Catalog: Antiques: Furnishings: Furniture (119)

Wonderful faux grained and stencilled American “fancy chair” with stencils of an eagle and basket of fruit, faux grained seat and yellow highlights. Circa 1840.

Height: 33”
Width: 17.5”
Depth: 15.75”

For more about this movement, see "American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840" by Sumpter Priddy

Striking Art Noveau Terra-cotta Pottery Pedestal by Bretby Art Pottery, England, having a circular top with floral relief border above a stylized pillar with tendrils and flowers and a conical base with faux cabochon mounts. (Top and base extensively repaired).

Height: 30"
Diameter of Base: 12.75"
Diameter of Top: 11"

Fine Napoleon III Ebonized Armchair, having shaped crestrail above a rectangular padded back with molded armrests and robust double cyma curved supports above a shaped and carved skirt and cabriole legs and with black horsehair upholstery. French, Circa 1870.

Height: 36.5"
Width: 24"
Depth: 17.5"

Fine Victorian Needlepoint Tilt Top Table in walnut having a circular top with floral needlepoint under glass, a turned and tapered pillar with carved leafage decoration and openwork scrolled legs. American or English, circa 1860.

32"h x 22 1/4" diam.

Late Federal Tripod Candlestand in Maple, having a rectangular top with cut corners, a turned vasiform pillar and raised on three downswept tapered legs. New England, 1790-1810.

Height: 29”
Length: 18”
Depth: 16”

Fine Antique Regency Canterbury, in mahogany, having four downswept dividers, above a single drawer and ring turned legs ending in brass casters. English, Circa 1800-1820. (brasses replaced)

Provenance : Cynthia Fehr Antiques, Washington, DC

*Originally designed to hold sheet music, today this form is usually used to store books and magazines.

18.5" x 12.75" x 19.75" tall

Exceptional George III Serpentine Chest of Drawers or Commode in the French Manner having a moulded edge serpentine top with overhanging sides above two over three conforming drawers, rounded front corners and bold bracket feet. The drawer sides and bottoms are mahogany which is unusual since it was the most expensive wood during the 18th Century. Brass pulls may be original, escutcheons replaced...

Fine English black papier mache shaped tray with gilt border decoration, mother-of-pearl inlay and central floral motif. (Some crazing, minor repairs, wear.) Tray on new conforming stand.

Height: 21”
Width: 25.5”
Depth: 20”

Fine American Federal candlestand in maple, having a rectangular cut- corner top above a vasiform pillar and raised on three downswept tapered legs. Circa 1790.

Length: 17”
Width: 15.75”
Height: 28”

Very Rare Antique Venetian Gondola Chair, in walnut with gilt cast iron dolphin form base, caned seat and back and carved armrests. Italian, late 18th / early 19th Century.

21.5" x 33" tall

Impressive large-scale Black Forest carved armchair in walnut with all over carved decoration of bark, branches, leaves and berries. Swiss. Circa 1870-1880. Provenance: Anniee McCarthy, Newport, RI and NYC (label). Minor loss to tips of leaves on crestrail, caned seat was once over upholstered.

Height: 39.5” Width: 25” Depth: 24”