Quintessential Things

This century-old, or more, copper and brass kettle recalls an era when savoring tea was central to civilized life—particularly in Great Britain. Based upon its size, this one would h...

It would be near impossible to design seating that conveys the effect of floating on air more effectively than this streamlined, minimalist chair, available here in a pair. A cream-c...

It would be near impossible to design seating that conveys the effect of floating on air more effectively than this streamlined, minimalist chair, available here in a pair. A cream-c...

It would be near impossible to design seating that conveys the effect of floating on air more effectively than this streamlined, minimalist chair, available here in a pair. A cream-c...

If you’ve begun collecting small decorative items, this is for you. On offer is a vintage mahogany étagère to hang on the wall. Hang it at eye level, ready for your treasures on thre...

Handsome, discreet, tall and even muscular (and we’re describing a mirror here), this piece would certainly make its presence felt in a traditional interior. But imagine it shimmerin...

This tool stands as a silent testament to decades upon decades of back-breaking labor and thrift. Handcrafted, and likely used for pitching hay, it was endlessly stressed under immen...

Our great-great grandparents would have used this wooden scuttle to carry coal to a fireplace grate or stove. There the lumps would sit until someone pulled up the little attached sh...

This single-panel fire screen represents a classic example of decorative yet functional hearth accessories. Constructed from wrought iron, it features distinctive griffin- or gargoyl...

Andirons, a.k.a. “firedogs,” are a pair of metal supports used in a fireplace to hold burning logs. (In an era of remote-controlled flames, this explanation may be useful.) The horiz...

Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother of Pearl Handles Largest: 4"w x 2"d. x 12.75"h smallest: 3.5" x 1.25"d x 10.25"h

“Ah Venice” memorably uttered with a sigh by no less an icon than Indiana Jones in a moment of passion. We know just how he feels. The city’s centuries-old glamour must have inspired...

What’s Mandarin for “Wow!”? AI informs that it’s 厉害了 pronounced "lì hài le," literally meaning "That’s impressive!" or "Awesome!" Someone must have said it as this extraordinarily ex...

On offer is an antique American Renaissance Revival library or writing table, typically dated to the 1890s. Hand-crafted of solid quarter-sawn oak, this piece has a single drawer for...

Have you noticed that Italian men not only dress with admirable style, but also, appear crisply pleated when suited up. Ecco! The secret weapon. On offer is a gentleman’s rolling va...

On offer are a pair of Louis XIV-style ottomans. Carved scroll cabriole legs with hoof feet connected by serpentine box stretchers characterize the early 18th-century style of these ...

Chippendale/federal style mahogany mirror with a gilt central hand carved eagle finial and accents. 22" W x 47.5" H Mirror: 14" W x 28" H

Offered here is an antique Louis XV-style carved walnut sideboard. The warm, rich patina and the period hinge hardware forged in iron attest to the piece’s age. The upper portion fea...

Likely made by a loving, woodworking grandpa for his little granddaughter more than a century ago, the small scale of this miniature buffet cabinet allows the quarter-sawn “tiger” oa...

Originally designed in the late Georgian or early Regency periods in England to store and transport wine and spirits—let's say, between your house in London for “the season” or your ...

Offered here is a vintage American Federal Style server or sideboard. The primary purpose of such a piece remains unchanged since the nation’s founding, namely to provide a surface for serving food and beverages during a meal and to offer storage space for dining essentials such as linens, flatware, and serving dishes. In its simplicity and proportion, the piece expresses 18th-century American elegance at its finest. Beautifully constructed in the late 20th-century by Baker Furniture in mahogany, this sideboard features five dove-tailed drawers, brass hardware and a lower shelf. Noted for superb quality, Baker Furniture Company was founded in 1890 and is generally regarded as one of the nation’s premier furniture makers. Their status is underscored by the company being licensed to create furniture collections from Historic Williamsburg and Historic Charleston. Add to that the company's Stately Homes Collection, with its meticulous licensed furnishings from English, Scottish, Irish and Russian palaces and castles. Notably, a Baker Chippendale chair...

Few if any of us require large (and heavy) lined copper pots for making, say apple butter or stew for expansive families. Yet this 19th-century copper cauldron with an iron handle ha...

Offered here is an antique Arts & Crafts, Gothic, or Renaissance Revival-style, solid brass "pan" chandelier supporting six lights. Dating from the early 20th century, the light ...

This is the item you didn’t know you needed. But stay with us here. On offer is a 19th-century French walnut rafraîchissoir, French for a wine cooler or literally a “refresher”—the e...

On offer is an armchair that stylistically bridged two royal reigns in English history. The transition took place near the end of Queen Anne’s in 1714 into the early years of her sec...

Long after its initial publication in 1844, Alexander Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers,” continues to inspire with its timeless heroism. This nonstop tale of daring deeds in turbulent ti...

On offer is a marble-topped chest of drawers by the John Widdicomb Company. The design was directly inspired by 18th-century French Provincial aesthetics, specifically the Louis XV p...

Fabulous mid 20th century Rougier artichoke lamp. The artichoke lamp is one of the rarest Rougier lamps. The measurements are approximately 26 inches high by 26 inches wide by 26 inc...

On offer is a pair of antique Japanese Satsuma vases converted into electric lamps. The vases are decorated with intricate overglaze enamel and gilt details, a characteristic of Sats...

There was a time when mice routinely found a way to one’s bread supply. If you were not of a mind to share, hanging a secure box off the floor was a good start. The Renaissance Reviv...

On offer is a distinctive dining set, a perfect addition to a ranch setting or otherwise rustic décor. These furnishings are part of the "Viking Oak" line produced by the Romweber Furniture Company of Batesville, Indiana, known for its solid, hand-carved oak furniture. A solid oak wood dining table with slide...

On offer is a green-painted, cast metal Art Deco style candlestick. Reflecting this refined style’s interest in representing harmony with nature, the sculptural design includes a sta...

If you are an avowed minimalist, move along. If you’re partnered with a minimalist, whom you love anyway, this lady’s desk is petite enough to dwell (relatively) discreetly in your b...

On offer is a French Louis XVI-style mahogany bedside table with two drawers opened with brass knobs. The piece’s fluted sides and tapered legs are a defining characteristic of the s...

Oh, my aching back! Long hours at the desk—de regur for a founder or a creator—require comfortable support. And here it is. On offer is an American-made, high quality, deeply tufted ...

Oh, because the weight of modern life requires that we choose to live with more levity, charm and grace. And having this pair around is sure to help. These chairs, warmed in shimmeri...

This exuberantly carved display case is a magnificent example of a 19th-century French or Italian Renaissance Revival cabinet. This type of piece was especially popular during the Vi...

A very privileged princeling might have first sat upright in this George III-period mahogany highchair with a pierced splat, safety bar, footrest and green leather upholstery with br...

On offer is a set of six dining chairs, two armchairs and four side chairs, each with its own chocolate brown seat cushion, by McGuire of San Francisco. The chairs’ design blends nat...

Oh, the romance of grape clusters and their attendant coiled tendrils with grape leaves—one of Nature’s great gifts—beautifully crafted from molten wrought iron. Evoking the charm of...

On offer is a pair of vintage Neoclassical-style lamps, each featuring brass columns topped by a torchiere (upward-facing) white glass shade. This design style is also associated wit...

While they echo centuries-old designs, this decorative pair is characteristic of mid-20th century glamour. Such Italian painted and gilt wood candlestick lamps are typically referred...

On offer is a lamp made in a bold, abstract design expressive of the Mid-Century Modern Brutalist movement popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The lamp’s connection to this style is char...

This vintage Italian ceramic table lamp features a colorful, hand-painted design with green foliage framing floral and fruit motifs. Decorative rams’ heads with extended horns ornament opposite sides of the piece in an ornate, classical style. The shape itself is that of a classical urn with a top, mounted as a lamp atop a carved Chinese wooden stand...

Dating from the 1940s, this Spanish Revival-style wrought iron chandelier features ornate scrollwork, decorative foliage, and comes complete with its original ceiling canopy. The pie...

On offer are a pair of Midcentury, Maison Jansen-inspired patinated solid brass side tables with smokey glass tops. Hallmarks of this style epitomized in these pieces include the cle...

On offer is a handsome solid mahogany drop-leaf table with center cut shaped corners and bobbin-turned legs. It is a classic example of American historical furniture, blending functi...

On offer is a handsome Barnard & Simonds Co. upholstered side chair with a curved "scoop" or "gondole" back flowing with a flourish down to sword-like “sabre” legs. The piece fea...

On offer is a beautiful quality, two-door, bow fronted mahogany wardrobe/armoire with the top having a dentil cornice over doors with oval flame mahogany veneered inlaid panels. The ...

Beautiful Italian midcentury sideboard/bar cabinet attributed to Paolo Buffa. Two end cabinets with two glass shelves. Center cabinet with mirrored walls, glass shelf and two drawers...

This piece reeks of adventure. Visualize a seated Hemmingway cupping his Daiquiri and recalling his war correspondent days during the Spanish Civil War. Crafted of solid sabino wood, original and patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling. And it was produced in his workshops in Taxco, Mexico, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. While Spratling is widely known as the "Father of Mexican Silver" for reviving the town's silver industry, he also designed furniture. These chairs were handmade from local Mexican sabino wood...

On offer is a beautifully crafted French Louis XV-style bureau plat or flat desk, with a single wide drawer seamlessly integrated into the front apron. Beyond serving as a flat-top w...

Imagine a time back before bread came in a plastic bag and pies arrived home frozen. Time traveling, with an aged patina to show for it, is this antique American “possum belly” baker’s table...

If you have a puppy or puppy-like children who customarily race through the house, move on. These slender marble and gilt bronze pedestals were typically crafted for more peaceful se...

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brass Lamp by Laurel c.1950s Fantastic brass lamp by Laural Lamp Company. The brass sculpture sits atop an ebonized block. The lamp is wired and ready t...

On offer is a highly decorative, antique pier mirror with an integrated jardiniere or planter base. This combination was especially popular in the 19th century for adding light, a to...

Certainly, the photos have stopped you in your tracks. Other than the ubiquitous recliner, few chairs have offered as much seated experience as those by Andrea Brustolon (1662–1732)....

A tour de force of the Second Empire Style, circa 1852–1870, this credenza represents a time when French design was characterized by richness of inspiration and materials for newly w...

On offer is a curved rectangular commode with a gleaming French polish finish by Italian architect, designer, essayist and academic Carlo De Carli (1910-1999). The mirrored section s...

The “ancestor” of this piece, a guéridon, was a small and typically round table that originated in mid-17th century France for holding a candelabrum to light the room or a vase. Even...