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Gabriel Viardot (attributed to) - Japanese style table with gilded bronze decorations

This small Japanese table is richly decorated and made by Gabriel Viardot. Its main shelf is topped by three small shelves placed completely asymmetrically. All these shelves are engraved with a naturalistic décor. The shelves are supported, on the right side, by two gilded bronze dragons. Bronze ornamentations are very present on this small table. They adorn the feet, the middle and the vertical uprights and make this piece a completely luxurious example. Gabriel Viardot started his wood-sculpting career in 1849, when he sent some furniture pieces in natural décor to the horticultural exhibition. He then became the head of a small team of sculptors when he was just 19 years old. In 1853, he had a factory and a store of furniture located at 36 and 38 Rambuteau Road. During this time, he worked with his brother, Louis Gustave, under the name “Viardot Brothers and Company.” In 1860, he created his own workshop, “G. Viardot” at 5 Grand-Chantier road, and became head of the family business that he kept until 1872. He decided to devote himself to “Chinese-Japanese style furniture,” which he was able to observe mainly at the 1867 World Exposition. At this same exposition, he was awarded four medals. It’s with this production that he was awarded at the 1878 World Exposition with a silver medal. Following that, he practiced consecutively at 15 Chaume road, 3 Archives road in 1878 and 36 Amelot road near the end of the century. His furniture was produced thanks to lacquered and carved panels sent directly from China or Japan and decorated with mother of pearl inlays from Tonkin. He enlivened his furniture with bronze decorations, of which he made all the designs by hand. Over the course of the years, the success only continued to grow, particularly at the expositions of Nice and the 8th exposition of the Central Union of Decorative Arts in 1884. In 1885, he participated in the World Exposition of Antwerp where he obtained a gold medal. At this time, the shop employed 90 – 100 workers, sculptors or cabinetmakers, a lot of who were educated directly by Gabriel Viardot. Following this exposition, he was promoted to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Honor (December 29 1885). In 1889, he was at the World Exposition that took place in Paris and awarded a gold medal. He obtained the same award at the 1900 World Exposition.

Ref.12464
Louis XV style gilt wood console and Carrara marble slab

This beautiful Louis XV style console made at the end of the 19th century shows beautiful curved lines an abundant sculpture typical of the Rococo style. It lays on four feet reunited by a strut from which spouts a rich decoration in relief composed of acanthus leaves scrolls. The feet are also adorned with acanthus leaves scrolls and mascarons on the upper corners. The belt depicts the same openwork decoration framing a medallion in which a face is represented. The sculptural quality of our elegant console is remarkable as much as the game between abundance and emptiness that balance the whole.

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Japanese style game table with an engraved decoration

This Japanese style game table was made of tainted sycomore in the last decades of the 19th century and is close to the production of Gabriel Viardot or the Maison des Bambous by Perret et Vibert. Resting on four feet with lions paws linked by an open worked strut, the shelf of our table is composed of four flaps opening to let place to game area in red velvet. These flaps are adorned with a beautiful engraved Japanese decoration depicting branches and flowers. The belt receive two drawers and an open worked decor.

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A pedestal table with a very rare enamel decoration from the Rubelles faience factory

Our rosewood veneered pedestal table, with a top decorated with shading enamels of a beautiful deep green, is a truly exceptional piece. Made between 1842 and 1844, this enamel decoration is the work of the artistic earthenware factory of Rubelles, near Fontainebleau. Possibly withdrawn from the Exhibition of Commerce and Industrial Products in 1844, our pedestal table is the only example known to date. At the end of the 19th century, his creations were highly prized by connoisseurs who competed for them “at a high price”. They were compared to the most beautiful English porcelain. Very rare, this decoration is made of lithophanic earthenware, a technique developed by Baron de Bourgoing in association with Alexis du Tremblay, owner of the Château de Rubelles. Directors of the Rubelles Manufacture, the two partners exploited this original process for around fifteen years. It allows you to obtain transparency effects in porcelain. The drawings are rendered in gradients, from opaque shadows to very translucent lights.