Lock signed and dated : « Année 1853 – A. BELLANGÉ – Ft d’ébénisteries et bronzes de curiosités77 rue des Marais St Martin Paris » Made for the Duke Albert de Luynes for his chateau of Dampierre. H : 165 cm ; 64’’ 15/16 / W : 383 cm ; 150’’ 13/16 / D : 60 cm ; 23’’ 5/8
Category: La vie au XIXème siècle
An exceptional Napoleon III fireplace, after the model by Verberckt and Caffiéri for the Dauphin’s bedchamber, Palace of Versailles
Napoleon III period, circa 1860. Red Griotte marble, gilded bronze. After the fireplace realized in 1747 by Jacques Verberckt and Jacques Caffiéri for the Dauphin’s bedchamber at the Palace of Versailles, then identically reproduced under Napoleon III notably for the Salon doré of the Elysee Palace, official residence of the President of the Republic. Dimensions : […]
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