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Julien-Nicolas RIVART (1802-1867) - Sewing table in blackened pearwood decorated of wild flowers in porcelain marquetry

This elegant sewing table is decorated of flowers in porcelain inlays by Julien-Nicolas Rivart . The latter is the inventor of the porcelain marquetry technique, a unique process, searched for a long time and patented in 1849, he was the only one to master. We have here a graceful example of these rare decorations, with a bouquet of wild flowers.

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Beautiful antique Neo-Gothic style spherical chandelier in stained glass, late 19th century

Rare spherical chandelier made with the technique of stained glass in the late 19th century. Neo-Gothic style, this chandelier is decorated with colored glass cabochons and profiles of men and women made of out glass in the manner of cameos. Bronze frame with brown patina.

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Jean-François GECHTER (1796-1844) (follower of) Pair of Candelabras in bronze

This exceptional Neo-Renaissance style pair of candelabras in silvered bronze, representing two warriors in armour, was modelled by Jean-François Théodore Gechter and made around 1860. The expert work of carving each minute detail of the armoury, is characteristic of the sculptor’s style and emphasizes his technical brilliance. Jean-François Théodore Gechter exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1824 to 1844, from subjects in the Romantic movement to historical themes, through which he could express his talent for archaic scenes, featuring characters with elaborate costumes, sometimes whimsical and anachronistic, but representative of the troubadourian aesthetic he was engaged in. The treatment of the costume and human figure is extremely tactile in this pair of candelabra providing Gechter the opportunity to sculpt a wealth of detail with extreme precision. This pair of candelabras were modelled after a drawing by Gechter and made after his death.

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Beautiful antique pair of candelabras made out of Statuary Carrara marble and gilded bronze with putti and roses decor

This beautiful antique Napoleon III style pair of candelabras was made out of gilt bronze and Carrara Statuary marble around 1880 in the style of Clodion . The circular bases ornate with floral garlands support two running putti. They are carrying the candle supports that are decorated as flowery branches. The chiseling is of excellent quality.

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Paul ROUSSEL (1867-1928) - Pair of pewter lamps, cast by Eugène Soleau and globe signed Sèvres

This beautiful pair of lamps was made around 1900 out of pewter. Inspired by Art Nouveau, they bear the signature of Paul Roussel, sculptor, and Eugène Soleau, bronze manufacturer in Paris. A farandole of putti unfolds along the neck while the body of each lamp is adorned with flowers in slight relief. Paul Roussel is a major sculptor of the turn of the 20th century. Born in 1867, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied with Jules Cavelier, Louis-Ernest Barrias and Jules Coutan. In 1895, he won the Grand Prix of Rome for the bas-relief "David, winner of Goliath, brought in triumph to Saul". He won several medals at the Salons and exhibited Hors-Concours in London, Brussels, Turin, Liège, Amsterdam, Ghent. From 1906, he became a member of the jury of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and member of the grand jury of the Salon des artistes français. He obtained many orders from the State, including several monuments of importance: "The Duke of Aumale", stone statue commissioned by the State and kept at the entrance of the Museum of Decorative Arts of Paris, for example. He is decorated Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1914 and is promoted officer July 23, 1920. Eugène Soleau, bronzier, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1853. His foundry was located at 127 rue de Turenne in Paris. Secretary (1885-1889), then vice-president (from 1895 to 1899) and finally president (from 1900) of the Union of Bronze Manufacturers, he invested himself, at French and international levels, in the protection of Intellectual property.

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Louis XV style cage chandelier in rock crystal and gilded metal

This elegant cage chandelier was made in the 1970s. The frame is made of gold painted metal, decorated with many carved rock crystal pendants. The lights are decorated with sheet metal sheets painted in gold.

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Edmond Anne Antoine TAPISSIER « Les sirènes » Salon of 1896

This large painting was made by the painter Edmond Tapissier between 1893 et 1896. The artist depicts here a scene on a bank where three naked young women watch a boat far away. The composition is astonishing as the whole balance of the painting, which was tipping to the left, is re-established by the monkey and the parrot. The harmony of the colors is brought by the strength of the peacock and the parrot. Also, the pine branch which is going down the sea breaks the monotony of a too important stretch of water.Edmond is the second son of the silk merchant Antoine Tapissier and Benoite-Angélique Towex-Comte. Antoine Tapissier who stayed widower put his sons in the Collège des Chartreux in Lyon. In 1879, Edmond was 18 years old, he’s an elegant and cultured young man who is seeking for his path. He starts by following classes with the painter Chatigny who was the student of Picot and Chenavard. Chatigny knew Ingres, and was friend with Henner, Bertrand, Courbet and Manet. 1882 was the year of the drawing from nature learning and the first mural decorations. The following year he leaves for Paris and dedicates himself to the copies of the Italian and Flemish old masters. From 1883, the newspaper started to speak about him and recognize that “there is hope”. During the Autumn 1887, he integrated the Ecole des Beaux Arts and entered Cabanel and Cormon’s workshops. Tapissier made his first exhibition in the Salon in the same year. It’s in the period of the portraits tainted with symbolism that he’s making his debuts. He’s received by Puvis de Chavanne to the Society des Artistes Français in 1891. In the same year he decorated the chapel in Saint Étienne and composed there three large scenes of 3 meters, giving him appetite and knowledge for the large compositions.

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Of roses and bellflowers, the precious porcelain marquetry panel by Julien-Nicolas RIVART

A decorative panel of great finesse, this creation is the work of a unique talent: Julien-Nicolas Rivart. Cabinetmaker and porcelain painter, Rivart developed an original technique in 1849: porcelain marquetry. Our panel is a precious work produced using this innovative and unequaled technique in the history of decorative arts. The process consists of molding the shape in soft porcelain paste, fired once at a very high temperature then leveled with a grinding wheel. Enameled, the piece is fired a second time, then painted and heated to set the colors. The porcelain elements are then surrounded in the panel of a sought-after wood, using marquetry techniques. Our panel presents a rich floral decoration, composed of roses and bellflowers with round leaves, of great delicacy and vibrant colors. Finer scrolls, such as flower stems, can be made of colored resin or wood of various shades. Admired by Napoleon III during the Second Empire, Rivart's works are elegant and subtle. The cabinetmaker designed other pieces of precious furniture, decorated with floral decorations, which the Marc Maison Gallery is pleased to present.

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Auguste LEDRU (sculptor) and Émile COLIN (editor), Large Stoneware Vase with Masks and Gilt Bronze Female Figures, circa 1902

This beautiful stoneware vase with gilt bronze ornaments was designed by the sculptor and ornamental designer Auguste Ledru and edited by the bronze manufacturer Émile Colin in 1902, the year the plaster model was presented at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français under number 4065. Auguste Ledru (1860-1902) was a student of Dumont, Bonnassieu, Thomas, and Boisseaux. He also worked with his father, also named Auguste Ledru, who was a sculptor and ornamental designer like him. He regularly participated in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français between 1883 and 1902, the year of his death. In 1892, he won an Honorable Mention, in 1894, a third-class medal, and in 1896, a second-class medal with his brother-in-law René Lalique (1860-1945). Auguste Ledru also collaborated with publishing houses such as Maison Susse, Thiébaut Frères, and Émile Colin, as was the case for our vase. The Colin house, which initially practiced plaster molding, became known as a bronze manufacturer from 1855 onwards. It published works by the greatest masters of French sculpture, such as Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Le Zouave), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (L’Enfant au Cor), and the Parisian goldsmith Christofle. It is also known for lighting fixtures adorned with bronzes. The house participated in the 1891 Chicago World’s Fair and won a Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris Exposition thanks to style lighting fixtures modeled by Léon Méssagé. From that date, its production seemed to focus on contemporary art bronze, abandoning classical editions. This very original vase with a wide body features a stoneware decoration developing around two masks, whose hair and beard transform into foliage on either side. These vegetal and abstract lines characteristic of Art Nouveau create a play of light relief across the entire vase. At the top, two gilt bronze female figures, with their feet on the body and their hands on the neck, form handles. The vase is signed “Ledru” on the body. The Musée d’Orsay in Paris possesses a large jug with an ornamentation similar to our vase. Indeed, the spout is adorned with a mask and a nude female figure reminiscent of the handles on our vase.