Hanging Lantern

English Regency lantern, circa 1800. Glass, blown, with gilt-brass fittings 27 in. high, 13 1/4 in. greatest diameter. In a market that is overwhelmed with reproduction lanterns of ...

Attributed to Schoelcher, Paris, France, circa 1830. Porcelain, painted and gilded. 16 1/4 in. high, 9 1/2 in. wide, 9 1/2 in. deep. Ex Coll.: by repute, Joseph Bonaparte...

French Pair “Old Paris” Porcelain Vases with Drapery Decoration, about 1820 Porcelain, painted and gilded 13 1/16 in. high CONDITI...

Darte Frères, Paris, made, circa 1820. Porcelain, partially painted and gilded. Measures: 14 1/4 in. high, 10 3/8 in. wide (through the handles), 7 3/4 in. deep. Signed (with stencil, in black, on the bottom of each): Darte. f. Recorded: cf. Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, Porcelain of Paris, 1770–1850 (New York: Walker and Company, 1972), p. 333 no. 79 illustrates the mark on these coolers. Some of the most beautiful porcelain produced in Paris during the Empire/Restauration periods was made or sold by the firm of Darte Frères. Although the Darte family, which came from Namur, then in The Netherlands, had set themselves up in the business of the manufacture of porcelain as early as 1794–95, by 1803 the three Darte brothers had decided, as Régine de Plinval de Guillebon notes (ibid., p. 231), that “each should have his own establishment,” and, indeed, by 1804 their prior business partnership had been “annulled,” and from that point forward there were two businesses using the name Darte. The Darte brothers, Louis Joseph and Jean François, began independent operation in 1804 at the Hôtel Montalembert, at 90, rue de la Roquette. Their business arrangements were only formalized in 1808, at which time they began to use the name “Darte Frères.” They remained in the business until 1825, when their partnership was dissolved. Darte Frères produced a large variety of porcelain, including vast dinner and...

Bowl with Dogwood Blossoms, 1882 John Bennett (1840–1907) Earthenware, painted and glazed 4 in. high, 7 5/8 in. diameter Signed, dated, and inscribed (...

Small Settee in the neoclassical taste Boston, Massachusetts (active 1804–17), about 1810 Mahogany (secondary woods: ash) Measures: 35 1/8 in. high, 59 3/4 in. long, 19 1/8 in. deep Although the diminutive scale of this settee places it in a unique category, the piece itself partakes of a vocabulary that is common in Boston furniture of the Late Federal period. Its sabre legs, for example, as seen straight on from the left and right ends, are closely related to the legs, as seen from the front, on a group of chairs of undisputed Boston origin, including a spectacular armchair with scrolled arms (see Stuart P. Feld, Boston in the Age of Neo-Classicism, 1810–1840, exhib. cat. [New York: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1999], p. 37 no. 6 illus. in color), as well as a number of side chairs, including a set made for Nathan Appleton (see Page Talbott, “Boston Empire Furniture, Part I,” The Magazine Antiques, CVII [May 1975], p. 887 fig. 12). In all, the legs are ornamented with two bold, somewhat flattened reeds set between corner beads, a pattern which is repeated here on the front and end seat rails as well. The superb quality of the piece is further demonstrated in the finely drawn profile of the arms, as well as the delicately bulbous surface of the fronts of the arms and legs. As in the best of the related chairs, the sabre legs end in delicately carved paw feet. The added refinement of the beautifully carved rosettes at both the fronts and backs of the arms suggests that the piece may have been designed to be used in the round. Stylistically harmonious with these pieces is also a group of larger sofas with frontally set sabre legs and scrolled arms (see Page Talbott, “Seating Furniture in Boston, 1810–1835,” The Magazine Antiques, CXXXIX [May 1991], p. 963 pl. 11) that represent an indigenously Boston form. Although none of the furniture in this group has been effectively attributed, they can certainly be related to various Boston card tables...

Italian 1940s Murano glass hanging lantern with central glass bowl.

Fine large gilt bronze bell jar lantern hanging pendant light. Best quality. 30” of bronze chain. Attributed to E.F. Caldwell. Measure: 54" H.

Moroccan Moorish clear glass with intricate metal filigree hanging Harem lantern. Moroccan Hanging Glass Lantern delicately handcrafted by artis...

Funky hanging ceiling lantern made of solid brass, hand painted in white color, with light green due to oxidization, original foggy and muted acrylic eight side cover. Brass decorati...

Elegant hanging lantern made of solid brass quality workmanship with beautiful style of a crown top, electrified with one 60/watt light ready to light. Milky acrylic glass like. 3 m...

Elegant hanging lantern made of solid brass quality workmanship with beautiful style of a crown top, electrified with one 60/watt light ready to light. Milky acrylic glass like. 3 m...