French Decorative Art

Watercolor with paint overlay by French Artist Charles-George Dufresne. Scene depicting a royal court room with several figures. Piece is 8" x 10.25" Frame is 15" x 18".

Late 19th century, very large earthenware ceramic sculpture platter or charger, of the French Second Empire period, entirely hand painted in Francois Boucher style, the romantic and ...

Pair Antique French Framed Cast Silver Plaques After Claude Michel Clodion, Circa 1890-1910.

This monumental antique painted canvas titled "Le Cercle de Jeux" was created in France, circa 1810; the art work depicts a gambling scene in a very cozy game room. The scene features eighteen men dressed in authentic Empire clothing and playing cards game around three different tables. The canvas is signed on the bottom right Louis Alphonse David. The large wall decoration...

A carborundum etching by Max Papart (France, 1911-1994) Untitled Signed and numbered 92/99.

Antique French gold bronze "Home From the Fields" wall plaque, circa 1840-1850.

Large wall object by Agnès Debizet with four black dots on a blue and white ceramic disc.

European commercial double-sided sign made of steel in a black and white color. The sign displays "A la Recherche Du Passe" in French, which translates to "In search of the past" in ...

A Pair of Bronze Bas Relief of Greek God and Goddess

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original copper plate prints dating to 1719 by Bernard De Montfauucon of Paris. Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (French: [d? m?~fok?~]; 13 January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church. He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern discipline of archaeology Montfaucon was born on 13 January 1655 in the Castle of Soulatgé, a small village in the southern town of Corbières, then in the ancient Province of Languedoc, now in the modern Department of Aude. Other sources claimed his birth date is in 16 January, the most accepted date. After one year he was moved to the Castle of Roquetaillade, residence of his family. When he was seven, he was sent to Limoux, to the college run by the Fathers of Christian Doctrine Montfaucon served in the French army as a volunteer and participated in the Franco-Dutch War of 1673. He was a captain of grenadiers and made two campaigns under the command of Marshall Turenne, participated in the Battle of Herbsthausen and fell ill in Saverne in Alsace. Because of his infectious illness he made a vow to Our Lady of Marceille to give one hundred livres to her sanctuary in Limoux and to become a monk, if he was able to return to his country as a result of her intervention. After the death of Montfaucon's father at the Château de Roquetaillade, in 1675 he entered the novitiate of the Benedictine monastery of Bream in Toulouse. There he learned several ancient languages: Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean, Syriac, and Coptic. In 1687 Montfaucon was called to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and he started to work on an edition of the works of the Greek Church...

Pair Antique French Oil on Canvas Paintings of Chinese Motifs on Panels, Circa 1890's.

18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas . Circle of Jacques-Andre-Joseph-Camelot Aved Portrait of a lawyer 1702-1766 French school mid-18th c...

Antique French provincial oil Painting. Scene of the country side with 2 small houses near a river in a forest. South of France, Province. Oil...

A lithograph by the contemporary French street artist ZEVS. Liquidated Google-logo, this is number 30 in an edition of 75. It is 83 x 65 cm (framed).

A handsome pair of French stone lithographs of classical figures within black reserves; later ebonized frames and slips with hand-wrapped linen mattes.

18th C. School Jean Baptiste Greuze Peasant Child in a white bonnet antiques LA 18th C. School Jean Baptiste Greuze Peasant Child in a white bonnet antiques LA . This exceptional pa...

Polyphem: Charcoal abstract, figurative drawing in black-red-white color on beige paper from Michel Batlle, signed 1987 Handworked frame, with white-gilded decoration, non-reflecting...

King Charles II of England By Robert White, after Unknown artist line engraving, published 1680

This black and white etching by Almery -Lobel Riche is in a custom gold leaf frame with deep cut beveled silk mat. The etching is of woman leaning over cha...

Disguise: Charcoal abstract, figurative drawing in black color on beige paper from Michel Batlle, signed 1987 Handworked frame, with wihite-gilded decoration, non-reflecting museums glass...

Equestrian Print, Heywood Hardy. A fine photogravure after the original painting by Heywood Hardy titled 'Too Late'. The 'romantic' print depicts a young couple leaving the church w...

Painted, Carved and Gilded Wall Appliques

Stunning and masterfully created abstract oil painting by French artist Bertrand Dorny (1931-2015) circa 1963. He lives in the rich world of color and shapes that are constantly moving. Dorny’s colors are occasionally in subtle dialogue with nature and are one of several devices that make his visual language accessible to us. He worked at the ‘Ateliers’ of André Lhote and Johnny Friedlaender. He built his work by deriving accepted techniques such as engraving, collage or folding paper to achieve a personal style in addition to his early paintings. He also taught at the Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The themes of the walk, the progressing path, the network of forms in space are at the center of his work. There are many lithographs of his work but rare to find such a pristine oil painting. He's definitely a 20th century artist whose work is under the radar. Provenance: Estate of Roger Prigent - Malmaison. Colors may vary due to room lighting. It is found in an original period aluminum frame. Solo Exhibitions 1957 Galerie Lucy Khrog, Paris 1962 Cari Seimbab Gallery, Boston 1964 Galerie Beffa, Luxembourg 1965 Vincellette Gallery, Westport,Connecticut Galerie du Haut Pavé, Paris 1968 Galerie La Nouvelle Gravure, Paris 1969 Atlantis Gallery, Germany Ariane Gallery, Sweeden Alfred Lochte Gallery, Hambourg, Germany Nielsen Gallery, Boston Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1970 Galerie Harmonie, Grenoble La Pochade, Paris Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York 1971 Galerie Synthèse, Anvers, Belgium Galerie La Taille Douce, Brussels Meridian Gallery, Indianapolis, USA 1972 Nielsen Gallery, Boston Galerie La Hune Paris Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1973 Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switzerland La Rose des Vents, Vich, Switzerland Gallery 21, Johannesburg, RSA 1974 Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany Galerie La Sarbacane, Charleroi, Belgium ADI Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA Galerie Art 2000, Bale, Switerland Galerie Davidson, Tours La Hune, Paris 1975 Galerie Much, Nantes Galerie M’Arte, Milan, Italy Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York 1976 Galerie Paul Ludin, Bale, Switerland Galerie 89, Avallon Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie J.-M Cupillard, Grenoble 1977 Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switerland La Galerie, Nimes Galerie des Metiers, Biot Galerie Abeille, Toulouse 1978 Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1979 Galerie J.-M. Cupillard, Grenoble Galerie m, Hanovre, Germany Galerie Erval, Paris French Institute, New York 1980 Galerie Glemine, Glemingebro, Sweeden Eastbourne Museum, Great Britain Hove Museum, Great Britain Rye Museum, Great Britain 1981 La Hune, Paris Galerie Erval, Paris Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie J.-M. Cuppillard, Grenoble Galerie Biren, Paris Galerie Praestegaarden, Dannemere, Denmark 1982 Galerie M, Hanover, Germany 1983 La Hune, Paris Galerie Baku, Tokyo, Japan Galerie de Luxembourg 1984 Chateau-Musee de Dieppe French Institute, Frankfurt Germany 1985 Galerie Erval, Paris Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switzerland Galerie Aeblegaarden, Holte, Denmark 1986 Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice La Hune, Paris Artotheque de Toulouse 1987 Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany Galerie Denise Cade, New York Galerie Arlette Gimaray, Paris Studio Pozzan, Vicenza, Italy 1988 Galerie Aelegaarden, Holte, Denmark Galerie de Luxembourg Segno Grafico, Venice, Italy Galerie Erval, Paris 1989 La Hune, Paris Galerie Denise Cade, New York 1990 La Hune, Paris Galerie Erval, FIAC, Paris 1992 Galerie de Luxembourg, SAGA 1992, Paris Galerie de Luxembourg 1993 Galerie Erva, Paris 1994 P.Guillou Library, Paris Mount Holyoke, College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA. USA 1995 Galerie Le Troisieme Oeil, Paris Centre Pompidou, Paris Ursus Books, New York 1996 Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris 1998 Library Nicaise, Paris Museum of Baron Gerard...

Francois-Alfred Delobbe "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920. A fine and charming Oil on canvas depicting a young lady standing next to a sweet young girl sitting at a well-head. Signed at lower centre: A. Delobbe. Label on reverse has title and medals Hors Concours Paris, 1874 and 1876. Within an ornate gilt-wood and gesso frame, circa 1870. Measures: Canvas height: 26 inches (66 cm). Canvas width: 19 3/4 inches (50.2 cm). Frame height: 38 inches (96.5 cm). Frame width: 34 inches (86.4 cm). François-Alfred Delobbe, (1835, Paris-1920, Paris) was a French painter in the Naturalist style. He was a student of Thomas Couture and William Bouguereau at the École des Beaux-arts, where he had been admitted at the age of 16, and had his debut at the Salon in 1861 with a portrait of his mother. Mythological, Orientalist and genre scenes in the Academic style were his original specialities. His career was truly launched when he obtained a commission to decorate the Town Hall of the recently annexed 15th Arrondissement; one of only eight such commissions granted. From 1875 until his death, he and his family were regular visitors at the artists' colony in Concarneau, where he had been invited to come by its founder Alfred Guillou and in whose home they sometimes stayed. The soft light of the region inspired him to focus on painting children and young women, generally in peasant scenes. He would often sketch profusely during the summer, then finish the painting during the winter at his Paris Studio. Most of his models came from the Concarneau region. Museums: Musée de Brême: Baptéme à Venice. Musée de Breslau: Filles de l’Océan. Musée de Rochefort: Le retour des champs...

Péter Pierre Székely Art Work "Bâtisseur A: Le temps". Unique and important piece Very representative of the artist and this era Shaved cowhide...

French Provencal Over Door. Grey Lacquer & Water Gilding Attributed to Artemis. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us with details.

A remarkable true pair of French 19th century patinated bronze decorative wall plaques. Each wonderfully executed rectangular plaque depicts so...

Painted on linen Gold highlights French contemporary work Hand-painted.  

Pair of mid-20th Century modernist oil on canvas paintings of flowers by renowned French ceramicist Jacques Pouchain. Signed, and painted with an expressive flourish, his paintings o...

Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines Digoin , circa 1920. 6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.

Dutch Golf Engraving By J. Aliamet, Les Amusements De L'Hiver. Rare 18th century Dutch golf engraving by J. Aliamet depicting Dutchman playing the early form of golf on the ice near Haarlem in 1668. The engraving is taken from Adriaen van de Velde original oil painting but is printed in reverse, the Kolf engraving is entitled 'Les Amusemens De L'Hiver' (Winter Fun). A print of this engraving was published in Darwins 1920 book, A Golfers Gallery of Old Masters. The scene shows a group of four Dutch gentlemen in the foreground playing kolf, the forerunner of golf. The main player can be seen taking aim to hit the post which is next to the man standing over his right shoulder. They are eagerly watched by a young lad who has his hands in his pockets to keep warm with a Kolf club under his arms, looking as if longing to join in. Two ladies are being pushed and pulled in a wooden sledge...

1950's Stitched leather barometer by Jacques Adnet Rare modèle We don't know if it works perfectly

Set of 3 miniatures: - First miniature: miniature depicting the portrait of Madame Vigée-Lebrun and her daughter after Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842). Signed "Joséphine Rozier",...

A wonderful and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century patinated Bronze plaques, after a model by Clodion. Each rectangular plaque depicts jovial scenes or cherubs playing ...

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Early 20th century antique French scourtins, circa 1900 to 1930s. These coarse round mats, made from the fibers of coconut shells, were historically used as a filter in Provence's olive presses. Now used as decorative floor mats or wall hangings, these antique and vintage mats...

Charming Limoges porcelain dish with scalloped edges representing a popular festival, a donkey race in a village in Bretagne, attended by families in traditional outfits. Maximil...

This early 20th century portrait depicts the bust of a man on pedestal, drawn from a sculptural piece in charcoal. These were popular 19th century renditions usually done in a neocla...

Rare series of 6 original watercolors paintings by Jean Louis Armand Henri Gerbault (1863-1930) - French illustrator, water color painter, poster artist and dramaturge - All for Fr...

This is a beautiful and playful mixed media collage by French artist Guy de Rougemont, titled “ Pelouse pertube ” signed Rougemont and dated 71 on the lower right. It’s been framed w...

Late 18th century French Grisaille Painting, oil on canvas. Mythological scene with the Greek God Pan and dancing putto figures with ivory painted an...

Pair of painted porcelain plaques signed Bigot, France, late 19th century. Dimensions with frame: 46 cm height, 41 cm width, 6 cm depth.

Amazing and Rare French Oval Earthenware Dish 18th Century with enameled decoration of a central coat of arms 30 x 39 cm original condition

Horticulturalist Framed Herbs

Les Argonautes (Frédérique Bourguet and Isabelle Ferlay), French workshop created in Vallauris, south of France, in 1953 and active until the death of Frederique Bourguet in 1997.

Advertising poster for the "Casino de paris" with printed event information and a well staged Art Déco dancer on a stool. The subject, the typeface an...

Cute Portrait of a young woman with chignon, pastel on cardboard. Why not create a gallery of smiling female portraits ? An Italian client of mine...

Contemporary artistic mirror. Sculptural composition, hand carved. Original creation of materials and colors. Unique piece (One of a kind). By Pascal & Annie Leniau, year 1993.

Stamped'' Robys'' Advertising shoe poster with gift box and shoes and Gazelles jumping out of it! Framed in black and silver leaf trim Frame, circa 1940, ...

Francois Heaulme (French, 1927-2005), Large framed still life with oranges, pottery and bottles, signed lower left. Dimensions: 57"h x 37.5"w (sig...

Designed by Marc Saint Saens (1903-1973), Aubusson and hand woven by Rene Baudonnet. original wool tapestry "Le Reveille Matin" ('The Alarm Clock'). Saint Saens was known as an influ...

Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.

Bring color to a wall with this pair of antique hanging plaques. Created in France, circa 1880, each round metal plate with brass edge, depicts a hunt scene with hunter and dogs. Bot...

Important pair of metal with double patina plaques representing an Oriental woman and a Japanese woman, both dressed in traditional outfits, during the tea ceremony. Each is presente...

Fantastic Art Deco Wall Glazed Ceramic Plate. A couple in Love. Very Romantic, both legs together form a heart. Spectacula piece of a fantastic Artist. André Metthey...

Leon Berthaud (French, 19th century). Pair of French porcelain plaques of Musketeers, each depicting a standing Musketeer in his 18th century c...

Beautiful Stained glass VENERABLE ANNE-MARIE RIVIER French 19th century with Our Lady and angels, stained glass window composed of glass of different colors, lead rim and friezes. S...

Depicts a fanciful scene of children returning form the harvest in an idyllic rural landscape. The leaders are playing pipes with a dog frisking at their feet, while the remaining pa...

Highly decorative mid-century pottery wall plaque or plate by le Cyclope art pottery, in the style of Jean Lurcat. The Cyclopes pottery is best know...

Early 17th century, French hand colored equestrian engraving. After Antoine de Pluvinel (French, 1552-1620), "Henry IV, Mounted", figure 42 from "L'Instruction du Roy en l'Exercice de Monter a Cheval", c. 1625, matted and framed under UF-3 plexiglass (blocks approx. 97% of UV) , gallery label verso. Figures from this publication have sold at Christie's. Those were not hand colored. A highly detailed engraving with the French King Henry 1V the central figure. Mounted on horseback, Le Roy (the King) is watched by no less than 10 courtiers some of whom are mounted on horseback, all of which are named in the engraving. Antoine de Pluvinel (1552, Crest, Dauphine - 24 August 1620) was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He wrote L’Instruction du Roy en L'exercice de Monter à Cheval ("instruction of the King in the art of riding"), was tutor to King Louis XIII, and is credited with the invention of using two pillars, as well as using shoulder-in to increase suppleness. In 1594, Pluvinel founded the "Academie d'Equitation" near what is now Place des Pyramides. There, the French nobility was trained not only in horsemanship, but also in all the accomplishments (dancing, fashionable dressing, etc.) It can be said that Pluvinel's influence on the aristocracy lasted from the late 16th century to the 17th century. Richelieu, the future Prime Minister of King Louis XIII attended the Academie; so did William, Duke of Cavendish. Pluvinel's book was published posthumously by the Flemish engraver Crispijn van de Passe II and the royal valet de chambre...