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19th Century Louis XVI Gilded Bronze Firescreen
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant antique gilt bronze and mesh Louis XVI style fire guard, profusely decorated all round its square frame with ornate floral and foliage designs. The facade is formed from m...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Napoleon III Side Chairs with Blue Leather Upholstery
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous pair of 19th century Napoleon III carved wooden side chairs, each with a delicate spindle back and ornately shaped top rail. The se...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Pair of Ironstone Lidded Tureens by Hippolyte Boulenger
By Roscoff, Hippolyte Boulenger 1
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A splendid pair of antique French ironstone lidded soup tureens, or legumières, similar in design, although not identical. Once used for servi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Soup Tureens
Materials
Ironstone
Set of 10 Saint Louis Crystal Wine Glasses
By Saint Louis
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptional set of 10 crystal red wine glasses in sparkling Saint-Louis crystal. The tulip- shaped chalice of each is cut with tall and pointed lozenges, while the stem features e...
Category
20th Century French Barware
Materials
Crystal
Paris Porcelain Teacup and Saucer Depicting Empress Josephine
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite teacup and saucer in Sèvres style Old Paris Porcelain, depicting the Empress Josephine in ornate dress and wearing her crown. Dating from the early 19th century First Em...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Saint-Louis French Crystal Water Pitcher 'Bubbles'
By Saint Louis
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A supremely elegant Saint-Louis crystal carafe, or water pitcher, from the 'Bubbles' collection, and dating from around 1985. This hand-crafted jug features the hallmark dotty 'bubble' engravings on the body of the jug, as well as the stack of crystal 'marbles' forming the stem. A prominent and well- proportioned handle and finely shaped spout complete the design. One of the most celebrated manufacturers of crystal glass in the world, Saint-Louis has been producing high-quality crystal since 1586 in the Saint-Louis-les- Bitche region of Moselle, in north-eastern France. This very attractive piece of crystalware would make a very decorative and useful antique piece for the modern dinner table.
Category
20th Century French Pitchers
Materials
Crystal
Silver-Plated Gravy or Sauce Boat from the Hotel Juana
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome silver-plated sauce, or gravy, boat dating from around 1930, and featuring the engraved logo of the glamorous Hotel 'Juana' in Juan Les Pins, near Antibes. Stylish in desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Set of 12 Dinner Plates in Limoges Porcelain
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 12 stylish dinner plates in delicate white Limoges porcelain, each piece edged with a fine rim of gilt, and bearing the elaborately formed monogramme 'DP'. Dating from the l...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Dinner Service in Fine Limoges Porcelain By Georges DELILLE
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An unusual and very elegant dinner service in fine Limoges porcelain, from the celebrated porcelain manufacturer Raynaud & Cie, and decorated in style by Georges Delille. Each piece ...
Category
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 Sale Price / set
28% Off
19th C. Pair of French Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful pair of antique 19th-century French porcelain lidded apothecary or pharmacy jars, with elegant hand-painted decoration and lettering, and maker's mark on the base. A depiction of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is emblazoned on the front of each, together with images of the iconic serpent that is so often associated with apothecaries, in homage to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive Giltwood Sunburst Convex Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This impressive sunburst mirror, also known in French as a miroir de sorcière or “witch’s mirror,” is a stunning decorative piece with timeless appeal. Crafted entirely from wood, it...
Category
Early 20th Century French Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror, Beech
Pair of Large Pink and Blue Chinese Lidded Jars
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A finely decorated pair of large Chinese Republic period baluster-shaped vases, featuring a vividly colourful hand-painted design of red peonies and pale green foliage on a dark blue...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,760 / set
Large Vinatge Majolica Cache Pot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A quirky and very retro French Barbotine Majolica cache pot dating from the 19th century, and featuring an eye-catching design of succulent painted fruits encircling its rim. The pot...
Category
20th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Hand-Painted Paris Porcelain Urns
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine pair of antique French urns in 'Porcelain de Paris', and dating from the early 19th century. These sensational vases are decorated w...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Vintage Large Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An interesting beginning of the 20th century antique Chinese porcelain ginger jar, with fitted lid, which appears to be a replacem...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
French Louis XV Style Walnut Coffee Table 20th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant and very practical French Louis XV style walnut salon table in rosewood veneer, dating from the early 20th Century, and featuring a simple but effective marquetry decorati...
Category
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Demi-Lune Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful demi-lune bedside cabinet, with elegant serpentine front and two drawers. This practical and attractive commode echoes the Louis XV style, and features two capacious draw...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Materials
Wood
$1,050
19th Century Rectangular Wall Gilt Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A 19th century wood and gilded stucco wall mirror, its gleaming gold frame beautifully embellished with string-of-pearl beading and tiny relief palmate designs. This stylish rectangu...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Period Secrétaire 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th century ‘secrétaire à abattant’, or drop-leaf desk, in fruit wood. This lovely piece of upright furniture benefits from a wealth of useful storage compartments, both internal and external. The front flap lowers down to become a writing surface, revealing three spacious open shelves and a range of slim drawers suitable for documents or trinkets. Four further external drawers, wide and shallow, and a white marble top, complete the design. The side edges are fluted, with glorious brass, rounded detailing at the top, while the legs are tapering, ending in ‘toupie’ style feet.
The ‘secretaire’ was an extremely popular choice in its time, being economical in space and perfectly suited to intellectual activities and letter writing...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Style Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A pair of medallion-backed Louis XVI-style 'Fauteuil Cabriolet' armchairs, in white lacquered wood, and upholstered in creamy velvet. These chairs are wonderfully aged, with an authe...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This unusual table-top 'Psyche' table mirror dates from the 18th century, its wooden frame beautifully crafted from yellow-lacquered wood and decorated with hand-painted chinoiserie ...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Chinoiserie Table Mirrors
Materials
Beech, Mirror
Saint Louis Set of Eleven Colorful Crystal Wine Glasses
By Saint Louis
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A riotously colourful set of eleven Rhine wine, or 'Roemer', glasses in sparkling Saint-Louis crystal. The tulip-shaped chalice of each is cut to clear with tall and pointed lozenges...
Category
20th Century French Glass
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Petite Bronze Sculpture by Adrien Étienne Gaudez
By Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Adrien-Étienne GAUDEZ (1845-1902). A classical 19th century statue in patinated bronze of a seated young woman, dressed in flowing robes, her attention caught by a fluttering bird pe...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Writing Desk with Frieze Drawer and Baluster Turned Legs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An absolutely charming 19th century French writing desk, crafted from walnut and featuring exquisitely baluster turned and tapering legs, and a beautifully curved X-form stretcher wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An impressive 'Bergère' armchair in solid wood, dating from the First Empire period (early 19th century) and generously upholstered throughout in alternating stripes of deep pink and...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,530
French René Lalique Nippon Breakfast Service of 8 Pieces
By René Lalique
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This sparkling breakfast (or sorbet) service by renowned French glass designer René Lalique comprises a lidded butter, or fruit dish and seven coquetiers (egg cups), and dates from 1...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Large Faience Pitcher
By Faienceries Sarreguemines
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite 19th century Pitcher from the renowned earthenware manufacturer at Sarreguemines on the French/German border. Decorated in a very pretty Louis XV floral transferware mot...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware, Faience
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode 'Sauteuse'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An attractive little Louis XVI style “sauteuse” chest of drawers, in veneered wood, with inlaid marquetry decoration and a 'Breche d'Alep' marble top. This 'transitional' style commo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Center Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Extremely elegant Louis XV Style writing desk or center table, with a gracefully adorned floral marquetry and intricate borders on the tray, revealing a single drawer and elegantly c...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare and Fine Louis XVI Period Giltwood Pareclose Mirror, 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A truly exceptional and rare late 18th century French Louis XVI period parclose, or cushion mirror, in an elaborate, richly carved giltwood frame. This rectangular mirror is embellis...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Petites Bergeres Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Enhance your interior with this stunning pair of Empire-style Bergères chairs dating back to the early 20th century. These elegant armchairs feature gracefully curved gondola-shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,480 / set
Large Alabaster Bust Sculpture By Georges Morin
By Georges Morin
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Introducing a mesmerizing alabaster bust by renowned sculptor Georges Morin (1874-1950). This exquisite piece showcases a young woman in a delicately buttoned bustier, revealing a gr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Busts
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century French Régence Style Walnut Piano Bench or Stool
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very pretty 19th century Régence style piano stool in polished walnut, its padded cushion upholstered in a delicate needlepoint tapestry featuring a design of rosebuds and leaf spr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Large Pitcher Signed by Jérome Massier
By Jerome Massier
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A bright and cheerful ceramic jug, ovoid in shape and glazed in vibrant yellow, with hand- painted rose buds and a contrasting rim. The jug is marked on its belly and stamped on its ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Jars
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair of Louis XVI Vases, 19th Century
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb pair of hand-painted Medici vases in fabulous polychrome 'Porcelain de Paris' in the Louis XVI style, and standing on sturdy, square bases. Dating from the 19th century, the...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$1,410 / set
19th Century Giltwood Mantle Mirror with Ornate Crest
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine 19th century mantle mirror in gilded wood and stucco. The rectangular mirror plate is enclosed within a narrow gilt frame, surmounted by an outsize and ornate cartouche c...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Giltwood
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Paris Porcelain Cachepots
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful and colourful matching pair of pretty porcelain cache pots, perfect for displaying indoor plants. Dating from the 19th century, the pots have been lovingly hand painted ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Louis Auguste Moreau Set of Two Boys Spelter Sculptures 19th Century
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Introducing exquisite 19th-century sculptures by Louis Auguste Moreau on 1stdibs. “Sortie d’école” depicts a joyful boy with a spinning top, clad in a charming outfit, standing on a ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, ...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine marble-topped commode, with elegant marquetry-fronted drawers and bronze ormolu mounts. This handsome little chest of drawers dates from the Louis XVI Period, late 18th c...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Tall and Large Woman Bronze Statue by French Sculptor Adrien Gaudez
By Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
'L'Etoile du Matin', an Art Nouveau patinated bronze sculpture by renowned French sculptor Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845 – 1902). This evocative piece depicts a mythological lady in fl...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Umbrella Stand
By Imari Porcelain
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ideal decoration for a stylish hallway, this Japanese Imari porcelain umbrella stand dates from the end of the 19th century. Known for its colourful decorative style, Imari porcelain features vivid hand-painted designs in bright shades of cobalt blue, red, gold and black and this unfussy but elegant cylindrical vase is a prime example. Also typical of the style is its busy motif of wise elders deep in conversation in a landscape, surrounded by radiant cherry blossoms and peonies, bamboo stems and pendulous willow boughs...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Oil on Canvas: 'a Fisherman with His Pipe'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Portrait of 'A Fisherman with his Pipe' in oil on canvas, within a finely moulded giltwood frame. The painting is signed on the lower left hand side – possibly by an artist named Ple...
Category
Early 20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A magnificent 18th century French Louis XV Epoque serpentine fruitwood commode chest of four drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet. Distributed over three rows, each moulded dra...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$6,624 Sale Price
53% Off
18th Century French Green Glazed Walnut Oil Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This is a fabulous example of a large 18th century French walnut oil jar, with three decorative handles and short pouring spout. Retaining its original dusky-green glaze, the jar is ...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
19th Century French Saint Clément Majolica Duck Mallard Pitcher
By Saint-Clément
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An unusual and very quirky vintage Majolica barbotine water or wine pitcher in the shape of a mallard duck, made by Keller et Guérin's earthenware factory at Saint Clément, near Luné...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pitchers
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Antique Pair of Large Chinese Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb pair of large and elegant Chinese 'Nanjing' porcelain baluster vases, each intricately decorated with an encircling battle scene of warriors on foot and on horseback on its ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$2,250 / set
20th Century Murano Blown Glass Paperweight Mushroom
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little vintage blown art glass ornamental mushroom in translucent and tinted Murano glass, with a curvaceous stem and topped with a shapely cap, flecked with tiny air bubb...
Category
20th Century Italian Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Petite Lalique Crystal Bowl
By Lalique
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An unusual and very sophisticated vintage crystal art deco or art nouveau style bowl with multisided base, made by renowned crystal manufacturer Lalique, and signed on its base. At t...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Blue and White Moon Shaped Earthenware Chevrette or Water Pitcher
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very unusual and charming earthenware 'Chevrette' cruche, or water pitcher, beautifully hand painted with fantastical animal imagery in vivid blue and white. Commonly used for tran...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware
Baccarat Crystal Parfume Flacon
By Baccarat
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautifully shaped 1940s Art Deco Baccarat crystal bottle, with a multi-faceted octagonal stopper, originally designed to grace a stylish mid-century dressing table. At just over 1...
Category
20th Century French Bottles
Materials
Crystal
Chinese Nanjing Crackleware Blue and White Vase
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Full of character, this wonderful late 19th century Chinese Nanjing baluster vase features exquisite hand-painted decorations of birds and fish in vivid blue around its lower belly a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
French Wide Majolica Vegetable Serving Platter
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An attractive and unusual vintage serving platter, embellished with a central divider of beautifully crafted and hand-painted garden vegetables. A raised, embossed and painted green ...
Category
20th Century French Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Suite of 6 French Antique Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful set of six striking, crimson-upholstered Fuitwood and Lemon Tree veneer armchairs, named in french Fauteuils à Crosses, dating from the “Restauration” Period in France (1...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Oval Wall Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This wonderful French oval wall mirror has a classically simple carved giltwood frame, with a stepped and concave mould outline surrounding the mirror plate. Featuring a nicely aged ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
19th Century Gilt Paris Porcelain Jug and Basin
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb early 19th century Empire period wash basin (with saucer) and tall pitcher, beautifully crafted from Old Paris Porcelain and featuring a very striking hand-painted polychrom...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$1,800 / set
"Paris Montmartre" Oil on Canvas in a Giltwood Frame by Louis Audibert
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Oil on canvas: A vibrant street scene of “Paris, Montmartre”, by Marseille artist Louis Audibert (1880-1983).
Depicting a typical Parisian street, lined with residential apartments ...
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Napoleon III Period Gueridon or Occasional Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very ornate Mid-19th century guéridon, or occasional table, featuring three circular tiers – each one encircled by an intricate gallery of openwork bronze. Each tier is beautifully...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Materials
Brass
Large Heavy Sèvres Crystal Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful 20th century large Sèvres crystal vase, organically shaped with an asymmetric flared rim and flat base, ideal as a table centrepiece or...
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Crystal
French Antique Gilded Chiseled Bronze Clock
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb quality 19th century French bronze gilt mantel clock, retaining its original glass dome, and adorned with a finely detailed rustic female figure in period dress, reclining o...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze