Very Elegant Coffee Table by Clemmer Heidsieck

Very Fine French 19th Century Pair of Candlesticks In ormolu, very finely chiseled and decorated with knotted garlands, branches of leafy flowers, spokes of hearts, leaves of water...

A very good quality 19th century French charming two-tier side table with a single frieze drawer parquetry inlaid, designed with Allegories of Geography and Astronomy, with pierced three-quarter gallery surround, above a foliate and loop frieze, the front with a drawer, ormolu mounts and raised on delicate cabriole legs. The Louis XVI furnishings and decorative style started in 1774, at the begin-ning of Louis XVI reign up until 1790. The Directoire style will succeed. It followed a European movement return to classicism in the second half of the eighteenth century. Louis XVI, grand-son of Louis XV, became king in 1774 at the age of 20. Queen Marie Antoinette also very much appreciated the decorative arts. The middle of the eighteenth century and the Louis XVI style furnishing has been heavily influenced by the discovery of the remains of Herculaneum (1738) and Pompeii in 1748. Thus, was born the neo...

"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" Allegory of the Literature Oil on canvas Signed on the lower part beside parchment 111 x 133 x 2 cm Framed 125 x 146 x 7 cm Provenance: Collection Georges AUBRY, brother of the artist Bibliography: Illustrated in catalogue «Regards de peintre» , Suzanne AUBRY-CASANOVA, 1997, p.104 After trying years of forced confinement due to the war, he composed this allegorical fresco on the theme of Literature, Science and Arts was painted by Émile Aubry for his younger brother Georges Aubry, who had intended it for his library. This work, composed on the theme of the book it symbolizes, in its diversity by allegorical characters, he cannot help ordering the painting around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human...

A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal It consists of a fretworked tray with raised edges in blackened wood surrounded by a fine gilded bronze ring, on which rests two Famille Rose Qianlong Period (1736-1795) hexagonal inkwells with pierced tops, one with original glass container, decorated with polychrome stylised flower heads and foliate scrollwork. This inkwell is characteristic of the productions of the Maison de l'Escalier de Cristal, it shows a hybrid realization, using ancient Asian elements, used as a container for feathers and ink. Stamped «Escalier de Cristal Paris» Circa 1880 L’Escalier de Cristal, Parisian firm created about 1800 by Mme veuve Desarnaud, famous under the French « Restoration » for its decorative objects combining crystal and bronze. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie for an outstanding gilt-bronze mounted crystal dressing table. Located in Paris, at the Palais-Royal, Galerie de Valois, L’Escalier de Cristal was bought out around 1830 by Boin, and then by Lahoche in 1840. The company owed its rise to a position amongst the most im-portant Paris decorative wares shops to Lahoche, who expanded considerably the business and entered later in partnership with his son-in-law to set up in 1852 Lahoche et Pannier...

A French 19th Century Cornucopia Gilt-Bronze Cartel, by Susse Frères Paris An Ormolu Cartel in the shape of an escutcheon, with a circular white enamel dial, signed Susse Frères/A Paris, Arabic numerals for the hours and for the minutes. It's bordered by a frieze of pearls and surmounted by a falling laurel knot with a drapery in the lower part and flanked by cornucopias adorned with flowers and fruits. Rectangular base decorated with a garland of knotted flowers dying in a tapered, fluted barrel and damping, in the upper part, a flowery Medici vase. Louis XVI Style Circa 1870 Original gilding uncleaned The Susse company, a worldwide reknown foundry, began to cast pieces as soon as the first half of the 19th Century. Awarded medals...

A very fine bronze brown and gilt patina French 19th century timepiece in the oriental Chinese taste. In an Archaic style bell with molded relief dragons circling body, surmounted by...

Quite a modern yet timeless statement. An architectural coffee table designed by French artist Clemmer Heidsieck. Purchased in Nice, France. Combination of beech veneer and ashwood. ...

Stunning. The zig-zag marquetry pattern features many wood specimens in an intricately arranged, light and dark play of style and drama. The burr yew is particularly lovely. The bea...

Unique pair of dining or entry tables by Clemmer Heidsieck. Titled "Aeria". Beech veneer and ash wood stained black with original frosted blue-tinted glass inserts.

Very rare coffee table with a etched brass tabletop on a wooden plywood base by the German designer Heinz Lilienthal. The table is in excellent condition.

A wonderful vintage bamboo coffee table, circa 1970's. A great accent for any interior. The table base measures 21" square. Current glass ...

Elegant coffee table with beautiful wood veins. Teak. Excellent condition. NielsenClassics delivers the absolute highest quality of vintage Danish mid-century classics. All our fur...