Pair of French Napoléon III 1860s Oil on Canvas Overdoors with Floral Garlands

Pair of marble obelisks, 20th century, Napoleon III style. Pair of grey marble obelisks, 20th century, Napoleon III style. H: 41cm, W: 9cm, D: 9cm

Pair of gilt bronze bases, 19th century, Napoleon III period, original gilding. Measures: H 7cm, D 13cm.

This beautiful boiserie panel depicting an allegory of Spring and the Arms of France was hand-painted in France, circa 1840. Boiserie is ornate wooden paneling that covered walls and ceilings of luxurious chateaus in France. The use of these panels became more prevalent at the end of the 17th century, before exploding in popularity during the 1700’s, thanks to multiple installations at the Palace of Versailles. Lengthy paintings such as this (ours is over 112 inches long) would often be placed above a doorway, forming a continuous theme with the rest of the room. The arrival of Spring is depicted by four winged cherubs frolicking among pink, white, and yellow flowers. None of the cherubs are clothed, although two of them are draped in colored textiles. The putto on the far left has a billowing peach colored material hanging from the left shoulder as he holds a sheer piece of fabric. The transparent veil stretches across most of the canvas, extending to the right hand of a female cherub wearing a jeweled tiara on the far right. On the same side of the canvas, but more medial, is another putto loosely draped in green fabric. To the left is the fourth cherub, a female with a laurel leaf tiara that is holding onto the edge of the Arms of France. A gold oval medallion, adorned with volute scrolls at the top and bottom, encircles a representation of the coat of arms of France from the Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815-1830). There is a large, curled leaf rising from the top volute with a husked border surrounding the light blue background with three gold fleur de lys. Our magnificent French painting gives off a warm and lively feel. Although it could still be used as part of a boiserie room...

A stunning pair of large early 18th Century pine overdoors from Weald Hall Essex. Beautifully and boldly carved, each with a moulded pediment over scrolled capitals, with formal leaf...

A pair of antique carved wood overdoor panels from the 19th century, with traces of original paint. This pair of 19th-century antique carved wood overdoor panels features a captivati...

This French trumeau painting from the late 19th century features a beautifully executed painted scene on canvas, reminiscent of a technique situated between the grisaille or the verd...

An outstanding and grand 17th century Baroque oil painting on an oval wooden panel of the Madonna and Child. Beautifully executed and stunning patina.

Beautiful pair of cast iron wall lights with bronze patina made after models from the Pont Alexandre III in Paris. This pair of lanterns was designed in the 20th century as part of t...

Incredible set of No. 8 antique interior doors, with frame and overdoor, are 4 with moved bar and 4 with straight bar, but coming from the same large noble residence in Piedmont (Italy). Hand-built in the 18th century, they have original gooseneck irons and a high frame (only 1 door of those with a straight bar also has a painted panel in the overdoor). the 4 doors with moved bar panels measure with frame approx. W 127 x H 320 cm, internal door passage light...

2 interior doors, hand painted with carved panels, lacquered frame, and complete with overdoor painted on canvas, built in the 18th century for a noble palace in Italy (Piedmont). 1. with frame cm L 114 x H 270, door light...