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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.
Empire pendulum clock "Terpsichore" after Canova, Bailly à Paris
Splendid gilt bronze clock depicting Terpsichore, the muse of dance and lyric poetry. She stands in an antique gown, looking on the side. On the clock case, her attributes like the lyra, books and a laurel crown.
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.
The archer by MARIOTON Eugène
Classical bronze model of an archer. Beautiful detaills and athletic anatomy. Nice original patina with some wear.
Size: H 74cm - diameter base 25 cm
French School of the late 19th century
French Art Deco Pair of Bookends, Signed G. Limousin
Beautiful and very decorative pair of bookend of the Art Deco period signed G. Limousin and marked with a stamp of French fabrication. Pair of green patinated goats with elegant attitude on black bases. Bronze and brass.
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.
GARDET Georges
A beautiful bronze with brown and gold patina representing the meeting of a tiger and a dog of Fô (dog of the Chinese Buddha) in the jungle. Signed and marked for Barbedienne Fondeur in Paris. Marble base. Very pretty original patina.
"Est-ce toi?" Lambeaux Jef
Fabulous sculpture in bronze with brown sheen entitled "Est-ce toi?" (is it you?). A seductive naked couple at play. Beautiful movement of the bodies. Signed on the terrace. Most certainly casted by "la Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles".
PICAULT Emile
Large bronze "Retour de pêche", back from fishing. Black sheen. Signed on the terrace.
Size: H 82cm with marble base.
French School
DETRIER Pierre-Louis
Pair of armed men, musketeers ready for the duel. Finely chased and patinated. Signed both on the terraces and marked for the founder "E. TASSEL editeur".
Size: H 37cm
French School of the second part of the 19th century.
"Virtutes civicae, ense et labore", PICAULT Emile Louis
Beautiful allegorical bronze with green patina titled "Virtutes civicae, Ense et Labore" (civic vertues, sword and work). The young, half naked warrior is streching his arm to the sky with a laurel branch.
COUDRAY Marie Georges Charles
A young warrior with an axe. Bronze with brown patina. Signed on the terrace.
Size: H97cm
French School of the late 19th century.
"Le Lancer" MARIOTON Eugène
Bronze with brown sheen of "Le lancer" ( throwing it). An oriental falconer is streching his arm to launch an falcon. He carries a riffle on his back and has several sabers slipped into his belt.
"Rebecca" Leroux Gaston
Beautiful oriental water bearer. She is holding a jar of water on her head and has one hand on her hip. She is stepping down what appears the be stairs near a well. Signed on the terrace. Nice quality and sheen.
Size: H 74 cm
"L'escholier" by PICAULT Emile Louis
Beautiful bronze untitled "L'Escholier" with brown patina. A "Escholier" was a medieval student, specialised in Law and Theology. He is confident and charismatic, he looks side ways, his outfit inspired by troubadour art.
"The fairy" by ROSSE FRANZ
Beautiful bronze with brown patina of a young lady with dragonfly wings. Pretty pedestal in red marble. She takes the pose elegantly surrounded by flowers.
Size: H 47cm
Arch pendulum clock, skeleton movement, GASTON Joly in Paris
Arch pendulum clock with skeleton movement of the late 18th century. Apparent movement in chiselled and gilded bronze; it presents four polychrome enamelled dials: in the center one with hours, minutes and the month's dates.
"Lady by the fountain", Emile Laporte
Large bronze of a young girl bathing herself at a fountain. Bronze with brown sheen. Beautiful expression, interesting pose and details.
Size: H 74cm
French school of the late 19th century
Pair of long, ormulu Sèvres style vases, cobalt blue ground
Very decorative pair of long "fuseaux" vases mounted on delicate gilt bronze. Gilt bronze garland of roses on the periphery of the vases, freeze of pearls on the top and ring at the piedouche. Deep cobalt blue ground.
"Nude with the love letter" by Lambeaux Jef
Fabulous sculpture in bronze with dark and shades of green sheens. Lambeaux revisits the classical theme and makes it his own. Beautiful movement of the female body, smooth against a raw rock. Signed on the terrace.
"Kabyle coming back from the hunt", Arthur Waagen
Beautiful large bronze entitled "The Kabyle hunter coming back from the hunt. Sculpture featuring a Berber tribesman mounted on a horseback, surrounded by hunting dogs. Dark patina. Beautiful chasing.
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.
Pair of small green porcelain vases, Paris
Interesting ensemble in the green tones of a pair of 19th century French eggshaped vases, green glass imitating malachite and a little candlestick with a ormulu bouddha.
Size of the vases : H 27,5 cm - base 8cm x 8cm
"David vainqueur" , Gossin Louis
Bronze with green sheen depicting a victorious David. Beautiful red marble base that spins.Some stones encrusted in the sword. Signed by the artist on the terrace.
Size: H 83cm - H 90 cm with the red marble base
"Amour Chanteur" Bouret Eutrope
Beautiful large bronze of a singing cupid. He streches is arm in the air and looks up while singing. A mandoline is hanging from his shoulder in his back. Wonderful chasing and details. Beautidul patina in great condition.
Skeleton "portique" clock, Pilard in Troyes
Rare portique skeleton pendulum clock with three dials and annular movement.
Size: H 41cm x W 20cm
Signed under the central dail for the clockmaker Pilard in Troyes (France).
Astronomical skeleton clock att. to Sarton Hubert
Skeleton portico clock in brass, ormolu and black marble of the late 18th century.
Skeleton clock, Lepaute à Paris
a skeleton pendulum clock with four dials, white marble and magnificent golden bronzes.
"Domitor", MARIOTON Eugène
Bronze with brown sheen of "Domitor". A half naked young man takes a dramatic the pose and tries to dominate a lion cub that is clinging to his shoulder. He holds a stick (original). A ball and a whip on the base. Green marble base.