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THE TALLEYRAND BED
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An Important French Empire Giltwood Lit à Baldaquin, Circa 1805
Height of headboard: 4 ft. 4 ¾ in. (134 cm)
Total Height: 11 ft. 9 in. (359 cm)
Internal Width: 5 ft. 10 ¾ in. (180 cm)
Total Width: 6 ft. 10 in. (208 cm)
Depth: 5 ft. 4 in. (163 cm)
Provenance: Charles-Maurice Talleyrand (1754-1838); by descent to his great-nephew Napoléon Louis de Talleyrand (1811-1898); his sale Galerie Georges Petit Paris, 29 May – 1 June 1899, lot 341.
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A Mahogany and Ormolu-mounted Empire Commode à Vantaux by Bernard Molitor
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Circa 1803
Height: 3 ft. 2 in. (96.5 cm)
Width: 4 ft. 9 ½ in. (146.5 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 2 in. in. (67.5 cm)
Bernard Molitor (1755-1833), maître 1787
Provenance: Guillaume de Gontaut, Marquis de Biron (1859-1939); his sale Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 9-11 June 1914, lots 385-386 (one of a pair), as by Jacob
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THE TERPSICHORE BED
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A Magnificent Carved and Giltwood Louis XVI Lit d’Alcôve, the design attributed to the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, the execution to Claude Chevigny, probably supplied to Mademoiselle Guimard for her Hôtel in the Chausée d’Antin, Paris, popularly known as the Temple de Terpsichore
Circa 1772
Height: 5 ft. 3 ¾ in. (162 cm)
Length: 6 ft. 11 in. (211 cm)
Width: 5 ft. 4 ¼ in. (163 cm)
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A Fine French Louis XIV Brass, Tortoiseshell, Ebony and Stained-Horn Boulle Commode, attributed to Nicolas Sageot
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Circa 1710
Height: 2 ft. 8 in. (81 cm)
Width: 4 ft. 4 in. (132 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 2 in. (66 cm)
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A Piedmontese Painted and Parcel-Gilt Chinoiserie Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
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The decoration attributed to the workshop of Pietro Massa, Turin
Circa 1740
Height: 4 ft. 11 ¾ in. (152 cm)
Width: 2 ft. 9 ½ in. (85 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 5 in. (43 cm)
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A Louis XV Black Lacquer and Ormolu Commode with a Pair of Encoignures en suite
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attributed to Mathieu Criaerd, circa 1745
Commode: Encoignures:
Height: 35 in. (88.5 cm) Height: 38 in. (97 cm)
Width: 64 in. (162.5 cm) Width: 29.5 in. (74.5 cm)
Depth: 29 in. (73 cm) Depth: 22 in. (56 cm)
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An Important Pair of Italian Baroque Giltwood Torchères, in the form of Classical Female Figures holding Baskets of Fruit
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Florence or Genoa, early 18th Century
Height: 6 ft. 2 ¾ in. (190 cm)
Width of bases: 2 ft. 4 ½ in. (72.5 cm)
Depth of bases: 2 ft. 2 ½ in. (67 cm)
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An Important Pair of English George III Painted and Parcel-Gilt Satinwood Pier Tables
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Circa 1795
Height: 2 ft. 9 ½ in. (85 cm)
Width: 4 ft. 10 ¾ in. (149 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 7 ½ in. (49.5 cm)
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A Late 18th-Century Italian Painted Commode
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Sicily, Circa 1790
Height: 3 ft 2 ¾ in. (99 cm)
Width: 3 ft. 7 ¾ in. (111 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 11 ¼ in. (59 cm)
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A Venetian Rococo Giltwood Mirror
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Circa 1740
Height: 8 ft. 5 in. (256 cm)
Width: 5 ft. 1 in. (156 cm)
Provenance: The Counts Del Torso, Udine
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A Highly Important Dresden Rococo Ormolu-Mounted Palissander and Amaranth Bureau Plat
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Attributed to Michael Kimmel
Circa 1760
Height: 2 ft. 11 ¾ in. (91 cm)
Width: 5 ft. 5 ½ in. (166.5 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 8 ½ in. (82.5 cm)
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An Exceptional Set of Six Venetian Lacca Povera and marbled Lacquer Trespoli
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Mid-18th Century
Height: 2 ft. 9 in. (84 cm)
Width: 1 ft. 3 ¾ in. (40 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. (30 cm)
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A Rare Pair of French Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes by Delamarche of Paris
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Dated 1803
Height: 42 in. (107 cm)
Diameter of Sphere: 18 in. (46 cm)
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A Pair of Genoese Rococo Polychrome Console Tables
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Circa 1760
Height: 2 ft. 7 in. (79 cm)
Width: 3 ft. ½ in. (93 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 7 in. (48 cm)
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An Exceptional Pair of Sicilian Rococo Parcel-Gilt Polychrome Trumeau Mirrors
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Palermo, Circa 1770
Height: 8 ft. 9 ½ in. (268 cm)
Width: 4 ft. 9 in. (144 cm)
Depth: 4 in. (10 cm)
Provenance: Princes Lanza di Trabia, Palazzo Butera, Palermo
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A Pair of Venetian Baroque Carved Walnut Armchairs
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Circa 1680
Height: 3 ft. 11 ½ in. (120.5 cm)
Width: 2 ft. 4 ½ in. (72 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 2 ¾ in. (68 cm)
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A Pair of Tuscan Polychrome and Floral Decorated Console Tables
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Probably Lucca, First Quarter 18th Century
Height: 2 ft. 4 ¾ in. (73 cm)
Width: 3 ft. 9 in. (114cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 10 ½ in. (57 cm)
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A Louis XIV Boulle-Work Bureau Mazarin
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circa 1670
Height: 32 in (81 cm)
Width: 41 in (104 cm)
Depth: 26 in (66 cm)
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A Late Louis XIV Red Boulle Commode, attributed to Nicolas Sageot
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circa 1710
Height: 31 3/4 in. (81 cm)
Width: 47 1/2 in. (120 1/2 cm)
Depth: 26 1/2 in. (67 1/2 cm)
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A Louis XV Black Japanned Centre Table
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circa 1750
Height: 2 ft 4.25 in. (71.5 cm)
Width: 3 ft 4 in. (100 cm)
Depth: 1 ft 8.5 in. (52 cm)
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A Pair of Large Dutch Louis XVI Giltwood Pier Glasses
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Amsterdam, Circa 1775
Height: 8 ft. 1/2 ins. (260 cm)
Width: 3 ft. 1 3/4 ins. (96 cm)
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An Unusual Roman Neoclassical Giltwood Centre Table
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Circa 1785
Height: 3 ft. 6 ½ in. (108 cm)
Width: 5 ft. 2 ½ in. (158 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 10 ½ in. (88 cm)
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An Austrian or South German Baroque Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Mirror
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Possibly Innsbruck, Circa 1700
Height: 5 ft. (152.5 cm)
Width: 3 ft. 1 ½ in. (95 cm)
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An 18th Century German Mahogany Writing Table
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Attributed to Johann Michael Bauer, Bamberg, circa 1765
Height Closed: 3 ft. 11/2 ins. (95 cm)
Height Open: 2 ft. 71/4 ins. (79.5 cm)
Width: 4 ft. 6 ins. (137 cm)
Depth: 2 ft. 111/4 ins. (89.5 cm)
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A Magnificent Ensemble of French Neoclassical Wallpaper Panels
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consisting of twelve large panels, eight pilasters and a frieze
circa 1785
Large Panels: each approx. 7 ft. 2 ½ in. x 2 ft. 4 in. (220 x 71 cm)
Pilasters: each approx. 7 ft. 2 ½ in. x 11 ¾ in. (220 x 30 cm)
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A Pair of North Italian Neoclassical Giltwood and Polychrome Corner Console Tables
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Probably Genoa, Circa 1785
Height: 3 ft. 2 ½ in. (98 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 7 in. (48 cm)
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A Fine Directoire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Guéridon
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Circa 1800
Height: 2 ft. 5 in. (74 cm)
Diameter: 2 ft. 5 in. (74 cm)
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A Neapolitan Neoclassical Etruscan Centre Table
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Circa 1820
Height: 2 ft. 7 ½ in. (80 cm)
Width: 2 ft. 5 in. (74 cm)
Depth: 1 ft. 6 ¾ in. (47.5 cm)
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A Pair of Italian Empire X-Frame Stools
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circa 1805
Height: 20.5 in. (52 cm)
Width: 25 in. (63 cm)
Depth: 19 in. (48.5 cm)
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A French Empire Mahogany Duet Stand
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circa 1815
Minimum Height: 4 ft 3 ins. (129 cm)
Maximum Height: 5 ft 2 ins. (157 cm)
Width: 1 ft 7 ins. (48 cm)
Depth: 1 ft 4 ins. (40 cm)
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