Posts Tagged ‘French’
Pair of Double Level End Tables by Maison Jansen
Circa 1950 Elegant Pair of Double Level Mirrored End Tables / Side Tables in Solid Brass by Maison Jansen. Maison Jansen (House of Jansen) was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henri Jansen and continuing in practice until 1989. Jansen is considered the…
Read MorePair of 18th c. Stone French Cheminees
Pair of 18th century stone Cheminees from a Mas (Farm) Outside of the Provencal Village of Rochefort du Gard, close to the Town of Avignon. Rochefort du Gard is “A charming village clinging to the side of a hill, Rochefort is – like Saze, its immediate neighbour – a very active village which organises a…
Read MoreA Pair of 19th century French Chenets (Andirons).
A Highly Unusual and Unique Pair of 19th c. Brass and Iron Crowing Rooster (“Coqs Saluaient”) Brass and Iron Andirons, also called firedogs, andiers, and chenets. Most cultures embrace the Rooster as a solar symbol, and a sign of illumination, with the exception of the Nordic and Celtic cultures. Celtic and Norse lore describe the…
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