Lacquered coffee table decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie.
The Napoleon 3 tables and pedestal tables are made of mahogany, amaranth or blackened pear wood. They can be round or oval with the scalloped or fiddled edge. Inlays of mother-of-pearl, horns or ivory are common, as are painted flower, fruit or Chinese motifs.
Napoleon III period, 19th century
France
Set of 10 Medici vases with terracotta handles decorated with antique bas-reliefs representing a squatting woman milking a goat and a love seller.
Sold in pairs
South of France
20th century
Watercolor on paper “Portrait of Charles Charpentier” auctioneer, son of the painter Jacques Denis Charpentier made by his sister Céleste Charpentier in 1830.
Circa 1830
France
Large statue in lacquered wood dating from the 19th century, inspired by representations of the Christ child in the Italian Renaissance. It evokes the works of artists such as Donatello, Antonio Rossellino or the della Robbia workshops.
Italy
19th century
Oil on canvas, portrait of a young man reading in front of a secretary, one arm resting on the flap,
signed by Dominique Doncre lower right and dated 1802.
Surprising head in painted raw wood, probably a hat fad.
France
1920s
Chandelier with 6 arms of light, carved gilded wood shaft, cut glass papillae, blown glass beads.
Italy,
19th century
Large lacquered wooden tray decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie.
Napoleon III period, 19th century
France
Large lacquered sheet metal tray decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie.
Napoleon III period, 19th century
France
“Allegory of fidelity in love”, terracotta sculpture representing Cupid playing with a dog.
Italy
18th century