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A Smaller Fortress

A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor & Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in LA, CA
arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress
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Early 1900s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Watercolor, Pencil

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Plexi Cover
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like structures, which
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Plexi Cover
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
material affords him the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Plexi Cover
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
material affords him the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Plexi Cover
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
material affords him the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Plexi Cover
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like structures, which
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

3D Hand Constructed Metallic Paper Sculpture, Framed, Wall Mounted, Perspective
By Michael Velliquette
Located in St. Louis, MO
material affords him the freedom to think fantastically on a small scale. By alluding to fortress-like
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

Eugène Galien-Laloue "Theatre du Chatelet" Watercolor and Gouache
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

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The Alhambra:The Court of the Myrtles/The Court of Lions Granada Spain
By Emily Burling Waite
Located in Storrs, CT
a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then largely ignored until
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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Alhambra - Original Etching on Cardboard by L. Beltrami - 1878
Located in Roma, IT
constructed as a small fortress in 889 CE on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then largely ignored
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1870s Naturalistic Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco lamp with led in the foot.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Brass

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$307 Sale Price
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By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
$8,548 / item
H 64.97 in W 40.16 in D 14.57 in
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
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Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

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English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
$185,000
H 36.25 in W 61.5 in D 30.25 in
1919 René Lalique Statuette Grande Ovale Tete Penchee Woman Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
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Pair of Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Carved Figural Throne Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Carved Figural Throne Armchairs
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$24,850 Sale Price / set
29% Off
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Pate de Verre Vide-Poche with a Lizard by Walter and Berge.
By Almeric Walter
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pate de verre vide-poche in the form of a lizard by Almaric Walter and Henry Berge. Signed in the mold. Executed for Daum factory in Art Nouveau period.
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Art Glass

WMF Box Jewelry Chest Antique Art Nouveau Silvered Germany
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely rare WMF jewelry box Art Nouveau circa 1900 silvered chest with floral decors very high quality.    
Category

Antique Early 1900s Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Regency Brass Scottish Register Fireplace Insert Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A fine and rare 19th Century Regency fireplace Insert grate, salvaged from Anne Street, Edinburgh Scotland. Circular rondel's to capitals with raised reeded brass fronts and fret. Po...
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Antique 1810s Scottish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Figural Tapestry "A Royal Courtship"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large flemish 17th-18th century Baroque figural tapestry "A Royal Courtship" depicting an allegorical courting scene of a young princess meeting her prince at the watchful...
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Antique Early 1700s Belgian Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Figural Tapestry "A Royal Courtship"
Large Flemish 17th-18th Century Baroque Figural Tapestry "A Royal Courtship"
$49,850 Sale Price
47% Off
H 103 in W 163 in D 0.13 in
Important Sculptural Lamp in Bronze and Marble, Deer, Art Deco, France, 1930's
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are pleased to offer an exceptional and rare lighting piece, emblematic of the Art Deco period: A large sculptural lamp/nightlight crafted in patinated bronze, depicting a majesti...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and Rare French 18th-19th century Copper Overlaid Portrayal Relief Medallion of The Renown French Chemist ANTOINE LAVOISIER (1743-1794). The ovoid shaped shield crowned with ...
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming French Louis XVI style gilt bronze six-light chandelier. Each candle arm conjoined with garlands above a cartouche ending with an acorn. The center stem with a floral loop...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Art-Deco Style Polished Bronze and Alabaster Three-Light Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Art-Deco style polished bronze and alabaster three-light hanging plafonnier chandelier. Please note that we have a total of 12 of these plafonnier chandeliers available. The v...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Northern European Egyptian Revival Porcelain Plaque in Matching Period Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
A Continental porcelain Egyptian revival plaque in a giltwood Egytomainia decorated frame. Norther European marked CH? Burger. Possibly German?.
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Marquetry Tip-Top Center Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine English victorian marquetry Sycamore, Amboyna, burr-walnut and ormolu-mounted circular tulipwood crossbanding tip-top center table with inlaid decorations depic...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

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