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Exceptional antique oak wood fireplace made after the model of the fireplace in the Hercules Salon in Versailles Palace

This exceptional antique Regence style fireplace was made out of carved oak in the late 19th century. The lower part of the fireplace is inspired by the famous fireplace that decorates the Hercules Salon in the Versailles Palace. The center of the frieze is adorned by Hercules' head wearing the skin of the Nemean lion, carved in high relief. On both sides are represented two cornucopias with realistic flowers and fruits. The upper part is finely decorated as an overmantel frame for an Aubusson tapestry made by the Manufacture Hamot. Crowned by a semicircular arch, this pier is richly carved with cartridges, foliage, flowers and friezes.

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Maison des Bambous de Perret et Vibert (attrib. to), Large central coffee table.

Walnut, panel with Tonkin inlaid mother of pearl The inspiration of Far-Eastern creations was crucial to the production of this coffee table. Decorated with latticed wood frizzes, clawed feet as well as elements of gilded bronze openwork, this living room piece is of superb quality.  Its circular top is made from a panel inlaid with mother of pearl coming from Tonkin. The reuse of this panel coming from a furniture piece or from a tabletop is proved by the shortening of some decorative motifs. The mother of pearl décor is quite elegant: in a woody and flowery environment, some small pagodas and other Chinese architecture are depicted. In the lower part, a bridge is shown, on which two men and a horseman pass.In the middle of this scene appears a cursive inscription called the “style of the grass,” artistic writing where the different characters are drawn in a single movement. The writing means: “Collect the flower petals of the plum tree and share their perfume with visitors.” The presence of this inscription proves this panel is a Chinese production. 

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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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Small console and overmantel in the Napoleon III style