Wednesday, June 3, 2015






Wooton No. 10 Extra Grade Cylinder Top Rotary Desk. Carved gallery top with arched crest and seashell carvings at the corners, cylinder roll top with slide out leather top writing surface, double bank rotary base under 3 drawers and single door in the knee hole compartment; top interior and rotary bank sections have multiple storage and postal compartments with drawers having maple fronts, desk is highlighted throughout with gilt incised carvings, ebonized trim and raised burled walnut panels. This desk appears to be a variation to to the No. 10 extra grade seen in the "Wooton Patent Desks" by The Oakland and Indiana State Museums book and "American Furniture of the 19th Century" by Eileen & Richard Dubrow. Desk is completely restored & refinished, very clean and ready to use, has keys. 69 in. high x 56 in. wide x 32 in. deep.


$40,000 AT price


Monday, June 1, 2015

7652 Antique 19th C. Crystal Chandelier

Height: 54 in. (137.16 cm)
Width: 36 in. (91.44 cm)
Depth: 36 in. (91.44 cm)
Country of Origin: France
Style: French 19th century
Condition: Restored
Year: c. 1890

Magnificent French Bronze chandelier. Unbelievable!!! Absolutely Breathtaking. Note the grey color crystals, not available today.. From one of the finest mansions in Paris. Beautiful bronze frame, top quality crystals. Suspect it is Bacarat.

Friday, May 29, 2015

7554 Monumental French Louis XVI Cabinet with Marble Top & Bronze Trim

Height:38 in. (96.52 cm)
Width:81 in. (205.74 cm)
Depth:32 in. (81.28 cm)
Country of Origin:France
Style:Louis XVI
Condition:Restored
Year:19th C.
Description:Monumental antique French Louis XVI cabinet with bronze trim and heavy, one-inch thick black marble top. This stately cabinet features beautiful inlaid designs, ornate bronze detailing and bronze feet.

Dimensions:  38”H x 81”W x 32”D
Price: $38,000.00


Wednesday, May 27, 2015

7561 Beautiful Pair of 19th C. Hand Painted Vases by Old Paris

Height:28 in. (50.80 cm)
Width:16 in. (40.64 cm)
Depth:9 in. (22.86 cm)
Country of Origin:France
Style:Victorian
Maker:Old Paris
Condition:Mint
Year:c. 1880
Description:Beautiful pair of hand painted Old Paris Porcelain vases. What is Old Paris Porcelain?

Old Paris Porcelain or as the French say Vieux Paris Porcelain refers not to a single manufacturer but to more than thirty porcelain sources based within the City of Paris between the mid 1700's until around 1870 the end of the Second Empire. The term was not actually used until the latter part of that period.

The various Paris artisans mostly situated in the northeast side of Paris honed their skills in a hurry or went out of business. At the outset they had to compete with King Louis XV's own Royal Manufactory at Sevres just 18 miles to the southwest of the city. To minimize competition the king even enacted laws that severely restricted the activities of other porcelain manufacturers. But as the importance of porcelain became clearer as to its positive impact on the French economy, Old Paris porcelain enjoyed more latitude in its operations.

In fact, Old Paris manufacturers also benefited not only from intense competition from one another, but in some cases, were creatively and financially nimbler than even the Royal manufactory at Sèvres. Many Old Paris porcelain artisans had their own patrons from the French nobility. They catered more quickly to changing styles and customs. By the turn of the nineteenth century nearly all Old Paris porcelain was the hard-paste variety thanks to the earlier discovery of kaolin near Limoges.

No porcelain mark ever came to be synonymous with Old Paris china. Click here to see why there is no real "official" Old Paris Mark. Actually around 70% of the production during its era had no marks at all. Many of the Old Paris artisans worked with blanks or "white wares" that had originally been produced at Limoges and even at Sèvres. Their jobs in those cases were strictly to act as decorators but magnificent works came from these people. Their stories are much like the emergence of fine porcelain in Dresden as originally it was in the orbit of the manufactory at Meissen.

Names such as, DihlNastDagotyNeppelEdouard HonoréDenuelleClaussGille, and Petit, created magnificent works and distinguished themselves by winning many honors and achieving great financial success. Their work ranged in style from neo-classical, rococo revival, to renaissance revival.

With the sensitivity to changing times the various exponents of Old Paris porcelain are among the finest European porcelain.
 

Dimensions:  28"H x 16"W x 9"D
Price: $11,000.00

Tuesday, May 26, 2015





55.5975 Fantastic 19th C. Chandelier w/Globes

Condition:MINT
Year:19th C.
Fantastic 19th C. American gilt bronze chandelier.

Dimensions:  48"H x 42"D
Price: $15,000.00


Friday, May 22, 2015


26.4556 Antique Walnut Hunt Board with Griffin Mirrored Back Splash

Height:53 in. (134.62 cm)
Width:84 in. (213.36 cm)
Depth:24 in. (60.96 cm)
Country of Origin:USA
Style:Huntboard
Maker:Alexander Roux
Condition:Restored
Year:19th C.
Description:Spectacular antique walnut hunt board with griffin mirrored back splash. Really a fabulous piece full of various fish and game trappings.

Dimensions:  53"H x 84"W x 24"D
Price: $10,000.00


Wednesday, May 20, 2015





54.5201 Large Carved Rosewood Renaissance Revival Hall Tree

Height:101 in. (256.54 cm)
Width:63.5 in. (161.29 cm)
Depth:20 in. (50.80 cm)
Country of Origin:USA
Style:Renaissance Revival
Condition:Restored
Year:c. 1890
Description:Beautifully carved antique Victorian hall piece executed in rosewood circa 1890. This majestic piece features a large beveled mirror, umbrella stands and coat hooks.

Dimensions:  101"H x 63.5"W x 20"D
Price: $39,500.00