Ref.11470
Beautiful cast iron fireback with the wedding coat of arms of the marquis de Vichy and Claude-Josèphe-Marie de Saint-Georges

Cast iron fireback with the wedding coat of arms of Abel-Claude-Marthe-Marie-Cécile de Vichy, said the marquis de Vichy (8th of october 1740 - shot down on the 15th of october 1793 in Lyon), comte de Champrond, guidon des gendarmes de Bourgogne et du Berry en 1769, chevalier de Saint-Louis with Claude-Josèphe-Marie de Saint-Georges (21st of november 1742 - 26th january 1775), married on the 5th of december 1764. Ecu de gauche : de vair plain. Ecu de droite : d'argent à une croix de gueules Couronne de marquis, collier de l'Ordre de Saint-Louis, tenant et support : un homme sauvage et un lion. Inscription : TANTUM VALET QUANTUM SONAT

Ref.12977
Lot of 22 m² of antique Point de Hongrie oak parquet flooring

Antique Point de Hongrie oak parquet flooring covering a surface of about 2 m². The strips are 6,5 cm width and 38 cm long.

Ref.13629
Louis MAJORELLE (attr.to), Tea table with a Vernis Martin decoration, circa 1880-1890

Showing a classical shape for this type of saloon furnishings, the great originality of this table is in its decoration, made out of Vernis Martin. This technic was invented in the 18th century by the Martin brothers, who wanted to imitate the Japanese and Chinese lacquers, at a time when these were really rare in Occident. After a relative disinterest during the first half of the 19th century, the technic went fashionable again, with the advent of the Far East trend and the furniture by Louis Majorelle (1859-1926). Apart from the lacquer, the decorative patterns adorning the two boards are alluding to the Chinese and Japanese repertoire : on the upper board, a bird is taking off holding in its beak an insect in a lake background with reeds and beautiful flowers. The lower board is decorated in the same spirit, with also a lake background in which we can see a flying wader with a tit. Louis Majorelle was born in 1859. At this time, his father was already a ceramicist and a maker for lacquered furniture. His business consisted in adorning furniture in the technic of Vernis Martin and to inspire himself from Far East motifs. The masterpiece by Auguste Majorelle is a grand piano, now owned by the Musée de l’Ecole in Nancy. Made by the Mangeot Company from Nancy, this grand piano was exhibited at the 1878 World’s Fair. Auguste Majorelle died soon after, and his son, Louis, perpetuated his work, creating lacquered, Japanese-inspired furniture, some exhibited at the 1889 World’s Fair.

Ref.13836
Oak game counter

Large game counter made of oak wood, open on each side, topped by a tray made of two very thick boards from the same trunk.

Ref.13998
25 m² lot of Chantilly-style oak parquet