Antique bronze and crystal chandeliers are centerpieces that add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any interior. Often handcrafted, these chandeliers showcase a harmonious blend of the robustness of bronze and the delicacy of crystal. The bronze, with its golden finish...
Dear visitors, a brief explanation about oil lamps and some visible characteristics of their internal mechanism. As you may have noticed, when these lamps are electrified, they are generally powered from the top, and this is not the result of a mistake by the maker, but, on the contrary...
SHIVA PARIVAR Our website presents a unique Indian sculpture in ivory with a very special intrigue full of details that require special comments.The sculpture is called "Shiva Parivar" (unit 4102). Shiva ("to bring happiness") in the Hindu mythology of ancient India is one of the three supreme gods (with Vishnu and...
From the late 18th century onwards, the liquor cabinet became an integral part of French society and travel, allowing the elite to spend extended periods in carriages. Since then, perhaps no other luxury item has enjoyed such popularity in French aristocratic circles.
In France, such objects have existed for a long time: small containers of various shapes, designed simply to hold jewelry removed for short periods (for storage, there are jewelry boxes or cases). In the past, these ring holders came in a wide variety of shapes. They could be...
André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), an exceptional French cabinetmaker, designer, engraver, and founder, created a unique technique: the combination of bronze and brass with marquetry, serving both art and craft. His talent also gave rise to a distinctive style in decorative arts applied to luxury goods during...
In antiquity (from the beginning of the 19th century), dishes were made not only of pure porcelain or earthenware, but also of semi-porcelain or fine earthenware, occupying an intermediate position between earthenware and porcelain. Fine earthenware is an opaque white clay paste with a fine, dense texture and...
The "banker's mirror" (or, as it is also called, the "magic mirror") became widespread among European nobility in the 15th century. The creation of convex mirrors was linked to the great interest in optics that emerged in early Renaissance Flanders. The spherical surface...
We have several services on the site featuring special brands. Here, we have the brand from the famous Parisian boutique of Emile Bourgeois. The renowned French-style store of Emile Bourgeois, located at 21 rue Drouot in Paris, opened its doors in 1862 and remained so until its closure in 1902...
Sets of this kind (a small liqueur decanter and a few miniature glasses) in France have a very particular name - "George Sand service", in honor of the French writer Georges Sand (pseudonym of Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant), who took a man's pseudonym to display her emancipation...
