Late 18th Century Italian Bed in Painted Wood

A very charming 18th century cabinet - Cupboard from the Tuscany region of Italy. Beautifully constructed from painted wood with a single door, interior sh...

A very handsome French Provencal 18th century buffet in painted wood from the South of France. Wonderfully constructed with double doors and three drawers. Terrific painted finish an...

A very stunning Portuguese 18th century Altar console in painted wood and gilt accents. Beautifully sculpted form resting on a faux marble painted base.

A truly exquisite pair of 18th century Northern Italian torchère in painted and giltwood. The shades are pierced metal and polychromed. They are lined in a white silk.

A stunning 18th century Chandelier from the Genoa region of Italy. Beautifully crafted in giltwood and crystal with 12 lights. The statement of its surrounding.

A wonderful door in painted wood from Venice, Italy. Not only wonderful as a door, but perfect to build into cabinetry or use as a headboard. Fabulous patina.

Late 18th century very unusual, all original Swedish country house pull out bed. The original paint, applied with a traditional hand and comb painting technique, from natural pigments such as ochre browns, oxblood red and cobalt green, are still very much intact. Age appropriate wear have left a smooth patina around edges and seat. Wooden nails. Bed can either be pulled out to desired depth, all the way to 49 inches or be left as a narrow bed...

A Swedish neoclassical period painted rams head bed from the late 18th century, with new mattress, box spring and upholstery. Created in Sweden during the later years of the 18th century, this bed includes the headboard, side rails and footboard, as well as a custom mattress measuring 52" D x 75" W. Showcasing an out-scrolling back, rams heads on the posts and a carved ribbon-tied medallion with beaded accents, echoed on the sides, this neoclassical period late 18th century Swedish bed...

Italian 18th century painted head board with shell and crown.

French 18th century Directoire bed.

An Italian small-sized walnut comodino from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique side chest/table from Italy features decorative inlay banding at topside, with case ho...

This large and attractive architectural piece is known as a pulpit canopy. Before the advent of microphones and speakers, orators would often address assemblies from elevated platforms known as “wine glass pulpits”. These podiums featured domed roofs called abat-voix, sometimes known as sounding boards, that would project sound outwards. Our walnut wood pulpit canopy is a fine example of such a device. Hand-carved and hand-painted in Italy in the 1700’s, our abat-voix is roughly octagonal in shape. Each of the sides have edges with luxuriously thick step molding, alternating between stained and gilded wood. Each of the corner cornices are adorned with gilded flower carvings, although some are missing. The interior of the canopy features a gilded open sun with sinuous rays emanating all around. Each of the sides are adorned with foliate margents surrounded by scrolls, again with some losses. All the edges are bordered with a thin layer of gilding. Although our fascinating 18th century Italian walnut pulpit canopy was designed for a church pulpit...