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Double neo-classic door based on a drawing by Percier and Fontaine

Very beautiful Louis XVI style double door with Neoclassical decorations, in wood and stucco, made based on a drawing by architects Percier and Fontaine during the beginning of the 19th century.

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Antique Louis XV style fireplace made out of Campan Rubané marble

This beautiful antique Louis XV style fireplace was made out of Campan Rubané marble during the 19th century. This relatively rare marble is commendable for its unique decorative qualities. This antique fireplace is decorated with a carved shell and foilage in the middle of the entablature. The feet are curved.

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Large oak wood Louis XIII style fireplace with trumeau mirror

Dating back to the 19th century, this Louis XVI style fireplace was made out of oak wood. The mantel is decorated on both sides with twisted columns crowned with Corinthian capitals. The entablature is delicately carved with vine leaves. Chimeras heads adorn the heads of the entablature. Twisted columns also decorate the overmantel mirror which is crowned by the head of a roaring lion.

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Rare antique door in oak wood with nails, 18th century

This rare antique door in oak wood was made during the 18th century. It is decorated with nails.

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Beautiful cement doghouse in Rocaille style

Beautiful doghouse with half-timbered decoration and "rocaille" style, a rustic art very popular at the end of the 19th century. This doghouse was built in reinforced cement, imitating tree branches. André TEXIER Plate, mason in Normandy (France).

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Napoleon III style trumeau with crossed ribbon decoration

This Napoleon III style trumeau was made at the end of the 19th century in white painted stucco. The frame is surrounded by an beribboned frieze and a beaded border, and topped by a large motif in relief tied with a ribbon and flanked by two laurel branches.

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Beautiful Louis XV period mantel in grey Sainte Anne marble

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Louis XVI style wood mantel decorated with a mythological scene

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Louis XVI style wood mantel decorated with a mythological scene

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Beautiful Louis XVI style fireplace with very rich decoration, sculpted in Carrara marble

This fireplace was crafted at the end of the 19th century in white Carrara marble. The material displays a fine grain and discreet grey veining. The overall design is in the Louis XVI style. The structure features a wide moulded shelf set on a straight entablature. The façade is arranged in three sections: a central frieze flanked by two long panels, and two console-shaped jambs resting on square bases. The opening is rectangular, framed by a simple surround that reveals a cast iron interior. The carved decoration is abundant and precise. At the centre of the frieze, a bouquet of flowers in high relief is tied with a ribbon; open blossoms, buds and small berries can be distinguished, each leaf treated individually. The side panels are animated with a regular scroll pattern: the volutes form medallions enclosing rosettes and small fruits, bordered by a string of pearls. Beneath the frieze, a central console (with leafy drop and small dentilled blocks) emphasises the axis. The jambs, shaped as consoles, are enriched with a long vertical panel: a vegetal drop with central braiding ending in a foliage motif at the bottom, while the top of each jamb bears a block decorated with a fleuron. The cast iron interior continues the vegetal vocabulary. The lintel carries a central trophy composed of a drum with its sticks, framed by branches tied with a ribbon. Each side panel shows a vertical motif of a stylised vase or bouquet placed on scrolls, within a beaded frame following the contour. On the floor, the rectangular hearth slab in white marble is decorated with three dark insets aligned across the front of the firebox, giving rhythm to the base. The ensemble combines classical order with rich floral decoration, characteristic of the revival of the Louis XVI style at the end of the 19th century.

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Restoration period trumeau with floral motif

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Henri CHAPU — À la Jeunesse

This sculpture depicts a woman with her arm raised, leaning on a monument at the base of which are inscribed the words: “A LA JEUNESSE” (To Youth). Signed by Henri Chapu, this work is composed of various materials skillfully blended together: carved from white marble, the female figure holds a gilded bronze laurel branch in her hand and leans on a red stone monument left rough in places. Our work should be compared with two sketches dated around 1875, commissioned by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1872 for a monument in memory of the painter Henri Regnault, who died at the front during the Franco-Prussian War. The first terracotta model is kept at the Musée Carnavalet (inv. S3494). Entitled La Jeunesse (Youth), the stele bears the inscription “LAUREA / NON LACRYMAE / 1870-1871.” Accompanied by the dates of the conflict, the motto “Glory, not tears” explains the motif of the laurel branch. The second sketch is a plaster cast kept at the Musée d'Orsay (inv. RF 1785) on which no date accompanies the sober dedication to Henri Regnault and the artist's signature. Henri Chapu présente le modèle au Salon de 1875 et remporte une médaille d’honneur. Le 12 août 1876, le monument est inauguré dans la cour du mûrier aux Beaux-Arts de Paris. Le succès de cette figure féminine porte le sculpteur à éditer le modèle dans trois dimensions en collaboration avec Ferdinand Barbedienne à partir de 1878. Ces fontes présentent quelques variantes quant à leur dédicace. Notre variante, sculptée de la main de l’artiste, est exceptionnelle : à notre connaissance, elle est la seule version à proposer une telle combinaison de matériaux. La variété des matériaux est soulignée par la diversité de leur traitement : la douceur du modelé de la figure féminine en marbre blanc contraste avec les degrés sommairement dégrossis dans la pierre rouge ou le chapiteau ionique gravé en très bas relief.

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MILET & DIFFLOTH – Ornamental Glazed Ceramic Charger with Hollyhocks

This decorative dish featuring hollyhocks results from the collaboration between ceramist Félix Optat Milet (1838-1911) and Emile Diffloth (1856-1933). Born into a family of potters, Milet joined the Manufacture de Sèvres in 1862 as a modeler before becoming a decorator. In 1866, he founded his own factory, which would become the largest private ceramics manufacturer in Sèvres. In 1876, Optat Milet participated privately in the Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition of the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts, where his brightly colored creations were a great success, as evidenced by the lines dedicated to him by Adrien Dubouché in 1876 in his article “Contemporary Ceramics at the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts Exhibition” in the second issue of L'Art: la revue hebdomadaire illustrée. At the 1889 World's Fair, Milet won the gold medal and Loebnitz highlighted the wonderful effects made possible thanks to the new technique used by Optat. It was also in the 1880s that Optat Milet and Clément Massier opened the Delvaux boutique (18, rue royale in Paris), which remained in business until the 1970s. Our dish bears Emile Diffloth's signature on the front and the Milet factory mark on the back. Based in Sèvres, Milet is renowned for his technical expertise and close ties with the Manufacture Nationale. The central decoration created by Diffloth features white and purple hollyhocks in a fluid, asymmetrical composition inspired by Japanese art which was in vogue at the time. The delicately veined flowers and leaves stand out elegantly against a gold background thanks to a textured relief surface. The gold background creates a luminous vibration under the glaze. The overall effect is of great refinement.