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JULES VIEILLARD AND CO (Attributed to) : Chandelier with suspended earthenware center

Earthenware in relief with slipware partitions, forged iron and gilded bronze.The frame of this celing light was made of wrought iron and has an earthenware suspended center. The mount has an original and stylish design. The top is a spherical element topped with flowers and gadrooned from which spring three heads of fantastic animals. Chains are suspended from these heads. In the middle of the chains, cartridge-shaped ornaments exist. The frame develops around the earthenware center with three candle holders with dramatic shapes. They are decorated with vegetable elements and masks of men. The frame continues into the bottom of the chandelier to support the earthenware center. The egg-shaped and fluted body is decorated with enamel painting in relief. This Far-Eastern inspired decor shows a branch of cherry blossom, bamboo and other foliage plants. In the upper and lower parts of this element unfolds a frieze of lance-shaped palmettes that are Persian or Turkish inspired. The earthenware center is surmounted by a gilded bronze frame decorated with jewels. ? 

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Pair of Japanese-blackened wooden frames decorated with embroidered silk

This pair of frames was made out of black wood around 1880-1890. Their wooden frame, decorated according to a Far East style, is made up of openwork friezes. In their upper part, the two frames are decorated with a calligraphic inscription, inspired by the Far East. The two frames are crowned by two winged dragons facing each other. The frames have medallions with a silk embroidered border, recovered with convex glass. Delicately embroidered, the silk is decorated with wild animals among a vegetal environment. These two frames are characteristic of the Far East trend which came to Europe at the end of the 19th century, in particular a trend towards Japanese and Chinese style. Made by a French artist, unfortunately anonymous, they are the privileged evidence of a profound taste for exoticism. The high quality of this pair of frames makes them very original and rare.