About La Credence
Following a long cycle of studies in Art History and the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural property, Jean-Philippe Chalem opened his first Antique gallery on the right bank of Paris in 1986. In 2012, he moved to the Carré des Antiquaires, on the left bank, where he has remained consistent in his eclectic choice of artifacts. In his collector’s lair, his selection of paintings, sculpture, fine art and furniture from across the West, the Middle East and Asia are a testimony of his taste for beauty, quality and diversity. This atmosphere stems from the spirit of the...Read More
Established in 19861stDibs seller since 2023
Featured Pieces
Three-panels creen in black lacquer and polychrome gilt, China 20th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Three-panel screen in black lacquer and polychrome gilt China mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Very large Neo-Renaissance Brass Ewer, 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
BRASS AND BRONZE AIGUIERE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
Napoleon III period.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Copper
Portrait of a the Comtesse Hallez Claparede , France Circa 1850
Located in PARIS, FR
Large oil on canvas portraying a young woman of fine character, undoubtedly an aristocrat, French school circa 1850.
According to family tradition, this is the portrait of Countess H...
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of rare statues , Noah and King David, Flanders, early 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Noah and King David, Flanders, early 16th century
Rare wood carvings in the round of Noah holding the Ark and King David holding his lyre. Noah, a biblical figure, is the tenth and l...
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A huge 18th-19th c. marble Buddha head
Located in PARIS, FR
Large head (height 40) of Buddha in marble with traces of polychromy, half-closed eyes, surmounted by the Usnisha cranial protuberance, painted in black lacquer (wear).
The base of ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
A Greek Crucifix painted in the Renaissance style.
Located in PARIS, FR
The crucifix painted in the Renaissance style.
Tempera on wood
Inscription: INBI
In the Eastern Church where Greek is the main liturgical language, one would find “INBI” for Ἰησοῦς ὁ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Greek Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Wood
Four angels, Provence or Italy, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Four candle light angels, Provence or Italy 17th century
Rare set of four angels, bearers of the light brought by Christ.
Two stand on cherub-headed supports, one arm on the hip.
T...
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Still life with flowers, Emile GAUDISSARD (1872-1956)
By Émile Gaudissard 1
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a bouquet of flowers in a vase on an entablature. Signed lower right E.GAUDISSARD. Painter, sculptor, decorator and upholsterer, born in Algiers in 1872. Fren...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
A huge Burmese lacquer Bouddha, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
A huge Burmese lacquer Bouddha, 17th c.
Large dry lacquer Buddha represented in Bhumisparsa mudra, or gesture of taking the earth to witness. This gesture represents the Awakening of...
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Antique 17th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
A Burgundy Christ, 15th century
Located in PARIS, FR
A huge Burgundy 15th century Christ on its cross.
Oak wood .
Cross is modern.
Damages, some parts missing.
98x83 cm without the cross.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Portrait of a Gallic warrior, C.L. LESSING (1808-1880)
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a Gallic warrior wearing a crown of flowers, or a druid?
German Romantic school attributed to Carl Friedrich LESSING (1808-1880) Painter of history and lands...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Gothic Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mark Antony's Funeral Oration over the Corpse of Caesar, Robert Seuffert
Located in PARIS, FR
Mark Antony's Funeral Oration over the Corpse of Caesar.". Oil on canvas signed Robert Seuffert, dated 1906 lower left.
Caius Julius Caesar was assassinated on the 15th of March 44 B...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
