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29 x 32 x 32 This 19th-century dark ebonized wood folding games table is typical of furniture pieces of the neoclassical period. Simple yet elegant...

D: 16" x H: 1" In art, the Rococo period was one of nature scenes, pastel colours, and idyllic depictions of life. Love was a common theme, often e...

23"x17.5" This 18th-century panel painting depicts a young woman at a well. The figure wears a brown hat, along with a blue top and a red skirt. He...

45"x26"x35" This 18th-century reclining wingback chair draws inspiration from Louis XIII, who was the King of France from 1610 to 1643. The furnitu...

37" x 29" This 18th-century French revival mirror is a fine example of the Louis XVI design style, which was also known as “Louis Seize.” This styl...

32" x 38" This elegant English regency mirror is carefully crafted with gilded flowers and regal scroll-shaped accents. The crown shape on the top ...

31" x 6" x13" This is a pair of eye-catching, Italian gilt-gold wall sconces. The unknown designer has carved these light fixtures to resemble a pa...

9" x 15" x 5.5" This graceful terra-cotta figurine of a horse saddled, bridled, and ready for action, dates from the 19th century, though the roots...

10.5" x 3" x 2.5" Paragones of grace and elegance, these Greek maiden statuettes exemplify idealized beauty standards, with almond shaped eyes, slo...

24" x 12" x12" This elegant lamp, made in the 19th century, recalls the style of Art Nouveau – a form of art making that was popular in the late 19...

32" x 46" x 21" This hand-carved 18th-century commode (chest-of-drawers) originates from northern France and is in the style of Louis XV (r. 1715–1...

30.5" x 33.5" In this romantic depiction of two reclining figures, artist Harry Maas (1906–1982) demonstrates a mastery of the pastel medium. His u...

19" x 12.5" x 12.5" This bench is a lovely example of a 19th-century Flemish piano stool made of mahogany wood. The rich reddish-brown colour of th...

31 x 28 x 11.5 An early 19th-century tabletop mirror, intended for use on a vanity. The concept of the vanity dates back to antiquity, when ornate ...

6"x24"x9" This lovely piece is a 19th-century Swiss Mandoline Zither music box. Mechanical music instruments date back several centuries; however, ...

28"x7"x18" This elegant, stylized horse sculpture sits on a plinth and is made with smooth Italian marble. The horse wears a bridle, or a type of h...

52 x 25 x 25 This mid-19th-century wingback chair draws inspiration from Gothic Revival furniture. The Gothic Revival began in the late 1740s in En...

6" x 17" x 16" This modest and elegant timepiece, which dates from the Napoleon III (r. 1852–1870) period, was made in France by the clockmaker Are...

19" x 25" This charming landscape painting captures the mood of a summer’s day in the countryside when the air is warm and thick, the grass smells ...

19" x 25" This delightful oil painting captures the mood of a wintry day in the countryside, when the air is sharp and crisp, animals are hibernati...

45.5" x 23" Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Look no further than this pleasing, undemanding mirror that would add a tou...

49"x21"x18" These incredibly distinctive side chairs – so-called for their open sides – were designed in Nice, in the 18th century when the city wa...

69"x32"x28"(each) Porter chairs originated in 16th-century France and England, and historically were placed near the front doors of manor houses, f...

29" x 25" Print made after the original illustrated plates published in Samuel Brookes’s An Introduction to the Study of Conchology (1815). As the ...