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Italy, 19th century, Rare armchair with owls.

Walnut Armchair with OwlsThis extraordinary armchair is designed like the bow of a boat. In walnut and fully carved it is very unique.The armrests and chair back are topped by carved figures of owls. They stand peacefully, their claws dug into moon crescents. Several owls are carved in low relief on both sides of the seat. On the seat, the birds stand on a crescent flanked by holly branches.By the quality of the carvings and originality of design this is a remarkable and highly decorative piece of furniture.

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Gabriel VIARDOT, Japanese cabinet "Circus games"

This cabinet signed by Gabriel Viardot is truly a rare perfection of workmanship. The décor of this cabinet, directly inspired by the Far East, is of a great quality. This cabinet is made up of a lower part closed by double doors. These are formed by two panels decorated with lacquer and bone of rare quality. Of Japanese origin, they depict two men engaged in circus games. One plays with several tops while the other plays the shamisen while holding a tree bird balanced on his forehead.   The upper part of the piece is made up of different shelves placed asymmetrically, a main characteristic of Japanese pieces. One of these shelves is supported by a bronze crane mounted on a tortoise. This is a pattern we find frequently on furniture by Gabriel Viardot. Finally, a small section is closed by a door decorated with two Japanese made in low relief bronze. Gabriel Viardot shows us here a luxurious furniture piece, of great wealth and perfect workmanship. 

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L'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL - Display cabinet in metal marquetry and bronze ornaments

This small display cabinet, stamped L'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, was made in the 19th century. The single-door, two-storey glass display case is framed by a geometric frieze and adorned with gilded bronze corners. Its lower part, closed by two doors, has a blackened wooden background with a metal marquetry decoration in the spirit of Boulle marquetry.