Berkshires

This large and beautifully cut 19th c. punchbowl is cranberry cased in clear crystal with elaborately cut and notched borders. The clear casing is very fine and subtle and can be see...

A lovely set of 12 hand blown tall and elegant wine goblets. The bowl and foot are embellished with gold leaf and the tall stems are composed of white twisted canes which are a subtl...

Leon Dolice American, 1892-1960 Manhattan Skyline Pastel on paper 19 by 12 in. W/frame 25 by 18 in. Signed lower right The romantic backdrop of Vi...

A Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Chandelier Circa 1890-1900 Stamped E. MOTTHEAU PARIS Maison Mottheau et Fils of Paris.   1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris The fixture fe...

Jean Salabet French, 20th Century La Poste Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter know for his colorful Parisian cityscapes. His work is comparable to th...

The vintage small millstone sculpture is attached by an iron rod to a stone brick-shaped base. The piece has a decidedly contemporary modern look that will make a wonderful statemen...

Remarks: In original conditioned never electrified

A collection or a group of 7 antique metal wrought iron gate panels. Depending on your needs, you can buy a single panel or all 7. These gates offer...

Offering an amazing set of 12 wine goblets that will be the talking point of your dinner conversation. These hand blown goblets scream gold! Clear g...

This is an extraordinary example of Thomas Webb and Sons masterful blown crystal and wheel cutting. The heavy blank weighs over 15 pounds and is e...

This "Japonesque" dessert service incorporates many decorative elements of both period and style. The shaped rims of the white plates are highlighted with gold trim and gadroon edges...

Gaston Sebire French, 1920-2001 Sunset On the Coast Oil on canvas 29 by 36 ¼ in, w/ frame 36 ¼ by 43 ¾ in Signed lower right Gaston Sebire was born August 18, 1920, in Saint-Samson...

oil on canvas

Vilis Reinis Valdmanis Swedish, 1906-1980 Summer Pasture Oil on canvas 20 by 24 in, w/ frame 27 ⅜ by 31 in Signed lower right

Zoran's modern design transforms the poncho into an elegant piece of outerwear. This example is crafted of camel-colored cotton velvet lined with a coordinating silk. It is distingui...

An Italian Venetian Louis XV painted stand 18th century  Decorated throughout with a single drawer over two cupboard doors all on cabriole legs. M...

This set of hand painted botanical dessert plates feature a vibrant floral subject in a varied palette and each is framed by an unusual Impres...

A fine Empire style gilt bronze mahogany gueridon or centre table  With a verde antico marble top.  In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter,  circa 1880 Height 31 1/4 Diameter 35 in.   A very fine Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany guéridon after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular verde antico marble top above a mahogany frieze mounted with laurel leaf banding in between rosettes and anthemions, supported of the heads of three finely cast gilt bronze female caryatids, each facing outward with hair in plaits, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing arm bands and a low cut diaphanous dress gathered up toward her breast, the stretcher centred by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant crouching winged sphinxes wearing Nemes headdresses and plaits tied at the front. The design for this superb guéridon is based on a famous table-console or ‘console double face’ by the celebrated firm of Paris ébénistes Jacob-Desmalter which was itself based on designs by Napoleon’s chief architects and ornamentalistes Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...

The chest has dark reddish brown lacquered wood on the outside and the inside is lined with tan imitation leather material. There are three brass latches, one large one in front and a smaller one on each side next to iron handles. The sides are edged with thin sheets of overlapping lacquered wood having imitation stitching. The lid is attached to the bottom with three brass hinges. There is a small rectangle of Chinese lettering on the inside of the lid. Red Chinese Trunk.

Jean Pradel French, 1835-1892 Port de Peche Mediterranean Oil on canvas 23 ¾ by 39 ⅝ in, w/ frame 33 ⅝ by 49 ½ in Signed lower right He exhibited in many salons including the Unive...

This tall handblown decanter was made in Murano and exhibits the master glassblowing techniques of Salviati. The alternating multicolor and gold latticcino canes encircle the body an...

In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name. As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume. While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol. Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...

A Rare Art Deco Nickel Chandelier with frosted glass Circa 1930’s Height 22 in. Diameter 33 in. Art Deco ‎ is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 192...

This is a well matched pair of Bohemian or French handblown vases shading from a subtle pale rose to a slightly darker shade as it reaches the top rim. They are decorated with an Aes...

Carved with figures, foliage and scrolls

Leon Herbo Belgian, 1850-1907 Vase de Fleurs Oil on canvas 22 ½ by 18 in. W/frame 34 ½ by 30 in. Signed and dated 1906 Leon exhibited in Brussels, Munich, Gand, Cologne and Paris....

Morston Constatine Ream American 1840-1898 Still Life with Peaches Oil on canvas Signed Lower Middle 16 by 20 in.  w/frame 22 ½ by 26 ½ in. Morston Constatine Ream was a specialist in fruits and dessert still lifes...

In the style of Maison Jensen, this contemporary mid-century modern marble top with gold gilt metal frame coffee table has 2 additional marble shelves on underside, perfect for stora...

A special set of 6 carved wood Italian baroque or Swedish Rococo style dining chairs, upholstered in textured cream fabric, carved ...

Edward Francis Rook American, 1870-1960 Brittany Oil on Canvas 30 by 30 in. W/frame 38 by 38 in. Signed lower left Circa, 1898-1900 Item number: 01879 Rook, born in New York City on September 21, 1870, became one of the most original impressionists at Old Lyme. First he was a student of Benjamin Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Julian.  Life started out to be rather promising for Rook, around the turn of the century.  He exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, both in 1898, when his harbor scene, entitled Pearl Clouds — Moonlight was reproduced in International Studio, in April.  In addition, the PAFA presented him with the Temple Gold Medal for Deserted Street, Moonlight, which the Academy purchased.  Three years later, Rook was awarded a bronze medal at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, where he exhibited three landscapes.  Caffin (1902, p. xxxvi) praised the artist's "translucent quality of color," which suggests a study of color theory.  Also in 1901, Rook married Edith Sone.  For most of 1902, the Rooks were in Mexico. Rook came to Old Lyme in October of 1903.  The date is significant because Childe Hassam was also there that month.  Hassam would more or less re-orient the artists' colony from Tonalism to impressionism.  Rook would move there permanently two years later.  He took two medals at the St. Louis Universal Exposition (1904) where his landscapes from the Mexican trip were displayed.  More awards followed: a silver medal at the International Fine Arts Exposition in Buenos Aires, 1910, a gold medal at San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915,  a Corcoran Bronze Medal, and a William A. Clark Award in 1919 for Peonies.   By 1924, the artist was made a National Academician.  Despite all these awards and recognition, Rook did little in the way of selling his art and reportedly, his prices were too high.  His paintings were handled by Macbeth and Grand Central Art Galleries. Rook was active in Old Lyme's art community.  As stated above, he would have met Hassam that October in 1903 but Willard Metcalf had departed at the end of the summer.  As several writers have explained (Connecticut and American Impressionism, 1980, p. 123), Hassam "was the catalyst around whom [impressionism] coalesced."   Rook's niece, Virginia Rook Garver, who happened to be the grand-niece of Hassam, confirmed that Rook and Hassam knew each other in Europe — before they went to Old Lyme (Fischer, 1987, p. 19).  Rook was one of the relatively young painters to come to Old Lyme, along with Gifford Beal, William Chadwick, and Robert Nisbet, on the wave of impressionism, initiated there by Hassam and Metcalf.  Old Lyme became a center of American impressionism, and as Donelson F. Hoopes remarked, "under Hassam, the shoreline of Connecticut became a kind of Giverny of America."  Among Ranger's group, palettes started to become lighter, except those of the most determined tonalists.  Ranger himself, perhaps admitting defeat, moved to Noank in 1904.  Rook is best known for his views of Bradbury's Mill, which was soon called Rook's Mill, owing to the painter's many versions of the scene.  One, called Swirling Waters, dated ca. 1917, is in the Lyme Historical Society.  Even more famous is Rook's Laurel, dated between 1905 and 1910 (Florence Griswold Museum), in which a profuse laurel bush (the state flower), is set off by a spectacular Constable-like background.  But Swirling Waters could never be confused with Constable, with its violent brushwork, impasto-layered water, and bright, almost chalky, plein-air palette.  Gerdts (1984, p. 226) compares the paintings of Walter...

Ormond Gigli Gelatin Silver Print 22.5" x 16" Unique: $5225 Provenance: From the artist's studio, Printed by artist Signature: Signed en verso ORMOND GIGLI Born New York City, 192...

Made by the renown English porcelain firm of Davenport, this set of ten dessert plates and five serving pieces are all hand painted with a variety of chrysanthemums and foliage. What...

Brenner Couture 1970s unusual knit ensemble consisting of a plaid maxi dress under a forest green jacket. The sleeveless dress features a mandarin coll...

This lovely Art Nouveau period hand blown crystal decanter is part of a complete cordial set. The 6-lobed decanter shades from a clear neck to a deep cranberry base with 6 matching q...

This magnificent set of 12, 19th century Royal Crown Derby service, presentation plates are fit for royalty with the subtle contrast of ivory...

A fine Italian Baroque. Walnut commode. 17th century. Measures: Height 37 ½ in. Width 52 ½ in. Depth 27 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Boston, MA. Le Trianon...

Beginning in the mid-1920s, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel collaborated with Parisian Louis Rousselet for a wide variety of handcrafted unsigned glass-beaded costume jewelry to compliment h...

Henri Léon Mabboux French, 1843-1895 Still Life with Steak Oil on canvas 23 ½ by 32 ½ in, w/ frame 29 by 38 ¼ in Signed upper left

Jean Baptiste Duffaud French, 1853-1927 St. Tropez Oil on canvas 13 by 21 ¾ in. W/frame 24 by 32 ¾ in. Signed lower left Jean-Baptiste Duffaud studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseilles under the direction of Dominique Antoine Magaud (1817-1899). Wishing to complete his artistic training, he went to Paris and received the teaching of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He exhibited at the Salon from 1875 to 1892, obtaining several honorable mentions. He was awarded the prestigious Marie Bashkirtseff...

Each with a female figure, one entitled “L’Esperance”, and the other “La Marmote”

The antique gilt-on-wood frame has a molded floral border on the outer edge, shiney gold in the middle and another design on the inner edge. Inside of frame - D 18.13, H 24"

One of the most exceptional trade signs that still exists is highly decorated with early, original paint and gold leaf. A rare small size, American circa 1860. H 20", in excellent crisp condition. This clock trade sign...

This is a fabulous set of 16 handblown crystal goblets made in England by Webb Corbett. What makes these stand out is their size as well as the unusual engraved decoration. The wheel...

oil & flashe on canvas

An unusual Louis XV Mahogany Buffet with Bois Citronnier Panels The interior revealing two drawers and shelving Bordeaux,France ,possibly made for the English Trade 18th Century ...

Antique American country blanket chest in beautiful original aged distressed blue painted surface. Iron handles at sides. Key for lock is no longer available. The open interior compa...

Jean Salabet French, 20th Century Montmatre, Paris Oil on canvas 15 by 18 in. W/frame 22 ½ by 25 ½ in. Signed & dated 53 lower right Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter kn...

André Raffin French, 1927-2005 Les Fruits Oil on Canvas 18 ¼ by 22 in, w/ frame 25 ½ by 29 ¼ in Signed lower right André Raffin was born in 1927 in Evreux, France. He was one of th...

Restored 3 strand Paul Frankl style 6 piece rattan living room seating set consisting of 3 separated seat sofa, arm club chair with matching ottoman, side table, 2 tier corner table...

Justus Von Huysum Amsterdam, 1659-1716 Floral Still Life Oil on canvas 59 by 45 in. W//frame 65 ½ by 51 ½ in. Signed lower left Justus van Huysum ...

19th century rustic American chest or floor trunk. Can be used for storage or coffee table. Place the blanket chest at the bottom of a bed or in a mud room and add a cushion for a bi...

An unusual and rare 19th century example of an English epergne or centrepiece. Made by Richardson, Stourbridge, circa 1890 of hand blown and cased alab...

Nicolai Cikovsky Russian, 1894-1984 Still Life with Lilacs Oil on board 14 by 18 in, w/ frame 21 ⅝ by 25 ¾ in Signed lower right Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1...

A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode 18th Century Stamped Crepi Francois Crepi maitre 1778 Reference: Similar Commode, Versailles Illustr...

Jean Salabet French, Born 1900 Rainy Street in Winter Oil on canvas 10 ¾ by 13 ⅞ in, w/ frame 16 ½ by 19 ½ in Signed lower right Jean Salabet was a School of Paris painter known fo...

Henri Duvieux French, 1855 – 1920 Vue De Venise Oil on canvas 15 ¾ in. by 25 ½ in. W/frame 25 ¾ by 35 ½ in. Signed lower right Henri Duvieux was an ar...

Add an American, Swedish Gustavian or French Provincial country look to your kitchen or dining room with this antique American commode or buffet server. This handsome tall wide and deep commode kitchen chest, painted a light Swedish grey has been recently scrubbed back and refinished for a faded, modern look. Three deep top drawers and 3 cabinets below for great storage. The piece is also great for common room storage and an addition as a work surface. Antiqued iron metal draw...

An unusual and elegant hand blown and wheel cut and frosted crystal sweetmeat dish with matching underplate decorated in a geometric pattern. The lid is notched for a ladle, making ...

A Fine Pair of Baroque Giltwood Two Arm Altar Sticks

Pair of beautiful and very comfortable French armchairs with original cotton velvet upholstery. The well constructed frame is made of hardw...