Salvadore Sofa in Army (300cm) by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
, the Salvador sofa features a triple armrest, upholstered with a luxurious velvet (LG.FB-21).
2010s French Other Canapes
Fabric
Salvadore Sofa in Army (300cm) by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
, the Salvador sofa features a triple armrest, upholstered with a luxurious velvet (LG.FB-21).
Fabric
Single Fortuny Fabric Cushion in a Neoclassical Pattern
By Fortuny
Located in New York, NY
A Fortuny silk pillow cushion in metallic blue and silver fabric depicting a neoclassical design with a draped garland motif, with braided trim and woven back. 50 down/50 feather in...
Cotton, Silk, Down, Feathers
1923 René Lalique Vase Dahlias Glass with Sepia Patina and Black Enamel
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Dahlias" made in frosted glass with sepia patina and original black heated enamel by René Lalique in 1923. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful enamel and super...
Blown Glass
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Porcelain Transfer Decorate / Gilt Dinner Service Plate For 11 People
By Coronet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Dine in timeless elegance with our Porcelain Painted and Gilt Floral Bouquet Decorated Set of Eleven Dinner Plates, a stunning creation from the mid-20th century by Coronet Chinaware...
Porcelain
$5,900 / set
H 8.25 in W 6 in D 1.25 in
The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens. PUBLISHER: NY: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1902. DESCRIPTION: 36 vols., 8-1/4" x 6", all illustrations after th...
Leather
Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra French, 19th Century Height 75cm, diameter 35cm The fine gilt bronze candelabra in this pair are crafted in the eclectic style that preva...
Ormolu
$1,900
H 34.25 in W 26.38 in D 7.87 in
20th Century Art Nouveau Thonet Flower Tub / Plant Stand, Bentwood, AT ca 1915
By Thonet
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, timeless bentwood plant stand or flower tub made by the famous company of Thonet Vienna. A unique shaped piece from the renowed company in Austria around 1915. Superbly de...
Metal
Pair 19th Century Italian Empire Consoles
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 19th Century Italian Empire white marble top mahogany consoles supported by ebonized caryatid columns.
Marble, Ormolu
$50,000 / set
H 22 in Dm 10.5 in
Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Quality Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps Fine bronze mounts separate the six painted panels decorated with chinoiserie figures in ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$11,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 38 in W 24.88 in D 24.25 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt, Cream /Green Painted Fauteuils Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style two-tone cream and green painted with parcel-giltwood carved fauteuils armchairs. The intricately carved wood frames with a pa...
Velvet, Wood
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates
Located in London, GB
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates Continental, 19th Century Height 2.5cm, diameter 23.5cm These blue and white porcelain dinner plates will make an ex...
Porcelain
French Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Each piece finely painted in tones of black, brown and gilt with classical figural decoration, the handles and borders with gilt painting. Comprising: 1 reticulated stand, 1 reticula...
Porcelain
$225,232 / set
H 36.42 in W 49.02 in D 16.34 in
Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panel...
Marble, Ormolu
$4,600 / item
H 72 in W 14 in D 8 in
Exquisite Albino Peacock Taxidermy: A Majestic Display of Rarity and Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent taxidermy specimen showcases an albino (leucistic) peacock, skillfully mounted on an oval wooden base. The intricate details of the peacock's unique coloring are cap...
Feathers
$11,850
H 12.2 in W 16.5 in D 9.5 in
Baccarat Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece or Jardinière
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An unusual antique Baccarat crystal and Dore bronze-mounted oval shaped centrepiece, the removable oval shaped crystal bowl, beautifully hand-cut and engraved with floral and vine de...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Wide Danish Cord Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
replete with two Danish cord-wrapped drawer fronts adding style to the classic tone and feel of contemporary vision without shortcuts. A cast stainless steel base and hand-cast verti...
Metal
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Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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