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We are proud to present this extraordinary table for sale. I've kept it in my personal collection for many years, and is one of the most special tables I've owned through my entire c...

Antique carved Alabaster Art Deco ceiling light suspended on chains. The pendant spreads a fantastic ambient light. An absolute eye-catcher even when unlit. Materials: Alabaster. ...

Freestanding coat tree made of solid brass components in a oil rubbed bronze finish with a black or white marble base. The piece is made-to-order and fully customizable. Dimension i...

An early 20th century French Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues, ribbed center column, and cut crystal sphere. Solid brass frame...

French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Table Lamp by Adolphe Petit-Monsigny, circa 1920. An exceptional French Art Deco table lamp, circa 1920, showcasing a stunning bronze sculpture by th...

TRAVERTINE CONSOLE TABLE Type of Marble: Travertine Dimensions: 48" x 16" x 29,5" Leg Model: Travertine Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks Shipping Cost: Free! Pack...

A marble and wood coffee table likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.25"H x 54.0"W x 26.0"D All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.

A bold and elegant black onyx jewel box — the perfect gift for women with unique style. The round everything catchall box is a carved using traditional wood carpentry techniques in ...

A rare, exquisite mirror by Jay Strongwater, circa late 1990s. Aptly titled 'Flora and Fauna'. Features a heavy, ornamental bronze frame with beveled mirror at the center. The mir...

This exquisite table exudes timeless elegance with its meticulously crafted Travertino Romano marble base, featuring a matte open-pore finish and a genuine Cognac leather buckle. The...

Often falsely attributed to Flavio Poli/Murano this large rare table light from Val Saint Lambert in Belgium is executed in clear and blue lead-crystal. It was made during the 1950s ...

This gemstone puzzle not only decorates but also brings calm and balance to your space, promoting daily wellness. The playful and architectural design of the soma cube transforms in...

This Art Nouveau chandelier, manufactured between 1920 and 1930, is something special. What makes it so special is its very high-quality and precise workmanship. The bronze is master...

A substantial mid-20th century sideboard made in the grand Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence, France. Crafted with richly figured mahogany veneers and crowned with an impressive...

Outstanding Alabaster Gueridon Table France, 1930-1940 Gueridon Side Table / Drinks Table in Turned Alabaster. Manufactured at the Art Deco Period. Rare find. Amazing color! Elegant ...

Late 20th Century Postmodern tessellated travertine and black marble box with brass inlay and brown cloth interior lining.

This very nice neoclassical style round coffee table is made of brass with a Carrara white marble top. This is a French work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940

Black Marble Bird Giulio Lazzotti Mageia Pietrasanta Italy, 1990 Stunning bird of minimalist design High quality of Manufacture Perfect condiction ...

Enjoy the XL gemstone puzzle, a unique piece combining art and fun for all ages. Hand-carved soma cube puzzle sculpture in a mix of 7 brightly colored semi-precious stones that form...

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Superb and rare alabaster ashtray designed and produced by romano bianchi in italy in the 1970s. Red alabaster ashtray produced by hand and large. Decorative object that will bring a...

Handcrafted Crystal Chandelier made of Solid Brass with Gold Finish Twelve Light Ceiling Fixture with Hand Tied Crystals – Diameter 62 cm Height 95 cm Total Height 120 cm – In House ...

A long, narrow & sexy cocktail table from Italy circa 1960's. It features a beautiful slab of cararra marble with polished brass curved legs. Well cared for & ready to use.

1950's pair of Gorgeous Emerald and Clear Crystal lamps. The thick intense Emerald colored base incorporated with the clear crystal bubbles make a stunning pair of lamps They have b...

Concrete 'Diabolo' Spindel planter by Swiss designer, Willy Guhl. Produced by Eternit AG. Made in Switzerland 1960 - 1970. Iconic mid century Swiss design. Perfect for garden, terrac...

Boost your entertaining experience with this exceptional Baccarat champagne ice bucket or wine cooler—a true testament to refined craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Designed by the...

ROSSO LEVANTO CONSOLE TABLE Type of Marble: Rosso Levanto Dimensions: 48" x 10" x 29,5" Leg Model: Rosso Levanto Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks Shipping Cost: F...

Exquisite Small Silver-Plated Rectangular Footed Dish – Antique Luxury with Sterling Silver Style This small elegant silver-plated trinket dish is a fine example of timeless craftsma...

Set of 2 Fold Bedside Tables, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Fold bedside tables are masterfully crafted from american oak with a brown walnu...

An XL riven slate table for the Angers region of France. C.1960s but in the 19th C. Style. Simple interlocking base. Rare large size making it possible to use as a dinning table.

Striking Art Deco terracotta bust, beautifully patinated in deep green tones, depicting a strong male portrait with a dynamic, expressive profile. The sculpture captures both vitalit...

This exceptional French Art Deco console table, attributed to Edgar Brandt, captures the masterful synthesis of metalwork and architectural form that defined the Art Deco era. Measur...

Art Deco 1930s matte crystal and brass wall lamp

1970s Stunning black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade. Made in Italy, this set is in excellent condition, with all the pieces intact and flawless. So rare to find ...

This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...

This finely hand-carved Malachite box celebrates the timeless beauty of one of the world’s most admired ornamental stones. The surface reveals dramatic banding in rich hues that shif...

Wouldn't this antique garden stone lantern look perfect for your garden entry or pathway, pool, patio, or deck ? Just acquired, our Japan "Arts & Crafts" antique stone pathway lanter...

A natural piece of brain coral. Use as a standalone decorative object, on a shelf, as a luxury display piece, etc. Natural white/off-white hue. Very Good condition as shown in images...

This travertine angled wine cooler is designed by us and hand crafted by the artisans within the fair-trade principles. The natural properties of travertine will keep your wine chil...

The Ovni Uovo Sculptural Coffee Table presents a retro-futurist fantasy. Performing as a past vision of the future Ovni Uovo constructs over mysterious tales of speculative technolog...

Luxury at its finest, set of 6 high-end drink glasses in clear crystal by Baccarat. This exquisite set of Baccarat glassware embodies the timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship...

We present this exclusive and rare pair of fountains! A true rarity that you should consider if you're decorating a large and impressive garden. This pair of majestic Italian founta...

This beautiful sconce adds to the Sistema collection the wall fixture. I made several times this for specific customer requests and realised it needed to become part of the collectio...

George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was exhibited as a boudoir room or petit salon at the Paris Exhibition 1878 . The main feature and centrepiece of this boudoir room is the Rosso Antico marble fireplace surmounted by an open display niche carved in cedar wood. Each side of the room is composed of various panels and are as follows: One side with a grand Rosso Antico marble fireplace flanked by two doorways. One side with French doors originally opening onto a balcony, flanked by two large bookshelves. One side with a window flanked by two mirrors. The opposite side with three large mirrors. The complete room measures: 21 ft / 6.4 m wide, 17 ft / 5.18 m deep, and 12 ft / 3.65 m high. It could also be used in a number of different combinations to suit various room layouts. The mirrors could be replaced with windows or further bookcases. Each side is decorated with various sizes of finely carved panels and holds ornate Corinthian style columns surmounted with cherubim's on the capitals. Three cherubs are formed at the top of each corner with three columns, at the column bases there are circular carved pedestals to display statues. Published & illustrated in the ‘Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition’. The main part of this room, the Rosso Antico marble fireplace is surmounted by a large open display niche carved in cedar wood are illustrated with a line drawing in the Paris Universal Exhibition catalogue on page 209. The whereabouts of the seminaked caryatids and the marble bust of Alexander Pope are unknown. The bust of Alexander Pope was copied from the original one in Westminster Abbey, London. The Corinthian columns now flanking the niche above the fireplace are also in cedar wood having the identical carved fluting to the rest of the room and were made to replace the caryatid figures. Those Corinthian columns are period to the room and can only have been made shortly after it arrived back to London and before it was reassembled and fitted into the house built by George Trollope and Sons in the 1880's, and where we removed it all from. George Trollope made clever use of Alexander Pope's early 18th-century poetical successes in Great Britain and France by using ‘The Rape of Lock’, a mock-heroic narrative poem Pope wrote in 1712 about Petre who cut off a lock of Arabella’s hair without her permission, as the theme of the boudoir room or petit salon at the 1878 Paris Exhibition. In the original exhibition display of the room set, tapestries depicting the Rape of Lock were hung where the mirrors are now positioned. Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock is a humorous indictment of the vanities and idleness of 18th-century high society. Basing his poem on an actual incident among two families of his acquaintance, Pope intended his verses to quench hot tempers and to encourage his friends to laugh at their own foolishness. The poem is an outstanding example in the English language of the genre of mock-epic. The 'epic' was considered one of the most serious of literary forms; it had been applied, in the classical period, to the trivialities of love and war. Pope’s mock-epic is not to mock the form itself, but to mock his society in its very failure to rise to epic standards, exposing its pettiness by casting it against the grandeur of the traditional epic subjects and the bravery and fortitude of epic heroes: Pope’s mock-heroic treatment in The Rape of the Lock underlines the ridiculousness of a society in which values have lost all proportion, and the trivial is handled with the gravity and solemnity that ought to be accorded to truly important issues. The 18th-century society in this poem fails to distinguish between things that are important and things that are not. The poem mocks the men it portrays by representing them as unworthy of a heroic culture. Therefore the mock-epic follows the epic in that its main concerns are serious and moral. The point that the theme must now be satirical rather than earnest is symptomatic of how far the culture has fallen. Retaining the original exhibition label The back of the panelling still retains two original labels printed with the 'Union Jack' and printed adjacent to it, 'The Secretary Royal British Commission for the Universal Exhibition 1878 Champ de Mars Paris'. Adjacent to that and below, printed and written in ink vertically: Exhibitor: (and signed in ink) George Trollope & Sons. Address: (written in ink) Halkin Street West. London. Allotment in Block: (written in ink) a2. In the printed floor plan 'a2 square' is in the very first line to the right of the floor plan and handwritten in ink with a 'diamond shape' also written with '101' within it. This pin points where George Trollope's stand was located. With thousands of items being displayed at the Exhibition, this label would have been the floor plan for the craftsmen, so they knew the correct place to install the boudoir room or petit salon. The firm continued expanding house building and interior decoration side of the business and by 1849 was also trading as an estate agency, letting and controlling property for the Grosvenor Estates. A separate branch of cabinet-makers, bearing the family name, was opened at West Halkin Street, London. becoming known as 'The Museum of Decorative Arts' (looked after by George Robinson). Here Trollope and Sons also sold high-class antique furniture made by other makers. In 1851, the firm became formally known as George Trollope and Sons. West Halkin Street, London. The address was recorded in the listing for the firm in The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1876 & 1877. Period Press Coverage & Art Critic Review. everal newspapers also thoroughly describe George Trollope and Son's stand including the different tapestries that were hung where the mirrors are now, illustrating the poem 'The Rape of Lock', by Alexander Pope. Marius Vachon, a French Art Critic and journalist, who wrote for the journal ‘La France’ published an extensive review of the Trollope and Sons stand in a book called Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1878 (The Wonders of the 1878 Exhibition). Note: In the World Fairs translation it states door frame, Marius Vachon had originally written ‘chambranle’ in French, 'chambranle' loosely translates to a frame around something, and should read in its correct context: ‘fireplace in rosso antico’. We have taken the extract below written by Marius Vachon in its translated form from: Les Merveilles de l'Exposition de 1878, (The Wonders of the 1878 Exhibition). This puts into perspective the importance of this fine quality room interior when he viewed it at the exhibition in 1878: Marius Vachon: English furniture is very curious to observe; irreproachable from the point of view of execution, the furniture of our neighbours always reaches the last degree of respectability and comfort. One thing to be noticed is that for large pieces of furniture, the English upholsterer is transformed into a sort of architect; everything he makes takes on a monumental aspect. The first object that catches the eye when one enters the furniture class is the beautiful boudoir-salon exhibited by Mr. Trollope. The boudoir (or petit salon), of carved cedar wood, is an attempt to reproduce the style which prevailed in England during the first decade of Queen Anne's reign, and all the details have been studied, but not copied, from examples of decorative work of the time. The fireplace is in "rosso antico" movement, and the ceiling is in portable plaster. The panels painted on canvas represent scenes from the heroic-comic poem "The Abduction of the Hairpin," (The Rape of Lock) written by Alexander Pope in 1712, the eighth year of Queen Anne's reign, in which the customs and mores of the time are satirized in a pleasing manner. The apotheosis of the Loop and its sidereal transformations will form the decoration of the ceiling. In these illustrations of Pope's charming poem, the costumes and accessories have been taken from models of the time; and the bust of the poet, copied from his tomb in Westminster Abbey, occupies the niche in the centre of the mantelpiece. M. Marius Vachon, the period writer of the above continues with: Now we shall mention at random the magnificent dining table of Messrs. Johnston and Co., their oak mantelpiece, their boudoir table; Mr. Watt's drawing-room mantelpiece stepped in the old style and imitating the Japanese; Mr. James Shoolbred's great The Decorative Arts Society on Trollope and Sons The boudoir or petit salon is mentioned again in the Decorative Arts Society: Trollope did not exhibit such highly rated objects at the 1878 Paris Exhibition as at previous exhibitions; items included a large mirror frame carved in limewood in Renaissance style and a satinwood cabinet in Adam revival style, with a similar armchair (illus. Meyer (2006), p. 242) and probably two rooms; one was a boudoir in cedar wood in Queen Anne style and the other was a boudoir decorated by the firm in the theme of Pope’s The Rape of Lock. In the above extract, it is quite clear that the two rooms mentioned are in fact the very same room, because the fireplace and niche are illustrated in The Paris Universal Exhibition catalogue on page 209 and Marius Vachon describes the rest of the room set in the above… Trollope and Sons exhibition pieces listed and described by Meyer in an article he wrote for: The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to present, Journal 25 in 2001., where he points out the importance of George Trollope and Sons and mentions a table by Trollope exhibited at the 1867 exhibition that sold for £40,000 in 1996. He also mentions a cabinet exhibited by Trollope at the International Exhibition of 1862 that sold at Sotheby's in 1997 for £150,000. Interest was not as strong in the 1990's as it is today for rare exhibition pieces, high quality items were abundant back then, it was a golden era when the most beautiful works of art just kept coming onto the market. But there are exceptions as in this instance, when a unique, gold medal-winning exhibition work of art comes onto the market for the very first time. Meyer continued researching and writing about the great exhibitions and released his book in 2006, 'The Great Exhibitions, London, New York, Paris and Philadelphia 1851- 1900, where he mentions only in passing, The Boudoir Room or Petite Salon exhibited by Trollope, he even states that an image was not reproduced and that Trollope's exhibits in 1878 were not up to the quality and class of the items Trollope exhibited in London in 1862 and Paris in 1868. This is probably because Meyer didn't know of the line drawing illustrating the Roso Antico Fireplace, Niche and Panelling reproduced in The Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition 1878 shown in the above which Geering recently uncovered. John Meyer continues in the DAS journal: Undoubtedly they (Trollope) are a firm worthy of further research as they were right at the forefront of the furniture business in London from 1860 to 1880. Our research shows that the Petite Boudoir was awarded the gold medal for excellence in 1878 (see Journal La Liberté 23-10-1878 with the list of all medals attributed), something George Trollope and Sons did not achieve at the London 1862 and the Paris 1867 exhibitions. Jonathan Meyer joined Bonham's in 1977. He was Director at Sotheby's in charge of 19th Century Furniture from 1994 to June 2007. He was also chairman of the Fine Arts Faculty for The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. In the original description from the article in Les Merveilles de l’exposition de 1878, M. Marius Vachon states: The first object that catches the eye when one enters the (English) furniture class is the beautiful boudoir-salon exhibited by Mr. Trollope. Suggesting, it was in his opinion the very best on display in the English section, and being awarded the gold medal for excellence can only add weight to this. Adjacent to the original label that was printed by The Secretary - Royal British Commission for the Universal Exhibition 1878 in stencil ‘TO BE KEPT’, i.e. ‘to be returned’. This confirms why it came back to London. We removed the Boudoir Room or Petite Salon from a Trollope house, part of a grand high-class housing estate in London which around the time of the exhibition Trollope and Sons were in the process of building, and where the room set was installed directly after it returned from the exhibition in 1878 until now. Worthy of note is the machines that did the carving for the Boudoir Room or Petite Salon and also did all of the decorative carving (most of which was linenfold carving) for the Houses of Parliament, London. This machine, the engraving and description of which we copy from Engineering, was specially designed by its inventor, Mr. Jordan, for assisting in the production of the vast amount of carved decorations required for the walls and ceilings of the Houses of Parliament, London, and it was so employed during the entire progress of the work. The late Sir Charles Barry was so well satisfied with it, that he frequently declared it would have been impossible to have accomplished the work without it. The Department of Woods and Forests employed five of the machines at the Government Works, Thames Bank, for several years; and the machines have now passed into the hands of Messrs. George Trollope and Son, and are still used in the same building. They also exhibited the new technique of xylatechnography and sgraffito, methods of impressing coloured design into soft wood and engraving veneer to reveal the base wood. The newspaper, La Liberte October, 23rd 1878 listing the medal winners of the Paris 1878 exhibition. Third column, ''GROUPE III MOBILIER ET ACCESSOIRES'', (GROUP III FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES). Medailles d'or. (Gold Medals) where G Trollope et fils (G Trollope and Sons...

Large size and great design, hand carved, antique alabaster three-light chandelier. Thanks to its deep shade and beautiful Art Deco design this timeless alabaster chandelier will lo...

18th C Style Wrought Iron Silver & Gilt Metal Marble Top Console.

The Tabitha Wall Lamp beautifully merges the timeless elegance of alabaster with the modern appeal of brushed brass. Its distinctive diagonal "salami slice" cut alabaster tubes creat...

Set of Nine Italian Alabaster Egg Sculptures, circa 1970s A beautiful set of nine alabaster egg sculptures, handmade in Italy circa the 1970s. Each egg showcases the natural veining...

French marble top and walnut coffee table in the Celina Decoracões style. Made in the 20th Mid-century period. Marble multicolor, with green and pink highlights Table height: 13.78 ...

A solid stone sink or basin, hand-crafted in Indonesia. Hand-carved from volcanic rock, the outside of the piece preserves its naturally rugged stone texture in yellow and light be...

Circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers flanking a marble insert and three larger lower hand dovetailed drawers with paneled trim, glass knob pulls,...

Impressive Clear Rock Quartz Healing Ball in a Brass Angel Stand. Ball weight is 22.6 pounds, 26" in circumference, and 12"H including stand. Tripodal stand is ornate brass with deta...

This exquisite bathroom sink is hand-carved from rare Italian Calacatta Viola marble, renowned for its dramatic violet veining and timeless elegance. A true statement piece, this bas...

Set of 2 French Louis XV Night Stands, marble top, 1930s Good condition, small signs of aging. Found in a noble apartment in my city, Palermo.

Dining Table in Black Marquinia marble Size: ⌀ 120 x 74,5 cm. - 47.2 x 29.3 in. Commercial name: Nissa Dining Table in Black Marquinia, Nissa Collection by the Spanish designer Iva...

1970s Artedi-Inspired Geometric Coffee or Side Table in Black Marble, Brass, and Glass. Striking and sculptural, this 1970s geometric table is inspired by the iconic designs of Ital...

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Mahogany, Burl Wood, Original Black Marble Top (Nero Marquina), Original Floral Ceramic Tiles Dimensions: 67”H x 40.50”W x 18.25”D Table Height 32.25" Whispers of the 19th century—an Eastlake washstand...

A very elegant French chandelier in the style of Louis XV. With 6 lights around the chandelier and 10 small lights. Cage form. Silvered bronze frame with some dark wear (see photo's)...

A beautiful and large Austrian modernist brass chandelier, designed and manufactured by Rupert Nikoll, Vienna, Austria, in the 1950s. This impressive piece, with its 27-inch diameter...

A pair of walnut and travertine side tables designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.875"H x 26.5"W x 26.5"D All items ship from High Point, North...