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Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

French, 1811-1895

Charles-Guillaume Diehl founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 Rue Michel-Le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments. It was his luxury boxes, however, (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown. Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861. In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active from 1867 until 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style, which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book “Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867”. He writes of a table of which “the pendant bearing hooks and the fan-shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love” and a jewelry case where “The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornamentation”. For this Universal Exhibition, Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors: Emile Guillemin (1841–1907), who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824–1910), who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet with marquetry and silver-plated bronzes. Diehl was again rewarded with a medal of honor at the Union Central Exhibition of 1869 and a progress medal at the Universal Exhibition in Vienna in 1873. Showered with praise by the critics, Diehl is considered one of the most innovative artists of the 19th century. His final appearance was at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he presented outside the competition, his most recent creations, including a work table in marquetry, which with its naturalistic grasshopper motif anticipated Art Nouveau.

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Creator: Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Diehl Black French Table Napoleon III Boulle Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Table by Diehl in Boulle Fiddle with rich Fishnet Marquetry style, Napoleon III Period, Sumptuous violin-shaped center table, Boulle mesh style marquetry, in brass on an e...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Neo-Greek Pedestals. C.G. Diehl & J.Brandely, France, circa 1867
By Lebeuf Milliet & Cie Creil Montereau, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Jean Brandely
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional pair of neo-Greek style pedestals, made in blackened pearwood, gilded galvanic bronze and glazed earthenware. The sheath-shaped shaft is decorated with rectangular plates...
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1860s French Greek Revival Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Bronze

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long frieze drawer which opens to reveal a leather-inset secretaire with a pigeonhole fla...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Amboyna

Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Neo-Grec Torchères, 1870
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in New York, NY
A highly important pair of Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Ebony Neo-Grec Torchères / Pedestals circa 1870. Majestic and exemp...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
Highly important and palatial Napoleon III Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour by Charles Guillaume Diehl, Designed by Jean Brandely, The Marquetry by E. Varlot, Paris. The rarity & importance of this magnificent piece cannot be overstated, it is without question one of the finest examples you will see. Originally commissioned for European nobility as a statement of love and marital grandeur. Incorporating the finest & rarest veneers and timbers of the time, including Harewood, Thuya, Purpleheart, palm wood and tulipwood. The beautifully shaped ormolu gallery on the top, gracefully curving outwards inset with fretted heart shapes highlight the incredible attention to detail that flow throughout this majestic piece. The upper section set either side with ormolu mounted fluted pilasters, aside two doors both individually set with masculine & feminine central marquetry panels of the most supreme quality, as you would expect from the master E. Varlot. The colors incorporated in the inlay are outstanding to behold, simply perfection. Opening to reveal the double top & bottom lock, engraved with Diehl's mark and address. Internally veneered in Rosewood of the richest color with one shelf. With two drawers below the doors, both veneered on the inside with Sycamore, one fitted for inkwells. The ormolu edged writing flap again centrally set with both a male & female figure now seated, holding hands with the lady holding a Mandoline, a true sign of happiness & love. The writing flap opening to reveal the original richly tooled velvet leather surface. The stand with one central frieze drawer, again lined inside with rosewood and with a top and bottom lock. On ormolu-mounted fluted legs. This grand Museum Quality masterpiece is in excellent condition for its age. Charles Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) was of Germanic origins, he is considered among the most important & influential of cabinetmakers of the 19th century. He was born in Steinbach, Germany later moving to France, establishing his atelier in Paris in 1840, at the 3, Rue de Thorigny and then at the 170, Rue Saint...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Ormolu

French Center Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
A Centre Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle By Charles-Guillaume Diehl Of rectangular form, constructed in Bois Noirci and cut brass, using complex arabesque designs in the manner of Jean Berain; rising from square tapering collared legs conjoined by a stylised stretcher of ‘X’ form issuing from a central tablet; having three drawers to the frieze. French, Circa 1860 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811–1885). Diehl was a German born cabinetmaker that worked and ran workshops in France from circa 1840 until 1885, specialising in small decorative cabinets...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Tables

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Brass

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Charles-guillaume Diehl tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Charles-Guillaume Diehl tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles-Guillaume Diehl tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Charles-Guillaume Diehl were created in the Louis XVI style in france during the 19th century. Prices for Charles-Guillaume Diehl tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,128 and can go as high as $245,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $50,561.

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