Galerie Atena Items - RSS Feed by Antiques.com https://www.antiques.com/ https://www.antiques.com//images/antiques_logo.jpg https://www.antiques.com/ French Charles X Gilt Bronze Inkstand With Two Cut-crys https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090294/Antique-French-Charles-X-gilt-bronze-inkstand-with-two-cut-crys An nice oval shaped inkstand in gilt bronze with a very finely chiseled base resting on four lion paws. Two cut-crystal inkwells ormolu mounted with their covers are on both sides of a central stem surrounded by two pen-feather spots in the shape of urns. Charles x period, circa: 1830. Dim: w: 5,5 in - d: 3,9in - h: 5,3in.
Item Price : $3600.00
]]> A 19th Century Naturalist Silvered Bronze Casket Signed https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090297/Antique-A-19th-century-naturalist-silvered-bronze-casket-signed A silvered bronze casket signed by auguste cain (1821-1894) topped with a pheasant, with two handles and four legs made of tree branches. Of the two main sides, oval niches are decorated on one hand with two rabbits and the other three partridges. The box is richly decorated with branches and mulberry fruit and nut trees. All the decorative elements of this box are in high relief which gives much life to this casket. It is very representative of the romantic movement, which in addition to its influence on the sculpture aimed on the portrait and the treatment of certain types of subjects, promotes the emergence of a particular genre: the animal sculpture. Animals fascinate the romantics; they represent the wildlife, the world of nature, perfect mix between violence and sensibility. The animal sculptors are simply following a path already opened by the painters, first by the english, then by the romantics of the 1820s in particular gericault and horace vernet. The work of antoine louis barye is at the peak of the genre, it brings in its wake many sculptors such as alfred barye, his son, pierre-jules and his son in law, auguste cain, the sculptor of the lions and tigers, which made the representation of these beasts his specialty. In spite of the reluctance of the academic society which considers the animal unworthy of the great art, the critics and the public speak very highly of this production, which clearly influenced the decorative arts. The animal sculptors following the example of antoine-louis barye also produced many decorative objects. Many artworks appeared at that time, using the animal directory. Stork, turtle, lizards or frogs appear on the base or on the stems of the candelabra. Each of these animal representations reflects, in its way, the romantic impulse that runs throughout europe. Fin xix° period, circa: 1880. Dim: w: 10,2 in - d: 4,7in - h: 7,5in.
Item Price : $3100.00
]]> Pair Of Ormolu Candlesticks Ornate With Putti After The https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090298/Antique-Pair-of-ormolu-candlesticks-ornate-with-putti-after-the Pair of candlesticks in gilt bronze finely chiseled and decorated with two putti holding the barrel decorated with ripples and intertwined. The circular base is flanked by four feet in foliage. The rich ornamentation of these torches gives them a rococo style which is a continental art movement of the eighteenth century, which was widely copied and amplified in the era of napoleon iii. This pair was designed after a model by juste-aurèle meissonnier (1695-1750). Napoléon iii period, circa: 1860. Dim: w: 5,1 in - d: 5,1in - h: 8,3in.
Item Price : $4400.00
]]> French Early 19th Century Charles X Liquor Set In Cut C https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090300/Antique-French-early-19th-century-Charles-X-liquor-set-in-cut-c A charles x liquor set with three diamond cut crystal bottles and their caps and seven small cut crystal glasses. The plateau is covered by a mirror ringed with an ormolu bronze frame holding on three legs representing the faces of angels and their wings. In the central part a carved and finely chiseled stem is framed by three circular rings, richly decorated with flowers. It should be noted that some glasses are not the original ones. The development of the french crystal comes from the 19th century. It was produced in abundance, thanks to the advances in chemistry and machinery. Even though it spreads abundantly and generously, it kept on being a luxury.In the 19th century the production of french crystal is in the hands of four crystal glassworks:the royal glassware of st. Louis, founded in 1767 at muntzthal, was the first one to discover, by sending observers in england, the secrets of the crystal. Since then, st. Louis specialized itself in the luxury glassware and held an interest for the opal crystal.The name of baccarat crystal represents the production of three factories. The first one, voneche was founded in 1778 near liège, and was bought in 1802 by aimé-gabriel d'artigues, nephew of the director of st. Louis. When the treaties of 1815 took away voneche of the french territory, artigues bought the st. Anne glassware near baccarat. Then in 1822 the baccarat crystal glassware absorbed trelon in the north which produced at that time only window glass. The man who gave rise to the baccarat crystals was a scholar, a glass technician, as well as a very good administrator: j-b toussaint. Until his death in 1858, he gave a hard life to the competition in france and abroad.Among those competitors, the factory at le creusot benefited of the government support in order to find the secret of the colored crystals from england. The factory at le creusot, also called montcenis was a resurgence of the queen manufacture funded in sèvres in 1783 by lambert and boyer. Following a mismanagement of the factory, the government decided in 1785 the transfer of the factory at le creusot. Despite some successes including the yellow and turquoise opal crystal, le creusot fell into financial difficulties and in 1832. Baccarat and st. Louis came together, bought the factory and switch off the ovens.Two other factories were founded under the restauration: choisy-le-roi in 1821 and bercy in 1827. In 1832, a commercial agreement between baccarat and st. Louis was extended to the manufactures of choisy-le-roi and bercy, which had shown their qualities thanks to an excellent production. Circa :1820 dim: w: 13 in - d: 13in - h: 13in. Dim: l:33cm, p:33cm, h:33cm.
Item Price : $5000.00
]]> A French 19th Century Ormolu Clock In Rococo Style Orna https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090301/Antique-A-French-19th-century-ormolu-clock-in-rococo-style-orna An ormolu clock richly decorated with a winged angel sitting and holding a cup, a putto beside him offering him a bunch of grapes. Otherwise decorated with flowers, fruits such as grapes, pineapple, windings of leaves and two snakes in the rococo style. It rests on four feet with the two front ones depicting dolphins. The movement with a white enamel dial and roman numerals in blue signed by le roy et fils, h.Rs du roi à paris. Circa :1870 dim: w: 9,1 in - d: 4,7in - h: 15,7in. Dim: l:23cm, p:12cm, h:40cm.
Item Price : $5200.00
]]> Pair Of French 19th Century Gilded Bronze Candlesticks https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090303/Antique-Pair-of-French-19th-century-gilded-bronze-candlesticks Pair of ormolu candlesticks. The base is decorated with palm leaves, friezes and leaves. The stem is topped by a dense bouquet of fruit and flowers. Circa :1820 dim: w: 5,1 in - d: 5,1in - h: 11,8in. Dim: l:13cm, p:13cm, h:30cm.
Item Price : $2800.00
]]> A French Second Empire Sevres Porcelain Plate And Ormo https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090305/Antique-A-French-Second-Empire-Sevres-porcelain-plate-and-ormo An oval sevres porcelain plate representing a scene of people seated around a table, drinking and eating. The external scene reveals a landscape of cliffs and sea. The borders of the porcelain are decorated with polychrome flowers in reserves on a blue background decorated with gold. The porcelain is decorated with a rich ormolu bronze mounts with vine leaves and grapes resting on fours legs. Signed sevres (two s blue striped) and dated 1873 (s73). Circa :1873 dim: w: 18,5 in - d: 10,2in - h: 7,5in. Dim: l:47cm, p:26cm, h:19cm.
Item Price : $6900.00
]]> Pair Of Early 19th Century Ormolu Stands Ornate With Li https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090306/Antique-Pair-of-early-19th-century-ormolu-stands-ornate-with-li A richely ornate ormolu base with lion's head and grape's leaves. Circa :1825 dim: w: 7,1 in - d: 7,1in - h: 1,6in. Dim: l:18cm, p:18cm, h:4cm.
Item Price : $3500.00
]]> French Late 19th Century Candlesticks Ornate With Lizar https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090309/Antique-French-late-19th-Century-candlesticks-ornate-with-lizar A pair of candlesticks in patinated bronze of naturalistic decoration lizards winding around the fluted and stylized ivy leaves. They are based on three lion's legs. The carving of fine quality is very precise, sharp. This pair is very similar to models made by barye in the late nineteenth century. Circa :1880 dim: w: 4,3 in - d: 4,3in - h: 11,4in. Dim: l:11cm, p:11cm, h:29cm.
Item Price : $2300.00
]]> Pair Of Andirons With Sphinges In Dark Patina Cast Iron https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090312/Antique-Pair-of-andirons-with-sphinges-in-dark-patina-cast-iron Pair of sphinges in cast iron with brown patina, sitting on their rump, tail raised, wings spread, holding in their mouth a ring. They are on a pedestal engraved with floral motifs and decorated with gilt bronze masks. The position of the sphinx is very elegant and details such as muscles, ribs and wings are of quality. Circa :1880 dim: w: 10,2 in - d: 5,9in - h: 18,5in. Dim: l:26cm, p:15cm, h:47cm.
Item Price : $3700.00
]]> Original Hanging Neo Gothic Jardiniere In Finely Chisel https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090313/Antique-Original-hanging-neo-gothic-jardiniere-in-finely-chisel Original hanging jardiniere in finely chiseled gilt bronze, with all its edges perforated with a gothic revival frieze. The pyramid-shaped receptacle is covered on three sides with mirrors and is decorated at the corners with a swan. The top part is decorated with a grotesque mask with a wreath of palm leaves. The original mirrors are beveled. Circa :1840 dim: w: 14,2 in - d: 9,4in - h: 29,1in. Dim: l:36cm, p:24cm, h:74cm.
Item Price : $6900.00
]]> Pair Of Early 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Sconces W https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090314/Antique-Pair-of-early-19th-Century-French-gilt-bronze-sconces-w Pair of early 19th century french gilt bronze sconces w.
Item Price : $6800.00
]]> French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Marble Vases Signed https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090316/Antique-French-19th-Century-Ormolu-mounted-marble-vases-signed A pair of louis xvi style vases oval-shaped in red veined marble and gilded bronze mounts. The body is decorated with a frieze after the antique in the manner of clodion representing puttis in movement, playing a musical instrument, archery, joyfully around an altar. Handles decorated with women busts draped uncovering their breasts give these vases much elegance. They rest on a fluted pedestal decorated with garlands of laurel and acanthus leaves. Very nice work and quality carving signed v. Lescurieux. Circa :1860 dim: w: 8,3 in - d: 5,9in - h: 16,1in. Dim: l:21cm, p:15cm, h:41cm.
Item Price : $13300.00
]]> Unusual Armillary Inkstand Probably Russian From Tula https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090317/Antique-Unusual-armillary-inkstand-probably-Russian-from-Tula A very unusual and rare inkstand in ormolu representing an armillary sphere opening in two parts, and revealing interior compartments, standing on a circular pedestal base. This inkwell has its original ormolu and is from the neo-classic period. Probably made by the russian manufacture of tula. A similar inkwell is in the hermitage museum. Circa :1770 dim: w: 4,3 in - d: 4,3in - h: 8,3in. Dim: l:11cm, p:11cm, h:21 cm.
Item Price : $4600.00
]]> Pair Of Gilded Bronze Three Lights Sconces Ornate With https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090318/Antique-Pair-of-gilded-bronze-three-lights-sconces-ornate-with A pair of three lights gilt bronze sconces decorated with indians playing a musical instrument. Circa :1850 dim: w: 13 in - d: 8,7in - h: 14,2in. Dim: l:33cm, p:22cm, h:36cm.
Item Price : $4600.00
]]> Pair Of Neo Gothic Ormolu Candlesticks https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090320/Antique-Pair-of-neo-gothic-ormolu-candlesticks A very nice pair of finely chiseled ormolu candlesticks, with a base ornate with three winged animals. The stem is adorn with niches in the gothic taste hosting armored medieval characters. In france, the troubadour style gradually assumes some importance. These are the writings of chateaubriand who first raise the taste for medieval times. Since 1805, the empress josephine had installed at malmaison a gothic gallery but interest in the middle ages touch at that time a minority. After the restoration and the instigation of the duchess of berry, the troubadour style acquires a wide audience especially among the royalists. Louis-philippe period, circa: 1840. Dim: w: 3,9 in - d: 3,9in - h: 11in.
Item Price : $3700.00
]]> Small Wall Cartel Clock In Gilded Bronze Louis Xv Style https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090323/Antique-Small-wall-cartel-clock-in-gilded-bronze-Louis-XV-style A small wall gilded bronze cartel in rococo louis xv style. The white enamel dial has roman and arabic numbers, and pierced hands. The bronze allows artisans, working during the reign of louis xv, to show the greatest imagination, by combining different rococo patterns and by favoring the movement in their compositions. The reign of louis xv is the one of imagination, fancy, movement, primacy of decor on the form, of the curved on the straight line. It is the omnipresence of rococo patterns which blend flora and fauna. This napoleon iii cartel reproduces the finesse of the carving of the pieces in bronze under the reign of louis xv as long as its rococo ornamental repertoire. Napoléon iii period, circa: 1870. Dim: w: 8,3 in - d: 2,4in - h: 14,6in.
Item Price : $2400.00
]]> Baccarat Crystal Set With Gilded Bronze Mounts https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090324/Antique-Baccarat-crystal-set-with-gilded-bronze-mounts A baccarat crystal set comprised of an oval dish and two horns shaped vases (h: 35cm). The crystal is nicely twisted with a nice gilded bronze mount.The development of the french crystal comes from the 19th century. It was produced in abundance, thanks to the advances in chemistry and machinery. Even though it spreads abundantly and generously, it kept on being a luxury. In the 19th century the production of french crystal is in the hands of four crystal glassworks: the royal glassware of st. Louis, founded in 1767 at muntzthal, was the first one to discover, by sending observers in england, the secrets of the crystal. Since then, st. Louis specialized itself in the luxury glassware and held an interest for the opal crystal. The name of baccarat crystal represents the production of three factories. The first one, voneche was founded in 1778 near liège, and was bought in 1802 by aimé-gabriel d'artigues, nephew of the director of st. Louis. When the treaties of 1815 took away voneche of the french territory, artigues bought the st. Anne glassware near baccarat. Then in 1822 the baccarat crystal glassware absorbed trelon in the north which produced at that time only window glass. The man who gave rise to the baccarat crystals was a scholar, a glass technician, as well as a very good administrator: j-b toussaint. Until his death in 1858, he gave a hard life to the competition in france and abroad. Among those competitors, the factory at le creusot benefited of the government support in order to find the secret of the colored crystals from england. The factory at le creusot, also called montcenis was a resurgence of the queen manufacture funded in sèvres in 1783 by lambert and boyer. Following a mismanagement of the factory, the government decided in 1785 the transfer of the factory at le creusot. Despite some successes including the yellow and turquoise opal crystal, le creusot fell into financial difficulties and in 1832. Baccarat and st. Louis came together, bought the factory and switch off the ovens. Two other factories were founded under the restauration: choisy-le-roi in 1821 and bercy in 1827. In 1832, a commercial agreement between baccarat and st. Louis was extended to the manufactures of choisy-le-roi and bercy, which had shown their qualities thanks to an excellent production. Napoléon iii period, circa: 1880. Dim: w: 16,5 in - d: 9,4in - h: 13,4in.
Item Price : $7400.00
]]> Andirons In Cast Irons With Winged Sphinxes https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090325/Antique-Andirons-in-cast-irons-with-winged-sphinxes A pair of andirons in cast iron of very good quality carving representing sphinxes sitting in profile. Stylized floral motifs adorn the body of the animal. The deployment of their wings give them majesty. Napoléon iii period, circa: 1860. Dim: w: ,8 in - d: 17,3in - h: 16,9in.
Item Price : $3700.00
]]> Gilded Porcelain Vases Ornate With Monochrome Landscap https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090327/Antique-Gilded-porcelain-vases-ornate-with-monochrome-landscap A pair of gilded porcelain vases decorated with monochrome scenes of italian landscapes. Rural scenes adorn the four sides of the base, and the body of the vase. The set is highlighted by gold leaf surfaces which are in very good condition. Xix° period, circa: 1850. Dim: w: 4,7 in - d: 4,7in - h: 15in.
Item Price : $2800.00
]]> Cut Crystal Charles X Casket / Coffret En Cristal Taill https://www.antiques.com/classified/1090336/Antique-Cut-Crystal-Charles-X-casket---Coffret-en-cristal-taill A nice oval shape cut crystal casket, with nice undulating curves and a gilt bronze mount chiseled with floral stylized friezes. The development of the french crystal comes from the 19th century. It was produced in abundance, thanks to the advances in chemistry and machinery. Even though it spreads abundantly and generously, it kept on being a luxury. In the 19th century the production of french crystal is in the hands of four crystal glassworks: the royal glassware of st. Louis, founded in 1767 at muntzthal, was the first one to discover, by sending observers in england, the secrets of the crystal. Since then, st. Louis specialized itself in the luxury glassware and held an interest for the opal crystal. The name of baccarat crystal represents the production of three factories. The first one, voneche was founded in 1778 near liège, and was bought in 1802 by aimé-gabriel d'artigues, nephew of the director of st. Louis. When the treaties of 1815 took away voneche of the french territory, artigues bought the st. Anne glassware near baccarat. Then in 1822 the baccarat crystal glassware absorbed trelon in the north which produced at that time only window glass. The man who gave rise to the baccarat crystals was a scholar, a glass technician, as well as a very good administrator: j-b toussaint. Until his death in 1858, he gave a hard life to the competition in france and abroad. Among those competitors, the factory at le creusot benefited of the government support in order to find the secret of the colored crystals from england. The factory at le creusot, also called montcenis was a resurgence of the queen manufacture funded in sèvres in 1783 by lambert and boyer. Following a mismanagement of the factory, the government decided in 1785 the transfer of the factory at le creusot. Despite some successes including the yellow and turquoise opal crystal, le creusot fell into financial difficulties and in 1832. Baccarat and st. Louis came together, bought the factory and switch off the ovens. Two other factories were founded under the restauration: choisy-le-roi in 1821 and bercy in 1827. In 1832, a commercial agreement between baccarat and st. Louis was extended to the manufactures of choisy-le-roi and bercy, which had shown their qualities thanks to an excellent production. Charles x period, circa: 1820. Dim: w: 6,3 in - d: 4,7in - h: 3,9in. / un coffret en cristal taillé de côtes torses, monture en bronze doré et ciselé, reposant sur quatre sabots. L'essor du cristal français date du xixème siècle, produit en abondance, grâce aux progrès de la chimie et de la machine, il va, sans cesser d'être un luxe se répandre généreusement. Au xixème siècle la production du cristal français est entre les mains de quatre cristalleries: la verrerie royale de saint louis, fondée en 1767 à muntzthal fut la première à découvrir, par l'envoi d'observateurs en angleterre, les secrets de fabrication du cristal. Dès lors saint-louis se spécialise dans la gobeleterie de luxe puis s'intéresse au cristal d'opale. On englobe sous l'appellation générale de cristal de baccarat la production de trois manufactures : vonèche fondée en 1778 près de liège, rachetée en 1802 par aimé-gabriel d'artigues, neveu du directeur de saint-louis. Lorsque les traités de 1815 enlevèrent vonèche au territoire français, d'atrtigues racheta la verrerie de saint-anne près de baccarat. Puis en 1822 la cristallerie de baccarat absorba la verrerie de trelon dans le nord qui ne produisait alors que du verre à vitre. L'homme qui donna son essor aux cristaux de baccarat était un savant, un technicien du verre, en même temps qu'un très bon administrateur : j-b toussaint qui jusqu'à sa mort en 1858 mèna la vie dure à la concurrence française et étrangère. Parmi ces concurrents, la manufacture du creusot avait bénéficié des encouragements du gouvernement pour trouver le secret des cristaux colorés venus d'angleterre. La manufacture du creusot, encore appelée montcenis, était une résurgence de la manufacture de la reine fondée à sèvres en 1783 par lambert et boyer. C'est à la suite d'une mauvaise gestion que le gouvernement avait décidé en 1785 le transfert de la manufacture au creusot. Malgré quelques belles réussite notamment dans les cristaux d'opale jaune et turquoise, le creusot retomba dans les difficultés financières et en 1832, baccarat et saint-louis s'entendirent pour racheter l'usine et firent éteindre les fours. Deux autres manufactures furent fondées sous la restauration : choisy-le-roi en 1821 et bercy en 1827. En 1832, une entente commerciale entre baccarat et saint-louis fut élargie aux manufactures de choisy-le-roi et bercy, qui avaient fait leurs preuves par d'excellentes fabrications. Epoque charles x, circa: 1820 dim: l:16cm, p:12cm, h:10cm.
Item Price : $3700.00