Rare and important, this pair of neoclassical rosewood games tables, attributed to the workshop of Joseph Meeks and Sons, New York, second quarter Nineteenth Century, brought $11,400.

St Charles Gallery kicked off its 2008 season with a well attended and highly competitive sale February 16 and 17. The two-day auction included more than 1,300 lots of fine English, French, American and Oriental antiques and decorative objects and jewelry. Highlights include the winning bid of $6,300 for an early Nineteenth Century Hepplewhite cylinder roll desk, and $4,320 took home a very clean George III mahogany linen press.

A good pair of French white painted Gris-de-Trianon detailed fauteuils a la Reine brought $2,880; an impressive 18K white gold and diamond solitaire engagement ring featuring a 4.09-carat diamond sold for $16,800.

An oil on canvas by Peter Max brought $4,560, and a charming Southern oil painting of a young girl received heavy bidding and landed at $6,900.

An early American lathe-turned cherrywood and brass footed four-post bed, second quarter Nineteenth Century, sold for $10,200.

Furniture attracted some intense interest. Some highlights include a period American late classical Philadelphia sideboard that realized $4,800; a handsome rosewood marble top center table attributed to Alexander Roux of New York that brought $3,360; an extremely rare and important pair of rosewood games tables attributed to the workshops of Joseph Meeks and Sons brought $11,400 from a private collector; and a wonderful Southern cherrywood four-post bed caught considerable attention and sold for a final bid of $10,200.

All prices quoted include the 20 percent buyer’s premium.

The next sale at the St Charles Gallery, 1330 St Charles Avenue, is slated for April 12 and 13. For more information, 504-586-8733 or www.stcharlesgallery.com.