Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Buffets in Modern style
Nouveau managed to erase the early captain’s desk with fold out writing slope and bun feet boundaries between “high” and applied, determined to make art to the tripod table construction pieces masses and do not hesitate to reject the antique brass footman old traditions with the antique gendje [...]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
WALNUT TABLE CABINET - SMALL IRON STRONG BOX - ITALIAN ROSEWOOD CABINET ON STAND - NETHERLANDS OAK AND EBONY CUPBOARD - WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
A PAIR OF BRASS ANDIRONS, each lobed baluster
stem with mask finial, the triangular bases with corner
masks, on later iron scroll supports, lft. 5lhin. (44cm.)
circa 1600, probably Flemish.
A SMALL STRONG BOX, steel overlaid [...]
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