Furniture & Carpets: 19th-Century France & Austria

19th Century AUSTRIAN, Biedermeier Black Walnut Bookcase, 1800-1825

Walnut, 78 × 51 5/8 × 20 1/2 in. (198.1 × 131.1 × 52.1 cm)

Peaked pediment and dentiled dornice above a pair of glazed cupboard doors opening to shelves flanked by collumnar supportw with acanthus-carved capitals and terminal raised on block feet

19th Century AUSTRIAN, Biedermeier Black Walnut, Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Cradle, 1800-1825

Mixed woods, 59 1/2 × 49 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (151.1 × 125.1 × 52.1 cm)

Rocking crib raised on ebonized columnar supports with corinthian capitals supporting later giltwood swans, the supports joined by a baluster-shaped stretcher ending in trestle legs.

19th Century AUSTRIAN, Biedermeier Mahogany, Fruitwood and Burl Walnut Fall-Front Secrétaire, 1820-1825

Mixed woods, 76 3/8 × 42 1/8 × 18 3/4 in. (194.0 × 107.0 × 47.6 cm)

The superstructure is fitted with a mirrored niche and flanked by two incurved cupboard doors surmounted by a stepped cornice above one frieze drawer and the fall-front opening to a fitted architectural interior centered by

19th Century AUSTRIAN, Neoclassical Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Center Table, 1800-1825

Mixed woods, 29 × 43 × 43 in. (73.7 × 109.2 × 109.2 cm)

Circular top with an ebonized border above the plain frieze, raised on winged eagle terminal supports joined by a tripartite stretcher with later ormolu decoration, all on block feet.

19th Century AUSTRIAN, Pair of Biedermeier Gilt-Metal-Mounted Black Walnut, Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Cabinets, 1800-1825

Mixed woods, 66 1/2 × 40 1/8 × 21 in. (168.9 × 101.9 × 53.3 cm)

Each with a molded cornice above the cabinet door centered by an oval, glazed panel with radiating ebonized splats centered by a pierced oval mount opening to reveal shelves, flanked by military terminal supports raised on square tapering feet, now fitted with silk fabric.

19th Century FRENCH, Aubusson Carpet, 1875-1900

Wool, 144 1/8 × 125 1/4 in. (366.1 × 318.1 cm)

Restorations.

19th Century FRENCH, Aubusson Rug, 1875-1900

Wool, 103 7/8 × 96 1/8 in. (263.8 × 244.2 cm)

Small rewoven areas, applied outer walnut border.

19th Century FRENCH, Charles X Aubusson Carpet, ca. 1820

Wool, 142 7/8 × 90 1/8 in. (362.9 × 228.9 cm)

Rewoven areas, applied band borders

19th Century FRENCH, Charles X Aubusson Carpet, ca. 1825

Wool, 116 7/8 × 91 in. (296.9 × 231.1 cm)

Small reweaves, small stains, blacks oxidized with some rewoven

19th Century FRENCH, Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bed, 1800-1825

Mahogany, 46 × 72 × 36 in. (116.8 × 182.9 × 91.4 cm)

Each head and footboard with outscrolled rounded top rails fitted with ormolu floral wreaths above elaboratelly carved swans and arcaded niche flanked by rounded pilasters with ormolu capitals and terminals ending in a semi-circular base on casters joined by a downcurved rail.

19th Century FRENCH, Late Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Center Table, 1810-1815

Mahogany, 30 × 38 1/8 × 38 1/4 in. (76.2 × 96.8 × 97.2 cm)

Circular white mottled marble top avove the plain frieze fitted with later brass border raised on a canted tripartite support fitted with ormolu flaming torches within a laurel wreath on paw feet

19th Century FRENCH, Louis-Phillipe Aubusson Fragmentary Rug, 1840-1848

Wool, 98 × 78 1/8 in. (248.9 × 198.4 cm)

Rewoven areas, applied band border