Beautiful French Settee with new tufted, floral designed silk upholstery. Strong walnut frame. Very comfortable. Excellent condition. Ask for about our general discounts and our courtesy to the interior design trade. 38”H, 90”W, 32”D. A settee, also called a sofa, is an upholstered seat with back and arms (sometimes upholstered), designed for two or more people in a sitting or reclining position. The earliest surviving types, dating back to the 17th century in Europe, have sides that let down fo... Click for details

19th Century Capo Di Monte Porcelain Cherub Lamp. The Capo di Monte insignia on back. Custom parchment shade and custom base. 29”H x 23"W (with shade). Capodimonte: The relief style, highly colored and defined porcelain pieces are commonly called and identified in our current market place as Capo-di-Monte. It was King Ferdinand IV, son of King Charles who opened a factory in Naples in 1771 and began to use the mark of the blue crown N (BCN). When the factory closed in 1834, the Ginori family at... Click for details

Large Spanish Walnut Table with decorative rod iron. Designed carving on exterior and interior of end legs. Probably made in past few decades. Very nice. 108”L, 39.5”W, 30”H. Ask about our net prices to the public and designers. In general, tables can be divided into fixed and mechanical types. The fixed table, consisting of a square or round top supported by one or more legs, is the least complicated from the viewpoint of craftsmanship. It is a form that requires wood of thick dimensions in ord... Click for details

Late 17th Century Spanish Column made into a Lamp with custom marble base and handpainted parchment shade. Two available; extra discount given with purchase of pair. The monumental 17th Century Spanish columns were brown and green when purchased; our restorer lined the column with silver gilding with a faint red patina. Our specialty stone contractor drilled a small hole through the center for wiring purposes and cut matching custom marble bases. The custom parchment shade is handpainted dark re... Click for details

An Italian Fruitwood Serpentine Front Commode, 18th c., with three graduated long drawers retaining pierced batwing brasses, a scalloped skirt and cabriole legs, probably apple wood or pear wood in a dark finish. 34.5”H, 49”W, 23”D. A definition of serpentine: Named in allusion to its resemblance to a snake's skin, serpentine is usually grayish, white, or green but may be yellow (chrysotile) or green-blue (antigorite); the green colour is due to iron replacing magnesium. Scalloped: One of a se... Click for details

Pair of Unique 19th Century Italian Baroque Style Decorated and Gilt Pastiglia Commodes. Early to mid 19th century (possibly even 18th century, given age on drawers), each with rectangular top with incised decoration and gadrooned edge over three drawers painted with various biblical scenes; the sides with palmette and pendant floral relief decoration; raised on satyr mask feet. This pair of fine Italian antique furniture is 39”H, 22”W, 15.5”D. History of the Baroque tradition: era in the hist... Click for details

A Large Louis Philippe Mahogany Gueridon, c 1830-1845, the circular top above a narrow frieze raised on faceted and bulbous stem, he hexagonal plinth joined by scrolled ogee molded legs. 30.5”H, diameter 50.5”. Some of the finest examples of gueridons were carved by Andrea Brustolon and survive in the Ca' Rezzonico in Venice. The name was also given to small 18th-century and early 19th-century French tables of various designs, particularly Neoclassical. A brief history of Louis Philippe: bor... Click for details

Italian Silver Gilded Pedestal with 54” Glass Top Table. Very thick, beveled piece of heavy glass. The significance of the pedestal - in Classical architecture, support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. Such a pedestal may be square, octagonal, or circular. The name is also given to the vertical members that divide the sections of a balustrade. A single pedestal may also support a group of columns, or colonnade. A pedestal is divided into three parts, from bottom to top: the plint... Click for details

Early 19th Century Italian Inlaid Marble Top Desk. Gold gilding on cabriole legs and perimeter of desk. Black marble inlay. Large drawer with key. Excellent condition. This Italian antique desk measures 32”H, 59”W, 31.5”D. Very unique desk. A further description of Italian antique furniture: From the beginning of the Renaissance in the early 15th century, there were changes in furniture forms that were to spread over Europe. The growth of a wealthy and powerful bourgeoisie caused the building o... Click for details

Pair of Unique Italian Renaissance style Slipper Chairs, recently restored. Semi-antique/ turn of the century. Newly Upholstered in red and green striped fabric. Refer to detail photographs. They are deceivingly very comfortable. 2 pair available. 31”H, 21”H at seat, 22”W. What is Renaissance style? For classical antiquity and, therefore, for the Renaissance, the basic element of architectural design was the order, which was a system of traditional architectural units. During the Renaissance fiv... Click for details

An Antique Italian Wrought Iron Savanarola Chair, 19th century. The back surmounted by ornate pierced finials, the saddle seat containing a loose cushion, the arms cresting in knopped brass finials, the legs joined by stretchers. 43”H. Savonarola was an Italian Christian preacher, reformer, and martyr, renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and a corrupt clergy. After the overthrow of the Medici in 1494, Savonarola was the sole leader of Florence, setting up a democratic republic. His ch... Click for details

19th Century French Walnut Settee with Blue Silk Upholstery, beautiful sheen in various lighting. This antique French settee is 42”H, 66”W, 30”D. Settee definition: also called Sofa, an upholstered seat with back and arms (sometimes upholstered), designed for two or more people in a sitting or reclining position. The earliest surviving types, dating back to the 17th century in Europe, have sides that let down for conversion into a bed. Variations of backrests and armrests appeared, and the p... Click for details