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 […]
Category: Life during the 19th century
Isidore-Jules BONHEUR – An importante plaster sculpture representing a bull
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, […]
An important cupboard coming from the Chateau of Dampierre by Alexandre Bellangé, cabinetmaker
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
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 : […]
Splendid Statuary Carrara marble statue representing « Armida’s dream » by Amand-Désiré-Honoré Barré, 1878 Universal Exhibition
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. […]