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Two Louis XV style paneled rooms, end of the 19th century

The set consists of two pieces of woodwork and stucco in the Louis XV style made at the end of the 19th century. The larger of the two pieces is rectangular with rounded corners. It presents a paneled and molded set of stucco rocaille elements. A large opening allows to pass into the second room, smaller and octagonal. This one has the same decoration as the previous one and is composed of shelved cupboards closed by doors, a two-leaf door and four stepped alcoves, two of them surmounting a closed cupboard, while the other two surmount a space for a radiator. The fireplace is sold separately as item 4146.

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Théodore DECK, Dish decorated with iridescent bird and insects, circa 1880-1900

This earthenware dish with rich iridescent reflections was made by Théodore Deck around 1880-1900. It bears the artist’s signature and stamp on the back. Théodore Deck initially trained in the field of stove manufacturing. When he established in Paris on his own in 1858, he produced stove coverings and, buoyed by his success, ventured into ceramics. The workshop then created numerous dishes, sometimes in collaboration with renowned painters. He gradually perfected his technique and achieved great success at the many Universal Exhibitions in which he participated. In 1878, he was made an officer of the Legion of Honor. He led the Sèvres factory from 1887 until his death in 1891. The decoration of this dish, particularly poetic, features a small bird with a yellow throat and blue-green and brown wings, surrounded by orange flowers among which a bee and two butterflies flutter. The top of the bird’s head and part of its wings, as well as the wings of the butterflies and the body of the bee, were executed thanks to Deck’s work on metallic reflections, which uniquely enriches the decoration of this dish. It is notably due to his technical mastery in this area that he won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1867; however, it is rare for him to use such an important and varied application in a single work. In this, the dish is an exceptional piece. The artist particularly favored motifs of birds and butterflies in flight within a natural, flowery setting; this is evidenced by another dish of his, preserved in Peter Marino's collection, depicting a bird with blue wings striped with black, perched on a flowering branch, from where it watches two butterflies with colorful wings.

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Louis XVI style mantel decorated with a Greek frieze carved in onyx

This Louis XVI-style fireplace is adorned with a Greek frieze covering the entire band. An acanthus leaf is placed at the center of this frieze. The combination of these two motifs, corresponding to nature and Greek Antiquity, is characteristic of the Louis XVI-style. On the console parts of the legs, a flower motif is constructed by the arrangement of acanthus leaves that follow the shape of a square and its central button in relief. The top of the legs is curved, giving spaces to scrolled carvings on the sides. On the face of the leg, verticals are carved, starting thick and tapering towards the base. Although the ornamentation on this fireplace is sober, the use of a sort of onyx makes it particularly precious, given its high cost. Indeed, onyx is rarely used for furniture but it is generally used for small size objects. This fireplace comes with its original cast-iron interior. The interior features two identical leaf bunches on the sides and a leaf crown mixed with branches on the top.