Superbly Carved Fire Screen by Francois Linke

This Chinese standing screen has a main panel, and a lower panel flanked by two smaller ones, which were made in the 19th century as fretwork window panels for a house. In the 20th century they were salvaged, assembled, and mounted in a matching hardwood stand as a freestanding screen...

One could be forgiven for thinking Claude Sené was a poor speller and dyslexic, since his stamp has a ‘G’ initial for Claude, and an inverted ‘N’ in Sené. ...

This Meiji-period color woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicts three elegant female courtiers in traditional dress taking refreshments. Th...

Misia Sert, a musical prodigy who once played the piano on Franz List’s knee, grew up to be a beauty, and remained the apogee of chic until she died at seve...

This Boiceau desk bears his stamp, and was entirely veneered in amboyna, an exotic burlwood named for Ambon, the Indonesian island where it was harvested. The naturally squiggling patterning of the veneer provides an overall surface decoration. The top alone has no fewer than 60 small book-matched squares of it – ten across and six deep – creating a kaleidoscopic effect in subtle monochrome. Applied decoration is minimal. It consists of two inlaid pairs of griffins in boxwood and purplewood facing off across braziers on both the front and the back of the desk, and blind-tooled Greek keys trimming white-leather-topped shelves that slide out to either side. These decorations introduce no color, and, in lying flush with the surface, leave the sleek form undisturbed. Boiceau even eliminated drawer pulls, necessitating a lock and key for each drawer. Born in Lausanne in 1881, Boiceau descended from French Huguenots who had settled in Switzerland. Prominent as bankers, lawyers, businessmen, and diplomats, the Boiceaus were a cosmopolitan family. Ernest studied painting in Munich, and then painting and architecture in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1900 he embarked on a ten-year European sojourn, painting landscapes and portraits along the way. In 1910 he resettled in Paris, became interested in textiles, and established an embroidery workshop that catered to the stage and haute couture. Among his clients were the Folies Bergères, the Comédie-Française, and the Paris Opéra, and the fashion houses of Worth and Molyneux. He also made embroidered table linens, wall hangings, and upholstery fabrics. In a 1913, at an embroidery exhibition in Paris at the Musée Galliera, he presented a boudoir in collaboration with curtains, upholstery fabrics, and a tapestry, embroidered in modern abstract designs. In 1925 he launched a couture line, and branched out to design finely crafted objects and furniture made in rare woods, like ebony and Tasmanian oak...

Baguès main claim to decorative-arts fame is their collaboration, which began in 1919, with the designer Armand Rateau. Today he’s identified with the Art Deco style, and celebrated ...

A superb French brass Rococo fire screen The Fire screen is a superb quality piece, it is has a very unusual shape with curves and a carrying handle to ...

A Superb French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Screen The Fire guard is a superb quality piece, it is Oval in shape with a carrying handle to the top. The frame is very decorative ormolu ...

Carved English walnut fire screen, has an empty customized center panel that is surrounded by floral and leaf branch carved arabesques. The column supports are fluted and carved with...

François Linke, (1855-1946) Ecran de Foyer a Chassis Paris, early 20th century Carved giltwood and silk damask upholstery, with removable sliding screen...

Carved Gothic oak panelled fire screen. This sturdy screen has 2 heavy carved panels set in an oak frame. The screen is in good condition with a nice patina. The screen is 36” high ...

19th century carved needlework fire screen, the frame made from solid rosewood with a needlepoint and petit point panel.