Master 1767.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURES stamped L. Boudin, old vintage antique umbrella with breche d’alep marble tops, crinoline stretcher the doors inlaid with trellis parquetry centred by lobed panels of musical trophies, how to identify a biedermeier chair with leaf-cast gilt-bronze corner mounts, antique brandt pedestal table apron mounts and sabots, masculine wooden coffee table 3ft. high by 2ft. 5′(92cm. by 75cm.) mid-18th Century.
Leonard Boudin, czechoslovakia chinalusterware 1735-1804, mahogany, rattan seat corner chair received Master 1761.

A PAIR OF GOOD EARLY LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, pie crust shapes in wood carving each in the form of pierced flaming urn on tripod support mounted with lions’ masks and swags of fruit, the bases cast with fluting and leafy scroll-work and surmounted by a pomegranate finial and with paw feet and plinth base, round deco dining table 16in. high (41cm.) circa 1775.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND MARBLE CLOCK, the lord wharton sale christies 1970 the enamel dial contained in a case in the form of a man-of-war on a stormy sea, antique alabaster lady lamp and stand with the figures of Goddess holding a portrait of Louis XVI and a band with an inscription and a mariner holding an oar, tall shallow mission bookcase the rectangular base with a band of leaf-scrolls, square shaped shell cameo brooch high (47cm.) circa 1780, acanthus leaves are a feature oflater movement.
A similar clock is illustrated by Tardy, chinese chippendale pierced ladder back chairs La Pendule Francaise, narrow modern sideboard part II, crossbanded mahogany page 246.

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A Louis XV MARQUETRY SMALL SECRETAIRE EN PENTE, inlaid overall with florai marquetry on a chevron ground within gilt-bronze borders cast with leaves and strapwork, the sloping front enclosing a fitted interior with three small drawers and а well, and with shaped frieze and cabriole legs, 2ft. high by 2ft.wide (85cm. by 70cm.) mid-18th Century.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MEISSEN FIGURE of a bagpiper, seated playing his instrument, on a leaf-scroll gilt-bronze base, 7in. high (17.5cm.) mid-18th Century.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILT BRONZE CANDLESTICKS attributed to the Slodtz Brothers, with rococo cast nozzles, baluster stems and shaped bases, high (24cm.) mid-18th Century.

A very similar pair of candlesticks is in the Wallace Collection, catalogue number F76 and 77. In the catalogue entry Sir Francis Watson notes that: the design bears а general resemblance to а реп and ink drawing for a candle-stick by one of the brothers Slodtz, which is now in the Bibliotheaue Nationale, Paris (repr. Portefeuille, pl. 124).

The five Slodtz brothers were sons of Sebastien Slodtz (1655-1726). Three of them, Antoine-Sebastien (c. 1695-1754), Paul-Ambroise (1702-1758), and Rene-Michel (1705-1764), are known to have worked for the French Royal family and each in turn became Dessinateur de la Chambre du Roi.

A Louis XV BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE ELEPHANT CLOCK, the circular white enamel dial signed Jean-Baptiste Baillon, the movement signed J-B Baillon a Paris, No. 1561, contained within a drum surmounted by a seated Chinaman and flanked by branches of porcelain flowers, all supported on the back of an elephant on a rockwork base mounted with four panels of black lacquer, 21in. high (53.5cm.) mid-18th Century.

A RARE LOUIS XV PAINTED AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK in the Chinese taste, the enamel dial signed L. Montjoye A Paris and with blue chapters and pierced gilt hands, the movementwith outside count wheel and short pendulum, the case composed of rococo shellwork, scrolls, leaves and flowers and with а топкеу cresting, two Chinese figures flanking the dial, their robes with scarlet linings and decorated with delicately drawn gilt flowers and birds, the rockwork base with a third and larger figure seated on the back of a lion, whin. high (54.5cm.) mid-18th Century.

A RARE LOUIS XV CHINOISERIE MANTEL CLOCK with a white enamel dial signed Etienne Le Noire A Paris, the similarly signed movement with outside numbered count wheel, and contained within a red-lacquered drum-shaped case surmounted by а lacquered bronze figure in a black and red robe picked out in gilding, supported on two similarly dressed figures, lOVzin. high by lOin. wide (21 cm. by 25.5cm.) mid-18th Century, original base missing, now with a kidney-shaped white marble base.

A very similar clock, in the Riahi Collection, also by Lenoir, and with identical chinoiserie figures, but with its original base and also branches of porcelain flowers was exhibited Louis XV, un Moment de Perfection de Г Art Frangais, Hotel de La Monnaie, Paris 1974, catalogue number 442, illustrated.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE, MEISSEN PORCELAIN AND LACQUER BOUGEOIR D’APPLIQUE with pierced leaf-scroll handle, faced with a seated figure holding two shells and flanked by flower-mounted branches, the base formed of a Japanese lacquer saucer centred by a leafy candle-nozzle, lOVzin. high (27cm.) mid-18th Century, snuffer lacking.

A LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, the circular white enamel dial signed Clement a Paris, and contained within a baluster-shaped case formed of moulded rococo scroll work, surmounted by a cloud and sun-burst cresting topped by a figure of cupid, struck with the crowned С mark, 19′/гт. high (50cm.).
A clock with similar case but surmounted by a cockerel and with a bracket is in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, and is illustrated by Tardy, La Pendule Frangaise, p. 193

A Louis XV/XVI SMALL TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY COMMODE stamped J. N. MalleJME with moulded white mottled grey marble top, the carcase veneered in tulip-wood and with two drawersveneered sans travers with urns, domestic utensils and а wreath enclosing a basket of flowers, each side with an urn of flowers and raised on simple cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.
Louis-Noel Malle born 1734, was received Master in 1765 and died 1782.

A RARE Louis XV BOULLE ENCOIGNURE, the top elaborately inlaid with strapwork and florai decoration, the bowed front above a pair of cupboard doors similarly decorated with sphinxes and masks, with a curving apron and fluted canted corners applied with ormolu mounts, 2ft. 8in. high by 2ft. 5in. wide (82cm. by 74cm.) circa 1740, the top and door panels, circa 1700.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XV KINGwOOD wHEEL BAROMETER mounted in gilt bronze and with an 8-inch silvered register plate signed Сарру Paris below a Fahrenheit thermometer with tapering plate, the case in chevron-veneered wood and outlined with rococo mounts composed of scrollwork, leaves and flowers, 41cm. high (104cm.) mid-18th Century, altered.

Previously sold, together with the following lot, at Christie’s on 29th Типе 1972, Lot 59 Compare the barometer with identical mounts in the Wallace Collection (F 69; illustrated in the Catalogue, plate 3). The catalogue entry draws attention to a pair of boulle barometers with similar mounts in the collection of the Marquess of Cholmondley at Houghton Hall, Norfolk.

AN UNUSUAL LOUIS XV wALNUT TIMEPIECE THERMOMETER mounted in gilt-bronze and in the form of a wheel barometer, the Fahrenheit thermometer with arched silvered plate and the timepiece with a chased gilt dial, the movement with circular plates and silk suspension, the backplate signed Barnou Paris, the case veneered in straight-grained wood and with mounts matching the preceding lot, 40′/zin. high (103cm.) mid-18th Century, altered.
See footnote to the preceding lot.

A Louis XV MARQUBTEY TABLE, the shaped top with low three-auarters gallery, the fneze inlaid similarly to the top wi.h sprays ofPflowers aTd foliageZ an araaranth ground  kingwood bandings and containing a drawer at one sMe and а sl.de at the from on cabriole legs, with pierced rococo gilt-bronze cora.

XV/XVI TRANSITIONAL MARQUETRY COMMODE with a moulded motded white and grey marble top, with two drawers veneered sans travers, the frieze inlaid with writing utensils on agreen-stained ground, with three harewood panels, the central one with a nbbon-tied oval of cartographical instruments, the side panels with vases of flowers and the sides with swagged urns, the cabriole legs with lion’s head masks and hon-paw feet, 2ft. 9m. high by 3ft. 1 Vzin. wide (84cm. by 95cm) circa 1770.

A FINE PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN AND GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, in the form of a seated shepherd and shepherdess in flower-sprigged clothes and hats, on pierced flower and leaf-cast bases, each with a flowering tree behind nozzles, lVMn. high (29.5cm.) mid-18th Century.

A LATE LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK, the enamel dial signed Ches. Balthazar Fils and with pierced gilt hands, the movement with chamfered corners to the plates, altered verge escapement with silk suspension and outside count wheel, the back-plate signed Ches. Balthazar fils A Paris No. 102, in a well modelled case with an urn cresting, pine-apple finials, drapery and acanthus framing the dial and a maskof Flora below, her hair dressed with a string of pearls and a wreath of summer flowers.
Louis-Charles Balthazar (the name is seen spelt several ways), son of Henri-Charles, was received Master in 1761 or 1768.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MEISSEN ORNAMENT, in the form of a vase of flowers supported on flowering branches flanked by two seated sheep, on pierced leaf-scroll base, lOin. high (25.5cm.) mid-18th Century.

A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE, MEISSEN PORCELAIN AND TOLE PEINTE CANDELABRA, each with a seated figure, one of a bagpipe player, the other of a lady with a dove, on leaf-cast bases and each with a tree behind mounted with porcelain flowers and supporting two candle-nozzles, stamped with the crowned С mark, lO’hin. high {27cm.) circa 1745-49

A LATE LOUIS XV MARQUETRY BONHEUR DU JOUR, the galleried superstructure with three cupboard doors above three drawers with spring-operated opening-mechanisms, the projecting table stand with a fitted writing drawer, raised on cabriole legs ending in gilt-bronze sabots, inlaid on all sides with pictorial scenes, trophies, urns and household objects, 3ft. wide (103cm. by 80cm.) circa 1770, bearing a paper label Earlof Rosebery.
Provenance: The Earl of Rosebery, Mentmore Towers, sold in these rooms 17th April 1964.

The present piece is sold with instructions on the working of the catches and lock and attention is drawn to the fact that the key to unlock the main drawer must not be turned more than one-eighth. Once the key is turned too far the drawer remains locked and can only be opened by removing bolts from the bottom of the table.

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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CANDELABRA, antique barley twist end table with a figure of male flautist and a shepherdess, french ladies writing cupboard each backed by leafy branches mounted with porcelain flowers and supporting three candle-nozzles, art deco style candlesticks on a rococo base. llin. high (28cm.) mid-18th Century.

A Louis XV MARQUETRY POUDREUSE, perigal horloger the serpentine top with a pair of hinged compartments flanking an adjustable mirror, empire eraleather toppull out side extensions mahogany violin/harp shape on sides of coffee table with a slide and a drawer below flanked by one dummy and one real drawer, french desk chair on hipped cabriole legs ending in gilt-bronze sabots, old charm furniture kommoden the top inlaid with three bouquets of roses and tulips, antique imari three legged vase the front and sides inlaid with lattice work, art nouveau french porcelain and brass candlesticks 2ft. 5in. high by 2ft. lOin. wide (74cm. by 86cm.) circa 1770.

A Louis XV TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD MARQUETRY TABLE A ECRIRE in the manner of VRB and with gilt-bronze mounts, ebony wooden secretaire knobs the shaped top inlaid with a florai spray
within a strapwork frame, german headboards the frieze with a slide at the front and a further slide at each side, round leather top two drawer card table one side also with a drawer, thomas sheraton toilet mirror on cabriole legs applied with delicate flower and scroll mounts at the knee and ending in sabots, antique neoclassical wall mirror with gold frame 2ft. high by lft. 4in. wide (67cm. by 41cm.) mid-18th Century.

A PAIR OF Louis XV PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUILS, holland bombe desk stamped Remy, antique hepplewhite sofa the stuffed cartouche-shaped backs with moulded flower-carved frames, illustration of antique good harmony furniture through ages the out-curved padded arms on scrolling moulded supports, beaded moulding antique chest the stuffed seats on cabriole legs carved with flowerheads at the knees, antique expensive french delicately carved sofa set circa 1760. Pierre Remy, victorian bow fronted corner cupboard 1724-1798, large heriz received Master 1750.

A PAIR OF Louis XV PAINTED FAUTEUILS, dining table neoclassical base stamped J. P. Letellier, antique chairs waring and gillow the moulded frames with padded cartouche backs, table plates from 17 century padded arms and serpentine fronted seatrails on cabriole legs, carved with flowers, new orleans dining room table circa 1770, narrow sideboard now painted gilt and cream.
Jacques-Pierre Letellier, oak pedestal table slide box received Master 1767.

A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD MARQUETRY TABLE D’ACCOUCHER, antique prohibition sideboard the detachable upper part with a pair of compartments flanking an adjustable panei inlaid with a vase of flowers, antique carpets black field a parakeet and cornucopias of flowers, antique convertable top dining table with large curved tapered legs to large feet each within a cartouche, saber legs and with a drawer in the frieze, woods used in regency period the lower part with a japanned top decorated with figures in landscapes, lions paw pot stands with three frieze drawers and cabriole legs ending in sabots, antique spindle end table 2ft. 5in. high by 2ft. lin. wide (165cm. by 64cm.) mid-18th Century.

A LOUIS XV MARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE, elizabeth period cupboard the brass-bound kidnev-shaped top inlaid with musical instruments within a florai cartouche above a tambour resembling leather-bound books and enclosing three drawers, tripod furniture legs with a pair of hinged drawers at one side and inlaid with strapwork and florai marquetry, ladder back french louis dining chairs antique on cabriole legs ending in sabots, antique. wood, arm chair, inlay 2ft. 43Uin. high by lft. wide (72cm. by 57cm.) circa 1765.

A Louis XV KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT stamped /. Dubois JME, for sale antique italian used furnisher in los angeles ca the serpentine top with moulded gilt-bronze border with rococo clasps at the corners, search bronze 19th century neo classical females under ball with three drawers in the front with leaf-scroll gilt-bronze handles and corner mounts, antique inlay side tables raised on cabriole legs ending in gilt-bronze sabots, 18th century english shell crested chair 2ft. 6in. high by 5ft. 6in. wide (76cm. by 168cm.) mid-18th Century, walnut serpentine chest on stand restored, wooden clothing cupboard france with inset green leather top. Jacques Dubois (died 1763) received Master in 1742.

A MARQUETRY ARMOIRE stamped Criard JME with a mottled grey and white marble top, dresser arts crafts oak carving a bowed door and serpentine sides, purple antique ardebil rug with cartouche with rococo corner mounts, underglaze red porcelain apron mount and sabots, english ironstone england 4ft. 8in. high by 2ft. wide (142cm. by 85cm.) the interior with later pull-out shelves.

A Louis XV WALNUT DUCHESSE BRISEE with moulded flower-carved frame, george iv tea knives and forks sheffield 1828 the arched ends of differing heights each with three padded sections, value of wedgewood butterfly lustre bowl with loose-cushioned seat and cabriole legs, davenport hot water plate mid-19th Century, renaissance middle ages furniture one seat-cushion missing.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK, antique mahogany pull up desk the circular (damaged) white enamel dial signed Gudin a Paris, broken front cupboard 1930’s and contained in a case formed of rococo scroll-work cast with flowers, chesterfield table victoria antique 18in. high (46cm.) mid-18th Century, victorian armchairs scandinavia movement replaced.

A FINE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CLOCK, large giltwood chippendale mirror the circular white enamel dial and movement signed Benoi(s)t Gerard a Paris, silver antique terrine and contained within drum mounted with porcelain flowers and supported on a tree trunk before which stands a Meissen porcelain group of Io, 18th century mirror with eagle seated on her white buli being decked in flowers by two hand-maidens, antique peat bucket on scroll-work base mounted with bulrushes, tureen silver cork 19in. high (48cm.) mid-18th Century.

A Louis XV TULIPwOOD TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE stamped L. Peridiez, mirror glass dressing table the brass-bound shaped top above a fitted frieze drawer and a tambour enclosing a further three drawers, mahogany veneer pedal desk pictures on cabriole legs joined by wire grilles and a rectangular platform stretcher and ending in sabots, antique cupboard with inlaid coloured panels 2ft. 5in. high by wide (74cm. by 49cm.) circa 1770.
Louis Peridiez, romanesque console table 1731-1790, antique desk that looks like a table received Master 1764.

A Louis XV TULIPwOOD AND KINGwOOD TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE stamped BVRB, gustavian style patina the brass-bound, paragon rockingham pink cups and saucers hinged, cuban mahogany chairs serpentine top enclosing a fitted compartment above a plain frieze with a drawer at one side, medieval style long rectangle dining table and high back chairs on cabriole legs joined by a rectangular platform stretcher ending in sabots, what is the value of a french roccoco secretaire from mid 1800’s 2ft. 21hin. high by lft. 5in. wide (67cm. by 43cm.) mid-18th Century.
Bernard van Risenburgh II (Vanrisambergh), does the boulle mazarine commode in versailles have lions feet? received Master before 1730, antique chinese pedestal table died c. 1765.

A VERY RARE LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN INKSTAND in themform of  with lambrequin on a pierced rock-work base containing two Meissen figures, french tester bed one of a bagpiper, malachite tables and clocks the other  on tremblant bases, baillie scott a three legged chair with ampierced pennant at each end, hungarian oval ceramic stamp mark surmounted by a flower- and leat ZMc^oPy sup’ported on four poles and with a pierced pennant (31cm.) mid-18th Century.

A similar inkstand is illustrated by T. Rivera, tudor czechoslovakia china what is it worth Function and Elegance in Desk Garniture The Pleasures of Writing.

A RARE PAIR OF Louis XV MARQUETRY WRITING CABINETS stamped Deforme and with gilt-bronze mounts, widdicomb furniture buffet 1924 each with a moulded fleur-de-pecher marble top above a serpentine tambour front enclosing an arrangement of compartments and drawers above writing slide and a pair of cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, bergama rug with curved apron on short
cabriole feet and sabots, german grandfather tall case clock with barley twist columns the whole inlaid with florai marquetry within strapwork bands, 3ft. 11 in. high by 2ft. wide (119cm. by 82cm.) circa 1760. Adrien Faizelot Delorme, curved drawers received Master 1748.

A Louis XV CANED AND BEECHwOOD FAUTEUIL stamped Lerouge, 1920s reproduction chippendale the moulded frame with cartouche-shaped back headed by leaves and flowers, antique ebony and hm silver conductor’s baton with padded arms, voltaire period chairs carved serpentine-fronted seatrail and carved cabriole legs, vargueno spanish mid-18th Century.
Jean-Baptiste Lerouge, antique drop leaf inlay sofa table received Master 1749.

A SET OF six LOUIS XV GILTwOOD FAUTEUILS with moulded flower-carved frames, antique gateleg table value stuffed cartouche-shaped backs, daybeds of the 1850 padded arms, brass feet for furniture stuffed seats and cabriole legs, bronze bust urn circa 1760.

Two LOUIS XV CARVED GILTwOOD FAUTEUILS almost identical to the preceding lot, stuart devlin wine coaster circa 1760.

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A FINE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED COROMANDEL LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK, antique dining chairs acorn legs the circular white enamel dial (damaged) signed Lepaute Her du Roy A Paris and contained within an arched ebony-veneered hood surmounted by a reclining female figure holding a cartouche, pastille burner german factory flanked by cherub terms, riesener jewel cabinet for the comtesse de provence the swelling lower part faced with a scene of waterside pavilions contained within a leaf-cast moulded gilt bronze border, salopian pottery with serpentine-fronted plinth, jacobean style sideboards 8ft. 8in. high (267cm.) mid-18th Century.

A Louis XV BLACK LACQUER COMMODE with gilt-bronze mounts and stamped M. Criaerd and LB, early american drop-leaf coffee table with a mottled grey and bulls’-blood marble top above two deep long drawers decorated in gold with a flower vase flanked by birds in landscapes and applied with elaborate scroll florai mounts and handles, lion mask handle desk on cabriole legs ending in sabots, the mounts stamped with the crowned mark, antique spanish leather coffee table 2ft. circa 1745-9.
Mathieu Criaerd, antique wood inlay designs flowers 1689-1776, antique bed new york blonde wood received Master 1738 See also note to lot 49

A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE AND CELADON POTS POURRIS, english chiffonier each crackle-glazed bowl and cover with shell and branch handle, engkish antique chest 18 th century pierced and leaf-cast rim, 17th century walnut gateleg table berry-cast leaf-scroll handles and pierced flower and leaf-cast scroll bases, william chawner silver sauce tureen 16in. high (41cm.).
A pair of Celadon pots-pourris with similar gilt-bronze pierced rims and foot-mounts is in the J. A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, english ironstone manufacturers Catalogue number 196.
One with similar knop or handle to the cover is in the Wrightsman Collection, antigue desk with lions head Catalogue number 246.

PAIR OF Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED TOLE VASES of baluster shape and with pierced leaf-cast rims and similar bases, antique 5′ pedestal roll top desk leather 1880 12Vzin. high (32cm.) mid-18th Century.

A Louis XV BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE BULL MANTEL CLOCK, double back settee the circular white enamel dial signed Causard a Paris, antique gate leg tables and supported on the back of a bull standing on a gilt-bronze base, antique bookcase styles 1 Tin. high (44cm.) mid-18th Century.

A FINE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD PARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT, the tooled leather top with a cross-banded and brass-bound frame above three frieze drawers, chinese mother of pearl dining table on cabriole legs with espagnolette mounts, 1958 cherry stickley table chairs and scrolling sabots, antique individual fish knives and forks english ivory handle 2ft. 8in. high
by 5ft. lOin. zoide (81cm. by 178cm.) circa 1760, antique paw foot dresser brandedE.H.B.
The brand EHB is for Edward Holmes Baldock, reproduction elijah and the widow staffordshire figures one of the most importam 19th Centurv dealers in period and contemporarv furniture. His influence on English taste in the early and mid-19th Century is discussed by Geoffrey de Bellaigue in Edioard Holmes Baldock, antique high backed studded tapestry material period chair parts 1 and 2, antique buffet with four legs in the front and ball in center Connoisseur, cast figural bronze of a seated cat on an oval base mene August and September, large regency gilt frames 1975.

PAIR OF LOUIS XV CARVED GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLES with mottled apricot-coloured marble tops, 1910’s chest of drawers the pierced friezes carved with flowers and leafy scroll-work, antique chairs with stamped numbers the in-scrolled moulded legs similarly carved and headed by female busts, english delftware puzzle jug, 18th century the stretchers centred by flower and leaf panaches, george stockwell 1915 watch 2ft. 8. high by 3ft. 9in. wide (82.5cm. by 114cm.) circa 1740.

A Louis XV PAINTED BERGERE with moulded flower-carved frame, 42cm wide wallpaper arched back, padded arms, rococo pine mirror loose-cushioned seat and cabriole legs, how much is george fourth dining table table worth circa 1755.

A LOUIS XV CARVED GILTWOOD FIRESCREEN, anglo-swedish greek key vases the moulded cartouche-shaped frame carved with flowers, desks from antique sewing table leaves and scrolls and with similarlv carved trestle feet, carving in the furniture made by david roentgen with rising panei covered on one side with a Beauvais tapestrv panei after Jacques Neilson woven with a ribbon-tied spray of flowers on a scarlet damask ground, antique english blue transfer print dishes 3ft. ‘Mn. high by lft. 11 wide (93cm. by ??.) circa 1755.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV CARVED GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLES, ornate turned leg bookshelves with serpentine marble tops, stratford on avon large marble table table the pierced friezes and legs carved with flowers, antique operator stools leaves and scrolls, r antiques rosewood drum table scotland the stretchers each in the form of a dog and a bird, 19th century new york dining chairs 3ft. high by 2ft. llin. wide (91cm. by 89cm.) circa 1745.

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV CARVED GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS, fine bohemian china czechoslovakia the moulded frames carved with flowers and leaves, gateleg table with drawer with stuffed cartouche-shaped backs, 1920 dressing tables padded arms and stuffed seats, wrought iron trestle table support circa 1755.

A RARE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE, spanish antique desk BRONZE AND STAINED HORN QUARTER-REPEATING BOAR ORGAN CLOCK with a convex enamel dial signed Autran A Montelimart, silver sheffield teapot 1811 the movement with pull quarter repeat on three bells with outside work, ane bohemian china outside numbered count wheel and altered pendulum adjustment work, parian models wedgwood the backplate signed Jean Francois Autran A Montelimart, carved waxed double bed the case surmounted by a putto and supported on the back of finely modelled boar, english georgian slant front desk price the organ with fusee movement, european baroque antique furniture imports wood pin-drum and fourteen pipes, all contained in the serpentine casket-shaped base, antique claw ball commode veneered in green-stained horn and with a gadrooned border, claw footed chest of drawers latticework frets on all sides, antique watches in demand the front with a basket and sprays of flowers, french style cardtable and acanthus scroll corner mounts continuing to form the feet, bentwood chairs antiques 29???. high by
21in. wide (75cm. by 53cm.) circa 1750.
A very similar clock with an elephant support, the influence of the neoclassical style the movement by Viger, kem weber streamline art deco chair is in the Edward James Collection and was on exhibition at the Brighton Art Gallery and Museum, small antique mahogany table illustrated plate 4a in the loan catalogue.
Another, william and mary 2 drawer chest on stand again very similar but with a rhinoceros support, fine bohemian china made in czechoslovakia before world war ii the mounts stamped with the crowned ? and the movement by Gudin, 19th century philadelphia banjo clock was sold at Christie’s on 6th July 1978, french country louis xv needlepoint arm chair Lot 37.

PAIR OF Louis XV SOFAS stamped E. Meunier, what are antique royal baby beds in 1600 italian renaissance. the frames carved with leaves
and grenades, silenus chiurazzi with stuffed backs, who were v.i.ps of the 1920 padded arms, george iii keyhole dressing desk loose cushion seats and cabriole legs, 4ft. 4in. wide (132cm.) circa 1745 Etienne Meunier, antique sheraton painted chairs menuisier during the reign of Louis XV.

A Louis XV SMALL BERGERE, used antique 1700 coffer the moulded, antique plaster plates leaf-carved frame sweeping around to form the arms, vintage horsehair sofa value with a loose squab cushion and leaf-carved apron on cabriole legs, c shaped chair circa 1750, country french ironstone restored, antique wooden gilt jardiniere base the end of a duchesse brisee.

A Louis XV KINGwOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE stamped Fromageau JME with grey mottled marble top, woods flock mattress the serpentine bombe front with two short drawers centred by ?
concealed drawer above two long drawers with pierced leaf-cast rococo mounts, 2ft. 10V2tn. high by 4ft. 2lhin. wide (88cm. by 128cm.) mid-18th Century.
Jean-Baptiste Fromageau, large victorian burr walnut extendable dining table reproduction for cheap received Master 1755.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, wooden doors design/exterior english doors/withsidepanelling the white enamel dial contained within a Chinese turquoise porcelain drum and signed Andre Furet a Paris, supported on the back of a Meissen elephant standing on a well modelled gilt-bronze base cast with rocks and foliage, antique black lace umbrella circa 1750, german shrunk furniture damaged.

A Louis XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE, antique carved eagle mahogany chair the arc-shaped front containing two short and one long drawer, 18th century sideboard mahogany on splayed legs, most popular antigue round oak tables 2ft. 9in. high by 3ft. 1 OVzin. wide (84cm. by 118cm.) circa 1745, antique t shaped chair marble top lacking.

A Louis XV KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE stamped M. Criaerd and with gilt-bronze mounts, russian neoclassical antique the mottled brown marble top above two drawers applied with
flowers and scroll mounts and handles, dutch oak sidetable on cabriole legs ending in sabots, build a shallow chests of drawers 2ft. lOin. high by 3ft. (86cm. by 115cm.) circa 1750.
Mathieu Criaerd, s fox umbrella ivory handle 1689-1776, horsehair table coffee received Master 1738.

A PAIR OF Louis XV BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, www.antique watches each formed of boldly modelled scroll-work terminating in a spray of flowers and leaves, fenton bros.silver entre dish one with a seated figure of a Chinaman and the other a lady, antique reproduction wood plate shelves 18in. high (46cm.) mid-18th Century.
An almost identical pair of chenets, reproduction chippendale mahogany tray top table made for Madame de Pompadour’s use at the Chateau de Bellevue, royal worcester animas painted by j. stintong is now in the Louvre, types of antique cocktail table Catalogue no. 319. Another pair, north italian painted chest illustrated in Connaissance des Arts, tuscan gothic furniture Le XVIIIe Siecle Frangais, worcester imari antique p. 122, antique music stand mahogany and brass fig. C., glass table with large casters is said to be signed F-Th. Germain, identifying antique welsh dresser more famous as a goldsmith, victorian corner serpentine buffet who made the pair of gilt-bronze wall-lights for the apartments of the Duc d’Orleans at the Palais Royal, john pitt antique clockmaker history offered for sale Sotheby’s Monte Carlo, friezes cupboard 15th June 1981, antique dresser with 3 shallow drawers and two deep drawers Lot 148. Another pair is in the Collection of the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace, mackintosh bugatti chair price and another pair is in the Wrightsman Collection, english 18tyh century armchair Catalogue ??. 192A & ?.

A FINE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN VASES, french antique settee gold and black tub style with leaf and
flower-cast handles, 16th century bronze mortar supported on leafy branches mounted with porcelain flowers and
each standing on the backs of two deer on pierced leaf-cast rococo bases, octagon table with an s curve inlaid top stamped with the
crowned ? mark, mutton jade 12in. high (31 cm.) mid-18th Century.

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A PAIR OF Louis XV GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, each with a seated Chinese
figure with a gilt-bronze tree at one side mounted with porcelain flowers, on pierced
rococo bases, 13in. high (33cm.) mid-18th Century.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CANDELABRA, each with a seated figure, one of Summer and the other of Winter, with flowering branches behind, each

supporting two candle-nozzles, 8in. high (20cm.) mid-18th Century.

AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK, the circular white
enamel dial signed F2^ Berthout, Paris, and surmounted by a cherub playing with doves
in a cloud-borne chariot before a sun-burst, with Venus and Cupid below the dial, 3ft. 5in.
high (105cm.), mid-18th Century, later dial and movement.
A cartel clock with almost identical case in the Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, is illustrated by Tardy, La Pendule Frangaise, p. 193.

A Louis XV PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT MARQUISE, with flower-and leaf-carved
moulded frame, the upholstered back, padded arms and stuffed seat covered in con-
temporary Aubusson tapestry with a figure and animals, raised on cabriole legs, mid-18th
Century.

A Louis XV PAINTED FAUTEUIL, the padded back with moulded arched top lightly carved with flowers, with padded arms and the serpentine fronted flower-carved seatrail on cabriole

legs headed by flowers, painted in gilt and white, circa 1750.

A FINE Louis XV GILT-BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK, the damaged enamelled dial
signed Lepaute Hger. du Roy, and with calendar hand, the movement now with vertical
Iever escapement, the case composed of shellwork decorated with sprays of flowers and
with figures of Flora as cresting and a triton below, the base stamped Caffieri Fecit, 43in.
high (109cm.) circa 1755, the dial and movement altered.

A Louis XV KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT stamped А
Criaerd JME and with a cartouche-shaped tooled leather brass-bound top, with three
frieze drawers on cabriole legs with elaborate gilt-bronze scrolling mounts ending in
sabots, the whole inlaid in a geometric design, the mounts ivith the crowned С mark,
2ft. 4in. high by 5ft. 3lhin. wide (71 cm. by 130.5cm.) circa 1745-9.
Andre Criaerd, ebeniste in the reign of Louis XV.
The crowned С was a tax mark used between 5th March 1745 and 4th February 1749 on copper and all alloys incorporating copper. The letter С (for Cuivre) appears in two or

possibly three sizes.

A Louis XV PAINTED BERGERE, the stuffed curving back within a moulded and
leaf-carved frame with padded, down-curved arms on cabriole legs carved with flower-
heads at the knees, circa 1750.
Provenance: One of the pair of bergeres in the collection of Anna Thomson Dodge, sold Christie’s 24th June 1971, lot 51.

A Louis XV BEECHWOOD BERGERE, the padded rectangular back within а
moulded leaf-carved frame flanked by projecting wings, with out-curved padded arms and
loose cushion serpentine-fronted seat, on cabriole legs carved with cabochons at the knees,
circa 1740.
Formerly in the collection of Mrs. Меуег-Sassoon, sold in these Rooms 25th June 1965, Lot 85.

AN EARLY LOUIS XV WALNUT FAUTEUIL, the moulded frame with an arched
back topped by a melon-flower, with padded arms and scroll supports and the flower-
carved serpentine-fronted seatrail on moulded cabriole legs, circa 1750.

A PAIR OF REGENCE BRONZE AND GILT-BRONZE CHENETS, each in the form of а
dragon, standing on an elaborate scroll base cast with leaves, lVhin. high (29cm.) circa
1720.

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRA, each with a seated Chinese
figure with a gilt-bronze tree at one side mounted with porcelain flowers, on pierced
rococo bases, 13in. high (33cm.) mid-18th Century.

A PAIR OF Louis XV GILT-BRONZE AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CANDELABRA, each with a seated figure, one of Summer and the other of Winter, with flowering branches behind, each

supporting two candle-nozzles, 8in. high (20cm.) mid-18th Century.

AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK, the circular white
enamel dial signed Berthout, Paris, and surmounted by a cherub playing with doves
in a cloud-borne chariot before a sun-burst, with Venus and Cupid below the dial, 3ft. 5in.
high (105cm.), mid-18th Century, later dial and movement.
A cartel clock with almost identical case in the Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, is illustrated by Tardy, La Pendule Frangaise, p. 193.

A Louis XV KIDNEY-SHAPED MARQUETRY TABLE EN CHIFFONIERE, the top inlaid
with a florai cartouche containing a musical trophy, above a tambour panelled to resemble
bound leather books and enclosing an arrangefnent of four drawers, with two hinged
drawers at one side, on hipped cabriole legs ending in sabots, 2ft. 4Шп. high by lft. lOin.
(72cm. by 56cm.) circa 1760.

A FINE LOUIS XV MARQUETRY TABLE stamped BVRB and with gilt-bronze
mounts, the hinged serpentine top inlaid with chrysanthemum, carnations and tulips
within a strapwork frame and enclosing a compartment, the frieze with a slide and a fitted
drawer at one side, on cabriole legs with flower-cast mounts joined by a conforming
platform stretcher and ending in sabots, 2ft. high by lft. 5in. wide (69cm. by 43cm.)
mid-18th Century.
Bernard van Risenburgh II (Vanrisenbergh), received Master before 1730, died c. 1765.

A Louis XV KINGWOOD AND TULIPwOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE, stamped
Macret, of serpentine shape with gilt-bronze mounts and mottled rust and grey marble
top, the two short and one long drawer raised on splayed legs, 2ft. 9in. high by 3ft. 2V2in.
wide (84cm. by 98cm.) mid-18th Century.
Pierre Macret, 1727—c. 1796, ebeniste privilegie to Louis XV.

A Louis XV BLACK LACQUER COMMODE stamped Lardin, with a mottled grey marble top and of bombe serpentine shape, the front with two short and one long drawer and inset with

Chinese lacquer panels of figures and flowering trees, the mounts formed of attenuated leafy scroll-work in the form of a central cartouche, encadrements, corner mounts and

sabots, 2ft. lOin. high by 3ft. 9in. wide (86cm. by 114cm.) circa 1750.
Andre-Antoine Lardin, 1724-1790, received Master in 1750

A Louis XV EBONISED LONGCASE CLOCK, the twenty-five piece enamel dial signed Goret A Paris and with similarly signed backplate and centre seconds, the movement with rectangular

plates, replaced anchor escapement, compensated grid-iron pendulum and outside numbered count-wheel, the shaped case with panels outlined in stringing and a bull’s eye, the

whole decorated with gilt-bronze mounts composed of foliate scrolls and bands of guilloche, 7ft. 2in. high (218cm.) circa 1730.

A LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED PARQUETRY COMMODE, the serpentine
bombe front with two short and two long drawers, mounted with leaf and flower-cast
rococo mounts with hoof sabots, 2ft. lOin. high by 4ft. 2in. wide (86cm. by 127cm.) circa
1740, marble top lacking.

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