Antique Carved Wooden Furniture Fragment with Claw-and-Ball Motif Antique

Antique Carved Wooden Furniture Fragment with Claw-and-Ball Motif AntiqueAn antique hand carved wooden furniture element, likely originating as a leg or lower support from a larger European piece of furniture. The form features scrolling foliate carving above a boldly carved claw and ball foot, a classic furniture motif associated with high quality craftsmanship and formal furnishings. The carving shows confident hand tool work with softened edges, surface wear, and deep patination developed over time. The claw and ball

Napoleon II to Belle Epoque (1870-1900)

A group of three macro miniature scholarly volumes from the important late 17th century European intellectual review Bibliotheque Universelle et Historique

Springtime orchard scene - woman walking with a small dog under flowering trees

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Silverplated Covered Sugar Urn or Lidded Bowl

natural dyes

and a star order resembling the Legion d'honneur or Order of the Iron Crown

Wallace & Sons did sometimes pair their sterling salt cellars with Lenox porcelain liners in the early 1900s

Neoclassical symmetry and architectural lines

Weighted and hollow underside consistent with decorative but functional bronze candlesticks

Collection of 8 volumes of Works by Georges-Louis Leclerc

Small catchall or posy holder