About Maison Gerard
Maison Gerard was founded by Gerardus A. Widdershoven in 1974. The gallery quickly established a reputation as New York’s premier source for fine French Art Deco furniture, lighting, and objets d’art. In addition to presenting important works of Jean-Michel Frank, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, and Jules Leleu, the gallery has been instrumental in building numerous private and public collections, notably the collection of Walter Chrysler Jr. (now housed in the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA), and the Design Collection of the Utsonomia Museum in Japan. Today, Maison Gerard exhi...Read More
Established in 19741stDibs seller since 2003
Associations
The Art and Antique Dealers League of America
20th Century Specialists
Antiques Associations Members
Featured Pieces
Belle Époque Glazed Ceramic Majolica Jardinière on a Griffin-shaped Stand
By Jerome Massier
Located in New York, NY
This elaborate Belle Époque urn stands atop the mythological beast, a winged griffin. Glazed in marbled browns it embodies both fierceness and grandeur, power and luxury.
Bibliograp...
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Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Tom Dixon, Vertical Vitrine Cabinet in Bronze, Glass & Steel, UK, Circa 1995
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
This elegant two-door cabinet by renowned British designer Tom Dixon combines heft with light. Its sturdy bronze frame rests on tapered legs while the glass sides and shelves lend to...
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1990s British Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Art Deco Two-Tiered Straw Marquetry Side Table by André Groult, France, c. 1928
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
This small side table is the exact replica, in a much smaller size, of a larger and more common side table that Groult would often place in his interiors.
Bibliography:
Félix Marci...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Jean Roger, Paris, Green Pair of Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps, France 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This pair of table lamps are glazed in a serene duck egg's blue and composed of three spheres stacked in graduated size.
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Cork Table Lamps, Paul Frankl, United States, Circa 1950
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, re-imagining of the Ritz in Paris, and designing the interior...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Slipper Chair of Generous Proportions
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Building on his earlier, iconic designs - the 1920s De stijl Red Blue chair and his Zig Zag chair from the 1930s - Rietveld designed the Utrecht chair with an added degree of comfort...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Lacquer
Scale Model of Blériot XI BL 242 AG-22 WWI-era Italian Plane, UK, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
This charming model airplane came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the ...
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Armillary Sphere 01 Mixed Media Sculpture in Two Pieces, Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Found Object Sculpture of a Dragon, Thierry Despont, 20th Century
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
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Late 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Set of Six LC7 Swivel Chairs w/ Red Frame, Corbusier, Perriand, & Jeanneret
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1927 by Charlotte Perriand, then shown as part of the LC collection by that Charlotte Perriand co-created with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. Manufactured in Italy by...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of 3-Branch "Bouquet" sconces
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1948, this pair of iconic three-branch sconces embodies Jean Royere's lightness of touch and interest in lively, organic form. Like a whimsical bunch of tulips, each slen...
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Vintage 1940s French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Library Telescope, United Kingdom, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable telescope came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023). While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the resto...
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
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