French 18th Century Classicistical Directoire Trumeau/Mirror in White/Gold Paint

French 18th century Rococo painted wood cabinet from Provence with one curved and molded door, one chest, curving feet and cornice. Painted in a soft yellow, grey and offhwihte color. Extraordinary iron hardware, lock and key. 18th century Provence cabinets...

Impressive classical wall mirror from Paris represents a carved and gilded wooden frame (15.5cm) with prominent revolving leaf varies. The original mercury glass makes the object ver...

Architectural portal sculpture made of solid teak with original green-turquoise coloring, India, last third of the 18th century. As the name suggests, the object originates from an ...

This is a rather beautiful tall French mid-18th century Transition solid cherrywood armoire cupboard with bonnet top (chapeau de gendarme), decorative shaped panels and original bras...

Pair of strict classicistical fire gilded candlesticks France 1840, signed Barbedienne. Strict classicist design with square base, flowers and leaf ornaments in different finish. Decorated and smooth elements in alternation create otically balanced object. The widest part of the stem is 4.0cm Ferdinand Barbedienne (* August 6, 1810 in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay, Calvados department, France; † March 21, 1892 in Paris) was a French sculptor, bronze ware manufacturer, and gallery owner. One of the most important and popular Éditeurs d'art, or publishers of art articles, he had most of the French sculptors of his time under contract. Life and work Ferdinand Barbedienne was the son of a farmer. At the age of 13, he learned the Craft of saddlery. In 1822 he moved to Paris, where he first worked as a clerk in a wallpaper shop. He received start-up capital from his employer to open his own store, which he set up on Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in 1834. He pursued the idea of exhibiting bronze statues in addition to his core business and mass producing them in small format. In 1838, he joined forces with the mechanic Achille Collas, who had developed the machine á reduction (réducteur for short); a device based on the principles of the pantograph that could reproduce three-dimensional objects in any size - reduced or enlarged. On November 29, 1838, both signed the founding contract for the company Société Ferdinand Barbedienne et Achille Collas, which aimed to commercially exploit the mechanized production of sculptural works for an initial 20 years. Barbedienne took care of the commercial management of the company, while Collas contributed the patent on his invention and seven existing machines, and with his profound knowledge of machinery was responsible for the production processes. Together they decided on the subject matter of the objects, the selling prices, and all other financial matters. In 1841, they produced casts of the Apollo of Belvedere, the Spinario, and 21 pieces with the motif of a bas-relief of the Parthenon. These were followed by versions of the Laocoon group, the Venus of Arles, and the Borghese Fencer, among others. Special interest was initially shown in works from antiquity, for which casts from the Atelier de Moulage in the Louvre served as models. The company continued to produce works by representatives of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Giovanni Bologna or by French sculptors such as Jean Goujon, Jean-François Flamand, Pierre Puget, François Girardon, Antoine Coysevox...

Nautical display in showcase France beginning 20th century. The object is finely handcrafted from wood, plaster, fabric and paint. It shows an antique sailing ship...

A French Directoire trumeau mirror with a gilded frame and oil painting. This late 18th century trumeau has a gilt frame with beading and a finely done oil painting depicting a love...

A Louis XVI trumeau mirror with a carved panel representing an allegory of music. It depicts a violin stringed with metal wires, a tambourine, and other musical instruments suspended...

Magnificent hand-carved 18th century French Trumeau mirror. Original painted surround in crème color. Beautiful giltwood mirror found in a large chateau from the Provence region o...

A very handsome 18th century French Louis XVI Period Trumeau. This stunning trumeau retains its original painting - oil on canvas. The trumeau also retains its original mercury gla...

A gorgeous 19th century French trumeau. Framed in mahogany and rosewood, a beautiful oil on board painting of a warm coastal scene is fixed above the mirror. The beveled mirror may b...

19th century French Louis XVI painted & gilded trumeau mirror features exquisite relief carvings on the panel above the generously sized beveled mirror depicting an eternal flame ema...