Antique R. J. Horner & Co Monumental Carved Oak Figural Griffins Hall Bench 1890

A fine antique Scottish Renaissance Revival carved oak server/ buffet, circa 1860. This sumptuously carved buffet with a carved back crest (removeable) having a central scrolled cart...

A very good antique carved oak French three tier buffet/server, circa 1870. The back having a gallery carved with foliate & a lion's head crest, the top edge of the server carved wit...

A rare & monumental antique German Baroque early 18th century dowry chest/coffer, named & dated 1723. The chest of a rare & unusual size, the top with a lift up lid with hand-forged ...

A very fine antique King Charles II, English Restoraion Period carved oak settle, England, Circa 1680. This settle is from the period of the Restoration of the English monarchy under...

Late 19th Century Venetian carved wood parcel gilt jardiniere with a large arch-shaped mirror featuring Verre églomisé (reverse-painted) floral composition on the top. The frame is d...

Rare large and extremely sculptural wall table with marble inlay and beveled mirror. If you are appreciative of rare and sculptural antiques then this large mirror / side table could be exactly what you are looking for. The quality and the patina of the large, fighting phoenix bird and dragon frame is second to none and for it to be in such good condition is truly amazing. It takes a special craftsman and artist to create such a piece, the type that you simply don't find anymore in this day and age. Because of the subject matter and the great quality, the first name that comes to mind would be that of master sculptor Gabriel Viardot. However, Viardot virtually made all of his dragon sculptures in the Chinoiserie style and this piece is clearly more European. In terms of the quality of the carvings, whomever created this unique piece of furniture certainly was no less artistic or skilled as Viardot, because this piece really is among the best you will ever see. The way in which this hand carved wooden phoenix is holding the shield-like beveled mirror in its claws and the way the dragon seems to try to fend off the enormous and fierce phoenix is both dramatic and impressive at the same time and it will never seize to amaze you or anyone visiting. Especially when you see the detailed carvings and the true size of this work of beauty in real life, you will be stunned. By the way, we learned that in imperial China, the dragon and the phoenix were respectively associated with the Emperor and the Empress...

Large oak cheval dressing mirror having scrolling cornicing above an arched bevelled mirror plate and fluted frame, supported by a pair of architectural form columns over an inverted...

P0277 A monumental 19th century solid oak mirror, having foliage carved cavetto cornice with decorative carved bell shaped finials above acanthus leaf carved frieze and egg and dart ...