Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Caned Bench, C. 1885

This Louis XVI period giltwood firescreen is a rather unique find. Typically firescreens from this period (the late 1700’s) were produced with a tapestry or needlepoint body; this particular piece has a solid colored (gold) silk upholstery screen which meshes well with the giltwood frame. Firescreens were used during warmer months to cover the opening of the fireplace. The detachable crest (which can be removed to replace or reupholster the screen) has bell shaped finials on the shoulders that are connected by a raised carving. These elements are surrounded by slightly spiral gadrooning. Beneath the crest is a repeating laurel leaf motif that runs all the way around the border. The ornamentation is double sided. Louis XVI firescreens...

Topped by a beautiful striated Flandres Rouge marble, this giltwood console from circa 1860 was hand-carved with Louis XVI style motifs. The one inch thick red, pink, beige, brown, and gray marble has a chamfered edge. It has been carved with two rectangular protrusions that align with the fluted legs below. The legs are adorned on the lower half by a leaf stalk with a curled tip above lanceolate cup feet, separated by a rectangular joint with a floret. A curvaceous molding of imbricated quatrefoils connects both feet. In the center is pot au feu...

More information coming soon… A pair of Louis XVI-style armchairs, hand-carved in France in the 1800s, each chair has a giltwood frame with several areas upholstered with a teal and...

More information coming soon… Hand-carved in the style of Louis XVI, this French side table dates to the early 1900s. The two-tiered table has a caned lower section beneath a 3/4 i...

"French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut oval shaped bench with double stretcher and inSet cane seat. There is a split in the center of the stretcher."

A French Louis XVI-style mahogany bench with round fluted tapered legs supporting an apron with geouche pattern. The newly upholstered seat covered with black horsehair with subtle b...

This is a gorgeous bench made of walnut and cane and we believe silk damask upholstery. The bench is perfect for a window, the end of a bed in a bedroom or anywhere else you can thin...

French antique hand carved and painted cane bench in Louis XVI style. There is a pair of side chairs that matches perfectly the bench. Fran...