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A VERY LARGE AND RARE MARQUETRY PANEL AND FRAME SIGNED BY FRANCESCO ABBIATI DEPICTING THE ASCENT TO CALVARYCarlton Hobbs LLC This magnificent inlaid panel, being the tenth known signed work by Francesco Abbiati (fl. c. 1780-c. 1828), is an important addition to the known oeuvre…

February 19 2015, 4:48pm | Comments »
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January Exhibition At Carlton HobbsWe are exited to announce our joint exhibition which we are holding together with Coll & Cortés and Tomasso Brothers. The exhibition is currently on view here at…

January 26 2015, 2:29pm | Comments »
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A Commemorative Table for a Community LeaderCarlton Hobbs LLC This oak presentation center table represents a rare example from the nineteenth century practice of creating commemorative furniture from materials taken from buildings, ships or…

January 12 2015, 10:24am | Comments »
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An Unusual Pair of Carved Birds Eye Maple Aesthetic Period Armchairs, Possibly by Pottier & StymusCarlton Hobbs LLC This unusual pair of armchairs , circa 1870, is an example of Aesthetic movement design of the 1870s and 1880s, which “emphasized art in the…

December 24 2014, 4:18pm | Comments »
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A Spectacular Pair of Minton Majolica Jardinieres on Elephant-Form Tripod Pedestals, with Decoration Designed by Christopher DresserCarlton Hobbs LLC In the last decade of the 18th century, several events transpired which changed the face of the English pottery industry. The death of leading industrialist…

November 25 2014, 12:15pm | Comments »
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Our Newest Acquisition Only Lasted ‘Til Dessert A Rare Confectioner’s Scale Model of the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis, Athens New York City. September 23rd, 2014. Of flour, egg, sugar, butter, vanilla extract,…

September 24 2014, 1:30pm | Comments »
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Hotel Dijon Trailer We warmly receive to the…

September 10 2014, 6:47am | Comments »
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A Probably Unique Pair of Regency Anglo-Chinese Convex MirrorsThis pair of mirrors, circa 1815, were carved by Thomas Fentham (1771-1801), a leading Regency carver, gilder, looking glass, and picture frame-maker, while the reverse-painted plates are almost…

August 27 2014, 2:56pm | Comments »
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Garden Diary: Echinacea PurpureaA new Echinacea plant at Carlton Hobbs. A new arrival in our garden at 60 East 93rd Street is the eastern purple coneflower or Echinacea purpurea, a hearty…

August 4 2014, 11:46am | Comments »