Empire Marquetry Lamp Table with Ormolu Mounts, France, c.1980

Fine English Satinwood Marquetry Étagère, Sheraton Revival, c.1890 A beautifully crafted English satinwood étagère of oval form, dating to circa 1890, in the refined Sheraton Revival...

French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk We are pleased to offer a fine and highly decorative Louis XV style bureau plat. Veneered to the whole in a rich fl...

French 19th c. Inlaid Kingwood Jardinière with Fine Porcelain Plaque A fine late 19th-century French kingwood and gilt-bronze mounted jardinière, of elegant Louis XV-inspired form ...

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Brass Bound Desk An exceptional piece in the Louis XV style, this mid-20th-century desk combines classic French elegance with refined craftsmanship....

A Fine and Rare Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Occasional Table. By Emmanuel Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Paris. The top with marquetry of precious fruitwoods and rare timbers depicting a central cartouche of two monkeys standing in a classical landscape, dressed as men playing a drum and a tambourine. The surrounding marquetry composed of rocaille framed trellis parquetry panels with ribbon-tied trophies. The shaped top surrounded by a three-quarter gilt-bronze gallery. The top slides back and the drawer opens to reveal a writing tray. The serpentine sides with cartouches with flower-filled marquetry. On cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze rocaille clasps. Stamped ‘A. BEURDELEY A PARIS’. France, Circa 1885. Beautifully rendered by Beurdeley this ‘table Singeries’ is ennobled with the fullest frivolity of the rococo. The marquetry scene on the top derives from engravings published in Paris in the mid-eighteenth century entitled ‘Le Tambour de Basque’ and 'Le Tambourin’ by J. Guelard after designs by Christophe Huet (died 1759) from a series entitled ‘Singeries ou Différentes Actions de la Vie Humaine Representées par des Singes’. Elegantly framing the marquetry cartouche are three trophies set against a background ‘à mosaïque’, emblematic of war, the hunt, and gardening and pastoral pursuits. These designs are derived from a set of six engravings by Gilles Demarteau l’aîné (1722–1776), entitled ‘Plusieurs Trophées Dessinés et Gravés par Demarteau l’aîné’, published in Paris in the mid-18th century. The present writing table is almost identical to an 18th century table in the James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor (inv. 3472) which was purchased by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at the legendary auction of Prince Demidov’s Florentine Palazzo San Donato in 1880 (Lot 1554 — Très jolie table...

The fine quality of the mahogany wood and various other woods utilized in the crafting of this Fine example of empire makes this table rare and exceptional. The fine gilt bronze elem...

A Very Fine Marquetry Inlaid Occasional Table Firmly Attributed to François Linke This fine table, closely related to other examples by François Linke, is...

An exquisite Napoleon III side table, late 19th century, richly decorated with intricate marquetry and fine bronze mounts. The table features two oval tops, each inlaid with elaborat...