Created in the style of apprentice furniture or pieces used to demonstrate skills, it testifies to great craftsmanship.
The front, composed of two drawers, is decorated with painted motifs imitating objects: necklaces, ribbons, keys, and fabrics appear to be suspended or placed on the piece with striking realism.
Pair of 17th-century theater drapes in carved polychrome wood, depicting an elegant knotted drape adorned with large golden tassels. The skillful carving of the pleated fabric and the richness of the original polychromy give these pieces a particularly theatrical character. Very beautiful preserved antique patina.
18th-century console decorated with “arte povera” elements representing garlands of flowers and vases filled with bouquets, on which rests a large green marble slab with attractive curves. The whole piece is supported by four deer legs decorated with gold leaf borders.
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.
A small “indiscreet” bollard consisting of a three-seater seat upholstered in animal hair in the traditional style, all on a network of twenty stiff springs… a triple backrest also separated by three padded, buttoned rails topped with a Medici vase in gilded wood, entirely covered in Rubelli jacquard fabric, with Declercq trimmings.
Napoleon III period, 19th century
Polychrome wooden writing desk with scroll and floral motifs, opening onto two drawers and a drop-leaf flap, four small interior drawers, and keys.
Italy
18th century
“Shell” lounge set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs newly upholstered in rust-colored golden velvet.
Circa 1950,
Italy
Large flat desk, all black lacquered sides opening with three drawers in a row. It rests on nicely curved legs enhanced with a decoration of bronzes with heads of figures and hooves, top covered in old brown leather surrounded by wood and an ingot mold.
Epoque Napoléon III
France
Large six-leaf screen in painted canvas, panels decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie, as was fashionable in the mid-18th century, reverse decorated with simple trompe l’oeil panels.
Pair of armchairs in gilded carved wood, upholstered in damask silk, wear and tear on the armrests.
Early 19th century
Lucca, Italy