18th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Chest, circa 1770

A magnificent English 18th century Chippendale secretary bookcase of exceptional detail. The composition is marked by a robustness...

A diminutive block-front colonial American chest from the third quarter of the 18th century. Lovely mahogany timber and patina, the chest exhi...

A charming colonial Southern chest in walnut. The surfaces of the chest are wonderfully worn and patinated. The theatrical feet are also original to the...

A rare highboy of diminutive proportions in walnut and mahogany with fine marquetry, feather banding, and cockbeading. The molded cornice is set on the upper case with canted and mol...

An important piece of American furniture, attributed to the shop of Duncan Phyfe, circa 1840. To quote "Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York," 2011 (Kenny, Brown). "At its best, Phyfe's Grecian plain style furniture captures, the strength, simplicity and noble repose that characterize the best Greek Revival architecture. Phyfe achieved this effect by using the classical orders, often in abstracted form, and a quiet yet radiant palette of warm-toned rosewood and mahogany veneers, meticulously selected and applied in architectural manner." This secretary employs the finest available mahogany and follows in the strict adherence to proportion and form that made this expression of Phyfe's later career so powerful. The piece exactly matches a description of a piece sold at auction dissolving the Phyfe showroom and warehouse in 1844. The "Grecian standard" or scroll leg with the molded pedestal base and convex disc are all hallmarks of Phyfe's iconic work from 1834-1841. The cornice is supported on either side by scroll brackets which have lambs tongue details below, features linking it to another Phyfe secretary bookcase sold through Northeast Auctions...

An attractive pair of colonial American mid-18th century oil on canvas portraits. The detail and rendering of the paintings is of extremely fine quality. Highly contrasted figures against the dark backgrounds references the earlier work of Caravaggio and Rembrandt. One such American artist who particularly employed this technique in the late 1760s and early 1770s was John Singleton Copley...

Exceptional French Louis XV secretary with beautiful flower and bird marquetry. This extraordinary piece dates back to circa 1770. The insid...

18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer This bureau chest of drawer was made in Emilia, in Italy, at the beginning of the 18th century. The structure is entirely paved in the precious wood essence of walnut and walnut root. The upper portion has a door that opens to the fore to show inside a compartment divided into six drawers. There is also a secret, which is fulfilled by running the support plan. The front then has three drawers equipped with door locks and handles in chiseled bronze. The cabinet rests on a band that front is interrupted to create two feet, a feature that gives elegance and lightness to the compositional line. The walnut veneer is applied playing on the different designs of the wood and this gives the furniture a refined chromatic effect of great decorative. This flap is suitable to be inserted in different environments of your home is combined with antique furniture in...

American Chippendale walnut and mahogany graduated five-drawer miniature chest of drawers with satinwood string inlay, inlaid escutcheons, original brass knobs and terminating on bra...

American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...

18th century, Italian walnut wood chest of drawers with secrétaire The elegant small chest of drawers with secrétaire was built in th...

18th century, Italian inlaid wood chest of drawers with secretaire This chest of drawers with secretaire represents the elegant pr...