About Upper Road West
The road less traveled All pieces come from private estates and chateaux in remote parts of Europe including historic towns and villages in France, Spain, and Switzerland. Avoiding big cities and established marketplaces allows us to acquire the finest and most compelling interiors never offered before (some have remained in the same families, preserved for centuries). Not your average antiques dealer While we always has an available inventory of antique furniture and objets, we also organize buying trips for designers and households. Transform a buying trip into a va...Read More
Featured Pieces
French Louis XVI Armchair with Cane back and Leather Seat & Armrest, a pair
Located in Ross, CA
This lovely pair of 19th century oak armchairs feature traditional Louis XVI elements, well preserved cane back, and beautifully aged brown leather seating and armrest cover. Discove...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Oak
Early 20th Century Vintage French Horn & Hide Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Ross, CA
A suite of 4 unique lounge chairs made of horns and stretched leather over wood frame.
Origin unknown, possibly made from bull horns and hides found in the foothill of the Pyrénées...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Taxidermy
Materials
Horn, Hide, Wood
Louis XVI Whitewashed Dining Chairs Reupholstered in Black Velvet, A Set of Six
Located in Ross, CA
Six whitewashed round back and round seat Louis XVI chairs, recovered in the last century in black velvet. Perfect for a dining room or kitchen, they may be recovered in a fabric of ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Louis XIII Walnut Desk Chair with Vegan Leather
Located in Ross, CA
Stately 19th century carved walnut spindled desk chair in Louis XIII style, tastefully recovered in black vegan leather. Will compliment any room and great for an office. Sturdy and ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Blue Velvet Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Ross, CA
Pair of classic whitewashed Louis XVI armchairs with blue velvet, from a small chateau in the Dordogne valley. In excellent condition for their age, they may be kept as is, or refres...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Suede, Wood
Louis XVI Caned and Red Fabric Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Ross, CA
This lovely gilt wood and double-walled gilltcane canapé was lovingly reupholstered in a bright red fabric in the Southwest of France, near the chateau where it was discovered, and c...
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Canapes
Materials
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
1830 Engraving of Napoleon in Vienna - Original Giltwood Frame
Located in Ross, CA
This gravure - or engraving - was printed in Paris by the Chaillou-Potrelle publishers on rue des Vieilles-Étuves-St-Honoré. It depicts Napoleon receiving the keys to the city of Vie...
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Antique 1830s Prints
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
19th Century French Portrait Bust
Located in Ross, CA
This portrait bust in relief of a French nobleman is mounted in the original gilt frame, though the subject’s identity and the artist remain a mystery. Beautifully sculpted, the bust...
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th C. Sicilian Glass Pharmacy Jar Set, 3 Pieces
Located in Ross, CA
Originally handblown in Sicily in the early 19th century, this impressive pharmacy pot incorporates two separate containers and a lid, and would have been used to store a variety of ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Jars
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Marble Base Clock with Bronze Statue of Luís de Camões
Located in Ross, CA
Luís de Camões (1524-1580), considered Portugal's greatest poet, is celebrated in bronze atop this 19th century marble clock with an inscription reading "La Lusiade," the French tran...
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Antique 1870s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Ceramic Bust of a Man
Located in Ross, CA
A favored royal residence, Château d’Amboise was confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century. King Charles VIII actually died at the chateau in 1489 after knocking himself uncons...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Louis XVI Period Giltwood Barometer
Located in Ross, CA
This beautifully carved Louis XVI barometer follows the designs of Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist who was a student of Galileo and who is credited with inventing the fi...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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