Furniture/Decorative Arts
Buying or selling a home? Rafael Osona travels from coast-to-coast, evaluating quality furnishings and decorative arts for our auctions.
Each auction preview showcases fine furniture and decorative arts in numerous categories spanning the 18th century to the present, including custom furnishings, carpets, objets de vertu, glass, porcelains, sterling silver, estate jewelry, textiles, clocks, fireplace equipment, etc. ranging from Early American, to English, Continental, Asian Arts and beyond.
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English Hexagonal Coiled Quillwork Tea Caddy, 18th Century
English Hexagonal Coiled Quillwork Tea Caddy, 18th Century, glass panels with crossbanded trim, central watercolor portrait of a lady, shell inlaid compartment lid.
Height 5 in. Width 7 ¼ in. Depth 4 1/8 in.
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Scarce Antique Cast Iron Lighthouse Doorstop
Scarce Antique Cast Iron Lighthouse Doorstop, original paint decoration.
Height 6 ¼ in. Width 7 ¾ in.
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French Brass Armillary Sphere, 19th Century
French Brass Armillary Sphere, 19th Century, with lithograph labeling and decoration, mounted on ebonized base.
Height 21 in. Diameter 12 in.
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French Brass and Ivory Armillary Sphere, 19th Century
French Brass and Ivory Armillary Sphere, 19th Century, on ebonized plinth capped with cast bronze leaves.
Height 19 ¼ in. Diameter 11 ¼ in.
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Harrison Brothers and George Howson English Sterling Silver Serving Tray, circa 1913
Harrison Brothers and George Howson English Sterling Silver Serving Tray, circa 1913, Silversmiths & Cutlers to his Majesty, stamped with hallmarks on reverse: “GH, crown, lion and V”, Harrison Brothers & George Howsen, Town of Sheffield, 1913.
27 ¼ in. x 16 ½ in.
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American Tiger Maple and Mahogany Tea Caddy, circa 1830-1840
American Tiger Maple and Mahogany Tea Caddy, circa 1830-1840, rectangular stepdown paneled hinged top on a conforming shaped cross-banded box with ebonized wafer feet. The interior inlaid with a Federal eagle with shield, arrow and laurel leaves on tulipwood, two covered compartments flanking a mixing bowl.
Height 8 in. Width 14 ½ in. Depth 8 in.
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English Octagonal Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, circa 1840
English Octagonal Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, circa 1840, hinged top exposes a single compartment with conforming lid.
Height 3 ½ in. Width 4 in. Depth 3 in.
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Decorative Boxed Double Sailor’s Valentine
Decorative Boxed Double Sailor’s Valentine, a 12-inch octagonal hinged box with tropical shells, heart and star motif within a wreath surrounded by swags and triangles.
Diameter 12 in. Length Open 24 in.
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Fine and Important Pair of Philadelphia Engraved Brass Andirons, late 18th Century
Fine and Important Pair of Philadelphia Engraved Brass Andirons, late 18th Century, acorn and ring finial above an urn over a turned standard top with panels supported on penny feet with unusual exaggerated spurs. The log stops mimic the urn finials on ring tapering legs, engraved with scallop edging throughout.
Height 21 ¾ in. Depth 23 in.
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Rare Pair of Thomas Bassnett Gilt Bronze Clock and Holosteric Barometer, mid 19th Century
Rare Pair of Thomas Bassnett (Liverpool) Gilt Bronze Clock and Holosteric Barometer, mid 19th Century, surmounted bronze laurel leaves and spread winged eagle drop pediment.
Height 10 in. Width 9 in. Diameter 4 ½ in.
Thomas’s father James Basnett was listed in the Liverpool Directory in 1829 as a clockmaker. The spelling of his name changed to Bassnett in 1841, in 1845 he was listed as a chronometer maker and in 1855 the firm name changed again to James Bassnett & Son.
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French Cast Iron Figural Cherub Bird Bath with Shell Form Bowl, circa 1850
French Cast Iron Figural Cherub Bird Bath with Shell Form Bowl, circa 1850, depicting a cherub holding a scalloped shell form bowl overhead, draped in fabric and standing on a graduated pedestal plinth.
Height 33 in. Width 31 in. Depth 13 ½ in.
Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 4 Rays Court, Nantucket
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George III Mahogany Inlaid Pembroke Table, late 18th Century
George III Mahogany Inlaid Pembroke Table, late 18th Century, oval top inlaid in a spiderweb design, fitted with a bowed cross banded drawer opposing a dummy drawer, flanked by tulip wood inlaid leaves, on square tapering legs with line inlay end in brass cup casters.
Height 29 ¼ in. 29 in. x 19 ½ in. Open 29 in. x 37 ¼ in.
Provenance: Property of a Lady, Nantucket
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Levi Pitkin of East Hartford, Connecticut Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, circa 1790s
Levi Pitkin of East Hartford, Connecticut Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, circa 1790s, the case of beautiful proportions is band inlaid on the door and base panel and stands on slightly splayed and flared feet with delicate returns. The clock waist is fitted with a band inlaid rectangular door and the sides are fitted with quarter columns which terminate in reeded capitals. The bonnet is embellished with scrolled fretwork which is supported with one fluted plinth flanked by two others and three ball and spike brass finials. The painted iron dial is signed “LEVI PITKIN – East Hartford, and the time ring is painted with Roman numeral hour figures and Arabic numerals are used for the five-minute markers. The dial also displays the date of the month calendar and the seconds are on a secondary dial. The four spandrels are delicately painted with flower blossoms and the arch is decorated with a bird on a branch. The eight-day clock is weight driven and the support plate to the dial signed WILSON.
Levi Pitkin was born February 23, 1774 in East Hartford, Connecticut and apprenticed with Daniel Burnap, an accomplished clockmaker/silversmith from Windsor, Connecticut around 1787.
Height 91 in. Width 18 ¾ in.
Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 6 Louisburg Square, Boston
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William IV Figured Mahogany Armchair, circa 1830
William IV Mahogany Armchair, circa 1830, highly figured back splats, curved reeded arms, fluted and turned front legs, sage velvet upholstered seat
Seat Height 18 in.
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Pair of Stephen Swift One Drawer Side Tables
SOLD FOR $3,540
Pair of Stephen Swift One Drawer Side Tables, with lower shelf, signed and dated 1999
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Set of Four Stephen Swift Mahogany Bar Stools
SOLD FOR $2,832
Set of Four Stephen Swift Mahogany Bar Stools
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Stephen Swift Pomfret Windsor Settee
SOLD FOR $1,534
Stephen Swift Pomfret Windsor Settee
Height 43 in. Width 50 in. Depth 17 in. -
Stephen Swift Cherry Dining Table and Chairs
Stephen Swift Double Pedestal Dining Table and Six Chairs
SOLD FOR $6,726Stephen Swift Cherry Oval Expanding Pedestal Dining Table with two leaves
SOLD FOR $3,776Set of Six Stephen Swift Cherry Pomfret Windsor Dining Chairs, comprising two armchairs and four side chairs
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Pair of American Cast Iron Fern Benches
SOLD FOR $6,000
Pair of American Cast Iron Fern Benches, 19th century, with slatted wood seats. Height 36 in. Width 59 in. Seat Depth 14 ½ in.
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Set of Four Baroque Style Cast Stone Putti Musicians
SOLD FOR $16,800
Set of Four Baroque Style Cast Stone Putti Musicians, 20th century, each figure modelled playing a different instrument (viz., flute, cymbals, lute, and tambourine) and variously posed, seated on a sphere atop a socle and raised on a separate plinth of ogee profile decorated with lion’s head ring handles. Height 60 in. Base: 14 x 14 in.
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Mario Buccellati Italy 800 Silver Walking Peacock
SOLD FOR $7,800
Mario Buccellati Italy 800 Silver Walking Peacock, circa 1970, the animal collection was formed one-at-a-time with no repeats. On occasion Buccellati would produce a limited edition of no more than three in the animal collection line.
Height 17 in. Length 22 in. Width 11 in. -
Regency Gilt-wood Convex Mirror, by Sanderson, Liverpool, circa 1810-1820
SOLD FOR $14,400
Regency Gilt-wood Convex Mirror, by Sanderson, Liverpool, circa 1810-1820, with acanthus scroll carved crest and pendant, cavetto-molded circular frame applied with foliate motifs and ebonized slip; original printed paper trade label on reverse “Sanderson Carver and Gilder, 111 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool.”
Height 66 in. Diameter 40 in. -
Chinese Export Canton Punch Bowl & American Chippendale Tall Chest
SOLD FOR $1,200
Chinese Export Canton Punch Bowl, mid-19th century, the large circular vessel decorated inside and out in underglaze blue with typical river landscape, pavilions, exotic trees, outer border of blind fret with three reserves of stylized motifs, inner band of blind fret with dart and dot border beneath, raised on a ring foot. Height 6 in. Diameter 14 ¼ in.SOLD FOR $6,000
American Chippendale Tiger Maple Tall Chest of Drawers, late 18th century, having a flat top with molded cornice projecting above six graduated long drawers with oval brass handles and lock plates, raised on dovetailed bracket feet. Height 55 ¾ in. Width 39 in. Depth 21 in. -
Fine and Rare Brass Sundial By William Claggett of Newport, Rhode Island
SOLD FOR $12,000
Fine and Rare Brass Sundial By William Claggett (1696-1749) of Newport, Rhode Island, the square plate engraved with compass rose, directional and Roman numerals in the chapter ring, elaborately scroll cut gnomon, inscribed, located and dated, “Wm Claggett, Newport, 1728.”
6 in. x 6 in., Gnomon height 3 in.Note: Known principally as a clockmaker, Claggett also made watches and compasses, engraved and printed money and conducted experiments in the new science of electricity. His original house still stands in Newport, located at 16 Bridge Street.
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Pair of Carved Mythological Mermen (Tritons)
SOLD FOR $8,300
Pair of Carved Mythological Mermen (Tritons), Italian, late 19th century, strong carving details of merman with fish netting wrapped around their upper torso, perched on a rock formation with flowers and holding their brass trumpets securely with both hands, aromatic cedar.
Height 46 in. -
Hayley Lever Watercolor on Paper & Inlaid Mahogany and Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers
SOLD FOR $5,400
Hayley Lever (American 1876-1958) Watercolor on Paper “St. Ives: A Schooner Passing the Lighthouse,” watercolor on paper laid down to cardboard, signed in full lower left and inscribed “No 4,” upper right, in glazed giltwood frame.
3 ⅝ in. x 5 ½ in.SOLD FOR $1,680
American Inlaid Mahogany and Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, mid-19th century, two short over two graduated long drawers with bone keyhole lozenges and brass pulls; the stiles and interstices of the case front inlaid with stringing and geometric motifs in contrasting natural woods.
Height 11 ½ in. Width 12 ⅜ in. Depth 5 ¼ in. -
Irish George III Mahogany Bookcase Cabinets & Spode Feldspar Dessert Service
SOLD FOR $5,100
Pair of Irish George III Mahogany Bookcase Cabinets, circa 1790s, each with flat top projecting cornice contrastingly inlaid to suggest a dentil molding, over glazed door enclosing shelves and lower paneled cupboard door on plinth.
Height 87 in. Width 26 ½ in. Depth 13 in. eachSOLD FOR $3,600
Spode Feldspar Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1815-1830, decorated with morning glories in blue and gold, printed marks, comprising:
12 Plates, Diameter 9 in.
2 Shell-Form Dishes, Length 8 ½ in.
2 Oval Dishes, Length 10 in.
2 Oblong Dishes, Length 12 in.
1 Oval Pedestal Compote, Length 14 ¼ in.
1 Small Round Covered Sauce Tureen on Stand -
Pair of George III Oval Giltwood Mirrors
SOLD FOR $18,000
Pair of George III Oval Giltwood Mirrors, surmounted with carved eagles flanked by acanthus scrolls and complimentary drop pediments.
Height 45 ½ in. Width 23 ¼ in.Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd. New York, New York
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George III Giltwood Mirror
SOLD FOR $6,600
George III Giltwood Mirror, late 18th century, the oval plate within a beaded slip surrounded by a mirrored border set with paterae and stiff leaves at the interstices, the outer molding is carved with stylized leaf tips.
Length 46 in. Width 36 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Hyde Park Antiques, New York, New York -
Pair of Miniature British Sailor’s Woolworks & Mother of Pearl English Tea Caddy
SOLD FOR $19,200
Pair of Miniature British Sailor’s Woolworks, circa 1870, depicting two British square-rigged ships on the open seas with cloudy skies, in original and decorated frames, Bergdorf Goodman paper labels on reverse.
5 ½ in. x 7 ½ in.SOLD FOR $1,920
Late Regency Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy, early 19th Century, bow fronted with hinged cover opening to two lidded compartments, contrasting abalone inlays on bun feet.
Height 5 in. Length 8 in. Width 5 in. -
Louis XV Commode Three Drawer Commode, 18th Century
SOLD FOR $7,200
Louis XV Walnut Three Drawer Commode, French, 18th century, serpentine form with star-shaped iron drawer pulls, Bourge en Bresse, slipper feet.
Height 37 in. Width 54 ½ in. Depth 27 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Decorated Nantucket Estate
Amy Perlin Antiques, New York, New York -
Regency Rosewood and Ebony Extending Center Table
SOLD FOR $54,000
Regency Rosewood and Ebony Extending Center Table, English, circa 1810, the circular top with ebony banding within brass stringing and inlaid with ebony stars, the five concentric leaves with conforming banding and brass bound edge, raised on a quadripartite paneled base on massive winged paw feet.
Height 30 in. Diameter 72 in. Extending to 92 in.
Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Hyde Park Antiques, LTD. New York, New York -
Fine Pair of Regency Marble Topped Mahogany Bowfront Low Bookcases
SOLD FOR $21,600
Fine Pair of Regency Marble Topped Mahogany Bowfront Low Bookcases, English, circa 1815, each with brass gallery above open shelves flanked by tapering reeded columns, the sides with ebony banding and brass uprights, on four toupie feet.
Height 39 ½ in. Width 42 ½ in. Depth 16 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Kentshire, New York, New York -
Neoclassical Ebony Inlaid Oak Drum Table, English, circa 1820, after designs by Thomas Hope
SOLD FOR $9,600
Neoclassical Ebony Inlaid Oak Drum Table, English, circa 1820, after designs by Thomas Hope. Thomas Hope, author and virtuoso, employed his considerable fortune designing the furniture and decoration for his London House on Cavendish Square. He published his designs in 1807 (“Household Furniture and Decoration”) and demonstrated a scholarly gift for adapting “antique” elements, Greek and Egyptian to furniture. This remarkable drum table is based on a model owned by Thomas Hope (Plate XXXIX). The bold and decorative ebony details compliment the flat geometric shapes. The tooled leather circular top above a frieze of drawers raised on a concave tripod base ending in carved and ebonized winged paw feet. Hope is credited for having “headed the classic movement” at the beginning of the 19th century.
Height 29 ½ in. Diameter 48 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Florian Papp, New York, New York -
Pair of Regency Period Ebonized Banded Mahogany Chiffoniers, circa 1825
SOLD FOR $8,400
Pair of Regency Period Ebonized Banded Mahogany Chiffoniers, English, circa 1825
Height 57 in. Width 48 in. Depth 11 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Yale Burge Antiques, Inc. New York, New York -
Pair of Chippendale Style Faded Mahogany Oval Side Tables, circa 1870
SOLD FOR $8,400
Pair of Chippendale Style Faded Mahogany Oval Side Tables, circa 1870, each with a fret-pierced gallery and outscrolled handles, on tapering square legs joined by pierced stretchers.
Height 28 in. Length 27 in. Width 19 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Kentshire, New York, New York -
Important Pair of Satinwood Demi-lune Console Tables Attributed to Mayhew and Ince
SOLD FOR $54,000Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd., New York, New York -
Pair of Louis XVI Jean-Baptiste Claude Sene Carved and Painted Fauteuils, circa 1775
SOLD FOR $9,600
Pair of Louis XVI Jean-Baptiste Claude Sene Carved and Painted Fauteuils, French, circa 1775, each signed C. Sene, upholstered in Jaipur Palace fabric quilted in the vermicelli pattern. Jean-Baptiste Claude Sene (1748-1803) was a renowned French furniture maker who famously plied his craft creating sumptuous pieces for the French Royal Family, including Marie Antoinette.
Height 38 in. Width 24 in. Depth 24 in. Seat Height 17 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
H.M. Luther Antiques, New York, New York -
19th Century Sailor Made Miniature Chest of Drawers
SOLD FOR $9,000
Sailor Made Miniature Chest of Drawers, 2nd half of the 19th century, fashioned of Hawaiian Koa wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and fitted with whale ivory knob pulls and bun feet, in two sections, the two drawer case with scrolled crest is detachable.
Height 17 in. Width 11 ¾ in. Depth 8 in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions, August 6th 1994, Lot 171 -
Pair of Weatherend Adirondack Chairs and Ottomans
From a Trudy Dujardin Decorated Monomoy Home…
Pair of Weatherend Adirondack Chairs with Ottomans in white Yacht finish
Sold for $6,900.00Pair of Round Weatherend Cocktail Tables in white Yacht finish
Based in Maine, Weatherend Estate Furniture offers distinctive luxury outdoor furniture of the finest quality.
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Devereux Bowly, London Bracket Clock
Devereux Bowly, London Bracket Clock, 18th Century, chiming and repeating clock in an ebonized case with brass mounts, backplate finely engraved. Note: G H Ballie lists Devereaux Bowley (Bowly) as master of repute, Britain’s Old Clocks and Their Makers 9th Edition notes Bowly (Bowley) Devereaux as master 1759. He is also listed at 54 Lombard Street, born in 1696, died 1773 apprenticed to William Tomlinson
Height 19 ½ in. Width 12 ½ in. Depth 7 ¾ in.Sold for $9,520.00
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Italian Hand Painted Commode, 18th Century
Italian Hand Painted Commode, 18th Century, wheel decorated panels on top, sides and drawer fronts, ring pulls, iron spring drawer locks.
Height 37 in. Width 47 in. Depth 22 ½ in.Sold for $6,545.00
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Regency Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Double Tea Caddy, circa 1825-1827
Regency Tortoise Shell and Sterling Double Compartment Tea Caddy, circa 1825-1827, exquisite shaped and paneled box with hinged lid and applied with 21 engraved and cut sterling silver mounts. Silver line inlay demarcate the tortoise panels, Hallmarked Cy & Co.
Height 6 in. Width 7 in. Depth 4 ½ in.Sold for $7,140.00
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Scarce and Unique Mechanical Brass, Copper and Silver Mariner’s Presentation Clock-Barometer
SOLD FOR $5,265
Scarce and Unique Mechanical Brass, Copper and Silver Mariner’s Presentation Clock-Barometer, circa 1890, spring driven movement rotates the upper dome section housing two clocks, aneroid barometer, Reaumur Fahrenheit thermometer and compass, supported on a capstan embellished with chains, anchor, davit, block, life preserver and rope.
Height 20 in. Base Diameter 9 in. -
Peter and Anne Bateman George III English Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service
SOLD FOR $4,212
Peter and Anne Bateman George III English Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service, pieces dated 1797, comprising 11 in. coffee pot, 6 in. teapot, 6 in. creamer and 4 ¾ in. sugar bowl, each piece hallmarked.
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Pair of Minton Majolica Passion Flower Garden Seats
SOLD FOR $11,700
Pair of Minton Majolica “Passion Flower” Garden Seats, circa 1880.
Height 18 in. Diameter 13 in.
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