PAIR OF CENTAURS
Pair of Centaurs in patinated bronze standing on ebonized wood stand. Period : XVIII th century The Centaurs are reductions of the original ones in marble. They were found by cardinal Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti (1685-1764) during the excavation of the Villa Hadriana...
A PAIR OF SIDES CABINETS
A pair of néoclassical sides cabinets, in burr-amboina, rosewood, amaranth and boxwood parquetry. They open to a drawer. The front legs are joined by two shelves. They stand on four tapering fluted legs. Ormoulu ornementation such as friezes, keyholes and sabots....
Axminster Carpet
A medallion with roses and bouquets decorates the middle of a raspberry “caisson” ground. A frieze of vine leaves forms a delicate internal border, and a wider border is composed of a frieze of griffons, baskets of fruit and volutes Origin : Axminster Carpet Factory...
Ebony and chinese lacq Console
A side console table in ebony with two drawers It is decorated with a Chinese lacquer panel depicting Japanese flowering cherries on the stretcher. The front of the apron is embellished with a European lacquer imitating this Chinese panel. The table stands on four...
secretaire
Secretaire with a flap, drawer and door. It has pronounced architectural features and is adorned with fluted pilasters. The panels are decorated with reliefs in European lacquer, over a black background, in imitation of Japanese lacquers. These lacquers, of an...
SecretaIre
Drop-front secretaire. The upper section has a drawer and a fall-flap revealing ten drawers and a secret compartment containing four drawers. The lower section has two doors opening on to two flaps (one opening upwards and the other downwards), disclosing two...
LOUIS XVI DESK
Flat marquetry writing table in citruswood and rosewood. Beautiful chiseled ormolu ornamentation such as a vase with flowers, angle drapings, etc. The apron has two drawers that open on the front and a sliding shelf on one of the sides. Four legs sheathed in marquetry...
EMPIRE CHANDELIER
Chandelier with 18 lights in crystal and finely chiseled and gilded bronze. It is composed of two circles of fillets bordering a frieze of laurels and flowerets separated by eight arrows, joined at the centre by a blue enameled globe and scattered with gilt stars. The...
This panel is composed of pieces of silk in different colours, sewn together, mounted on a canvas and highlighted with paint. The scene depicts an episode from « The Story of Joseph »: The Triumph of Joseph. It is taken from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 41. The...