Light Music | This 1970s light fixture is as spirited as the sound of six trombones. It would add sparkle to a dining room and a whimsical note to any decor. $2,200, JED, 27 Washington St., Sag Harbor, 631-725-6411 or jedny.com.
Ensconced |One of a pair, this mirrored sconce was fashioned from a 19th-century French gas lamp and wired for electricity; the faceted mirror makes light dance around the room. $3,200 for the pair, Balasses House Antiques, 208 Main St., Amagansett, 631-267-3032
Ribbon Candy | Franca Stagi and Cesare Leonardi designed this classic Ribbon Chair for Bernini Furniture in 1961. $6,800, R. E. Steele Antiques, 78 Montauk Hwy., East Hampton, 631-324-7812.
Gilt Trip |The French never waste a thing—like this late-19th-century mercury-glass seltzer bottle, repurposed into an elegant table lamp. $1,850, Laurin Copen Antiques, 1703 Montauk Hwy., Bridgehampton, 631-537-2802 or laurin copenantiques.com.
Imperial Ambitions | Napoleon surely would have liked this 1940s French nickel-plated drum table, a modern take on early-19th-century French campaign furniture. $4,200, English Country Antiques, 53 North Sea Rd., Southampton, 631-537-0606 or ecantiques.com.
This article appears in the June 2011 issue of Cottages & Gardens.