Lacquered coffee table, Napoleon III period

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

Terracotta Medici vases, 20th century

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

Portrait in watercolor, circa 1830

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

Papier-mâché marotte, 19th century

Polychrome painted papier-mâché marotte presenting a female figure with a scalloped bodice and wearing an original satin fabric cap with a barrette in the shape of colored glass flies

19th century

France

“Boy with a hat” by Martin Drolling, circa 1790

Martin Drolling (1752-1817), a French painter, was noted for his portraits and genre scenes. Inspired by the Flemish masters, he mastered the art of capturing natural expressions and minute details, as evidenced by this portrait of great delicacy.