19th-Century FRENCH, Late Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Center Table, 1810-1815
Mahogany, 30 x 38 1/8 x 38 1/4 in. (76.2 x 96.8 x 97.2 cm)
Circular white mottled marble top avove the plain frieze fitted with later brass border raised on a canted tripartite support fitted with ormolu flaming torches within a laurel wreath on paw feet
FRE-003-FU
$15,500
Provenance:
Private Collection, Boston
Collection Charles de Gaulle
Exhibitions:
Artsystems Gallery, New York. "Fine Continental Furniture," October 1 to December 31, 2003.
Bibliography:
Devon Sterling, Fine 19th-Century Furniture, John Herman (New York: Rhodes, 2000).
Patricia Johnson, "London Townhouses," Connoisseur, May 1996.
19th-Century FRENCH, Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bed, 1800-1825
Mahogany, 46 x 72 x 36 in. (116.8 x 182.9 x 91.4 cm)
Each head and footboard with outscrolled rounded top rails fitted with ormolu floral wreaths above elaboratelly carved swans and arcaded niche flanked by rounded pilasters with ormolu capitals and terminals ending in a semi-circular base on casters joined by a downcurved rail.
FRE-002-FU
$15,000
Provenance:
Private Collection, Boston
Collection Charles de Gaulle
Exhibitions:
Artsystems Gallery, New York. "Fine Continental Furniture," October 1 to December 31, 2003.
Bibliography:
Devon Sterling, Fine 19th-Century Furniture, John Herman (New York: Rhodes, 2000).
Patricia Johnson, "London Townhouses," Connoisseur, May 1996.