Furniture
The 19th century French furniture: very decorative, sometimes opulent. Made according to tradition, they are polished, showing marquetry and decorated with gilt bronze. Here are our commodes, tables, cabinets and seats.
Boulle marquetry display and bookcase, Maison Delafontaine à Paris
Remarkable Boulle marquetry display and bookcase with red tortoiseshell on a blackened pearwood veneer. Very beautiful bronzes with original gilding signed at the back for the cabinetmaker and bronzier Delafontaine.
Gueridon round table in wooden marquetry, Italy
Lovely round middle or lounge table covered with marquetry of various woods such as walnut, rosewood and maple, forming geometrical star shapes on the shelf. The edges and the baluster foot depict friezes of coloured marquetry.
Large Empire style desk with gilt bronze sphinx, after Jacob Desmalter
Stunning large double-sided “bureau plat” desk in the Empire style of Francois Honoré Georges Jacob-Desmalter, (1770-1841). Flame mahogany with matte and polished gilt bronze. The top lined with gold-stamped green leather.
Bonheur du jour desk in wood marquetry, Paris
Beautifully executed "Bonheur du Jour" desk in flower marquetry of woods . Rare quality.
Size: H 130 cm x W 82cm x D 52cm
Paris, Second part of the 19th century
Four Solomonic Italian Baroque Columns
Fantastic ensemble of four Solomonic columns of the Italian Baroque. Gold and Silver leaved Helical columns in carved wood and stucco (plaster), characterized by a spiraling twisting shaft associated with Corinthian capitals and acanthus leaves.
Chest of drawers after Guillaume Benneman and Joseph Stöckel
A large Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze mounted Commode À Vantaux, After the 18th Century Model By Guillaume Benneman for the Queen Marie-Antoinette.
Blackamoor torchere, Venice
A venetian polychrome and gilt wooden blackamoor torchere figure standing on a octagonal faux marble plinth. Elaborated patterns on the moor rich costume, hand carved, painted and gilded. Electrified.
Exceptional commode "aux Guerriers" after Riesener
Exceptional commode "AUX GUERRIERS" late 19th century. This chest of drawers is made after the 1775 model of the great cabinetmaker Riesener for Louis XVI's bedroom in Versailles.
Black "dresse d'appui" with gilt bronze medaillon
A one door cabinet in blacked veneer and brass inlays called "dresse d'appui". Richely decorated with refined gilt bronzes with in the center of the door a large gilt bronze medaillon with an angle holding up a flower garland.
Display cabinet in Boulle marquetry and bone inlays, France
Large display cabinet "hauteur d'appui" in Boulle marquetry. Black veneer, incrusted with brass, brown tortoise shell and colored bone. Glass doors and sides, two glass shelves inside. Mirror in the back. Gilt bronze elements.
Double door display cabinet in wood marquetry, France
Nice display cabinet in exotic wood marquetry of rosewood, satinwood, ambiona and other tinted woods. Glassed pair of doors .Rich bronze ornamentation, like rosettes and in the center the mask of a beard man with wings and a snake.
Veneer and marquetry centre table
Louis XVI style centre table with Thuya and ebonished veneer with inlays of brass and mother of pearl. One drawer. Gilt bronzes. Fluted feet with a cross stretcher with a bronze urn in the centre. Nice quality.
Boulle marquetry "Bonheur du jour" desk, France
Beautiful "Bonheur du jour" lady's desk with refined Boulle marquetry on ebonished veneer finish. Descrete gilt bronze ornaments. Frieze drawer underneath the witing table.
Voluptuous "Dresse d'appui" cabinet, France
Beautiful cabinet "hauteur d'appui" in black veneer with brass inlays with nice curves. In the center of the door, a large bronze flower bouquet with a node. White marble top.
Gueridon table in gilt wood and porcelain
Beautiful gueridon table in gilt wood and Sèvres porcelain plates.
In the center, the round porcelain plate depicts The Rape of Europa by Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1750) on a bleu "celeste" ground.
Center table in wood marquetry
Louis XVI styl table with two flaps and a drawer. Flower marquetry in several exotic woods.
French work of the Napoleon III period.
Measurements: H75cm x L 75/116 cm x D 53cm
Louis XV style "Bureau à pente"
Beautiful desk called "Bureau à pente" with cube marquetry in mahogany and rosewood. Fine gilt bronze decoration.
Dim: H 93cm x W 65cm D 45cm
French work from the Napoleon III period.
Large "Trophy" dresse d'appui after Benneman
Fantastic "dresse d'appui" commode in speckled mahogany and gilt bronze in trapezoid form. Based on the Royal "Trophy" commode by Guillaume Benneman. Two large doors, two drawers. White marble top.
Dim: H 101cm x W 159 x D 54cm
"Bureau à cylindre" desk
Sober desk called "bureau à cylindre" which opens up by sliding the central drawer. Inside, a writing tablette with leather and little drawers. Discreet gilt bronze decoration.
Dim: H 103 x W 76cm X D 47cm
Transition style commode
Gorgeous Transition style three drawers commode. Rosewood and mahogany veneer with elegant gilt bronze decoration including a draped garland. Marble top "Gris Sainte-Anne".
Dim: H 88cm x W 117cm x D 53cm
Rare and large Louis XV style desk
This amazing "bureau à gradin" or "Bureau avec son cartonnier" is a rare piece due to his size, quality of marquetry and procelaine plaques, and essence of woods. Overall very bright lemon wood contrasting with the kingwood.
Commode "tombeau"
Beautiful commode tombeau in kingwood veneer. The dark marquetry contrasts nicely with the gold of the voluptuous bronze decorations. Brèche d'alep marble top.
Dim: H 86cl x W 133cm x D 60cm
Transition three drawers commode
Three-row drawers chest of the Transition period. All the sides are flat, the curved legs ending in hoofs.Marquetry of bramble and rosewood, the nets that decorate the uprights are walnut, plum and tinted wood. Gilt bronze pull handles and locks.
EXCEPTIONNEL "DRESSE" with Pietra Dura, BEFORT JEUNE
“Dresse d’appui” furniture, bearing the mark of Mathieu Béfort (1816 - active until 1880), known as BEFORT JEUNE. Beautiful furniture in black veneer, the door is adorned with marquetry of marbles, “Pietra dura”.
Game table in wood marquetry
Inlaid with walnut, mahogany, rosewood and exotic woods. The top shelf is adorned with a beautiful composition in the grotesque style. The tablet slides sideways to access the inside drawer and it unfolds to reveal a green felt.