Title engraved on the base: “Armida’s dream” (“Le rêve d’Armide”) Signature on the back of the shield: « am. Barré » Statuary Carrara marble The plaster was exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1873, then the marble statue was exhibited at the Salon of 1875 and at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 in Paris. […]
Panelled room with fine chinoiserie decoration from the Villa Les Cèdres, King Leopold II’s residence in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Côte d’Azur
Set of panels for four walls Alder, giltwood, painted and sculpted decoration France, circa 1905 Provenance : Villa Les Cèdres, formerly Villa Les Oiseaux, Cap Ferrat. Former residence of the Mayor of Villefranche-sur-Mer, acquired by Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1835-1909), then it belonged to Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, creator of the French liqueur Grand Marnier […]
Steinway & Sons – Th. Kammerer (Cuel & cie), A Concert Grand Piano (Unique Piece) Which Belonged to Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Giltwood and painted wood H. 109 cm / 42” 5/16 ; L. 155 cm / 61”, P. 227 cm / 89” 3/8 Paris, circa 1894 Provenance : Cornelius Vanderbilt II Flora Whitney Miller
Marc Maison on the web since 1997
This month, on the occasion of the online release of our new website, we introduce its history through its old versions. The history of the website is obviously linked to the one of Marc Maison, a pioneer antique dealer who, as soon as 1997, owned his own website. Please find below the 1997 version, certainly […]
Campan marble
The Campan marble is a type of marble taken from the quarries of the Campan site located in the high valley of Ardour in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. There are different varieties, all of which can be identified through the marked dark green veins – the Campan rubané marble, the green Campan marble, the pink […]