17th Century Furniture

A 17th century German oak chest ("Stollentruhe") in the medieval/ Gothic tradition. The rectangular hinged top with three iron straps, enclosing a plain interior with one hinged smal...

A magnificent, exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique 17th century Dutch silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection. This exceptional antique Dutch silver tobacco box has an oval rounded form. The underside of this impressive Dutch tobacco box is embellished with exceptional chased decorated scene depicting a lady draped across soft furnishings and accompanied by a bearded male, with putto* observing this act amidst a stately garden backdrop; this scene can be perceived to be connected to artistic works portraying Venus, Vulcan and Cupid. The sides of this exceptional box are encompassed with chased decorated grotesque mask and scrolling leaf decoration, accented with floral motifs, all on a matte background. This silver tobacco box retains the original hinged cover embellished with further chased decoration depicting a male and female character eating and...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian Scottish sterling silver beaker; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique Victorian Scottish sterling silver beaker has a cylindrical, rounded form. The upper portion of this antique beaker...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Charles II sterling silver child's mug, an addition to our silverware collection. This exceptional antique Charles II sterling silver mug has a cylindrical tapering form with a flared rim. The surface of this hand raised silver mug is embellished with the later engraved cartouche and initials 'EM'. This 17th century silver mug is fitted with an impressive sterling silver S-scroll handle ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'BC' to the upper portion. This antique silver mug...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III English sterling silver tazza; part of our dining silverware collection This exceptional antique...

An exceptional, fine antique William III English Britannia standard silver brandy pan; an addition to our collection of 17th century silverware. This exc...

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Romping Cats Under Sago Palms Beautifully painted mineral pigments on mulberry paper

A late 17th century marble sculpture of a saint, possibly Central Italian. Monogrammed on the marble base "F G F."

A pair of substantial blacksmith-made iron andirons having tapered square section shafts topped by striking polished bronze suppressed ball finials, possessing spit supports with con...

A Small Bronze Group of a Prancing Stag Bronze, gilt bronze South Germany; Nuremberg or Augsburg Late 17th Century / Circa 1620 SIZE: 12cm high - 4¾ ins high This bronze group, made in southern Germany, bears great similarities with the gilded silver table...

A Very Fine & Rare William III Britannia Standard Dram Cup Made in London in 1698 by Nathaniel Lock. This very fine piece stands on an applied reeded ring foot and the baluster side...

Antique West Anatolian Kilim Rug, c. 1700 Early Anatolian kilims have a unique and compelling graphic quality. This kilim from the Afyon region of Turkey draws large honeycomb-shape...

Pair of French church sculptures made of solid oak. These two antique figures are from a church in a private village in Luceram, in the south of France.

Miniature 17th century blue and white vase with a flared rim and three bands of decoration This miniature vase was part of a hoard recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher...

Antique Indo-Isfahan Long Rug, 17th Century Throughout the 17th century, Persian modes and models played a vital role in the development of the arts in India. Persian artists, craft...

Hallmarked in London in 1698 by William Andrews, this exemplary, William & Mary Period, antique Brittania standard silver porringer, is in the traditional form, and is engraved with ...

17th century Dutch brass Hemskirk candlestick.

Three model 28 lounge chairs having rich black leather seats with deep button tufting and welt cord detailing on stainless steel frames.

A wonderful 17th century Charles II Antique solid Silver Porringer / two handled Cup with an ornate chased floral design around the bellied body of the Cup. The Cup has two elegant s...

A MOLUCCAN RED EBONY CENTRE TABLE WITH MARBLE TOP The Moluccas/Ambon, third quarter 17th century Carved in low-relief with decoration of plant...

A chest of drawers made during the Baroque period 1720-1740 by Swedish cabinet maker Johan Hugo Furloh in Sweden. Beautiful inlays from walnut an...

Miniature 17th century blue and white pear-shaped vase decorated with birds and flowers. This miniature vase was part of a hoard recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher...

Charles II. A Very Rare Early Charles II Fruiting Vine Wine Taster Made in London in 1669 and Stamped With the Maker's Mark of Ig With a Crescent Below. The Wine Taster stands on a ...

A forged iron stand with a brass bowl. North European and made in the late 17th century There are not that many untouched 17th c objects out on the market but this is one of them. ...

Produced in Germany during the early 17th Century, this table is Baroque in style and period. The table stands on four rectilinear legs, their square profiles tapering from top to bo...

Italian Baroque, Pair of Bronze Pricked Candlesticks, Late 17th Century This Elegant pair of bronze candlesticks of the late 17th century, are resting on a tripod base sitting on cl...

The vases in this pair feature the striking combination of Kangxi era (circa 1700) porcelain with later 19th century French gilt bronze. This type of combination—of Chinese porcelain...

Italian Baroque painted and lacquered wooden sculpture of a kneeling figure. Circa 1650.  

George II table (George II 1683-1760). Carved and veneered walnut table with marble top.

Miniature 17th century blue and white mallet-shaped vase. This miniature vase was part of a hoard recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher from the wreck of a ship that sunk in the Sou...

The wine taster stands on a narrow circular foot and has slightly baluster sides, and everted rim. The sides are decorated with punch bead bands, as w...

Hawks were a popular motif in artwork because Japanese falconry, or takagari, was a sport of aristocrats such as nobles and samurai. Hawks came to symbolize nobility and strength. Su...

Early 17th century Negoro lacquer footed bowl, Edo period (1603-1868) round bowl with tripod cabriole style legs. Negoro lacquer (monk's lacquer in red ...

Dutch White Delft GADROONED Charger This late 17th Century Charger is made of white ceramic and decorated with a Gadrooning convex shape. Holland has a great tradition of pottery...

This is the first lamp designed by Alain Richard. It defined his style: Functional, elegant and simple with a precise sense of design and proportion. Available in its original format...

Antique Chinese Kangxi Carpet Fragment Rug, 17th Century Additional information: Dimensions: 3'10" W x 5'3" L Origin: China Period: 17th Century (2nd...

"Belgian (17th Century) vertical woven tapestry of lady seated at a dressing table surrounded by a floral border. Tears in the tapestry. Hangs from a ...

This very fine example is modelled in the Trefid style with a reeded rat tail on the reverse of the bowl. This piece is very well marked and is engraved at the top of the stem with t...

Italian Francesco or Pietro Graziani Neapolitan battle scene, 17th/18th Century This battle scene is attributable to one of the two Graziani ( Francesco or Pietro) battle scene pain...

Francesco Graziani, Called Ciccio Napoletano, 17th Century He was active in Naples and Rome around the second half of the 17th Century.

Pair of very early temple calligraphy panels. A pair of Edo period (17th century) carved wood panels that used to hang outside a temple. One plaque has evidence of a seal in the uppe...

A late 17th century Italian oil on canvas of a battle scene on a bridge by Francesco Graziani called Ciccio Napoletano (active in Naples late 17th/18th century). Measurements are ...

French gate-leg table, circa 1650. Oak with metal fittings. Measures: Height 28 ¼“ width 54“ depth 20 ½“ / 41 ½“/ 62“ $20,000. This solid oak French Baroque table...

17th century Dutch wrought iron fireplace basket. Great looking and very decorative piece, tremendous craftsmanship and detailed decoration. Great original and usable condition, wor...

A magnificent Dutch marquetry cabinet on stand, by Jan van Mekeren (1658-1733) possibly made for William III and Mary of England Amst...

QUEEN ANNE PERIOD BLANKET CHEST, CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS, WITH BLACK DECORATION ON A RED GROUND, THAT INCLUDES TWO WHIMSICAL FACES, ca 1740-1760 This very early, American, painted blanket chest...

An extremely fine and important Japanese lacquer cabinet with gilt-copper mounts for the European market Edo period, late 17th century The pictorial style decorated rectangular...

An impressive and large Japanese 'Namban' transition-style lacquer coffer with fine gilt copper mounts on a French Re´gence base, possibly by André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) Kyoto, 1640-1650, the base 18th century ?The coffer with shaped cartouches on a nashiji ground on the lid, front and sides, with fine decorations in various techniques: takimaki-e (high relief), tsuke-gaki (drawing with narrow lacquer lines and over sprinkling with gold and silver), usuniku-takamei-e (demi relief), kimekomi (pushed inside) and accents of kirigane (small geometrical metal mosaics). Inside the cartouche on the lid a landscape with volcanos...

The Van Mekeren cabinet: A Newly Discovered Pinnacle by the Master of Marquetry The highly important Dutch marquetry Van Mekeren cabinet Amsterdam, circa 1700, by Jan van Mekeren...

Among the most beautiful examples of hardstone artistry that have ever entered our collection, these important Grand Ducal pietre dure console tables are in a class all their own. Their powerful architectural elegance, impressive size and rarity make them two of the finest hardstone masterpieces ever created and quite possibly the greatest pair of pietre dure tables in existence. With their naturalistically rendered flowers and birds, these tabletop panels showcase the particularly fine quality craftsmanship of the Grand Ducal workshops in Florence during the first quarter of the 17th century. Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici, one of the most important personages in the annals of art history, established the Grand Ducal Workshop in 1588. The workshop specialized in the art of pietre dure developed from the ancient art of opus sectile, giving rise to the most luxurious and detailed examples of hardstone artistry ever produced. Its patrons were the Popes and Royals of Europe, and the quality of the objects produced in the workshop is without equal. Typically, because of the high level of workmanship the art form requires, pietre dure plaques were crafted in small sizes. The great majority of known examples of pietre dure are a fraction of the size of our grand tables. The combination of pietre dure and extensive use of other rare decorative hardstones such as lapis lazuli and pietra paesina or “ruin marble” meant that these tabletops were surely produced for a wealthy collector. The tables are further distinguished by their superbly carved bases by Andrea Brustolon, known as the “Michelangelo of wood.” Brustolon was a Venetian wood sculptor known for his exuberant and intricate Baroque furniture. His high Baroque style was influenced by his years studying in Rome, where he was exposed to the sculpture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Crafted in the early 18th century, these bases display Brusolon’s unmatched talent for both figural and foliate work, combining cupids, masks and oversized scrolling vines for a grand, ornate effect. Similar furnishings by Brustolon are held in museums worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Museum of Scotland and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the Ca' Rezzonico Museum in Venice features an entire room dedicated to the sculptor. For approximately 150 years, these tables were part of the famed Stoneleigh Abbey collection owned by the Lord Leigh family. This renowned English country estate inspired Jane Austen to write Mansfield Park. Lord Leigh eventually sold the tables at Christie’s London in 1962, and the pair have stayed in the collection of the same Florentine family who purchased them from Christie's until we recently acquired them. Our tables are prominently pictured in the important Saul Levy book Il Mobile Veneziano del Settencento. The pietre dure plaques date circa 1625-1650. The decorative tops likely would have originally been sold with a pair of plain stone columns to display them, and Lord Leigh would have commissioned the custom bases from Brustolon circa 1714 when he added the impressive four-story fifteen-bay Baroque West Wing to Stoneleigh Abbey. A similar single Grand Ducal tabletop is in the United Kingdom’s National Trust Collection, and a smaller tabletop resides in Buckingham Palace. The flower and bird panels in our examples relate to the famous Badminton Cabinet...

Very early painting of a gold arbor with morning glories, the mulberry paper almost appears polished. Please see close-up photos to show staining from use over the many years (on the...

Tosa School painting depicting opposing samurai, Benkei and Yoshitsune, excellent detail, mineral pigments on gold leaf with gold dust.

Carved sandstone busts of Caligula & Tiberius, 17th-18th century, Denmark.

A pair of delicate glasses made by the Swedish glassmaking company Kungsholm during the Baroque period - late 17th Century.