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Pair of Renaissance style vases in patinated bronze from the Mouchy-le-Châtel castle, second half of the 19th century

This pair of patinated bronze vases were made during the second half of the 19th century to decorate a door on the facade of the Mouchy-le-Châtel Castle, in the Parisian region. This castle was built in the 16th century by the Maricourt Family, then it was taken during the second half of the 18th century by the first dukes de Noailles, before being occupied by the dukes of Mouchy, younger branch of the Noailles family. It's the dukes of Mouchy that started the work of restoration and extension during the Second Empire, entrusted to the architect Hyppolite Destailleur (1822 – 1893), to whom we also owe the restoration of Courances and Vaux le Vicomte castles. Helped by the sculptor and drawer Michel Lienard (1810 – 1870) and sculptor Mathurin Moreau (1822 – 1912), the three of theme redefined the castle Mouchy-le-Châtel keeping the Renaissance decorative repertoire of the first castle. Our pair of bronze vases is an example of the reinterpretation of the shapes inspired by the Renaissance. Put on a flaring fluted foot, they're adorned on the belly with four lion's heads in relief. The lid and the long neck are decorated with friezes of acanthus leaves and flowers. The long neck is joined to the belly by two handles in a S shape of which the scrolls are occupied by flowers. Our two vases were made during one the different restoration's phases of the castle during the second half of the 19th century to adorn the door of one of the castle's facades as show the archive picture.

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Ferdinand Duvinage – Pair of single-flower vases with a ivory marquetry decoration

This beautiful pair of single-flower vases was made by Ferdinand Duvinage between 1874 and 1884. He files in 1874, 1876 and 1877 patents for a marquetry technique of mosaic with metallic partitioning for furniture and art objects. His method is really original because it involves the combined union of ivory as a base, wood for the designs or ornaments, and copper or other metal to partitioning the ivory fragments. The firm continues to participate to World Fairs where they win many medals, even though they are not that much mentioned by the critics, we know that the productions with the Japanese vocabulary created under the direction of Duvinage were also very appreciated and were a real commercial success. He creates here, a beautiful pair of vases in glass with a shaped thin and elegant shape, that evokes a flower’s corolla and adorned on the walls with a enameled reed decoration. The vases rest on a gilt bronze base remarkably and finely chiseled lightened up with a marquetry decoration of ivory taking from the process invented by the artist.

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GUERET Frères - Splendid oak chest richly sculpted with a forest animal decoration

This splendid chest was made of oak by the Guéret brothers in the 1870. The sculpture work is truly remarkable and shows the virtuosity of its creator who makes a decor on the forest theme in which we can see a fox, a pheasant or even a bird with its wings spread out on the top, in a rocks and tree decoration. Denis-Désiré (born in 1828) and Onésime Guéret (born in 1830) create a factory of sculpted furniture in 1852 or 1853 at 7 rue Buffault in Paris under the name "Guéret Frères". Ten years later, the store is moved at 5 boulevard de la Madeleine, then at 216 rue Lafayette where it stays until the definitive closure. From 1877, the factory is managed by the youngest brother and becomes "Guéret Jeune et Cie", its activity continues until the end of the 19 th century.The Guéret brothers participate to each exhibitions from 1855, win a lot of rewards and acritic always eulogistic,like the one published in the Art Journal, about the InternationalExhibition of 1878 : “M. Gueret, a renowned cabinet-maker of Paris, contributed to theExhibition a large number of admirable works, designed with rare Art power, and executed with refined delicacy, in various woods – generally in satin-wood inlaid – all possessing thorough artistic merit”. The excellency of their work for the sculpted furniture making,often rewarded, increases their orders book. Rich bourgeois but also renowned personalities such as the Duke of Aumale, Napoléon III or even Mr Bryce, buyers of these sumptuous furniture, made some orders. Mr Bryce, for instance, ordered the realization of his whole furniture for his mansion on avenue Gabriel in Paris.

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Large Napoleon III period trumeau with carved wood and stucco shell

Large Regency style overmantel with carved shell in wood and painted stucco.

Ref.14720
Triple oak door with beautiful sandblasted glass decoration

Early 20th century oak triple door with beautiful sandblasted glass decoration of the Federal Union of French Veterans' Associations.

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Pair of cast-iron garden vases

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GEOFFROY-DECHAUME, “Persian” Chandelier

Elegant eight-light chandelier made of finely chased and gilt bronze with oriental-inspired decoration. The central shaft takes the shape of an openwork incense burner, topped with a stylized flame. The elaborately adorned light arms feature pearls and interlacing motifs, incorporating fantastic animal figures and ending in openwork drip pans. The whole piece is suspended by a system of slender rods, accented with rings and Gothic-oriental motifs.