19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Vanity Coiffeuse with Cane

Decorate an entryway or library with this striking antique French barometer and thermometer, crafted circa 1880. Carved in wood and hand-painted in a vivid palette of faux-malachite,...

Crafted in France circa 1920, each side chair is finely carved and stands on classic elegant fluted Louis XVI-style legs, decorated with floral rosette medallions at the shoulder. Th...

Dress a dining room or a den with this elegant antique painted buffet. Crafted in France circa 1870, the sideboard stands on tapered legs over a carved and straight plinth apron. The...

Decorate a dining room with this exceptional antique painted table. Crafted in France circa 1860 and oval in shape, the large table stands on fou...

Antique French Louis XVI Painted Marble Top Vanity will make the perfect finishing touch to your room! Crafted in the neoclassic style from top to bottom, it features a variety of hand-carved embellishments and an original painted finish that has achieved a lovely patina over the decades. Starting with the oval beveled mirror, the glass is framed with spiral ribbon and beaded molding topped with a rose blossom spray and a foliate flourish at the bottom. The mirror is suspended with two flared uprights carved with oval acanthus rosettes, floral garlands and acanthus plumes. The mirror overlooks the surface which is covered with neutral gray marble. The casework below consists of a single full width drawer flanked by oval rosettes, and carved with finely embellished Greek wave...

We are delighted to offer this exquisite fully restored Alfred Beurdeley attributed 19th century French Louis XV Kingwood Coiffeuse dressing table This is the best example of a Coiffeuse table I have ever seen. The marquetry inlay can only really be the work Alfred Beurdeley, it is sublime, musical and floral, all things he was well known for. Additionally the timber is King and tulip wood, walnut and mahogany, all materials he used when creating his marquetry masterpieces This table has been fully restored as mentioned, there were over 50 pieces of veneer missing, they have all been timber matched, replaced, stained and then the whole thing French polished from the ground up Dimensions Height:- 70cm Width:- 82.5cm Depth:- 46.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Alfred Beurdeley, 1847-1919 Nationality: French Date of Birth: 1847 Place of Birth: Paris Place of Death: Paris Identity: Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley was a collector who came from a family of cabinetmakers, antique dealers and collectors. He was the illegitimate son of Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley (1808–82). His grandfather, Jean Beurdeley (1772–1853), who served in Napoleon's army, opened a small antique shop in the Marais district of Paris. In 1830 he bought the Pavillon de Hanovre, 28 Boulevard des Italiens, which became the Beurdeley firm's principal gallery until 1894. L.-A.-A. Beurdeley dealt in antiques and works of art and was also a cabinetmaker specializing in reproductions of seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture. His clients included Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie. Life: In 1875 E.-A. Beurdeley took over his family's gallery and workshops and until 1894 concentrated on continuing the line of luxury furniture sold by his father. He was one of the most important Parisian cabinetmakers, and won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878. He was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1893 following the Universal Exhibition in Amsterdam. In 1895 he closed the Pavillon de Hanovre and retired to his hôtel in the Rue de Clichy. The rest of his life was spent acquiring and selling enormous collections of furniture, Chinese porcelain, paintings and drawings, including an extraordinary group of eighteenth century French drawings by François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Nicolas Lancret and Antoine Watteau in 1905. He also owned JW's La Dormeuse...

19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted floral marquetry poudreuse vanity or dressing table A 19th century Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry poudreuse or dressi...

A 19th Century French carved walnut dressing table with a marble top and oval mirror, over single drawer.