Lacquered Furniture

Globe Wall Sconce is a stunning, timeless lamp with a delicate bronze and lacquered metal structure and soft opaque glass globes. Made to Order. Part of the Mambo Unlimited Ideas d...

French Empire style gilt bronze and enamel chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got twelve lights. This chandelier is characterized by classical plate embellished with gilt bron...

Sunshine Sideboard, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Sunshine modern sideboard plays with the light and...

A fine and unusual vintage Asian Indian red lacquered bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja dating from the 20th century. The figure represents the Hindu God Shiva performing a dance. The ...

Sculpture of Saint Paul, an ancient statue Ancient statue of Saint Paul from the 17th century Large sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in solid Walnut wood. Or...

Hard to find out-of-production collectible Pistillino lamp with gold brushed finish. The Pistillino lamp is widely recognized as one of the most beauti...

Japanese box with lacquer lid finely decorated with Maki-e, dating from the 18th century, mid-Edo period. The box is of special size to preserve important calligraphy. All sides of ...

A well cast Chinese archaistic bronze tripod censer, ding, in the Ming style, Republic Period, early 20th century, China. Heavily cast in the arc...

19th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Bronze Vases Pair of vases in bronze lacquered with fake porphyry with applications in chiseled and gilded bronze, Rome, late nineteenth cent...

Rare Victorian (c. 1850) lacquered papier-mâché jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl and gilding depicting a floral motif. The mother of pearl looks of high quality and shimmers w...

Chiado Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Chiado console table honors Lisbon’s historic quarter, cap...

Contemporary Venetian pair of elegant modernist geometric wall lights/ flush mounts, abstract sculpture Design, entirely handcrafted and cleverly composed of three sophisticated text...

1970s Italian modernist round wall mirror with brushed gold or satin brass circular frame and smaller circular rose gold mirror mounted on lower half by lacquered ivory painted wood....

1970s Italian large oval mirror with thick rounded lacquered brass frame and rose gold mirrored glass with wood backing. This chic mirror has a lovel...

Pair Japanese Bronze/Black-Lacquer Candlesticks Japanese Bronze/Black-Lacquer Candlesticks Sold as Pair Only. Japanese Shokudai Chrysanthemum B...

Dazzling Chinese export lacquered four-panel coromandel screen featuring a flora and fauna waterscape with stylized cranes. The carved lacquer panels are embellished with vivid color...

Elegant Venetian flushmounts / chandelier, entirely handcrafted in Murano, Mid-Century Modern style with an organic flower corolla design, handcraf...

A Japanese export Nagasaki lacquer tobacco box with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte Edo-period, circa 1810 The box in black lacquer on copper, ...

Contemporary Italian wall lights in high quality curved blown murano glass, entirely handcrafted, three different textures and colors, the frosted smoked grey body is decorated with ...

A 19th French century pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme vases. An amazing pair of tall cylindrical bamboo vases decorated in Japanese Gold and Sil-ver Hiramaki-E Lacquer with Pavilions in The Mist and Weaving Figures, Flown Over by a Pair of Cranes. Enclosed in a Sino-Japanese Inspiration Golden and Brown Patina Bronze Mount Featuring Elephant Heads, Partially Openwork Branches and Salamanders Forming Side Handles. Circa 1870 Attributed to Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) is one of the most talented and prolific designer and industrialist of the 19th Century, his repertoire is sometimes Sino-Japanese or Neo-Renaissance, whether in furniture or works of art, we can note in particular the parade bed of Valtesse de La Bigne, furniture commissioned by the painter Édouard Detaille or even Sarah Bernhardt, and the famous works in collaboration with Maison Christofle or those in gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel edited by Ferdinand Barbedienne, presented at the Universal Exhibitions in 1878, 1889 and 1900. He was both a draftsman, painter, illustrator, engraver, ornamentalist and cabinetmaker, first trained in the studio of the painter Thomas Couture, Lièvre was then fully immersed in the world of decoration, creation and ornamentation and provides designs for manufacturers and merchant-publishers. Often assisted by his brother Justin, he first produced works of art for his own apartment, seeking out the finest craftsmen to execute his designs for bronzes, ceramics, fabrics and luxury furniture from great virtuosity and great taste. He then collaborated with the cabinet-maker Paul Sormani, as well as haberdasher merchants such as the Escalier de Cristal, bronziers such as Maison Marnyhac and especially Ferdinand Barbedienne as on our vases with bronze mounts characteristics of Edouard Lièvre's work. Born in 1810, died in Paris in 1892, Ferdinand Barbedienne, the most important caster of bronze pieces of art during the second half of the 19th Century, created and directed in Par-is one of the major artistic foundries of his time. Barbedienne specialized in classical reproductions, whose models were exposed in famous European museums. Their illustrated catalogues included many diverse objects such as busts, ornemental sculpture (clocks, candelabras, cups) sometimes even life-sized and bronzes for furniture. Apart from his own produc-tion, Barbedienne worked for the most renowned sculptors such as Barrias, Clésinger and Carrier-Belleuse. All his works were highly esteemed and he, himself honored by contemporary critics. At the London exhibition in 1851 Barbedienne’s firm won two « Council medals ». At the 1855 Universal Exhibition, he won a medal of honor. The success of Barbedienne’s firm brought him many official commissions, such in about 1860, as Barbedienne supplied bronzes for furniture for the Pompeian Villa of Prince Napoléon-Joseph, located avenue Montaigne in Paris. At the London Universal Exhibition of 1862 Barbedienne won medals in three different categories: Furniture, Silversmith work and Artistic bronzes. Barbedienne was made an officer of the Légion d’Honneur in 1867 and Commander in 1878 when he was compared with « a prince of industry and the king of bronze casting ». His glory did not decline with the passage of the time for at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 the critics thanked Barbedienne for the example he set for other bronze-casters by the perfection of his bronzes. “Japonisme” in the second half of the 19th century, was a craze for everything that came from Japan or imitated its style. The word was first coined in a series of articles published by Philippe Burty, from May 1872 to February 1873, in the French magazine “la Renaissance Littéraire et Artistique”. Far from the Academic sphere, artists seeking for new ways of expression, appropriated this discovery. Manet and the impressionists led the way to half a century of enthusiasm for Japanese art, and largely contributed to the esthetical revolution Europe experienced between 1860 and the beginning of the twentieth century. From 1862, The World’s Fairs provoked massive arrivals of fans, kimonos, lacquers, bronzes, silks, prints and books that launched the real era of Japonisme. With those exhibitions, the demand was boosted, the number of merchants and collectors was multiplied, and artists became passionate about this new esthetic. For them, its “primitivism” was probably its most important quality: artists were fond of the Japanese art’s capacity to be close to nature and to reconcile art and society by representing, with a lot of care, the most trivial objects. In painting, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin were among those who were deeply inspired by Japanese art, affected by the lack of perspective and shadow, the flat areas of strong color, the compositional freedom in placing the subject off-center, with mostly low diagonal axes to the background. The Japanese iris, peonies, bamboos, kimonos, calligraphy, fish, butterflies and other insects, the blackbirds, cranes and wading birds, the cats, tigers, and dragons were endless sources of inspiration, appropriation, and reinterpretation for European artists. The occidental productions were combining styles and artistic conceptions instead of copying Japanese art slavishly. That is what brings to light the comparison between the artworks of Kitagawa Utamaro and Degas, of Katsushika Hokusai and Van Gogh The World’s Fairs of 1851 and 1862 in London, those of 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900 in Paris, of 1873 in Vienna and of 1904 in Saint Louis presented a number of “Japanese-Chinese” installations with earthenware, bronzes, screens and paintings and attracted the largest amounts of visitors In Vienna, the “Japanese village...

Pairing smooth and rough surfaces that contrast with one another, Art Deco inspired Pyppe lamp collection gives way to a new approach in shape and balance. Emphasizing the tension be...

The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

Pair of Italian wall lamps model 1937 of the designer Max Ingrand for the house Fontana Arte of the 60s. Structure in bronze and black lacquered steel (original paint) with a diffuser composed of two frosted glass slabs assembled by a solid brass hook...

Italian midcentury six-light bronze, black lacquered bronze and glass chandelier.

The Chiado bar and counter stool are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The ...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

A rare umbrella stand or cylindrical deko-vase in perforated metal with nice brass Details from the 50s. The stand with the original laquered steel has ...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

barh wave table is designed with a contrasting design language. The wavy base supporting a rigid and static table top creates a powerful piece of furnitur...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Lounge chair is a comfortable chair with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The chair has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado Loun...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

This utterly desirable double-door pagoda top armoire is covered in delicate, individually placed natural feathers. An exquisite metal ribbon opens the doors to a lavish interior gra...

The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

A wonderful Thai Rattanakosin Period lacquered and gilt cast bronze figure of the Buddha in royal attire, mid 19th century, Thailand. The lovely figure depicts the Buddha in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture of calling the earth to witness. Seated in full lotus position, with one hand resting in meditation in his lap, the other extended over the knee to touch the ground, this gesture commemorates the moment the Buddha attains enlightenment. The Buddha is dressed in elaborate robes, cast with floral and foliate designs in high relief. Over his robe, he wears the regalia of Thai kings, with a heavy cape, diamond shaped pectoral, and a winged crown upon his head - all with studded designs in high relief, imitating heavy embroidery...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...

The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...