<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Atena Gallery :French Antiques and Decorative Arts in Paris]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.galerie-atena.com]]></link><description><![CDATA[Atena Gallery a French antique dealer located in Paris France. Athena gallery is selling online French furniture and decorative arts from the eighteenth and nineteenth century. A large choice of high end antiques such as clocks, vases, inkstands, and lightings. A selection of items in porcelain, bronze, ormolu, crystal, and gilt wood. Selling also empire and napoleon III period furniture, as well as sculptures in bronze, marble and bisque.]]></description><keywords><![CDATA[french antique dealer, athena gallery, antique shop, antiques, decorative arts, antique clocks, furniture, collecting, art, French antiques, French empire, century, period furniture, paris, france, antiques collectibles, antique collectibles, buy collectibles, collector, unique, museum pieces, exceptional object, louvre des antiquaires, biennale des antiquaires, napoleon, louis, sevres, sèvres, baccarat crystal, crystal chandelier, porcelain, jacob petit, vases, circa, antique lighting, chandelier, chandeliers, wall sconce, candlesticks, candelabras, antique chandelier, bronze sconce,]]></keywords><webMaster>ATENA</webMaster><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 12:53:16 +0200</lastBuildDate><image>  <url>http://www.galerie-atena.com/template/images/logo-boutique.gif</url>  <title><![CDATA[Atena Gallery :French Antiques and Decorative Arts in Paris]]></title>  <link><![CDATA[http://www.galerie-atena.com]]></link>  <description><![CDATA[Atena Gallery a French antique dealer located in Paris France. Athena gallery is selling online French furniture and decorative arts from the eighteenth and nineteenth century. A large choice of high end antiques such as clocks, vases, inkstands, and lightings. A selection of items in porcelain, bronze, ormolu, crystal, and gilt wood. Selling also empire and napoleon III period furniture, as well as sculptures in bronze, marble and bisque.]]></description></image><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Nineteenth Century Ormolu Mantle Clock With Cupid]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-nineteenth-century-ormolu-mantle-clock-with-cupid-xml-244_263-5249.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Important gilt bronze clock surmounted by a Cupid playing the flute, his left foot on an open book. The part containing the movement has on the side panels the porcelain plaques decorated with winged cherubs in the clouds, one holding a torch, the other a bow and arrows. Both medallions are painted on a turquoise background. The center panel houses the white enameled dial, with roman numerals, surrounded by a frieze of pearls and ovas. Hanging gilt bronze garlands, acanthus leaves and interlaces adorn the base which itself is decorated with enameled garlands of flowers. Original movement in working condition.<br /><br /><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 10,2in - H: 22,8in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:26cm, H:58cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">8,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-nineteenth-century-ormolu-mantle-clock-with-cupid-xml-244_263-5249.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-25 18:21:13</pubDate>  <SKU>5249</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A Pair of Purple Opaline Medici Vase]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-purple-opaline-medici-vase-xml-244_262-5248.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Very elegant and rare pair of amethyst Medici vases. They consist of two gilded bronze pedestal bases, one adorned with diamond patterns, the other finely carved with foliage. The base houses the glass decorated with striated bands, friezes of palmettes and golden scrolls painted with blue flowers and multicolored bouquets of roses. The bellies are decorated with two medallions depicting animal scenes whose subjects are drawn from the Fables of la Fontaine. The decor is realised by / in the workshop / in the taste of? Jean-Baptiste Desvignes. Good condition, loght wear to the gilding.<br />At the end of the Empire some amolissement appeared that increased during the Restoration. By 1820, technological discoveries brought new features to the opaline objects. At that time, Jean-Baptiste Desvigne found a way to painte the opal crystal and glass. He used only vegetable colours that he glued on the opal crystal. The tones, always dull, were limited to dark blue and red. The gilding dominated, in subtil linear palmettes, flowers and garlands patterns. Desvignes made Gothic decorations. He also run small illustrative scenes inspired by the fables of La Fontaine, delicately coloured in blue, soft green, ocher, purple, with gold or silver stains. The sets by Jean-Baptiste Desvignes subsisted from 1820, approximately, to 1826. Subsequently, his wife and his two collaborators, Vincent and Blancheron, continued under the same recipes and the same reasons, to decorate the opal, made &#8203;&#8203;especially, it seems, by the crystal manufactory of Brecy founded in 1827.<br />Bibliography: Y. Amic, L&#39;opaline fran&ccedil;aise au XIX&egrave;me si&egrave;cle, Paris, 1952, ed. Gr&uuml;nd; Edith Mannoni, Opalines, Paris, Editions Ch. Massin, s. d., p. 31.<br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 4,5 in - D: 4,5in - H: 7,7in.<br />Dim: L:11,5cm, P:11,5cm, H:19,5cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">10,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-purple-opaline-medici-vase-xml-244_262-5248.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-25 17:42:51</pubDate>  <SKU>5248</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Late 19th Century Light Blue Bresse Enamel Casket]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-light-blue-bresse-enamel-casket-xml-244_266-5247.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Rectangular Casket in light blue Bresse enamel with its key and bronze mounts resting on four feet richly decorated with acanthus leaves. The lid is decorated with a central medallion showing a couple sitting in a landscape, the man making flowers in the hair of his beloved, in the style of the eighteenth century. The scene is encircled with white enamel imitation pearls and arabesques with threads in gold. The same decor with arabesques heightened with white, red and green enamel adorn the rim of the casket. The interior is lined with silk.<br /><br /><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 9,1 in - D: 5,7in - H: 4,1in.<br />Dim: L:23cm, P:14,5cm, H:10,5cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-light-blue-bresse-enamel-casket-xml-244_266-5247.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-25 17:35:28</pubDate>  <SKU>5247</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Enamel Casket Signed TAHAN]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-gilt-bronze-and-enamel-casket-signed-tahan-xml-244_266-5246.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Gilt bronze and champleve enamel casket with his key surmounted by two pigeons on vines branches. The lid and box are engraved on their entire surface with champleve enameled arabesques. The box is supported by two lateral gilt bronze elements decorated with satyr heads, scrolls and palmette. The front and the back feet are shaped with openwork scrolls. Dark red velvet interior. Signed &#39;TAHAN FR DE L&#39;EMPEREUR&#39;.<br />The origin of the Tahan Company dates back to the early nineteenth century, in Belgium, when Pierre Lambert Tahan founded a workshop producing various objects based on Spa wood. Shortly before 1806, he decides to leave Spa for Paris, where he worked as cabinet-maker. In 1825, Pierre Lambert and his son, Jean Pierre Alexandre (1813-1892), are at the head of two factories, producing the same types of objects. In 1844, Pierre Lambert Tahan ceased his activities leaving the direction of his shop to his son who will completely revolutionize the company&#39;s organization by separating factory and store, located at 32 Rue de la Paix. A year later, it is already known as &quot;Supplier of the King and Princes,&quot; and in 1855 he holds the title of &quot;Supplier of the Emperor.&quot; The Court shall pass a large amount of commands for libraries and pedestal tables. Moreover, Pierre Alexandre Tahan participated at the greatest World Exhibitions of his time. After the fall of the Empire, it is difficult to dissociate the Tahan House from the figure of the Emperor. In 1882, the company ceased its production and the store closed its doors.<br /><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 5,9in - H: 5,1in.<br />Dim: L:20cm, P:15cm, H:13cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-gilt-bronze-and-enamel-casket-signed-tahan-xml-244_266-5246.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-25 17:01:29</pubDate>  <SKU>5246</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Crouching Venus in patinated bronze after Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crouching-venus-in-patinated-bronze-after-antoine-coysevox-16401720-xml-243_259-5244.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>This bronze is an edition of the nineteenth century of the famous marble by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) between realised between 1685 and 1686. Coysevox is the favorite sculptor of the King and of Hardouin-Mansart. He executes for Versailles baroque and after the antique works, in particular the marble replicas of the Crouching Venus and Venus with a shell. Today, the original marble located in the Louvre was relpaced by a replica in bronze at the Ch&acirc;teau de Versailles. Our model is resting on a yellow Sienna marble base decorated with patinated bronze foliage. The front feet are decorated with acanthus leaves and stylized flowers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1830<br /><br />Dim: W: 13,8 in - D: 5,9in - H: 9,8in.<br /><br />Dim: L:35cm, P:15cm, H:25cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crouching-venus-in-patinated-bronze-after-antoine-coysevox-16401720-xml-243_259-5244.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-15 16:36:22</pubDate>  <SKU>5244</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Late 18th century French portico mantle clock with caryatides]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-18th-century-french-portico-mantle-clock-with-caryatides-xml-244_263-5243.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Ormolu Portico mantle clock with two columns in caryatids supporting a white enamelled dial surmounted by two swans back to back in a circle of flowers. Pendulum decorated with a butterfly. Oval base resting on four feet. Directoire period. Movement with a thread and without bell, revised and in working order.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1795<br /><br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 3,9in - H: 16,9in.<br /><br />Dim: L:22cm, P:10cm, H:43cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-18th-century-french-portico-mantle-clock-with-caryatides-xml-244_263-5243.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-15 16:08:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5243</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Gilt Bronze Restauration Candlesticks Decorated With Palmette and Scales]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-restauration-candlesticks-decorated-with-palmette-and-scales-xml-244_265-5242.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A pair of gilt bronze Charles X candlesticks, composed by a socket decorated with palmette, garlands of flowers resting on a wreath of fruit and flowers. The stem adorned with scales is divided into two sections by a frieze of palmettes. The base of the stem is incised with flowers, palmettes and acanthus leaves and its upper part is decorated with a diamond-shaped bottom with flowers. The circular base is decorated with flowers of a great diversity and delicacy of execution.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1820<br /><br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 12,4in.<br /><br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:31,5cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-restauration-candlesticks-decorated-with-palmette-and-scales-xml-244_265-5242.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-04 16:07:52</pubDate>  <SKU>5242</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Nude Dancer Signed Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/nude-dancer-signed-claire-jeanne-roberte-colinet-18801950-xml-243_259-5241.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A fine brown patina bronze statue of a nude dancer on a black cubic marble base signed Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet. A similar model was exhibited at the Salon of French Artists from 1913.<br /><br />Born in Brussels, Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950) starts working with Jef Lambeaux before settling in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon of French Artists from 1913, the Salon of the Independent Artists (1937 -1940) and became a member of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her perfect patina figures with delicately sculpted forms were essentially inspired by the world of animated shows. Her models are odalisques, exotic dancers, jugglers and artists of cabaret. The Nude Dancer is part of this production in the line of Dem&ecirc;tre Chiparus. At least three Parisian publishers commissioned works to Colinet: Etling &amp; Co., Arthur Goldscheider and J. Neveux Lehmann (LNJL).<br /><br />Bibliography : Duncan, Alastair, Art D&eacute;co, Encyclop&eacute;die des arts d&eacute;coratifs des ann&eacute;es vingt et trente, Paris, Editions Citadelles &amp; Mazenod, 2010, pp. 96-97, 355.<br /><br />Circa :1940<br /><br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 7,1in - H: 19,3in.<br /><br />Dim: L:22cm, P:18cm, H:49cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,800&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/nude-dancer-signed-claire-jeanne-roberte-colinet-18801950-xml-243_259-5241.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-04 15:52:24</pubDate>  <SKU>5241</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Gilt Bronze Charles X Candelabra]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-charles-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5240.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A pair of gilt bronze candelabra with four removable sconces. Each candlestick rests on a round base decorated with a frieze of circumscribed foliage on a matte ground. The partially fluted stem reproduces in lower part the same decoration of flowers and foliage and ends with a weath of flowers and fruit. Three of the four fluted sconces are adorned with long foliage hanging on a base decorated with ova. The fourth central sconce is divided into several sections decorated with vegetal motifs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1820<br /><br />Dim: W: 10,6 in - D: 10,6in - H: 21,3in.<br /><br />Dim: L:27cm, P:27cm, H:54cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-charles-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5240.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-03 17:09:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5240</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt and Patinated Bronze Napoléon III Pendulum With Elephant]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-and-patinated-bronze-napoleon-iii-pendulum-with-elephant-xml-244_263-5239.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Gilt and patinated bronze Louis XVI style clock. The white enamel dial painted with polychrome garlands and flanked by laurel branches is surmounted by an angel in the clouds and rests on an elephant. The gilt bronze rectangular base is decorated with interlace and acanthus leaves motifs.<br /><br />During the eighteenth century, the Far East fascinated the Western world. In France, the movement grew during the reign of Louis XV and many pieces inspired by exotic sources are emerging. The pendula adorned with animals are now experiencing a considerable vogue. By their picturesque appearance, they are among the most desirable in that time. Animals outside Europe such as lion, elephant, tiger or the ostrich fascinate the crowds and became familiar through the tapestries woven at the Gobelins and Beauvais Manufacture after cartoons of Watteau, Pillement and some other painters. Clocks manufacturers get hold of, first, the elephant, whose popularity is ancient. Such patterns are still generated under the reign of Louis XVI, but in much smaller number. Our pendulum reflects firstly, the curiosity of the nineteenth century for distant territories, their flora and fauna that do not cease to stimulate the artistes&rsquo; imagination and secondly, the particular passion of the Empress Eugenie for the Louis XVI style which inspired constantly the art of Second Empire.<br /><br />Bibliography : Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclop&eacute;die de la pendule fran&ccedil;aise du Moyen Age au XIXe si&egrave;cle, Paris, Les Editions de l&rsquo;Amateur, 1997, pp. 125-131.<br /><br />Circa :1880<br /><br />Dim: W: 5,7 in - D: 3in - H: 9,6in.<br /><br />Dim: L:14,5cm, P:7,5cm, H:24,5cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-and-patinated-bronze-napoleon-iii-pendulum-with-elephant-xml-244_263-5239.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-05-03 16:44:11</pubDate>  <SKU>5239</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Biscuit Groupe after L'Alliance or l'Hymen by Boizot of Samson Manufactory]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/biscuit-groupe-after-lalliance-or-lhymen-by-boizot-of-samson-manufactory-xml-243_259-5238.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A biscuit group depicting the young Charles Philippe, Comte d&rsquo;Artois and Marie Th&eacute;r&egrave;se de Savoie seated side by side, a figure of Hymen, god of marriage, standing behind the couple, applying a torch on two hearts on an altar. Two Cupids playing with quivers and doves on the right and a pair of doves pecking at the back of the altar decorated with garlands of flower. For this biscuit group Boizot has preferred to idealise the Comte and Comtesse d&rsquo;Artois rather than model faithful portraits. Apocryphal S&egrave;vres mark incised under the base : two &quot;L&quot; interlaced and &quot;C 1&quot;. Actually produced by samson manufacture.<br /><br />The marriage of Charles Philippe de France, Comte d&rsquo;Artois, youngest brother of the Dauphin and later King Louis XVI with Marie Th&eacute;r&egrave;se de Savoie, third daughter of Vittorio Amadeo III, King of Sardinia took place in Versailles on 16th November 1773. Three days earlier, the sculptor Louis Simon Boizot, named that year head of the sculpture workshop at the S&egrave;vres factory, presented to Comte d&rsquo;Artois at Versailles a new model of a biscuit group L&rsquo;Alliance or L&rsquo;Hymen. In 1773 Boizot was working with Thomire for the Comte d&rsquo;Artois and the group of l&rsquo;Alliance or l&rsquo;Hymen, was likely intended to encourage the Comte&rsquo;s favour. Our biscuit groupe is a ninteenth century edition after the model of Boizot produced by the Samson Manufactory. Created in 1845 by Edme Samson (1810-1891), the Samson Manufactory made &#8203;&#8203;a specialty of the reproduction of Chinese ceramics, porcelain from Japan, faience of Rouen, Marseille, Strasbourg and S&egrave;vres , enjoying great success amongst the rapidly increasing bourgeoisie of the nineteenth century who could thus afford to have similar objects as the major museums and collectors. Samson, however, addressed to a luxury clientele, French and foreign, which included Henry Ford II, Douglas Dillon and Agnelli.<br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1870<br /><br />Dim: W: 13 in - D: 9,1in - H: 13in.<br /><br />Dim: L:33cm, P:23cm, H:33cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,900&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/biscuit-groupe-after-lalliance-or-lhymen-by-boizot-of-samson-manufactory-xml-243_259-5238.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-27 15:41:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5238</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Candlesticks Decorated With Griffons]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-empire-candlesticks-decorated-with-griffons-xml-244_265-5237.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful pair of gilt bronze Empire candlesticks, with its original gilding. The base is decorated with circumscribed acanthus and the stem is adorned with griffons, lyres and a succesion of rinceau in the Vend&ocirc;me coloumn style. Its lower part is adorned with interlace, palms and flowers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1800<br /><br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 10,8in.<br /><br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:27,5cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-empire-candlesticks-decorated-with-griffons-xml-244_265-5237.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-27 15:35:18</pubDate>  <SKU>5237</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of brown patina bronze cassolettes on Sienna marbre base]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-brown-patina-bronze-cassolettes-on-sienna-marbre-base-xml-244_267-5236.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Pair of patinated bronze two-handled scrolled Louis-Philippe cassolettes resting on a quadrangular Sienna marble base. The vase &quot;&agrave; l&#39;antique&quot; is decorated with acanthuses, palmettes and foliage.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1840<br /><br />Dim: W: 11 in - D: 7,9in - H: 15,4in.<br /><br />Dim: L:28cm, P:20cm, H:39cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-brown-patina-bronze-cassolettes-on-sienna-marbre-base-xml-244_267-5236.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-26 16:35:51</pubDate>  <SKU>5236</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt Bronze Rococo Style Pendulum "Le Billet Doux"]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-rococo-style-pendulum-le-billet-doux-xml-244_263-5235.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful gilded bronze Napoleon III pendulum. The dial with Roman and Arabic numerals surrounded by pearls and rococo patterns is adorned with a draped woman caressing a dove, in the presence of a Cupid with a letter around its neck. The openwork base, richly decorated with flowers, foliage and plates in alabaster rests on legs adorned with shells and acanthus leaves. Original movement in working condition. In vogue under Louis XVI, the theme of Cupid knows then infinite variations. Treated here in a rococo style, our pendulum reflects the eclectic taste that dominates the Second Empire, as a particular passion of the Empress Eugenie in the second half of the eighteenth century.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1850<br /><br />Dim: W: 16,1 in - D: 7,9in - H: 23,2in.<br /><br />Dim: L:41cm, P:20cm, H:59cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-rococo-style-pendulum-le-billet-doux-xml-244_263-5235.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-26 15:50:55</pubDate>  <SKU>5235</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Dog on a Terrace signed Pierre Jules Mène 1810-1879]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/dog-on-terrace-signed-pierre-jules-mene-18101879-xml-243_259-5234.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful brown patina bronze depicting a dog standing on a naturalist terrace animated by branches and herbs. Signed P. J. MENE. Excellent color and details accuracy. Black marble oval base with little chips.<br /><br />Like many sculptors who began their careers in the 1830s, Pierre-Jules M&egrave;ne (1810-1879) started to study arts with his father, Dominique Leads (1775-1846), a craftsman who works the copper, then with a wood carver, Ren&eacute; Compaire. He began earning his living by modeling various subjects for porcelain manufactories. Thus he will make a specialty of animal repertory, like Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) before him. His hunting scenes dominate its production after 1845, during a period of renewal of hunting practices in aristocratic circles. Their success is consistent and it coincides with this particular trend under the Second Empire. M&egrave;ne participated at the Paris Salon from 1838 to 1879. He obtained a first class medal in 1852, a third class at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 and the Legion of Honor in 1861.<br /><br />Bibliography, similar models reproduced in: Michel Poletti et Alain Richarme, Pierre-Jules M&ecirc;ne, Catalogue raisonn&eacute;, Paris, Univers du bronze, 2007, p. 93; Jane Horswell, Bronze Sculptures of &laquo; Les Animaliers &raquo;, Reference and Price Guide, Woddbridge, 1971, p. 139.<br /><br />Circa :1860<br /><br />Dim: W: 4,7 in - D: 9,8in - H: 5,5in.<br /><br />Dim: L:12cm, P:25cm, H:14cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,900&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/dog-on-terrace-signed-pierre-jules-mene-18101879-xml-243_259-5234.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-26 15:07:51</pubDate>  <SKU>5234</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sèvres Porcelain "bleu celeste" cup animated with a gallant scène]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sevres-porcelain-bleu-celeste-cup-animated-with-gallant-scene-xml-244_261-5233.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>An oval S&egrave;vres porcelain cup, adorned with a polychrome cartouche with gilt-decorated borders depicting a man and a young woman entwined in a landscape with a church and a country house in the background. The bleu c&eacute;leste ground is decorated with gilt-bronze foliate-scrolled handles and pearls. Gilt bronze monture adorned with pearls and medallions with flowers. Stamped with oval dark green S&egrave;vres mark under the base &quot;S 68&quot;. Light wear to the gilding.<br /><br />The Second Empire was a time of prosperity and stability. The imperial commissions of Napoleon III spread a taste for luxury goods amongst the rapidly increasing bourgeoisie, whilst his Empress, Eug&eacute;nie, had a particular passion for the Louis XVI style which justifies the vogue of the sc&egrave;ne galantes subjects which our cup is a perfect example. The 18th-century designs of S&egrave;vres, royal porcelain manufactory since 1753, provided inspiration for factories in Limoges, and others centres, who manufactured high-quality wares combining the traditional features of S&egrave;vres with more modern methods of production.<br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1868<br /><br />Dim: W: 11,4 in - D: 5,9in - H: 7,1in.<br /><br />Dim: L:29cm, P:15cm, H:18cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sevres-porcelain-bleu-celeste-cup-animated-with-gallant-scene-xml-244_261-5233.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-26 15:00:34</pubDate>  <SKU>5233</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt Bronze Pendulum "Chinese with birds"]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-pendulum-chinese-with-birds-xml-244_263-5232.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Gilt bronze Romanticism Pendulum. The dial with Roman numerals is surmounted by a graceful Chinese Lady contemplating a bird. The base is decorated with a scene in bas-relief representing an Oriental musician playing the pipa (Chinese musical instrument) in a landscape of rocks, pagodas, birds and palm trees on a matte ground. The lower part is adorned with bells and butterflies. The front legs are shaped with dragons. Original movement with a thread in working condition.<br /><br />In the eighteenth century, the Far East fascinated the Western world, and everything that comes from those territories was widely admired and imitated. In France, the movement grew during the reign of Louis XV, giving birth to many pieces of furniture and objects &quot;in the style of China.&quot; The artistic interpretations are full of imagination, fantasy and picturesque. On the bronze Louis XV and Louis XVI pendula appear multiple Chineses and a whole vocabulary finding its inspiration in various exotic sources. Our pendulum reflects the taste and curiosity of the time regarding the oriental worlds, their people, fauna and flora that do not cease to stimulate the artistes&rsquo; imagination throughout the whole nineteenth century.<br /><br />Bibliography : Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclop&eacute;die de la pendule fran&ccedil;aise du Moyen Age au XIXe si&egrave;cle, Paris, Les Editions de l&rsquo;Amateur, 1997, pp. 122-125.<br /><br />Circa :1825<br /><br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 4,7in - H: 16,1in.<br /><br />Dim: L:32cm, P:12cm, H:41cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-pendulum-chinese-with-birds-xml-244_263-5232.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-24 17:00:42</pubDate>  <SKU>5232</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Gilt Bronze Empire Candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-empire-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5231.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful pair of gilt bronze Empire candlesticks, with a circular base decorated with flowers and circumscribed foliage on a matte ground. The partially fluted stem is adorned with water leaves, pearles and palmettes. The socket is finely carved with acanthus leaves, flowers and festoons and the nozzle is adorned with ova.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1810<br /><br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 11,4in.<br /><br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:29cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,900&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-empire-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5231.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-24 16:47:30</pubDate>  <SKU>5231</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of crystal and gilt bronze nineteenth century candelabra]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-crystal-and-gilt-bronze-nineteenth-century-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5230.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Pair of crystal and gilt bronze candelabra with four levels of cristal pendant and rosettes. Circular base decorated with rays of heart and foliage. The handled multifaced stem is divided in several crystal sections.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1850<br /><br />Dim: W: 11,8 in - D: 11,8in - H: 27,6in.<br /><br />Dim: L:30cm, P:30cm, H:70cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-crystal-and-gilt-bronze-nineteenth-century-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5230.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-24 16:41:08</pubDate>  <SKU>5230</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of gilt bronze Louis XVI style candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-louis-xvi-style-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5229.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A beautiful pair of gilded bronze candlesticks, the channeling drum adorned with lotus leaves in their top part, supporting sconces decorated with a frieze of pearls. The flared drums rest on circular fluted bases extended by three curved feet or pilasters.<br /><br /><br /><br />Circa :1850<br /><br />Dim: W: 3,5 in - D: 3,5in - H: 7,5in.<br /><br />Dim: L:9cm, P:9cm, H:19cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,800&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-louis-xvi-style-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5229.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-20 12:34:31</pubDate>  <SKU>5229</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilded bronze pendulum in Charles X style representing a woman and two doves]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilded-bronze-pendulum-in-charles-style-representing-woman-and-two-doves-xml-244_263-5228.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>A Charles X pendulum in gilded bronze composed by an independent dial, containing the movement and flanked by a young woman draped in an antique dress. The dial decorated with flares, ribbons, garlands of flowers and doves is surmounted by a vase on which rests a drapery and two doves. The base is decorated with a frieze that evokes Orpheus or Cupid sat beside his lyre and holding his quiver. The pendulum rests on four flattened ball legs. Movement with a thread in working condition.<br /><br />In Antiquity, doves were offered in sacrifice to the goddesses of love, such as Aphrodite and Astarte. This symbolism associated with the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice reinforces the idea of an allegory of love. Under the Restoration, the pendula orned with subjects become very popular. Number of characters and scenes inspired by classical antiquity found on Louis XVI clocks, were revisited during the first thirty years of the nineteenth century. Among the most common, we find Apollo, Orpheus, Mercury, Adonis, etc.. Bibliography : Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclop&eacute;die de la pendule fran&ccedil;aise du Moyen Age au XXe si&egrave;cle, Paris, Les Editions de l&#39;Amateur, 1997, pp. 436-444.<br /><br />Circa :1825<br /><br />Dim: W: 9,4 in - D: 4,3in - H: 14,2in.<br /><br />Dim: L:24cm, P:11cm, H:36cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilded-bronze-pendulum-in-charles-style-representing-woman-and-two-doves-xml-244_263-5228.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-20 12:23:11</pubDate>  <SKU>5228</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Paris porcelain vases signed Jacob Petit decorated in high relief with flowers]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-paris-porcelain-vases-signed-jacob-petit-decorated-in-high-relief-with-flowers-xml-244_261-5227.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p>Pair of porcelain vases signed Jacob Petit in Paris with polychrome decorated flowers in high relief on white background. We can notice the inventiveness of forms, the contrast of bright colors and the careful work of small white flowers, characteristic decoration of this manufacturer of porcelain of very original and full of fantasy style. The mid-nineteenth century saw the triumph of the Rocaille, but also the triumph of reliefs. Increasingly, the improvements made to molding make possible to manufacture parts quickly with reliefs which were decors in themselves. The two vases are signed in blue JP. Very good condition, some petals slightly chipped.<br /><br />Jacob Petit (1796-1865): the most famous porcelain manufacturer of the century had not the vocation of ceramist. He began studying painting at Gros, then leaves Paris for England which gave him the taste of the decorative object: on his return to France in 1830, he hastens to publish a book of interior decoration including all that relates to furniture. Soon, porcelain seemed the best way to express his tastes. A Sevres, a studio will be a first ephemeral attempt. By 1830, Jacob Petit and his brother Mardoch&eacute;e (in fact, there is no brother Mardoch&eacute;e since Jacob Petit&#39;s real name is Jacob Mardoch&eacute;. His real brother Bernard is committed in the Napoleonic armies as a draftsman cartographer. Jacob Petit had made &#8203;&#8203;his name with the nickname and the surname of his wife), Jacob Petit, therefore, a firm is then established in Belleville. The success and ambition help, in 1838, the ceramist buys modest Weill Baruch firm, in Fontainebleau. In 1850, he groups his two factories in Avon, but some years later, in 1862, he retires from Paradise Street Poissoni&egrave;re, transferring its business to one of his workers, Jacquemain. Jacob Petit will obtein several patents: &quot;Tisane giving time&quot;, &quot;Heads of porcelain dolls,&quot; &quot;the application of gold on porcelain&quot; or &quot;new molding process.&quot; Bibliography: Plinval de Guillebon, R&eacute;gine de, Faience et porcelaine de Paris XVIIIe-XIXe si&egrave;cles, Dijon, Editions Faton, 1995, pp. 303-305.<br /><br />Circa :1850<br /><br />Dim: W: 5,9 in - D: 5,1in - H: 7,9in.<br /><br />Dim: L:15cm, P:13cm, H:20cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-paris-porcelain-vases-signed-jacob-petit-decorated-in-high-relief-with-flowers-xml-244_261-5227.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-20 11:47:49</pubDate>  <SKU>5227</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Greyhound and Hare polychrome Paris porcelain signed Jacob Petit]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/greyhound-and-hare-polychrome-paris-porcelain-signed-jacob-petit-xml-244_261-5226.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Greyhound and Hare polychrome Paris porcelain signed Jacob Petit</h2><p><big>A Jacob Petit Paris porcelain statue with polychrome decoration depicting a greyhound on a terrace. Between its forepaws rests a hare. Signed in blue JP.Jacob Petit (1796-1865): the most famous porcelain manufacturer of the century had not the vocation of ceramist. He began studying painting at Gros, then leaves Paris for England which gave him the taste of the decorative object: on his return to France in 1830, he hastens to publish a book of interior decoration including all that relates to furniture. Soon, porcelain seemed the best way to express his tastes. A Sevres, a studio will be a first ephemeral attempt. By 1830, Jacob Petit and his brother Mardoch&eacute;e (in fact, there is no brother Mardoch&eacute;e since Jacob Petit&#39;s real name is Jacob Mardoch&eacute;. His real brother Bernard is committed in the Napoleonic armies as a draftsman cartographer. Jacob Petit had made &#8203;&#8203;his name with the nickname and the surname of his wife), Jacob Petit, therefore, a firm is then established in Belleville. The success and ambition help, in 1838, the ceramist buys modest Weill Baruch firm, in Fontainebleau. In 1850, he groups his two factories in Avon, but some years later, in 1862, he retires from Paradise Street Poissoni&egrave;re, transferring its business to one of his workers, Jacquemain. Jacob Petit will obtein several patents: &quot;Tisane giving time&quot;, &quot;Heads of porcelain dolls,&quot; &quot;the application of gold on porcelain&quot; or &quot;new molding process.&quot; </big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 9,8 in - D: 4,3in - H: 7,9in.<br />Dim: L:25cm, P:11cm, H:20cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/greyhound-and-hare-polychrome-paris-porcelain-signed-jacob-petit-xml-244_261-5226.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-19 15:15:30</pubDate>  <SKU>5226</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of polychrome porcelain vases decorated with flowers in high relief on green background signed Jacob Petit]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-polychrome-porcelain-vases-decorated-with-flowers-in-high-relief-on-green-background-signed-jacob-petit-xml-244_261-5225.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of polychrome porcelain vases decorated with flowers in high relief on green background signed Jacob Petit</h2><p><big>Pair of porcelain polychrome vases signed Jacob Petit decorated with flowers in high relief on light green background. Highly caracteristic to the original and full of fantasy style of the artist, with the extraordinary abundance of Rocaille motifs, scrolls, branches of flowers and stems in shimmering, easily recognizable colours. The openworked base and collar are decorated with golden palmettes, volutes and interlaces, the same as the central part of the vases. Both vases are marked in blue JP. The collars are restored and some chips on the flowers. Jacob Petit (1796-1865): the most famous porcelain manufacturer of the century had not the vocation of ceramist. He began studying painting at Gros, then leaves Paris for England which gave him the taste of the decorative object: on his return to France in 1830, he hastens to publish a book of interior decoration including all that relates to furniture. Soon, porcelain seemed the best way to express his tastes. A Sevres, a studio will be a first ephemeral attempt. By 1830, Jacob Petit and his brother Mardoch&eacute;e (in fact, there is no brother Mardoch&eacute;e since Jacob Petit&#39;s real name is Jacob Mardoch&eacute;. His real brother Bernard is committed in the Napoleonic armies as a draftsman cartographer. Jacob Petit had made &#8203;&#8203;his name with the nickname and the surname of his wife), Jacob Petit, therefore, a firm is then established in Belleville. The success and ambition help, in 1838, the ceramist buys modest Weill Baruch firm, in Fontainebleau. In 1850, he groups his two factories in Avon, but some years later, in 1862, he retires from Paradise Street Poissoni&egrave;re, transferring its business to one of his workers, Jacquemain. Jacob Petit will obtein several patents: &quot;Tisane giving time&quot;, &quot;Heads of porcelain dolls,&quot; &quot;the application of gold on porcelain&quot; or &quot;new molding process.&quot; Bibliography: Plinval de Guillebon, R&eacute;gine de, Faience et porcelaine de Paris XVIIIe-XIXe si&egrave;cles, Dijon, Editions Faton, 1995, pp. 303-305.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 4,7 in - D: 4,7in - H: 8,7in.<br />Dim: L:12cm, P:12cm, H:22cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">1,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-polychrome-porcelain-vases-decorated-with-flowers-in-high-relief-on-green-background-signed-jacob-petit-xml-244_261-5225.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-19 14:36:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5225</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[An important terra cota bust of a woman signed Friedrich Goldscheider]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-important-terra-cota-bust-of-woman-signed-friedrich-goldscheider-xml-243_259-5224.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>An important terra cota bust of a woman signed Friedrich Goldscheider</h2><p><big>Important polychrome terracotta Art Nouveau style bust representing a young woman. Her hair is attached by a high bun and her light, eventful dress makes visible her right shoulder. We can notice the realism of the figure and the light casual dress. Signed &quot;Goldscheider&quot; and stamped &quot;Reproduction reserved&quot; in a reserve at the rear of the base. Numbered 961 21. The Goldscheider porcelain and majolica manufactory was established by Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897) in Vienna in 1885. The factory produced various ceramics, from ordinary faience vessel to luxurious porcelain objects. However, it is its polychrome terracotta sculptures that made its reputation as the polychrome followed the naturalistic approach of the sculpture in Austria. The Goldscheider manufactory was thus the source of technical innovations in polychrome and patina. Friedrich exposes its terracotta objects throughout Europe. He participated at the Leipzig Fair in 1887, at the Universal Exposition of Barcelona in 1888 and, a year later, at the World Fair in Paris. The following years, Friedrich Goldscheider presents its creations at all major events, including the Paris Salon. His figures and vases are widely appreciated and several firms are then established in Germany, France, England but also in the United States. In 1892, a subsidiary for the production of bronze is created in Paris, 45 Rue de Paradis and, in 1896, a store is opened 28 Avenue de l&#39;Opera. After Friedrich Goldscheider&rsquo;s death in 1897, his wife Regina and his brother Alois took the firm over. The production of figures continued and one started under the influence of Art Nouveau to make sculptural vases. In 1953, following the financial difficulties, the firm was shut down. Bibliography : St&eacute;phane Richemond, &laquo; Terres cuites de Goldscheider &raquo;, L&rsquo;Estampille/L&rsquo;Objet d&rsquo;Art, no 301, avril 1996, pp. 66-73 ; Malcolm Haslam, Marks and Monograms of the Modern Movement 1875-1930, p. 69. </big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 15,7 in - D: 9,8in - H: 24,4in.<br />Dim: L:40cm, P:25cm, H:62cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-important-terra-cota-bust-of-woman-signed-friedrich-goldscheider-xml-243_259-5224.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-19 13:54:42</pubDate>  <SKU>5224</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Carrara marble sculpture representing Hebe goddess of youth and newlyweds]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/carrara-marble-sculpture-representing-hebe-goddess-of-youth-and-newlyweds-xml-258_277-5223.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Carrara marble sculpture representing Hebe goddess of youth and newlyweds</h2><p><big>Carrara marble sculpture representing Hebe draped in an antique dress looking in front of her, her face serene and hair tied in a bun held by a tiara. In counterporse position, one leg bent, the other stretched out, she rests on an oval base. Goddess of youth and servant of the gods, she has a cup in her left hand while the other holding the pitcher falls along her body. Daughter of Jupiter and Juno, Hebe is the goddess of youth and servs drinks to the gods during banquets. Thus, she is most often represented a cup in her hand and a pitcher on her shoulder, sometimes it pours in a cup of nectar to offer it to the eagle of Jupiter. In ancient Rome, her character has a political connotation, beeing associated with the youth of the state, which flourishes and is always renewed. In the eighteenth century, portraits of women frequently adopt the attributes of Hebe, to celebrate youth and beauty of the model. The representations of Hebe by Antonio Canova are among the best known. Two of them are preserved in the Pinacoteca Civica and the Hermitage Museum.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 7,9in - H: 26in.<br />Dim: L:20cm, P:20cm, H:66cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/carrara-marble-sculpture-representing-hebe-goddess-of-youth-and-newlyweds-xml-258_277-5223.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-19 13:37:31</pubDate>  <SKU>5223</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt and patinated bronze pendulum representing a horse, mid 19th century]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-and-patinated-bronze-pendulum-representing-horse-mid-19th-century-xml-244_263-5222.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Gilt and patinated bronze pendulum representing a horse, mid 19th century</h2><p><big>Beautiful Louis Philippe period pendulum in gilded and patinated bronze representing a horse fixed on a ground of stones, leaves and flowers. The circular dial with Roman numerals is flanked by palmette leaves. The rectangular base adorned with stylized palmettes and volutes rests on four feet decorated with stylized motifs of shells. Movement with a thread in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 11 in - D: 4,3in - H: 16,9in.<br />Dim: L:28cm, P:11cm, H:43cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-and-patinated-bronze-pendulum-representing-horse-mid-19th-century-xml-244_263-5222.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-18 16:09:16</pubDate>  <SKU>5222</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt bronze wall cartle clock in Louis XV style with a putto]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-wall-cartle-clock-in-louis-xv-style-with-putto-xml-244_263-5221.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Gilt bronze cartel clock in Louis XV style with a putto</h2><p><big>A violin-shaped cartel in gilded and chiseled bronze adorned with flowers, waves and volutes. The white enameled dial with Roman numerals is surmounted by a putto holding a compass and a sundial. Flare and quiver bas-relief beneath the dial. With the Louis XV style, largely imitated in the second half of the nineteenth century, the bronze decoration takes its full extent. Some objects are only adorned with a stunning symphony of rococo patterns that intersect and overlap. Foliage and flowers are involved in this movement full of vitality and yet perfectly balanced. Original movement in working condition. Bibliography: Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclop&eacute;die de la pendule fran&ccedil;aise du Moyen Age au XIXe si&egrave;cle, Paris, Les Editions de l&rsquo;Amateur, 1997, pp. 82, 465.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 11,8 in - D: 6,7in - H: 16,5in.<br />Dim: L:30cm, P:17cm, H:42cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-wall-cartle-clock-in-louis-xv-style-with-putto-xml-244_263-5221.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-18 16:03:25</pubDate>  <SKU>5221</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A gilded and chiseled jewel box with enameled plaques signed TAHAN]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilded-and-chiseled-jewel-box-with-enameled-plaques-signed-tahan-xml-244_266-5220.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A gilded and chiseled jewel box with enameled plaques signed TAHAN</h2><p><big>A gilded and chiseled jewel box with its key, surmounted by a child seated and holding his dog in his arms. The cambered lid is decorated with enameled garlands of flowers and turquoise porcelain. The casket is punctuated by small figures in niches, dressed in the style of the seventeenth century. Garlands of flowers in gilded bronze are set around the edge of the box which itself is carved with floral motifs. Signed TAHAN in Paris. The origin of the Tahan Company dates back to the early nineteenth century, in Belgium, when Pierre Lambert Tahan founded a workshop producing various objects based on Spa wood. Shortly before 1806, he decides to leave Spa for Paris, where he worked as cabinet-maker. In 1825, Pierre Lambert and his son, Jean Pierre Alexandre (1813-1892), are at the head of two factories, producing the same types of objects. In 1844, Pierre Lambert Tahan ceased his activities leaving the direction of his shop to his son who will completely revolutionize the company&#39;s organization by separating factory and store, located at 32 Rue de la Paix. A year later, it is already known as &quot;Supplier of the King and Princes,&quot; and in 1855 he holds the title of &quot;Supplier of the Emperor.&quot; The Court shall pass a large amount of commands for libraries and pedestal tables. Moreover, Pierre Alexandre Tahan participated at the greatest World Exhibitions of his time. After the fall of the Empire, it is difficult to dissociate the Tahan House from the figure of the Emperor. In 1882, the company ceased its production and the store closed its doors.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 5,9in - H: 6,3in.<br />Dim: L:20cm, P:15cm, H:16cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilded-and-chiseled-jewel-box-with-enameled-plaques-signed-tahan-xml-244_266-5220.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-18 15:50:15</pubDate>  <SKU>5220</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Romantic period gilded bronze Pendulum representing Cupid holding Psyche]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/romantic-period-gilded-bronze-pendulum-representing-cupid-holding-psyche-xml-244_263-5219.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Romantic period gilded bronze Pendulum representing Cupid holding Psyche</h2><p><big>A gilded and chiseled bronze pendulum representing Cupid and Psyche holding a crown. The couple animated by turbulent draperies sits on the dial with Roman numerals, adorned with stylized clouds and flanked by garlands of flowers and heads of putti. The rectangular base takes up the motif of the guirland ended in scrolls and rests on four feet. The front legs are decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. Early nineteenth century. Original movement with a thread in working condition. </big><br />Circa :1815<br />Dim: W: 13 in - D: 4,7in - H: 19,7in.<br />Dim: L:33cm, P:12cm, H:50cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">7,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/romantic-period-gilded-bronze-pendulum-representing-cupid-holding-psyche-xml-244_263-5219.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-04-18 15:36:52</pubDate>  <SKU>5219</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century Paris porcelain coffee set in blue mat and gold]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-paris-porcelain-coffee-set-in-blue-mat-and-gold-xml-244_261-5216.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>A First Empire Paris Porcelain set, called &quot;t&ecirc;te &agrave; t&ecirc;te&quot;, in mat blue enamel and enhanced with gold motifs of palmettes and foliage. It consists of a tray, two cups with their saucers, the sugar bowl, the milk jug and the coffee pot.</big><br />Circa :1800<br />Dim: W: 7,1 in - D: 7,1in - H: 5,9in.<br />Dim: L:18cm, P:18cm, H:15cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-paris-porcelain-coffee-set-in-blue-mat-and-gold-xml-244_261-5216.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-01-06 12:04:13</pubDate>  <SKU>5216</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sculpture in Bronze after the Marly Horses by Guillaume Coustou]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-bronze-after-the-marly-horses-by-guillaume-coustou-xml-258_277-5215.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>Famous representation of the two sculptures representing &quot;Les Chevaux de Marly&quot; with a horse rearing and groom trying to control it. Resting on a Siena marble base and a patinated and chiseled bronze base. The Marly Horses are two sculpted groups representing rearing horses and their grooms. The original in Carrara marble, executed between 1743 and 1745 by Guillaume Coustou are now in the Louvre. They were commissioned by Louis XV to decorate the watering place located at the entrance of the castle of Marly. In 1794 they were transferred Place de la Concorde. In 1984, partly due to the fact that the parade of armored vehicles of July 14 was fragilizing them, they were replaced by concrete copies. Latest works of Guillaume Coustou, the Marly Horses had a great success (with reduced scale replicas) and announced the popularity of the Romantic artists for equestrian subjects, such as Th&eacute;odore G&eacute;ricault. </big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 7,1 in - D: 4,3in - H: 10,2in.<br />Dim: L:18cm, P:11cm, H:26cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-bronze-after-the-marly-horses-by-guillaume-coustou-xml-258_277-5215.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-01-04 15:51:14</pubDate>  <SKU>5215</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century French cut crystal oval casket]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-cut-crystal-oval-casket-xml-244_266-5213.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>Oval casket in cut crystal decorated with stylized draperies. The lid in crystal glass is patterned with a radiant. The frame is in chiseled and gilded bronze ornate with cornucopia and flowers.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 3,9in - H: 5,5in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:10cm, H:14cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-cut-crystal-oval-casket-xml-244_266-5213.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-01-04 15:44:24</pubDate>  <SKU>5213</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sculpture of Mercury attaching his sandal after Jean Baptiste Pigalle]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-of-mercury-attaching-his-sandal-after-jean-baptiste-pigalle-xml-258_277-5212.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>Patinated bronze representing Mercury or Hermes the messenger god, sitting on a rock, wearing his unique winged hat with a musculature of a young Adonis. Resting on a circular base of black marble. Cast of the nineteenth century from the original by Jean Baptiste Pigalle. Great French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle was born in Paris in 1714. He works his art very young under the guidance of Robert Le Lorrain and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Convinced that his art is the meaning of his life, he joined Italy in 1734 to perfect his technique. On his return, he began his &quot;Mercury attaching his sandal&quot; (1740), which helped him integrate teh &quot;Beaux Arts&quot;. His reputation swells in the heart of the Parisian aristocracy. Madame de Pompadour took him under her wing at the same time as the orders flow. Juggling between the baroque and classical he produced the portrait of Diderot, Voltaire and then carried out the famous funeral monuments for the Mar&eacute;chal de Saxe (Strasbourg, completed in 1776). He died in Paris in 1785, leaving behind a remarkable achievement.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 6,3 in - D: 6,3in - H: 11in.<br />Dim: L:16cm, P:16cm, H:28cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-of-mercury-attaching-his-sandal-after-jean-baptiste-pigalle-xml-258_277-5212.html</guid>  <pubDate>2012-01-04 15:37:46</pubDate>  <SKU>5212</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Two sculptures in bronze representing Mercury and Fortune signed Fulconis after Jean de Bologne]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-bronze-representing-mercury-and-fortune-signed-fulconis-after-jean-de-bologne-xml-258_277-5211.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Two sculptures in bronze representing Mercury and Fortune signed Fulconis after Jean de Bologne</h2><p><big>Set of two bronze sculptures representing Fortune and Mercury. The general movement of the pair is identical, Fortune has his foot on a wheel and holds in one hand a cornucopia filled with jewelry and coins. Mercury appears propelled into the air by a blowing cupid. The base consists of a cylindrical frieze of putti working the arts, based on a marble base. Signed Fulconis on one of the sculptures and Jean de Bologne on the other. Louis Guillaume Fulconis (1818-1873) is a French sculptor of the nineteenth century. Model after Jean de Bologne (Giambologna), French sculptor born in 1524 and died in Florence in 1608.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 9,8 in - D: 9,8in - H: 33,1in.<br />Dim: L:25cm, P:25cm, H:84cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-bronze-representing-mercury-and-fortune-signed-fulconis-after-jean-de-bologne-xml-258_277-5211.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-31 13:11:28</pubDate>  <SKU>5211</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Beautiful French rococo gilt bronze clock with dial signed Oudin Palais Royal]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/beautiful-french-rococo-gilt-bronze-clock-with-dial-signed-oudin-palais-royal-xml-258_287-5210.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>Mid 19th century French Rococo style clock decorated with vines surrounding the mechanism. The base is decorated with scrolls and scallops. Mechanism signed OUDIN, Palais Royal. Dial with Roman numerals and movement with a thread in good working condition.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 11,4 in - D: 5,5in - H: 15in.<br />Dim: L:29cm, P:14cm, H:38cm.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>From simple subscription watch, to the most elaborate winding watches, Charles Oudin participated in the workshop of his master Abraham Breguet in the development and production of his most spectacular inventions. He in particular, which has developed on its behalf, a clever device equation of time, allowing watches to subscribe, to indicate the true time (hours of sunlight), as the average time, universally used in the life.</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>He established his studio at 52, Palais Royal, where today you can still see the sign on the pavement in mosaic, which contains the title of &quot;Watchmaker of the French Navy.&quot; Charles Oudin creations were appreciated by the royal families of Europe, where he made extraordinary watches. It counts among its clients, the Tsar and the Tsarina of Russia, the King and Queen of Spain, King of Portugal and the Empress Josephine, Napoleon III, Count of Chambord, the King of Italy, the King of Greece, Pope Pius VII.</b></p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/beautiful-french-rococo-gilt-bronze-clock-with-dial-signed-oudin-palais-royal-xml-258_287-5210.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-31 12:55:39</pubDate>  <SKU>5210</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Louis XVI style timepiece in gilded bronze with lion's muzzles]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/louis-xvi-style-timepiece-in-gilded-bronze-with-lions-muzzles-xml-258_287-5209.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>A timepiece of Louis XVI style in gilt bronze surmounted by a canopy supported by four brackets with volutes. It is decorated on the sides with lion heads holding rings in their muzzles. Enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed Gasnier, Paris 17 Quai Voltaire. Mechanism in good working condition. Bibliography: Encyclopedia of French clock by Pierre Kjellberg.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 9,8 in - D: 5,5in - H: 15,7in.<br />Dim: L:25cm, P:14cm, H:40cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/louis-xvi-style-timepiece-in-gilded-bronze-with-lions-muzzles-xml-258_287-5209.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-31 12:48:08</pubDate>  <SKU>5209</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Napoleon III pair of ewers in marble, bronze, and ormolu with cherubs]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/napoleon-iii-pair-of-ewers-in-marble-bronze-and-ormolu-with-cherubs-xml-258_275-5208.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>A beautiful pair of vases in the shape of ewers, in marble and gilded bronze, with handles formed of two cherubs playing a leg up.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 5,1in - H: 13,8in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:13cm, H:35cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/napoleon-iii-pair-of-ewers-in-marble-bronze-and-ormolu-with-cherubs-xml-258_275-5208.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 16:53:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5208</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Mantle clock in ormolu representing the Tiber or River God.]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/mantle-clock-in-ormolu-representing-the-tiber-or-river-god-xml-258_287-5205.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>Important mantle clock in patinated and gilt bronze, finely chiselled, representing a river god seated, leaning on a vase from which flows the river. He wears a crown of reeds, a paddle in his hand, his body partly naked and covered with drapery. The base supported by four legs in the shape of dolphins is adorned with all the symbolism related to River God, in this case the Tiber, as well as attributes of the Roman army such as a helmet or the SPQR mark. The abbreviation for the motto &quot;Senatus Populus Que Romanus&quot; (meaning &quot;The senate and the Roman people&quot;) was the emblem of the Roman Republic, and by tradition of the Roman Empire. More than any other symbol, the four letters representing the Roman political power. In addition, the center of these symbols, the representation of the she-wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome reinforces the inextricable link between politics and religion in the Roman Empire. Dial with Roman numerals guilloche background. Original mechanism with a thread in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 13,8 in - D: 5,9in - H: 19,7in.<br />Dim: L:35cm, P:15cm, H:50cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/mantle-clock-in-ormolu-representing-the-tiber-or-river-god-xml-258_287-5205.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 16:44:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5205</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A 19th century French gilded bronze ewer in Renaissance style]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-gilded-bronze-ewer-in-renaissance-style-xml-258_275-5204.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<p><big>A large decorative gilt bronze ewer with a richly decorated central body representing Neptune with nymphs and cherubs. Richly decorated with scrolls, acanthus leaves, cornucopias, masks, and caduceus.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 6,3in - H: 23,6in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:16cm, H:60cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-gilded-bronze-ewer-in-renaissance-style-xml-258_275-5204.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 16:35:13</pubDate>  <SKU>5204</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century French pendulum in gilded bronze representing Cupid and Psyche]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-pendulum-in-gilded-bronze-representing-cupid-and-psyche-xml-244_263-5203.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Early 19th century French pendulum in gilded bronze representing Cupid and Psyche</h2><p><big>A pendulum in gilded and chiseled bronze representing Cupid holding a bow in one hand and a crown in the other over the head of Psyche. She sits on the dial with Roman numerals, draped in an antique dress. The base is also decorated in the center with the couple Cupid and Psyche. She lays roses on an altar and Cupid seems to burn them with a flare. On both sides of this central scene, Roman monuments surrounded by vegetation. Movement with a thread in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 11,8 in - D: 3,9in - H: 15in.<br />Dim: L:30cm, P:10cm, H:38cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,500&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-pendulum-in-gilded-bronze-representing-cupid-and-psyche-xml-244_263-5203.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 16:23:38</pubDate>  <SKU>5203</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of oil lamps in gilded bronze ornate with putti and the four seasons]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-oil-lamps-in-gilded-bronze-ornate-with-putti-and-the-four-seasons-xml-245_257_269-5201.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of oil lamps in gilded bronze ornate with putti and the four seasons</h2><p><big>Pair of oil lamps in gilded bronze decorated with putti depicting the four seasons on a fluted circular base with patina. Four putti each carrying a symbol of the season: wheat for the summer, the vines in the fall, flowers in spring and a flare for the winter. Frosted glass globes etched with floral motifs. Presence of the original mechanism. They are electrified.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 7,1 in - D: 7,1in - H: 26,8in.<br />Dim: L:18cm, P:18cm, H:68cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-oil-lamps-in-gilded-bronze-ornate-with-putti-and-the-four-seasons-xml-245_257_269-5201.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 15:31:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5201</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French early 19th century clock in ormolu with a cherub on a cloud]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-19th-century-clock-in-ormolu-with-cherub-on-cloud-xml-258_287-5200.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French early 19th century clock in ormolu with a cherub on a cloud</h2><p><big>NIce Empire mantle clock with its original mercury gilding, decorated with a beautiful putti suspended on a cloud next to a fountain, surmounted by a basket of flowers. Resting on a cut sides rectangular base with a decorative frieze of birds, quiver and torch. Original mechanism with a thread in good working condition. Enamel dial and Roman numerals.</big><br />Circa :1810<br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 3,1in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:22cm, P:8cm, H:30cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-19th-century-clock-in-ormolu-with-cherub-on-cloud-xml-258_287-5200.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 15:23:05</pubDate>  <SKU>5200</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Two gilded bronze medallions representing the rape of Helen and abduction of Cassandra]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Tableaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-gilded-bronze-medallions-representing-the-rape-of-helen-and-abduction-of-cassandra-xml-243_260-5199.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Two gilded bronze medallions representing the rape of Helen and abduction of Cassandra</h2><p><big>Pair of medallions in gilded bronze representing the rape of Helen by Priam and the abduction of Cassandra by Ajax. We find a similar pair of medallions on Louis XVI period furniture, including two low cabinets stamped by Etienne Levasseur (1721-1798) in the Wallace Collection in London.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 1,2in - H: 14,2in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:3cm, H:36cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-gilded-bronze-medallions-representing-the-rape-of-helen-and-abduction-of-cassandra-xml-243_260-5199.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-28 15:12:10</pubDate>  <SKU>5199</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a roaring lion signed Nerid.]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-art-deco-bronze-sculpture-of-roaring-lion-signed-nerid-xml-243_259-5198.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a roaring lion signed Nerid.</h2><p><big>A Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture on a pedestal of black marble. The roaring lion is in motion, climbing a rock. It is signed Nerid.</big><br />Circa :1930<br />Dim: W: 25,2 in - D: 7,9in - H: 15,7in.<br />Dim: L:64cm, P:20cm, H:40cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-art-deco-bronze-sculpture-of-roaring-lion-signed-nerid-xml-243_259-5198.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-13 14:15:09</pubDate>  <SKU>5198</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Late nineteen century chandelier in gilded and patinated bronze]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Lustres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-nineteen-century-chandelier-in-gilded-and-patinated-bronze-xml-245_257_268-5197.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Late nineteen century chandelier in gilded and patinated bronze</h2><p><big>Nice Empire style chandelier in patinated and gilt bronze with three light and chains with patterned flowers. The central stem is fluted and decorated with gilded griffins. The lower part is ornate with palmettes, acanthus leaves and pine cones. Electrified.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 18,5 in - D: 18,5in - H: 31,9in.<br />Dim: L:47cm, P:47cm, H:81cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-nineteen-century-chandelier-in-gilded-and-patinated-bronze-xml-245_257_268-5197.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-13 12:17:40</pubDate>  <SKU>5197</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sculpture in the manner of Clodion in patinated bronze with Venus and Cupid]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-the-manner-of-clodion-in-patinated-bronze-with-venus-and-cupid-xml-243_259-5196.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Sculpture in the manner of Clodion in patinated bronze with Venus and Cupid</h2><p><big>Sculpture in patinated bronze representing Venus seated with a cupid and his bow hidden behind him. Two doves behind Venus symbolizing love hugging each others.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 6,3 in - D: 9,4in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:16cm, P:24cm, H:30cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-the-manner-of-clodion-in-patinated-bronze-with-venus-and-cupid-xml-243_259-5196.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-13 12:06:23</pubDate>  <SKU>5196</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sculpture of Diana the Huntress in gilded bronze signed Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-of-diana-the-huntress-in-gilded-bronze-signed-mathurin-moreau-18221912-xml-243_259-5195.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Sculpture of Diana the Huntress in gilded bronze signed Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)</h2><p><big>Gilt bronze sculpture representing Diana the Huntress naked, standing on a cloud, a bow in her hand and holding her quiver on the back by a belt that goes around her chest. The crescent, attribute of the goddess, stands out of her hair held by a high knot. In an elegant position, she seems to observe the path of the arrow she just sent. The sculpture is signed Mathurin Moreau. Son and pupil of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, he won the second Prix de Rome in 1842 and exhibited at the Salon of 1848 where he received numerous awards. His work is rich with a predilection for feminine grace, figures and genre scenes and allegories.</big><br />Circa :1895<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 6,7in - H: 17,7in.<br />Dim: L:20cm, P:17cm, H:45cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-of-diana-the-huntress-in-gilded-bronze-signed-mathurin-moreau-18221912-xml-243_259-5195.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-09 18:51:27</pubDate>  <SKU>5195</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Late XVIIIth century French pair of ormolu urns and candlesticks in the shape of roses]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-xviiith-century-french-pair-of-ormolu-urns-and-candlesticks-in-the-shape-of-roses-xml-258_281-5194.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Late XVIIIth century French pair of ormolu urns and candlesticks in the shape of roses</h2><p><big>Original and rare pair of Medici vases in ormolu and bronze brown patina, decorated with gadroons on the body, resting on a base with a motif in high relief of zephyr on a square base with leaf water. The vases are summoned by a flower ending with a candlestick in the shape of a rose.</big><br />Circa :1790<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 15in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:38cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-xviiith-century-french-pair-of-ormolu-urns-and-candlesticks-in-the-shape-of-roses-xml-258_281-5194.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-12-09 18:25:51</pubDate>  <SKU>5194</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of 19th century Austro-Hungarian vases in silver gilt with turquoise and amethyst pearls]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Argenterie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-19th-century-austrohungarian-vases-in-silver-gilt-with-turquoise-and-amethyst-pearls-xml-244_303-5192.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of 19th century Austro-Hungarian vases in silver gilt with turquoise and amethyst pearls</h2><p><big>Pair of small vases of Etruscan form, Austro-Hungarian work of the nineteenth century in silver gilt and cabochons. They are carved with flutes and vegetal patterns decorated with friezes of alternating beads of turquoise and amethyst. </big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 2,8 in - D: 2,8in - H: 5,5in.<br />Dim: L:7cm, P:7cm, H:14cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-19th-century-austrohungarian-vases-in-silver-gilt-with-turquoise-and-amethyst-pearls-xml-244_303-5192.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-11-25 18:24:53</pubDate>  <SKU>5192</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[An eighteenth century candle holder in Sevres porcelain and ormolu mounts]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-eighteenth-century-candle-holder-in-sevres-porcelain-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-244_265-5191.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>An eighteenth century candle holder in Sevres porcelain and ormolu mounts</h2><p><big>An eighteenth century portable candlestick in S&egrave;vres porcelain with its ormolu mount and a two-handled candle snuffer cone. The porcelain is decorated with garlands of flowers, foliage, polychrome leaves and flowers heightened with gold. The gilt bronze is finely carved with garlands of laurel resting on the edge of the porcelain, as well as flutes and acanthus leaves.</big><br />Circa :1780<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 9,1in - H: 9,4in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:23cm, H:24cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-eighteenth-century-candle-holder-in-sevres-porcelain-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-244_265-5191.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-11-24 13:15:25</pubDate>  <SKU>5191</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French late 19th century light blue porcelain casket]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-light-blue-porcelain-casket-xml-244_266-5190.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French late 19th century light blue porcelain casket</h2><p><big>Casket in light blue porcelain with bronze mounts resting on four feet. The lid is decorated with a central scene showing a man playing a musical instrument to his beloved, sitting in a landscape, in the style of the eighteenth century. On both sides of the scene a putto is represented in a medallion encircled with red enamel imitation pearls. Arabesques with threads of gold, heightened with white and translucent red enamel, adorn the rim of the box.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 9,1 in - D: 5,5in - H: 3,9in.<br />Dim: L:23cm, P:14cm, H:10cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-light-blue-porcelain-casket-xml-244_266-5190.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-11-22 17:58:30</pubDate>  <SKU>5190</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Large pair of vase in white opaline glass painted and gilded attributed to Jean François Robert]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-vase-in-white-opaline-glass-painted-and-gilded-attributed-to-jean-francois-robert-xml-244_262-5189.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Large pair of vase in white opaline glass painted and gilded attributed to Jean Fran&ccedil;ois Robert</h2><p><big>Pair of vases in white opaline and inverted baluster shape with wavy edges, decorated with branches of roses connected at the bottom by a blue ribbon. Multicolored birds gives a lot of life to the vases. A central medallion surrounded by arabesques painted in gold represents love scenes in the manner of the eighteenth century. Stripes with gold highlights the neck and the base. A frieze of roses on a blue background goes around the neck. The vases are attributed to Jean Francois Robert, a painter of landscapes and hunting scenes in the porcelain factory of S&egrave;vres between 1806 and 1843. He was the inventor of a new process for painting colors on glass and to vitrify them by incorporating the surface of objects. His design, borrowed from classical painters of flowers in the nineteenth century are always executed with meticulous realism. From 1837 to 1855 Jean Francois Robert runs the main decoration workshop on half-crystal opal. This workshop is based in S&egrave;vres near the royal factory. Maison Launay, Hautin &amp; Co., depositories of Bercy, Choisy, Baccarat and Saint Louis are associated with Robert. he becomes their designer of choice. This association ended in 1855, when Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois Robert sixty-three, permanently retired.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 8,3 in - D: 8,3in - H: 23,6in.<br />Dim: L:21cm, P:21cm, H:60cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">18,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-vase-in-white-opaline-glass-painted-and-gilded-attributed-to-jean-francois-robert-xml-244_262-5189.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-11-21 18:51:03</pubDate>  <SKU>5189</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French nineteen century blue enameled and gilded bronze mount casket from Bourg en Bresse]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-nineteen-century-blue-enameled-and-gilded-bronze-mount-casket-from-bourg-en-bresse-xml-244_266-5188.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French nineteen century blue enameled and gilded bronze mount casket from Bourg en Bresse</h2><p><big>A square box of "Bresse" blue enamel with gilt bronze mounts. Convex plates are decorated with arabesques in gold fillets and seed of flowers adorn the five sides. Enameled imitation of pearls with turquoise and opals adorn the flowers and frames the plates. The box rests on four feet spinning tops covered with leaves. In the pure tradition of the "Bresse" region, the enamels "Bressans" always made &#8203;in &#8203;Bourg en Bresse, are a unique expertise, dating back to the nineteenth century. Entirely handmade, they are recognizable by its decorations of arabesques and enamel relief in imitation of semi precious pearls are heated in the oven at 860 ° C.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in  -  D: 7,9in  -  H: 5,1in.<br />Dim:  L:20cm, P:20cm, H:13cm.<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-nineteen-century-blue-enameled-and-gilded-bronze-mount-casket-from-bourg-en-bresse-xml-244_266-5188.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-29 16:41:51</pubDate>  <SKU>5188</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[19th century Moser Karlsbad polylobed ewer in glass engraved and enameled]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-moser-karlsbad-polylobed-ewer-in-glass-engraved-and-enameled-xml-244_262-5187.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>19th century Moser Karlsbad polylobed ewer in glass engraved and enameled</h2><p><big>Nice polylobed ewer in Moser Karlsbad glass, in a gradient of amber to red currant, patterned with polychrome enameled oak leaves and insects. Heat applied gold and silver tassels adorn the ewer. The history of the Moser glassworks began to be written in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1857, the glass engraver Ludwig Moser (1833-1916) created a small workshop, home to a store of hand engraved glass, for the rich clients from the spa town. Without even realizing it, he laid the foundation for a company whose products became highly sought after, attracting the attention of the emperors, kings, popes, representatives from politics and world stars. For generations, improvements were made to the art of glass making to reach the current level of perfection. Moser glass has become a symbol of wealth, social status recognized, refined aesthetic feeling and respect.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 6,3in - H: 12,6in.<br />Dim: L:14cm, P:16cm, H:32cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">9,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-moser-karlsbad-polylobed-ewer-in-glass-engraved-and-enameled-xml-244_262-5187.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-29 16:31:09</pubDate>  <SKU>5187</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Tea or Coffee Set in CHARLES X cut crystal attributed to the factory of Le Creusot, with gilt bronze mount]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/tea-or-coffee-set-in-charles-cut-crystal-attributed-to-the-factory-of-le-creusot-with-gilt-bronze-mount-xml-244_262-5186.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Tea or Coffee Set in CHARLES X cut crystal attributed to the factory of Le Creusot, with gilt bronze mount</h2><p><big>Coffee or tea set in cut crystal and gilt bronze mounts consisting of two cups with their saucers, a sugar bowl and a jug. Very nice quality with a magnifying glass and hand cut crystal of high-quality specific to the Charles X period. The lid of the sugar is a swan, the handle of the jug is extended by a human figure wearing a helmet, and the whole is finely carved with floral motifs.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 6,7in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:17cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">8,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/tea-or-coffee-set-in-charles-cut-crystal-attributed-to-the-factory-of-le-creusot-with-gilt-bronze-mount-xml-244_262-5186.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 17:12:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5186</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French early 19th cenury table centerpiece in bisque and porcelain, with three parts decorated with putti.]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-19th-cenury-table-centerpiece-in-bisque-and-porcelain-with-three-parts-decorated-with-putti-xml-244_261-5185.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French early 19th cenury table centerpiece in bisque and porcelain, with three parts decorated with putti.</h2><p><big>Table centerpiece composed of three parts in bisque and porcelain. The circular base of the pair of cups raised by lions paws, is extended by a putto with a quiver which supports the pierced cup. The central vase has two central putti kneeling, crowned with flowers and a crown on which is resting the oblong basket. The putti are in bisque porcelain, while the bases and the cups are glazed in white and enhanced with gold.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 13,8 in - D: 13in - H: 13in.<br />Dim: L:35cm, P:33cm, H:33cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">6,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-19th-cenury-table-centerpiece-in-bisque-and-porcelain-with-three-parts-decorated-with-putti-xml-244_261-5185.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 17:10:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5185</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of neoclassic ormolu incense burner. French early nineteen century .]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-neoclassic-ormolu-incense-burner-french-early-nineteen-century-xml-244_267-5184.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of neoclassic ormolu incense burner. French early nineteen century .</h2><p><big>Pair of incense burner tripod, composed of a circular base extended by three feet or pilasters with winged human heads over which rest the perfume cup. The lid of the cup is pierced with after the antique patterns. The central part of the incense burner consists of a candle which generates heat.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 5,9 in - D: 5,9in - H: 10,6in.<br />Dim: L:15cm, P:15cm, H:27cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">6,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-neoclassic-ormolu-incense-burner-french-early-nineteen-century-xml-244_267-5184.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 17:08:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5184</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French mantle clock in porcelain enameled with flowers in the manner of Jacob Petit]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mantle-clock-in-porcelain-enameled-with-flowers-in-the-manner-of-jacob-petit-xml-244_263-5183.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French mantle clock in porcelain enameled with flowers in the manner of Jacob petit</h2><p><big>Charles X mantle clock in porcelain enameled and heightened with gold, resting on scroll-shaped legs. The main facade is decorated with a basket lined with a bouquet of multicolored flowers in a light brown background. Garlands of flowers adorn the sides and back of the pendulum, with after the antique motifs such as palmette in painted gold. Original Movement with thread in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 9,6 in - D: 5,9in - H: 17,3in.<br />Dim: L:24,5cm, P:15cm, H:44cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">8,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mantle-clock-in-porcelain-enameled-with-flowers-in-the-manner-of-jacob-petit-xml-244_263-5183.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 17:06:22</pubDate>  <SKU>5183</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century French clock in ormolu with a swan and cornucopia]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-clock-in-ormolu-with-swan-and-cornucopia-xml-244_263-5182.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Early 19th century French clock in ormolu with a swan and cornucopia</h2><p><big>Original and unique clock in gilded bronze, Charles X period, representing a swan spreading out behind a movement with Roman numerals and resting on dolphins. The dial in bronze, chiseled with various patterns of shells for each hour, is flanked by cornucopias from which flow out fruits. The rectangular base rests on four legs in the shape of shells imitating stylized waves. The iconography refers to the abundance of sea and land.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 9,4 in - D: 5,5in - H: 13,4in.<br />Dim: L:24cm, P:14cm, H:34cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">11,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-clock-in-ormolu-with-swan-and-cornucopia-xml-244_263-5182.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 16:57:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5182</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Crystal and silver mounted ewer. Late 19th century by Puiforcat.]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crystal-and-silver-mounted-ewer-late-19th-century-by-puiforcat-xml-258_282-5181.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Crystal and silver mounted ewer. Late 19th century by Puiforcat.</h2><p><big>Crystal Ewer with floral engraving with acid and heightened with gold. Silver mount carved and pierced at the base. Fine chiseling decorated with flowers and foliage of vines. The neck of the ewer is ornate with the head of Dionysos crowned with reeds. The crystal is attributed to DAUM. Stamp of PUIFORCAT, 1857-1927.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 6,7 in - D: 6,7in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:17cm, P:17cm, H:30cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crystal-and-silver-mounted-ewer-late-19th-century-by-puiforcat-xml-258_282-5181.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 16:53:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5181</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French early nineteen century Empire clock in ormolu and black marble base]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-nineteen-century-empire-clock-in-ormolu-and-black-marble-base-xml-244_263-5180.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French early nineteen century Empire clock in ormolu and black marble base</h2><p><big>Empire period mantle clock representing a woman draped in antique dress, in a chariot pulled by a swan, playing with a dog. Lobster patterns adorn the sides of the chariot. Oval black marble base, with cut sides resting on four feet. Gilded bronze elements such as scallops, goats rushing with tails of mermaids and fauns masks adorn the base. Enamel dial with Roman numerals, original movement in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1800<br />Dim: W: 11,8 in - D: 4,3in - H: 13in.<br />Dim: L:30cm, P:11cm, H:33cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">14,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-early-nineteen-century-empire-clock-in-ormolu-and-black-marble-base-xml-244_263-5180.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 16:48:21</pubDate>  <SKU>5180</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French neoclassic ormolu ewers, early 19th century.]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-neoclassic-ormolu-ewers-early-19th-century-xml-258_275-5179.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French neoclassic ormolu ewers, early 19th century.</h2><p><big>Pair of gilt bronze ewer resting on a base decorated with a wreath of flowers on both sides and a burners whith flames. Very fine carving, with antique motifs of leaves and flowers, the neck is decorated in the front and back with two doves united and surmounted by a star. Handle ending with an eagle&#39;s head.</big><br />Circa :1810<br />Dim: W: 3,3 in - D: 3,3in - H: 12in.<br />Dim: L:8,5cm, P:8,5cm, H:30,5cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-neoclassic-ormolu-ewers-early-19th-century-xml-258_275-5179.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-18 16:42:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5179</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Crouching Venus in dark brown patina bronze after Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crouching-venus-in-dark-brown-patina-bronze-after-antoine-coysevox-16401720-xml-258_277-5178.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Crouching Venus in dark brown patina bronze after Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)</h2><p><big>This bronze is an edition of the nineteenth century from the marble by Antoine Coysevox who was himself inspired by the antique. Coysevox favorite sculptor of the King and of Hardouin-Mansart, executes for Versailles baroque and after the antique works even though he never went to Italy! In particular the marble replicas of the crouching Venus and Venus in the shell. Today, the marble sculpture is located in the Louvre, it was replaced by a replica in bronze at the Ch&acirc;teau de Versailles. Our bronze model is resting on a grey marble base.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 7,5in - H: 13,4in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:19cm, H:34cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/crouching-venus-in-dark-brown-patina-bronze-after-antoine-coysevox-16401720-xml-258_277-5178.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-06 17:14:58</pubDate>  <SKU>5178</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Edouard Paul DELABRIERRE (1829-1912): Important bronze in golden green patina on a heavy stone base]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/edouard-paul-delabrierre-18291912-important-bronze-in-golden-green-patina-on-heavy-stone-base-xml-243_259-5177.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Edouard Paul DELABRIERRE (1829-1912): Important bronze in golden green patina on a heavy stone base</h2><p><big>Edouard Paul DELABRIERRE (1829-1912): Important bronze in golden green patina on a heavy stone base &quot;Lioness providing its littles hare&quot; Signed on a brass plate. We know little about his life but his works are often at the Salon in the second half of the nineteenth century, with a penchant for hunting scenes. He is influenced by Barye. Our bronze appears the first time at the Salon in 1892 in a plaster model titled &quot;Le premier gibier&quot;.</big><br />Circa :1895<br />Dim: W: 22,8 in - D: 9,8in - H: 20,1in.<br />Dim: L:58cm, P:25cm, H:51cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/edouard-paul-delabrierre-18291912-important-bronze-in-golden-green-patina-on-heavy-stone-base-xml-243_259-5177.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-06 17:11:20</pubDate>  <SKU>5177</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Six lights ormolu chandelier Louis XIV style]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Lustres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/six-lights-ormolu-chandelier-louis-xiv-style-xml-245_257_268-5176.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Six lights ormolu chandelier Louis XIV style</h2><p><big>A Louis XIV Style ormolu six-light chandelier. The foliate-cast baluster shaft with central ball cast with trellis enclosing flowerheads over foliate S-form candelarms with hexagonal drip-pans and nozzles, above a foliate finial. Electrified. An 18th century chandelier of this model is illustrated in Louis XIV: Faste et Decors., Paris, 1960, cat. 194. </big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 35,4 in - D: 35,4in - H: 29,5in.<br />Dim: L:90cm, P:90cm, H:75cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">15,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/six-lights-ormolu-chandelier-louis-xiv-style-xml-245_257_268-5176.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-05 15:02:17</pubDate>  <SKU>5176</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Two sculptures in porcelain biscuit of the eighteenth century representing Madame de Pompadour in sphinx]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-porcelain-biscuit-of-the-eighteenth-century-representing-madame-de-pompadour-in-sphinx-xml-258_277-5175.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Two sculptures in porcelain biscuit of the eighteenth century representing Madame de Pompadour in sphinx</h2><p><big>Two sculptures in porcelain biscuit of the eighteenth century, representing Madame de Pompadour in sphinx, resting on a later marble base. Her face is elegant and very fine in a noble posture showing her beautiful profile, with her draped bust. The paws of the Sphinx are crossed and resting on a cushion.</big><br />Circa :1780<br />Dim: W: 3,9 in - D: 6,3in - H: 5,5in.<br />Dim: L:10cm, P:16cm, H:14cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-porcelain-biscuit-of-the-eighteenth-century-representing-madame-de-pompadour-in-sphinx-xml-258_277-5175.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-10-05 14:54:49</pubDate>  <SKU>5175</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Ormolu mantle clock representing a cupid playing the harp, early 19th century]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/ormolu-mantle-clock-representing-cupid-playing-the-harp-early-19th-century-xml-244_263-5174.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Ormolu mantle clock representing a cupid playing the harp, early 19th century</h2><p><big>Gilt bronze clock representing a putti playing the harp sitting on a rock in patinated bronze, his bow at his feet. The base decorated with musical trophies and a pair of cupids holding a garland of flowers. Movement with a thread, revised and in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 5,1in - H: 17,7in.<br />Dim: L:32cm, P:13cm, H:45cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/ormolu-mantle-clock-representing-cupid-playing-the-harp-early-19th-century-xml-244_263-5174.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-30 17:04:30</pubDate>  <SKU>5174</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Late 18th century French ormolu portico mantle clock]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-18th-century-french-ormolu-portico-mantle-clock-xml-258_287-5173.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Late 18th century French ormolu portico mantle clock</h2><p><big>Late 18th century French ormolu portico mantle clock. Two columns in the shape of caryatids supports a white enamel dial in a pierced bronze circle, decorated with an eagle at the top and winged horses with human heads at the bottom. Pendulum with a sun. Oval base resting on four feet, with wear to the gilding. Consulate Period. Original mechanism with a thread revised and in operating condition.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 9,4 in - D: 4,1in - H: 14,6in.<br />Dim: L:24cm, P:10,5cm, H:37cm.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/late-18th-century-french-ormolu-portico-mantle-clock-xml-258_287-5173.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-30 16:48:00</pubDate>  <SKU>5173</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century French mantle clock with a cupid playing flute]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-mantle-clock-with-cupid-playing-flute-xml-258_287-5172.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Early 19th century French mantle clock with a cupid playing flute</h2><p><big>Gilt bronze clock depicting a flute player leaning on a stone with a silver dial and Roman numerals. Decorated with cornucopias, a laurel wreath and a shepherd&#39;s crook and a horn. The rectangular base contains the same elements mentioned at the top: musical instruments and crowns. Original movement with a thread, revised and in working order.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 13 in - D: 5,1in - H: 17,3in.<br />Dim: L:33cm, P:13cm, H:44cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-french-mantle-clock-with-cupid-playing-flute-xml-258_287-5172.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-30 12:17:52</pubDate>  <SKU>5172</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Important candlesticks in bronze after the antique with two ephebes after the satyr of Praxitel]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/important-candlesticks-in-bronze-after-the-antique-with-two-ephebes-after-the-satyr-of-praxitel-xml-258_272_273-5171.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Important candlesticks in bronze after the antique with two ephebes</h2><p><big>Pair of large candlesticks in patinated bronze mounted in lamps. Two thoughtful ephebes, slightly covered with a lion&#39;s skin, one playing the flute and the other lost in his thoughts, leaning on a tree decorated with stylized flowers. The upper trunk ends with an oil lamp. The base with palms enhanced by four curved feet. Mixture of natural motifs and classical repertoire (Greco-Roman) specific to the of the mid-nineteenth century.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 6,3in - H: 29,5in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:16cm, H:75cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/important-candlesticks-in-bronze-after-the-antique-with-two-ephebes-after-the-satyr-of-praxitel-xml-258_272_273-5171.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-30 12:09:42</pubDate>  <SKU>5171</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Italian 18th century giltwood corner console]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/italian-18th-century-giltwood-corner-console-xml-245_255-5170.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Italian 18th century giltwood corner console</h2><p><big>Gilded wood corner console patterned with swirls and leaves that intersect. The upper part is composed of four triangular shelves that match the shape of the plate of the console with a pearl after the antique on the edge. Mirrors line the back of the corner. The console on which the corner is resting on one leg carved with vegetal motifs. It is flanked by scrolls that stretch to the corners. Italian work from the .</big><br />Circa :1750<br />Dim: W: 35,4 in - D: 23,6in - H: 91,3in.<br />Dim: L:90cm, P:60cm, H:232cm.</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">12,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/italian-18th-century-giltwood-corner-console-xml-245_255-5170.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-29 17:57:25</pubDate>  <SKU>5170</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Wall cartle clock in gilded bronze and Louis XV style ornate with a dolphin]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/wall-cartle-clock-in-gilded-bronze-and-louis-xv-style-ornate-with-dolphin-xml-244_263-5169.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Wall cartle clock in gilded bronze and Louis XV style ornate with a dolphin</h2><p><big>Gilt bronze wall cartel clock in Louis XV style, decorated with leaves winding around the movement with an enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. The upper part is decorated with reeds and a dolphin. The lower part ends with a flame. We find the asymmetry specific to the style of Louis XV.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 4,7in - H: 24,8in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:12cm, H:63cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/wall-cartle-clock-in-gilded-bronze-and-louis-xv-style-ornate-with-dolphin-xml-244_263-5169.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-29 17:45:41</pubDate>  <SKU>5169</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Small clock in porcelain ormolu and patinated bronze in Louis XV style]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-clock-in-porcelain-ormolu-and-patinated-bronze-in-louis-xv-style-xml-244_263-5168.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Small clock in porcelain ormolu and patinated bronze in Louis XV style</h2><p><big>Little clock in patinated and gilt bronze with porcelain flowers and a young woman holding an umbrella in one hand and in the other a container with drawers. A headdress turban hides the hair of the woman who is wearing a long dress fitted at the waist by a scarf. Around her a twisted tree with oak leaves in patinated bronze and porcelain flowers holds the movement. It is encased in a frame of gilt bronze, finely carved with flowers and leaves. The base is representative of the turbulent rococo style. Movement &quot;au coq&quot;. Under Louis XV, the creators liked to play with the contrast of materials. Porcelain items were then ordered by dealers to manufacturers and delivered to the artisans. Porcelains from various sources can be juxtaposed on the same item.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 9,8 in - D: 5,9in - H: 12,6in.<br />Dim: L:25cm, P:15cm, H:32cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-clock-in-porcelain-ormolu-and-patinated-bronze-in-louis-xv-style-xml-244_263-5168.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-29 17:34:50</pubDate>  <SKU>5168</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Large Louis XVI style pedestal table inlaid with rosewood veneer]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-louis-xvi-style-pedestal-table-inlaid-with-rosewood-veneer-xml-245_255-5167.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Large Louis XVI style pedestal table inlaid with rosewood veneer</h2><p><big>Large Louis XVI style pedestal table inlaid with rosewood veneer, decorated with flower pots. Belt in brass, feet in gilded bronze and topped with a &quot;breche&quot; marble top.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 39,4 in - D: 39,4in - H: 29,9in.<br />Dim: L:100cm, P:100cm, H:76cm.<br />&nbsp;</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-louis-xvi-style-pedestal-table-inlaid-with-rosewood-veneer-xml-245_255-5167.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-29 16:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5167</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Large pair of French Charles X ormolu two light sconces]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Appliques]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-charles-ormolu-two-light-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5166.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Large pair of French Charles X ormolu two light sconses</h2><p><big>Large pair of gilt bronze Charles X period sconces with two lights centered on a medallion decorated with motifs of acanthus leaves and palm leaves. The upper and lower parts of the sconces are pierced.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 4,3in - H: 19,7in.<br />Dim: L:22cm, P:11cm, H:50cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-charles-ormolu-two-light-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5166.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-28 16:51:49</pubDate>  <SKU>5166</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Louis XV style two lights gilt bronze candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-louis-xv-style-two-lights-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5165.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of Louis XV style two lights gilt bronze candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of Louis XV style gilded bronze &quot;bout de table&quot;, with two sconces twisted around a central column made &#8203;&#8203;up of long leaves topped with openwork and ending with a wing. The base is a twisted oval shape in rococo style.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 5,5in - H: 12,2in.<br />Dim: L:22cm, P:14cm, H:31cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-louis-xv-style-two-lights-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5165.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-28 16:47:12</pubDate>  <SKU>5165</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Small and elegant Louis XV style mantle clock]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-and-elegant-louis-xv-style-mantle-clock-xml-258_287-5164.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Small and elegant Louis XV style mantle clock</h2><p><big>Small Louis XV style clock with four legs volute shaped, resting on a very nice openwork base in rococo style. From both sides of the movement are engraved reeds topped with a wing. The sides of the clock are decorated with twisted flutes and the back is engraved with mat floral work. The white enamel dial, with Roman and Arabic numerals is signed Nancy J. Prevot.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 8,7 in - D: 4,7in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:22cm, P:12cm, H:30cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-and-elegant-louis-xv-style-mantle-clock-xml-258_287-5164.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-28 16:10:35</pubDate>  <SKU>5164</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV style candlesticks after the model by Meissonnier]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-candlesticks-after-the-model-by-meissonnier-xml-244_265-5163.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV style candlesticks after the model by Meissonnier</h2><p><big>Pair of Louis XV style candlesticks, decorated with acanthus leaves, finely chiseled in the rococo style. The drum is decorated with overlapping motifs and rotating around a twisted barrel.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 10,2in.<br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:26cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-candlesticks-after-the-model-by-meissonnier-xml-244_265-5163.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-22 15:33:52</pubDate>  <SKU>5163</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Napoleon III lady's cabinet inlaid rosewood veneer and ormolu mounts]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/napoleon-iii-ladys-cabinet-inlaid-rosewood-veneer-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-258_271-5162.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Napoleon III lady&#39;s cabinet inlaid rosewood veneer and ormolu mounts</h2><p><big>Lovely lady&#39;s cabinet inlaid rosewood veneer decorated with landscapes and ruins. It opens up with one front door and one drawer. Curved legs joined by a spacer pad inlaid. Decorated on top with a gilt bronze vase. Signed Oudin in Marseille. Louis XV style.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 22,8 in - D: 11,8in - H: 55,9in.<br />Dim: L:58cm, P:30cm, H:142cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/napoleon-iii-ladys-cabinet-inlaid-rosewood-veneer-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-258_271-5162.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-22 15:21:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5162</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Set of six Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Appliques]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/set-of-six-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-sconces-xml-258_272_283-5161.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Set of six Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces</h2><p><big>A set of six gilt bronze sconces in Louis XV style with three arm lights. Fitted with electricity. Can be sold separately in pairs.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 13,8 in - D: 7,9in - H: 25,6in.<br />Dim: L:35cm, P:20cm, H:65cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/set-of-six-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-sconces-xml-258_272_283-5161.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-22 15:15:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5161</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu andirons]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Chenets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-louis-xvi-style-ormolu-andirons-xml-245_291-5160.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu andirons</h2><p><big>Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze andirons, representing fire pots decorated with garlands and flames resting on a baluster. These are typical Louis XVI patterns such as garlands of leaves, architectural balusters and antique fire pots.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 16,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 16,9in.<br />Dim: L:42cm, P:14cm, H:43cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-louis-xvi-style-ormolu-andirons-xml-245_291-5160.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-22 15:05:22</pubDate>  <SKU>5160</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Early 19th century mahogany large pedestal table]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-mahogany-large-pedestal-table-xml-258_271-5159.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Early 19th century mahogany large pedestal table</h2><p><big>Pedestal table in solid mahogany resting on a wooden circular leg carved and gilded with patterns of oves, pearls and leaves. It rests on a trilobed mahogany base enhanced by gilded lions paws. The table is accompanied by two later extensions (60 cm wide each).</big><br />Circa :1810<br />Dim: W: 55,5 in - D: 55,5in - H: 29,5in.<br />Dim: L:141cm, P:141cm, H:75cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/early-19th-century-mahogany-large-pedestal-table-xml-258_271-5159.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-22 15:03:05</pubDate>  <SKU>5159</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Art Nouveau sculpture in biscuit representing a nude after Edouard Drouot]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/art-nouveau-sculpture-in-biscuit-representing-nude-after-edouard-drouot-xml-258_277-5158.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Art Nouveau sculpture in biscuit representing a nude after Edouard Drouot</h2><p><big>A sculpture in biscuit representing a nude woman standing, one arm raised toward the sky holding a star and the other resting on a protruding rock. It takes a little support on a rock that forms the basis, the hair in a very relaxed mouvment. She is staring at two birds flying below. Signed E. Drouot. Edouard Drouot was a French sculptor born in 1859 in Sommevoire died in 1945. He began his career as a genre painter, but soon devoted himself to sculpture. He left his native village young enough to study in Paris in the studio of Emile Thomas then Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912). The latter taught him how to carve academically corresponding to the taste of the time. Edouard Drouot emphasizes movement and expressiveness in his sculpted works. This virtuoso sculptor likes to stage his figures in poses to the precarious balance, which gives them an irresistible grace, as evidenced by its famous bronze sculpture of the Greek god Pan. Sculptures of Drouot have a penchant for fluidity, rhythm and curves of Art Nouveau. It brings its know-how to sublimate the grace and feminine sensuality.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 15,7 in - D: 15,7in - H: 24,4in.<br />Dim: L:40cm, P:40cm, H:62cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/art-nouveau-sculpture-in-biscuit-representing-nude-after-edouard-drouot-xml-258_277-5158.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-09-02 16:33:43</pubDate>  <SKU>5158</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Oil painting on panel depicting a view of Venice]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Tableaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/oil-painting-on-panel-depicting-view-of-venice-xml-243_260-5157.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Oil painting on panel depicting a view of Venice</h2><p><big>Oil painting on panel depicting a view of Venice. In the background the Cathedral of Venice and gondolas and a multitude of characters. In the center of the table, a sailboat and bustle gondoliers seem to unload the goods. Gilt wood frame elaborately carved with leaves and flowers.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 27,6 in - D: in - H: 22,4in.<br />Dim: L:70cm, P:cm, H:57cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">7,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/oil-painting-on-panel-depicting-view-of-venice-xml-243_260-5157.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:44:31</pubDate>  <SKU>5157</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Two sculptures in brown patina bronze after the antique]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-brown-patina-bronze-after-the-antique-xml-258_277-5156.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Two sculptures in brown patina bronze after the antique</h2><p><big>Two sculptures representing nude women nude in patinated bronze admiring a butterfly and a bird resting on their hands, only the legs are covered with a drape. One of the hair tied in a bun is covered with a headdress and flowers and a pearl necklace falling over her forehead. The other is a wreath placed naturally.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 4,7 in - D: 4,7in - H: 13,4in.<br />Dim: L:12cm, P:12cm, H:34cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/two-sculptures-in-brown-patina-bronze-after-the-antique-xml-258_277-5156.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:35:49</pubDate>  <SKU>5156</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Bronze sculpture after the Borghese Gladiator]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-sculpture-after-the-borghese-gladiator-xml-258_277-5155.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Bronze sculpture after the Borghese Gladiator</h2><p><big>Bronze sculpture with brown patina, inspired by the &quot;Borghese Gladiator.&quot; The original is an antique statue in marble, depicting a naked man slightly larger than life (it measures 1.69 meters), apparently a soldier fighting a jumper on the left. Strongly tilted forward, he looks up and protects itself by covering up his shield, attached to the left arm. The left leg is stretched back in line with the axis of the torso, only the toes resting on the ground. Right leg bent supports the body weight, the balance of the statue being provided by a prop in the shape of tree trunk attached to the top of the right thigh. This part is not included in the bronze model, but the tension of the body and muscles is highly similar to the original. The statue was discovered in a fragmentary state at Nettuno in 1609 in the ruins of the villa of Emperor Nero. It was immediately bought by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who had restored it in 1611: fourteen major pieces discovered are raised together, the restorer restores the missing right arm in the rear extension of the silhouette and the right ear and sex . The statue is then identified as a representation of Gladiator, she joined the rest of the collections of Cardinal Borghese at the casino. She became known throughout Europe as the &quot;Borghese Gladiator&quot;, raising the number of copies and casts. The German scholar Winckelmann was the first to reject the identification of the statue as that of a Gladiator: indeed, the Greeks did not know the shows of gladiators. It then recognizes the Gladiator as a warrior. In 1807, Prince Camillo Borghese, beset by financial difficulties, decided to part with some of the family collections. He makes contact with English collectors, but his brother in law Napoleon 1st who ultimately acquired it, and entered the collections of the Louvre Museum.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 6,3 in - D: 15,7in - H: 19,7in.<br />Dim: L:16cm, P:40cm, H:50cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-sculpture-after-the-borghese-gladiator-xml-258_277-5155.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:28:02</pubDate>  <SKU>5155</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Sculpture in bronze of Milo of Croton after Edmé Dumont (1720-1775) cast by Susse Freres]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-bronze-of-milo-of-croton-after-edme-dumont-17201775-cast-by-susse-freres-xml-258_277-5154.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Sculpture of Milo of Croton after Edm&eacute; Dumont (1720-1775) in</h2><p><big>Bronze sculpture with dark green patina representing Milo of Croton opening a tree trunk, the legs of both sides of the body, tense muscles representing very well the intensity of effort. It is signed Edme Dumont (1720-1775) on the terrace, the casting in lost wax by Susse Fr&egrave;res. This bronze dating from the 19th century is after the original marble made &#8203;&#8203;in 1754 and kept in the Louvre Museum. In Greek mythology the athlete Milo of Crotona, when an old man, was walking alone in a forest in Italy and saw an oak tree opening in wide cracks, he wanted to check his remaining strength. He began to tear it and introduced his fingers, oak recanted and took him prisoner, and Milo of Croton was later devoured by wolves.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 7,5in - H: 15,4in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:19cm, H:39cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/sculpture-in-bronze-of-milo-of-croton-after-edme-dumont-17201775-cast-by-susse-freres-xml-258_277-5154.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:19:00</pubDate>  <SKU>5154</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Empire Paris porcelain set signed Deroche]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-empire-paris-porcelain-set-signed-deroche-xml-258_276-5153.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French Empire Paris porcelain set signed Deroche</h2><p><big>Elegant Paris porcelain service in dark blue and gold consisting of a teapot and six cups and saucers. Decoration of stylized flowers, and patterns of ovals antique patterns. Rare ornament in relief, one of the greatest inventions of &quot;Maison Nast&quot; (patent 1810) allowing a fine sculpture of prcelaine. Very nice quality signed Deroche. In 1811, Deroche, had a shop on Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in Paris.</big><br />Circa :1815<br /><br /><br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-empire-paris-porcelain-set-signed-deroche-xml-258_276-5153.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:11:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5153</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of gilt bronze candlesticks richly ornate with florals and animals]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-richly-ornate-with-florals-and-animals-xml-244_265-5152.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of gilt bronze candlesticks richely ornated with florals and animals</h2><p><big>Pair of chiseled gilt bronze candlesticks, the base decorated with all kinds of animals such as beetles, dragonflies and other plant motifs. The bottom of the barrel decorated with fluted patterns is the only classical reference in this setting of floral and animal. Original model of the nineteenth century, very ornate and high quality carving.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 4,7 in - D: 4,7in - H: 10,2in.<br />Dim: L:12cm, P:12cm, H:26cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-richly-ornate-with-florals-and-animals-xml-244_265-5152.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 18:06:27</pubDate>  <SKU>5152</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mantle clock]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-mantle-clock-xml-244_263-5151.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mantle clock</h2><p><big>Large Louis XV style clock in gilded bronze resting on four legs on a base decorated with pierced acanthus leaves. A putti sitting on top in a large sheet rolled up and holding a lyre. Musical instruments and a partition located under the dial which has Roman and Arabic numerals on white enamel background, signed &quot;LECOMTE, bronze d&#39;art&quot;. Mechanism in working condition with its ringing bell.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 12,2 in - D: 6,7in - H: 21,3in.<br />Dim: L:31cm, P:17cm, H:54cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-late-19th-century-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-mantle-clock-xml-244_263-5151.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 17:43:15</pubDate>  <SKU>5151</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Three porcelain bottles in a Napoleon III wooden box]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/three-porcelain-bottles-in-napoleon-iii-wooden-box-xml-244_266-5150.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Three porcelain bottles in a Napoleon III wooden box</h2><p><big>Blackened wooden box inlaid with floral brass and mother of pearl . It opens in front by two wings and a cover. Twisted columns adorn the four corners of the box. The interior is decorated in purple netting three vials of ivory porcelain accented with blue and white floral gold.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 12,2 in - D: 5,9in - H: 6,7in.<br />Dim: L:31cm, P:15cm, H:17cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">1,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/three-porcelain-bottles-in-napoleon-iii-wooden-box-xml-244_266-5150.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-08-24 17:35:06</pubDate>  <SKU>5150</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Louis XV style gilt bronze Andirons]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Chenets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-andirons-xml-245_291-5149.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />French Louis XV style gilt bronze Andirons</h2><p><big>Pair of gilt bronze andirons representing the winter, two children draped warming up and sitting on a rock. These andirons executed in the 19th century, are Louis XV style.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 5,9in - H: 12,6in.<br />Dim: L:32cm, P:15cm, H:32cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-louis-xv-style-gilt-bronze-andirons-xml-245_291-5149.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 16:12:46</pubDate>  <SKU>5149</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Charles X porcelain bottles signed Darte]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-charles-porcelain-bottles-signed-darte-xml-244_261-5148.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />Pair of Charles X porcelain bottles signed Darte</h2><p><big>Pair of blue porcelain bottles embellished with scrollwork painted gold. They are decorated with multicolored flowers on one side and on the other a character in a landscape background . They are signed DARTE, Palais Royal, No. 21, which dates them back to Charles X (1825). Jean Francois and Louis Joseph Darte teamed under the name DARTE BROTHERS in 1804 and bought the Hotel Montalembert, rue de la Roquette and then resumed the Palais Royal store. Well managed workshops and quality products sold in their stores have given them a good reputation. Business was good and in 1816 a second store was opened. At the exhibitions of 1806 and 1819 they obtained the silver medal. The two brothers separated in 1823 giving an endt o their association. </big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 6,7in.<br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:17cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,000&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-charles-porcelain-bottles-signed-darte-xml-244_261-5148.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 15:57:52</pubDate>  <SKU>5148</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Rosewood inlaid Louis XV style jewelry casket]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/rosewood-inlaid-louis-xv-style-jewelry-casket-xml-258_280-5147.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Rosewood inlaid Louis XV style jewelry casket</h2><p><big>An inlaid rosewood casket with Louis XV style gilded bronze mounts. The upper part is decorated with a handle shaped in a branch with flowers. Resting on four legs shaped in volutes.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 11,8 in - D: 9,1in - H: 8,7in.<br />Dim: L:30cm, P:23cm, H:22cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/rosewood-inlaid-louis-xv-style-jewelry-casket-xml-258_280-5147.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 15:36:03</pubDate>  <SKU>5147</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French gilt bronze Louis XV style candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-louis-xv-style-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5146.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />Pair of French gilt bronze Louis XV style candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of Louis XV style candlesticks, decorated with acanthus leaves, finely chiseled in the rococo style. The drum is decorated with overlapping motifs and rotating around a twisted barrel.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 10,6in.<br />Dim: L:14cm, P:14cm, H:27cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,900&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-louis-xv-style-candlesticks-xml-244_265-5146.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 15:28:02</pubDate>  <SKU>5146</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of gilt bronze French Regency style tiebacks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-french-regency-style-tiebacks-xml-258_302-5145.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />Pair of gilt bronze French Regency style tiebacks</h2><p><big>A monumental French Regency style gilded bronze tiebacks ornate with acanthus leaves ending with crowned and draped women heads.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 6,7 in - D: 4,7in - H: 17,7in.<br />Dim: L:17cm, P:12cm, H:45cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-gilt-bronze-french-regency-style-tiebacks-xml-258_302-5145.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 15:08:34</pubDate>  <SKU>5145</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt bronze Gothic revival inkwell]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-gothic-revival-inkwell-xml-258_279-5144.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />Gilt bronze Gothic revival inkwell</h2><p><big>A large rectangular gilt bronze inkstand in Gothic style, decorated with cathedral arcade. The cover is adorned with a helmet and feathers, a shield and a sword, a symbol of Knighthood.The interior consists of two inkwells, one sand bucket and a penholder.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 6,7 in - D: 4,3in - H: 7,1in.<br />Dim: L:17cm, P:11cm, H:18cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-gothic-revival-inkwell-xml-258_279-5144.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 14:46:16</pubDate>  <SKU>5144</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of mid 19th Century French gilt bronze candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-mid-19th-century-french-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5143.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2><br />Pair of mid 19th Century French gilt bronze candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, based on a cranberry-legged lions. The fluted top is adorned by a golden ring sets fruit. The whole is finely carved classical motifs such as palm leaves.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 3,1 in - D: 3,1in - H: 9,8in.<br />Dim: L:8cm, P:8cm, H:25cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-mid-19th-century-french-gilt-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5143.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 14:45:05</pubDate>  <SKU>5143</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French 18th century Louis XV clock "au taureau"]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-18th-century-louis-xv-clock-au-taureau-xml-258_287-5142.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French 18th century Louis XV clock &quot;au taureau&quot;</h2><p><big>A small eighteenth century clock in ormolu and patinated bronze with a bull on a rock on which is attached a beetle, a snail and a lizard, all three in silvered bronze. The 18th century &quot;au coq&quot; mechanism is in working condition.</big><br />Circa :1760<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 5,9in - H: 10,6in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:15cm, H:27cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-18th-century-louis-xv-clock-au-taureau-xml-258_287-5142.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 14:39:38</pubDate>  <SKU>5142</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Inkstand signed Georges-Marie Valentin Bareau]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/inkstand-signed-georgesmarie-valentin-bareau-xml-258_279-5141.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Inkstand signed Georges-Marie Valentin Bareau</h2><p><big>Important inkwell decorated with a half naked woman in gilt bronze, holding in his hand an open roll. On both sides of the figure are two buckets with a lid decorated with lion&#39;s head and leaves. Very nice sea green marble stand. Signed GEORGES-MARIE VALENTIN BAREAU (1866 - 1931). Barbedienne cast.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 16,5 in - D: 7,9in - H: 13,8in.<br />Dim: L:42cm, P:20cm, H:35cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/inkstand-signed-georgesmarie-valentin-bareau-xml-258_279-5141.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 14:33:05</pubDate>  <SKU>5141</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French mid 19th century white opaline glass casket]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-white-opaline-glass-casket-xml-244_266-5140.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French mid 19th century white opaline glass casket</h2><p><big>A rectangular casket with white opaline glass in spline mounted with gilded brass and resting on four lion&#39;s paws. Including its key.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 4,3 in - D: 3in - H: 4,1in.<br />Dim: L:11cm, P:7,5cm, H:10,5cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-white-opaline-glass-casket-xml-244_266-5140.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-06-07 14:22:18</pubDate>  <SKU>5140</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Impressive pair of French late 18th Century Firedogs]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Chenets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/impressive-pair-of-french-late-18th-century-firedogs-xml-258_285-5139.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Impressive pair of French late 18th Century Firedogs</h2><p><big>An exceptional pair of andirons &quot;retour d&#39;Egypte&quot; in gilded and patinated bronze, framed by heads of sphinxes upon which rest on one side a basin and on the other an ewer with cut sides, a sphinx lying in between. The bottom central part is decorated with a Gorgon&#39;s head medallion and floral motifs. </big><br />Circa :1895<br />Dim: W: 19,3 in - D: 21,3in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:49cm, P:54cm, H:30cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/impressive-pair-of-french-late-18th-century-firedogs-xml-258_285-5139.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-16 17:58:11</pubDate>  <SKU>5139</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French mid 19th Century Oil Lamp in patinated bronze]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Luminaires]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-oil-lamp-in-patinated-bronze-xml-258_272-5138.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French mid 19th Century Oil Lamp in patinated bronze</h2><p><big>A lamp stand in gilded and patinated bronze, consisting of a circular base and a fluted floral ogee, surmounted by a fluted based resting on a square base and decorated with rosettes. Carcel lamps that were developed by Guillaume Carcel in 1800, were equipped with a pump which regulates the oil flow that fed the wick. Carcel lamp was deemed expensive and fragile, reserved for wealthy clients.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 20,1in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:51cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-oil-lamp-in-patinated-bronze-xml-258_272-5138.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 14:26:05</pubDate>  <SKU>5138</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French mid 19th Century neo-Gothic bronze inkstand]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-neogothic-bronze-inkstand-xml-258_279-5137.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French mid 19th Century neo-Gothic bronze inkstand</h2><p><big>A Louis Philippe period rectangular inkwell in gilded and patinated bronze with two ink buckets and one sand bucket decorated with lilies, four pen holder and a concave receptacle. It rests on four square feet. The periphery of this inkwell is decorated with neo-Gothic arches and quatrefoil motifs reminiscent of stained glass cathedrals windows. The bottom is engraved with crowns that alternates with a knight&#39;s armor on all four sides. The execution of the carving is very fine in quality.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 10,6 in - D: 5,5in - H: 3,5in.<br />Dim: L:27cm, P:14cm, H:9cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-mid-19th-century-neogothic-bronze-inkstand-xml-258_279-5137.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 13:59:46</pubDate>  <SKU>5137</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French 19th Century patinated and gilded bronze candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-patinated-and-gilded-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5136.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French 19th Century patinated and gilded bronze candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of Restauration period candlesticks, with a circular base decorated with cornucopias, lyres and foliage. The fluted stem in bronze patina with a gilded base carved with palm leaves and flowers; the top part is decorated with stylized leaves.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 4,5 in - D: 4,5in - H: 9,8in.<br />Dim: L:11,5cm, P:11,5cm, H:25cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-patinated-and-gilded-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5136.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 13:56:34</pubDate>  <SKU>5136</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of early 19th century French Empire ormolu candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-early-19th-century-french-empire-ormolu-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5135.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of early 19th century French Empire ormolu candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of ormolu candlesticks finely chiselled with palmette and acanthus leaves at the base and top. The fluted stem fits into the lower part ornate with acanthus leaves. Very beautiful model of the early nineteenth century.</big><br />Circa :1810<br />Dim: W: 4,5 in - D: 4,5in - H: 9,6in.<br />Dim: L:11,5cm, P:11,5cm, H:24,5cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-early-19th-century-french-empire-ormolu-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5135.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 13:52:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5135</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French early 19th century ormolu candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5134.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French early 19th century ormolu candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of large Charles X period ormolu candlesticks consisting of a binet decorated with finely chiseled acanthus leaves on a wreath of fruit and flowers. The stem is partly carved with a lyre and leaves at the bottom. The base is decorated with scrolls of vine leaves and grapes as well as floral patterns.</big><br />Circa :1825<br />Dim: W: 5,3 in - D: 5,3in - H: 13in.<br />Dim: L:13,5cm, P:13,5cm, H:33cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-candlesticks-xml-258_281-5134.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 13:49:26</pubDate>  <SKU>5134</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu sconces]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Appliques]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-ormolu-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5133.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu sconces</h2><p><big>A nice pair of ormolu sconces with three lights in Louis XV style and decorated with finely chiseled acanthus leaves and scrolls. </big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 16,9 in - D: 10,6in - H: 16,9in.<br />Dim: L:43cm, P:27cm, H:43cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-ormolu-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5133.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-11 13:46:35</pubDate>  <SKU>5133</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Bronze sculpture of a Deer and the Branch by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-sculpture-of-deer-and-the-branch-by-pierre-jules-mene-18101879-xml-258_277-5132.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Bronze sculpture of a Deer and the Branch by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879)</h2><p><big>Patinated bronze sculpture signed by Pierre Jules Mene, representing the deer and the branch. After Barye, he is considered the most famous animal sculptor. In 1838 he made his debut at the Salon where he quickly became popular. As Barye, Mene opened his own foundry to edit his works and those of his son Auguste Cain. He handles himself very carefully, casting and chiseling. He draws much inspiration from the animal repertory but also sculpts characters that are almost always associated with animals. This sculptor was first established Faubourg du Temple Street before moving to the Marais. The complete collection of works was published after his death and that of Cain in 1894 by the Susse foundry who bought the reproduction rights.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 14,2 in - D: 6,7in - H: 13,8in.<br />Dim: L:36cm, P:17cm, H:35cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-sculpture-of-deer-and-the-branch-by-pierre-jules-mene-18101879-xml-258_277-5132.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 14:56:12</pubDate>  <SKU>5132</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French 19th century gilded bronze mantel clock with lion heads]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-mantel-clock-with-lion-heads-xml-258_287-5131.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French 19th century gilded bronze mantel clock with lion heads</h2><p><big>A French 19th century gilded bronze Louis XVI style mantel clock, casted with lion heads, festoons and leafs, enamel dial with Roman and Arab numerals.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 9,4 in - D: 5,5in - H: 14,6in.<br />Dim: L:24cm, P:14cm, H:37cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-mantel-clock-with-lion-heads-xml-258_287-5131.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 14:47:35</pubDate>  <SKU>5131</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A gilt bronze inkstand with a mandolin on music paper]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-inkstand-with-mandolin-on-music-paper-xml-258_279-5130.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A gilt bronze inkstand with a mandolin on music paper</h2><p><big>A gilt bronze inkstand, representing a mandolin on music paper. The body of the mandolin opens and discover a receptacle for the ink. The inscription in French &quot;The staff of the Physics Institute &quot; indicates that this was certainly a gift.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: ,8 in - D: 6,7in - H: 1,6in.<br />Dim: L:2cm, P:17cm, H:4cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-inkstand-with-mandolin-on-music-paper-xml-258_279-5130.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 14:42:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5130</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Large pair of French early 19th century ormolu six lights candelabra]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-six-lights-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5129.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Large pair of French early 19th century ormolu six lights candelabra</h2><p><big>A large pair of six lights ormolu candlesticks, with a three lobed base and scrolls of acanthus leaves. The three pans stem is richely decorated with pearls, small lilies, scallops and foliage which gives a lot of elegance to these candelabra.</big><br />Circa :1830<br />Dim: W: 11,4 in - D: 11,4in - H: 26,4in.<br />Dim: L:29cm, P:29cm, H:67cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">7,100&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-six-lights-candelabra-xml-245_257_269-5129.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 14:38:54</pubDate>  <SKU>5129</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French early 19th century ormolu candlesticks ornate like the Trajan column]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-candlesticks-ornate-like-the-trajan-column-xml-258_281-5128.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of French early 19th century ormolu candlesticks ornate like the Trajan column</h2><p><big>A fine pair of ormolu candlesticks, with their original mercury gilding, composed of a circular base decorated with palm leaves and oves. The stem in the style of Trajan&#39;s column (tall column with a storied band identifiable as a huge roll of papyrus in a climbing spiral) representing a frieze of griffins on either side of a lyre and foliage. This very finely chiseled model is typical of the Charles X period.</big><br />Circa :1825<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 10,8in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:27,5cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-early-19th-century-ormolu-candlesticks-ornate-like-the-trajan-column-xml-258_281-5128.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 12:35:03</pubDate>  <SKU>5128</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French Empire early 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock with science allegory]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-empire-early-19th-century-gilt-bronze-mantel-clock-with-science-allegory-xml-258_287-5127.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French Empire early 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock with science allegory</h2><p><big>A French early 19th century ormolu mantel clock with an allegory of science, representing a child reading, leaning on a stone bearing a crown of laurel, a torch, branches and musical instruments. The dial features Roman numerals and a central medallion engraved with a garland of flowers. The rectangular base is decorated with two Puttis reading, sitting on both sides of a base on which stands a globe and a compass.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 9,8 in - D: 3,9in - H: 12,6in.<br />Dim: L:25cm, P:10cm, H:32cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-empire-early-19th-century-gilt-bronze-mantel-clock-with-science-allegory-xml-258_287-5127.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 12:08:07</pubDate>  <SKU>5127</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French Napoleon III Clock with a Putti on a chariot pulled by a winged dragon]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Pendules]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-napoleon-iii-clock-with-putti-on-chariot-pulled-by-winged-dragon-xml-258_287-5126.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French Napoleon III Clock with a Putti on a chariot pulled by a winged dragon</h2><p><big>A very beautiful clock in patinated and gilt bronze, depicting a putto seated in a chariot pulled by a dragon spreading its wings, and a flying drapery around the child holding the reins. The dial in the shape of a wheel is composed of a circular enameled ring with Arabic numerals encircling leaves shaped rays. The chariot rests on a roccoco style base. The back of the chariot is decorated with a royal crown.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 14,2 in - D: 6,3in - H: 10,2in.<br />Dim: L:36cm, P:16cm, H:26cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-napoleon-iii-clock-with-putti-on-chariot-pulled-by-winged-dragon-xml-258_287-5126.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 11:50:40</pubDate>  <SKU>5126</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French First Empire period mahogany veneer console and omolu mounts]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-first-empire-period-mahogany-veneer-console-and-omolu-mounts-xml-245_255-5125.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French First Empire period mahogany veneer console and omolu mounts</h2><p><big>A beautiful French early 19th century Empire mahogany veneer console, consisting of two straight legs in the back and two swirl shap legs in the front, ending with gilded bronze claw feet. This console has a drawer, and is topped with a gray-veined white marble and ornate with beautifully carved ormolu mounts.</big><br />Circa :1810<br />Dim: W: 53,1 in - D: 17,7in - H: 37in.<br />Dim: L:135cm, P:45cm, H:94cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-first-empire-period-mahogany-veneer-console-and-omolu-mounts-xml-245_255-5125.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 11:42:18</pubDate>  <SKU>5125</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French Louis XIV Style ormolu six-light chandelier]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Lustres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-louis-xiv-style-ormolu-sixlight-chandelier-xml-258_272_284-5124.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French Louis XIV Style ormolu six-light chandelier</h2><p><big>A Louis XIV Style ormolu six-light chandelier. The foliate-cast baluster shaft with central ball cast with trellis enclosing flowerheads over foliate S-form candelarms with hexagonal drip-pans and nozzles, above a foliate finial. Electrified.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 29,5 in - D: 29,5in - H: 26,4in.<br />Dim: L:75cm, P:75cm, H:67cm.<br />Bibliography: An 18th century chandelier of this model is illustrated in Louis XIV: Faste et Decors., Paris, 1960, cat. 194.</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-louis-xiv-style-ormolu-sixlight-chandelier-xml-258_272_284-5124.html</guid>  <pubDate>2011-02-10 11:29:04</pubDate>  <SKU>5124</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Miniature rococo style screen decorated with porcelain plates and ormolu mounts]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/miniature-rococo-style-screen-decorated-with-porcelain-plates-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-258_276-5123.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Miniature rococo style screen decorated with porcelain plates and ormolu mounts</h2><p><big>A curious two-panel folding screen with gilded bronze mounts decorated with scrolls and a cherub bearing a medallion for attaching a miniature portrait. The screen is decorated with two white porcelain enamel plates and finely decorated with scenes of court in the style of the eighteenth century.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 5,7 in - D: ,4in - H: 6,9in.<br />Dim: L:14,5cm, P:1cm, H:17,5cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/miniature-rococo-style-screen-decorated-with-porcelain-plates-and-ormolu-mounts-xml-258_276-5123.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-12-15 18:03:27</pubDate>  <SKU>5123</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt bronze rococo style urn richly decorated with mermaids and gargoyles]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-rococo-style-urn-richly-decorated-with-mermaids-and-gargoyles-xml-258_275-5122.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Gilt bronze rococo style urn richly decorated with mermaids and gargoyles</h2><p><big>A small gilt bronze urn decorated with two mermaids on shells forming the handles and two bearded masks depicting gods or rivers, on a rubble of twisted shape. The lid is decorated with an uncovered nymph.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 9,8in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:25cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-rococo-style-urn-richly-decorated-with-mermaids-and-gargoyles-xml-258_275-5122.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-12-15 17:59:59</pubDate>  <SKU>5122</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French 19th century Louis XV style gilded bronze inkwell]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-inkwell-xml-258_279-5121.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French 19th century Louis XV style gilded bronze inkwell</h2><p><big>A giltbronze inkwell Louis XV style based on a turbulent scrolls and rock. Two buckets for the ink with their lid ornate with foliage. The nervous work and depth gives the object a fine movement.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 7,5 in - D: 5,5in - H: 3,5in.<br />Dim: L:19cm, P:14cm, H:9cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-inkwell-xml-258_279-5121.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-12-15 17:02:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5121</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A French 19th century Renaissance style ormolu inkstand ornate with musicians faunas]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-renaissance-style-ormolu-inkstand-ornate-with-musicians-faunas-xml-258_279-5120.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A French 19th century Renaissance style ormolu inkstand ornate with musicians faunas</h2><p><big>An important rectangular gilt bronze inkstand with four cups and lids on both sides of an oval cup richly chiseled with foliage. The base is decorated with small musicians faunas enrolled in niches.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 13,2 in - D: 9,1in - H: 5,5in.<br />Dim: L:33,5cm, P:23cm, H:14cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-renaissance-style-ormolu-inkstand-ornate-with-musicians-faunas-xml-258_279-5120.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-12-15 16:41:02</pubDate>  <SKU>5120</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Gilt bronze Tazze in the form of a shell resting on a base with two dolphins]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-tazze-in-the-form-of-shell-resting-on-base-with-two-dolphins-xml-258_279-5119.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Gilt bronze Tazze in the form of a shell resting on a base with two dolphins</h2><p><big>A gilt bronze cup representing a shell emerging from the waves and resting on a base formed of two intertwined dolphins.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 4,5 in - D: 6,1in - H: 5,7in.<br />Dim: L:11,5cm, P:15,5cm, H:14,5cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gilt-bronze-tazze-in-the-form-of-shell-resting-on-base-with-two-dolphins-xml-258_279-5119.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-12-15 16:09:59</pubDate>  <SKU>5119</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Large pair of French mid 19th century gothic style gilt bronze pricket sticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Candélabres]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-mid-19th-century-gothic-style-gilt-bronze-pricket-sticks-xml-245_257_269-5115.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Large pair of gothic style gilt bronze candelabra</h2><p><big>A pair of large gilt bronze candelabra representing architectural elements of Gothic cathedrals. The base with straight or curved sections resting on six feet . The first level refers to the portals of Gothic churches with all the ornamentation of the period. The second level includes domed arches, then a level of Gothic niches decorated with statues, and finally the fourth level ends with pierced treillis topped by gargoyles very present in the architecture of that period.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 6,7 in - D: 6,7in - H: 29,5in.<br />Dim: L:17cm, P:17cm, H:75cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/large-pair-of-french-mid-19th-century-gothic-style-gilt-bronze-pricket-sticks-xml-245_257_269-5115.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:34</pubDate>  <SKU>5115</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French second Empire Cigar box in rosewood veneer and miniature porcelain]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-second-empire-cigar-box-in-rosewood-veneer-and-miniature-porcelain-xml-244_266-5116.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French Cigar box in rosewood veneer and miniature porcelain</h2><p><big>A French Napoleon III cigar box in rosewood veneer with geometric figures playing with different shades of wood. The rectangular shaped casket is based on four scroll feet, with an interior in mahogany with three levels of cigars. It is decorated on top with a miniature on porcelain decorated with flowers finely painted (signed &quot;nap F&quot; unidentified). Gilt bronze ornamentation.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 10,2in - H: 9,8in.<br />Dim: L:32cm, P:26cm, H:25cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">4,300&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-second-empire-cigar-box-in-rosewood-veneer-and-miniature-porcelain-xml-244_266-5116.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:34</pubDate>  <SKU>5116</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Old Paris porcelain pedestal enameled with polychrome flowers]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/old-paris-porcelain-pedestal-enameled-with-polychrome-flowers-xml-258_271-5110.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Old Paris porcelain pedestal enameled with polychrome flowers</h2><p><big>An old Paris white porcelain pedestal resting on a tripod base, enameled with multicolored flowers and foliage. It has a monogram and the inscription &quot;made in France, for the Antique Domine, Miami Beach&quot;. This is probably an order by an American client in the early twentieth century.</big><br />Circa :1910<br />Dim: W: 15,4 in - D: 15,4in - H: 20,9in.<br />Dim: L:39cm, P:39cm, H:53cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/old-paris-porcelain-pedestal-enameled-with-polychrome-flowers-xml-258_271-5110.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5110</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Small Louis XV style gilded bronze inkwell]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-inkwell-xml-244_264-5111.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Small Louis XV style gilded bronze inkwell</h2><p><big>A small French Louis XV style gilt bronze inkwell decorated with scrolls and rocks. The cup for the ink has a pierced lid with a sheet in the shape of a volute. The nervous chiseling and form gives the object a lively movement.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 5,5 in - D: 3,5in - H: 3,1in.<br />Dim: L:14cm, P:9cm, H:8cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">1,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/small-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-inkwell-xml-244_264-5111.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5111</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[19th century French pair of gilt bronze and cut glass three light wall appliques]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Appliques]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-pair-of-gilt-bronze-and-cut-glass-three-light-wall-appliques-xml-258_272_283-5112.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>19th century French pair of gilt bronze and cut glass three light wall appliques</h2><p><big>A 19th century French pair of gilt bronze and cut glass three light wall appliques. They have twisted S-shaped chiseled branches, connected by a belt with applied foliage . The upper part is decorated with two eagle heads and a flame and in the back a lyre shape. Strings of facetted glass drops adorn the set.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 13,8 in - D: 7,1in - H: 18,1in.<br />Dim: L:35cm, P:18cm, H:46cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/19th-century-french-pair-of-gilt-bronze-and-cut-glass-three-light-wall-appliques-xml-258_272_283-5112.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5112</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French 19th century gilded bronze vases in the manner of Clodion]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-vases-in-the-manner-of-clodion-xml-258_275-5113.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of gilded bronze vases in the manner of Clodion</h2><p><big>Pair of gilded bronze vases, in the style of Clodion (1738-1814) resting on a red veined marble base. The body is adorned with putti crowned with vine leaves and depicting bacchanalia. The handles are decorated with lions&#39; heads and horns. The fluted base and lid are decorated with classical motifs such as ovum and a pine cone on top.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 9,1 in - D: 7,5in - H: 16,9in.<br />Dim: L:23cm, P:19cm, H:43cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-vases-in-the-manner-of-clodion-xml-258_275-5113.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5113</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French 19th century gilded bronze inkstand]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-inkstand-xml-244_264-5114.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>French 19th century gilded bronze inkstand</h2><p><big>Peculiar gilded bronze inkstand with an oval plate resting on a round base, and surmounted by a central body with three inkwells. The handles shaped with scrolls and overall the stylized design is reminiscent of the artistic repertoire of ancient Egypt.</big><br />Circa :1890<br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 5,9in - H: 5,9in.<br />Dim: L:32cm, P:15cm, H:15cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">1,400&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-inkstand-xml-244_264-5114.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-11-02 15:58:33</pubDate>  <SKU>5114</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of wrought iron Art Deco sconces]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Appliques]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-wrought-iron-art-deco-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5109.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of wrought iron Art Deco sconces</h2><p><big>A pair of large wrought iron sconces with three arms and partially gilded. Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat.</big><br />Circa :1940<br />Dim: W: 18,5 in - D: 11,8in - H: 21,7in.<br />Dim: L:47cm, P:30cm, H:55cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">7,500&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-wrought-iron-art-deco-sconces-xml-245_257_270-5109.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-10-12 17:18:13</pubDate>  <SKU>5109</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[French 19th century silver inkstand signed G. Bachelet in a Louis XV style]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-silver-inkstand-signed-bachelet-in-louis-xv-style-xml-258_279-5105.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Silver inkstand signed G. Bachelet</h2><p><big>A very finely chiseled silver inkstand with two covered wells decorated with waves, flowers, ribbons and shells. Minerva marked by M.O. G. Bachelet. Weight 726g.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 8,1 in - D: 6,7in - H: 2,8in.<br />Dim: L:20,5cm, P:17cm, H:7cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-19th-century-silver-inkstand-signed-bachelet-in-louis-xv-style-xml-258_279-5105.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 15:20:06</pubDate>  <SKU>5105</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A BRONZE GROUP OF A FEMALE NUDE ON A LION 'LÖWENBRAUT' signed Max Valentin (1875-1920)]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-group-of-female-nude-on-lion-lowenbraut-signed-max-valentin-18751920-xml-258_277-5106.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A BRONZE GROUP OF A FEMALE NUDE ON A LION &#39;L&Ouml;WENBRAUT&#39; signed Max Valentin (1875-1920)</h2><p><big>A bronze sculpture representing Una And The Lion by Max Valentin (1875-1920) a German architect and sculptor who was active in Berlin. Signed on the base.</big><br />Circa :1910<br />Dim: W: 11,4 in - D: 4,7in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:29cm, P:12cm, H:30cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/bronze-group-of-female-nude-on-lion-lowenbraut-signed-max-valentin-18751920-xml-258_277-5106.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 15:20:06</pubDate>  <SKU>5106</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of patinated bronze Medicis vases]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Vases]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-patinated-bronze-medicis-vases-xml-258_275-5107.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of patinated bronze Medicis vases</h2><p><big>A pair of patinated bronze Medicis vases resting on a square base with handles in the form of putti holding a nest containing eggs. A central frieze with children, some playing, others with a dog and a goat. Garlands of flowers and fruit adorn the body. A vine decorates the underside of the neck, as well as ovum and pearls on the edge.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 5,9 in - D: 6,3in - H: 9,1in.<br />Dim: L:15cm, P:16cm, H:23cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-patinated-bronze-medicis-vases-xml-258_275-5107.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 15:20:06</pubDate>  <SKU>5107</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A CHARLES X GILT BRONZE AND CUT GLASS CONFITURIER]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Verrerie]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/charles-gilt-bronze-and-cut-glass-confiturier-xml-258_282-5108.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A CHARLES X GILT BRONZE AND CUT GLASS CONFITURIER</h2><p><big>A Charles X ormolu and cut glass Confiturier with a faceted cover and handle resting on a piedouche mounted with a finely chiseled ormolu ring decorated with patterns of palm leaves and crowns of flowers.</big><br />Circa :1825<br />Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 7,9in - H: 9,8in.<br />Dim: L:20cm, P:20cm, H:25cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/charles-gilt-bronze-and-cut-glass-confiturier-xml-258_282-5108.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 15:20:06</pubDate>  <SKU>5108</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Inkstand in 18th century Sevres porcelain and later Louis XV style gilded bronze mounts]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/inkstand-in-18th-century-sevres-porcelain-and-later-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-mounts-xml-244_264-5089.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Inkstand in Sevres porcelain and gilded bronze mounts</h2><p><big>An unusual oval shaped inkstand with an 18th century Sevres soft-paste porcelain decorated with multicolored flowers on a white rectangular medallion ornate with golden foliage on a blue background regilded in the nineteenth century. Beautiful ormolu mounts of foliage scrolls with two handles on a pierced balustrade, the plate has an inkwell, two pen holes and a beaker. Resting on a fluted pedestal with four legs of fluted scrolls.</big><br />Circa :1870<br />Dim: W: 12,6 in - D: 10,4in - H: 6,7in.<br />Dim: L:32cm, P:26,5cm, H:17cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">3,600&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/inkstand-in-18th-century-sevres-porcelain-and-later-louis-xv-style-gilded-bronze-mounts-xml-244_264-5089.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5089</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA["Baguier" decorated with a bronze parrot on a mother-of-pearl shell]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Coffrets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/baguier-decorated-with-bronze-parrot-on-motherofpearl-shell-xml-258_280-5090.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>&quot;Baguier&quot; decorated with a bronze parrot on a mother-of-pearl shell</h2><p><big>A &quot;baguier&quot; decorated with a gilt and silver plated bronze parrot, surmounting a mother-of-pearl cup resting on a naturalistic support of lotus leaves and branches holding on a black marble round base.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 4,7 in - D: 3,9in - H: 6,3in.<br />Dim: L:12cm, P:10cm, H:16cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/baguier-decorated-with-bronze-parrot-on-motherofpearl-shell-xml-258_280-5090.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5090</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE FIGURES OF A NATIVE AMERICAN BRAVE IN A CANOE]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-patinated-bronze-figures-of-native-american-brave-in-canoe-xml-258_277-5092.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE FIGURES OF A NATIVE AMERICAN BRAVE IN A CANOE</h2><p><big>A bronze sculpture representing an native American Indian in his cano&euml;. Marked by the artist &quot;Duchoiselle&quot; known for his sculpting. He also supplied ceiling reliefs for the Louvre and Garnier&#39;s Opera in 1882. He created other examples of American Indian bronzes in the 1860&#39;s, which were produced by the Frilli Gallery in Florence.</big><br />Circa :1889<br />Dim: W: 15 in - D: 7,1in - H: 12,2in.<br />Dim: L:38cm, P:18cm, H:31cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/french-patinated-bronze-figures-of-native-american-brave-in-canoe-xml-258_277-5092.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5092</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Silvered bronze group of the three graces after Germain Pilon]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/silvered-bronze-group-of-the-three-graces-after-germain-pilon-xml-258_277-5097.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Silvered bronze group of the three graces after Germain Pilon</h2><p><big>This group in silvered bronze, representing the three Graces, was realized at the time of Napoleon III after the monument of the heart of King Henri II by Germain Pilon executed in the sixteenth century. The bronze is resting on a green marble base. It is marked at the base &quot;after Germain Pilon&quot;. The Graces are considered minor deities as companions of Aphrodite. They are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. In most cases, the three Graces personify beauty, gentleness and friendship. They served as a theme for many artists. Germain Pilon, born around 1528 in Paris and died in 1590 in the same city, is one of the most important sculptors of the French Renaissance. He was the sculptor of tombs of French kings of the sixteenth century. Son of the sculptor Andr&eacute; Pilon, he learned from him, in shaping the clay and stone cutting. Appointed Controller of Stamps and Coins of the king, he also learned the art of carving and cast bronze. From 1558 to his death, he worked for the Court of France, creating the tombs of Francois I and Henri II, the effigies of him and Catherine de Medici, and the royal mint.</big><br />Circa :1860<br />Dim: W: 5,9 in - D: 5,9in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:15cm, P:15cm, H:30cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/silvered-bronze-group-of-the-three-graces-after-germain-pilon-xml-258_277-5097.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5097</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[An 18th century Italian giltwood mirror]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Miroirs]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-18th-century-italian-giltwood-mirror-xml-245_256-5098.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>An 18th century Italian giltwood mirror</h2><p><big>An 18th century Italian mirror in carved and gilded wood decorated with carved leaves and scrolls in a very baroque movement. Two birds emerge from a profusion of foliage, on both sides of a pierced flower at the top. The gilding is in a good original condition.</big><br />Circa :1750<br />Dim: W: 21,3 in  -  D: 3,1in  -  H: 35,8in.<br />Dim:  L:54cm, P:8cm, H:91cm.<br />Bibliography: </p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/an-18th-century-italian-giltwood-mirror-xml-245_256-5098.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5098</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Royal Dux porcelain Art nouveau period]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/royal-dux-porcelain-art-nouveau-period-xml-258_276-5099.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Royal Dux porcelain Art nouveau period</h2><p><big>A porcelain cup in the shape of a large shell decorated with floral patterns, surmounted by two ladies climbing on each side. Marked underneath Royal Dux (Bohemia). Royal Dux is the more common name for the Duxer Porzellanmanufaktur, which was founded by E. Eichler in Dux, Bohemia (now Duchov, Czech Republic), in 1860. By the turn of the century, the firm specialized in porcelain statuary and busts of Art Nouveau&ndash;style maidens, large porcelain figures, and ornate vases with three-dimensional figures climbing on the sides. The firm is still in business.</big><br />Circa :1920<br />Dim: W: 16,1 in - D: 9,4in - H: 15,7in.<br />Dim: L:41cm, P:24cm, H:40cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/royal-dux-porcelain-art-nouveau-period-xml-258_276-5099.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5099</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[A GABRIEL VIARDOT (1830-1906) Important Easel decorated with a bronze]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gabriel-viardot-18301906-important-easel-decorated-with-bronze-xml-258_271-5100.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>A GABRIEL VIARDOT (1830-1906) Important Easel decorated with a bronze</h2><p><big>An important easel by Gabriel Viardot with a beautiful ornamental bronze dragon. Viardot was a Parisian cabinetmaker of the Faubourg St. Antoine, where he manufactured furniture freely interpreted by the Far East and adapted to European tastes in the late nineteenth century.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 35,4 in - D: 11,8in - H: 74,8in.<br />Dim: L:90cm, P:30cm, H:190cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/gabriel-viardot-18301906-important-easel-decorated-with-bronze-xml-258_271-5100.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:45</pubDate>  <SKU>5100</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Oustanding Neo-classic French Empire style console richly ornate with marble and gilded bronze]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Meubles]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/oustanding-neoclassic-french-empire-style-console-richly-ornate-with-marble-and-gilded-bronze-xml-258_271-5082.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Oustanding Empire style console richly ornate with marble and gilded bronze</h2><p><big>An exceptional Empire style console with four legs shaped in columns topped with gilded bronze caryatids. The console is plated with antique green marble richly ornamented with garlands, laurel and Greek motifs in gilt bronze. The console rests on four lion&#39;s paws. Two black Belgium marble tops, one on top and the other one resting on the bottom spacer. The inside of the console is in dark wood veneer and covered by three mirrors encircled with gilded bronze medallions.</big><br />Circa :1850<br />Dim: W: 58,3 in - D: 19,7in - H: 33,5in.<br />Dim: L:148cm, P:50cm, H:85cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/oustanding-neoclassic-french-empire-style-console-richly-ornate-with-marble-and-gilded-bronze-xml-258_271-5082.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5082</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Louis XIV style brass-inlaid red tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry inkstand]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/louis-xiv-style-brassinlaid-red-tortoiseshell-boulle-marquetry-inkstand-xml-258_279-5083.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Louis XIV style brass-inlaid red tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry inkstand</h2><p><big>A LOUIS XIV style brass-inlaid red tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry inkstand. Of rectangular shape, with four compartments, two concave well and two lidded compartments, decorated with arabesques, and giltbronze mounts, and resting and four curved foliage legs.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 14,6 in - D: 10,2in - H: 4,3in.<br />Dim: L:37cm, P:26cm, H:11cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/louis-xiv-style-brassinlaid-red-tortoiseshell-boulle-marquetry-inkstand-xml-258_279-5083.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5083</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Unusual Paris porcelain inkstand decorated with a sitting]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Encriers]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/unusual-paris-porcelain-inkstand-decorated-with-sitting-xml-244_264-5084.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Unusual Paris porcelain inkstand decorated with a sitting</h2><p><big>A Paris porcelain inkwell in the style of Jacob Petit, composed of two parties. The bottom five feet resting on shaped scrolls, has two wells for ink and sand, and in the front shell-shaped bowl. The upper lid is carved with a dog in a sitting position. The choice of several colors of enamel, reminiscent of the shimmering polychromy of Jacob Petit&#39;s porcelain, with the mixture of rococo and wildlife.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 7,9in - H: 10,6in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:20cm, H:27cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">2,900&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/unusual-paris-porcelain-inkstand-decorated-with-sitting-xml-244_264-5084.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5084</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Original hanging neo gothic jardiniere in finely chiseled gilt bronze]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Miroirs]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/original-hanging-neo-gothic-jardiniere-in-finely-chiseled-gilt-bronze-xml-245_256-5085.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Original hanging neo gothic jardiniere in finely chiseled gilt bronze</h2><p><big>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.</big><br />Circa :1840<br />Dim: W: 14,2 in  -  D: 9,4in  -  H: 29,1in.<br />Dim:  L:36cm, P:24cm, H:74cm.<br />Bibliography: </p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">5,700&euro;&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/original-hanging-neo-gothic-jardiniere-in-finely-chiseled-gilt-bronze-xml-245_256-5085.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5085</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of andirons with sphinges in dark patina cast iron and ornate with gilded masks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Chenets]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-andirons-with-sphinges-in-dark-patina-cast-iron-and-ornate-with-gilded-masks-xml-258_285-5086.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of andirons with sphinges</h2><p><big>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.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 10,2 in - D: 5,9in - H: 18,5in.<br />Dim: L:26cm, P:15cm, H:47cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-andirons-with-sphinges-in-dark-patina-cast-iron-and-ornate-with-gilded-masks-xml-258_285-5086.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5086</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of Sevres porcelain vases]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Porcelaine]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-sevres-porcelain-vases-xml-258_276-5087.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of Sevres porcelain vases</h2><p><big>Pair of SEVRES porcelain vases on a light blue background with a medallion bordered by gilded flowers and decorated with a landscape of flowers on a white background. The Sevres mark which dates from the early twentieth century, is accompanied by a crown and the initials D and B.</big><br />Circa :1900<br />Dim: W: 10,6 in - D: 7,9in - H: 13,4in.<br />Dim: L:27cm, P:20cm, H:34cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-sevres-porcelain-vases-xml-258_276-5087.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5087</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of late 19th century Japanese bronze sculptures of a deer used as candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Sculptures]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-late-19th-century-japanese-bronze-sculptures-of-deer-used-as-candlesticks-xml-258_277-5088.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of Japanese bronze sculptures representing a deer used as candlesticks</h2><p><big>Pair of Japanese bronze sculptures representing a &quot;deer on the mound&quot; with a brown patina. The deer turning its head, paw raised, holding a branch in his mouth with eyes in colored glass. On their back fire-shaped vase with stylized flower used as candlestick.</big><br />Circa :1880<br />Dim: W: 8,3 in - D: 4,3in - H: 14,6in.<br />Dim: L:21cm, P:11cm, H:37cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-late-19th-century-japanese-bronze-sculptures-of-deer-used-as-candlesticks-xml-258_277-5088.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-09-17 14:22:44</pubDate>  <SKU>5088</SKU></item><item>  <title><![CDATA[Pair of French 19th century gilded bronze candlesticks]]></title>  <category><![CDATA[Flambeaux]]></category>  <link>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-4942.html</link>  <description><![CDATA[<h2>Pair of gilded bronze candlesticks</h2><p><big>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.</big><br />Circa :1820<br />Dim: W: 5,1 in - D: 5,1in - H: 11,8in.<br />Dim: L:13cm, P:13cm, H:30cm.<br />Bibliography:</p><br /><br /><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</span>]]></description>  <guid>http://www.galerie-atena.com/pair-of-french-19th-century-gilded-bronze-candlesticks-xml-258_281-4942.html</guid>  <pubDate>2010-08-27 15:42:36</pubDate>  <SKU>4942</SKU></item></channel></rss>
