The Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen (1854–1928) was only in his mid-20s when he set up his Parisian design business in 1880. By the time he died, Maison Jansen had become the world’s first international decorating firm. Today, it is still regarded as one of the most notable firms and period furniture manufacturers in history, with its vintage floor lamps, tables, dressers and other furnishings remaining in demand.
Maison Jansen initially came to international prominence in 1883 when the young Jean-Henri Jansen traveled to Amsterdam to participate in the International Colonial Exposition, an event that featured presentations by 28 different nations and was attended by over a million visitors. There he exhibited as part of the French pavilion and won the silver medal. This led to two prominent new clients: King William III of the Netherlands and King Alfonso XII of Spain.
Next was King Leopold II of Belgium for the interiors of the Château du Laeken, as well as commissions for Egypt’s King Farouk and Great Britain’s King Edward VII. Thanks to his participation in global expositions and fairs, Jansen expanded the renown of the firm so that its studios would reign in such major cities as London, New York, Buenos Aires, Cairo and many more.
Jansen was not only sought after for his taste but also for his custom period-inspired pieces. For example, in the Count and Countess de Revilla de Camargo’s Havana mansion, Jansen designed Louis XV–style furniture crafted from Cuban mahogany, enhancing Maison Jansen’s reputation as an expert maker. His custom furniture business was so successful that by 1900 he had opened his own atelier and employed around 700 artisans.
In the 1960s, the firm, then led by Stéphane Boudin, worked with Jacqueline Kennedy on the refurbishment of rooms in the White House, including such spaces as the Queens’ Sitting Room, which featured bright blue fabric and neoclassical details. In the 1970s, legendary French actor Alain Delon brought his sense of style to bear on the world of furniture design, when he created a series of pieces for Maison Jansen.
Maison Jansen continued to produce furniture designs through the 20th century, responding to shifting tastes from Art Nouveau to Modern Regency. The atelier and studio officially closed its doors in 1989.
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Signed Maison Jansen Brass Mounted Chinoiserie Marble Top Louis XVI Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Paint-Decorated Marble-Top Commode – Exquisite French Neoclassical Craftsmanship This exceptional Maison Jansen chinoiserie paint-decorated marble-top comm...
Marble, Brass
$6,396Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Maison Jansen Mahogany Louis XVI Directoire Marble Top Commode Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite signed Maison Jansen commode dresser is a superb example of fine French craftsmanship blending Louis XVI and Directoire style influences. Featuring a sleek mahogany bo...
Marble, Brass
Documented and Important Maison Jansen Ormolu Mounted Regency Commode, c. 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent and fine Maison Jansen ormolu mounted commode (France, c. 1950), documented in the book 'Jansen Furniture' by James Archer Abbot (see photos). This important cabinet wa...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
$11,165Sale Price|50% Off
Maison Jansen cream lacquer brass mirrored chest of drawers 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare Maison Jasen five drawers, cream lacquered chest of drawers would be stunning in any bedroom or living room. Made to order by...
Brass
Signed Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Marble Top Directoire Commode Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Signed Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Marble Top Directoire Commode Dresser is a fine example of the Parisian atelier’s legendary craftsmanship and timeless design. With its elega...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Black Lacquered Chest of Drawers by Guy Lefèvre for Maison Jansen
By Guy Lefevre, Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This chest of drawers is made of black lacquered wood with bronze handles. This is a French work by famous designer Guy Lefèvre for Maison Jansen. circa 1970.
Bronze
Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior design with this exquisite Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode, a true testament to timeless elegance and master craftsmanship. This stunning...
Marble, Bronze
$14,177Sale Price|60% Off
Unique Golden Lacquer Brass Maison Jansen Sideboard Commode, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
An exciting example of French design firm Maison Jansen’s commissioned pieces. This large sideboard is made from solid oak, lacquered in a rich dark brown and bronze–golden finish. T...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany and gilt bronze trimmed chest with 3 drawers having ring handles and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
Marble, Ormolu
Maison Jansen French Mid-Century Bronze Mounted Mahogany Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XVI style (Mid-Century) mahogany chest of drawers having concave sides with a shallow upper drawer with central interior divider, above two deeper lower drawers, each m...
Brass
Maison Jansen Mid-Century French 3-Drawer Shaped Chest with White Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century mahogany chest / sideboard with three upper drawers with brass drawer pulls above three hinged door cabinets supporting a shaped...
Marble
$17,990Sale Price|60% Off
Unique Golden Lacquer Brass Maison Jansen Sideboard Commode, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
An exciting example of French design firm Maison Jansen’s commissioned pieces. This large sideboard is made from solid oak, lacquered in a rich dark brown and bronze–golden finish. T...
Brass
Maison Jansen, Mahogany, Bronze, Marble, Ebonized Commode, France, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency Style, Mahogany, Bronze, Marble, Ebonized Commode, France, 1940s An elegant French Louis XVI style commode, expertly refinished in a sophisticated b...
Bronze
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Ebonized Oak, Marble Top, France, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Stamped Ebony Chest / Commode, Marble Top An ebonized marble-top commode by Maison Jansen. Tapering bronze caped feet supporting a group of three dra...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized bronze trim chest with 6 drawers having ring handles and supported on small tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
Bronze
$11,500Sale Price|30% Off
Fine Maison Jansen Brass Inlay and Exotic Marquetry Regency Commode, c. 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful fine Maison Jansen commode (France, c. 1960s) with exotic marquetry woods, brass inlay and brass trim, a similar example documented in the book 'Jansen Furniture' by Jame...
Brass
French Louis XV Style Jansen Red Lacquered Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (1940s) red lacquered chest having 3 drawers with gilt and bronze trim (stamped: JANSEN)
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$5,340Sale Price|40% Off
French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very unique two-drawer commode, circa 1940s, thoroughly creme peinte and parcel gilded, the rectangular beveled top over a conforming case of two drawers, elegantly carved medallio...
Bronze
18th Century French Directoire Satinwood Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Directoire or Late Louis XVI Commode or Chest of Drawers. Satinwood panels and drawer fronts. Original hardware. Original White Marble Top with Bronze Gallery. Toupe Fe...
Marble, Bronze
$2,850
H 32.5 in W 30.5 in D 16.5 in
A quality French Louis XVI style mahogany petite marble top commode, C 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The shaped marble top is inset within a bronze gallery above a shaped case with two drawers, all supported by turned and tapering legs. A perfect spot to display your favorite objec...
Marble, Bronze
Flötotto chests of drawers, 1970s, Vintage
By Pagholz Flötotto
Located in Neuss, NW
Four-part profile system by Flötotto from the 1970s. The system consists of two containers, each with one door and one shelf, one open container with two shelves and one container wi...
Wood
$2,995
H 26.5 in W 32 in D 18 in
Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Acid Etched Brass Chest of Drawers, 1970s
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency chest of drawers By Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Furniture USA, 1970s Acid etched brass, with black lacquered trim, and original...
Brass
$2,130Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 40.56 in D 19.69 in
Elegant Neoclassical Black Lacquer Chest of Drawers, France, 1940
Located in Brussels, BE
Black lacquered neoclassical chest of drawers with brass pull rings handles and four bronze stars on the front. Four drawers, the top one with his original brass key and lock. Fren...
Brass, Bronze
$6,126Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Mid-Century Chest of Drawers by Maison Regain, sculptural elmwood, 1970s France
By Maison Regain
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful schulptural mid-Century chest of drawers by Maison Regain. Circa 1970, France. Very decorative piece made out of elmwood. Very good condition. Very decorative cabinet exec...
Elm
$6,475
H 31.75 in W 38.25 in D 18.25 in
Mid-Century Dorothy Draper Chest of Drawers for España in Gilt & Black Lacquer
By Dorothy Draper
Located in New York, NY
This iconic Mid-Century Modernist chest of drawers, designed by the renowned American decorator Dorothy Draper for her famed España collection, is a hallmark of elegant and dramatic ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
Pair of French Provencal Directoire Style Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rustic yet handsome pair of 1950s Italian fruitwood chests crafted in the French Provincial Directoire style. With their clean lines, tapering legs, and restrained neoclassical det...
Fruitwood
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
H 36 in W 59.25 in D 22.25 in
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top. The bowed front and sides with floral marquetry and floral ormolu ha...
Marble, Bronze
$2,500
H 34.5 in W 47.5 in D 22.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Mahogany Marble Top Dresser Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Regency/Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Mahogany Marble Top Dresser Comm...
Marble
$17,990Sale Price|60% Off
H 35.04 in W 112.21 in D 20.87 in
Unique Golden Lacquer Brass Maison Jansen Sideboard Commode, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
An exciting example of French design firm Maison Jansen’s commissioned pieces. This large sideboard is made from solid oak, lacquered in a rich dark brown and bronze–golden finish. T...
Brass
$766Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.38 in W 25.99 in D 16.93 in
Vintage Chest of Drawers, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This five-drawer chest of drawers comes from Czechoslovakia from around 1970s. The piece is in very good condition - it underwent careful renovation process. It is veneered with elm ...
Elm
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H 33.75 in W 50 in D 23.75 in
Signed Maison Jansen Mahogany with Bronze and Carrara Marble Two Drawer Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This signed Maison Jansen commode represents the epitome of luxury French furniture from the early 20th century. Crafted from rich mahogany, this two-drawer commode is accented with ...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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H 33 in W 49.25 in D 23.5 in
A Pair of Louis XVI style marble top mahogany commodes, signed Jansen, C 1940.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These signed Maison Jansen Marble top Commodes / Dressers are exceptional pieces of furniture. The matching pieces each with a shaped white beveled marble top resting on a case with ...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 33.86 in W 51.19 in D 19.69 in
A rare green lacquered 1970s chest of drawers by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen, Guy Lefevre
Located in London, GB
A rare, deep forest green gloss lacquered 1970s four drawer chest of drawers by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen with chunky solid brass drop handles and brass inlay detailed surround, ...
Brass
Pair of Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Lacquered Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant pair of serpentine shaped, black lacquered, marble top, 2 drawer commodes from famed Paris Design Firm, Maison Jansen. Beautifully hand-painted Chinoiserie design with gi...
Marble, Bronze
1960 Maison Jansen Art-Déco large curved chest of drawers
By Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large chest of drawers with slightly curved front by Maison Jansen in black waxed lacquer. It rests on 4 fluted legs, protruding from the outer front and embellished at their base w...
Wood
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H 33 in W 59 in D 22 in
Quintessential Signed Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a quintessential signed Maison Jansen bronze mounted marble top commode or dresser. The look, design and overal proportions make this easily the prettiest commode online toda...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Maison Jansen Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid 20th Century French Maison Jansen commode. In the regency style with bronze mounts and kingwood veneer. (Book on this item: Jansen Furniture By James Archer Abbott - page 248)
Kingwood
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H 53.75 in W 43 in D 20 in
Signed Maison Jansen of Paris Flame Mahogany Tall Chest Dresser With Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This an absolutely sublime signed Maison Jansen of Paris tall dresser. The most beautiful wood and bronze partner together with a fantastic fossil marble top and a solid oak case. Th...
Marble
Stamped Maison Jansen Ebonized Bronze Chest of Drawers 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
An exciting example of French design firm Maison Jansen early neoclassical pieces, this French Regency-style commode from the 1950s is imposing. Made from solid mahogany, fully ebonized, varnished and French polished, this stamped Jansen chest of drawers features three drawers with important Ormolu gilt...
Mahogany
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H 36 in W 59.5 in D 20.25 in
Maison Jansen Mahogany Commode or Chest, Bronze Mounted, Directoire Style, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen Mahogany Commode or Chest, Bronze Mounted, Directoire Style, 1940s A Jansen commode having two larger drawers under a smaller drawer with inverted sides and bronze mounts. The whole supporting a white and gray vein marble top. This commode comes complete with a letter of authentication from James Archer Abbott. A fine example direct from a NYC apartment. Mahogany, Bronze, Marble France, 1940s Other French designers of the period include Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Paulin...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Maison Jansen Stamped Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble-Top Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen Stamped Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble-Top Commode A mahogany Louis XVI style commode, beautiful marble-top with three drawers, raised on tapering legs ending in tou...
Marble
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H 36 in W 65.5 in D 24 in
Hollywood Regency Sideboard/Cabinet, Maison Jansen, Ebony, Bronze Mounted, 1930s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style sideboard or cabinet having an ebony finish with bronze mounts throughout supporting a thick white and gray veined Carrera marble top. This one of a k...
Marble, Bronze