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Auguste-Louis Marquis (bronze maker) for the Maison GIROUX, Pair of candelabrum with 9 lights in gilded, silvered and burnished bronze, circa 1855

16 March 202216 March 2022 blog-marc-maison Leave a comment

Gilded, silvered and burnished bronze, blackened wood and gilded bronze base H. 232 cm; L. 58 cm, P. 72 cm Paris, circa 1855

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Alfred Emmanuel Beurdeley, Exceptional mantel for Cornelius II Vanderbilt

19 October 202122 October 2021 blog-marc-maison Leave a comment

Sarrancolin marble, patinated and gilt bronze H. 247 cm; L. 1239 cm, P. 65 cm Paris, circa 1893 Provenance : Cornelius Vanderbilt II

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Three surprising pair of andirons

9 July 20219 July 2021 blog-marc-maison

Placed under the burning logs, andirons, or firedogs, allow the air to circulate under the wood and to fan the flames. An andiron consists of an iron bar on which the logs are placed, and a decorative head. In French, they are called “chenets”, a noun coming from the word “dog”, that refers to the […]

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Isidore-Jules BONHEUR – An importante plaster sculpture representing a bull

20 January 20215 March 2021 blog-marc-maison

Paris, 1865 Chef-modèle for the cast iron Plaster Dimensions : H : 197 cm / L : 295 cm / D : 86 cm.   This monumental sculpture put on a base depicts a bull on the move in a very realistic way. Standing and walking, its head is up and turned to the left, […]

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« The little mermaid », Sumptuous monumental fountain attributed to Rudolf Weyr, Vienna, circa 1890-95

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Carrara marble, Statuary marble. Height : 315 cm / 124” ; Width : 188 cm / 74” ; Depth : 120 cm / 47” 1/4. Vienna, circa 1890-1895. Sheltering a small mermaid, this fountain is a work of rare beauty. Indeed, the virtuosity of the sculptures added to a great sense of harmony, is here at the service of a […]

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🔍 En 1913, l’astronome Camille Flammarion eut l’idée de tracer sur la place de la Concorde le « plus vaste cadran solaire du monde » en se servant de l’obélisque comme gnomon. Le cadran ne sera inauguré qu’en 1999. Il est aujourd’hui malheureusement en bonne partie effacé…

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  • Auguste-Louis Marquis (bronze maker) for the Maison GIROUX, Pair of candelabrum with 9 lights in gilded, silvered and burnished bronze, circa 1855
  • Alfred Emmanuel Beurdeley, Exceptional mantel for Cornelius II Vanderbilt
  • Three surprising pair of andirons
  • Isidore-Jules BONHEUR – An importante plaster sculpture representing a bull
  • « The little mermaid », Sumptuous monumental fountain attributed to Rudolf Weyr, Vienna, circa 1890-95
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