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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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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.