The 1800s - 1850s collection

Baromètre-thermomètre En Bois Doré de Benard à Provins à échelle Réaumur, XIXe siècle" (Barometer-thermometer in gilded wood by Benard in Provins with Réaumur scale, 19th century) Elegant Louis XVI-style gilded wood and green lacquered barometer by Benard à Provins, carved and decorated with knotted ribbons, foliage and garlands. French work by Bénard à Provins, a company specialized in the manufacture of scientific instruments in the 19th century. The instrument includes a barometer with under-glass dial, and an alcohol thermometer based on the Réaumur scale.

Set comprising a pair of turned and molded cherrywood armchairs, the banded backs topped with blackened wood balls, applied with stars and a gilded brass lion's head, the rounded armrests finished with gilded brass lion's heads, resting on sheathed front legs finished with ball glides and saber-shaped back legs. Pair accompanied by a curved stool. Restoration period. Recently upholstered.

Beautiful 19th-century painted tin planter featuring a hand-painted Romantic scene of a female figure in a bucolic landscape, typical of early 19th-century taste. The ensemble is enriched by fine details such as zoomorphic handles and paw feet, typical of Neoclassical and Romantic influences. The planter is lined with a fixed zinc bowl. The object shows signs of wear and patina, reflecting its age. Good overall condition. 

Gilded wood and black lacquered trumeau, twisted gilded wood column on each side, decorated with palmettes. Engraving or watercolor on top. 19th century.

Elegant pair of gilt bronze and guilloché torches resting on a circular base. First third of the 19th century.

Beautiful gilded wood overmantel with painted-on-canvas decoration of a fishing scene in the upper part and a mercury mirror in the lower part. Dating from the 19th century.

Two very fine gouaches forming a pair and depicting couples by a lake. French school circa 1810. Romantic style. Framed under glass.

Very fine set of eight crystal champagne flutes, 19th century, circa 1840.