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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DE Landtsheer Jean-Baptiste, dated 1850
Lovely interior scene of two young ladies spinning lace with their mother. Intimate scene with lots of details in a bourgeois interior. Painted on a solid mahogany panel. Shows Western European tradition. Signed and dated 1850.
Van Regemorter Ignatius Josephus
Beautiful animated river landscape. Several ladies at the water, washing their laundry. A couple with a dog and a caw is about to cross the little bridge. The sun lights the scene from the left side. Nice reflection in the water.
FRANCIA Alexandre Thomas
Beautiful animated seascape with a view on docks at sunset. Pink sky. Sailboats in the middle. Signed lower left. Great quality. Oil on panel, gilt modern frame.
Size: H 53cm x W 73cm - H 74cm x W 97cm
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.
ZONARO Fausto, attributed to
Beautiful impressionist Berber market scene. Small oil on canvas monogrammed ZF, attributed to Zonaro Fausto master of the Italian school of orientalism. Amazing quality, the technique gives a lot of light and life to the work.
VOGEL Heinrich Max
Allegory of Springtime. Children playing along a pond in the Bavarian forest (comparable to other landscapes that are located by the artist). A squirrel in a birch tree. Beautiful color palette. Oil on canvas, dated 1931 and signed lower right.
"the nap", GEINAERT Jozef Louis (Eeklo 1790-Ghent 1859)
A touching and humorous genre scene depicting a sleepy old lady at an outdoor table being robbed of apples by children playing next door. Beautiful expressions and architectural details. Oil on panel, signed and dated 1848. Nice condition.
"Family scene" by Ferdinand de Braekeleer (Antwerp 1792 – 1883)
A "family discussion" genre scene, a young girl is debating a subject, surrounded by her parents. Outdoor scene. Oil on panel, signed and dated 1876. Stamp of the artist on the back. Nice condition. Modern frame.
"the friendly advice" by MADOU Jean-Baptiste
Oil on panel entitled « Le bon conseil », meaning the friendly advise. Two men are chatting in a pub. Signed lower right. Great condition. Sheet of on the back by the Old Hall Gallery of Sussex, certifying the work.
"the card game", Ferdinand de Braekeleer (Antwerp 1792-1883)
Beautiful interior scene depicting a couple playing cards on a kitchen table. The young girl standing in the middle is amused by their dispute, and so is the husband. Oil on panel, Signed and dated 1863 lower left.
Dresse d'appui with "Pietra dura", BEFORT Jeune Paris
“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”.
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.
Exceptionnal "Maréchaux" gueridon
Rare gueridon table in maghogany and porcelain plates. Circular top inses a big shallow dish painted with a portrait of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in coronation costume, after the original portrait by Gérard François.
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
Complete beauty case in blacked wood
Beautiful and complete beauty case with its entire interior. Bone, silver and cristal accessories, miroir and little boxes.
Measurements of the case: H 14cm x L 28cm x D 22cm
Inlay in the blacked wood. Great condtion.
VAN DEN EYCKEN Charles
Charming circus animal scene depicting a monkey and a dog. Both are costumed. Oil on panel. Nice post impressionist technique. Signed and dated 1887.
Dim: H 24 cm - L 17cm / H 52 cm - L 46 cm
Belgian School
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