SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III'S BAROMETER

These two gilt bronze Empire style sconces date back to the period of Napoleon III, which corresponds to the Second French Empire between 1852 and 1870. This style takes inspiration ...

Elegant pair of padded benches covered in grey-blue fabric. The legs are turned and made of "guazzo" gilded wood in pure gold. Of refined Tuscan workmanship dating back to the mid-19...

The lost wax cast bronze chandelier is an elegant and refined work that represents typical Florentine manufacturing from the second half of the 19th century. Its golden and chiseled ...

The chest in question is an elegant piece of furniture made entirely of chestnut wood. Its manufacture dates back to the Renaissance, around the second half of the 16th century, by T...

Pair of specular female figure on a green Alpi marble base finished with chiseled and gilded bronze friezes. French manufacture of the 1850/1870.

Beautiful cabinet with two doors in soft wood, with walnut briar tiles and blonde half-luster finish. The carved decoration is linear and geometric, visible both on the front and on ...

Erable wood, pinewood interiors, tinted moldings. Bedroom consists of a door closet with mirror, dresser desk with three drawers in the front and another three behind a door, in add...

A 19th Century French Napoleon III miniature wall cabinet with fine quality marquetry inlay of rosewood, walnut and mahogany. Beautifully detailed with brass trim and escutcheons and...

This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood in furniture, inlaid designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal, marble etc. In addition, to express the royal style, the "Boulle" style also uses a large amount of gilded copper on the furniture, such as tiger claw decoration, mirror border decoration, leaf decoration, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded legs. This is a pretty prominent highlight in the overall black and gold color scheme. Moreover, the head of a woman is in the middle of the cabinet with waves in her hair and grape vines could be representing the Greek goddes of spring Spring. Surrounding the head are beautiful acanthus motifs incorporated in every layer and surface of the cabinet. Symmetricallly on the left and right side of the head are two identical faces, with one being the lock of the cabinet where key goes. The four corners of the cabinet have blooming carnations to create a feeling of spring coming. The details are collaged, decorated with golden bronze leaves in a classic French style. On the edges of the cabinet are sculptures of two women wrapped around with cloth and leaves. Through it, the author highlights the beauty of the woman's status in the past. On the side panels of the cabinet is placed a gilded face of a man with wings...

Mould with Nasrid plasterwork motif. Granada, second half of the 19th century. Plaster. It has slight flaws on the edges. Measurements: 28 x 41 x 2 m. Following the Mudéjar tradition of working plaster as a decorative material, this plaster mould...

PRESENTING A LOVELY late 19C Bronze Sculpture of Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 19th Century Bronze of Napoleon on Horseback in Battle, with c...

A fine quality example of a mercury wheel barometer. A mahogany case. A wider and deeper case with an opening door for the long scale thermometer with silvered dial. A silvered engraved dial signed 'J.B.Sala, Holborn'. Circa 1820. The banjo barometer is also known as the wheel barometer. It was invented by Robert Hooke...