Black-Eyed Susans Nautical Objects

19th century blue & white dessert plate flora signed Creil & Montereau.

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. 17 inches Height with the shade.  

Set of 6 plates depicting hunting scenes. "Les Grandes Chasses" translated "Great Hunts", No. 1. There is a subtitle at the bottom of the plate "Afrique - Chasse au Lion", (Africa - Lion Hunt). No. 2. There is a subtitle at the bottom of the plate "Siberie - Chasse a L'Ours", (Siberia - Bear Hunting). No. 5. There is a subtitle at the bottom of the plate "Asie - Chasse au Tigre", (Asia - Tiger Hunt). No. 8. There is a subtitle at the bottom of the plate "Asie - Chasse a L'Elephant...

Large 19th Century French Blue & White Japon Platter signed Creil Montereau. 13 inches diameter. This service is exposed in Giverny Claude Monet's house.

This set of octagonal pearl-glazed creamware dishes was made in France in the early 19th century. The dishes have a traditional knife edge above at the cavetto, and an elegant beaded...

Rope table lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France, 1950s. Beautiful sculptural rope form with circular base, and tassel tail detail. New linen shade and newly re-wired. Takes on...

Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet rope table lamp France, circa 1950s Beautifully sculpted rope is the star of the show The thick rope lamp stem is graceful and stands tall with a wrapp...

19th Century French Faience Dish Crab & Fishs Creil & Montereau. Model Silhouette.

The absence of an Audoux-Minnet catalog means that we have only partial knowledge of their production. We do know, however, that it was certainly during their honeymoon that Adrien Audoux, originally from Franche-Comté, and Frida Minnet, originally from Switzerland, decided to set up their business in Cannes in 1929. Frida Minnet's father was himself a rattan furniture manufacturer in Montreux, where his store was located. He was invaluable in helping the young couple set up shop, producing mainly rattan furniture. In 1942, the company moved to Golfe-Juan, not far from Vallauris, where Jean Bonaudi also produced rattan furniture. Here, customers from La Rievera, made up of wealthy Britons and Americans attracted by "French taste", bought their furniture. In the '50s, the company, better known as "le Doux Minet" and taking a black kitten as its symbol, invented a new style of furniture that would make their reputation. The frame, often in oak or beech, is entirely covered in raffia. The seats are then covered with raffia made of checkerboard or coarse-mesh braided mats. Audoux-Minnet's flagship armchair, whose beech legs form a single unit with the armrests, was manufactured by the Vibo company in Vesoul. Audoux-Minnet furniture bears an oblong plate...

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate signed Creil et Montereau. 8.7 inches diameter.

These 12 plates in white earthenware are decorated with a colored story about "Paris assiégé" (* Besieged Paris) pattern. Twelve plate, twelve life scenes during the siege of Paris (...

19th Century French blue & white chinoiserie platter Creil et Montereau. Model Pagoda. 12 inches.