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A Classical Candlestand; This attractive Classical candlestand features a finely turned standard on the pedestal with graduated concentric turned rings. The molded sabre legs are finished with gilt la..
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A Classical Cheval Glass; The large mirror of this cheval glass is suspended between a pair of posts composed of spiral carved turnings joined with a rectangular carved section. The posts are topped wi..
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A Classical Cheval Mirror; The cheval glass mirror frame is adorned with quatrefoil corner blocks. The standards are in the form of tapering columns over rectilinear blocks with foliate carved finials. ..
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A Classical Easy Chair; The maker of this unique easy chair was apparently familiar with the English pattern book of designer Thomas King, “Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified”. Publ..
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A Classical Hall Lantern; This large hexagonal lantern is presented in a dark patinated and painted finish. It is suspended from a gothic-shaped hook while the lantern staves are formed as curving vine..
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A Classical Library Table; The top of this handsome library table is composed of beautifully figured solid mahogany boards. The bold reeding on the upright standard and stretcher are identical to the re..
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A Classical Lolling Chair; This large and comfortable chair is the Classical version of the lolling chair. The tall back is made pleasing with the inclusion of serpentine-shaped sides. Long molded arms ..
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A Classical Pier Table; On this handsome smaller pier table, all the wood surfaces are veneered in beautiful crotch mahogany. Thick shaped uprights support the Egyptian marble top and the ogee shaped..
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A Classical Sinumbra; Marked on the cast iron base weight C & Co., this Cornelius & Company sinumbra is a slightly more diminutive size with its 9" font. The elegant standard is shown..
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A Classical Sinumbra; This American sinumbra's manufacturer name, Cornelius & Company, is impressed into the cast iron base weight. Its elegance is enhanced by the beautiful two-tone gilt..
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A Classical Sofa; While this beautiful late Classical sofa might appear simple at first glance, the complexity of its design will be appreciated upon closer inspection. The intricacy and crafts..
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A French Cabinet Cup and Saucer; This beautiful French cabinet cup and saucer are diminutive and similarly decorated. A gilt band frames lunette-shaped reserves of painted flowers. These are bordered by a blu..
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A French Corbeille; This nice reticulated corbeille is offered in a larger size and is molded in a navette form. The outside features an overall gilded surface with glazed white highlights.
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A French Empire Corbeille; In a navette form, this beautiful reticulated corbeille is of a larger size and is distinguished by an uncommon ten-sided base. The white glazed porcelain is decorated with gi..
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A French Empire Corbeille; This beautiful reticulated corbeille is molded in a navette form. In excellent condition, the glazed white porcelain is covered with a gilded surface on the exterior.
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A French Set of Corbeilles; In this magnificent set, two beautiful round corbeilles are paired with an exquisite centerpiece in a navette form. The round corbeilles utilize much of the same decoration as..
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A Gothic Lantern; This hexagonal shaped lantern is in the Gothic Revival taste and retains all of its original frosted and cut glass panes. With elegant rectangular links and period smoke bell,..
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A Pair of Classical Armchairs; This rare pair of New York Classical armchairs is reminiscent of the work executed by D. Phyfe and Son. While the design appears simple, the chairs are composed of complex pla..
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A Pair of Classical Candelabra; Attributed to Cornelius and Company, one of the premier American lighting manufacturers, these impressive seven-light candelabra were likely specially commissioned pieces beca..
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A Pair of Classical Diminutive Sinumbras; These fine and rare examples of sinumbra lighting were manufactured by the Boston firm of William Carleton. The handsome patinated and gilt-lacquered finishes serve to highlig..
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A Pair of Classical Figural Sconces; In a beautiful two-tone gilt-lacquered finish, this fine pair of five-light sconces is a very rare form and is only the second pair of American sconces I have encountered with..
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A Pair of Classical Games Tables; Beautifully modeled solid mahogany boards top this handsome pair of early Classical games tables. When the tables are opened, the graining is as figured as one would expect to..
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A Pair of Classical Pier Tables; Some of the most elegant and stylish furniture made during the Classical period was manufactured in the New York City cabinet shop of Brazilia Deming and Eratus Bulkley. The f..
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A Pair of Papier-Mache Vases; This beautiful pair of papier-mache vases is one of the most unique forms among the many objects produced in this medium. The imaginative decoration consists of a combination ..
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A Pair of Plaster Sphinxes; Benjamin Shout and his son Robert were one of the most successful plaster figure makers of the Regency period. At Brighton Pavilion, a pair of gilded plaster torcheres support..
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A Pair of Regency Argands; This handsome pair of Regency argand lamps are offered in a patinated finsh with gilt highlights. The urn shaped font has scrolling handles and a classical wreath mount. The s..
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A Pair of Regency Argands; In a wonderful original patinated finish, the bodies of these lamps are designed in the shape of nautilus shells surmounted by large dolphin finials. The shade holders are dec..
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A Pair of Regency Candelabra; This beautiful pair of Regency candelabra were created by Messenger, one of the premier manufacturers of Regency lighting. The inside of the cast iron base weight is stamped M..
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A Pair of Regency Candelabra; Topped with pineapple-shaped cut glass finials, these elegant Regency candelabra also have finely cut glass candle cups with gilt-lacquered bobeches. Long period prisms are su..
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A Pair of Regency Candlesticks; This attractive pair of Regency candlesticks is presented in a patinated and gilt-lacquered finish. Each candle cup is detailed with two guilloche bands and the prism ring con..
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A Pair of Regency Candlesticks; The pair of Regency candlesticks is presented in an overall patinated finish. The arms supporting the prisms are composed of thin cast vines. Double-headed period prisms appea..
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A Pair of Regency Candlesticks; These early Regency candlesticks are presented in a patinated and gilt-lacquered finish. The hexagonal shaped candle cups are accented with star mounts. Wire prism holders dis..
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A Pair of Regency Candlesticks; This pair of Regency candlesticks is offered in a beautiful original patinated and gilt-lacquered finish. Stamped brass fruit clusters decorate the standard and bobeches. The ..
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A Pair of Regency Footstools; This strikingly handsome pair of footstools are veneered in a beautifully grained rosewood. The corners are embellished with bronze mounts and the bun feet are fashioned from ..
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A Pair of Regency Sinumbras; This superb pair of Regency sinumbras depicts Atlas holding up the heavens. While the figures are patinated, two-tone gilt finishes are utilized to pick out cast details such ..
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A Pair of Regency Two Light Argands; This handsome pair of Regency argands are rarely encountered in this impressive size and presence. Each lamp is supported by an imposing mythical chimera with upswept wings on..
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A Pair of Two-Light Argands; This elegant pair of argand lamps are slightly more diminutive than most two-light models. The handsome bulbous font is topped with a finial and presented in a patinated and g..
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A Pair of Two-Light Regency Argands; Offered in a beautiful patinated and gilt finish, these argands feature a font in the shape of a Greek amphora with two-tone gilt handles. Foliate scrolls decorate the feeder ..
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A Parian Figural Group ~ Cornelius and Peter; This beautifully rendered Parian group depicts the initial providential meeting between Cornelius, a Gentile, and Peter, a Jew. The narrative and its impact upon Christianity ..
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A Plaster Bust of Michelangelo; In a patinated finish, this life-size plaster bust depicts the artist Michelangelo. His biographer, Giorgio Vasari, praised him as the greatest artist since the beginning of t..
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A Plaster Bust of Milton; This patinated plaster bust depicts the 17th century English poet, pamphleteer, and historian John Milton. He is considered the most significant English author after William S..
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A Portrait Bust of Marshall Michel Ney; This is an extremely fine life size bronze bust of Marshal Michel Ney (1787-1804), one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s eighteen marshalls. Ney was know to be the “Bravest ..
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A Regency 3-Light Suspended Argand; This fine argand chandelier is presented in its original all-over patinated finish. A large canopy consists of cast foliage and floral elements. The bottom of the canopy has s..
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A Regency 4-Light Suspended Argand; This fine Regency chandelier is presented in a patinated and two-tone gilt-lacquered finish. The maker was one of the leading manufacturers of elegant lighting in the Regency ..
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A Regency Argand in the Gothic Taste; This is one of the most spectacular argands known that is executed in the gothic taste. The entire lamp is beautifully presented in a patinated finish with gilt highlights. Th..
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A Regency Eight-Light Chandelier; This elegant candle-powered chandelier was likely fashioned by the pre-eminent Regency lighting manufacturer Messenger and Son based on identical matching parts to other Messe..
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A Regency Four-Light Suspended Argand; This handsome Regency argand chandelier must have appeared quite avant-garde when it was originally created. It suggests design directions that would be popular almost a centu..
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A Regency Sinumbra; Impressed MESSENGER on the cast iron base weight, this smaller and nicely proportioned sinumbra has a fluted and reeded standard which terminates in a three-sided base. ..
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A Regency Sinumbra; Occasionally, a collector will encounter one of these rare Regency sinumbras in the French taste. This beautiful example is distinguished by its French inspired dome-shaped ha..
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A Regency Sinumbra; The beautiful proportions of this lamp belie its smaller size. Instead of a ten inch font, this lamp accommodates an eight inch fitter. It is presented in a handsome patinated..
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A Regency Sinumbra; This elegant Regency sinumbra is presented in a patinated and gilt-lacquered finish and is topped with a frosted and cut glass shade with a 10” fitter. The standard is f..
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A Regency Sinumbra; This elegant Regency sinumbra is presented in a patinated and gilt-lacquered finish. Uniquely tall in stature, the standard is composed of three columns arranged in a trefoil ..
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A Regency Sinumbra; This elegant Regency sinumbra is offered in an overall patinated and lacquered finish. A beautiful frosted and cut shade rests on a font with a pierced gallery. The base of th..
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A Regency Three-Light Suspended Argand; This rare three-light suspended argand is offered in a beautiful two-tone gilt-lacquered finish. The canopy has a cast foliate border around a fluted collar with its lower edg..
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A Regency Three-Light Suspended Argand; This beautiful three-light suspended argand lamp exhibits the elegant sophistication of the early Regency period. Link and ring chains are suspended from a delicate canopy com..
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A Regency Three-Light Suspended Argand; This beautiful suspended argand has a three-sided cast canopy holding chains of two-tone gilt-lacquered links and rings. The large urn shaped font is ornamented by a cast coll..
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A Regency Twenty-Light Chandelier; Presented in a beautiful two-tone gilt-lacquered finish, this Regency chandelier was powered in period by the light of twenty candles. The stylized canopy holds four chains co..
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A Regency Two-Light Argand; In the landmark exhibition, Classical America 1815-1845, at The Newark Museum in 1963, a nearly identical lamp was exhibited and appears in the catalog as Plate 198 on pages 1..
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A Regency Two-Light Argand; This large handsome lamp is offered in an overall patinated finish. Both the font and the burner tubes support prism rings. The base is composed of large scrolling elements. B..
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A Regency Two-Light Suspended Argand; A beautiful patinated and two-tone gilt-lacquered finish distinguishes this lovely suspended argand. The canopy is composed of cast leaves and flowers with a stamped brass col..
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A Set Of Four Classical Chairs; The distinct pattern of these chairs is unique to Boston with their precedents in English Regency designs. The wide panels in the backs of the chairs are adorned with crotch m..
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A Three Part Set of Gothic Revival Girandoles; Exquisitely detailed, these girandoles retain their original rich two tone gilt lacquered finish. The double stepped base and the decorated prisms are indacative of a more sop..
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A Three Part Set of Regency Argands; This handsome three part set of argands retain their original patinated finsh and have never been electrified. The standards are decorated with impressed rosettes surrounded b..
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A Three-Part Set of Argands; This elegant set of argands are offered in an overall patinated finish with gilt-lacquered finials and shade holders. They are distinguished by an urn-shaped fonts with beaded..
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Boar's Head Argands; The rhyton form was brought to Greece from Persia where it had served as an ancient trophy or victory cup. Presented in a patinated finish with gilt highlights, these fine lam..
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Marble of Priscilla; This sculpture depicts Priscilla Mullins from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s long narrative poem The Courtship of Miles Standish. The poem, first published in 1858, tells ..
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Napoleon Bonaparte; This life-size plaster bust depicts Napoleon Bonaparte after Canova. The brass tag on the rear reads: P.P. CAPRONI & BRO / PLASTIC ARTS / BOSTON, U.S.A.
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Parian ~ Coriolanus and Virgilia; Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to be written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriola..
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