Versailles Antique

In late 1739-early 1740 the Sèvres Porcelain Factory opened in the Royal Château of Vincennes, 16 years later in 1756 the factory moved to the village of Sèvres located outside of Pa...

Sevres was also conveniently near the home of Madame de Pompadour and the King's own Palace at Versailles. From the outset the king's clear aim was to produce Sevres Porcelain that ...

Similar features of the monarchs can be seen in paintings by contemporaries, such as in canvases by Charles Van Loo (Collections of the Palace of Versailles, Salon de Mars), Jean Mar...

In the early 1690s, the joint monarchs William III and Mary II started massive rebuilding and expansion work, which was intended to rival the Palace of Versailles, destroying much of...

Museum and Gallery Holdings: Louviers: At the Gardener's; At the Market Louviers (Mus. municipal): Fruit; Animals; Still-life; Chrysanthemums Perpignan: Seascape Rouen: Timepieces; ...

His workshop supplied hundreds of masterpieces to the ultimate royal domains: the Palace of Versailles, the Château de Fontainebleau, and the Château de Saint-Cloud.

The company was founded in France in 1899 and historically, their fabrics and textiles have graced some of the world’s most iconic homes and interior spaces including The White House...

Discovered only in Fontainebleau, just south of Paris, Gogottes were coveted by Louis XIV, the “Sun King”, who had them excavated to embellish the gardens of Versailles. Their soft, ...

Gouache on parchment attributed to Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe (Lille 1716 – Versailles 1794), depicting a cavalry battle unfolding across an open landscape, with a fortified cast...

Sevres was also conveniently near the home of Madame de Pompadour and the King's own Palace at Versailles. From the outset the king's clear aim was to produce Sevres Porcelain that ...

These type of beautiful and charming allegorical themed carved marble fountains depicting children or cherubs and dolphins are usually found decorating the gardens of many Royal Pala...

His works are held in numerous museums in France: Brest: Museum of Fine Arts Évreux: Évreux Museum Dieppe: Dieppe Museum Gray: Baron-Martin Museum Le Havre: André Malraux Museum of M...

Collections publiques : Paris, musée d’Orsay - Versailles, musée du Château - Orléans, musée des beaux-arts - Bordeaux, musée des beaux-arts - Dijon, musée Magnin - Toulouse, musée ...

That same year, he received the second prize in the Prix de Rome for historical landscape painting (won by Buttura in 1837 and Bénouville in 1845), losing to Lanoüe from Versailles. ...

Presumably conceived to form a pair, they are now housed at the Palace of Versailles and attest to his talent as a portraitist.

A compelling connection to Martincourt can be made by comparing the current example to that on one of Riesener’s greatest masterpieces, the Jewel Cabinet made in 1787 for the Comtess...

Designed as a showpiece rather than a usable table, it reflects Belle Époque taste for the splendour of Versailles and the French court The circular top is a finely painted Sèvres-s...

This engraving was produced several decades later as part of the Galerie Historique de Versailles, a major national project initiated under King Louis-Philippe to commemorate definin...

In 1753 Louis XV became a major shareholder and the manufactory was transferred to Sèvres, closer to the Versailles Palace. In 1759, Louis XV bought out the other shareholders and Sè...

Superb pair French Louis XV revival bombe shaped parquet de versailles commode chests of three drawers of small proportions, with gilt bronze ormolu mounts cast as male and female he...

Pierre Mazeline was a very prolific and refined sculptor of recognized talent, he is also the author of other statues in the gardens of Versailles as the "Apollo of Belvedere and "Eu...

A magnificent example of early 17th‑century French craftsmanship, this large Louis XIII period oak wardrobe dates to the early decades of the reign of King Louis XIII, father of the ...

Jean-François Denière is known primarily for his bronze works; he supplied clocks and candelabras for palaces such as Versailles and the Grand Trianon. A clock depicting the Aurora, ...

In late 1739 – early 1740 the Sèvres Porcelain Factory opened in the Royal Château of Vincennes, Sixteen years later in 1756 the factory moved to the village of Sèvres located outsid...

He continued to be inspired by the light and landscapes of Flanders but he also painted in: Versailles, Normandy, Brittany and Ile de France in the north and in Clisson and in the fo...

The engraving itself was produced several decades later as part of the Galerie Historique de Versailles, a major national project initiated under King Louis-Philippe to commemorate d...

Jean-Augustin Franquelin (1798–1839) with work at the Palace of Versailles, pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault. Frame 72.5 x 61.5 cm Canvas 61 x 50 cm Perfect for anchoring a maximali...

National de Arta al României): Market at Antibes; Pied-à-terre Copenhagen: Fishermen on the Beach Douai: Return from the Market; Blacksmiths Liège: Absinthe Drinker Lyons (MBA): At t...

One of the most extraordinary achievements of his later career was the monumental commission for King Fuad I of Egypt in the 1920s, a project widely regarded as the largest and most ...

Louis XVI leaves numerous marks of his passage and his investment in the place at Versailles. Louis XVI period furniture is extremely elegant, geometric and of high quality.

Boudin’s work is widely represented in Versailles and major international museum collections, attesting to the historical importance and enduring quality of his craftsmanship.

Composition: model and flower in a Park, presumably in Versailles. Complimentary packing and shipping worlwide.

Portrait of Jacques Alexandre Law, Marquis de Lauriston (1835), Palace of Versailles. Portrait of Françoise-Marie de Bourbon (1834), Palace of Versailles.

Made circa 1880, this commode is a refined 19th-century homage to Riesener’s royal masterpiece created for Marie-Antoinette’s Grand Cabinet Intérieur at Versailles. Riesener’s origin...

The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory was founded to the east of Paris in the disused Royal Château of Vincennes, late in 1739-40. and moved to the village of Sèvres, west of Paris in 175...

Paintings by Roqueplan have been in the Museums of Bayonne, Bordeaux, Brooklyn USA, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, Grenoble, Le Havre, Leipzig, Lille, London, Marseille, Paris, and Versai...

Nicolas LOIR (Paris, 1624 – 1679) Penitent Saint Mary Magdalene Oil on canvas, 58 x 71 cm Unsigned Circa 1665–1675 Trained under Simon Vouet and later Sébastien Bourdon, Nicolas ...

One such example in superb marquetry, was supplied by Thomas-Joachim Hébert in 1745 for the Cabinet Interieur of the Dauphine, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, at Versailles (D. Meyer,...

The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charge...

The Louis XIV style will also reach its peak when the royal court moved to Versailles in 1682.

Compare, for example, with the one kept in the Palace of Versailles, the one in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, another in the Quirinal Palace, or the one belonging to the Prado Mus...

The mirror’s monumental scale and architectural symmetry embody the grandeur and refinement of the Second Empire and early Third Republic, echoing the decorative language of Versaill...

Boijmans Van Beuningen): Carriage in the Bois de Boulogne (1909) Troyes (MAM, Pierre and Denise Lévy donation): Still-life with Fruit (c. 1919, together with a room devoted to Dufy's...

Several Fireplaces in Versailles are made of Incarnat Turquin Marble.

He also participated in the furnishings of the Petit Trianon at Versailles. Georges Jacob spent the revolutionary period without being harassed thanks to the famous painter David.

Savonnerie carpets were traditionally commissioned for royalty and aristocracy, often gracing the halls of French palaces such as Versailles. This fragment, though not complete, stil...

Antique Bronze, Crystal & Carved Wood Chandelier circa 1910 Versailles style 10 Light Electrified / Working order.

This exceptional oil on canvas by Jules Gouillet, a renowned French artist born in Versailles, captures a sophisticated blend of architectural and floral elements.

Louis XVI leaves numerous marks of his passage and his investment in the place at Versailles. Louis XVI period furniture is extremely elegant, geometric and of high quality.

He was employed for many years at Versailles, where the mirrored walls, the floors of wood mosaic, the inlaid paneling and the marquetery furniture in the Cabinet du Dauphin were reg...

The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charge...

Discovered only in Fontainebleau, just south of Paris, Gogottes were coveted by Louis XIV, the “Sun King”, who had them excavated to embellish the gardens of Versailles. Their soft, ...

Boijmans Van Beuningen): Carriage in the Bois de Boulogne (1909) Troyes (MAM, Pierre and Denise Lévy donation): Still-life with Fruit (c. 1919, together with a room devoted to Dufy's...

The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charge...

He was employed for many years at Versailles, where the mirrored walls, the floors of wood mosaic, the inlaid paneling and the marquetery furniture in the Cabinet du Dauphin were reg...

Her serene face and updo reflect the model of Baroque court portraits from the Versailles era. This work is from the European school (probably French or Spanish), dating from around ...

The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charge...

Maurice CHABAS Nantes 1862 - Versailles 1947 Cave in Brittany, study for the painting “Les Vierges des Falaises” (The Virgins of the Cliffs) Circa 1895 Oil on canvas Signed a...

A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles pattern comprise this extraordinary service.

First created and supplied in 1708 by Boulle for Louis XIV’s bedchamber at Versailles, the original pair was one of only four furnishings deemed worthy enough to be rescued from both...