18th-century gouache on vellum depicting three children playing and a leaping dog, set against a green landscape with balustrades, Medici vases, and a pretty pink sky. The children appear to be arranging a large bouquet, as suggested by the basketful of flowers and petals scattered on the ground.
Porcelain cup depicting a fox surrounded by bunches of grapes. This object, also known as a “stirrup cup,” was directly linked to the expression “coup de l’étrier” (stirrup cup), which referred to the last drink before returning home after a day of hunting, for example. It had no base because it was not intended to be emptied. The animal representation here is directly linked to the function of the object and the context of its use, as this British-made cup featured the most hunted animals, in this case the fox.
Pair of polychrome porcelain lamps from the Wong Lee factory. These lamps depict parrots perched on a beautifully decorated tree, holding a gilded bronze scroll in their beaks. The whole piece is mounted on chiseled gilded bronze bases. The lamps are topped with new powder pink silk lampshades lined with Declercq trimmings.
Pair of porcelain lamps by Wong Lee. These lamps depict blue and white parrots perched on a tree trunk, holding a gilded bronze scroll in their beaks. The whole piece is mounted on chiseled gilded bronze bases. The lamps are topped with new powder pink silk lampshades lined with Declercq trimmings.
This pair of small Louis XV style tables is made of black lacquered wood, each topped with a tabletop framed by a gold border and decorated with chinoiserie motifs: floral patterns, sinuous branches, and birds, rendered in soft shades of green, ochre, and red. The whole rests on four slender, slightly curved legs. Although they form a pair, each table has a distinct decoration.
Pair of Louis XV period chairs. Model known as “à la reine,” carved and painted wood, upholstered in damask silk – powder pink color, signs of wear consistent with age and use.
France, 18th century
Charming chandelier in sheet metal and rock crystal, in the style of Baguès.
Italy
Circa 1930
Large oil on canvas depicting a little girl holding a goldfinch on a leash, watched by a spaniel, against a landscape background.
This painting corresponds to a type of child portrait created in aristocratic circles in the 18th century.
French or Dutch School
18th century
Oil on wood depicting a woman in front of a mirror applying a beauty mark, signed Henri Lafon and dated, original wood and stucco frame.
Henri LAFON (active in France in the second half of the 19th century).
19th century,
France
Embroidery on the back of the mirror depicts a religious marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.
Northern Italy or France
Late 18th century