Versailles Antique

Louis XIV was especially fond of this color and ordered fireplaces made of this marble for the Palace of Versailles. Fireplaces in the Château de Fontainebleau, and the grand foyer o...

He was one of the few cabinet-makers to obtain authorisation from the Château de Versailles to make in 1902 a replica of Queen Marie-Antoinette’s great jewel cabinet.

A pair of this model is recorded in the 1836 Inventory of the Legendre de Lucay collection, and another pair is known to have been commissioned for Marie Antoinette's Salon des Noble...

The main decoration of the walls of the Escalier de la Reine in Versailles (the Queen’s stairs) features Campan Vert and Campan grand Mélange.

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 ...

Versailles style lantern of gilt bronze and crystal.

Famous artists such as François Boucher, Angelica Kaufmann and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo painted variations of the story, which can today be admired in museums including the Palace o...

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...

Ouverture des Etats Géneral par Louis 16° à Versaille is an original Etching realized by an anonymous artist in the late 18th Century.

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...

It was marked by the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, for the young King Louis XV, and the return of the court from Versailles to Paris. This period saw a shift in political ...

In 1902 the firm was authorised by the director of the Palace of Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux.

Model number: F 2 Height: 5.51 in Designed by: MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 VERSAILLES - 1799 DRESDEN) The sculptor was born at Versailles / France.

Froger" 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 locat...

During the 18th century, French furniture production took inspiration primarily from the palace at Versailles, where Louis XVI polarized the ornate neoclassical style.

The original model for this Chandelier was designed by Pierre Gouthière for Le Cabinet Doré in Marie-Antoinette’s private apartments at the Palace of Versailles, where it remains to ...

Four very large canvases for the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles, shown at the Salon of 1836, were followed by a second series in 1841.

A very fine gilt bronze, Louis XVI style chandelier, based on the one inside Maria Antoinette's bedroom in Versailles, France, circa 1920. 6 Lights Dimensions: Height 57", diameter ...

Later, the statue was given to Louis XIV in 1681 to decorate the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Although more fragments were never found, the statue was later confiscat...

Time has gently mellowed the colors to a tender patina, lending each petal and leaf the softness of memory, as if these blossoms were plucked from the gardens of Versailles and press...

He moved to the Paris region at a young age and completed a classical education at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles. Encouraged in his vocation by his father, himself an amateur painter...

Declared "Royal Quarries" by decree in 1692, the marble became a hallmark of opulence, adorning the Palace of Versailles and other royal apartments. The stone used in this pair is am...

The chair bears the signature of Mathieu Debauve (also known as Bauve), a master carpenter from Paris, who designed and produced furniture for the castle of Versailles during the sec...

In the Park by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall good a...

Chromolithograph of carved and gilt wall panels from the Palace of Versailles ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

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...

Comparable pieces, attributed to master craftsmen Pierre Gouthière or Pierre-Philippe Thomire, can be found in prestigious collections such as the Louvre, Versailles, and the Clevela...

Very fine Versailles style small lantern, of gilt bronze and crystal

Other interesting names include Floribunda Shepherd's Delight, President Herbert Hoover, Floribunda Kobona, H T Golden Dawn, Ceanothus Glorire de Versailles, Narcissus Dawson City, N...

Created in Ile-de-France, the region directly surrounding Paris and comprising various treasures such as the château of Versailles and the Saint-Denis Basilica, this lavabo (which wa...

His works were commissioned for palaces including Fontainebleau, the Tuileries, and Versailles. Numerous examples of his oeuvre are held in major public collections such as the Louvr...

Son of the cabinetmaker Antoine Gosselin, Adrien-Antoine Gosselin obtained his master's degree in 1772 and moved to Versailles, rue Duplessis. He worked for the high aristocracy and ...

It is based on a noonday cannon commissioned by the Sun King, Louis XIV, for the gardens of Versaille. This miniature bronze cannon is set off at noon by the sun’s rays, which are ma...

Gogottes still adorn the gardens at Versailles, and continue to enchant and delight visitors as they have for over 300 years.

It was later moved to the Grand Trianon in Versailles, where it still stands today, is rectangular in shape and originally had a top inlaid with a mosaic copied from Herculaneum, whi...

Il marmo “Sarrancolin Versailles” è modanato sul contorno. Interni in legno di quercia.

The lantern is modeled off an antechamber lantern still situated in the Palais de Versailles which was featured in Henry Havard's 19th century Ameublement dictionary.

The original marble work is exhibited in Versailles on the fireplace of the Queen's bedroom.

A similar armchair by Nadal that was once held at Versailles is currently in the collection of the Musée du Louvre.

Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versailles) was a French Symbolist painter. Chabas was a prolific artist, and debuted his work in 1885 at the Salon, whe...

A fine French 19th-20th century Belle Époque gilt bronze "Versailles" style four light hanging lantern attributed to Baccarat, Paris, circa 1900.

Sèvres 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 Sèvres Porcelain that ...

Her accomplishments include awards such as a gold medal in oil painting in Arcachon in 1888, a silver medal in Versailles in 1889, and a Mention Honorable in Evreux.

At the outset the Rococo style represented a reaction against the ponderous design of Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles and the official Baroque art of his reign.

Originally inspired by the furnishings of the palace at Versailles, these lamps reference the sumptuous and ostentatious taste of Neoclassical France.

In March 1902, the firm was authorized by the Palais de Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette’s celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux.

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...

Grand Tour Fine Group of Sculpture in Bronze after a Louvre Diana of Versailles or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. Diana is represented at the hunt, hastening forward, as if in pursui...

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 was one of the few cabinet-makers to obtain authorization from the Château de Versailles to make in 1902 a replica of Queen Marie-Antoinette’s great jewel cabinet.

A work considered to be Fouqueray’s most important painting of World War I may be found hanging in the Museum of Great War in Versailles. The French Navy, recognising his interest in...

Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versailles) was a French Symbolist painter. Chabas was a prolific artist, and debuted his work in 1885 at the Salon, whe...

Museums: Alençon, Chantilly, Châteauroux, Dijon, Louviers, Lyon, Montpellier, Paris (Mus. du Louvre), Rouen, Versailles, Saint Petersburg… In all likelihood, our painting was exhibi...

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...

A very large painting by Louis Valtat titled Mere et Enfant (Mother and Child) depicting Valtat’s wife, Suzanne Noel married in Versailles in 1900 and a young infant sitting on a cou...

This depiction reflects the Bourbon dynasty's aspiration to rival Europe's most magnificent royal residences, such as Versailles. The opposing view features the Belvedere di San Leu...

He moved to the Paris region at a young age and completed a classical education at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles. Encouraged in his vocation by his father, himself an amateur painter...

The lantern is modeled off a lantern still situated in the Palais de Versailles, which was featured in Henry Havard's 19th century Ameublement dictionary that documents pieces in the...

Charles Edouard Edmond Delort (French, 1841-1895) oil on canvas "Game for the Cardinal", depicting a seated cardinal behind an ornate French Louis XV roll-top Bureau du Roi, after th...

Jean-François Joseph LECOINTE Paris 1783 - Versailles 1858 The Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, near Rome Watercolor and brown ink Signed and dated "Lecointe 1833" lower left 56 x 44 cm s...