A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with pinatum finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and with triform supports headed by rams head masks, standing on stepped circular plinths with beaded decoration. Mounts re-gilded.
Height 12” (30.5cm)
Width 4” (10.2cm)
Depth 4” (10.2cm)
French
Circa 1870
A pair of mid 19th century, English, gilt bronze cassolettes of small proportions. The removable top, inverting to a candle holder, above an urn with rams heads flanking a garrya swag supported by a fluted column with stepped platform base and ball feet. Regilded.
Height 7 3/4” (19.8cm)
Width 3” (7.7cm)
Depth 2 1/2” (6.3cm)
English
Circa 1860
A pair of late 19th century carrera and gilt bronze mounted cassolettes. The pinatum finial above a domed lid reversing to reveal a single sconce, above an ovoid body with three rams head mask and floral swags, supported by a turned marble socle with beaded border. Retaining the original Gilding.
Height 11” (28cm)
Width 4” (10cm)
Depth 4“ (10cm)
French
Circa 1870
Henri Picard (1831-1890)
A Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze & carrera marble mantle clock by Henri Picard and retailed by Marshall & Fils Paris. The white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals and eight day movement, Brocot suspension with outside countwheel striking the hour & half hour on a bell. The Louis XVI style case with a pair of bronze patinated putti, allegories of astronomy, surmounted by an urn above a steeped plinth base mounted with finely chased gilt bronze. The case signed ‘H Picard’.
Height 13“ (33cm)
Width 15 1/2“ (39.5cm)
Depth 6 1/4“ (16cm)
French
Circa 1860
A pair of Napoleon III ormolu and carrera marble Cassolettes. The ovoid bodies with removable lids inverting to a candle sconce, supported by triform uprights with Rams heads and hoof feet standing on a circular stepped base with twisted laurel wreath friezes and toupee feet. Retaining their original gilding, worn in places.
Height 8″ (20cm)
Width 2 3/4″ (7cm)
Depth 2 3/4″ (7cm)
French
Circa 1870
A pair of napoleon III gilt bronze & marble cassolettes in the Louis XVI style. The white carrera marble bodies surmounted by a removable lid inverting to a candle sconce, above bacchic masks heading tripod supports with hoof feet standing on triform bases with stepped plinths. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 12″ ( 30cm)
Depth 4″ (10cm)
Width 4 3/4″ (12cm)
French
Circa 1860
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and Vert Maurin marble cassolettes. The marble tops with acorn finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding. The gilt floral swags cast by Christofle et Cie.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A pair of late 19th century, French, gilt bronze & carrera marble cassolettes. Each having a reversible lid above a marble body hung with floral garlands and with three supports headed by bacchic masks with hoof feet, standing on a circular plinth base with pineapple finial to the centre. Mounts regilded.
Height 11″ (28cm)
Width 4 1/4” (11cm)
Depth 4 1/4” (11cm)
French
Circa 1880
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with acorn finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with pinatum finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 11 1/2” (29cm)
Diameter 4” (10cm)
French
Circa 1870
A pair of late 19th century, French, onyx & ormolu mounted cassolettes in the Louis XVI style. The removable lids concealing a single candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and supported by rams heads and triform base standing on a circular plinth with beaded rim. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 8 3/4″ ( 22cm)
Width 4″ (10cm)
Depth 4″ (10cm)
French
Circa 1890
A late 19th century, French Regence style rosewood, tulipwood crossbanded and ormolu mounted four drawer commode of small size. The original shaped marmo di Brescia marble top with moulded edge above four graduated oak lined drawers, with heavy leafy cast brass handles, flanked by brass fluted rounded corners and book veneered sides. The locks stamped ‘V.F’ for Vachette Freres, they first used this stamp in 1874.
Height 35 3/4″ (91cm)
Width 30″ (76cm)
Depth 16″ (41cm)
French
Circa 1890
A pair of late 19th century, French, marble and gilt bronze cassolettes. The carrera marble body with removable lid inverting to a candle sconce, supported by three splay legs headed by male masks joined by floral swags, and standing on a circular plinth base with beaded rim. Mounts regilded.
Height 9 1/4” (23.5cm)
Width 3 5/8” (9.2cm)
Depth 3 5/8” (9.2cm)
French
Circa 1900
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with acorn finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A pair of Napoleon III white marble and gilt metal mounted cassolettes. The reversible tops with pinatum finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with toupie feet. Retaining the original gilding. Stamped JT to each underside.
Height 11″
Depth 4″
Width 4″
Circa 1870
French
A pair of late 19th century, French, gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. Each in the form of an ovoid body mounted with three goats masks, supporting a lid with flaming finial inverting to a candle sconce. The circular base with beaded rim and toupie feet. Regilded.
French
Circa 1890
A late 19th century, French, marble, gilt and patinated bronze globe clock garniture. The patinated globe studded with small gilt stars and roman numerals, supported by three cherubs standing on a turned fluted marble column, hung with floral swags, with shaped base and toupie feet. The eight day Vincenti movement with platform escapement, striking the hour & half hour on a bell, numbered 524. The two side pieces of the same design.
French
Circa 1900
A pair of Napoleon III white marble and gilt metal mounted cassolettes. The reversible tops with acorn finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with toupie feet. The mounts re-gilded. Stamped 512 PF
Circa 1880
French
A pair of Second Empire, white marble and gilt metal mounted Cassolettes. The reversible tops with acorn finials and gilt sconce to the inside, above an ovoid body with tripod supports headed by rams masks and hung with floral swags, standing on stepped circular bases with beaded border.
Circa 1850
French
A late 19th century, French, walnut, kingwood crossbanded and gilt bronze mounted table ambulante. The oval grey marble top above a scrolling frieze of gilt bronze flowers, with a single oak lined drawer below enclosing the original silk lining to base, supported by four slender cabriole legs united by curved stretchers with finial.
Circa 1890
French
