Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener (1849-1895)

The bold shape and virtuoso bronzes of this Louis XV-style cartonnier powerfully evoke the craftsmanship of the late 19th-century’s greatest cabinetmakers, François Linke and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.

For all admirers of late 19th century virtuoso cabinetmaking, this Brest auction was a marvelous moment, with pieces illustrating the art of Linke, Zwiener and Sormani.

Furniture from the Château de Jouac showcases 19th-century cabinetmakers who paid tribute to their masters from the 1700s.

Claude-François Julliot (1727-1794) probably commissioned these two pieces of furniture stamped Joseph, which were in the Comte de Merle’s collection. They are beautiful examples of the resurgence of copper and tortoiseshell "Boulle" marquetry early in the Louis XVI period.

Descending from a long line of experts and dealers in Old Master drawings, Emmanuel de Bayser tracks down famous names in French post-war design.

His ‘small’ business never having known a crisis, the gallerist has found himself impacted – along with the rest of the art world – by the consequences of the pandemic. An interview at the dawn of a new world.

Known as a member of the Grand Jeu Group, Joseph Sima (1891-1971) sought a form of unity in representation in all of his work. A prime example of his landscapes of light, Ombres portées I (Cast Shadows I), is by an artist at the height of his powers.

The French artist, a pioneer of conceptual art in the 1960s, will be honored at the gallery's stand during the Paris+ fair, through one of Venet's large sculptures. An exhibition will also be dedicated to him in March 2023 in the three spaces in the Marais and on Avenue Matignon.

In Perros-Guirec, the award this summer went to the original work of the Breton cabinetmaker and sculptor, who achieved a record, rivaling François Méheut and Édouard-Marcel Sandoz.

The marble from Madame Récamier's bedroom, which sold for €918,720 on Dec. 4 in Fontainebleau, is finally joining the Louvre "thanks to the gesture of the collector, who accepted the proposal to buy the statue on behalf of the museum". It will join the torchère that was preempted by the museum.