Stunning Georgian period oak dresser base, or serving cupboard, English circa 1760. All original including solid brass hardware. Luscious beeswax polished patina, three drawers over two doors. Measures 71.5 inches wide, 21.5 inches deep and 41.75 inches high. The two wider drawers each measure 24 x 5 inches. Doors doors each measure 24 x 26.5 inches. Very fine estate condition.
Italian walnut sideboard, or serving cabinet, in the Renaissance style. Tuscany, 17th to 18th century. Solid walnut with flat-carved Ionic columns. Three secret drawers. Thick, heavy stock with large hand-cut dovetails. Original hardware and key. Excellent original condition. Measures 61" wide x 21" deep x 41.5" high. Reference: The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson, Crown, 1938; The Antiques Directory/Furniture by Judith & Martin Miller, Portland House, 1988; World Furniture by Helen Hayward et al, McGraw-Hill, 1965.
Louis XV period French country manor biblioteque, or book cupboard, circa 1760. Made of oak in 2 parts. Measures 49 inches wide, 21 inches deep at the base, 13.5 inches deep at the top, and 7' 11 inches tall. Some hints of original blue-green paint. Working locks and keys. Very good estate condition. Although its original purpose was to hold books, it would also be lovely displaying crockery in the dining room or kitchen.
Stunning vintage pair of hand made Italian tole and iron 8 light leaf-and-vine chandeliers in a gilt finish, circa 1930-50. They are of superlative quality. Each measures 40 inches high by 36 inches across and hangs on a 37-inch long hand wrought iron chain. The multiple leaf ceiling cap is 8 inches across. Both chandeliers have been professionally rewired and are in excellent working condition. I would be willing to sell a a single for $1950. Contact me if you would like to do that.
Italian romantic landscape circa 1800-1806. Attributed to Michele Felice Corne, born in Elba, Italy, in 1752, died in Newport, RI, in1845. Oil on canvas, 29" x 36.25". Dramatic view of ruins and stone towers. Listed in Christie's Important American Furniture Sale, NY, January 18th and 19th, 2007. Corne grew up in Naples and was brought to the US in 1799 by Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby, Jr. He was active in Salem until 1806, and worked with Samuel McEntire and William King, and helped establish marine painting as a Salem Tradition. After moving to Boston, he became noted for paintings of ships and naval battles of the War of 1812, many of which were engraved. After 1822, he lived and taught in Newport. George Ropes and Hannah Crowninshield were among his pupils. His work hangs in the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT; Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA; NY Hist. Soc.; New Haven Colony Hist. Soc.; and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. If you wish to browse our entire available inventory please go to OneofaKindAntiques.com. We also offer a consultation service AntiquesConsultant.com, ... as well as an online price guide at TheBestAntiquesPriceGuide.com. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut please add the CT state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes, tariffs or customs that might apply.