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Louis XV Style Parquetry Gueridon Attributed to François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany Parquetry gueridon with a rare Alabastro Fiorito marble top, attributed to François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
This fine mah...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Gueridon with a Marble Top, circa 1890
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Ferdinand Levillain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine neoclassical patinated and gilt bronze gueridon with a rouge griotte marble top, attributed to Barbedienne and Ferdinand Levillain.
French, circa 1890.
This striking g...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine by Alfred Louis Beurdeley, circa 1880
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany vitrine, by Alfred Louis Beurdeley.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped to the carcass ‘A. Beurdeley à Paris’.
This fine mahogany...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Basket Chandelier, circa 1900
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut-glass basket chandelier with jasperware plaques, in the manner of Pierre Gouthière.
French, circa 1900.
The chandelier has five external ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Writing-Table by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry inlaid writing-table, by François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
Stamped 'FL' to the reverse of the centre bronze mounts to the front...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Exceptionally Large Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of exceptionally large Regence style gilt-bronze chenets.
French, circa 1860.
Each of tapering baluster form, centred with a mask, on a scrolled base with paw feet.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Régence Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Bronze
Important George III Style Carved White Marble Fireplace, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important George III style carved white marble fireplace.
English, circa 1900.
This elegant fireplace comprises many neoclassical features, characteristic of the Georgian pe...
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Antique Late 19th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Pedestal by Zwiener Jansen Successeur, circa 1900
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted pedestal, by Zwiener Jansen Successeur.
French, circa 1900.
Stamped to the reverse of the bronze mounts 'ZJ' for Zwiener Jansen.
Th...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Bronze
François Truphème (1820 -1880) - 'Moses and Jochebed'
By François Truphème, Thiebaut Freres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Moses and Jochebed - A Fine Patinated Bronze Figural Group After A Model by 'François Truphème', Cast by 'Thiebaut Frères'.
Signed 'Fois Truphème 1863' and 'fdu par Vor Thiebaut'....
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and glass cage chandelier with applied porcelain flowers, attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal.
French, circa 1900.
Fitted internally with el...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880
By Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style marquetry inlaid commode with a Breche d'Alep marble top by Sormani.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped 'Sormani Paris' twice to the carcass, signed 'Sormani 13...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cartel Clock and Barometer, After Carlin, circa 1870
By Martin Carlin
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany cartel clock and barometer, after the model by Martin Carlin.
French, circa 1870.
The dial sig...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Revival Table Cabinet by Raphaello Cipriani, circa 1870
By Raphaello Cipriani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Italian renaissance revival burr yew wood and parcel-gilt painted table cabinet, by Raphaello Cipriani.
Italian, circa 1870.
The cabinet is inscribed on the back, RAFFAELLO ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Card Tables
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid card tables.
French, circa 1880.
Each table has a serpentine-shaped fold over top finely inlaid with marquetry de...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Marquetry Inlaid Card Tables with Sèvres Style Plaques, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry inlaid card tables with Sèvres-style porcelain plaques.
English, circa 1870.
Each table has a rec...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
Important and Monumental Louis-Philippe Verre Opaline Vase, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important and monumental Louis-Philippe Verre opaline vase.
French, circa 1830.
Standing at almost 54 inches (136 cm) this impressive vase is in white opaline glass with per...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Rare Matched Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Vitrines by Zwiener, circa 1890
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual matched pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted wall vitrines by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
French, circa 1890.
Signed ‘E. Zwiener’ to the base of the bro...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
‘Mosè Salvato Dalle Acque’. An Important Marble Group By Pietro Bazzanti
By Pietro Bazzanti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Pietro Bazzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) - ‘Mosè Salvato Dalle Acque’.
An Important Exhibition Florentine Marble Group of Moses Rescued from the Waters, on a carved Rosso Levanto Pedest...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Fine Pair of Cut-Glass and Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandeliers, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of cut-glass and gilt-bronze six-light chandeliers.
French, circa 1890.
Each chandelier has a central moulded glass baluster column issuing six leaf ornamented sc...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Cherub Wall Appliques by Baccarat, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Moulded-Glass Three-Light Cherub Wall Appliqués by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat.
French, circa 1890.
Glass drip pa...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Console d'Appliques, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Louis XV style giltwood console d'Appliques.
French, circa 1910.
Each console has a serpentine-shaped fleur ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Gilt & Patinated Bronze Figural Torcheres by Bouchon, Paris, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Belle Epoque Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Torchères, By Bouhon Frères, Paris.
Each modelled as winged male and female genies emblematic of fame. The female figure hol...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Torchères
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Six-Light Candelabra Attributed to Escalier De Cristal circa 1819
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A remarkable and highly important pair of Empire gilt-bronze and cut-crystal six-light candelabra attributed to Escalier De Cristal De Paris.
French, circa 1819.
This exceptional pair of candelabra can almost certainly be attributed to the workshops of l'Escalier de Cristal de Paris. They relate in particular to a dressing table and chair, now in the collection of the Louvre, which formed part of a toilette suite that was exhibited by L'Escalier de Cristal at the 1819 Paris exhibition of the Produits de l'industrie. The present candelabra may very likely have been made as part of this suite.
In 'Baccarat: La Legende du Cristal', it states: "A l'Exposition des produits de l'industrie française de 1819, Mme Désarnaud présente une toilette, une cheminée, deux grands candélabres, deux tables, une grande pendule et plusieurs vases, en cristal et bronze...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Carved Giltwood Mirror, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very fine carved giltwood mirror.
German, circa 1860.
The shaped moulded frame carved with wheat sheafs and entwined foliate forms, surmounted by an openwork rocaille cartouc...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Rococo Style Carved Giltwood and Silver Gilt Mirror, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large Rococo style carved giltwood and silver gilt mirror.
Possibly German, circa 1870.
The arched mirror plate within a moulded re-entrant inner frame, flanked by an outer ...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Highly Important Pair of Neoclassical Side Cabinets by Jules Piret, circa 1860
By Jules Piret
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and highly important pair of neoclassical style gilt-bronze and biscuit porcelain mounted mahogany side cabinets, by Jules Piret.
French, circa 1...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eighteen Red Walnut Dining Chairs Attributed to Gillows, circa 1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A set of eighteen red walnut dining chairs attributed to Gillows.
English, circa 1830.
Each chair has a waisted balloon back, with incised foliage and panelled horizontal spla...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Elaborate Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clock, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An elaborate Louis XV style gilt-bronze cartel clock.
French, circa 1890.
Surmounted by a Bacchanalian figure, this elaborately cast cartel clock has a white enamel circular d...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Parquetry Inlaid Centre Table Attributed to François Linke, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt-bronze mounted parquetry inlaid centre table, Attributed to François Linke.
French, circa 1900.
The circular parquetry top of diapered trellis with gilt-bronze edging ab...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine and Tall Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Mirror, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and tall Louis XV style carved giltwood mirror.
French, circa 1870.
This very finely carved mirror has an arched cresting expressively carved with acanthus ‘C’-Scrolls ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Carved Louis XV Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and very finely carved Louis XV style parcel-gilt and painted trumeau mirror.
French, circa 1890.
This exceptional and very rare trumeau mirror has an arched mirror pl...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Table Vitrine by Georges-Francois Alix, circa 1890
By Georges-François Alix
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany table vitrine by Georges-Francois Alix.
French, circa 1890.
Stamped to the underside and to the reverse of th...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Patinated Bronze Figural Torchères, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of patinated bronze figural torchères.
French, circa 1890.
Each torchere is finely modelled and cast in the form of an expre...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Torchères
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Octagonal Table Box, circa 1890
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mounted octagonal table box.
French, circa 1890.
This fine porcelain and gilt bronze-mounted box has an octagonal ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted vitrines with wedgwood Jasperware plaques, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped 'NZ', 'NZ.309' and 'ZJ' to the reverse of the bronze mounts.
Signed to the reverse of the lockplate 'Mon THEAU THIEFFINE Succ./SERRURIER PARIS'.
This rare pair of vitrines, each have a shaped Carrera marble top above a frieze centred by a round classical Jasperware plaque flanked by gilt-bronze putti figures and scrolling acanthus running pattern. Below is a gilt-bronze framed bevelled glass door above a panel centred by a finely modelled Jasperware plaque of a putto representing the seasons. The door is flanked to either side by gilt-bronze monnaie pattern and headed by a pair of exceptionally fine female canephor figures. The shaped sides have corresponding bevelled glass panels and the vitrine is raised on tapering fluted legs.
The distinctive canephor figures, finely cast as female caryatids with ringlets in their hair and supporting baskets of fruit upon their heads, is a distinctive and celebrated model unique to Zwiener. Many of Zwieners bronzes are executed in the Louis XV style, with flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves and an emphasis on asymmetry, typical of the work of his bronze sculptor Léon Messagé. The mounts employed on this rare pair of vitrines however sees Zwiener creating his own up-to-date reinterpretation of the Louis XVI style, drawing inspiration from established Louis XVI models such as those designed by Weisweiler for Marie-Antoinette's Dressing table. [See Mestdagh, p.305].
A second distinctive feature of the vitrines is the finely modelled Wedgwood Jasperware plaques incorporated in the frieze of each vitrine and beneath the doors. Wedgwood exhibited at nearly all of the Universal Exhibitions held in 19th century France, displaying amongst other pieces, plaques specifically intended to be mounted on to furniture. The first vitrine displays to the frieze a finely modelled plaque in the classical style, depicting a group of putti at play, one being pushed on a swing, while another plays a trumpet and a small attentive dog watches from below. Beneath the glass panelled door a larger Jasperware plaque is incorporated depicting a putto figure with a garland of flowers, emblematic of spring.
The second vitrine has a classical plaque...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Giltwood Domed Top Display Cabinets, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare pair of giltwood domed top display cabinets.
English, circa 1900.
Each cabinet has a domed top comprising of four glazed sections divided by mouldings. The glazed sides ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
'The Juggler', an Art Deco Bronze Figure, by Claire J. R. Colinet, circa 1925
By Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'The Juggler' - A fine Art Deco silvered bronze figure, by Claire J. R. Colinet.
French, circa 1925.
Engraved to base 'CL J.R. Colinet'.
This dramatic and large silvered b...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Wall Appliques by Albert Constant Jouanneault, circa 1930
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair Of Art Deco wall appliques by Albert Constant Jouanneault.
French, circa 1930.
Signed in the cast 'A. Jouanneault'.
Each circular frosted glass applique is mount...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestals, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany pedestals.
French, circa 1900.
Each pedestal is of tapering square section with gilt bronze garlands and acanthus bands.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Bronze
Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table with A Rare Patricia Green Italian Marble Top, After the Model by Jules Degoullons.
This impressive centre table is after the celebrated giltwood table a gibier or double-sided console table made circa 1713 for the Château de Bercy by Jules Degoullons (ca. 1671–1737) now in the Louvre, Paris (Louvre Accession No. OA 5049).
French, Circa 1890.
The Château de Bercy, east of Paris, was built by François Le Vau...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Gilt-Bronze Mounted ‘Boulle’ Cartel Clock and Barometer Set, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional gilt bronze mounted cut-brass and tortoiseshell-Inlaid ‘Boulle’ Cartel Clock and Barometer Set.
French, circa 1890.
Each surm...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Carved Giltwood Centre Table with a Verde Antico Marble Top, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An impressive Italian carved giltwood centre table with a Verde Antico marble top.
Italian, circa 1860.
The table has a shaped apron with diapered panels centred by an exubere...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Patinated Bronze Figure of a Native American Scout by Carl Kauba, circa 1910
By Carl Kauba
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine patinated bronze figure of a Native American scout by Carl Kauba.
Austrian, circa 1910.
Signed in the cast 'Carl Kauba'.
The figure cast as an American Native scou...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Green Enamel Mantel Clock, Circa 1890
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Green Enamel Mantel Clock.
French, Circa 1890.
Stamped ‘Medaille d’Argent Vincenti & Cie 1855’ and with the initials ‘L.R’.
This fine clock or timepiece has a spring-driven eight-day twin train movement by Vicenti et Cie, striking on a gong.
The gilt-bronze case is of square-section with a stepped pediment surmounted by musical trophies above a Vitruvian scroll frieze and rosettes to each corner, below is a circular enamel dial with Arabic numerals and floral swags, set within a finely painted iridescent green enamel panel depicting a courting couple in conversation. The sides are similarly painted with fair maidens in a wooded landscape and the back cast with strap-work and Vitruvian scrolls; a circular hinged door opening to reveal the movement.
Vincenti was a much respected clock maker, a Corsican who set up in 1823 in Montbeliard using machinery of his own design.
Following his death in 1834 his business was carried on by Roux et Cie...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Bronze Figure of a Native American Scout with Rifle by Carl Kauba, circa 1910
By Carl Kauba
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine patinated bronze figure of a Native American scout with rifle, by Carl Kauba.
Austrian, circa 1910.
Signed in the cast 'Carl Kauba'.
The figure cast as an American...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Satine Bookcase by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and satine bookcase by François Linke.
French, circa 1890.
Linke Index No. ‘1131’
Inscribed ‘F. Linke’ above the center right-hand door.
...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
A Large Regence Style Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror, Circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Regence Style Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror.
French, Circa 1860.
This fine mirror is almost 2m in height. The arched mirror plate is framed by carved uprights with ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Régence Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Important Oak, Giltwood and Bronze Four Door Grande Vitrine, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important oak, giltwood and bronze four door Grande Vitrine.
French, circa 1870.
An important oak, giltwood and bronze four door 'Grande Vitrine'. The projecting cornice finely carved with a frieze of linked coquillage centred by a sculptural giltwood cresting of a crowned shield displaying the double 'L' monogram above a Fleur-de-lis of Louis Philippe and flanked by playful putti, below three pilaster uprights each with gilded Corinthian capitals and trailing foliate relief, frame two sets of brass faced bronze doors fitted with plate glass and opening to an interior containing three shelves, the sides similarly glazed and the whole raised on a plain square section base.
This vitrine was formerly in the collection of the Monseigneur Le Comte de Paris et Madame la Comtesse de Paris from the Villa La Quinta Do Anjiho in Portugal.
When, after the Second World War, the Count and Countess of Paris (Duc and Duchesse d'Orleans) moved to La Quinta, they decorated the villa almost entirely with furniture and works of art from the estate of the Duc de Guise...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode in the Manner of Riesener, circa 1890
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid neoclassical breakfront commode in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener.
French, circa 189...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani, circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani.
Paris, circa 1870.
Signed to the lock...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Ten-Light Candelabra After Pierre Gouthière, by Henri Picard, Circa 1870
By Henri Picard, Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair Of Gilt-Bronze And White Marble Ten-Light Candelabra After The Model by Pierre Gouthière, by Henri Picard.
French, Circa 1870.
The gilt-bronze variously stamped 'P...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A KPM Porcelain Plaque After The Painting By Sir Anthony van Dyck, Circa 1890
By KPM Porcelain, Anthony van Dyck
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A KPM Porcelain Plaque Depicting The Three Eldest Children of Charles I, After The Painting By Sir Anthony van Dyck.
German, Circa 1890.
The...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Pair of Petit Rococo Revival Giltwood Console Tables, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Unusual Pair of Petit Rococo Revival Giltwood Console Tables.
French, Circa 1860.
The console tables each have a moulded marble top of serpentine outline above a conformin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Fine Louis XV Style Japanned Side Cabinet by Henri Nelson, circa 1900
By Henri Nelson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-bronze Mounted Japanned Side Cabinet, With A Breche D'Alep Marble Top, By Henri Nelson, Paris.
French, circa 1900.
Stamped to the carcass 'H. Nelson'. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Cup and Covers by John Bridge for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, circa 1825
By Rundell, Bridge & Rundell
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An unusual pair of George IV silver-gilt cup and covers by John Bridge for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell.
English, circa 1824-1826.
Hallmarks for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, London...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Vases
Materials
Silver
Impressive Gilt Bronze Regence Style Thirty-Branch Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent large and impressive gilt bronze Regence style thirty-branch chandelier.
French, circa 1890.
The massive central baluster stem finely cast with ‘C’-scrolls, cher...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Forty-Eight Light Chandelier, circa 1885
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A monumental Louis XV Style gilt bronze and cut-glass forty-eight light chandelier.
French, circa 1885.
The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'.
This rare and...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Napoléon III Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Thirty-Six Light Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive Napoléon III gilt bronze and cut-glass thirty-six light chandelier.
French, circa 1870.
This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze frame issuing scrolling f...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze and Sienna Marble Fireplace of Palatial Proportions, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A highly important patinated bronze and Sienna marble fireplace of palatial proportions with finely cast bronze panels and classical figures depicting 'Printemps' and 'Automne'.
French, circa 1850.
This magnificent Fireplace...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Twelve-Light Rock Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Chandelier, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier.
French, circa 1850.
An important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier, surmounted by a floral corona, issuing six scrolling branches, each terminating with three circular drip pans and nozzles, decorated all over with drops, grapes, apples and baluster shaped shades.
The etymology of the word "crystal" has its origins in the Ancient Greek word for ice ‘krystallos’. Rock crystal which is always cool to the touch they considered to be ice permanently frozen by the Gods. For thousands of years Rock crystal has been prized for its beauty and remarkable ability to refract light. When cut and polished, the inherent striations and inclusions of the crystal create a refracted light richer in luminosity than that of manmade crystal or glass. These properties have made it highly desirable throughout history; its scarcity ensuring its use was limited to all but the most luxurious of decorative items.
Rock crystal is in reality a natural quartz, pure monocrystals of siliceous oxide. A material of exceptional hardness with indices of light refraction close to that of a diamond, quartz has been mined and worked since antiquity. In the Middle Ages, this rare material was used almost exclusively on religious objects. A prohibitively expensive material, Cristal de roche was first mined in France in small quantities in the 17th century and its rarity forced artisans to innovate.
The imitation of crystal began in Venice in the 15th century - the art of the glassmaker being to recreate the limpidity and luminosity of rock crystal. To do this, the glassmakers invented a 'crystal' made in reality of glass combined with a mixture of potassium, silicon, manganese and lead oxide heated to between 1200 and 1500 degrees. This crystal imitated rock crystal, although it displays a metallic colouring. This crystal de roche should not be confused with what is now called crystal. The latter was a development of 18th century Bohemia and, subsequently France with the Manufacture Royale de cristaux.
Rock crystal first appears as small beads on candelabras and chandeliers - not yet called lustres - in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 18th century the discovery of new seams in Central Europe allowed the mining of larger blocks of crystal, which could in turn be worked into pyramids, drops and stars. The highest value was historically based, like diamonds, on two things - the weight and the clarity or limpidity of the crystal. The clearer the better, hence the phrase d'une très belle eau when referring to crystal.
Perhaps the earliest recorded-reference in France is in 1697, when Louis XIV offered twelve grand 'lustres' in 'cristal de roche' to the King of Siam. Louis XV also possessed a chandelier with twelve branches in his chambre a coucher at Versailles which had been delivered by Delaroue and Slodtz. This was commented on by the duc de Luynes: 'on a mis dans la chambre du roi, un chandelier en cristal de roche d...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
