Berkshires

Antique pine American country blanket chest. The wood has great patina and a deep rich warm tone. The tall lift top chest has one dovetailed drawer below with original drawer pulls. ...

The classically elegant American wingback chair is upholstered for deep comfort in a green and yellow stripped faux satin fabric. The "knees" of the front legs of this wing chair feature stylized shells. Georgian Wing back chair...

An exceptional, large antique Victorian walled pitcher for ice water has a bold circular rounded body. The jug makes a wonderful decorative piece. The upper rim is ornamented with an...

The glamorous rectangular Gilbert Poillerat style, circa 1940s vintage coffee or cocktail table has Rococo gilt wrought iron criss-cross braces for legs attached to a stretcher. The ...

William Merrit Chase American, 1849-1916 Fruit and Porcelain Signed "Wm M Chase." l.l., identified on labels from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, B...

Stylish antique iron gate coffee table with a 3/8" thick flush-mounted tempered glass top. Classical in styling, with rustic and Industrial infl...

Wide-brimmed natural straw hat w/wide navy velvet band and red fabric roses. Small high crown perches on top of head, does not pull down, lined in taffeta. Wide brim, 5 1/2 inches at...

Black wool 1980s coat by Christian Dior is double breasted and features a faux Persian collar and cuffs. Square shoulders with pads. Longer length. Marked size 6, but oversized cut.

The vintage window box is made of welded and bolted straps of iron and will hold pots or containers for plants.

This pink cashmere cardigan with lace appliqués around the neckline and halfway down the front is an example of the decorated sweaters popular ...

Stunning round bleached oak tabletop with starburst design and French Baroque style metal base dining table. Top and base can be sold separately. See detail photo to appreciate table...

Florence Knoll three seat sofa by Knoll Associates. Model 2577. Original Naugahyde brown upholstery with chrome-plated steel base. Signed with Knoll Associates paper label. USA, ci...

Elegant and rustic at the same time, this wrought iron dining table base with walnut top can be used a dining table, a desk, or a confer...

Signed "Schiaparelli" in script, this mid-century link bracelet features a textural-leaves motif characteristic of costume jewelry by the Parisian couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. Like m...

Vintage Pauline Trigere suit in red plaid wool dated 1962. The swing-style jacket has dolman sleeves and a tie collar and tops a slim skirt. Underneath is...

Vintage industrial rustic rolling cart made of wood planks and cast iron wheels and brackets, the loader has two end wheels that swivel and are slightly shorter than the larger sides...

These Directoire period metal doors were once window shutters on an 18th century French chateau that now have been repurposed and made into doors for this cabinet which can lend itse...

Christian Zacho Danish, 1843-1913 Deer in the Pasture Oil on canvas 16 ½ by 24 ½ in, w/ frame 25 by 32 ¾ in Signed lower right Zacho studied at the Academy of Beaux- Arts in Copenh...

Karl Lagerfeld classic platform pumps in vivid red suede with oval vamp and rounded toe. The shaped heel has an indentation near the top. Black lining with Karl Lagerfeld script labe...

Unusual early French carved wood mirror.

A fantastic 20th century copper barracuda was a part of a weather vane but now lacking the directional and the post but will make a wonderful sculpture with weathered verdigris patin...

This incredibly large and elegant box/chest was made for Tiffany and Company to hold a large sterling silver service.The red chamois lined interior features removable inserts for eac...

A unique vintage find, this ensemble consists of a long black maxi skirt and sleeveless top, its floral design repeated in cut-out appliqués down the left side of the skirt. the A-li...

Now available, this very handsome pair of danish, leather and teak Lounge chairs. Low slung and sexy! The leather has the perfect amount of wear, and the flared, quilted arms adding ...

Small lacquered stand with an indented top for holding various trinkets or decoration. Can be useful as a small side table or end table or plant ...

Einar William Bogh Danish, 1877-1938 Farm in Autumn Oil on canvas 16 by 18 in, w/ frame 22 ⅝ by 24 ¾ in Signed lower right Painter in Esbonderup and Copenhagen, studied at the Kris...

1950s waist-length jacket in pearlized blue leather, its shawl collar studded with pearls and rhinestones, as is a strip below the elbow on the raglan sleeves. Single button at the w...

This French Rococo style console table, The distressed ivory painted finish. Three cabriole legs support the table beneath. Beautifully unique, this table will add a bit of romance a...

In the late 1920s during the Art-Deco period, this Miriam Haskell white mostly glass-beaded sautoir was created in New York City by her first designer Frank Hess. This uniquely hand-...

An exceptional pair of French Rococo Revival slipper chairs in Rosewood. Each chair meticulously carved with intricate detailing of flora-form in various states of bloom. Retaining the original wooden rollers and brass casters. These have been reupholstered in a gorgeous champagne colored shantung silk. One of them retained the original label from Florian Papp...

Style and functionality — A marriage of the old and the new. The newly made large zinc top sits on an antique hand carved French Louis XIII style white washed table...

The 19th century sterling silver salt shaker stands on three ball feet and separates at the waist level. The bottom is stamped "PH" and has the sterling symbol of the English rampant...

While making similar mid-century haute-couture costume jewelry for Christian Dior, designer Max Muller based near Kaufbeuren, Western Germany, created these dramatic clear-crystal si...

A Classical Revival Neoclassical Style full length floor mirror can be a wonderful addition to any room. Place it in an entry foyer, end of hallway, dressing room, a bedroom, this m...

This is a magnificent set of 12 champagne coupes and/or martinis, made by Val Saint Lambert. Each one is hand blown with cobalt crystal overlay, cu...

The Victorian glass bottle once held tooth brushes (and could again!) with an English sterling (stamped and with rampant lion) silver top. Monogram reads "...

A classic small-scale French 19th Century Napoleon III Period loveseat, sofa or settee, circa 1860-1879. The settee offers both comfort and style with graceful and elegant lines exe...

An unusual Industrial style metal table that can be used in a wine tasting cellar or used for drafting or work table. An interesting design with cutouts and 4 different style but har...

Late 20th-century gown and shawl crafted of black taffeta, netting and multicolor sequins, an eye-catching combination of elements. The shaped bodice, is covered with vertical rows of black sequins which are embellished with red, blue, yellow, and green sequin motifs scattered throughout. Above the bodice, a black net top with round neckline continues to long sleeves, and features scattered C-shapes throughout. From hip to ankle falls a full skirt decorated with a wide band of the multicolored sequins formed into circular designs composed of C-shapes. To top it all off is a long black sequin shawl...

Typical Rykiel styling in this sweater coat of royal blue knit wool with tie neckline, dropped shoulders, and patch pockets. Bodice is plain knit, below is narrow ribbing.

1970s dress and coat ensemble in navy wool knit by Sonia Rykiel. The slim coat features a top-stitched yolk detail, a round neckline, and single-breasted clo...

With a circular white enamel dial, surmounted by swags and ending with a woman’s face. Morbiere Movement

Dated to the early 20th century, this rustic stool has simple splayed-leg design and well-worn finish. Crafted of northern elm wood with mortise-and-tenon joinery, without the use of...

Antoine Blanchard French, 1910-1988 Café de la Paix, L’Opera, Paris Oil on canvas 13 by 18 in. W/frame 19 by 24 in. Signed lower right Framed in a fi...

Vintage black faille princess-style coat with peter pan collar and self buttons from neck to hem. Set-in sleeves with deep armholes. Vertical seaming shapes the fitted waist and flar...

Hard to find, antique Crémone or "Crémone Bolt" is a type of decorative hardware used as a locking device to fasten doors, a pair of swinging windows or c...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres as one of our photos documents. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped en-tremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet, which acquired the necklace that we photographed from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our final closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

French charming round bistro style table with curved iron base with black ebony stained wood table top. This bistro table will comfortably seat 2. The curved legs are joined in the c...

This is an extremely beautiful and stately, English Regency chair in solid mahogany, Circa 1820. The Carving is exceptional with classical forms of bellflowers, acanthus leaves, scro...

A wonderful pair of vintage Chinese Foo dog statues converted into small table lamps. These dog lamps were the property of Valley Castle in Cornwall Connecticut. Fu dogs are actual...

This amazing 13 piece hand painted ornithological dessert service is painted in the "Aesthetic Movement Style" with each exotic bird realistically represented in it's natural landscape. The subjects have a restrained and elegant look, each framed by the amazing Christopher Dresser designed, Japanese...

Three very large monumental over size rustic antique architectural paneled doors with oval top that will add character and style to any hou...

A long beach coverup, c.1970s, by Brigance in sheer white nylon with a vertical striped pattern. Button-down shirt style with drawstring waist. Timeless. Size M.

A large collection of exotic seashells arranged and displayed in a tall cylindrical glass container. A wonderful decorative interest in any room or ta...

Slightly distressed French Provincial paneled doors for a cabinet this striking pair of doors wear their age with grace, and would bring c...

Maison Jansen style two-tier square brass contemporary coffee table has inset glass surfaces and is square. Original and beautifully ag...

First appearing like an intense green-blue black opal without the flash, this antique natural azurmalachite oval-cut 10mm cabochon in a bezel setting f...

Luxurious leather sofa by Mogens Hansen, model #535. This sofa features gently curved track arms with soft, refined silhouettes. It's finished in supple leather with a soft, sun warm...

Wreath-shaped brooch of various pearls, rhinestones, crystals, and micro gold beads by Robert, c.1960. Hook in addition to pin, so can be worn as pendant. Some of the Original by Robert...

Gaston Sebire French, 1920-2001 French Beach Scene Oil on canvas 25 ⅝ by 32 in, w/ frame 35 ½ by 42 in Signed lower right Gaston Sebire was born A...