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Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Riesener, Circa 1780s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kittery Point, ME
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT COMMODE
ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, LATE 18TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1780
The original molded and contoured grey marble top...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu Cassolettes Candlesticks
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu Cassolettes Candlesticks, late 18th Century,
the reversible dome shaped lids with berried finials on one side and candle nozzles on the other, the ovoid bodi...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Materials
Ormolu
Monumental Signed Louis XVI Malachite and Ormolu Mantel Clock, Late 18th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock raised on an associated malachite base, of monumental scale, masterpiece of French Neoclassical decorative art from the late 18th Century, the dial and ...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Japanese Black and Gold Signed Satsuma Gyokuzan Vases
Located in Kittery Point, ME
This pair of signed Gyokusan Japanese Satsuma vases showcases a striking black and gold aesthetic, crafted from earthenware pottery. Each vase features hand-painted gold gilt decoration and is adorned with an elegant bamboo motif. The gold paint is applied with fine detail to create texture and depth in the bamboo stalks and leaves.
Gyokuzan refers to a prominent master artist associated with high-quality Meiji-period Satsuma ware. Gyokuzan was a pivotal figure in Satsuma pottery, known for sophisticated designs during the Meiji period (1868–1912).
While traditional Satsuma often uses an ivory crackled glaze, "black and gold" variants are highly prized for their dramatic contrast.
The signature on each Satsuma vase may be that of Shibayama, followed by the character for "painted by". It is a recognized artist signature found on high-quality Satsuma ware from the Meiji period (1868–1912).
The use of gold lacquer-like gilding on a deep black background is a hallmark of "Black Satsuma...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
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Earthenware
Directoire Brass-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Directoire Brass-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Late 18th Century, the rectangular grey-veined white marble galleried top, above three short drawers and where two further long drawers use...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Drawing by Charles Fichot of the Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, 1871
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Drawing by the renowned artist Charles Fichot (1817-1903) titled 'Le Palais de Saint Cloud Apres l’Incendie' and dated March 8, 1871.
Pencil on paper
Signed lower right and dated 187...
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Antique 1870s French Drawings
Materials
Paper
Louis XVI Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
A period Louis XVI Ormolu Cartel Clock, also known alternatively as 'Cartel d'Alcove' or 'œil de bœuf Cartel d’Alcove' or bull's eye, the circular dial headed by a cockerel, within a...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Young Bacchus in the style of Ponce Jacquiot
By Ponce Jacquiot
Located in Kittery Point, ME
A young Bacchus cast in bronze, the Roman god of wine, half kneels half sits on a rock while holding grapes in one hand raised above his head and a cup in the other, his head tilted ...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large 18th Century Watercolor of a Roman Landscape by Alexis N. Perignon
By Alexis-Nicolas Pérignon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Watercolor by Alexis Nicolas Perignon (1726-1782)
"Roman View"
The work of art depicts a ruined aqueduct next to a farmhouse with washerwomen.
pen and grey ink, watercolor, bodycolo...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Neoclassical Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Empire Silvered Four-Light Candelabra
By Claude Galle
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Pair of silver-plated four-light candelabra, likely French or Russian Empire style from the 19th Century, exhibiting characteristics associated with the Neoclassical period. The top ...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Candelabras
Materials
Silver Plate
Empire Marbelized and Gilded Tole Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
An Empire patinated marbelized and gilded columnar tole lamp, the column-shaped stem ending in a gilded Corinthian capital topped by a tole shade raised on a square plinth base. The ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Italian Bronze and Porphyry Figure of the Dancing Faun After the Antique
Located in Kittery Point, ME
An Italian Bronze Figure of the Dancing Faun After the Antique depicted standing ‘in contrapposto’ and raised on a Louis XVI style ormolu mounted porphyry and red marble base.
The D...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Porphyry, Bronze



