Antique Taste

A statement acquisition for collectors of the exceptional.

This French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Royal Vitrine Cabinet is crafted after the celebrated designs of Frédéric Durand et Fils, inspired by the legendary Parisian ébéniste Martin Carlin, Paris, last quarter 19th Century; Executed with master-level marquetry and finely chased ormolu;

The composition is crested with ormolu ornamented concave sides crown prominently embellished with a fine rocaille shell ormolu mount and flanked with ormolu pinecones above an apron bordered with Egg-and-dart pattern ormolu trim adorned with three pierced interlaced swaged loose ribbon-tied laurel garlands, establishing a balanced architectural rhythm.

The breakfront façade is of three-quarter doors with central protruding door, all have foliate ormolu keyhole escutcheon, articulated with ormolu filet-mounted glazing, opening to a velvet-lined, capitonné interior, designed for a refined presentation of porcelain or curated objects.

The lower quarter is sans traverse veneer inlaid and naturalistic floral marquetry patterns and enriched with ormolu pendant garlands, and flanked by Chinoises turned fluted colonnettes, resting on toupie feet beneath an arbalète apron centered with an ormolu ribboned-shape blossoming floral wreath.

A high-caliber reproduction, conveying the full decorative vocabulary of Parisian ébénisterie—adapted for today’s most distinguished interiors.

This is not merely furniture—it is status, heritage, and investment in one piece.

Private inquiries invited.

"Lo, how the cold marble kindles with the fire of an eternal devotion; a testament to love’s enduring grace; In this alabaster stillness, two souls are forever bound, capturing a fleeting whisper of romance for all antiquity to behold."

"A vision of Neoclassical splendor and poetry in marble."

A monumental and most sophisticated French Napoleon III Second Empire Neoclassical Revival Style ormolu-mounted and Green Trianon Torchère / Floor Lamp (Candelabrum on Pedestal).

Grandeur handmade of prestigious Belle Époque and Triumphal Empire Taste; a dialogue between mixed harmonious revival influences.

Height: 95"
Width/Depth: 23.6"

“Thine, Eternally ... A Love Glow”

A monumental Belle Époque French Louis XV Rococo Revival style ormolu-mounted and sans-traverse veneer inlaid (Fauteuil De Bureau) Office Armchair, after the model by François Linke Index No.703, Paris, Circa 1900, with a curvilinear, cartouche-shaped back and open arms. The exquisite frame is outlined and ornamented with continuous ormolu molding that accentuates the sinuous silhouette.

This sumptuous armchair is hand-made by our craftsmen to exemplify the late-19th-century Parisian revival of the Louis XV repertoire, combining the sinuous, asymmetrical lines of 18th-century Rococo with the technical bravura favored by the great haute-luxe ébénistes of the period;

Upholstered in rich burgundy leather, secured with patinated brass nailhead trim. The crest rail is in Rocaille-pediment centered by a prominent, sculptural Agrafe containing a high-relief female Mascaron. The visage is framed by stylized, asymmetrical acanthus foliage that flows into the shoulders of the chair and supported to the reverse by a very fine spilling water scallop shell, continuing to the padded armrests (manchettes) terminate in scrolled volutes, supported by swept, incurved arm supports embellished with trailing dolphin supports with detailed husks, leafy casting of acanthus sides and scrolling acanthus tail.

The seat rail exhibits a serpentine profile, centered by a pierced Rocaille cartouche of an acanthus bud spilling water flanked by delicate chased foliate sprays. The chair rests on four cabriole legs; finely mounted by vigorously ormolu chutes of leafed scalloped shells that trail down the spine of the leg and terminating in enveloped in foliate out-scrolled wrap-around cast sabots.