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Pair of French Wine Barrel Facades, “Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges”, 1900s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally parts of French oak wine barrels, dating to at least the 1950s (possibly older), this pair of wine barrel heads have been repurposed into facades that are perfect accessor...
Category
20th Century Barware
Materials
Metal, Iron
French Wine Barrel Frontage, Pommard Les Arvelets, 1959
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally the head of a French oak wine barrel, dated 1959, this wine barrel frontage is a perfect wall-mounted accessory for a bar room or wine cellar. The beige facade has been pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Iron
Unusual 18th Century Venetian Center Piece in Carved Walnut Wood, Circa 1780
Located in Dallas, TX
Although the Rococo in France (where the style originated) lasted from roughly 1725 to 1760, other countries in Europe produced period art and furniture until the late 18th century. One such country was Italy and in particular, Venice, where this unusual carved walnut centerpiece was hand-carved, circa 1780. A large shell-form bowl with volute leaf embellishments is being held by three putti emerging from an undulating base. The wave pattern is reminiscent of a foaming sea, further indicated by the stylized dolphin tails emerging from the spray. All of the tails are textured with a lozenge-patterned background, protruding as high-relief elements. On the underside, the scalloped tips of the water swing down in three areas, forming well-disguised feet. The carvings of the centerpiece are quite exceptional, given the height and breadth of the piece. A wonderful decorative accessory for any large table, our walnut Venetian centerpiece...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique French Wine Bottle Cleaner, "Manufrance", Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This fascinating device from France was used approximately 120 years ago as a way to clean the inside of wine bottles. The metal wires are inserted into the bottle and are rotated by...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Barware
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Iron
Antique Oak Calvados Barrel on Stand from Normandy, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
A must-have for any wine lover, this oak calvados barrel was hand-carved in France, circa 1850. Calvados is an apple and pear brandy specifically manufactured in Normandy, with the f...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Antique Butcher Block Table from Dijon, France, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Butcher blocks have been used in Europe for centuries, and as the name implies, they were traditionally found in butcher shops. A beautiful example is our butcher block table by Usin...
Category
Antique 1890s French Butcher Blocks
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Antique French Wine Cask Access Door, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1890 from oak, this arched-shaped piece of wood was originally the access door to a wine cask at a French vineyard. There is a shaped crossbeam near the top that is...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Wrought Iron Wine Bottle Holder from Beaune, C. 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
A charming wrought iron wine bottle holder from Beaune, France, circa 1900, this wine accessory features realistically crafted grape bunches, c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Wrought Iron Wine Bottle Cradle, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
A charming wrought iron wine bottle cradle from France, circa 1900, this wine accessory features sprawling grapevines that run up each side, forming legs that are attached to an open...
Category
Early 20th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Leather Book Stack Cave À Liqueur
Located in Dallas, TX
When in its closed position, this set of stacked books depicts four historical French books. However, looks can be deceiving, as this trompe l’oeil is actually a charming cave à liqu...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood, Paper
19th Century French Silvered Bronze 2-Piece Surtout de Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Step into the world of exquisite 19th-century France with a 2-piece silvered bronze surtout de table. These magnificent pieces come adorned with highly shaped mirrors and are surroun...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Mirrored Ormolu Surtout de Table Center Piece, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Known in France as a surtout de table, this mirrored centerpiece is from circa 1900. The 13 ¾ inch diameter mirror is surrounded by a tripartite bronze base, which has been gilded using an ormolu technique, which is a coating of finely ground gold. Notice the bright color of the ormolu, indicating that a high-karat gold was used (total diameter is 17 1/2 inches). The edge of the mirrored section is surrounded by a thin ring of highly detailed grapevines. At the bottom edge of the base is another cluster of grapes, with much larger leaves. The second ring is interrupted on three occasions by a lobed leaf, each terminating in a thick, volute foot.
Surtout de tables were often gilded or silvered or surrounded by exotic metals, making them highly sought-after furnishings. Typically, they were used as ornamental centerpieces on formal dining tables, allowing candlesticks and serving pieces to be displayed, although our mirrored ormolu surtout de table...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Large Hand Painted Ceramic Square Platters from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This large pair of Italian square plates are both marked on the back, and the hand painting on the front of each plate depicts perhaps a family’s coat of arms. You can see they are hand painted by the slight variations in image depictions. The colors are gold, yellows, blues, and rusts on a pure white ground. Both plates have hangers on their backs for wall display. These were made in the 20th century using the same techniques since the Renaissance period (Circa 1500).
These bright and cheerful Italian wall plates...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century Painted French Grape Hotte from La Gironde, Doisy-Védrines
Located in Dallas, TX
Grape hottes were used at French vineyards during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by workers when harvesting grapes. Our wide-mouthed hotte would have been used in the 1800’s ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large 19th Century Polychrome Faience Wall Plaques from Holland
Located in Dallas, TX
In the style of 17th and 18th century Delftware, this pair of large polychrome faience wall plaques are from Holland, a region of the Netherlands. Hand-painted faience from Holland, such as this pair from the 1800’s, were typically painted in the traditional cobalt blue and white, however our plaques have vibrant colors that enhance two distinct scenes. Both plaques feature a roughly ovate shape molding and sinuous cutouts, typically seen in Dutch faience after the 17th century. These contoured edges have been painted with a nondescript motif consisting of quick brush strokes using blue paint.
The plaque on the left in our main photo depicts Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. Most of the followers are clad in blue, green, or gold robes...
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Brass Repousse Cachepot with Coats of Arms and Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed to be displayed on a table or mantel, this brass cachepot with coat of arms and lions is from France. Hand-hammered in the 1800s, the cachepot was worked from the reverse si...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique French Blue and White Saint-Clément Faience Lion Candle Holders
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of hand-painted cobalt blue and white candle holders, these faience lions date to circa 1890. Based on production marks l...
Category
Antique 1890s French Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience, Paint
Polished 18th Century Copper Rafraichissoir from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as a rafraichissoir, this beautifully polished copper vessel has been hammered using both repousse and chasing metalworking techniques. Beneath the ...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Antique Polished Copper Chaudron or Wine Cooler, Wrought Iron Handle, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique copper cookware, such as this polished chaudron with wrought iron handle are highly sought-after decorative pieces due to their unique color and (typically) bright patina. handcrafted in France, circa 1850, our chaudron has a shaped wrought iron handle that rests on a thick rolled rim when not in the upright position. The handle is affixed to the cauldron by a pair of horseshoe shaped mounts, each with two rivets. When the chaudron was used for cooking, the handle would be raised and fitted onto a cremaillere (chimney hook...
Category
Antique 1850s French Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal, Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
18th Century Repousse Decorated Copper Chaudron from France
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of a period Louis XVI chaudron, or cauldron, the copper has been decorated with a metalworking technique known as repousse, where low relief motifs are hammered from the reverse side. Many motifs from Louis XVI were inspired by ancient civilizations (Egypt, Rome, Greece, etc.), such as the mascarons and cartouches seen on the sides of this chaudron.
There are two distinct mythological scenes on opposite sides, set in between a pair of twisted loop handles emanating from the mouth of a heavily bearded mascaron with a tied bow in his hair. One image depicts Pegasus rearing up as a man with a sword...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Serving Bowls
Materials
Metal, Copper
Heavy Antique French Copper Turbotiere Poacher, Maison Gaillard Paris, c.1850
Located in Dallas, TX
This heavy tin-lined French copper fish poacher, known as a turbotiere, dates to circa 1850 and was produced by the well-known factory for kitchen equipment, Maison Gaillard Paris. The turbot is a flatfish found in the Atlantic Ocean and this diamond-shaped poacher was designed to accommodate the shape of the fish, hence the name turbotiere. There is a production mark beneath the rolled rim which reads “Gaillard Maison”. A second production mark (“70”) can be seen beneath one of the large looping handles that are affixed by brass mounts with three rivets. The rivets combined with the dovetail seam on the bottom of the poacher attest to the age of production, as these were methods to assemble copper pieces prior to the late-19th century. Copper serving pieces are always in high demand, making our turbotiere poacher from Gaillard Paris a must have for a kitchen decorative...
Category
Antique 1850s French Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Pair of Antique French Oak Wine Barrel Facades, Chambertin and Vougeot
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally parts of a 20th century French oak wine barrel, this pair of wine barrel heads have been repurposed into facades that are perfect wall-mounted accessories for a bar room. Both facades have been painted more recently with appellations and stylized label of a wine vineyard...
Category
20th Century French Barware
Materials
Metal, Zinc
French "Bordeaux" 24-Bottle Wine Carrier with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-crafted by a French woodworker who specializes in repurposing antique furniture (in this case 19th century wood), this 24-bottle win...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Barware
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of 5 Circa 1900 Blue and White Delft Vases from Holland
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of five blue and white Delft vases, this faience collection was hand-painted in Holland, circa 1900. The three bulbous vases are lidded, each with a finial depicting a rampant lion with a ball in its forepaws. Beneath the lion is a mottled background (on the front side only), with a foliate and floral margent. Each vase has the same scene painted on the front of the main body: a couple walking through a field surrounded by flowers. The opposite side has a floral rinceaux above a foliate branch. Painted in a similar fashion, the two concave vases are without lids. The side opposite from the cartouche of the couple has floral margents. All five vases have canted corners on the base.
Inspired by Italian majolica, the faience produced in 16th century Holland...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft, Paint
Pair of Early 1900’s Cobalt Blue and White Cylinder form Vases from Holland
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the Delftware products that became world renowned in the mid-17th to mid-18th centuries, this pair of cobalt blue and white cylinder vases were hand-painted in Holland (Netherlands) in the early 1900’s. The vases depict two distinct scenes, which were interestingly painted by different artists.
One vase has a farmhouse scene signed by “E. Lombart”, with a thatched roof house set near two large trees. In front of the house is a woman watching over a cow and three chickens as they gather near a stone feeding trough...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Scalloped Sterling Silver Platters with Repousse Fruit Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
First produced in 1907 by the American silversmith company, Reed & Barton, this pair of sterling silver platters has repousse fruit motifs. Repousse is a metalwork technique where the verso (back) side is hammered to produce low relief images that can be seen when viewing the front. Curled leaves and C-scrolls seamlessly alternate along the outside of the platter to form scalloped edges. Beneath the crenelle are segmented sections (eight in total) that are adorned with alternating images of a cluster of fruit followed by a tall pinnate leaf. Our pair of scalloped sterling silver platters can be displayed on stands...
Category
20th Century American Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Barbotine Cylinder Vase with Gros Relief Flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted in France in the 1800’s, this beautiful barbotine cylinder vase features a lovely display of paper thin flowers made from kaolin clay. These gros relief flowers...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
19th Century French Gros Relief Barbotine Vase by Edouard Gilles
By Edouard Gilles
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning example of gros relief barbotine, this vase has large, paper thin kaolin clay flowers affixed to the hand-painted body. From the studio of Edoua...
Category
Antique 1880s French Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Silvered Bronze Pitcher from France, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite example of Rococo style ornamentation, this antique (circa 1890) silvered bronze pitcher comes from France. The pitcher has been adorned with spiral fluting that expand ...
Category
Antique 1890s French Rococo Pitchers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Yellow Glazed Fish Terrine from Alsace, France
Located in Dallas, TX
This yellow glazed fish terrine was handmade in the department of Alsace, France, in the 1800’s. More specifically, the earthenware fish poacher was produ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware
Materials
Clay, Paint
Large Antique Italian Blue and White Lidded Urn, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning lidded urn might have once been found in a 19th century Italian apothecary. The front of the shaped urn body has the hand-painted phrase “C. Violaru”, which is the heavily abbreviated form of the Latin word for violet (violaceum). Up until the mid-1700’s, apothecaries would make syrups from violets and use it to treat kidney ailments.
Above the Latin wording is a whimsical musical scene with a man blowing a horn leading a couple who is holding hands over rocky terrain lined with shrubbery. A large house and trees can be seen behind the trio with a pair of mountains in the distance. On the opposite side of the urn is a floral display with a bird perched on a rock. Beneath the bird is a geometric design, possibly a stylized sun with radiating beams of light. Both scenes are segmented by a pair of thin quarter round moldings that encircle the entire vase.
Other hand-painted motifs include floral and foliate margents, geometric patterns, and Vitruvian waves that are infilled with horizontal fluting. The sides of the urn have a fish-scale background beneath two mustachioed mascarons. Both men have been styled in grotesque fashion, with a pair of spiraled horns emanating from their heads. In between the horns is a looping handle that is affixed to the body in similar tight spirals. The domed lid has three scrolled arms that merge in a geometric finial.
The base color of the urn is white, with illustrations in a monochromatic cobalt oxide blue, reminiscent of Delft blue pottery...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large 18th Century Copper and Wrought Iron Chaudron from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-crafted in France, this large copper and wrought iron chaudron would have originally been used in the 1700’s to cook meals over a fire. The iron handle would have been placed onto a cremaillere, or chimney hook...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Antique German Silver Repoussé Battle Scene Tray, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
This richly decorated silver serving tray with repousse work is from Germany’s Gründerzeit period, circa 1850. The exquisite repoussage depicts an unknown military skirmish of soldiers with spears and swords on horseback. The chaotic action of the scene is offset by the whimsical décor...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
18th Century Dutch Polychrome Delft Baluster Form Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
This hand-painted Delft vase was produced in the Netherlands in the 1700’s. Delft is a city in the western part of the Netherlands that is world-renowned for ceramic pieces. As a home port of the Dutch East India Company, Delft was at the forefront of producing faience wares, which were influenced by imported Chinese porcelain.
The prototypical Delftware has a white background with hand-painted cobalt blue imagery, though they can also be found in multi-colored or “polychrome” variations, such as ours. Our baluster form vase has a hand painted scene depicting a woman in a flowing dress walking across a field. The scene is surrounded by flowers, curled leaves, and a diapered background with flowering vine offshoots. On the opposite side of the baluster is a large flowering vine.
The lid has a rural life cartouche that is painted with a scene depicting a farm overlooking a field or body of water . The handle of the lid has a similarly colored bird perched on a sinuous branch, while pecking at a berry. This particular design was seen on many delft baluster...
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
19th Century Black Forest Walnut Wood Cave A Liqueur from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This large Black Forest walnut cave a liqueur is from 19th century France. The box has a working lock and key and the interior contents are visible through the beveled glass sides. I...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Barware
Materials
Crystal
French “Bleu de Nevers” Faience Smoking Service Tray, by Montagnon
By Antoine Montagnon
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely French “service fumeur en faïence”, or earthenware smoking service, has five pieces: a tray, and four pots of various sizes. Although every smoking set is unique, we presume theses pots are a tobacco pot to store the dried leaves, an ash receptacle, a pot for holding papers to hand roll cigarettes and/or cigars and a pot for keeping matches.
Our set was produced in Nevers, France in the 19th century by Montagnon, the oldest earthenware factory in France. Originally called manufacture du Bout du monde (“End of the World factory”), the factory was founded in 1648. By 1875, the factory had fallen on hard times and was bought by Antoine Montagnon. Within the five years, it was the only faïencerie left in Nevers. Montagnon was successful for over a century but eventually ceased operations in 2015. The production date of our smoking service set is from the late 1800s.
Glazed earthenware was introduced from Italy to Nevers in the mid-16th century. The town already had existing porcelain factories and the area was flush with clay deposits that could be used in pottery. This allowed the influx of Italian potters in Nevers to begin producing Faience pieces. For the next 300 years, Nevers was the center for French Faience manufacturing.
This smoking set has been decorated with painted birds, rinceaux of flowers and ornamental motifs. The blue background color is called Persian blue, and was extensively used as a ground color on Nevers Faience...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Delft and Faience
Materials
Faience
Pair of Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Vases in Royal French Blue, Early 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of Paris porcelain neoclassical style vases from the early 1800s have stunning details and rich coloration.
Old Paris porcelain, or Vieux Paris, is the term given to the elaborate hard-paste porcelain products created in Paris from the mid-1700s through the late 1800s. Vieux Paris is a generic term, as there were more than 30 factories that produced porcelain during this period. Sometimes these factories would sell “blank”, unpainted pieces to outside artisans, so it is quite possible to see identically shaped pieces with different paint styles. Because of this, a fair majority of Vieux Paris is unattributed – meaning there are typically no production marks.
The trumpet necks of these vases are a lustrous gilded porcelain, flanked on two sides by bright white stylized sphinx busts with acanthus leaf headpieces. The slightly obovate bodies are painted in a matte azure color. This color, known as “Bleu de France”, has been a staple of the heraldry of the French monarchy since the 12th century.
The body of each vase is where most of the minute details can be found. Situated on either side and slightly below the base of the sphinxes are gilt cherubs. Each vase has its own unique set of cherubs, depicting different activities. One vase has a cherub with butterfly on a string, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of trumpets. The other vase has a cherub flying with a wreath, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of torches. Even though the figures are very small in stature, you can still see the details of their faces. Beneath the cherubs are large bisque...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble
Painted French Tea Leaf Holder from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This handmade and painted dish comes from the South of France. It is an enameled ceramic made of a mixture of clay and fine sands. The upper portion of the woman is removable for tea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Paint
Painted French Baking Terrine from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This handmade and painted dish comes from the South of France. It is an enameled ceramic made of a mixture of clay and fine sands. If you want to Cook, you must remove the top and pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Paint
19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Platter from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted Majolica platter has two areas of ornamentation. The outer circle has busts of two different men, one on the top of the platter and one at the bottom. T...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Delft and Faience
Materials
Majolica
Painted French Baking Terrine from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
His handmade and painted dish comes from the South of France. It is an enameled ceramic made of a mixture of clay and fine sands. If you want to cook, you must remove the top and pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Paint
Antique Hand Painted Majolica Vase from Umbria, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted majolica vase has two scenes divided by scrolling snake handles. One side depicts a trophy of arms with black eagle supporters, a flag and a ribbon date...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Majolica
Early 1900s Italian Majolica Orciuolo Apothecary Pitcher
By Castelli
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this majolica apothecary pitcher (orciuolo) is in the manner of the pitcher done by Castelli, circa 1520, housed in the MET Museum NYC,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Pitchers
Materials
Majolica
Monumental 3-Piece 18th Century Azulejo Mural Panel from Portugal
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a rare and complete antique tiled mural plaque from Portugal, dating to the mid-1700s. It is an astounding 13 feet long and most recently ca...
Category
Antique 1750s Portuguese Rococo Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Meissen Candelabras, Germany, circa 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant pair of colorful German Meissen, seven-arm candelabras dates to the early 1900s. The gros relief intricacy and thinness of the porcelain flower heads, leaves and fruit is absolutely astounding. There are flat paintings...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Candelabras
Materials
Meissen
Large Antique Italian Majolica Platter, Bacchus and Ariadne
By Annibale Carracci
Located in Dallas, TX
At over two feet in diameter, this stunning majolica platter or charger, is particularly large. The painted scene painted was taken from a ceiling fresco known as the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne...
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Platters and Serveware
Materials
Majolica
Tall Painted Italian Majolica Vase, circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this imposing antique hand-painted Majolica vase with handles is nearly 39 inches high. It is mainly a figural vase in style, ha...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Vases
Materials
Majolica
Fine 19th Century Porcelain Capodimonte Group of Cherubs and a Goat
By Capodimonte
Located in Dallas, TX
This bright Capodimonte porcelain group of four putti and a goat symbolizes abundance and the spirit of life. Capodimonte was originally an 18th century Italian porcelain...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Urn, Decor Rouen, circa 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, two handled French urn has Rouen decoration throughout. It is hard paste, with a ground color of white and accompanying colors of orange, yellow, pale green, navy blue,...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
