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Gabriel VIARDOT (1830-1906) - Japanese style display cabinet

This display cabinet, made at the end of the 19th century, is stamped Gabriel Viardot. With a sculpted and openwork decoration, its pediment is decorated with a dragon in high relief. It opens on the facade through a glass door on five shelves, three of which are arranged in a staggered pattern, one of which is supported by a dragon.

Ref.11606
Large Neo-Renaissance style buffet in carved walnut with Louis XII and Francis I of France emblems

This four-door buffet in carved walnut in the Neo-Renaissance style was made at the end of the 19th century. It presents a refined setting of characters in high relief. On the upper part, there are two royal symbols, the porcupine symbolizing Louis XII and the salamander for Francis I of France. The lower part is decorated with medallions in which two portraits of soldiers.

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Maison des Bambous Alfred PERRET et Ernest VIBERT (attributed to) - Japanese style embroidered silk screen

The production of this large sculpted wood screen of far-eastern inspiration is attributed to the Maison des Bambous de Perret et Vibert. Made of four panels, it is crowned by a latticed wood frieze where a small menacing dragon strolls. The body of the screen is finely decorated. Some finely represented birds frolic among luxurious vegetation where different kinds of flowers are depicted. Little known until now, the Maison des Bambous is however of a large importance in the history of Japanese furniture. Founded just before 1879 by Alfred Perret at 30 Quatre-Septembre road in Paris, the Maison des Bambous first specialized in the production of “luxury wicker, bamboo furniture and planters.” It was only around 1880 that Alfred Perret appeared in the Didot-Bottin while making furniture. We can therefore place the beginning of the making of Far-Eastern inspired furniture to this time. In 1882, Alfred Perret moved his store to number 33 Quatre-Septembre road, where the company’s headquarters remained until its closure. It was only a little later, in 1886 that Alfred Perret joined with his own son, named Vibert. The company was then able to grow dramatically and became a supplier of world leaders in France and abroad. The Duc of Montmorency, Princess Mathilde, Empress Eugenie and King George I of Greece were among their loyal customers. From 1889, the company participated in the World Exposition where it would be noticed. It was only in 1894 that the company took the name that we now know, the Maison des Bambous. It grew again significantly, until it had a branch at 170 Haussman Boulevard starting in the early 20th century. The Maison des Bambous still had successful days ahead and did not close permanently until 1994.

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Louis XV period fireback with the coat of arms of France

This cast iron fireback was made in the 18th century. It presents the arms of France crowned in a decoration of foliated scrolls.

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J & L LOBMEYR, oriental style vase in enameled glass in the name of Mohamed

Bearing the number of Mohamed's name mirrored on its body, our vase is in keeping with the orientalist taste of the second half of the 19th century. In glass decorated with enamel and gold, our vase dates from the end of the 1870s and bears the signature of Lobmeyr. J. & L. Lobmeyr was an Austrian crystal factory of international importance, founded in 1823 and represented during the Universal Exhibitions. Famous for its crystal chandeliers and decorative objects, it supplied the Viennese imperial court, as well as the crowns of Belgium and that of Flanders. The motifs that decorate our vase are freely inspired by the ornamental repertoire of the Near East. In accordance with Eastern tradition, these motifs are non-figurative. They magnify the play of interlacing, arabesques and colors. A similar model was presented in the Lobmeyr stand in Paris during the Universal Exhibition of 1878. A similar piece is kept at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.

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Group of sculpted wood chairs