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Best of the BEST! 17th to 19th c. French sterling silver, Georgian jewelry, sewing etc
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$676 USD SaleSALE Antique French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Lamp, Sculptor signed
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Marked with both the Susse Fres (brothers) Foundry mark and the signature of the artist who created this one of a kind sculpture lamp, the importance of the piece can be easily marked and researched further should our buyer wish to do so, but we just love this one for the superb accent lamp it is. I bought this some years back in Paris, had it rewired to USA standards and have been using it on a small table. It's such a beautiful form, more sculpture than light, really. RARE cast Art Nouveau ...
$761 USD SaleSALE Rare Antique Victorian Era 3pc Miniature or Bru Doll Sized Rattan Furniture Set
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Delightful & rare antique Victorian era 1850s-80s tightly woven rattan apprentice miniature or Bru doll sized 3pc furniture set including chaise lounge, love seat or couch and table! Quite unique and, as you can see, the three pieces are in remarkable condition given the materials and age. Each piece has a thicker rattan framework, the seating and table surfaces made from a tightly woven panels and then with painted or printed decoration. Great for the doll or miniature furniture collectors, we ...
$251 USD SaleSALE VFine 19c English Turned Mahogany Table Lamp
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
VERY FINE LATE 19C ENGLISH HAND-TURNED/CARVED RED MAHOGANY TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL SOCKETS & FITTINGS! This is truly a wonderful piece with beautiful, vibrant color & grain patterns and its subtle elegance simply demands attention! Just a simple rewire and your choice of lamp shades and you have a perfect accent to an old or country English decor! VERY GOOD CONDITION! The joint above the base has been cracked and professionally repaired (see picture). The break is hardly noticeable or visible. ...
$846 USD SaleSALE Vintage French 5-Light Chandelier, Ormolu & Porcelain Flowers
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Fabulous vintage French five light chandelier, a lovely bunch of five tied gilt ormolu stems with floral shaped fixtures, colorful porcelain flower accents and wonderful condition! It has been quite some time since we've offered a larger light fixture so, instead of one this week....we're listing two! Actually, it's more of a coincidence than anything. We recently acquired the smaller of the two (sold separately so take a look) and it got me to thinking about this truly fabulous five light ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Beaded Needlepoint Footstool, Floral Motif
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Wonderful antique Victorian era beaded needlepoint footstool, 10.5" diameter with colorful metallic floral beads and rich walnut veneers! A very popular style, this one is a bit more tattered that our past offerings but we've priced it with that in mind....and it's still a fabulous decorative accent! Nice large size (relatively speaking) and loads of charm! Good condition. As you can see, there is a small hole toward the side of the needlepoint. The fabric is somewhat soiled and there are surely ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Antique French Boudoir Lamp, Exotic Birds & Porcelain Flowers
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Wonderful antique French marked boudoir lamp with large porcelain exotic bird figures, hand painted porcelain flowers and gilt bronze ormolu vines & leaves! We're not completely sure on this one but the porcelain mark looks like a form of the Meissen crossed devices. A brass label on the base for a French company, either maker or retailer. A beautiful piece no matter, colorful for sure and with that old French Style! Very good condition. The long tail on the right side bird is missing just below ...
$209 USD SaleSALE Wonderful Antique Edwardian Turned Wood 18.5" Top Hat & Coat Rack
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Fine antique Victorian to Edwardian era solid turned wood 18.5" wall hanging top hat & coat rack, a lovely piece in wonderful condition! Actually one of two great old turned wood fixtures that we're listing this week. This one with rotating arms to hold hats and four hooks along the bottom for coats, scarves, etc. The other piece is a great old 25" needlepoint or towel rack, great together so be sure to take a look at it while you're with us. Thanks! Very good condition. A small nip or two but, ...
$846 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Era Miniature or Bru Doll Sized 19" Bed, Solid Carved Wood
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Delightful antique Victorian era 19" miniature or Bru doll sized bed in solid carved wood with wonderful decorative appeal and in great condition! Definitely one for the doll or miniature furniture collectors, here's a 19" x 10.5" bed frame with marvelous carved detail and shaped head & footboard. Slats along the bottom will support a 16" x 8 3/4" mattress, it's shown with just some folded silk and does not include a pad. Dating to the mid-late 1800s, the piece is in solid wood, hand crafted and ...
$294 USD SaleSALE Antique French Carved 35.5" Furniture or Architectural Cornice, Walnut Veneers
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Fine antique Victorian or Napoleon III era hand carved 35.5" furniture or armoire architectural cornice in wonderful condition with large hand carved scrolls and great 3 3/8" deep center finial carving! Usually salvaged from the tops of old armoires or larger furniture pieces, these really make superb decorative accents, whether you incorporate them into a custom cabinetry or doorway job OR, just hang them on the wall. Beautifully carved, fine walnut veneered facade, great condition and ready ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Antique French Miniature Chest of Drawers, Doll Size, Ebeniste's Apprentice - One of a kind!
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
In France even today, there is a craftsman's guild in which the very best are actually named as National Treasures, just like architecture and other components of their culture. It's a fine tradition, making beautiful things. And nowhere is it more encouraged and appreciated than by the French. As young artisans come up through their training, or at least those in the 19th century and before, they worked for many years as apprentice to a master craftsman, and as their skills developed, they were ...
$336 USD SaleSALE Antique French Ebeniste's Apprentice Work, Miniature Chest - with drawers, just right for antique dolls
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Just in from France along with some other wonderful 19th century French ebeniste's apprentice furniture items, all sized perfectly for your Bru and other antique dolls. The tradition of apprentice work through history in the French furniture industries was for an Ebeniste (cabinet maker) to take in apprentice workers as a practical solution to adding workers at little or no pay, AND to train them well in the arts of their trade while they worked for nearly nothing. The apprentice often slept on ...
$676 USD SaleSALE Antique French Ebeniste Apprentice Miniature Chest of Drawers - Louis Philippe era, just right for antique dolls
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Circa 1830s we think, here's a truly fine miniature 3-drawer chest in the Louis-Philippe aesthetic style. Just in from France along with some other wonderful 19th century French ebeniste's apprentice furniture items and all sized perfectly for your Bru and other antique dolls. The tradition of apprentice work through history in the French furniture industries was for an Ebeniste (cabinet maker) to take in apprentice workers as a practical solution to adding workers at little or no pay, AND to ...
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Circa 1830, a fine miniature armoire in the Louis-Philippe aesthetic. Just in from France along with some other wonderful 19th century French ebeniste's apprentice furniture items, all sized perfectly for your Bru and other antique dolls. The tradition of apprentice work through history in the French furniture industries was for an Ebeniste (cabinet maker) to take in apprentice workers as a practical solution to adding workers at little or no pay, AND to train them well in the arts of their ...
$336 USD SaleSALE Fine Antique Edwardian Era Turned Wood 25" Tapestry or Towel Rack
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Fine antique Victorian to Edwardian era solid turned wood 24 3/4" wall mount tapestry, blanket or towel rack, a lovely piece in wonderful condition! Actually one of two great old turned wood fixtures that we're listing this week, the other one an 18.5" hat & coat rack with rotating arms to hold hats and four hooks along the bottom for coats, scarves, etc. They look great together so be sure to take a look at it while you're with us. Thanks! This piece is a great old 25" needlepoint or towel rack ...
$676 USD SaleSALE Fab HUGE 19th C. French Gilt Bronze Sconce PAIR, Electric Conversion
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Absolutely Fabulous & Huge 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce Pair, Early 1900s European Electric Conversion with Cloth Wiring & Exquisite Decorative Appeal!! WOW, this pair is one of the largest we've had the pleasure to offer, each over 16" tall! Huge cast bronze or ormolu mounting plates with superb ornamentation and scrolling candle/light arms! They came to us directly from France, have the original early 1900s electric wiring so you'll need to update that or, just remove it and use ...
$336 USD SaleSALE 1800s Victorian SP Chamberstick PAIR w/ Snuffers
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Very Fine and Extremely Rare Early-Mid 1800s Victorian Silver Plate on Copper Chamberstick PAIR with Original Snuffers! Hopefully you collectors/dealers out there will see and appreciate this fantastic pair! Very, very old yet in remarkable condition and priced well below list value!!! Gadrooned borders on each, complete with the original cone shaped snuffers. Good Condition! One of the snuffers has a slight metal repair where the hook attaches. Most of the silver plating is intact and shines up ...
$1,016 USD SaleSALE Fine Antique French Bronze signed Moigniez, Made in a Wonderful Desk Lamp
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One of the 19th century Animalier movement's finest sculptors, Jules Moigniez (1835-1894), is the artist whose beautiful bronze is mounted on a tall plinth that creates a wonderful desk or side table lamp. The bronze is in fine condition, no flaws to note, and it comes with the black shade as shown, though you may wish to change the shade. It's an opaque shade, so directs the light upward for ambient lighting, and also directly down onto the sculpture, which is wonderful. Soft light and lighted ...
SOLDSOLD Wonderful Antique French 23" Miniature or Bru Doll Sized Armoire, Table Cabinet
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Wonderful antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era 23" miniature or Bru doll sized armoire, a free-standing table cabinet with carved decoration & turned legs, original thick mirror in the door, shelved interior, working latch and immense charm & visual appeal! This Napoleon III era miniature would have been the delight of some doll owner or collector, but it's likely original purpose was to show the skills of an apprentice to a master cabinetry maker, or 'ebeniste' of the last half of 1800s ...
SOLDSOLD Antique French Ebeniste Miniature Armoire, 26" Table Cabinet
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Antique French Louis Philippe era 26" table cabinet, a wonderful miniature armoire shaped piece with mirrored door, wonderful condition and undeniable visual and decorative appeal! Circa 1840s in the Louis Philippe style, this is in the shape of a miniature armoire but is actually a free standing table cabinet. Perfect for towels & toiletries in the guest or master bath! Wonderfully made, you can see the dovetail joints in the drawers and heavy construction evident in the footed base. Huge, ...
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
In the past, young workers would apprentice to master craftsmen, in order to learn their trade. Such was the case in 18th and 19th century France, and in the ebeniste's trade in particular. An ebeniste (also ebaniste) is a cabinet maker, furniture maker. And in the process of that long apprenticeship, at intervals, the apprentice would show his mastery of techniques not only by his work for the ebeniste, but also by making miniaturizations of different furniture pieces, showing acquired mastery ...
SOLDSOLD Antique French Art Nouveau Miniature Armoire, 27" Cabinet
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Antique French Art Nouveau styled 27" table cabinet, a wonderful miniature armoire shaped piece with green glass door, wonderful condition and fabulous visual and decorative appeal! Circa the turn of the century and in the always attractive Art Nouveau style. This is in the shape of a miniature armoire but is actually a free standing table cabinet. Perfect for towels & toiletries in the guest or master bath! Wonderfully made, reticulated cornices at the top and bottom with bow & ribbon. Large, ...
SOLDSOLD Antique French 29" Miniature or Bru Doll Sized Armoire, Table Cabinet
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures:Apprentice's Work:Miniature Furniture:Doll Sized Furniture
Wonderful antique French Napoleon III to Belle Epoque era 28 3/4" miniature armoire, a free-standing table cabinet with carved decoration & cabriole style legs, original beveled mirror in the door, shelved interior, working lock with key and immense charm & visual appeal! This Napoleon III era miniature would have been the delight of some doll owner or collector, but it's likely original purpose was to show the skills of an apprentice to a master cabinetry maker, or 'ebeniste' of the last half ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Victorian 24" Oak Table Cabinet, Stained Glass Panel
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Exceptional antique 19th century Victorian era 24" oak vanity, boudoir or table cabinet, unique hand made stained glass window with original fitted interior and immense decorative appeal! Superb! These miniature armoire style pieces are always popular and make great decorative furniture pieces. Used as a medicine chest or wall hanging hand towel cabinet in the bathroom, a bookshelf or table top displayed vitrine for treasured smalls. This one very unique with the 19-panel stained glass insert ...| Items 1 - 23 of 23 | Page 1 of 1 |
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San Marcos, CA
Email only, please: susandean-aut@cox.net
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