About Adrian Alan
Established in 1964, Adrian Alan is an international family run business and one of the world’s leading dealers in nineteenth century furniture and works of art. For nearly sixty years, Adrian Alan himself has been at the head of our company, dealing in the very finest antiques and exhibition pieces of furniture and sourcing important items for private collectors and the great museums of the world. The gallery, based in West Sussex, England, services a global client base, showcasing one of the largest collections of antiques available anywhere in the world, together wi...Read More
Established in 19641stDibs seller since 2014
Associations
The British Antique Dealers' Association
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
VAT ID
GB192019080
Featured Pieces
A Pair of Three-Light Wall-Appliques, Attributed to Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt and Patinated-Bronze Three-Light Wall-Appliques, With Glass ‘Pineapple’ Shades, Attributed to Maison Baguès.
Each modelled with a Moorish basket bearing figure on an...
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock, By Jean-François Denière
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock, 'Pendule à Cercles Tournants', By Jean-François Denière, Paris.
Of imposing scale, surrounded by four winged putti and garlands of flowers ...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Lifesize Orientalist Bronze Bust 'Janissaire du Sultan Mahmoud II'
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Émile-Coriolan-Hippolyte Guillemin (French, 1841-1907)
A Lifesize Patinated-Bronze Bust Of A Warrior, Entitled ‘Janissaire du Sultan Mahmoud II’ (‘Guardsman to Sultan Mahmud II’).
W...
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Green Marble Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Mounted Green Marble Vases.
Each vase is of baluster form, the green Cipollino marble body encircled by laurel and vine leaf gilt-bronze mounts. The ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Grand Neo-Gothic Gilt-Bronze Lantern, By Louchet Frères, Paris
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Grand Neo-Gothic Gilt-Bronze Lantern, By Louchet Frères, Paris.
The hexagonal-shaped lantern with yellow glass tracery windows. Issuing gargoyle three-light candle arms to the sid...
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Centre Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Centre Table.
Stamped to the reverse of the bronze mounts 'HPR' for the bronzier Henri Picard.
This impressive centre table is beautifu...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Vitrine Attributed to François Linke, Paris, Circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Vitrine, Attributed to François Linke, Paris
Of bombé outline, the vitrine features a glazed door and glazed sides enclosing two adjustable she...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of Gilt and Patinated-Bronze Three-Light Wall-Appliques
By Maison Baguès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt and Patinated-Bronze Three-Light Wall-Appliques, With Glass ‘Pineapple’ Shades, Attributed to Maison Baguès.
Each modelled with a Moorish basket bearing figure on an...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze, Vernis Martin And Satinwood Parquetry Side Cabinet, Attributed to François Linke.
Of trapezoid outshape with an inset brocatelle d'Espagne marble top...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Demi-Lune Commodes, Gilt-Bronze, Circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Demi-Lune Shaped Petite Commodes or Bedside Cabinets.
Each with 'D'-shaped brèche de Benou Jaune marble top with three-quarte...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Vitrine, By François Linke, Paris, Circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, By François Linke, Paris.
The inset Brêche d'Alep marble top above a Vitruvian scroll mounted frieze with foliated sw...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marquetry Occasional Table, By Beurdeley, Paris, Circa 1885
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine and Rare Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Occasional Table. By Emmanuel Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Paris.
The top with marquetry of precious fruitwoods and rare timbers depicting a central cartouche of two monkeys standing in a classical landscape, dressed as men playing a drum and a tambourine. The surrounding marquetry composed of rocaille framed trellis parquetry panels with ribbon-tied trophies. The shaped top surrounded by a three-quarter gilt-bronze gallery. The top slides back and the drawer opens to reveal a writing tray. The serpentine sides with cartouches with flower-filled marquetry. On cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze rocaille clasps.
Stamped ‘A. BEURDELEY A PARIS’.
France, Circa 1885.
Beautifully rendered by Beurdeley this ‘table Singeries’ is ennobled with the fullest frivolity of the rococo. The marquetry scene on the top derives from engravings published in Paris in the mid-eighteenth century entitled ‘Le Tambour de Basque’ and 'Le Tambourin’ by J. Guelard after designs by Christophe Huet (died 1759) from a series entitled ‘Singeries ou Différentes Actions de la Vie Humaine Representées par des Singes’.
Elegantly framing the marquetry cartouche are three trophies set against a background ‘à mosaïque’, emblematic of war, the hunt, and gardening and pastoral pursuits. These designs are derived from a set of six engravings by Gilles Demarteau l’aîné (1722–1776), entitled ‘Plusieurs Trophées Dessinés et Gravés par Demarteau l’aîné’, published in Paris in the mid-18th century.
The present writing table is almost identical to an 18th century table in the James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor (inv. 3472) which was purchased by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at the legendary auction of Prince Demidov’s Florentine Palazzo San Donato in 1880 (Lot 1554 — Très jolie table...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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