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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Style: Louis XV
Rare 19th Century Ormolu Elephant Clock in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
An important mantle Clock 'à l'éléphant'
in the Louis XV style.
Constructed from gilt, hand-chased, and burnished bronze with patinated detail, the mantle clock on an asymmetric Rococo scrolling base with naturalistic features; the main body modelled as an elephant astride, mounted with a turbaned figure of a mahout (elephant keeper) in charge and his companion monkey, the elephant's back supporting a bamboo houdah enclosing the white enamelled dial marking the hours and minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals respectively, a tasselled cushion perched atop with two oriental figures holding parasols.
French, circa 1840
Clocks incorporating animals reigned supreme during the Louis XV period, at a time when curiosity for new cultures was at its height. The exoticism found expression in the accounts of explorers describing rhinoceros, lions and elephants, which were enthusiastically absorbed into European decorative arts.
The elephant acquired a particular aura following the diplomatic gift of the King of Siam to King Louis XIV of an elephant in 1686. Elephants had been used as motifs in horology since the Renaissance period, representing the theme of 'rulership' in the Kunstkammer, as seen in the Augsburg Automaton in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum. The Elephant Clock...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An elaborate bronze and crystal 10 arm chandelier. The scrolled foliate bronze frame, decorated with lead crystal centre stem and faceted dish beneath with a large crystal ball...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Maison Jansen Rock Crystal Six-Light Chandelier 'Mid 20th Century'
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A Maison Jansen French ormolu and rock crystal six-light chandelier (mid-20th century). Of Louis XV style, the open cage centred by an upswept faceted sprig with ormolu finial, the s...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Pompadour Style Rouge Royale Marble Mantel 'FR-Z49'
Located in New York, NY
Rouge Royale marble 19th century Louis XV Pompadour style mantle. Opening Dimensions: 34.25" W x 32.25" H.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Dressing and Writing Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique gilt bronze and porcelain mounted dressing and writing cabinet
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 100cm, width 44cm, depth 38cm
This elegant cabinet functions as both a vanity and a writing table. The cabinet features a rectangular upper section finished with fine veneered wood. Each side of the top is centred with an oval porcelain plaque portraying flowers, while the corners feature gilt bronze figure mounts. The top of the cabinet hinges...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis XV Black Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique Louis XV style fireplace in Belgian black marble
The deep moulded mantelpiece rests above a panelled serpentine frieze, which is centred by a carved Rococo style clam shell ...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Table Ambulante with Blue 'Sèvres' Porcelain Top
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
A table Ambulante
With 'Sèvres' Porcelain top
Inspired by the original in the Wallace Collection
Originally designed by Roger Vandercruse
Co...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Console Black Lacquered with Natural Wood Top
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV console, hand carved in solid wood. Black lacquered finish with bronzes ornaments with French polished natural wooden top
3 x drawers available.
Made by La Maison London. ...
Category
2010s British Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Carrara Marble Louis XV Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A very well carved Carrara marble Louis XV fireplace, the panelled frieze with carved shell and scrolls to centre with trailing foliage and rosettes. Shaped panelled jambs with carve...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Painted Louis XV Style Canape in Navy Gingham Linen
Located in London, GB
A French carved and painted Louis XV style canape, in subtle greens and yellows, newly upholstered in navy gingham linen.
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Venetian Set of 6 Dining Chairs Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A set of x6 hand carved, Venetian style, dining chairs featuring tall backs and overall elegant proportions.
The chairs are finished in a hand painted Gesso white patina which is dis...
Category
2010s British Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Unusual Transition Style Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Double Sided Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual Transition style marquetry and gilt bronze double sided writing desk
French, early 20th Century
Height 98cm, width 130cm, depth 94cm
This rare doubled-sided writing desk...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Display Cabinet, After Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Louis XV style Mahogany vitrine, having its original Fleur De Pecher marble top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single glazed door opening to access ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
A Fine Bureau Plat in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle
Constructed in ebony with arabesque foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work, and having extensive fine quality ormolu mounts; rising from animal paw sabots, mounted with female masks at the shoulders; the apron housing three drawers, with faux drawers to the obverse, the central drawers set with a Bacchic mask issuing foliates, the platform of serpentine form, having a brass guard edge, and inset with a gilt tooled morocco leather. Stamped to the carcass ‘BF’ and ‘Gros’.
French, Circa 1870
Denise Ledoux-Lebard’s ‘Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siecle’. Published by les Editions de l’Amateur, 2000, lists a Benjamin Gros, whose enterprise amalgamated with the noted ebeniste Winckelsen in 1871; Gros had received an honourable mention for his ‘Boulle’ furniture in the Exposition Universelle in 1855.
Literature;
Le Mobilier Francais (qv)
Seymour de Ricci, Batsford 1929 ‘Louis XIV and Regence Furniture...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Early Paint Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Writing Desk & Stool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early painted circa 1880-1900 French Louis XV style Bureau plat writing table with later stool
This is a wonderful find, the burea...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Aubusson Tapestry Depicting a Pastoral Scene, French, circa 1900
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Aubusson tapestry depicting a pastoral scene.
The tapestry depicts a pastoral scene of a young couple fishing by the side of a stream with a bridge and rural buildings in the m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Tapestry
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful, classical Empire influenced 19th century gilded ormolu Cartel wall clock, having ribbon and scrolling foliate decoration. The white enamel clock face set in a Lyre with ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Mid 19th Century Spanish Four Section Entryway
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular set of Antique Renaissance Style Doors originating from Spain circa 1850. Tall and impressive, these doors are certain to become a focal point of any space, instilling an interior with grandeur and prestige. Unusually, the front and reverse of the doors are quite different in design yet equally as ornate. The front features full height bevelled mirror panels between turned and carved columns with gilding and carved floral swags. Meanwhile, to the back, the two centre doors depict beautiful oil paintings of winged putti in clouds...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Mirror, Wood
Pair of Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Style Marquetry Stands
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze Marly horses on Boulle style marquetry stands
French, late 19th century
Measures: Total height 73cm
Horses: Height 60cm, width 53...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Bergères in Style Louis XV, 1900 circa
Located in London, GB
Pair of bergeres in the style of Louis XV in hand carved solid mahogany, wax-polished, circa 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Desk by Poteau
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted writing desk by Poteau
French, late 19th century
Size: Height 78cm, width 180cm, depth 87cm
This beautiful Louis XV style writing desk is rais...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Very Tall Antique Gilt Wood Mirror with Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Tall antique decorative gilt wood mirror with a signed oil painting on the top section some other wonderful features.
It’s very hard to show a good image of this mirror & to convey ...
Category
1860s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Set of Three Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in London, GB
A set of three large Louis XV style gilt bronze, five branch wall sconces.
Category
1950s French Louis XV Vintage United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Rouen Faience Corpus
Located in London, GB
A French faience corpus manufactured in Rouen. The cross now missing and with historic damage to the wrists and ankles.
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Faience
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Bombe Shaped Chestnut Provincial Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare 18th century Louis XV period bombe shaped chestnut provincial commode.
French circa 1750
Of an unusual curvaceous waisted form having a shaped front (often referred to a...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Restored 19th Century Alfred Beurdeley French Louis XV Coiffeuse Dressing Table
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in GB
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...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Pair of Antique Boullework Brass Marquetry Stands
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Boullework brass marquetry stands
French, 19th Century
Measures: height 13cm, width 63cm, depth 34cm
The stands in this pair are crafted from ebonised wood mount...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Pair Antique 19th Century French Marble Top Commodes Credenzas
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century French serpentine commodes in the Louis XV manner.
Each with a marble top above a frieze of one short drawer above a central door, the surfaces with scrub pai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique English Carved Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An English Louis style carved oak fire mantel, reclaimed from a country house near Bedford. Dating to circa 1820, this antique fireplace is exceptional...
Category
19th Century English Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Oak, Wood
Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror by Dauphine
Located in London, GB
An American Louis XV style carved gilt wood and ebonised mirror by The Dauphine Mirror Co, West Palm Beach.
Category
1980s American Louis XV Vintage United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Fruitwood
Antique French Side Table
Located in London, GB
A lovely and unusually small proportioned wooden side table. This was made in France & dates from the 1920-30’s.
It is an unusual size, though it’s designed to look like a console t...
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Antique Louis XV Tulipwood & Kingwood Marquetry Jardiniere Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality 19th century Louis XV tulipwood and kingwood marquetry inlaid jardiniere table
having a fabulous quality pierced gilt metal gallery top with removable top richl...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Other
Louis XV Pickled Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
A pickled 18th century French Louis XV walnut commode, with serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in bronze. Pickling was a popular trend in the 1920s-1930s.
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style
Ormolu and crystal girandoles
Probably by Baccarat
Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style gilt bronze sconces
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 50cm, width 31cm, depth 16cm
This elegant ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Giltwood Duchesse Brissée, Chaise Longue & Pair of Chairs
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A Louis XV Duchesse Brissée that keeps on giving as it can also be used as a chaise longue or pair of chairs. Hand carved and hand finished to order....
Category
2010s British Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century, Louis XV Style Antique Fireplace Mantel in Rouge Royal Marble
Located in Southall, GB
A Rouge Royal marble Louis XV antique fireplace mantel in Rococo style, The Serpentine shelf above the paneled frieze centered by a large floral cartouche and supported on straight d...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Louis XV Quality French Rosewood Marquetry Inlaid Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Louis XV quality French rosewood marquetry inlaid freestanding centre table having a fantastic quality rosewood marquetry inlaid shaped top with two drop leaves and a brass e...
Category
1860s European Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Other
Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaques
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Rococo style gilt bronze mantel clock with Sèvres style porcelain plaques
French, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 45cm, width 32cm, depth 15cm
This fine mantel clock is a cha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Commodes
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine pair of 19th century French commodes in the Louis XV style. Constructed in bookmatched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, richly decorated with fine ormulo mounts, t...
Category
1860s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Quality Antique Louis XV French Marquetry Inlaid Center Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Louis XV French marquetry inlaid centre table having a very attractive quality rosewood serpentine shaped floral marquetry inlaid top with a brass edge, single serpen...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Table in the Louis XV Style by Maison Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Table à Écrire
By Paul Sormani
Constructed from bois satiné and amaranth, with geometric cubed parquetry inlay, the writing table on slender cabriole legs with ormolu ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Imposing Period Louis XV Carved Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An imposing period Louis XV carved limestone fireplace. The panelling jambs surmounted by shaped frieze carved with scrolls and leaf work to centre. Shaped, moulded shelf above. Stil...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Rare and Important Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Centre Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Exceptionally Rare and Important Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Centre Table by François Linke, the Mounts Designed by Léon Messagé.
Linke Index No. 930.
Signed 'Linke' to the upper bronze moulding.
Stamped 'FL' to the reverse of the bronze mounts.
Stamped to the carcass 'Made in France’.
Of exhibition quality this magnificent table has a fine marquetry inlaid top and sumptuous gilt-bronze mounts, designed and sculpted by Léon Messagé. The shaped gilt-bronze mounted serpentine top is finely inlaid with scrolling bois de bout floral marquetry, above an undulating frieze set to the front with a long drawer and centred by a female mask, the sides are mounted with exuberant scallop-shell mounts and the angles with lively and emotive female espagnolettes emblematic of Modestie and Coquetterie; the table is raised on cabriole legs terminating in shell-capped scrolled sabots.
A rare example in Linke’s oeuvre, the table is a variation of a larger example index number 930, described by Linke as modèle riche, which included an elaborate stretcher with banner-bearing cherubs based on Léon Messagé's celebrated sculptural group 'La Source' (illustrated C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.172, Pl. 186). Linke workshop's cliché of the larger modèle riche is illustrated in C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.483.
The exceptional sculptural mounts are characteristic of the very finest 19th Century furniture created through François Linke and Léon Messagé’s collaboration. Messagé’s enhanced Louis XV Rococo style embraces the asymmetrical lines of designers such as J.A. Meissonnier, to create lively and emotive figures linked by sinuous encadrement, but cleverly modernised to reflect the surge of popularity of the Art Nouveau.
The female busts, referred to by Linke as Coquetterie et Modestie, although reminiscent of the paintings of François Boucher and Flaconet have moved on in their design from the classical espagnolette, introduced by Charles Cressent in the 18th century, to become something new and vital.
Designed for the celebrated 'Commode coquille: Coquetterie et Modestie' (index 559), presented at his award-winning stand at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.142-144, pl. 151), Linke was obliged to purchase their design at a tremendous cost from Messagé. First castings began in 1897 and they proved fruitful for Linke, becoming a favourite mount, repurposed by Linke for use on a number of important designs.
The larger version of the current table was intended to be displayed en suite with the commode but was not ready in time for the exhibition. It was first exhibited at the Salon des Industries du Mobilier in 1902, and again in Liège in 1905 (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p. 170-173).
Available in three sizes, 132 cm x 72 cm, 138 x 75 cm and an even larger version (index no. 965) the design proved popular with Linke’s clientele, which included commissions supplied to Elias Meyer in 1909 (Illustrated C. Payne; p.243, pl. 258), Madame d’Astoreca in 1910, Antonio Devoto...
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20th Century French Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Belle Époque Lantern in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
An Important Lantern
In the Louis XV Manner
Constructed in gilt bronze, the ovoid body composed of six blown crystal facets interspersed with orm...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
18th century Italian scriban from Tuscany. Wax polished, walnut wood finish on the interior and a black lacquer patina with gilded highlights on t...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Early 18th Century Louis XV Provincial Burr Elm Mazarin Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare early 18th century Louis XV provincial burr elm shaped front mazarin commode of excellent colour and proportions.
French Circa 1710.
Constructed with thick cuts of tight burr elm dowelled to the carcass, the rectangular burr elm panelled top with a fruitwood banding, over three inverted breakfront drawers...
Category
1710s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
Fine 19th Century Parquetry Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Side Table
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A fine late 19th century tulipwood and kingwood side table or table en chiffoniere inlaid with stained sycamore lines applied with gilt bronze mounts and an edging. The shaped oval t...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Side-Cabinet
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze Mounted Mahogany side-cabinet in the manner of Charles Cressent, Attributed to François Linke.
This fine side cabinet or 'Bas d'Armoire aux singe...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk.
Inscribed to the carcass 'Moreaux 72'.
Dating from the second half of the nineteenth century this magnificent and very rare bureau plat has finely cast rocaille gilt-bronze mounts and is decorated overall with truly breath-taking seventeenth century marquetry, depicting fantastical townscapes, knights, soldiers, hunting and architectural-scenes.
Of serpentine rectangular form the top is veneered with superb marquetry panels within a foliate scrolled border and a rocaille shell-cast gilt-bronze surround, both sides featuring a recessed central drawer flanked on each side by a drawer applied with male and female terms, scrolled handles, and reserves with conforming drawers; the bombé sides are centred by foliate scrolls, and the whole raised on cabriole legs headed by cartouches with foliate entwined chutes terminating in scrolled sabots.
Of impressive scale this fine bureau plat, in the manner of a partners desk, features working drawers to each side.
This model of bureau plat was made by a small number of celebrated Parisian cabinet makers in the second half of the 19th century including Beurdeley, Cremer and Befort Jeune. It is incredibly rare to see this model of bureau plat inlaid in marquetry.
The exceptional quality and style indicate the use of older reused marquetry, almost certainly dating from the late 17th century and originating from the Augsburg region of Germany.
Similar models but lacking the exceptional marquetry inlay can be found in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch at Bowhill, and the Earl of Normanton at Somerlely. Christopher Payne notes that the latter was part of a pair sold by the London dealer Toms & Luscombe in 1871. He illustrates the present bureau plat in his book ‘European Furniture of the 19th Century’ (p. 88-89), along with two related desks minus the marquetry inlay (p. 92 -93).
The exceptional and highly complex marquetry inlay and intarsia work, that sets this important bureau plat apart from other extant examples, would originally have formed the decorative panels of a late 17th century table cabinet, almost certainly ascribable to the Augsburg region of Germany.
Augsburg emerged from the middle of the 16th century as the German centre of luxury cabinet making for the international market. In particular, the development of marquetry contributed to this prominent position, favoured by the ready availability of indigenous woods and the reputation that Augsburg had the best craftsmen able to cut thin layers of veneers in the most intricate motifs (C.S. Wood, ‘The Perspective Treatise in Ruins: Lorenz Stöer, Geometria et perspectiva, 1567’, Studies in the History of Art, no. 59, p. 246).
Table cabinets, conceived as a form of Wunderkammer or cabinets of curiosities, were intended as repositories for all manner of wondrous and exotic objects and by the 1550s the grandest cabinets in Europe were being made in Augsburg. Decorated almost entirely with sumptuous marquetry, often depicting perspective views of ruins and fantastical townscapes, they become by the 1590s highly regarded as important diplomatic gifts.
Fine Augsburg marquetry panels remained popular throughout the ages and were frequently re-used to create or embellish new items of furniture, such as this magnificent bureau plat. Their inclusion was not only for their highly decorative appeal, but to contemporary eyes, a means by which to imbue a new creation with a sense of true historical authenticity.
The importance of such panels is often reflected in the high cost involved in repurposing them. A fine example of this is the celebrated 17th century cabinet on stand...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Striking Sarrancolin Marble Fireplace in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A striking Sarrancolin marble fireplace in the Louis XV style. The panelled jambs surmounted by shaped, panelled frieze and moulded shelf ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Marble
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze nine-light chandelier.
This impressive gilt-bronze tripartite baluster form cage chandelier is cast with a central vase issuing flowers and nine ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Chenet in the Louis XV Style with Classical Figures
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century French gilt bronze chenet, in the Louis XV style, with fender of adjustable width.
Each end with classical figures sitting within floral scrolls.
Maximum wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Commode
By Gervais Durand
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze Mounted Marquetry inlaid commode by Gervais Maximilien Eugène Durand.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'G. DURAND'.
This fine co...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Thirty-Light Cage Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and important Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-crystal thirty-light cage chandelier.
French, circa 1870.
This fine chandelier is of a grand scale at 223 cm high (88 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Louis XV Style Marble Ewers by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted marble Ewers, by Paul Sormani.
Each ewer stamped to the underside ‘P.S.’ for Paul Sormani.
Each e...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ormolu Mounted Imari Porcelain Antique Clock Set
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very large, rare and impressive original antique clock set. The bodies are stunning Japanese Imari Porcelain mounted with finely gilded bronze. Can...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
Category
2010s British Louis XV United Kingdom - Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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