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Wrought iron radiator screen

Wrought iron radiator screens upon which a marble top was placed.

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19th Century red Griotte marble mantel

Beautiful antique Regence style mantel made in the nineteenth century. The lintel is the support of a beautiful decoration of three large acanthus leaves and flowers. The corbel shaped jambs are covered with an oak leaf design, while the heads bear acanthus leaves, set at an angle. The use of Red Griotte marble makes this an exceptional piece.

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Antique walnut fireplace with Satyr mask

This large antique Napoleon III style fireplace was made out of walnut wood during the 19th century. The detached and twisted columns support a carved entablature, featuring a medallion and foliages. The trumeau mirror is elegantly decorated. The vertical pilasters are decorated with women's masks whereas the upper ledge is decorated with satyr's mask.

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Rare antique Regence period fireplace in Aleppo Breccia marble with its original cast iron insert

Rare antique Regence period fireplace made out of Aleppo Breccia during the 18th century. Both sides of the fireplace are curved and paneled.

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Pair of Japenese Vases by Alphonse Giroux and Charles Ficquenet

Signed “ALPH. GIROUX PARIS”, this pair of square base vases features a décor of flowers on a white background. These natural flowers, are made up of soft, pastel colours, the petals of each flower create a delicate gradation of pink, yellow, blue and white. The vase is outlined in bronze, and frames two parts of the vase. It frames the base, with feet featuring dragons' heads, and it frames the top of the vase. From Japanese inspiration, these vases come from the Japanese vogue, which became known in France during the 1860s-1870s, thanks to Japan opening foreign markets under the Meiji era. This vogue style is wonderfully illustrated by the famous “Service Rousseau” the name for the Parisian seller Eugène Rousseau, named so by the painter and engraver Félix Bracquemond. The Alphonse Giroux house was a famous marquetry and cabinet making store, situated at 7, rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, in Paris, which expanded from 1799 to the end of the Second Empire. This house was created by François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, and his two sons Alphonse-Gustave et André took over the business on the 19th May 1838. In his shop, Alphonse Giroux sold objects of curiosity, marquetry, stationary, but also pictures, paintings, and engravings, like an 18th century Marchand-mercier. Louis XVIII and Charles X chose gifts for the young princes in Alphonse-Giroux's shop. It was his son, in particular, who gave a real boost to the family business and made it enter the top ranking of luxury shops. The house was highly influenced by Japonism during the 1860s and 1870s, as can be seen by this pair of vases. In 1885, the Giroux house definitively closed its doors.

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Joseph Chéret (1838 - 1894) for the Manufactory of Sèvres "Putto with greek masks" Coin tray made in faience with a blue glaze

This coin tray was made in blue glazed faience in the 19th century by the manufacture of Sèvres, after an artwork of Joseph Gustave Cheret (1838-1894). This sculpture represents a putto with two Greek comedy masks. The first one, sitting at its foot, is a woman's mask of a courtesan called 'pseudokoré'. The putto is holding the other one in his arms, it is the mask of a bearded man called 'pornoboskos'. The putto is partially covered with a drape. At his feet are severals musical instruments : a flute, some bells and a tambourine, with the signature 'Joseph Cheret Saw'. Another mark 'CH FICQUENET. - Sevres' is on the side. Cheret is an important sculptor of the 19th century. He was trained by the famous Carrier-Belleuse. This very gifted student eventually married one of the daughters of his mentor in 1868. From 1863 he regularly presented works in different Fairs and Exhibitions. We owe him the first salamander design, which he realized in collaboration with the Chaboche Company. This object is inspired by sculptures depicting putti or young satyrs having fun with Greek comedy masks. Very popular in the imperial Rome period, these images are experiencing a revival during the Renaissance and then in the 19th century during eclecticism. It is particularly representative of the 19th century taste, especially by its material: a blue glazed faience. At that time, ceramic techniques were very popular. This blue can be compared to 'Deck blue', used by Théodore Deck at the same time.

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Linear mahogany parquet flooring from the 19th century

Set of 19th century mahogany linear parquet flooring. 8 cm wide and of different lengths : mostly 78,74 inch and up to 118,11 inch. All this for a surface area of about 43 400 po2

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Gallé for l'Escalier de Cristal, Ceramic covered pot adorned with a Foo dog on the lid taking the traditional shape of Chinese perfume burner, circa 1870

This ceramic pot with a lid takes the shape of a traditionnal Chinese perfume burner without having the function as it is not pierced. It was made by Charles Gallé (1818 – 1902) or his son Emile (1846 – 1904) for the maison l'Escalier de Cristal in the second half of the 19th century and more precisely in the 1870's as indicates a torn label under a similar perfume burner on which we can read the names Pannier et Lahoche and the address of the store from 1872. We can think this ceramic imitating a perfume burner Nous pouvons was made by Gallé as a similar model, with an identical shape but a different decor, is indexed in the Emile Gallé collection of the Musée d'Orsay, and bearing his signature. Emile Gallé was making ceramics with his father Charles Gallé for the Saint-Clément earthenware factory from 1864 and was part of the many artists that have made models for the maison l'Escalier de Cristal. Thus, it seems very liekly that his father could have done it too. Our ceramic, by its decor, testifies the taste for the Chinese art and the way they have inspired the creation of European art objects. Indeed, as for many artists, the Chinese esthetic has marked the production of l'Escalier de Cristal. Thus, the Parisian artists have been asked by the store to produce works in the Chinese style by intrepeting the models and adapting them to the European taste. Our perfume burner rests on three feet. The belly is adorned with a frieze, as the birth of the neck on which we can see a Ruyi frieze. The neck is adorned with a Ba gua trigram - fundamental philosophical concept of the Old China - and flanked with two curved handles. The lid takes the shaped of Foo dog.

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Cast iron fireback with gallant scene

Made of cast iron, this fireback is adorned with a gallant scene depicting a man playing the flute to a young woman, turned towards him, holding a bird in her hand. The scene is set against a wooded background.

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Small Louis XV style mantel in Bleu Fleuri marble

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Small Louis XVI style mantel with Campan marble jambs

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Brocatel marble

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Louis XV period mantel in Rouge du Nord marble

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Enjugerais marble

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Rouge du Nord marble

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Enjugerais marble

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Carrara marble

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in Carrara marble

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Louis XVI style mantel in veined Carrara marble with fluted legs

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Louis XV period Turquin marble mantel with beautiful shell

This Louis XV-period fireplace is carved in Bleu Turquin marble. This marble quarried in the Apuan Alps, Sardinia, or the Alps, was often used for 18th-century fireplaces due to its hardness and blue-gray color. The fireplace’s band features a central palmette motif around which acanthus leaves develop in an almost symmetrical fashion. The rest of the band is quite simple, with moldings that follow the inner contours of the band, highlighting two surfaces. The console part of the leg is carved with a scroll from which an acanthus leaf unfurls. The rest of the leg is decorated with two flutes interrupted by circular motifs in the middle of the leg.

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Small Louis XV style fireplace, Pompadour model, in speckled black marble