Haberdashery Counter, England circa 1880

England, 1920 On mahogany legs with original brass castors, newly upholstered in Pierre Frey boucle. 29”w x 29”d x 34”h x 15.5”seat Ref. CHAIR1313 $ 6,800

England, 1910 Aged brass and beautifully textured prismatic glass, with stamped gallery and section and adjustable chains. 11”dia x 24”h Ref. L5086 $ 2,400

England, 1900 by Parnall & Sons. Made in Bristol around 1900. Stamped to the base by the maker, Wedgewood 16”w x 11”d x 2.5”h Ref. O2114 $2,400

England, 1910 Of the Edwardian era, thrown porcelain jug used to store dairy. 10”w x 15.5”d x 12”h Ref. O2116 $ 1400

A fine quality Viennese late 19th century, gilt-bronze and enamel mounted ebonised bureau-cabinet decorated all-over with shaped enamel plaques depicting mythological scenes, inters...

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880 Solid mahogany wood, with numerous drawers and a cupboard. Lockable. The desk offers a lot of storage space.

- Marquetry wood - Gilt and chiseled bronze - 1880 period - Leather top - Three drawers.

Beautiful "Japonisme" writing table opening with a belt drawer with engraved decoration of bamboo and flowers and decorated with openwork leafy friezes in bronze, forming a writing tablet covered in velvet. It rests on four feet mounted at the corners of lion masks in gilded bronze and joined by an openwork spacer, and ending in lion paws. It is topped with a molded Griotte marble. Biography : Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906) career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to inovate. G. Viardot succeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris. Around 1870 he turned to the idea of producing « Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais ». The taste in Europe for exotic furniture...