887 American Renaissance Revival MarquetryInlaid and Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Cabinet, third quarter 19th century, New York, the case with a projecting central door with an inlaid panel depicting a traditional fable and flanked by inlaid trophies and fluted pilasters capped by bronze capitals, the concave sides each with an inlaid trophy panel, adorned with cast giltbronze moldings throughout, h. 45‑3/4”, w. 59”, d. 19‑1/2”. [2500/4000] Illustrated In addition to Herter Brothers, cabinets of this type were crafted by their chief cross-town competitors, most notably Pottier and Stymus and Alexander Roux. 888 American Egyptian Revival Parcel-Gilt Rosewood Sofa, ca. 1865‑1870, in the manner of Gustave Herter, the crest rail with a raised center with a relief-carved mother-of-pearl plaque framed by gilt swags, the open arms on carved Egyptianmask supports, with a serpentine seat rail, fluted center legs and carved paw outer legs, upholstered after the period fashion in tufted salmon brocade, h. 47”, w. 58”, d. 28”. [2000/4000] Illustrated
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889 American Renaissance Revival Marquetry-Inlaid, Parcel-Gilt and Ebonized Walnut Center Table, ca. 1875, with a central floraland foliate-inlaid panel framed by banding and stringing, raised on a trestle-form base adorned with incised carving, turnings, quatrefoils and roundels, on India Comb Rubber Co. casters, h. 29‑3/8”, w. 38”, d. 22”. [1500/2500] Illustrated India Comb Rubber casters, made in New York, were utilized by the first makers of the period including Herter Brothers and Pottier and Stymus. 890 American Renaissance Revival Walnut and Marble-Top Half Commode, third quarter 19th century, Philadelphia, fitted with a single drawer above a raised paneled door and flanked by fluted quarter columns, with ebonized moldings, h. 28‑1/2”, w. 24”, d. 19”. [500/800] Illustrated
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