French Huguenot

Publisher: David Mortier (1673-1728) was a Dutch printer/publisher/merchant from Amsterdam of French Huguenot descent. In 1696 he got naturalized in England.

Pair of French/English Huguenot brass silver form candlesticks, circa 1690.

Pair of brass silver form huguenot wine buckets. (Paire de Rafraichissoirs), circa 1710. Engraved with the arms of thomas wentworth, Lord Raby, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739) Bri...

The Dalbiacs were wealthy London silk and velvet merchants of French Huguenot origin who had fled France at the end of the 17th century to escape persecution for their protestant fai...

James Maubert was born in Dublin in 1666, the son of a French Huguenot. He was the pupil of Gaspar Smitz, the Dutch born artist who specialised in portraits, flowers and fruits, who...

He was born in Lambeth in London, one of 17 children of William Francis Barraud (1783–1833), a clerk in the Custom House, and Sophia (née) Hull. The family was of French Huguenot ori...

Williams, sold by her executors on behalf of the MS Society; Sotheby’s, London, 'British Paintings 1500-1850', 21 November 1984, lot 30 (featured on the catalogue front cover and so...

A skilled occupation which had its origins when the Huguenots escaped from France to England in the 17th Century where their craftsmanship spread.

The art form originated from the French Huguenots who were known for their skill as artisans.

Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, the French Huguenots were banished from France so they moved their families to Europe and America where they were much valued...

The tradition of Pique work began with the French Huguenots who crafted beautiful objects from tortoiseshell as early as the 17th century.

The craft was developed by the French Huguenots in the sixteenth century. Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, the French Huguenots were forced to relocate to Eng...

Enameled boxes were first produced at Bilston, circa 1750 when French Huguenot refugees, fleeing religious persecution, settled there.             

The series depicts life in the streets of London. Noon shows French Huguenots leaving the French Chapel in Hog Lane, Soho.

Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, the French Huguenots were forced to leave France upon which they migrated to other European countries where they were sought ...

Bernard Palissy (1510 – 1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.

Bernard Palissy (1510-1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.

Bernard Palissy (1510-1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.

Bernard Palissy (1510-1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.

(See last pictures) Bernard Palissy (1510-1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese por...

Bernard Palissy (1510–1589) was a French Huguenot potter, craftsman, and hydraulics engineer celebrated for his “rustic ware”—elaborately decorated platters featuring small animals a...

Inscribed with the title 'Guerre des Huguenots sous Charles IX en 1562' in plate below the image.

Huguenot mirror in tortoiseshell and repoussé brass, Louis XIV period. It features rich ornamentation of floral motifs, rinceaux, arabesques, fruits, and in the central peak, a masca...

This pendant features a flat Huguenot cross in chased yellow gold. Pendant sold alone without its presentation chain.

Palissy ware refers to the highly distinctive, naturalistic ceramic style pioneered in the 16th century by the French Huguenot potter Bernard Palissy (c. 1510–1589/90).

Huguenot, bearing his signature and circa 1920 in date.

This is a large fine 19th century painting depicting the imminent assassination of French Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny by agents of Catherine de Medici and Philip II of...

About James Tregent James Tregent, a French Huguenot watchmaker who settled in London, is listed as being active in clock and watchmaking between 1770 and 1808.

"The environs of London in 1746", originally by John Rocque, this being the 1971 version published by Harry Margary. John Rocque was of French Huguenot stock from Monosque in Prov...

James Maubert was born in Dublin in 1666, the son of a French Huguenot. Like his older countryman Garret Morphy, Maubert trained in Dublin.

Each frame height 71.5cm, width 52cm. John Rocque was of French Huguenot stock from Monosque in Provence and moved to London with his parents in the early eighteenth century.

Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early sixteenth century.

PHILIPPE MERCIER (Berlin 1689/91-1760 London): Mercier was the son of a French Huguenot tapestry-worker émigré in Berlin, where he was born in about 1689 or 1691.

The Balfour Desk marquetry is attributed to Aubertin Gaudron who supplied the Garde-Meuble Royal between 1686 and 1713. Many Huguenot refugees from France around this time worked in...

In addition to these craftsmen , Huguenot refugees from France worked in the cabinetmakers’ and designers’ shops of London during this time.

Born in 1831 in South Carolina, Louis Rémy Mignot was born to French parents of Huguenot descent. Both his French and southern heritages would influence his later artistic style, dis...

One final remark concerns the influx of Huguenot refugees into England in the wake of persecution in France, notable not simply in relation to the military forces at the Boyne.

Huguenot-style rectangular wooden mirror, mid-20th century, France.

This pendant features a Huguenot cross in chased yellow gold. Pendant sold alone without its presentation chain.

His paternal grandfather was Paul Philip Barraud an eminent chronometer maker in Cornhill, and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Hull, a miniature painter. The family was of French Hu...

His paternal grandfather was Paul Philip Barraud an eminent chronometer maker in Cornhill, and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Hull, a miniature painter. The family was of French Hu...

His paternal grandfather was Paul Philip Barraud an eminent chronometer maker in Cornhill, and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Hull, a miniature painter. The family was of French Hu...

His career has been regarded as a good example of the Victorian self-made man: in 1831 he married Eliza Vicat, of an old French Huguenot family. In 1852 he moved to Fulham and in 185...

Daniel Marot, being a Huguenot, fled France and settled in Holland after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685.

Important French Huguenot cast brass silver form tureen on three hairy paw feet.

Pique, the technique of inlaying gold and silver into tortoise shell or ivory, came to England in the 17th century with the French Huguenots. This piece is dated, c. 1860 when ...

Perrigo, a descendant of French Huguenots, was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts in 1771, he worked as successful clockmaker and machinist in the area until his death in 1834.

He was born in Lambeth in London, one of seventeen children of William Francis Barraud (1783–1833), a clerk in the Custom House, and Sophia (née) Hull. The family was of French Hugue...

His paternal grandfather was Paul Philip Barraud an eminent chronometermaker in Cornhill, and his maternal grandfather, Thomas Hull, a miniature painter. The family was of French Hug...

He was an admiral of France and leader of the Huguenots during the early years of the Wars of Religion (1562–98).

Hallmarked for London 1750 Weight 635 grams Height 23.5 cm Paul de Lamerie was the greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th century. A Huguenot, or French Protestant, h...

A skilled occupation which had its origins when the Huguenots escaped from France to England in the 17th Century where their craftsmanship spread.

The Auriol family were a prominent French Protestant (Huguenot) family. James was born in Castres, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France shortly before his family was exiled and moved to Genev...

A skilled occupation which had its origins when the Huguenots escaped from France to England in the 17th Century where their craftsmanship spread.

Three associated French brass candlesticks, Huguenot style 1680-1780.

Frédéric Dufaux (Swiss, 1852-1943) The Harbour of Martigues in France in Sunny August Plein Air Oil on light card, ca. 19 x 24 cm Heavy card mount in an unglased frame, ca. 37 x 42...

These French Brutalist dining chairs, crafted from solid oak, are rooted in the principles of mid-century design. Their bold yet restrained forms reflect the Brutalist movement’s foc...

Spanish School, early 20th century Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the 3rd Duke of Alba (1507-1582). after the 16th century painting by Anthonis Mors oil on panel, framed f...

Beautiful 17th century Spanish brass candlestick. Not polished, nice patina Measures: 16 cm high, 12 cm wide, 12 cm deep.

An authentic 19th-century shelving cabinet from the Spanish Pyrenees, masterfully crafted in solid wood with distinctive folk-art details. This regional piece features open shelves a...

An ornately-carved walnut 17th century and later French cabinet on stand, the top with a pair of carved doors and paneled carved sides with columns at the corners, the whole raised o...

Originally used in a French chapel, this exquisite brass repousse pricket or candlestick from the late nineteenth century stands at over two and a half feet tall and features intrica...

Marianne Loir (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm Unsigned Grandda...

French 18th century Louis XV brass candlesticks with very nice patina. In good condition. Measures: 19 cm high diameter 10 cm.