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Pair of cast iron Louis XVI style vase with theirs originals bases

These ornamental cast iron vases were made in the 20th century. Antique style, a fluted column is decorated with asparagus tips. Around it stands a garland of laurel leaves, which falls in bouquet. At the top of the column is the vase, a crater, also surrounded by a floral garland (here oak leaves). The vase is decorated with antique style medallions, female profile faces.

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Rare antique Regence period fireplace in Aleppo Breccia marble with its original cast iron insert

Rare antique Regence period fireplace made out of Aleppo Breccia during the 18th century. Both sides of the fireplace are curved and paneled.

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Restauration style overmantel mirror with palmettes, wood and painted stucco

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17th century fireback with the wedding coat of arms of René du Matz and Gilonne de la Marzelière

Cast iron fireback from the 17th century, marked RG. The decoration shows the wedding coat of arms of René du Matz, Lord of Mesnil-Barré, Marquis du Brossay and Gilonne de la Marzelière, daughter of the Baron de Bonnefontaine and Marquis de la Marzelière, married in 1636

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Small Louis XVI style trumeau with an oil on canva depicting a romantic scene

This small wood and stucco painted in white trumeau, is depicting a Louis XVI style sculpted decoration composed of frieze of pearls and square roses. It was made in the late 19th century and is also adorned with an oil on canva on which we can see a romantic scene. A young couple is dancing on a forest landscape on the foreground. They are accompanied on the background with a woman and two man sat behind them, on of them is playing some flute while the other are listening to him carefully.

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Théodore Deck, Vase with flowers and butterflies, c. 1880

This glazed ceramic vase was made by Théodore Deck around 1880. Théodore Deck initially trained as a stove maker. When he set up in Paris on his own account in 1858, he made stove linings and then, on the strength of his success, moved into ceramics. He gradually perfected his technique and enjoyed great success at the many World’s Fairs he took part in. In 1878, he was made an Officer of the Légion d'Honneur. He ran the Sèvres factory between 1887 and his death in 1891. The body of this vase features a naturalistic design of flowers, flanked by two butterflies and a dragonfly. On an aubergine-coloured background, iris flowers unfurl on one side and a tree branch with colourful blossoms on the other. The leaves add to the polychromy: they come in different shades of green, from khaki to emerald, and some are even "Deck blue", a colour so characteristic of the artist's work that it bears his name. All the decorations are bordered by a thin yellow border in relief. The vase has two ferocious-looking roaring lion heads as handles. The neck is decorated with geometric friezes, while the inside of the vase is lined with a Deck blue glaze. The piece is stamped under the base: "TH. DECK". It can be dated to the artist's Far Eastern period. Japanese art began to influence Deck's work after Japan's participation in the 1867 Universal Exhibition. Fascinated by this art, the ceramist collected numerous works and drew inspiration from them for his own pieces. Here, he uses the manganese-coloured background of certain Japanese vases, as well as the lack of depth that characterises Japanese prints. The flowering tree motif is also characteristic of Far Eastern art. Finally, the butterfly is a symbol of happiness and immortality in this culture. A vase of a very similar shape, with a Japanese-style decoration of poppy flowers and lion's head handles identical to our own, is in Peter Marino's collection.

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BACCARAT, Garniture with Japanese landscape, circa 1880

This decoration with a Japanese landscape was made by the Baccarat crystal factory around 1880. Founded under Louis XV, the French crystal factory Baccarat demonstrated its excellence at Universal Exhibitions throughout the 19th century. This ruby crystal trim is made up of two vases and a planter. The whole is emblematic of the quality of the crystal works. The gold enamelled decorations of the vases represent a Japanese landscape with Far Eastern fauna and flora. The waders are particularly characteristic. The planter is decorated with an aquatic landscape flown over by wild geese. A vast golden sun emerges from a mountainous background. The transparent crystal handles are also decorated with decorative gold motifs. Each element of the trim is assembled. The crystal maker's stamp, affixed since 1875, shortly before the creation of this piece, is found under the base of the gilded bronze frame. Baccarat produced, in the same period, another decoration mounted in red crystal enameled with gold, with slightly different shapes and a very similar Japanese decoration.