French Serving Pieces

In the style of Maria Pergay Realised, circa 1960 Elegant dish called "mendiant" in metal and coral Very chic object with two shells and a coral handle...

A classic and elegant piece from the world re known firm of Lalique. Featuring its signature pattern "Igor" with frosted glass and cut crystal body. Accented with silver plate and al...

Magnifical, Champagne bucket, made by the well known glass firm BIOT in the South of France, near Vallauris. See the details in pictures to see how the color is beautiful.

Old Paris porcelain coffee and tea set, 40 pieces, 19th century A white ribbed porcelain with gold paint service with a very large coffee pot, teapot, lidded sugar pot, a creamer and 18 cups and saucers Coffeepot measures 29 high, 20 cm wide and the depth is 12 (1370 gram) Teapot measures 21.5 high, 19 cm wide and the depth is 11 (808 gram) Sugar pot measures 19 high, 11 cm diagonal (540 gram) Creamer measures 21 high, 12 cm wide and the depth is 7.5 (460 gram) Cups measures 10.5 high, 7 cm diagonal And the saucers measures 3 cm high and 12.5 cm / 13.5 cm diagonal (264 gram per cups and saucers) “Old Paris” porcelain, or as the French say, “Vieux Paris” porcelain, prefers not to a single Manufacturer, but to more than thirty porcelain sources, based around Paris, from late 18th century till, circa 1870. This “Old Paris” French porcelain...

This set of five swirled crystal pedestal cake stands or servers date from the Late 19th Century and made by Baccarat of France. The swirled patter...

This 19th Century French Copper Pan from Serrant is a stunning example of traditional French craftsmanship. Handcrafted with durable copper, this pan showcases a rich patina develope...

A rustic French covered pâté tureen from the 19th century with brown glaze. Created in France during the 19th century, this terrine features a traditional oval body topped with a lid...

A French pottery covered baking dish from the 19th century, with brown glaze and lateral handles. Created in France during the 19th century, this pottery baking dish features a circu...

This elegant early 20th-century metal tray, lacquered in a striking blue, was manufactured in France circa 1940. The tray comes with a matching lid, or "tapa," adding a practical and...

French sterling silver and bakelite salad serving set in original box. Made by Au Globe, N. grunthaler & Ses fils around 1920. Stamped with the head of Minerva, the French sign for ...

Silver wicker basket with brass accents. Includes two drinking glasses. Beautiful quality lovely for a bedside table. Sourced in Paris.

A rustic French pottery pot from the 19th century, with brown glaze and straight handle. Created in France during the 19th century, this pottery pot features a brown glazed circular ...

Two French pottery serving pieces from the 19th century, with blue glaze and white flowers. They are priced and sold separately, $525 for the casserole dish and $325 for the pot. Cre...

A French glazed pottery serving dish from the 19th century, with terracotta and gold glaze. Created in France during the 19th century, this pottery dish features a circular body ador...

A Mid-Century Modernist serving tray platter attributed to Christian Dior Home Collection, circa 1960s. Large rectangular shape with Lucite in faux tortoise shell pattern and color a...

Sarreguemines faience oval plate with metal frame, rich floral pattern Righi decor. Model not specified but corresponds to the Alpine flowers of the famous Righi model. Oval shape, w...

This beautiful handcrafted wooden salt box, or salero, was made in France around 1940 and is designed to be wall-mounted, making it a practical and charming addition to any kitchen. ...

A French Majolica asparagus serving platter from the mid-19th century with turquoise, purple, green and yellow accents. Created in France during the 1850s, this Majolica platter feat...

Autumn Grape Leaves Tray in Bronze Beautiful tray or pocket-emptying tray or whatever you want to give it It is very pretty and elegant, with a very well finished design We have two ...

Art Nouveau Majolica trivet in a footed wood frame, circa 1900. ivy pattern. 7.5" by 7.5"

In a cheerful shade of tangerine, this French kettle for poaching fish is appetizing by sight alone. The long and skinny form could pivot easily to make a delightful tablescape when ...

Decorate a wall or a shelf with this colorful set of hand painted Majolica asparagus plates. Crafted in France, circa 1920, each plate with scalloped edges, features seven asparagus ...

As found in the south of France this 'cloche' or dome dates from the early twentieth century. Originally used for covering cheese, this could also be used to display muffins and cook...

These Dieulefit plates from are a beautiful example of traditional French pottery. Slightly scalloped edges add a touch of refined elegance and the cheery, iconic green glaze makes f...

Set of five hand made antique copper cauldrons, each with hammered detail and metal handles. Four Cauldrons : 9.25 wide across handle to handle x 5.2 tall One Smaller Cauldron: 8.2 ...

A French tole tray from the 19th century, with hand-painted floral decor, beveled edges and nicely weathered patina. Created in France during the 19th century, this rectangular tôle ...

A French Provincial green glazed pottery Hors d'Œuvres dish from the mid 19th century, with scalloped edges and orange accents. Created in Provence during the reign of Emperor Napolé...

This bottles holder is made of brass. This is a very straight and simple design with claw feet and finials that can received 6 bottles. This is a French work by Maison Jansen. Circa ...

A French rustic glazed terracotta covered baking dish from the 19th century, with brown and green floral décor. Created in France during the 19th century, this covered baking dish fe...

Art Nouveau Majolica trivet in a footed wood frame, circa 1900. Purple flower passion flower or passiflora. 7.5" by 7.5"

This elegant and very rare serving tray from the 1930s is a prime example of overlapping and transitioning design periods, in this case from Art Deco to Bauhaus. The square and roun...

bowl element.. In style of Mathieu Matégot. Origin: France, 1970s. This original vintage bowl element was produced in the 1950s in France. It was made of brass in hole pattern op...

Decorative pan for aperitif by Jean Despres, France, circa 1950. Silver-plated metal piece with a hammered handle, and decorated at the base of a flat link chain. The plating is original. Dimensions : H 1.93 in. x W 8.15 in. x D 4.3 in. - H 4.9 cm x W 20.7 cm x D 10.9 cm. Signature incised "J.Després" under the handle and hallmark "JD" with an Amphora in the center (see photos). Jean Després, born June 15, 1889 in Souvigny (Allier), and died in 1980 in Avallon (Yonne), is a French goldsmith, creator of jewelry, objects and furniture of Art Deco style, specializing in the work of the silver.Jean Després was born into a descendant family of master glassmakers, Després de Loisy, and glaziers, Turlin. The family moved in Avallon in 1890 to open an articles of paintings and art store at no. 27 rue de Paris and then at no. 20 place Vauban.He attended school and college in Avallon without being a very bright student. His passion was cycling and competitions. He obtained his patent in 1905. His father placed him in apprenticeship with a friend, goldsmith in Paris in the Marais district.At the same time, he completed his training by following the drawing classes in the schools of the city of Paris and frequented the Bateau-Lavoir, where he met Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Paul Signac, Giorgio De Chirico, Marie Laurencin, Chaim Soutine, Maurice Utrillo and Georges Braque, whom will be his best friend. He is passionate about cubism.During World War I, Jean Després was assigned as a draftsman mechanic in the workshops of the military aviation. This double experience will durably mark him and feed all his work. He participated in the Art Deco movement. He had many friends in the avant-garde of the time, such as Paul Jouve or Maurice de Vlaminck.In the 1920s and 1930s, he took over his parents' store in Avallon and set up his studio where he created motor jewelery, whose pure forms inspired by aeronautical mechanical parts were part of the avant-garde movement. Craftsman of metal, gold, silver, tin, Després shaped material, invented new forms. Like his contemporaries Marcel Sandoz or Raymond Templier, he was one of those pioneers who renounce the codes of high jewelery and the use of precious stones. He participated, with the help of Paul Signac, in his first Salon des Indépendants in 1926.He also participated in the revival of the forms of goldsmithing by removing the classic ornaments, to create pieces with massive shapes, silver, pewter, usually silver metal, everyone recognizable by its hammered appearance.In 1935, he took care of the Art and Fashion Gallery at No. 39 rue du Colisée in Paris. In 1936, he married Simone Delattre, painter and decorator on embroidered fabrics. He was rewarded by the Aeroclub which awards him a gold medal in 1937. These works were beginning to be known abroad. The following year, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor. He run his gallery and kept his studio in Avallon. In 1940, he was President of the Goldsmiths' Union, a professional delegate for artistic protection at the international jewelery-goldsmith's office. He was the goldsmith's rapporteur on the awards commission of the Society for the Promotion of Art and Industry.In 1943, he came to live on rue de La Trémoille in Paris, where he had a shop at the same address. Among his friends, he counted Pierre Vigoureux and frequented Jules Cavaillès, Worms, Peltier, Lalique, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Fernand Léger and many others. He counted Josephine Baker among his famous clients.After the war, Jean Després will expose several times, with the support of the State, in different foreign countries. In 1972, he offered the city of Avallon sixty-eight of his works. EXHIBITIONS 1925: Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, with Rose Adler and the painter Étienne Cournault 1925: International Exhibition of Decorative Arts 1926: Salon des indépendants 1928: Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts 1928: Salon des Artistes-Decorateurs 1930: Union des Artistes Modernes, at the Pavillon de Marsan, he exhibits surrealist jewelry...

A French yellow glazed majolica porcelain basket from the 19th century, with a set of six egg cups and pink ribbons. Created in France during the 19th century, this majolica porcelai...

French Mid-century aperitive or donner set by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. 4 dishes. Large dish : 15.75x8.15x3.15 in. - 40x20.7x8 cm. Medium dish : 12.6x6.5x3.15 in. - 32x16.5x8 cm. Small...

A French Longchamp Majolica asparagus server from the 19th century, with floral decor and C-scroll handle. Born in France during the 19th century, this lovely Majolica asparagus serv...

This elegant Art Deco preserves or pickles tableware set, on a stand with crystal jars, was crafted in France in the 1930s. The condiment serving set features a modernist design with...

This very unique and ornate antique silver wine taster was made in France in circa 1780 and is hallmarked, however the maker cannot be ident...

An England crescent ware porcelain pot from the late 19th century, with floral motifs and electro plated nickel silver lid. Created in England during the la...

Art Nouveau Majolica trivet in a footed wood frame, circa 1900. Geometric floral pattern. 9.5" by 9.5"

Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...

Silver-plate with acanthus leaves and shell motifs, bone tines and bowl. Hallmarked around band. Dimensions: L. 11 1/2" Condition: good, with acceptable staining to the bone as exp...

Antique 19th century French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the aver...

Classy French Art Deco confiturier for jam or marmalade, France, ca.1925. Macassar, bakelite and glass. Glass spoons. Dimensions excluding spoons : 6.3 in.H x 9.4in.W x3.7 in.D - 16 ...

Beautiful copper milk or cream ladle dating from the end of the 19th century. Good quality and good condition. Can be used in a kitchen as a decoration.

A pair of French porcelain compotes from the 19th century, with painted birds, flowers and gold trim. Born in France during the dynamic 19th century, each of this pair of compotes fe...

A French Majolica fruit dish from the 19th century with lid. Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this dish attracts our attention with its delicate arrangemen...

Antique coffee grinder made by Peugeot in France around the 1920's. The box and drawer are wood, it has a metal top that is painted a vibrant green with an iron handle. The grinder i...

Biot Glass 1960 Ice Bucket orange yellow Color France

Biot Art Glass Bootle Purple Color France 1960

French Mid-century appetizer dishes, Vallauris, 1960s. Set of 4 ceramic dishes and a wooden tray. Each dish shows a different decor. Mushrooms, sardines, fish and sausage. Width : 18...

A set of 4 early 20th century French copper pots. Unrestored original condition, lined with tin, handle made of wrought iron, pot made of unalloyed sheet copper. Copper has been ...

Midcentury salad cutlery in mahogany and sterling silver by Cartier. Made in France 1960s. Great original condition.

Pair of bronze centerpiece risers with double patina, three fauns support a gilt bronze crown on which rests a beveled crystal plate with festoons and central star, France, first hal...

A early 20th century French copper pot. Unrestored original condition, lined with tin, handle made of brass, pot made of unalloyed sheet copper. Copper has been used and valued b...

Ceramic bowl designed by Le Pot de Terre pottery in Flayosc, France in the 1960s. With its modern shape and mineral color, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate deco...

*Lot of lot of same brass bread in another ad 12 underplates They are in very good condition, almost unused, but like all brass items, they take on a patina over time, so whoever ...

French Art Deco silver plated dessert service cutlery by Charles DUCHÊNE (Goldsmith in Paris), France, 1920s. Cake scoop and cream spoon i their original box. Chiseled decoration of ...