Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for CollectorsHayden, Arthur
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Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for Collectors
Hayden, Arthur
Collectors and collecting; Furniture -- History
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Cabinets, pair of Louis XVI., dwarf ebony, the panels inlaid
with black and gold lacquer, decorated with birds and
trees in the Chinese taste, mounted with foliage borders
of chased ormolu, and surmounted by veined black marble
slabs, 45 in. high, 35 in. wide. Christie, November 20,
1903 39 18 0
Suite of Louis XVI. furniture, with fluted borders and legs,
painted white and pale green, the seats, backs, and arms
covered with old Beauvais tapestry, with vases and
festoons of flowers and conventional arabesques in
poly-chrome, on white ground in pale green borders,
consisting of an oblong settee, 72 in. wide, eight
fauteuils. Christie, December 18, 1903 1470 0 0
Secretaire, Louis XVI., upright marquetry, with fall-down }
front, drawer above, and folding doors below, inlaid }
with hunting trophies on trellis-pattern ground, mounted}
with foliage, friezes, and corner mounts of chased }
ormolu, and surmounted by a Breccia marble slab, stamped}
"J. Stumpff. 315 0 0 Me.," 56 in. high, 40 in. wide. }
Christie, February 12, 1904 Commode, _en suite_, with }
five drawers, 58 in. wide. Christie, February 12, 1904 }
} 714 0 0
Work-table, Louis XVI., oval, in two tiers, upon a tripod }
stand, with double candle branches above; the top tier }
is composed of a Sevres plaque, painted with sprays of }
roses; around this is a gallery of chased ormolu; the }
second tier is of parquetry, this has also a balcony; }
the tripod base is of mahogany, with mounts of ormolu, }
cast and chased; the nozzles for the two candles above }
are similar in material and decoration, width of top }
tier, 13 in. Christie, March 18, 1904
Table, Louis XVI., marquetry, signed "N. Petit," top inlaid
with musical trophy, &c., mounts, &c., of ormolu, cast
and chased, 30 in. wide. Christie, March 18, 1904 99 15 0
Fauteuils, pair, Louis XVI. (stamped "J. Leglartier"),
tapered oblong backs and curved arms, turned legs, white
and gilt, covered with Beauvais tapestry, with subjects
from "Fables de la Fontaine," and other designs.
Flashman & Co., Dover, April 26, 1904 75 0 0
Console-table, Louis XVI., carved and painted wood, with
fluted legs and stretchers, and open frieze in front,
surmounted by a slab of white marble, 5 ft. 4 in. wide.
Christie, May 6, 1904 46 0 0
Commode, Louis XVI., containing three drawers, in front it
is divided into three rectangular sunk panels of
parquetry, each bordered with mahogany, with ormolu
mounts, surmounted by a slab of fleur-de-peche marble,
57 in. wide. Christie, May 27, 1904 357 0 0
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