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
Set of Six Woven Rope Chairs from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Vibo
Located in New York, NY
Vibo, or Société Franc-Comtoise des Bois Secs, was a wood manufacturer located in Vesoul, Franche-Comté, in Eastern France, in operation from the late 1920s until the 1970s. They pro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Three Green Upholstered Side Chairs from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This set of three dining chairs embodies Leleu's understated elegance of this time period. The gently curved legs are finished in bronze sabots and the chair rail betrays a subtly un...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Three-Seater Sofa & Two Armchairs from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions of the chairs are: Height: 33" - Width: 40.5" - Depth: 39"
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Two Art Deco Polished Nickel Table Lamps from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Woka Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These lamps came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the restoration of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Two Table Lamps with Pyramidal Bases from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
François-Xavier Dutruc-Rosset is a Parisian designer of contemporary lighting established in 1993 and inspired by the early 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement. His creations are h...
Category
1990s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Contemporary Floor Lamps from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Materials
Rattan
Two Contemporary Floor Lamps with Busts from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 1940s-style Vases from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Vases
Materials
Cast Stone, Metal
Pair of End Tables with Attached Lamps from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American End Tables
Materials
Brass
Vitrine No. 3, Cabinet of Curiosities from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Regarding these aesthetic masterworks, architect and artist Thierry W. Despont wrote: "Like a taxidermist in the back room of a natural history museum, I reconstruct and assemble the...
Category
Early 2000s American Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Roll Top Desk from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Architect's Table from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
20th Century French Tables
Materials
Metal
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