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Jean-François GECHTER (1796-1844) - Pair of candlesticks with warriors

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Jean-François GECHTER (1796-1844) - Pair of candlesticks with warriors

This extraordinary pair of candlesticks was made out of bronze by Jean-François Gechter around 1850. Two warriors in armor are represented in Gechter's particular style. The Louvre Museum in Paris has a very similar pair of candlesticks. The rediscovery of these candlesticks is exceptional due to their extremely high quality and to the rareness of this model that was previously only known thanks to the Louvre Museum's model.The warriors strongly support the hefty flags topped with shields to which the lights are attached. Wearing chain mail and finely crafted armor, the warriors are also carrying their arms, a hatchet and a dagger, in their belts.The remarkable depiction of the warriors' armor, the attention to detail for the chain mails, the weapons, and the faces lead us to attribute this artwork to Jean-François Gechter . The sculptor accomplished incredible variations in texture for this piece: the roughness of the chain mail, the chiseling of the details on the armor and the faces, with a sense of Romanticism. A student of Bosio and Baron Gros, Gechter made these objects during the Romantic movement. He enjoyed historic themes that allowed him to express his talent for ancient scenes, featuring characters with elaborate, sometimes anachronistic and imaginative costumes, representative of his poetic side. In this way, this pair of candlesticks epitomizes Gechter's art.The pair that is kept at the Louvre Museum is made of silvered and gilt bronze, thus using the variations in color and effects. Based on the same design, these candlesticks are different, as they are topped off with an animal helmet that does not exist on the Louvre's pair.

Dimensions:
Width: 40 cm
Height: 92 cm
Depth: 40 cm

Gabriel Viardot (attributed to), Japanese table with bones birds marquetery, circa 1870-1880

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Gabriel Viardot (attributed to), Japanese table with bones birds marquetery, circa 1870-1880

This japanese table, made of tainted sycamore in the last decades of the 19th century, is attributed to the Parisian furniture maker Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906), specialized in the creation of Chinese and Japanese inspired furntiure. It's during the 1867 World Fair where he discovered the Japanese Art, the Gabriel Viardot decided to devote himself to “Chinese-Japanese style furniture”. It’s with this production that he was awarded a silver medal at the World's Fair of 1878. 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. In 1885, he participated in the World Exhibition 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 exhibition, Gabriel Viardot was promoted to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Honor (December 29 1885). In 1889, he was at the World Exhibition that took place in Paris and awarded a gold medal. He obtained the same award at the World's Fair of 1900. The furniture maker is making here, a very beautiful table of which the shape and the decors are inspired by the Far East esthetic. The slab with enrolled edges is adorned on its central part with an important inlaid decoration of bones depicting birds on cherry tree branches. It rests on a very worked foot receiving a carved and open work decor as bronze pieces with high quality carving, typical of the furniture maker's work. The feet with sharp claws sculpted in the wood support on their middle an open work strut.

Dimensions:
Width: 72 cm
Height: 76 cm
Depth: 105 cm

Louis XVI style mantel in Arabescato marble decorated with a frieze of pearls

Dimensions:
Width: 142 cm
Height: 107 cm
Depth: 37 cm
Inner width: 101 cm
Inner height: 84 cm