Maison Gerard

This pair of glazed earthenware sconces is a marvelous example of the work of the unique Russian-born sculptor and designer Vadim Androusov, who studied in France as Art Deco reached...

This pair of wall sconces by Charles Piguet possess a brooding allure: shaped in an elegant crisscross pattern, they feature a two-tone finish and arms that gently curve out, as in a...

This bowed oak stool boasts a thick upholstered seat and elegant, flared legs. From the personal collection of the daughter of Batistin Spade, Simone. Made on the occasion of her ...

A charming little rectangular stool by Jacques Quinet.

This exceptional matched pair of two door cabinets was made in the aftermath of the war, a time when Jules Leleu was returning to the Deco splendor of plush, exotic materials. This p...

This playful ceramic sculpture of two cubs riding atop their mother's back emanates warmth with its subject, form, and color.  

Pair of two-arm gilt bronze sconces by Maison Leleu, with Bohemian crystal bobeches. Gilding by Monin. For illustrations of this identical model, see: Mobilier et De´coration, no.9. December 1955. 2. Siriex, Franc¸oise. The House of Leleu. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2008. 47, 343. Two pairs of sconces...

Mahogany and leather visitor armchair by Jules Leleu. Marked with model number.

This long side table has a ceramic top assembled from tiles created by the master ceramist Paul Vera, each depicting a fanciful vignette or design and glazed in black and white. The base, in wrought iron, is assembled of long thin legs, and possesses a shelf, swirling on its sides and latticed at its center. This work is typical of Véra’s output during the Second World War. Despite being removed from his home by German forces, he continued his artistic research and production, albeit with more modest means, and explored a variety of ceramic possibilities. He created tiles with exuberant and whimsical characters such as peasants and gardeners (his brother André Véra was a famous gardener) in the kiln of his friend Jean-Paul Luthringer, a sculptor in St-Germain-en-Laye. At Salon de l’Imagerie 1946, he exhibited models of ceramic tiles for bathrooms, swimming pools, fish shops and post offices. That same year, La Maîtrise of Galeries Lafayette department store ordered ceramic tiles for the decoration of an oak sideboard by Marcelle Maisonnier.   The Musée Paul & André Véra of St Germain-en-Laye has in its collection a ceramic tobacco pot with very similar figures of doves and characters painted in white on a dark brown background. This box was given as a wedding gift by Paul Véra...

Pair of oak armchairs by Louis Sue upholstered in leather Provenance: Lazare Freres bank offices in Paris.

A lush, upholstered sofa with rounded arms, back, and feet. These last, executed in French polished beech, serve as a charming, subtle accent. Numbered...

Five-door pale oak cabinet with geometric patterned inlay in the manner of Dominique.