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
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Featured Pieces
A Portrait of A Young Woman In A Japanese-style Interior, F. Hall, 1885
By F. Hall
Located in PARIS, FR
A Young Woman In A Japanese-style Interior, F. Hall, 1885
Oil on canvas depicting a young woman standing before a still life composed of Japanese-style objects.
A contemplative an...
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Antique 1880s English Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
A Huge Oil On Canvas Representing The Choice of Hercules , Italy 18th Century
By Paolo Veronese
Located in PARIS, FR
A Huge Oil on canvas (2.25 m x 1.50 m) depicting "Hercules' Choice," or "The Choice Between Virtue and Vice."
An 18th-century copy of the painting by Paolo Veronese currently on d...
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
A Very Large Still Life with Flowers, Oil on Canvas, France, circa 1880–1890
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Large-scale oil on canvas representing a complex composition of flowers scattered across a blue-green background.
Very high-quality execution; no trace of a signature, but re...
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Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Young Woman Lying on a Recamier, attributed to Natale Schiavone (1777–1858)
Located in PARIS, FR
A Large Oil on canvas showing a young woman sleeping on a recamier couch surrounded by servants and musicians (a fife player in the background). It could be interpreted as a harem ...
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Antique 1830s Italian Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Joseph and Putiphars wife Charles von STEUBEN 1842
By Frederick Carder Steuben
Located in PARIS, FR
Painting depicting the biblical story of “Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife,” taken from Genesis and also recounted in Sura 12 of the Quran (Yusuf).
This theme, in which Joseph resists th...
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Antique 1840s French Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Lunéville Earthenware Vase, Keller and Guérin 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and spectacular lidded vase made of Lunéville earthenware (a royal manufactory founded in 1730, then merged with that of Saint-Clément in 1758). Signed “Keller and Guérin” on...
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Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Vases
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Tai Yai Buddha Sculpture in Giltwood and Glass, Burma
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and monumental Tai Yai Buddha statue made of wood, papier-mâché, gold leaf, and colored glass, depicted in the Bhumisparsa mudra—the “touching the earth” gesture—when the Budd...
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Antique 1790s Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cut Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
Large Dance or Votive Mask, Burkina Faso, circa 1910–1920
Located in PARIS, FR
Large Dance or Votive Mask, carved wood with geometric decoration in blue, orange, and white
Burkina Faso, circa 1910–1920
Height: 80 cm
This large carved wooden mask, richly decora...
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Vintage 1910s Burkinabe Other Masks
Materials
Wood
17th Century French Gouaches in Baroque Style, Good Condition
Located in PARIS, FR
A Pair of Gouaches: “The Pilgrims of Emmaus” and “The Flight into Egypt,” France, 17th century
A finely executed pair of 17th-century French gouaches depicting two major episodes f...
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Antique Mid-17th Century French Baroque Paintings
Materials
Paper
A Large “boule”-shaped vase Daum Nancy, circa 1914–1915
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Large globular vase with neck, Daum Nancy, circa 1914–1915
A large “boule”-shaped vase with a flared neck, decorated with mauve lilies (lilium) acid-etched and partially wheel-carve...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
A Singa Batak Toba an architectural decorative element , Indonesia
Located in PARIS, FR
Singa, Batak Toba Architectural Ornament, Sumatra
Within the artistic corpus of the Batak Toba, a supernatural creature known as the singa plays a central protective role. This powe...
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Antique 1890s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand-Crafted Floral Terracotta Flask from England
Located in PARIS, FR
A glazed terracotta pilgrim's flask decorated with floral motifs dating from the 19th century.
England
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Antique 19th Century British Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
