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Manuel Espinosa y Carbia (Spanish, b.1840) Fine Watercolor "Seated Spanish Maja"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manuel Espinosa y Carbia (Spanish, b. 1840) A Fine Watercolor on cardboard depicting a seated Maja Lady wearing traditional Spanish clothing, a shawl over her lap and holding a fan, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Parchment Paper

Fine Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Revival Gilt-Bronze Two-Light Wall Lights (Sconces). The elongated ormolu sconces with a back plate in the form of a torc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Edwardian Painted Satinwood Painted Adam Style Circular Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Edwardian Painted Satinwood Occasional Side Circular Side Table. The Adams Style round table, hand painted with decorations of floral garlands, ribbons and musical instruments, wi...
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Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Side Tables

Materials

Satinwood

A French 19th-20th C. Orientalist Spelter Lamp of an Arab - Middle-Easten Man
By P. Rigual
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th Century Orientalist Style Cold Painted Spelter Figural Lamp-Torchere, by Barcelona born artist Pedro Ramon Rigual (1863-1917). T...
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Antique Early 1900s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

A Pair French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Candelabra, After André-Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra, in the French Régence and Empire flavor, after the model by André Charles Boulle and sons. Each with a central aca...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

A French Louis XV Style Walnut, Burl-Walnut & Fruitwood Marquetry Buffet Server
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive French Vintage Louis XV Style Walnut, Burl-Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Buffet Server. The serpentine body with two bombé central doors flanked by a pair of ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Buffets

Materials

Marble

Pair Louis XVI Style Gilt-Metal & Champlevé Enamel 5-Light Wall-lights-Sconces
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive pair of Louis XVI style gilt-metal and champlevé enamel five-light figural wall lights (sconces - appliques) after the model by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843). Each sconce with a ribbon-hung reeded and tapering backplate surmounted with a single cherub bust...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Bronze

Palatial Italian Florentine Rococo Revival Style Gilt Wood Carved Dragon Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Italian Florentine Rococo Revival Style Gilt Wood Carved Figural Mirror Frame. The ornately carved and pierced frame with scrolls and acanthus and crowned with a pair of w...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pr French 19th-Century Louis XV-Style Bronze Candelabra Baby Bacchus Aft-Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine Pair of French 19th-Century Louis XV-Style Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Figural Two-Light Candelabra, after Claude Michel Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Each features a standi...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Baroque Figural Carved Walnut Two-Door Vitri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Baroque Revival Figural Carved Walnut Two-Door Vitrine. The finely carved body, crowned with a pair of male busts, the doors with symmetric...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Clock Garniture Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Royal Louis XVI Style Three-Piece Sèvres Gilt and Cobalt-Blue Ground Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Urn and Clock Garniture Set. The finely decorated figura...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Garniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"
By Matteo Lovatti 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) A Fine 19th-Century Oil on Canvas Titled 'Church V. State - The Fencing Lesson'. The finely detailed artwork depicting an interior tavern scene, f...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

A Fine Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry & Ormolu Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine matched pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted (Ormolu) tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry Bombé his and her's commodes with marbl...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Bronze of Napoleon Marching in Waterloo After Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié
By Marius Jean Antonin Mercié
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Large French Early 20th Century Bronze of Napoleon Marching in Waterloo Cast after a model by Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié (French, 1845-1916). The impressive bronze sculptu...
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Campaign Day Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted "Lit en Bateau" Officer's Campaign Bed. The "Boat Shaped" frame, surmoun...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Bronze

A French 19th-20th C. Louis XV Gilt Bronze-Mounted Table, Manner François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XV style oval gilt bronze-mounted mahogany, walnut and satinwood veneered parquetry occasional center table fitted with a frieze drawer, in...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, Manner of François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Rosewood, Mahogany and Kingwood Single Door Vitrine, in manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The u...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th/20th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

A Pair French Belle Époque 3-Light Gilt-Bronze & Blown Glass Wall Lights Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French Belle Époque Three-Light Gilt-Bronze & Blown Glass Wall Lights, The elegant wall sconces, each with a pair of protruding scrolled acanthus and floral arm-lights and ...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair Art-Nouveau Style Patinated Bronze 2-Light Wall Sconces, After G. Flamand
By Georges Flamand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive Pair of Art-Nouveau Style Patinated Bronze Figural Two-Light Wall Sconces, each with clear glass bowl-shades and centered with a mask of a maiden. Inscribed: F...
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Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

A Large Patinated and Parcel-Gilt-Bronze Thai Thepphanom Kneeling Angel Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Patinated Bronze and Parcel-Gilt-Bronze Decorative Figure of a Thai Thepphanom Kneeling Angel Buddha. The impressive sculpture of a kneeling angel Buddha, kneeling on both kn...
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Late 20th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Pair French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Fauteuils Armchairs. The open-armed armchairs, with upholstered backs and seats, the top carved with a floral desig...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

French Early 20th Century Belle Époque 4-Light Bronze Cherub Chandelier Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Charming French Early 20th Century Belle Époque Four-Light Patinated, Gild-Bronze Figural Cherub Chandelier Pendant. The whimsical bronze figure of a hovering Cherub holdi...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

A Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style 3-Piece Candelabra Garniture Set
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Three-Piece Garniture Set of Ormolu-Mounted Mottled Granite-Marble Urn Seven-Light Candelabras. The shaped urns are similar in var...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Candelabras

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque 3-Light Patinated Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Three Light Patinated, Gilt-Bronze and Gilt-Metal Figural Cherub Chandelier Pendant. The whimsical black patinated bronze figure of a hov...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis-Martin Dressing Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Style Three-Way Standing 'Marie Antoinette' Style Dressing Beveled Mirror Set, the...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture 'Baby's First Bath' - Felice Corsetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Charming Italian Late 19th to early 20th-Century Carrara Marble Sculpture Titled 'Primo Bagno' (Child's First Bath). The whimsical carved marble sculpture depicts a j...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Mid-Century Restored Coca-Cola Soda Bottle 10¢ Vending Machine by Vendo C: 1956
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Mid-Century 10¢ Coca-Cola 12 oz Soda Glass Bottle Vending Machine by Vendo Company, Kansas City Missouri (Restored). Model number H81A, serial number 15235 with black and silver i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze & Carved Alabaster 5-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze and Carved Veined Alabaster Five-Light Chandelier. The circular pierced floral frame suspended by four-stems with a sunburst canopy, five ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Palace Driveway Entrance Gates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Driveway Entrance Gates. The tall and heavy iron gates centered with an with an ornate circular and scrolled design...
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Antique Early 1900s European Louis XV Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze & Carved Alabaster 5-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze and Carved Alabaster Five-Light Chandelier. The pierced bronze frame, suspended by five scrolled braces with acanthus decorations, surmoun...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Silvered Bronze and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Silvered Bronze and Carved Caramel-Colored Alabaster Four-Light Chandelier. The pierced silvered bronze frame, suspended by four scrolled braces ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

French Early 20th Century Art Deco Silvered Metal & Carved Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Silvered Metal and Carved Veined Alabaster Three-Light Chandelier. The circular silvered frame suspended by a center stem with a sunburst canopy,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze & Carved Veined Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze and Carved Veined Alabaster Six-Light Chandelier. The circular silvered frame suspended by three scrolled braces with acanthus decorations...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive and Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service. The ornately designed service with griffon finials and raised on a tapered and foo...
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Antique Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

A French Belle Époque Gilt-Metal and Giltwood Floral Vines Console and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French whimsical Belle Époque grape-vines gilt-metal, gilt-brass and giltwood console and mirror with fifteen floral lights. The ornately decorated domed floral paneled mirror...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Mid-Century 5-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Service Set
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Mid-Century Five-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Set. The elegant set comprising of a coffee pot, a hot water pot, a sugar-bowl and a milk jug. Stampe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

An Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Group of a Child with a Birdcage, depicting an infant boy Seated, naked, on a rocky base. After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-85) - L'enfant a la Cage. In his outstretched left hand he holds an empty bird cage with an open door. This sculpture is one of the popular motifs of the period among secondary figures in paintings was the Italian putto...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Italian 19th-20th Century Florentine Rococo Style Gilt Wood Carved Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Italian 19th-20th Century Florentine Rococo Revival Style Gilt Wood Carved Over-Mantel Mirror Frame. The ornately carved rectangular frame with scrolls, leaves and acanthus, a...
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Antique Early 1900s Rococo Revival Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

A French Louis XIX/XV Style Giltwood Carved Figural Queen-Size Bed with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XIX/XV Style Giltwood Carved 'Baroque Revival' Figural Queen-Size Bed with Cherubs. The tall ornately pierced carved headboard, crowned...
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Late 20th Century Baroque Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Large French Transition Louis XIV/XV Style Belle Époque Gilt-wood Carved Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large French Transition Louis XIV/XV Style Belle Époque Gilt-wood Carved Mirror. The nicely carved gilt-wood frame, crowned with a floral, acanthus and scrolled crest flanked by sc...
Category

Vintage 1920s French Belle Époque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

A French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved Trumeau Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved Trumeau Mirror. The Rectangular shaped frame crowned with a circular oil on panel painting depicting a young boy sitting on a fi...
Category

Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood, Paint

A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt-Wood Carved Wood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt-Wood Carved Wood Trumeau Mirror. The Rectangular shaped frame crowned with a whimsical oil on canvas depicting three children (Putto)...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Canvas, Mirror, Walnut

A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
By Maison Forest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné Parquetry Vitrine Commode-Server, attributed to Maison Forest. The rectangular body s...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enam...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode Médallier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Impressive French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Parquetry Commode a Vantaux, after the model Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier du Roi Louis ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A Large French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood & Gesso Carved Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Ornate French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror.The rectangular shaped frame crowned with a floral urn flanked by acanthus, scrolls and leaves, th...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

In Manner of Christofle 19th-20th Century Silver Plated & Cut-Glass Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style silver plated and cut-glass centrepiece in the manner of Christofle. The boat-shaped body with ornately finely chased det...
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

French Louis XV Style Silvered-Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier with Grapes & Fruit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Belle Époque 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Eight-Light Silvered-bronze and Colored-Crystal Chandelier with amethyst grape clusters and molded glass pendants of ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Amethyst, Bronze

Pair French 19th-Century Louis XV-style Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Side Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French 19th-Century Louis XV-style Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Meuble d'Appui Side-Cabinets with marble tops. Each single-door satinwood veneer side cabinet is c...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Round Regency Style Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Center or Game Table, Attr Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine English Regency Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Round Center Table or Game Table, Attributed to Maple & Co. The large circular mahogany veneered top, with twin ebonized...
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20th Century English Regency Revival Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass 16-Light Chandelier, Attr. to Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Lead Crystal Sixteen-Light Chandeliers, the solid bronze frames with towers, fleur de lys' and a central support, attributed to Baccarat. Circa: 20th...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

A Charming Persian Qajar Glazed Moulded Pottery Tile of a Falconer or Bazdar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Persian Qajar Glazed Moulded Pottery Tile, depicting a falconer or Bazdar on horseback holding a falcon amongst flowers and leaves, in a yellow background, Tehran, North P...
Category

20th Century Persian Tribal Pottery

Materials

Pottery

French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk, Bookcase & Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Empire Revival Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Three-Piece Study or Office Suite, comprising of a desk with leather top, a horse-shoe-shaped armchai...
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Empire Revival Desks

Materials

Bronze

Fine Pair of French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Wall-Lights with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Belle Époque Louis XV Style 19th/20th century six light gilt-bronze figural wall sconces, each modeled as a ribb...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

A German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano, Serial No. 5655. The beautifully crafted Grand piano, raised on three tapered barrel shaped legs, with an intricately carved ornate music desk and original keys. Circa: 1872. Length: 80 inches (203.2 cm) Width: 59 inches: (149.9 cm) Height (top closed): 38 5/8 inches (98.1 cm) C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG (also known as Bechstein) is a German manufacturer of pianos, established in 1853 by Carl Bechstein. Before Bechstein Young Carl Bechstein studied and worked in France and England as a piano craftsman, before he became an independent piano maker. His first pianos were made for other companies. C. Bechstein C. Bechstein piano factory was founded on 1 October 1853 by Carl Bechstein in Berlin, Germany. Carl Bechstein set out to manufacture a piano able to withstand the great demands imposed on the instrument by the virtuosi of the time, such as Franz Liszt. In 1857, Hans von Bülow (Liszt's son-in-law) gave the first public performance on a Bechstein grand piano by performing Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor in Berlin By 1870, with endorsements from Franz Liszt and Hans von Bülow, Bechstein pianos had become a staple in many concert halls and private mansions. By that time three piano makers, all of which were founded in 1853, became established as the industry leaders across the world: Bechstein, Blüthner and Steinway & Sons. In 1881 Bechstein began supplying pianos to Queen Victoria. A gilded art-case piano was delivered to Buckingham Palace, followed by several more Bechstein pianos to Windsor Castle and other royal residences. By January 1886 they were among the piano manufacturers holding a Royal Warrant as a supplier to the Queen. Several British embassies across the world acquired Bechstein pianos. In 1885, Bechstein opened a branch in London, that eventually grew to become the largest showroom and dealership in Europe. By 1890 showrooms had been opened in Paris, Vienna, and Saint Petersburg. On 31 May 1901, Bechstein Hall, built at a cost of £100,000, was opened next to the company's London showroom at 36-40 Wigmore Street. Between 1901 and 1914, C. Bechstein was the largest piano dealership in London. At that time, Bechstein was patronized by the tsars of Russia, the royal families of Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Austria and Denmark, and other royalty and aristocracy. The list of royal clients of Bechstein may be found on the soundboard of vintage Bechstein pianos made before the Second World War. The list is part of the original Bechstein trademark logo; it can be seen under the strings in the center of a piano's soundboard. The signature of Carl Bechstein The years from the 1870s through 1914 brought Bechstein their most dramatic increase in sales. In 1880 a second Bechstein factory was opened in Berlin, and the third factory was opened in 1897 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Production reached 3,700 pianos annually in 1900, and 4,600 in 1910, making Bechstein the largest German manufacturer of high-end pianos. At that time, about three quarters of production went to international markets, especially Britain and the Commonwealth, and Russia. Carl Bechstein died in 1900, and the Bechstein company continued to operate under the management of his sons. Between 1900 and 1914 C. Bechstein was one of the leading piano makers in the world, employing 1,200 craftsmen and workers by 1913 and making five thousand pianos per year. First World War C. Bechstein suffered huge property losses in London, Paris, and St. Petersburg during World War I. The largest loss was in London. Although the company's position in the United Kingdom was initially unaffected, with the company still listed as holding a Royal Warrant in January 1915, Warrants to both King George V, and his wife Queen Mary were cancelled on 13 April 1915. Bechstein was not the only musical concern to be affected by growing anti-German sentiment: there were earlier attempts, led by William Boosey, to boycott German music altogether. In 1915, despite being a Baronet and Privy Counsellor, Sir Edgar Speyer, who was then funding the Proms, was forced to leave the country. Following the passing of the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act 1916 the British arm of the company was wound-up on 5 June 1916, all Bechstein property, including the concert hall and showrooms full of pianos, were seized as "enemy property" and closed. In 1916 the hall was sold as alien property at auction to Debenhams for £56,500. It was renamed Wigmore Hall, and then re-opened under the new name in 1917. All 137 Bechstein pianos at the Bechstein showrooms were confiscated too, and became property of the new owner of the Hall. After a dispute with his brother, Edwin Bechstein left the company and was paid off. Eventually the Bechstein factory resumed full-scale production during the 1920s. At that time, technical innovations and inventions of new materials and tools, as well as improvements in piano design and construction, had allowed Bechstein to become one of the leading piano makers again. The most successful models were the updated "A"-185 and "B"-208 grand pianos. The upright pianos became more popular after the war, and C. Bechstein were successful with its upright pianos Model-8 and Model-9, both of which have been considered the finest upright pianos. As the company was changed into a joint-stock company 1923, Edwin Bechstein and his wife Helene, bought themselves back into the company as shareholders. In 1930 the company collaborated with German electrical goods manufacturer Siemens under Nobel laureate Walther Nernst to produce one of the first electric pianos...
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Antique 19th Century German Louis XVI Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Eugène Blot "An Evening at The Opera" Sculpture of a Lady
By Eugène Blot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eugène Blot (French, 1830-1899) "An Evening at The Opera House" a fine and rare French 19th century polychrome and parcel-gilt spelter figure of a lady seated backwards on her knees ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Pair 19th Century Japanese Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mounted Torchere Floor Lamp
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of 19th century Japanese porcelain and French gilt bronze mounted thirteen-light celadon torchiere, floor lamp candelabra. Wired for ...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Rococo Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Mahogany End Table, Attr. Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Satinwood Gueridon Round End Table with Marble top, Attributed to Henry Dasson (French, 1825-1896). The si...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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