Current Auctions

George I Burl Walnut Kneehole Desk
having rectangular top with feather-banded inlay above a long drawer opening to a fitted writing surface and compartments, over a drawer and arched kneehole recess fitted with a cupboard door flanked by three drawers to each side, large brass side handles, raised on bracket feet, early 18th century
height 32 1/2 inches, width 32 inches, depth 21 inches
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York, estate (no receipt available, information came from family database)
Apter-Fredericks, London; purchased ($38,384)

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Regency Mahogany Chest with Canted (Cookie) Corners
having rectangular top with cookie corners above two short drawers and two long drawers fitted with circular brass lion-mask pulls, turned column supports, and compressed ring-turned feet, early 19th century
height 34 inches, width 41 inches, depth 22 inches
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection at 791 Park Avenue Designed by Cullman & Kravis, Inc
Kentshire; appraised $7,500, appraisal available

Estimate: $400 - $800

Eldred Wheeler Tiger Maple Secretary Desk
The arched bonnet top with central turned finial above two paneled doors opening to fitted shelves; over a slant-front writing surface that opens to an interior of valanced pigeonholes, document drawers, blocked concave drawers, and a central prospect door with carved sunburst. The lower case fitted with three long graduated drawers raised on ogee bracket feet, late 20th century
height 89 inches, width 35 inches, depth 20 inches

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

Louis XV Provincial Walnut Desk / Dressing Table
having a serpentine-front top above a central drawer flanked by two paneled cupboard doors, with shaped apron and short cabriole legs ending in scroll feet, retains original iron hardware and rich patina throughout, mid-18th century
height 30 inches, width 62 1/2 inches, depth 22 1/2 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild

Estimate: $500 - $800

Pair of Gray Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Urn-Form Lamps
elegant pair of neoclassical urn-form lamps carved in gray marble, each fitted with gilt-bronze acanthus-scroll handles and applied laurel-leaf swags, mounted on stepped gilt-bronze bases with beaded borders and classical ornament, later electrified and fitted with pleated shades
height 31 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Nina Silberstein, former CEO of David Webb

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Italian Marble Grand Tour Obelisks
finely carved Italian marble Grand Tour obelisks, each with tapering shaft and pyramidal finial, raised on square stepped bases, classic Florentine work of the early 19th century
Height 17 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection Designed by Cullman & Kravis, Inc
Galerie Jacques Ollier, 7/27/2006 for $8,000, copy of sale receipt available

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

French Empire Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Marble-Top Cabinet
having rectangular dark gray marble top above three frieze drawers and a pair of cabinet doors flanked by columnar supports mounted with gilt-bronze eagles, doors with ormolu urn and foliate mounts, molded plinth base, interior fitted with two drawers above adjustable shelves, late 19th to early 20th century
height 45 inches, width 72 1/2 inches, depth 21 1/2 inches

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Louis XV Kingwood and Marble-Top Commode
Louis XV kingwood and parquetry commode, the serpentine-front Breccia marble top above two drawers with gilt-bronze ormolu mounts and escutcheons, raised on cabriole legs ending in sabots, veneered in geometric and diagonal banded patterns throughout, with slight veneer damage and small pieces missing, 19th century
Height 31 inches, width 29 inches, depth 17 inches

Estimate: $500 - $800

In the Manner of Maison Jansen Mahogany Drop-Leaf Dining Table with Two Leaves
French mahogany dining table in the manner of Maison Jansen, with rounded drop leaves supported by swing gate-legs and extended with two additional leaves; standing on tapered legs with brass-capped feet; a versatile form allowing use as a compact drop-leaf table or full dining table when extended, finished with mahogany and brass mounts, mid-20th century
height 28 inches, top closed 61″ x 30″ (drops down), extended length 61″ x 95″, having two 17 1/2 inch leaves
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Continental Baroque Walnut Refectory Table
having thick rectangular plank top above bold turned trestle supports joined by a central stretcher and raised on shaped block feet, solid walnut with rich patina and hand-hewn surfaces, 18th century
height 31 inches, width 118 inches, depth 27 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

Near Pair of French Bronze and Crystal Floor Lamps, Attributed to Baccarat
each with a spirally fluted crystal shaft mounted with finely cast bronze foliate and latticework ornament, surmounted by a finial in the form of a cluster of berries, and raised on a large circular base with gadrooned edge; one retains original glass base, the other with later wood base, early 20th century
height 69 inches overall
Provenance: Estate of Nina Silberstein, former CEO of David Webb

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Pair of George II Mahogany Candlesticks, Now Wired as Lamps (English, Late 18th Century)
elegant carved mahogany candlesticks of tall baluster form, later converted to electricity, each with a circular stepped base and a tapered, fluted shaft rising to a carved candle nozzle now fitted for wiring, warm, rich surface consistent with age, sold together with pleated fabric shades
height 25 inches to finial
Provenance: A Collection from a New York City Townhouse Built by Stanford White, Interior Designed by Cullman and Kravis
Purchased from H.M. Luther Antiques, New York,by Cullman & Kravis, later sold by Cullman & Kravis 10/9/2008 ($10,187) copy of sale receipt available

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Tiffany Studios and Steuben “Intarsia” Shade Floor Lamp
Steuben Green Aurene art glass shade exhibiting a rich iridescent surface with soft gold, olive, and copper undertones, the interior cased in pearly white, the lower register is adorned with the distinctive Steuben Intarsia border of stylized leaf and bud motifs in opalescent pastel tones, mounted on an elegant Tiffany Studios model no.423 patinated bronze tripod floor base rising on attenuated supports to an organic quatrefoil harp, the surface retaining a deep, even brown patina of pleasing age
shade diameter 9 3/4 inches, overall height 55 1/4″

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Thomas Webb & Sons for Tiffany & Co. Cameo Glass Vase with Honeysuckle
yellow-ground cameo glass vase carved in white relief with flowering honeysuckle vines, rim overlaid and cut with foliate band, underside marked ‘Exhibited at the Paris Exhibition 1889 / Thomas Webb & Sons / Cameo’ and ‘Tiffany & Co.’
height 11 inches
Exhibited: World’s Fair Exposition “Exposition Universelle 1889”, Paris

Estimate: $2000 - $4000