Ref.18720
Matthew (1815-1889) and Willem (1816-1881) HORRIX (attrib. to) Important dining room set in "Black Forest" style

This dining room set set was made in the second half of the 19th century. It is very likely that it was designed by the Horrix workshops, of the brothers Matthew and Willem HORRIX. Here the rustic style, also called in the 19th « Black Forest », expressed itself at its fully. All the various elements that are composing this dining room set were made of beech wood richly carved imitating nature, with a nice brown patina. Thus, those furniture seems to be made of twigs, roots, vines, flowers and fruits. Amusing details sprang out of the carving, such as snails, grasshoppers, beetles.… and different elements are in the form of plants, for instance the buffets' handles are mushrooms' shaped. The Dining Room set is composed of: - 2 SIDEBOARDS opening with two doors and two drawers. Topped with mercury mirrors (oxidized). Dim.: H. 78''3/4 x L. 53''9/16 x D. 24''3/16 cm. - 1 SERVER, trapezoidal, with Blue Turquin marble topped by a miror and a narrow shelf. It opens with two drawers and the jambs holding two shelves. Dim.: H. 59''5/8 x L. 53''1/8 x D. 20''1/2 cm. - 5 CURTAIN RODS, branch shaped and decorated with vine leaves, topped with a basket of grapes. Dim.: H. 13'' x L. 69''5/16 – 77''3/16 x D. 3''15/16 cm. - 1 round TABLE with a central quad (slightly piqued), that can be opend (extensions missing). Dim.: H.. 30''1/2 x L. 50'' x D. 52''3/8 cm. - 6 CHAIRS, all unique, each receiving a different carved decoration, with brown leather-upholstered. Dim.: H. 36''1/4 x L. 18''7/8 x D. 21''11/16 cm.

Ref.14047
Small wrought-iron gate

Ref.14096
Pair of stone garden vases

Ref.15976
After Philippe MAGNIER, after the antique, The Wrestlers

This bronze was made after the antique The Wrestlers by Philippe Magnier (1648-1715) between 1884 and 1888, based on a plaster cast from the antique preserved in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence. It depicts two wrestlers or pancratiasts in action: one holds his opponent on the ground using his legs, while twisting his arm with one hand; the other, with his body folded over to the extreme, tries to resist the pressure exerted on him by his opponent; his face reveals effort and suffering, while maintaining classical perfection of features. The bulging muscles of the fighters demonstrate a precise study of human anatomy by the artist and a desire to accurately represent the sport, starting from Antiquity. The antique sculpture The Wrestlers, probably inspired by a now-lost Greek bronze, was discovered near Rome in 1583. It reminds us that pankration is a Greek combat sport, practiced during the ancient Olympic Games, which allowed the opponents great freedom in their attacks. This sport was practiced nude, as shown in this representation. In the 1680s, at a time when copies of antiques and modern commissions populated the king’s groves, a marble statue after the antique was commissioned by the royal administration from Philippe Magnier for the gardens of Versailles. The sculpture was placed in the park of the Château de Marly in the 1690s, where it remained until the Revolution. Numerous bronze casts were executed from Magnier’s marble in France in the 19th century. This medium, which gives an enhanced naturalistic impression compared to white marble, highlights the athletes' musculature. This bronze is thus emblematic of the enthusiasm generated by this representation of two wrestlers from its rediscovery during the Renaissance until the 19th century.

Ref.5771
Cheminée en bois de style Napoléon III