Philippe Vichot
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37 rue de Lille & 21 rue de Beaune Paris 75007
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Open from Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Closed between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m..
About
Based on Rue de Lille in Paris for the past thirty years, Philippe Vichot is a specialist in furniture, seating, and works of art dating from the 17th century to the early 19th century.
He is a member of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA), the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE), and the Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Œuvres d’Art (CINOA).
Recognized by his peers for his knowledge and keen expertise in works of art, he serves as an advisor to major institutions and has established the gallery’s international reputation.
A discerning antique dealer with exacting standards regarding the quality and rarity of the works he presents, Philippe Vichot has earned a reputation for a selection that is both rigorous and eclectic. As a result, his clientele includes some of the most renowned interior decorators, private collectors, and institutions, such as the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, the Palace of Versailles, the Mobilier National, and the Monuments Historiques in France.
Benefiting from a space of more than 150 square meters in the heart of the Carré Rive Gauche, just steps from the Musée d’Orsay and the Louvre Museum, the gallery showcases its discoveries within constantly renewed settings and displays.
A casket decorated with semi-precious stone inlays attributed to Domenico Benotti, master craftsman at the Grand Ducal Workshops in Florence
Made of ebony and ebony veneer, with inlays of polychrome semi-precious stones such as agate, lapis lazuli, jasper, chalcedony, carnelian and serpentine
Florence, second half of the 17th century, circa 1650–1660
Dimensions: H 21.5 cm W 33.5 cm D 30 cm
The semi-precious stone marquetry panels, decorated with flowers, fruit and birds against a background of black marble edged with yellow marble, were the favoured compositions of the Galleria de’ Lavori, renamed the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in the mid-19th century.
The design adorning the lid, depicting a parrot in a hoop holding cherries, bears a resemblance to another work forming part of a set signed by Domenico Benotti, dated 1655 and now in the Prado Museum in Madrid (Inv. O00858).
Louis XIV chest of drawers with floral marquetry attributed to the cabinetmaker Renaud Gaudron (c. 1653–1727)
Italy, Circa 1695
Rich floral marquetry on an ebony ground. The top is decorated with a large vase of flowers on an entablature, set amongst broad foliage scrolls featuring birds and butterflies, stylised snails, hunting scenes and mascarons. Four front drawers with crossbars, arranged in three rows, adorned with gilded bronze lock plates and handles. The front stiles are bevelled and the four legs are finished with gilded bronze lion’s paws.
H 83.5 cm W 117.5 cm D 62 cm
This type of marquetry first appeared in the 1670s on various types of furniture in vogue at the time. These included chests, cabinets and writing desks known as ‘Mazarin’, notably crafted by the cabinetmaker Pierre Gole.
Large Louis XV period armchair
Carved and gilded wood.
Flat, curved backrest. Carved with rocaille motifs, burst pomegranates and large flowers. Armrests with cuffs. Curved legs with foliage motifs. Modern floral silk upholstery.
France, circa 1740
H 109 cm W 81 cm D 78
Pair of vases in Blue John, in the style of Matthew Boulton (1728–1809)
Spath Fluor or Blue John, white marble and black Ashford marble. Chiselled and gilded bronze mount featuring pineapple knobs, satyr masks, water leaves and rows of pearls.
England, late 18th–early 19th century
H 36 cm D 11 cm
A rare pair of small Italian mirrors
Carved and gilded wood. Lapis lazuli. Mercury mirrors.
Probably Rome. Mid-18th century
H 47 cm W 32 cm
Hercules’ victory over Antaeus
A rare sculpted lead group. Based on a model by Stefano MADERNO (1576–1636)
Italy, late 17th century.
H 60 cm W 31 cm D 26 cm