1860s Decorative Objects

The Vincennes factory, the forerunner of the Sèvres factory, was founded in 1740 by workers who had transferred from the Chantilly factory. The Vincennes factory became royal in 1752...

A fine pair of antique Orientalist Moser enameled marbleized glass vases in the Orientalist style. With an unusual pink/brick color with four hand-applied glass handles. Each decorat...

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with floral mosaic Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells Decoration : Central ...

A fine antique sculpture of a stallion, titled 'Cheval Arabe no.1' cast in bronze and signed by the most eminent of equine sculptors P. J. Mene. The bronze of small size but beautif...

Statuette of a flayed horse after Gericault, circa 1860. Workshop plaster.

Signed Cardeilhac, Paris. A jardinière consisting of an oval bowl in engraved crystal, decorated with a frieze of foliate waves and a rayed star in the bottom. It fits into a silv...

Excellent Meissen porcelain sculpture: Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of figures: two young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in cloths tied around their loi...

Italian gilt bronze cherub c1860 A small cherub praying on a cushion, cast around 1860 in Italy, then gilded with heavy wear to gilding but leavin...

Incredible old bronze reproduction by Narciso found in Pompei 1862.

French porcelain and ormolu mantel clock with silver highlights mantel clock. A superb Napoleon III clock in the Louis XVIth style. The original fire/mercury gilt ormolu in very good...

An unusual pair of mid-19th century French bronze and ormolu candlesticks, having grape and vine nozzles raised on swaged, fluted tapering stems surmounted by classical busts of man ...

Very nice and rare 19th century plaster portrait signed by ED.Devaulx and dated 1869 in cambered Napoleon III frame. Very elegant man and exceptional quality. The back is closed wi...

A fine Pair of Old Paris vases. Hand Painted Decoration depicting Children in mischief. Original gilding. France, circa 1860. Dimensions: Height 17" D...

The body with a scattered open leaf pattern on a beige ground with a sprinkling of dotted rows, The neck and rim with a continuous leaf pattern in a deep cobalt decoration, the shoul...

Opulent and exquisite 19th century French three piece garniture, with original gilt and magnificent chasing. Each candelabra is 35 inches high. The clock face is signed Clermont, Rue St Honore...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box – probably by George Wise Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tonbridge, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic to the cover with geometr...

A very fine French Directoire style gilt bronze and marble (Rosso Levanto) Mantel Clock. 19th Century. movement stamped 1075. Measures: height 16 1/2" x width 18" x depth 5 1/2" C...

A very good quality, large French 19th century gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock, signed; 'Monbro Aine, Paris'. Having an urn of grapes with semi...

Fine French Cartonnier, 19th century, attributed to Paul Sormani Paris, circa 1865, bois de Violette, satine quarter-veneer and six gilt-tooled brow...

London, 1869, Maker: S Smith.

This small pair of fine Italian Grand Tour bronze figures are of classical putti naked apart from a belt of vine leaves and grapes around their lower torso...

An unusual pair of 6 sconce candelabra. The 8 sided marble base set on four winged paw feet. The base has a silvered bronze collar decorated with a bac...

These are impressive pair of 19th century gilt metal candelabra held by an exquisitely patinated bronze cherubs'. They are placed on...

Meissen Lovely Pair of Children Season's Rococo Figurines - The Fall: Girl and Boy with Wine Grapes, both supporting themselves on marble column MA...

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing basket by Edmund Nye c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central...

Italian porcelain white dolphin group on bronze base, Ginori, circa 1860.

An extraordinary pair of Ormolu-Mounted enamel hand-painted white opaline vases/planters/jardinieres with gorgeous floral decorations most probably for the Paris Exposition Universel...

Pair biscuit sculptures of eagles. Work from the second half of the 19th century, bearing the incised mark "Mre. Imple. de Sèvres" (not guaranteed). Important pair of porcelain bisc...

A finely crafted mid 19th century English burled wood card box, richly adorned with detailed brass mounts and a charming playing card motif on the lid. This exquisite box features pe...

A rare C18th painted life size dummy board of naive charm, featuring an eccentric gentleman/ possibly an explorer with leather hat and jacket, holding a satchel under his left arm an...

This decorative marble bust of a child, dating to the 19th century or earlier, is a charming and timeless piece of art. Finely carved with delicate features, the sculpture captures t...

Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris French Boulle clock housed in a fine quality torto...

Grand Tour period bronze sculpture of lion resting on a rosso levanto marble base. France: circa 1850.

A pair of French Breche Violette marble urns with gilt rams heads and swags. Circa 1860.

A very fine antique French bronze of three putti playing. Although the bronze group is very much in the manner of Clodion, it is signed 'Musee de Sevres'. The bronze works well from ...

This elegant 19th-century decorative cup combines colorful marble with finely crafted gilt bronze accents, creating a sophisticated and timeless piece. The vibrant marble adds natura...

A fine pair of Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze gladiators. One with his dagger drawn, the other about to draw his. Both in plumed helmets. Superb ...

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Sarcophagus shape. Central floral mosaic within keylines borde...

Heading : Tunbridge ware sarcophagus tea caddy Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic bordered by a geometric pattern within...

Heading : Tunbridge ware box with image of Dover Church and Pharos Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central mosaic of Dover Chu...

Seated on a tree stump, a young child is playing the cymbals, carved from a single piece of statuary marble. This is for sure an impressive carving, the hands hold the cymbals with a...

Suite of two Murano Amber with gold flecks glass urns by Stefano Toso Signed etched:"Stefano Toso Murano" The price is $3450 for each.

A beautiful pair of 19th century French Sèvres style Porcelain and ormolu-mounted ewers which are hand painted in Sèvres celest blue color porcelain. Each ewer is very finely hand pa...

Heading :Tunbridge ware writing slope by William Upton c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Brighton, East Sussex Decoration : Central perspective cubework with foliate ...

A pair of carved wooden urns with handles and faceted cut crystal flowers from Italy. Each carved wooden urn features gracefully turned handles and a rich patina, serving as an elega...

Heading : Tunbridge ware card case George Wise Jr Date : c1865 Period : Victoria Origin : Tonbridge, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic with border of crosses to one side an...

Exceptional pair of Regence style carved and giltwood torcheres holders. The console shaft around which a dolphin is wrapped is richly decorated with leafy scrolls, shells, floral fa...

Heading : Tunbridge ware games box depicting Bayham Abbey Date : c1865 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central mosaic image of the ruins of Bayham Abbey within keylines; this is bordered by a berlin woolwork oak leaf pattern which is also within keylines. The side panels are decorated with fruiting vine berlin woolwork banding. The box contains the rules of Bridge, a cribbage board with six white and two black pegs together with two wooden whist markers...

This wonderfully detailed bronze inkstand is of unusably small proportions and was made to compliment a lady's writing table most likely. It is of an oval form with a moulded base which is mounted with a detailed bronze study of a rural scene of a young man harvesting corn with a sickle. The bushels of corn hide the inkpot which hinges back to reveal a white porcelain container...

Monumental 19th Century French Bronze Depicting Prince Hamlet & the Gravedigger, from Act V, scene i. of shakespeare's tragedy. Cast by Victor Thiebaut, Paris. Signed on base: Par Vor Thiebaut 1865. and Costa de B. Height: 51" (129.5 cm) Width: 33" (83.8 cm) Depth: 23" 58.4 cm) Victor Adolphe Thiébaut , born in 1828 and died in 1888 was one of the most illustrious founders of French art. He was the creator of the Art Foundry Thiebaut Brothers ,one of the largest and most prestigious art foundries in France during the 19th and 20th centuries. His achievements are visible throughout the world and especially in Paris. In 1849, after being associated with him, his father Charles Antoine Floréal left him the reins of the family foundry " Thiébaut & Fils ", a company manufacturing loops and medals, cylinders for printing canvas and paper, machine parts steam and other industrial objects made of bronze and copper. Two years later, in 1851, Victor Thiébaut decided to start a new activity of art foundry. He created the "Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry". It is from this time that the house will experience great prosperity and international artistic renown. Victor Thiébaut was a perfectionist. He believed that the perfection of cast iron was the main point of making a work. This way of thinking earned him the trust, the friendship and the advice of the sculptors of the time. The first works of Victor Thiébaut are exhibited throughout Europe. The London Exhibition in 1862 gave him the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor . That same year, he was elected mayor of the 10th arrondissement of Paris . Over the years, the fame of the Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry enabled the company to produce more and more important works in collaboration with prestigious artists. In 1860, Victor Thiébaut realized his first Parisian work: the fonts of "Agriculture" and the "Work" of Gumery. These works are visible on one of the fountains of the square-Émile Chautemps. In 1861, he produced a monumental work for the city of Paris: the bronze group "Saint Michael slaying the devil" by Duret, installed on the fountain Saint Michel. In 1863, another monumental work installed in the heart of the capital. Victor Thiebaut performs the statue of Napoleon I er , installed at the top of the Vendôme column . The statue was shot down in 1871 and repaired in 1875 by the Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry. Between 1864 and 1899, Victor Thiébaut realized many monumental works, still today, throughout the capital, including " The Triumph of the Republic ", place de la Nation , the "monument to Joan of Arc", place the Pyramids , the "Lioness of the Sahara", the Louvre palace , many works present in the Luxembourg gardens , the Tuileries gardens , the Jardin des Plantes , and in many other places. In 1878, the "Thiébaut Frères Art Foundry" cast the work " Charlemagne and its Leudes ", installed on parvis Notre-Dame . Victor Thiébaut died in 1888, leaving his sons Victor and Jules with orders for the family business. Until his last days, Victor Thiébaut worked on two monumental orders that will be completed and installed after his death. One of the most visible works made by the "Fonderie Thiébaut Frères" was undoubtedly the replica of the "Statue of Liberty", installed on the bridge of Grenelle ( Swan...

A Fantastic and Rare Pair of 19th Century French Baccarat Ruby Red Crystal Vases of Magnificent Quality. Each is beautifully hand-carved and detailed wit...

Stylish French clock set in the Retour d'Egypt style based on French Empire clocks from the early 19th century. The clock set upon a good rectangular Sienna marble base on which are ...

A fine and good size Carrara marble sculpture of a dancing putti, playing cymbals, after a design by Clodion. A finely carved piece, set upon a red griot...

A good Italian Grand Tour model of a Neopolitan fisherman at his work. In ormolu and patinated bronze the oval base is naturalistically decorated with rocks and seaweed which the fis...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in France circa 1860 very decorative gold gilt bronze mantel (fireplace) clock This is a very heavy beautifully cast mantel...

A good quality pair of French gilded ormolu and rouge marble candelabra, depicting two putti each supporting a two branch candelabra.

Large beautifully cut and engraved ormolu English Victorian strut clock in the manner of Cole. Silvered dial with engine turned centre with beaut...

A gorgeous and very unusual 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sevres white porcelain three-piece clock and three-light candelabra garniture set. The Lyre shaped clock and cande...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...

A pair of well carved 19th Century Anglo Indian hardwood torchers, profusely carved all over, dome petal shaped tops comprising of various foliage and berry's, circular centre with a...