A few examples of appraisal values for
PARLOUR

• Edwardian inlaid Parlour salon suite..Including
  Edwardian inlaid Parlour salon suite..Including salon sofa, armchair and two chairs. All with crested backs, pierced and inlaid roundels. Upholstered in cut brocade.
• Set of four late Victorian inlaid parlour
  Set of four late Victorian inlaid parlour chairs, each approx 94cm H (4)
• VICTORIAN STAINED GLASS PARLOUR WINDOWoverall:
  VICTORIAN STAINED GLASS PARLOUR WINDOWoverall: 19 3/4 x 33 x 1 inches
• Fine antique French walnut two height
  Fine antique French walnut two height parlour cabinet, approx 190cm H x 81cm W x 36cm D
• AUGUSTE ÉDOUART SILHOUETTEA silhouette
  AUGUSTE ÉDOUART SILHOUETTEA silhouette by Auguste Édouart (1789-1861) of a gentleman standing at a window in the parlour with a painted muted background. This silhouette was originally from the collection of Nathan Hale, a general in the American Civil War, and descended in the Hale family until sold privately in the late 20th century. Auguste Édouart was considered one of the best silhouette artist of his day and he cut silhouettes for the elite of American society. Signed and dated, NY, 1845. Mounted in the original bevel edge birdseye frame. H: 11.5"; W: 8.5" (at sight).
• PARLOUR MAGIC.Parlour Magic. London:
  PARLOUR MAGIC.Parlour Magic. London: David Bogue, 1853. Third edition, enlarged. Original red cloth, gilt and blind stamped cover vignette and spine title. Half-title, engraved half-title, illustrated. Square 8vo. Mild soiling and rubbing to cloth, tear to outer rear spine hinge, with a tight binding and clean pages. Toole Stott 537.
• PARLOUR MAGIC: A MANUAL OF AMUSING EXPERIMENTS,
  PARLOUR MAGIC: A MANUAL OF AMUSING EXPERIMENTS, TRANSMU...Parlour Magic: A Manual of Amusing Experiments, Transmutations, Sleights and Subtleties, Legerdemain, &c. London: W. Kent, 1861. Fifth edition. Original dark blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Engraved half-title, copiously illustrated. Square 8vo. Broken front and center hinge, needs rebacking; otherwise a very good square copy with rubbing to cloth along spine. Toole Stott 539.
• THE GREAT WIZARD’S HANDBOOK OF MAGIC
  THE GREAT WIZARD’S HANDBOOK OF MAGIC OR, PARLOUR ENTERT...The Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic or, Parlour Entertainment. [London; W.S. Fortey, 1850].Modern quarter leather. Pamphlet, 4 leaves, p. [1—2] 3—8. First page depicting a conjuror tied up with rope by an audience member. 8vo. Faint spotting to margins. Toole Stott 320. Toole Stott notes two states, this being the second, the other showing a lady conjuror on the front.
• PARLOUR MAGIC.Parlour Magic. London:
  PARLOUR MAGIC.Parlour Magic. London: Tilt & Bogue, ca. 1840. Contemporary cloth boards, re-backed. Engraved title, lacking the pink dedication called for by Toole Stott. Illustrated. 8vo. Light or mild foxing, pencil marginalia. Toole Stott 536.
• THOMAS FREDERICK ARNDT (AMERICAN B.
  THOMAS FREDERICK ARNDT (AMERICAN B. 1944) TWO PHOTOGRAP...THOMAS FREDERICK ARNDT (American b. 1944) TWO PHOTOGRAPHS, 1980s, black and white photography comprising, "Man in a Pool Parlour, Salt Lake City," signed in margin in ink L/R, dated center margin 1981 and special edition number L/L 1/15, 12 1/2" x 18", framed 20 1/2" x 26"; and "Sleepy Eye Man, Coffee Shop, Auction Barn," signed in margin in ink L/R, dated center margin 1985 and special edition number L/L 1/15, 12 1/2" x 18", framed 20 1/2" x 26". Condition: No visible damage or sign of repair. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
• PAIR OF FRENCH TOLE PEINTE PARLOUR LAMPS,
  PAIR OF FRENCH TOLE PEINTE PARLOUR LAMPS, LATE 19TH CEN...Pair of French Tole Peinte Parlour Lamps, late 19 th Century, baluster standard painted in polychrome with birds and flowers; gilt metal neoclassical mounts. Drum-form base with octagonal foot; etched and frosted glass shades. Height standard 19 ½ in. Overall 25 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933) (ATTRIBUTED
  GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR J. S. HENRY, LONDON THREE-PIECE PARLOUR SUITE, CIRCA 1910 inlaid mahogany, with original close-nailed upholstered seats, comprising a SETTEE 103cm wide, 97cm high, 46cm deep; and TWO ARMCHAIRS, 58cm wide, 99cm high, 49cm deep(3)Literature:Cooper, J., Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors,Thames & Hudson, London, 1987, p. 233, pls. 634 and 635 Note: Walton designed the 1903 Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society stand for J.S. Henry, and, it is thought, this parlour suite.
• JOHN JELIF STYLE VICTORIAN CARVED PARLOUR
  JOHN JELIF STYLE VICTORIAN CARVED PARLOUR CHAIR: Heavily carved floral bouquet crest rail, over ribbed & foliate arms with cherub supports. Raised on paw feet. Approx. 51.75'' h x 26.75'' l x 34.5'' w. CONDITION: Scattered wear to edges & feet consistent with age and use.
• ENGRAVING "TENIERS'S KITCHEN. IN THE
  ENGRAVING "TENIERS'S KITCHEN. IN THE COMMON PARLOUR AT HOUGHTON" LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY 19” X 23.5”. FRAMED 27.5” X 32”.ENGRAVING "TENIERS'S KITCHEN. IN THE COMMON PARLOUR AT HOUGHTON", London, Late 18th Century, Published by John Boydell. Dimensions: 19" x 23.5". Framed 27.5" x 32". Provenance: Property of a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, the contents of the Brick House at Coolidge Point, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts.
• FOUR ANTIQUE LOUIS XV STYLE PARLOUR
  FOUR ANTIQUE LOUIS XV STYLE PARLOUR CHAIRS Late 19th / early 20th century, carved and parcel gilt frames with black lacquer, including two armchairs (37.5 x 26 x 31) and two side chairs (36 x 20 x 18 in., seat height 17.5 in.); each featuring old casters to the front legs.
• PAIR VICTORIAN STYLE WALNUT RED VELVET
  PAIR VICTORIAN STYLE WALNUT RED VELVET UPHOLSTERED PARLOUR CHAIRSPair Victorian Style Walnut Red Velvet Upholstered Parlour Chairs
• ART NOUVEAU STYLE MAHOGANY THREE-PIECE
  ART NOUVEAU STYLE MAHOGANY THREE-PIECE PARLOUR SUITEArt Nouveau Style Mahogany Three-Piece Parlour Suite
• BRONZE-MOUNTED, INLAID, EBONIZED PARLOUR
  BRONZE-MOUNTED, INLAID, EBONIZED PARLOUR CABINETNapoleon III Bronze-Mounted, Inlaid and Ebonized Parlour Cabinet , late 19th c., shaped marble top, cartouche paneled door with specimen hardstone bird and urn reserve, fluted columnar stiles, conforming base , h. 44 1/2 in., w. 34 1/2 in., d. 16 in. Provenance: Schwitz Collection, Franklin, LA
• ROSEWOOD PARLOUR SUITE ATTR. J. & J.W.
  ROSEWOOD PARLOUR SUITE ATTR. J. & J.W. MEEKSFine American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Parlour Suite , mid-19th c., attr. to J. & J.W. Meeks, in the pattern commonly referred to as "Hawkins", incl. settee, armchair, pair of side chairs, anthemion mounted molded crests above pierced floral and fruit clusters, pierced acanthine scrolled surround, padded arms, chairs with rounded seats, cabriole legs, casters, sofa h. 50 1/2 in., w. 66 1/2 in., d. 40 in., armchair h. 47 1/2 in., w. 26 3/4 in., d. 34 in., side chair h. 42 3/4 in., w. 19 1/4 in., d. 25 1/2 in. (3 pcs.)
• EBONIZED, MARQUETRY PARLOUR CABINETAntique
  EBONIZED, MARQUETRY PARLOUR CABINETAntique Continental Bronze-Mounted, Ebonized and Marquetry Parlour Cabinet , shaped marble top, floral and urn doors, conforming base, h. 37 in., w. 48 in., d. 17 1/2 in . Provenance: Schwitz Collection, Franklin, LA
• BOULLEWORK AND EBONIZED PARLOUR CABINETNapoleon
  BOULLEWORK AND EBONIZED PARLOUR CABINETNapoleon III-Style Bronze-Mounted, Boullework and Ebonized Parlour Cabinet, shaped inset marble top, cartouche-paneled door, with and mother-of-pearl inlay, shelf interior, foliate apron, scrolled legs, h. 48 1/2 in., w. 32 in., d. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Schwitz Collection, Franklin, LA
• LOUIS PHILIPPE ROSEWOOD PARLOUR CHAIRSFour
  LOUIS PHILIPPE ROSEWOOD PARLOUR CHAIRSFour Louis Philippe Rosewood Parlour Chairs, mid-19th c., incl. two armchairs and two side chairs, foliate carved crest rail, oval back, scrolled supports, cabriole legs, casters, side chair h. 37 in., w. 19 1/4 in., d. 17 1/2 in., armchair h. 40 in., w. 24 in., d. 23 1/2 in. Provenance: 511 St. Ann Collection, Historic Pontalba, New Orleans
• INLAID, EBONIZED PARLOUR CABINETAntique
  INLAID, EBONIZED PARLOUR CABINETAntique Louis XVI-Style Bronze-Mounted, Inlaid, and Ebonized Parlour Cabinet , shaped top, two glazed doors, columnar supports, paneled center door with jasperware medallion, conforming base, h. 40 3/4 in., w. 71 1/2 in., d. 16 in . Provenance: Schwitz Collection, Franklin, LA
• NAPOLEON III PARLOUR CABINETNapoleon
  NAPOLEON III PARLOUR CABINETNapoleon III Carved, Parcel Gilt, Bronze-Mounted, Inlaid and Ebonized Parlour Cabinet , late 19th c., shaped top with incised decoration, fluted Ionic columnar supports, cabinet door with Classical plaque, incurvate paneled sides with trophy reliefs, conforming base , h. 43 in., w. 41 in., d. 21 1/2 in. Provenance: Schwitz Collection, Franklin, LA
• CARVED AND LAMINATED ROSEWOOD PARLOUR
  CARVED AND LAMINATED ROSEWOOD PARLOUR CHAIRAmerican Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Parlour Chair , attr. to Charles Baudouine (1808-1895), New York, foliate scroll pierced crest, serpentine seat, acanthine cabriole legs, casters, h. 38 in., w. 20 in., d. 23 in
• AMERICAN ROCOCO LAMINATED ROSEWOOD PARLOUR
  AMERICAN ROCOCO LAMINATED ROSEWOOD PARLOUR CHAIRAmerican Rococo Laminated Rosewood Parlour Chair , c. 1850, possibly Belter, New York, floral basket crest, scrolled pierced and upholstered back, foliate cabriole legs , h. 37 1/2 in., w. 19 1/2 in., d. 16 1/2 in
• NEOCLASSICAL WALNUT FOUR-PIECE PARLOUR
  NEOCLASSICAL WALNUT FOUR-PIECE PARLOUR SUITENeoclassical Walnut Four-Piece Parlour Suite,
• (2) EARLY BOOKS ON AMERICAN GARDENING
  (2) EARLY BOOKS ON AMERICAN GARDENING Including: "The American Flower Garden Directory, Containing Practical Direction for the Culture of Plants in the Hot-House, Garden-House, Flower Garden and Rooms or Parlours for Every Month in the Year...."by Hibbert & Buist Exotic Nurserymen and Florists; Philadelphia, E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1834; 375 pages, 6" x 9 1/4", blue paper boards, paper spine with label, worn, toned; PLUS "Economy of the Kitchen-Garden, the Orchard, and the Vinery, with Plain, Practical Directions for Their Management" by William Wilson, Nurseryman. Published by Anderson, Davis and Co. New York, 1826. Green paper boards, green leather spine 206 pages with index, 4 1/2" x 7", hinges starting, soiling, foxing.
• SESSIONS FAUX MARBLE FIGURAL PARLOUR
  SESSIONS FAUX MARBLE FIGURAL PARLOUR CLOCK Sessions faux marble and figural parlour clock with patinated spelter allegory of "Fortuna" atop a Renaissance Revival case in wood, ebonized and painted in the manner of Noir de Belgique and Verde Antico marble, the face with Gothic Arabic chapters and signed "Sessions". 21" H x 16" W x 7.5" D.
• LOUIS XVI STYLE FOUR PIECE CARVED AND
  LOUIS XVI STYLE FOUR PIECE CARVED AND PAINTED PARLOUR SUITE Early 20th century, all over painted cream field, to include a settee and three fauteuil, relief carved crest rail with pierced ribbon, carved and beaded surround, over upholstered seat back and frame with brass tack trim in needle and petit point of classical vignettes, acanthus carved arm supports, turned spiral twist fluted tapered legs.
• ANTIQUE LOUIS XVI STYLE CARVED AND GILDED
  ANTIQUE LOUIS XVI STYLE CARVED AND GILDED THREE PIECE PARLOUR SUITE Third quarter 19th century, including a settee and two fauteuil, relief carved crest rail with rose and leaf motif, stylized gadrooned border, Aubusson upholstered back and seat, acanthus carved arm and arm supports, the settee with bow-front seat rail, the chairs with serpentine front seat rail, all with carved and tapered fluted legs.
• LOUIS XVI STYLE AUBUSSON UPHOLSTERED
  LOUIS XVI STYLE AUBUSSON UPHOLSTERED FIVE PIECE PARLOUR SUITE Early 20th century, carved and painted wood frames with floral Aubusson upholstery, including a settee (38 x 49 x 21 in.), and four fauteuil (37 x 24 x 19 in.), all with ribbon and beaded carved frames with acanthus carved knuckles on tapered fluted legs.
• LOUIS XVI STYLE CARVED AND GILT THREE
  LOUIS XVI STYLE CARVED AND GILT THREE PIECE PARLOUR SUITE Early 20th century, finely carved and gilt wood frames, woven floral upholstery, including a settee (40.5 x 60 x 23 in.); and a pair of fauteuil (38.25 x 27 x 21 in.).
• VICTORIAN ROCOCO STYLE WALNUT PARLOUR
  VICTORIAN ROCOCO STYLE WALNUT PARLOUR SUITE, INCLUDING SETTEE AND SIDE CHAIRVictorian Rococo Style Walnut Parlour Suite, including Settee and Side Chair,
• An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (Glasgow, 1819; vol. 1 only of 2); Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist (London, 1835); Mrs. Chapone's Letters (New York, 1827); The Parlour Letter-Writer and Secretary's Assistant by R. Turner (Philadelphia, 1834); The Rainy Day by The American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia, 1842); Original Letters, &c. of Sir John Falstaff (Philadelphia, 1813); and A Grey-Cap for a Green-Head, in a Dialogue Between Father and Son (Philadelphia, 1798).
• FOUR LOUIS PHILIPPE ROSEWOOD PARLOUR
  FOUR LOUIS PHILIPPE ROSEWOOD PARLOUR CHAIRSFour Louis Philippe Rosewood Parlour Chairs, mid-19th c., incl. two armchairs and two side chairs, foliate carved crest rail, oval back, scrolled supports, cabriole legs, casters, side chair h. 37 in., w. 19 1/4 in., d. 17 1/2 in., armchair h. 40 in., w. 24 in., d. 23 1/2 in Provenance: 511 St. Ann Collection, Historic Pontalba, New Orleans.