Set of Argon oil lamps. May be European. Side lamps are single burners. They have a collar supporting triangular prism which fits over the tank onto an upper rim. The base stands on four button feet. Gilded flower medallions on each of the pedestal…
Walnut balloon-back chairs blending Rococo and Renaissance Revival styles. These chairs have hip rests, cabriole legs, rounded upholstered seats and unusually well-carved cartouches. The chairs have a burl veneered center panel with line carvings.…
Hand-colored engraving, Battle of Franklin. Copyrighted 1891 by Kurtz & Allison Art Publisher, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, USA. The print depicts some Northern forces defending a Confederate charge in the hillsides near Franklin.
The background…
Handwoven canopy for the poster bed, 1800-1850s style. In warm weather the breezes could flow through netting. Beds were often moved to be near open windows in summer months.
A hinged Bible stand with Renaissance and Rococo Revival styling. The outer edge with scrolls and leaf scrolls. A central opening, in the shape of a cartouche, with a suspended, elaborately carved bow of ribbon. Additional openwork and incised…
Two-piece hinged Bible stand. Edges are hand-carved and grooved. The back center has open cutwork with three-dimensional carved bow knot. Appears to be original finish.
Highly figured rosewood veneers and finely finished gloss period style finish. Molded raised lip on lid. Porcelain inserted bowl has marble veined coloring with wine colored Greek-key border on the upper edge of the bowl. Hole in the bottom of the…