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RARE GRAND TOUR MODEL OF A ROMAN BATH Italy, circa 1810 23 7/8" W x 11 5/8" D [basin] 19" W x 10 1/2" D [base] Total height 13 1/8" verde antico marble (basin), giallo antico marb...

EDWARD BERGE Baltimore, 1876-1924 "Wildflower" Modeled in 1909, probably cast after 1924 Verdigris patinated bronze Signed "BERGE" verso on base, foundry marked Roman Bronze Works ...

CHRISTOPHE FRATIN French, 1801-1864 "Rinbow - Cheval Arabe" Sand-cast; verdigris and mid-brown patinated bronze Titled "Rinbow" to front edge of base; inscribed for Eck & Durand fo...

ITALIAN POLYCHROMED TERRACOTTA BUST OF A SAINT Circa mid-to-late 19th century Terracotta, walnut, glass eyes Bust: 8 3/8" H x 3 1/2" D x 4 3/4" W Overall: 11" H x 4 1/2" D x 5 1/4...

GILT BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI Probably Augsburg, Southern Germany, circa early seventeenth century 10 1/4" H x 2" D x 2 1/4" W at base 7 7/8" W hand to hand Gilt bronze, later display...

SET OF FOUR DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-3 A set of four "CH66" dining chairs by Nicos Zograph...

EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BED BY FRANÇOIS HONORÉ GEORGES JACOB DESMALTER Paris, France circa 1805 to 1817 62" H x 58 1/2" D x approximately 81" W 74 1/8" L x 52" W ap...

GILT BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI Probably German, circa 17th century or 18th century 6 3/8" H Gilt bronze, later stand A small gilt bronze Corpus Christi following the tradition of thos...

PAIR OF REGENCY ROSEWOOD CHIFFONIER CABINETS IN THE MANNER OF JOHN MCLEAN London, circa 1810 59" H x 12" D x 36 1/8" W Rosewood, rosewood veneers, pine, brass, gilt-bronze A pair ...

POLYCHROME CARVED HEAD OF CHRIST FROM A PASSION FIGURE Probably Spain, circa late 17th to early 18th century 13 1/8" H x 6 1/2" D x 6 1/2" W Polychromy, carved wood, gesso, glass e...

GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE OF FAUX BAMBOO-FORM WITH MARBLE TOP Europe, early 20th century 31 7/8" H x 14" D x 41 7/8" W approximately A fabulous giltwood console table with a rectangul...

FINELY CARVED CORPUS CHRISTI Europe, 18th century 14 5/16" H x 2" D x 10 1/4" W Boxwood, later display mount A finely carved boxwood figure of...

AMERICAN FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY CYLINDER DESK Maryland, probably Baltimore or Annapolis circa 1800-10 44 1/4" H x 22 5/8" D x 44 1/4" W 30 5/8" knee clearance with writing surface withdrawn 19 1/2" D x 42 7/8" W writing surface Mahogany primary woods, mahogany veneers, tulip poplar secondary woods, brass hardware An American Federal inlaid mahogany cylinder desk of compact architectural form, the cylinder lid mechanically tied to the withdrawing writing surface so that the opening of the slide simultaneously raises the roll top. The case is constructed with a flush top, without a projecting upper edge, above a cylinder front, fitted interior, a series of three lower drawers, shaped apron and delicate outward splayed French feet. The interior is arranged with a lower row of five blind drawers that are drawn forward as the top is raised, these situated beneath two banks of pigeonholes with scalloped valances, each side fitted with four letter compartments above two small drawers. These flank a central prospect door inlaid with an oval shaded patera. The prospect door opens to reveal a small interior drawer, the underside of which carries later writing reading: “Samuel Peck / White Creek / Woods Hole / Mass. / Desk about 1812 / 1950.” Two very closely related examples include the desk in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art (6) and the desk in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (7). The Baltimore Museum's desk happens to be the cover picture for their reference text (6). Both of which feature the cylinder top and delicate splayed feet, albeit with a serpentine apron instead of a gentle bow, while the Baltimore Museum of Art example features the identical lobed patera on the prospect door within the desk as the present example. The example in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, formerly with Israel Sack (vol. VII, fig. P5103), features a similar placement of the patera, though as an idealized shell, also framed with stringer inlays with inverted corners. Dimensions of the two desks and the present example are very similar to within 2". While the inverted corner rectilinear inlay of the drawers is somewhat widespread and not closely identified with a single work-center, the presence of the exact same framing of the drawers in those two examples and the present example is noteworthy. A closely related inlaid patera is illustrated in Montgomery, where it appears in the crest of a circa 1790 to 1800 cylinder fall secretary desk believed to be from Maryland.(1) This patera is also found on the labeled bow-front chest of drawers on splayed French feet by John Shaw of Annapolis, Maryland circa 1793. It is a recurrent design in John Shaw's work found in the same text as catalog no. 24, 27, 40, and 53, as well as no. 55 with some more detail added in the center of the inlay (and also featured on the cover of the book).(5) The dramatic swoon of the apron is an exaggeration of the bow-front chest of drawers Weismann discusses, having the same unusual treatment of the top with its flush profile to the case.(2) It is interesting to note that the form also relates to a group of Federal butler’s desks from New York work centers including several on beautifully tapered outward splaying legs with identical bowed aprons. Provenance: Private collection, Maryland. Reputedly acquired from Philip Bradley Antiques. Old label to interior drawer from Americana dealer C. W. Lyon, Inc., New York. Condition: Old refinish, with a mellow shellac surface throughout. Extensive losses to the extreme edge stringer inlays. A few veneer patches, including a larger filled patch to the proper left front foot side return, filled losses within a breakout at the proper left back foot, and the proper left front foot reattached and glued at one point. Old baize writing surface with staining and wear. Pulls and locks appear to be original. Tiny veneer loss to the edge of the withdrawing writing surface on the proper right side, together with several replaced veneer pieces. Backboards appear untouched. No key. References: 1. Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period 1788 to 1825, New York: Viking Press, 1966, pp. 39, 236 to 237. 2. Gregory R. Weidman, Furniture in Maryland 1740-1940, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore: Schneidereith and Sons, 1984, pp. 123, fig. 78. 3. Christie's, New York, " Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints including The Garbisch Collection from the Sky Club", 21 January 2006, lot 846: American Federal cylinder-top secretary desk (upper added), Maryland, on splayed feet; achieved $ 14,400. 4. Christie's, New York, "Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints and Folk Art", 9 October 2002, lot 252: Federal Inlaid Mahogany Roll-Top Desk, Baltimore 1790-1810; achieved $ 11,352. 5. William Voss Elder III and Lu Bartlett, John Shaw: Cabinetmaker of Annapolis (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983), pp. 96 to 97, fig. 27. 6. William Voss Elder III and Jayne E. Stokes, American Furniture, 1680 to 1880: From the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1987), pp. 103 to 104, cat. 76. 7. Art Institute of Chicago, Cylinder Desk, John Bankston...

FINE PAIR OF AMERICAN CLASSICAL FLAMED MAHOGANY CARD TABLES Probably Boston, Massachusetts Circa 1820 Open: 27 3/4" H x 37 1/4" D x 38 1/4" W Closed: 28 7/8" H x 19 1/16" D x 37 1/8...

PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL SCONCES France, second half of the 19th century Gilt bronze 20" H x 6 1/2" D x 13" W A fine pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bro...

AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE WALNUT DOVETAILED BLANKET CHEST Mid-Atlantic States, circa 1780 26 1/4" H x 23 3/4" D x 48 1/2" W Walnut, iron, tulip poplar A good late 18th century blanket...

EUGENE MARIOTON French, 1857-1933 "Vainqueur" Dark-brown patinated bronze signed "E. Marioton", foundry cachet for Siot-Decauville, cold-stamped D718 cast circa 1910 stock ref. ...

RUSSIAN TETRAPTYCH ICON WITH TWENTY PANELS OF THE GREAT FEASTS AND IMAGES OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Russia, probably the workshops of Old Believers First half of the 19th century Cast co...

FRENCH LOUIS XVI REVIVAL GOÛT-GREC BUREAU PLAT Probably France, second half of the nineteenth century 30 1/4" H x 37 1/4" D x 72 3/4" W 23" knee clearance Kingwood, tulipwood, and ...

VICTORIOUS ACHILLES Probably German, circa 1900 28 1/4" H x 7" D x 7 1/2" W Patinated sand-cast bronze Unsigned A powerful bronze figure of a classical warrior as a victor, probab...

KINGWOOD AND GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MARBLE-TOP BIBLIOTHÈQUE CABINET WITH GRILLWORK DOORS Probably France, circa 1890 43 1/2" H x 17 1/4" D x 47 1/2" W Kingwood veneers over oak second...

SET OF SIX DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-4 A set of six "CH66" dining chairs by Nicos Zographos,...

PAIR OF DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-2 A pair of "CH66" dining chairs by Nicos Zographos, they ...

MID-CENTURY MODERN DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BLACK LEATHER "CH66" DINING CHAIR BY NICOS ZOGRAPHOS United States, circa 1970s Item # 307GYP27X-1 A "CH66" dining chair by Nicos Zographos, fea...

A FINE CHIPPENDALE CARVED GILTWOOD PAGODA-TOP WALL MIRROR English, circa 1775 With early silvered plate glass, surmounted by an Orientalist figure with a hawk beneath a pagoda 57 ...

JEAN-JOSEPH-ALEXANDRE FALGUIÈRE French, 1831-1900 "Bust of Diana the Huntress" (1882) Patinated bronze over Nero Portero marble base Signed on shoulder "A. Falguiere", foundry cach...

BELLE ÉPOQUE GILT BRONZE FIREPLACE FENDER WITH CHENETS Bouhon, Paris, circa 1900 Sand-cast gilt bronze, marked BOUHON PARIS in several areas 12 1/2" H x 5 1/2" D x 52" W [approxima...

SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN STYLE MAHOGANY THREE DRAWER COMMODE Probably Sweden, 20th century Mahogany veneers over pine, marble top, gilt brass hardware 32 5/16" H x 19 5/8" D x 38 3/4" W ...

GRAND TOUR Italy, late 19th century "Narcissus" Verdigris patinated bronze cast circa 1910 Unmarked 24 1/4" H x 10 1/8" diameter An exceedingly fine cast after the Greco-Roman s...

GRAND TOUR Italian, 19th century Augustus of Prima Porta Sand-cast patinated bronze Cold stamped "B. BOSCHETTI ROMA" on base for foundry of Benedetto Boschetti (Rome, 1820-1879) Ca...

AUGUSTE JEAN-BAPTISTE CLÉSINGER French, 1814-1883 Restoration of the "Two Fates" after Antiquity Gilt and patinated bronze on original conforming wood base engraved in cast "F. BA...

GEORGE III FLAMED MAHOGANY DOUBLE GATE-LEG CARD TABLE England, circa 1770 Raised on ball-and-claw feet 28 3/4" H x 17" D x 36" W [closed] 28" H x 34" D x 36" W [open] A very attrac...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 "Ibrahim - Cheval Arabe Ramené d'Egypte no. 2" Sand-cast bronze with medium-brown patina and red undertones Signed in base "P.J. MÊNE" and title...

PAIR OF GRAND TOUR TRI-FORM BRONZE CANDLESTICKS IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE BOSCHI Italian, 19th century Sand-cast gilt bronze, unmarked 15 5/8" H x 5 1/4" D x 4 1/2" W A pair of gi...

DAVID LINLEY United Kingdom, b. 1961 Blonde Walnut Green-Leather Double Pedestal Writing Desk A custom design Walnut veneers, ebony inlay and knobs, oak secondary woods, green leat...

ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR American, 1862-1950 "Fawn" (1893) Cast circa 1900; signed "A.P. Proctor 1893", "Copy RT 95" 6 5/8" H x 7 3/4" W x 3" D Alexander Phimister Proctor's f...

LOUIS XV CHERRYWOOD WRITING TABLE Southern France, circa mid-18th century 28" H x 24 3/4" D x 33" W A table that looks like it is ready to dance out of the room, this fabulous tabl...

PAIR OF GILT BRONZE FIREPLACE CHENETS DEPICTING VENUS AND VULCAN Probably France, circa 4th quarter of 19th century 14 3/8" H x 6 1/2" D x 14 3/4" W Gilt bronze, cold-stamped with ...

GUIDING ANGEL Probably Northern Italian, late 16th or early 17th century Lost-wax cast bronze, nuanced black lacquered patination Raised on a later Sienna marble base 7 7/8" H x 2 ...

GRAND TOUR Italian, 19th century Augustus of Prima Porta Sand-cast patinated bronze Cold stamped "B. BOSCHETTI ROMA" on base for foundry of Benedetto Boschetti (Rome, 1820-1879) Ca...

GRAND TOUR MODEL OF THE PYTHIAN APOLLO BELVEDERE Probably Italian, possibly French, circa 1860 to 1890 Unmarked Patinated sand-cast bronze 21 3/8" H x 13 1/4" W x 8" D This bronze...

PAUL-ÉDOUARD DELABRIÈRRE French, 1829-1912 "Famille d'Ors" [Mother Bear and Her Cubs] Medium-and-light brown patina on sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "E. DELABRIERRE", foundry mar...

KARL FRIEDRICH BOSER German, 1809-1881 After Church Oil on canvas signed to column mid-right "F. Boser" circa 1860 27 7/8" H x 22 1/2" W [canvas] 34 1/8" H x 29" W x 2 3/4" D [f...

VERY FINE POLYCHROMED STATUE OF SAINT JOSEPH CARRYING THE INFANT CHRIST Probably Spanish circa 17th/18th century 19" H x 7 3/4" D x 8" W (base) A very fine and rather moving examp...

A FINE AND RARE GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY GATE-LEG CARD TABLE OF DESIRABLE PROPORTIONS On ball-and-claw feet with exquisite carved elements England, circa 1760 28 13/16" H x 15 1/...

A WHIMSICAL CARVED AND PAINTED FOLK ART HOLSTEIN COW PULL TOY American, circa second half of the 20th Century Carved hardwood, fabric ears, softwood base and wheels, ceramic and ir...

LOUIS XV CARVED AND LEATHER UPHOLSTERED FAUTEUIL France, Provincial Circa late 18th century, unmarked 37 7/8" H x 26 1/4" D x 27 1/2" W x 15" H to seat A lovely sitting chair from...

CARVED FOLK ART MASONIC WALKING STICK Stained, ebonized and polychromed hardwood With bas-relief symbolism along the length of the shaft Circa late 19th century 36" in total length...

PAIR OF LOUIS XV CARVED BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS Upholstered in an old, but not original leather covering Stamped L. CRESSON on reverse of each chair back rail Paris, circa 1750 34 3/...

FERNAND CIANCIANI called FERNAND CIAN Italy/France, 1889-1954 "Comtesse D'Artois, Maria Theresa of Savoy" Executed in the first quarter of the 20th century Signed "Fernand Cian 177...

FERNAND CIANCIANI called FERNAND CIAN Italy/France, 1889-1954 "Comte d'Artois (later Charles X, King of France)" Executed in the first quarter of the 20th century Signed "Fernand C...

PIERRE LE FAGUAYS French, 1892-1962 "The Lock" Verdigris patinated bronze signed verso P Le Faguays, sealed with LN Paris foundry cachet 18" W x 5" D x 12" H A very good cast of...

GRAND TOUR Italy, late 19th century "Narcissus" Patinated bronze cast circa 1890-1910 Unmarked 24 3/4" H x 10" diameter An exceedingly fine cast after the Greco-Roman statue of ...

PATINATED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A STANDING ROOSTER Japan, circa late 19th century Unsigned 9 1/2" H x 3 1/4" D x 5" W This bronze okimono depicts a rooster standing alert with chest fo...

PIERRE-JULES MÊNE French, 1810-1879 Group of a Scottish Hunter with Fox and Hound (1861) Sand-cast patinated bronze, signed P.J. MENE in naturalistic base Executed circa 1900, like...

PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU & POLYCHROMED FIVE-LIGHT WALL SCONCES Circa first half of the 20th century 20 3/8" H x 7" D x 12" W A good pair of five-light wall sconces in th...

GILT BRONZE MIRRORED SURTOUT DE TABLE In the Louis XV taste Paris, circa 1880 23 1/4" W x 13 1/4" D x 2 1/4" H A fluid ovular form that is brilliantly organic and natural, the ess...

PAIR OF EARLY POLYCHROMED CARVED WOOD ECCLESIASTICAL RELIQUARY BUSTS OF SAINTS Probably Italian, circa late 17th/early 18th century, raised on modern ebonized plinths Marked on the r...

ACHILLE D'ORSI Italian, 1845-1929 "The Wagoner" (1879) Patinated bronze on rouge marble Signed "A. D'Orsi" to the reverse of the cap Cast circa 1910 15 7/8" H (bronze), 22" H (tot...

GRAND TOUR PATINATED BRONZE TOWNLEY VASES, A PAIR Probably French, cast circa 1870 10" H x 4" D (base) x 5 5/8" W Cast in bronze after the celebrated Roman marble known as the Town...