The Opulent Eye: 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Ceramics, Glass and Carpets

This season’s Belle Époque decorative arts auction features a collection of thirty cameo glass vases by Thomas Webb & Sons., seventy rugs and carpets, and an eclectic selection of furniture and sculpture. Highlights include a large and colorful 19th century Tabriz carpet, an 18th century Ningxia Chinese carpet with a lattice design, several impressive Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelain plaques, an exhibition center-table by the ébéniste François Linke, a whimsical group of Edward F.Caldwell lighting and table decorations, and a rare and unique forged iron Gothic-revival chandelier by animalier sculptor, Emmanuel Frémiet.