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Pierre-Ferdinand DUVINAGE (1823-1876) - Pedestal table with Japanese decoration of "cloisonné" marquetry

Louis XVI style pedestal table made around 1850 by Pierre-Ferdinand Duvinage. This is a fairly classic style furniture in the drawing and cabinetmaking work, except for the table top which is really original. Indeed, this one has an original decoration of Japanese style marquetry, partitioned by brass wires. Unlike other better-known works by Duvinage, the background is not made out of ivory but wood. A pheasant is sitting on a leafy branch. A fan and a small aquatic scene with fishes made out of mother-of-pearl complete the decor. The great originality of this piece is double. First, the mix of styles with a very traditional furniture in its form and decor, except for the table top. This one shows a Japanese iconography. This is a characteristic work of Duvinage especially in the use of a "cloisonné" marquetry. The second originality of this work lies in the very corpus of the artist, since it is a rare example of production on a wood background, not ivory, as it is usually the case with Duvinage.

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Small Japanese unit with a decor of vase with flowers and mother of pearl inlays

This small Japanese unit is a work made of tainted sycamore in the 1880's in the taste of Gabriel Viardot (1830-1904), important Parisian furniture maker specilized in the Japanese furniture. Our furniture is composed of a first higher unit with a glazed door and a small dresser opening by a door, surmounted by a small shelf. All our furniture is adorned with motifs in relief inspired by the Asian iconography, such as dargon, poppy flowers, a hanging vase or even decorative elements in frieze. We also find mother of pearl inlays bringing light to the furniture thanks to the contrast and also forming friezes of flowers. Our furniture rests on typical feet and is surmounted by a pediment inspired by the pagoda roof. The sides receive a carved decor depicting bamboo branches and clouds.