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Martin Biennais

Transforming Table by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Consulat Period, France circa 1
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in New York, NY
writing utensils. Inscribed on the inside on a brass plaque "Biennais, M. Ebéniste, au Singe Violet, Rue
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Tables

Materials

Brass

Consulat by Puiforcat France Silverplate Flatware Set Service 41 pcs Dinner
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
revived by Martin-Guillaume Biennais a century later, this silver-plated classic continues to charm with
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Consulat by Puiforcat France Silverplate Flatware Set Service 116 Pcs Dinner
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
revived by Martin-Guillaume Biennais a century later, this silver-plated classic continues to charm with
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

An Exceptional Set of Six Inlaid Directoire Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Charles Percier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
see works by Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1796-1819). IMPORTANT
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875) Guerrier du Caucase Bronze Figure
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Dallas, TX
sculptor Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who was a goldsmith to Napoleon. After studying under sculptor Francois
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Antique 1870s French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Dallas, TX
first worked under his father Pierre, and around 1810 worked under the sculptor Martin-Guillaume
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Antique 1850s French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Monumental Bronze Sculpture of "Tartar Warrior Checking His Horse" after Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Los Angeles, CA
training from his father, a goldsmith, Barye studied under master goldsmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais and
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Late 20th Century Unknown Islamic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chevre Allongee (Reclining Goat)
Located in San Francisco, CA
military equipment, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832), then master goldsmith to
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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18th Century Mahogany Table by Biennais in Paris
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in Paris, FR
singe violet". Made in Paris by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, king's and emperor's supplier, at the end of
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Antique 1790s French Directoire Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Silver Ewer, Early 19th Century
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in Valbroye, CH
An important Empire ewer in sterling silver. This exceptional piece is going to make each table to a feast. Its remarkable style shows the perfect taste of its owner. Punches that...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

A Fine Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Center Table
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in Sheffield, MA
stretcher, ending in ormolu thimble sabots fitted with castors. Martin Guillaume Biennais was
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Center Tables

Antique French Solid Silver Soup Tureen, Jean-Charles Cahier, Paris, circa 1820
By Jean-Charles Cahier
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
in 1821, he bought Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843) silver workshop, to cement his reputation as
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Antique Early 19th Century French Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver

French Silver Soup Tureen, Jean-Charles Cahier, Paris, circa 1820
By Jean-Charles Cahier
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
in 1821, he bought Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843) silver workshop, to cement his reputation as
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Antique Early 19th Century French Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver

Bronze Model of a Seated Cat Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in SANTA FE, NM
metal engraver in military equipment, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832
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1870s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Model of an Egyptian Dromedary Camel by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1860's
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in SANTA FE, NM
metal engraver in military equipment, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832
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1860s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antoine-Louis Barye Original Vintage French Poster, Galerie Alfred Daber, 1956
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832), then master goldsmith to Napoleon
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Empire Part Service in Silver Gilt from Borghese Palace, circa 1804
Located in Lake Forest, IL
service of which this was part. He commissioned Martin Guillaime Biennais, who also used the work shops
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Antique Early 19th Century French Sterling Silver

Materials

Vermeil

Queille Masterpiece French Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware 36 pc Swan, Putti
Located in Triaize, Pays de Loire
made by the silversmith of Napoleon 1st, Martin-guillaume Biennais for the empress Josephine de
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Antique 1880s French Empire Dinnerware and Flatware Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver

Magnificent Sterling Tea-set with kettle-on-stand. Odiot a Paris
Located in Vancouver, BC
. Odiot, along with Martin-Guillaume Biennais, soon replaced Auguste as the Napoleon's silversmiths
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Antique 19th Century French Sterling Silver

Queille Masterpiece French Sterling Silver Pie, Pastry, Fish Server Swan, Putti
By Pierre-François Queillé
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
conscientiously Neoclassicism: the Empire style. This model was made by the silversmith of Napoleon 1st, Martin
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Antique 1880s French Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Queille Masterpiece French All Sterling Silver 18k Sugar Sifter Spoon Swan, Putti
Located in Triaize, Pays de Loire
. This model was made by the silversmith of Napoleon 1st, Martin-guillaume Biennais for the empress
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Antique 1880s French Empire Dinnerware and Flatware Sets

Materials

18k Gold, Sterling Silver

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Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Bougainville by Puiforcat France sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size forks, 8 3/8" 12 teaspoons, 5 1/2" 12 large dinner spoons, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

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English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
By Minton
Located in Tarry Town, NY
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Mid-20th Century English Tableware

Materials

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Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
By Richard Ginori
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

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Set of 14 Dining Chairs, Empire Period
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very smart set of fourteen solid and elegant dining room chairs dating from 1820' s between the Empire and the Restauration period. Although very similar, not all are identical, ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Set of 14 Dining Chairs, Empire Period
Set of 14 Dining Chairs, Empire Period
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Noailles by Puiforcat French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 231 Pieces
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
Noailles by Puiforcat French sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 231 pieces. This set includes: 36 dinner size knives, pistol grip, 10 1/4", 36 dinner size forks, 8", 18 sa...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
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Vintage 1960s German Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

133 Piece House of Puiforcat Kiang She Dinner Service for 12 by Limoges, France
By Puiforcat
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., France, a magnificent Chinese-inspired service from the 18th century "Kiang She" (on white background) from Puiforcat. 133 pieces of gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain, ...
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1990s French Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
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20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 17th century attributed to Andrea Brustolon hand carved Italian walnut armchair with Cherubs throughout This chair is abso...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Set of 6 Antique French Directoire Style Painted Cane Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome set of 6 early 20th century French Directoire style painted dining side chairs, circa 1920s, having hand caned backs, upholstered seats with nailhead trim, and typical neo...
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

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Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
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Located in Big Bend, WI
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Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver

Materials

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Dinner Service, 86 Piece, Flow Blue and White, Classic Onion Meissen Pattern
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Porcelain

Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Antique 1760s English George III Dining Room Chairs

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Located in New York, NY
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