Breccia Marble Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

This exquisite French Louis XV bronze-mounted commode is attributed to Louis Pelletier, one of the distinguished 18th-century ébénistes of Paris. With its serpentine front, bombe sid...

This exquisite Breche D’Alep marble and bronze-mounted buffet is a masterful example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, attributed to the prestigious Fontainebleau school. Richly ...

This fine quality signed French Louis XVI sideboard showcases the elegance and refined craftsmanship of the late 19th to early 20th century. Topped with a richly veined marble surfac...

An Exceptional Louis XVI Style Vitrine Cabinet By François Linke Index no. 421 Of elegant breakfront form, surmounted by a stepped pediment top inset with three shaped and moulded ...

With a likely replaced breche de alep marble top of breakfront form over a frieze with musical bronze mounts. A pair of cabinet brass grill doors enclosing shelves flanked by giltwoo...

This exquisite pair of French Louis XVI style commodes represents the height of neoclassical elegance and craftsmanship. Constructed from richly figured satinwood, each commode featu...

Three drawer stand with working key pulls having intricate abstract motif on front and striking dimensional cubic design on side panels. The stand with cantered corners with full ver...

A fine quality Louis XV - XVI Transition style breakfront chest of drawers Exquisitely hand-crafted in Genova, Italy in the mid-20th century, the important Mediterranean port city ...

This gorgeous walnut and Breccia marble French Louis XV style grand sideboard buffet exudes elegance, refinement, and superb craftsmanship. Designed in the classic Louis XV taste, th...

This exquisite French bombe-shaped commode, crafted in the 18th-century Chinoiserie style, showcases intricate Coromandel lacquer work, vibrant with depictions of Chinese scenes. Cir...

This exquisite French Louis XV commode showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of 18th-century design, beautifully blending artistry with function. The commode features a fine marbl...

Versailles style, rare and important French Louis XV style commode or chest of drawers stamped 'P. Roussel' (Pierre Roussel 1723-June 7, 1782 ). This fine and high quality commode wi...

Beautiful wood carved ribbon Antique Breccia marble top Oak hunters cabinet. Great for displaying fine china and collectables, Hunters cabinet 66”w x 2...

An extraordinary Louis XV period (1715-1774) French ormolu mounted tulipwood and kingwood marquetry bombé sauteuse commode by master Parisian ébéniste André-Antoine Lardin. circa late 1740s In our 40+ years we have not came across a chest of drawers that captures our attention like this one! Exquisitely hand-crafted in Paris in the mid-18th century, exceptionally executed in opulent and luxurious period King Louis 15th taste, featuring a curvacious serpentine-front bombe-form solid wood case fitted with two drawers, adorned with finely chased, chiseled and gilded bronze doré mounts, including rare and most distinctive sculptural fiolated scroll Rocaille handles, flanking ornate keyhole escutcheons with original key included. In absolutely stunning rare and exotic precious tulipwood and kingwood veneer work with striking warm rich highly figured grain patterns, elegant floral marquetry inlays and fascinating early sunburst panels. Topped with the original serpentine shaped Brèche de Médous marble-top with stepped molded edge. The Breccia de Médous is extracted in the towns of Médous and Asté, near Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the Hautes-Pyrénées. This dramatic breccia is composed of angular elements of contrasting colors ranging from black to yellow to gray creating a bold but subdued visual display. Signed, retaining the original LARDIN blind stamp to top proper-right rear post underneath marble. André-Antoine Lardin (1724-1790) is a celebrated Master Cabinetmaker, earning maître in 1750, and particularly respected for his extraordinary woodworking veneer - marquetry work. - PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: From the important collection of Loyd-Paxton, Dallas, Texas. Property from the magnificent Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris Graham Sr., El Paso, Texas, but also with homes in Dallas, Texas and Pebble Beach, California. Acquired from the highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2024 Furniture & Decorative Art Featuring The Collection of Mrs. Henry Ford II Signature Auction Catalog #8167 Loyd Paxton Gallery, Dallas, Texas. With one of the finest collections in the world and prominent customers to match, including Sir Elton John, Truman Capote, Saudi Prince Faisal, and the Sultan of Brunei. Rare French antiques from Loyd-Paxton made their way into Versailles when it underwent renovations, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased furnishings, including a dazzling Louis XIV Boulle desk that had been owned by the Sun King himself. Betty Jo Graham might not hold celebrity status but her remarkable life and many contributions to American history and the arts community of El Paso, Texas, make her deserving of the limelight nonetheless. Affectionately known to her friends as BJ, led a remarkable life that intertwined a deep passion for music with significant contributions to her community and country. BJ embarked on her vocal journey at the age of 12, studying under the esteemed Mini Ferguson Owens at the University of Wichita. Her pursuit of musical excellence continued in the same institution, where she later attended college. BJ's life was not solely dedicated to music; she also played a vital role in American history. During the tumultuous times of World War II, she contributed her skills to the Cessna AT-17 training program, a crucial effort in preparing pilots for combat. She worked as an electrical wiring diagram analyst for Boeing Engineering Development on the iconic Enola Gay project in 1956. BJ's heart always remained with music. She continued to refine her vocal skills with notable figures such as Maude Douglas Tweedy in New York City and John Charles Thomas in Apple Valley, California. Her love story with Robert Morris Graham Sr., whom she married in 1975, was filled with shared adventures and travels across the globe, living in places from Dallas, Texas, to Pebble Beach, California, and El Paso, Texas. As a trustee of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and a board member of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra and El Paso Pro-Musica, she played a pivotal role in nurturing the musical landscape of her community. Her support extended to various causes, including the El Paso Opera, Holocaust Museum, Museum of Art, and many more, showcasing her belief in the transformative power of art and culture. Betty Jo Graham's journey through life reflects a profound dedication to her passions, community, and the arts. Her legacy, marked by her music, history, and philanthropy contributions, inspires and impacts many, ensuring that her melodious spirit will be remembered and cherished for future generations. After traveling the globe and living in cities across the country, Graham and her husband, Robert Morris Graham Sr., eventually settled in El Paso, where she served as a trustee of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and a board member of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra and El Paso Pro-Musica. Though Graham had a lifelong passion for music and played a pivotal role in nurturing the musical landscape of her community, her philanthropy extended to various causes, including the El Paso Opera, El Paso Holocaust Museum and El Paso Museum of Art, showcasing her belief in the power of art and culture. A patron of the arts, Graham was also a collector of fine jewelry, with a particular fondness for eye-catching, statement-making rings, necklaces, earrings and more, and Heritage was honored to present Property from the Estate of Mrs. Betty Jo “B.J.” Graham as part of its Spring Fine Jewelry Signature Auction. Inscription to placard on reverse: FROM THE COLLECTION OF LOYD-PAXTON DALLAS, TEXAS Signatures: Original blind stamped LARDIN to top of rear post. Bronzes not removed to inspect for foundry marks. - DIMENSIONS: (approx) 33" High, 42" Wide, 20.75" Deep - CONDITION REPORT: Overall a superb example, especially considering its nearly 300 years old. Beautifully aged warm patina, antique wood glow and lustrous sheen. Strong, sturdy, stable, structurally sound. Evidence of restorations, likely by Loyd-Paxton, including high-quality bespoke upholstered drawer lining. Typical wear commensurate with age, use, handling and exposure, including minor nicks to edge, age splits scattered throughout body, expected antique character and charm. Marble top is in great shape. Accompanied by two working keys. Overall outstanding presence, delivered cleaned, waxed, with hand rubbed polished patina, ready for immediate use and generational enjoyment! - INTERESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This elegant commode typifies the fashion for furniture mounted with exotic and rare woods, exquisite marquetry-work, and decadent Rococo bronzes. Andre Antoine Lardin, also known as N.B. Lardin was born in 1724 and died on 10 August 1790. He held his master's title from 1 July 1750 and was particularly respected for the exceptional quality of his veneering / marquetry. A well known and regarded maître ébéniste, Lardin’s career is somewhat thinly documented, most likely due to the upheaval and record destruction during the Revolution, notably when the guilds in Paris and elsewhere were abolished in 1791. Lardin worked for various marchand-mercier (furniture dealers) and probably also for a private clientele. He ran his workshop first in the Rue de Charenton and from 1770 in the Rue Saint-Nicolas. His two sons, André Antoine II and Louis François, worked with him for some time and the second-named became his successor in the Rue Saint-Nicolas. Lardin is known to have worked for the marchands André-François Carré, this superb commode having almost most certainly been commissioned through the intervention of one of these fashionable dealers. The marchand-mercier André-François Carré, is recorded rue Froidmanteau, "Magasin de glaces, porcelaine ébénisterie et curiosités pour les cabinets d'histoire naturelle." Carré also worked with two vernisseurs (vernis Martin): Porchon and Prévost. All of Lardin's furniture is classic in form and decor, well crafted and mostly veneered in rosewoods or violet wood. Lardin worked in the taste of the time with geometric patterns, cartouche fields and simulated fluting. Furniture with elaborate inlays such as birds, trophies, urns, landscapes, or flowers and sunburts such as this stunning example appear more rarely. The stamp JME stands for Jures Menuisiers Ebeniste and notes the guild affiliation of the master. The Corporation des Menuisiers-Ébénistes was a French craft guild which was concerned with the profession of woodworking. Some JME stamps are worn down from the marble slab over the years and no longer apparent, but in this case lacking the JME stamp is likely indicative of work made prior to reaching maître ébéniste (master cabinetmaker), denoting an early and exceedingly scarce example. Eighteenth century French furniture...

This is a good quality pair of mahogany Louis XVI style cabinets with a breccia marble top surrounded by a pierced brass gallery. Below is a frieze drawer over antique book spines...

Add timeless elegance to your home with this exceptional Maison Krieger of Paris Directoire-style sideboard buffet, a rare and refined piece that reflects the superior craftsmanship ...

Early 20th century French Art Deco Vitrine. Display cabinet, salvaged from super high end jewelry or gift gallery in New York City. Superior quality and construction. Tiffany quality, bronze frame, machined fittings, brass shelf brackets...

A MAGNIFICENT BRASS-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA, EBONY AND EBONISED CABINET-ON-STAND, DUTCH, CIRCA 1650-80, THE PIETRA DURA PANELS FLORENTINE, MID 17TH CENTURY. Inset overall with paired Fl...

This exquisite French Louis XV style commode showcases the finest artistry of 19th-century craftsmanship, combining luxurious materials with timeless Rococo elegance. Topped with a r...

This fine quality French period Breche D'Alep commode, dating from the 1780s, epitomizes the elegance and artistry of late 18th-century French furniture design. The Breche D'Alep mar...

This exquisite French Louis XV commode, signed by renowned Parisian ébéniste Claude Charles Saunier (1735–1807), is a superb example of 18th-century craftsmanship at its finest. Topp...

This exquisite 19th century French Louis XVI style commode by renowned maker Maison Carlihian embodies timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship. Featuring a finely grained mahoga...

This fine pair of rare signed Maison Jansen chinoiserie encoignures corner cabinets represents the epitome of Parisian craftsmanship and sophisticated design. Created by the world-re...

This rare red Chinoiserie Coromandel lacquered walnut French dry bar liquor cabinet is an exceptional piece that exudes Old World sophistication and exotic allure. Handcrafted with m...

This Maison Jansen style Directoire marble top commode buffet is a fine example of understated French elegance and timeless versatility. The cabinet features a beautifully veined ori...

Our most coveted antiques are from the Napoleon III era. This spectacular French antique commode is the statement piece you’ve been looking for....

A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry Commode By Henry Dasson After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Marie-Antoinette for Versailles. Constructed i...

With a thick serpentine breche de alep marble top over a conforming case with two conforming drawers with bronze handles raised on cabriole legs with sabot feet. From a Bellevue Avenue Newport Rhode Island estate.

Elegant Transition style "Pantalonnière" Commode in rosewood marquetry in rosewood and amaranth frames delimited by Greek fillets. Central and lateral projection, Aleppo breccia marb...

A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900. Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...

Commode, having a top of Breche d'Alep marble, on conforming case, inlaid decoration of festooning and a trio of neoclassical urns; round pulls and escutcheons of gilt bronze, the tr...

This petite French Louis XV commode, crafted circa 1900, is an exquisite example of fine cabinetmaking and timeless Parisian elegance. Designed with graceful bombe curves and cabriol...

This Fine Breccia Marble Top French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Commode, Circa 1920, is an exquisite example of French craftsmanship blending elegance and practicality. The commode featu...

This 19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest features a stunning Breccia Marble Top, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication to any living space. The intricate Chino...

18th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bronze Galbée Commode, Stamped 18th Century Louis XV Period Ormolu Mounted Bronze Commode, Signed A rare and stunning Early 18th Century F...

This fine quality French Directoire sideboard showcases the timeless elegance and craftsmanship of late 18th to early 19th-century design. Constructed from rich walnut, the piece fea...

With serpentine With serpentine Breche De Alep marble top over a conforming case with two drawers with bronze handles and escutcheons. Raised on cabriole legs ending on sabot. Prove...

Large Louis XVI style sideboard with central projection presenting a rich marquetry decoration, with trellis enclosing floral-inspired motifs on the front, diamond motifs on the sides. Different types of exotic precious wood are used such as sycamore, mahogany and amaranth. The Fleur de Pêcher marble top has a very artistic veining with a very rich palette of colors. Finally, the rich ornamentation of gilded bronze and very finely chiseled completes the whole, giving an elegant opulence to this unique and rare piece. Opening with three doors on the front. Work from the end of the 19th century. The bronzes are marked on the back ZJ, attesting to the prestigious origin of this piece of furniture. Some details on this subject: The "ZJ" mark has long been controversial among experts on 19th century Parisian furniture, some attributing these pieces of furniture to the Zwiener house, others claiming that they are pieces of furniture from the Jansen house, the latter having bought the Parisian workshops of the famous Zwiener brothers in 1895. We can cite for example Christopher Payne, the leading expert on the subject who writes in his book "Paris la quintessence du meuble au XIXème siècle" in the chapter on "Jansen Jean-Henri (1854-1929)" on page 396: "The initials "ZJ" affixed to the back of the bronzes have long been attributed to Jansen, cited as "Zwiener Jansen". However, we believe that these initials also refer to the furniture made in Berlin by Julius Zwierner and not necessarily to those of Jansen. To complicate things, Jansen bought the "ZJ" master models. The latter being mainly of the type and style of those originally modelled by Léon Messagé, who was an independent sculptor until the end of 1890." Along similar lines, Christopher Payne writes in the chapter on "Zwiener Emmanuel...

This fine French Directoire style sideboard is a superb example of craftsmanship and elegance, distinguished by its stunning Breche d’Alep marble top and refined architectural form. ...

With its original breche de alep rectangular marble top with rounded front corners over five conforming drawers. Turned tapered legs with bronze sabot feet. Key. Stamped J.F Leleu. J...

Wavy sideboards with 3 doors and a central drawer. The feet finely carved in elongated pine cone with ebonized sphere above, are inserted in a niche groove. The tops are in marble br...

Art Deco sideboards, with 2 doors on the sides and 3 drawers in the center. The feet finely carved in elongated pine cone with ebonized sphere above, are inserted in a niche groove. ...

Crafted in Provence circa 1920, this grand French Louis XV style enfilade is built from solid walnut and crowned with a shaped slab of Giallo Siena Breccia marble. The contoured top ...

A Unique and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XIV Style Cabinet By François Linke François Linke – Index Number 490 The rare Baixas Breccia marble top above a b...

A fine and rare pair of early 20th century French Louis XVI style walnut and gilt bronze mounted commodes signed E. Schmidt Paris. . Original Breche Violette marble tops. Fine qualit...

A fine quality late 19th Century French marble topped side cabinet, with radiating veneers, floral marquetry inlay, gilded ormolu mounts, two doors opening to reveal shelves within. ...

A small Louis XV commode attributed to Antoine Mathieu Criaerd, called “Criard“ (circa 1727-1787, maître from 1747), with two small drawers and one lon...

A Fine Pair of Cabinets by Henry Dasson Constructed in amaranth and amboyna, and dressed with high quality ormolu bronze mounts, and Verdun Breccia marble platforms; rising from ta...

A fine quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style, bombe fronted, marble top commode. Having wonderful rococo influenced gilded ormolu mounts and handles, monopodia supports to...

Pair of Louis XV period corner cabinets featuring cross sections of wood on a rosewood background, surrounded by kingwood framing. Each cabinet opens with two front doors, revealing three shelves. Beautiful sculpted, gilt bronze ornamentation of frayed acanthus leaves, typical of the Louis XV period. Topped with antique green marble...

A refined 19th century French Louis XVI or transition style commode, crafted with a beechwood structure and veneered in warm-toned walnut arranged in elegant chevron and quarter-turn...

This fantastic French bronze mounted sideboard is a true statement of luxury, artistry, and craftsmanship. Featuring an elegant marble top and flanked by striking white marble column...

This exquisite French buffet is a striking example of refined craftsmanship, marrying luxurious materials with timeless design. Featuring a richly figured case adorned with gold dore...

This exquisite Louis XV style commode epitomizes the elegance and artistry of fine French furniture craftsmanship. Dating to circa 1930, the piece features a richly inlaid marquetry ...

This Italian-made French Louis XV style commode is a stunning example of 20th-century craftsmanship, combining the refined elegance of French design with the meticulous artistry of I...

Elevate your interior with this Gorgeous French Marble Top Gilt Bronze Vitrine, an exquisite example of 19th-century craftsmanship blending artistry, luxury, and function. Crafted fr...

This fantastic Doré bronze mounted Brèche Violette commode by Maison Roudillion exemplifies the elegance and artistry of 19th-century French craftsmanship. The piece features a strik...

This exceptional French sideboard, signed by the prestigious Maison Krieger of Paris, exemplifies the artistry and refinement of 19th-century French cabinetry. Monumental in scale an...

Masterfully hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, during the 1700s, this walnut commode has tremendous movement, with bombé curves on multiple planes. The form is embellished by the (orig...

This French Louis XV style commode is a magnificent example of 18th-century design, executed in the manner of Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (RVLC), one of the most celebrated Parisian éb...