Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
Louis XV style Bergere from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Upholstery, Wood
Vitrine No. 3, Cabinet of Curiosities from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Regarding these aesthetic masterworks, architect and artist Thierry W. Despont wrote: "Like a taxidermist in the back room of a natural history museum, I reconstruct and assemble the...
Metal
Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$10,314Sale Price|25% Off
H 80.12 in W 67.72 in D 18.51 in
IMPORTANT CARVED BOOKCASE CABiNET FROM THE BATE COLLECTION IN OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite hand carved with Musical instruments, library bookcase cabinet, made for Charles T...
Glass, Oak
$2,500
H 37.5 in W 42 in D 12.5 in
18th Century French Carved Oak Tabletop Tabernacle Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rustic antique French Baroque carved oak tabernacle curiosity cabinet, 18th century or earlier, having an architectural form with elaborate molded cornice, over central niche, surr...
Brass
Petite Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite petite Louis XV style commode captures the elegance and charm of French Rococo design in a smaller, versatile size. Featuring a graceful serpentine bombe silhouette, t...
Wood
$18,000
H 92 in W 59 in D 28 in
Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Cabinet, From the collection of Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
A striking early 20th-century Dutch Colonial cabinet, sourced from Central Java, Indonesia, and selected for its sculptural presence and intricate craftsmanship. Teak wood finished ...
Wood
$6,354Sale Price / item|40% Off
H 77.96 in W 78.75 in D 28.35 in
Art Deco Vitrine Display Cabinet a Cabinet of Curiosities, Wardrobe or Showcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful Art Deco display cabinet from a former Haute Couture Dress store, suitable for hanging long dresses or coats also very effective for exhibiting...
Oak
Vintage Campaign Style Chest From the Beacon Hill Collection
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British colonial style chest crafted in mahogany in a three piece construction with four drawers over two cabinet doors on a lower section with two drawers, campaign brass h...
Brass
$4,589
H 77.96 in W 39.38 in D 16.54 in
Antique Art Nouveau Cabinet, Bookcase or Kitchen cabinet, Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive antique cabinet comes from the Art Nouveau era, around 1900. The cabinet impresses with its artistic decorations and the typical organic design language of this style...
Mahogany
Glass and Gilt Wood Vitrine / Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Hand crafted vitrine/curiosity cabinet with 2 glass shelves Can stand on counter or hang on wall.
Art Glass, Mirror, Hardwood
Pair of Black Wooden Vitrine Cabinets with Glass Doors
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of cabinets / vitrines made of black painted wood on the outside and natural color wood on the inside. Door and sides made of glass, wooden shelves. The cabinets are new, unused...
Glass, Wood
Renaissance Style Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Renaissance style vitrine cabinet is a stunningly beautiful masterpiece in white oak with superb carvings and detail. Note the fourteen carved figures, lion's heads and other su...
Oak
Louis XV Style Oak Chest of Drawers, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / Chest of Drawers / oak / Louis XV A graceful and elegant French Louis XV style chest of drawers that captures the timeless charm of 18th-century design with mid-cen...
Oak