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 About Le Trianon
Through years of travel Jean-Henri, Colette, Alexander and Eric Sarbib have
assembled a fine collection from various chateaux and private estates in the
United States and Europe. They have combined their passion for rare and
fascinating items for connoisseurs, collectors, designers and dealers alike.
Each piece has been acquired with thoughtful attention and devotion to the
subtleties of provenance. Le Trianon has a very large selection of paintings dating from the Northern Renaissance up to Post-Impressionism. Our collection includes: Baroque Art, when artists were more concerned with depicting emotion and naturalism than in previous eras, including a 17th Century Italian School depicting “Mary Magdalene”, a 17th Century Spanish School “Madonna with Child”, Jacques Courtois also known as (Le Bourguignon) and other European Artists. High Dutch Art of the 17th Century, which was influenced by the Mannerists and the Baroque, including Pieter Simmons Potter, Peter Van De Velde, Meindert Hobbema and other prominent Dutch Old Masters. The Rococo period, considered by some to be the most decorative and decadent of all art forms, including Francois Boucher, Pierre Alexandre Aveline after Antoine Watteau and other 18th Century Artists of the time period. Romanticism and Realism, when life and nature were captured in landscapes and still lifes with rich colors to appeal to the senses, including Artists Narcisse Berchere, George Lorring Brown, John Henry Dolph, George Morland, Franz Lebret, Morston Constatine Ream, Cornelis Van Leemputten and William Hammer, to name a few. We also carry works from Charles Francois Daubigny, Charles Emile Jacque and Albert Charles Wallet of the Barbizon School named after a village of Barbizon in France during the 19th Century. Finally, we feature an impressive collection of European Impressionists. Impressionism was arguably the most influential post-Renaissance movement, when artists cared more about the effects of light on objects and did most of their artwork outdoors. Post-impressionism, used to describe the work of artists with a freely expressive use of form and color, including “Les Petit Maitres”: Marie-Joseph-Leon-Clavel otherwise known as “ I Will”, Marcel Dyf, Eugene Henri Cauchois, Paul-Michel Dupuy, Pierre de Belay, Francois Gall, Antonio Y Mencia Garcia, Louis Abel Lauvray, Edmond Marie Petitjean and Victor Simonin. Some American Impressionists and post-impressionists include William Merrit Chase, one of the best-known practitioners, Frank Usher De Voll, for his paintings of New York City landmarks, Olive Parker Black, Louis Kronberg, George Henry Leonard and Eugene Alonzo Poole. Le Trianon has a large selection of English furniture from Charles II to William IV. Most of the early English furniture from the 17th Century was made using oak. It remained fashionable until the introduction of walnut in France in the middle of the 17th century. Le Trianon has such items, from Jacobean tables to chests. The advent of walnut heralded a revolution in the construction of furniture and its embellishments. A passion for Oriental lacquer and the influence of Dutch craftsmen brought about imports through the East India Company. Some of our inventory includes William and Mary lowboys and Queen Ann side chairs to name a few. The Great Frost of 1709 destroyed most of the walnut trees in Central Europe, necessitating the importation of walnut from the colonies and the introduction of mahogany. Skilled German and Dutch cabinetmakers introduced their skills in marquetry and veneer as seen in our examples of George I tilt-top tables and secretaries, George II mirrors and double dome desks. The term Georgian furniture encompasses the period from 1714 to the 1830. During this time there were revolutionary changes in style, manufacture and materials, including “C” and “S” scrolled shapes of the Rococo, the Chinoiserie taste by the 1740’s and the Gothic design, further complicating the 1750’s with pieces displaying all three styles. Drawings reflecting this were published, among which Thomas Chippendale is now the best known. Our exceptional Chippendale Desk based on a plate in the 3rd edition of Thomas Chippendale’s Director (1762) shows that the panels of the desk are similar to that of the lower cupboard in Chippendale’s design. The period from 1760 to 1830 saw craft become industry and furniture design change from fanciful to practical and elegant. Thus the styles known as Adams, after Robert Adam, the architect influenced for the first time classic lines of antiquity. Symmetry replaced asymmetry and bulk was replaced with refinement. A fine example is our George III Mahogany Breakfront by Ince & Mayhew after a design by Robert Adams. Other examples of George III furniture include cabinets, dining tables, sideboards, side tables, sofa tables and desks. The Regency period from 1805-1825 showed much French influence, not only in design, but also in the lavish use of gilt brass mounts. Other cabinetmakers used monopodia legs; ram's head finials and other designs in the Egyptian taste. Some of our collection include Regency sideboards, stands; one attributed to John Bromely, sets of chairs; one signed by John Gee and settees. William IV associated with a robust, somewhat heavier transitional style includes mahogany banquet tables and conference tables. Our French furniture feature Renaissance up to Louis Phillipe. French craftsmen of the Renaissance created furniture with deeply carved ornate designs and reflected the Roman sensibility. Such items at Le Trianon include Renaissance buffets and tables. During the period of Louis XIII a growing demand for furniture lured many Italian craftsman to France. The French country furniture era began as well as upholstered backs and seats. Some of our examples include Louis XIII armchairs and center tables. Without question Louis XIV, also known as the sun king, was the most celebrated king of France. Intricate marquetry, heavy carving and gold leaf characterized the furniture of this time period. Some of our inventory includes Louis XIV fauteuils and gilt-wood stools. The Regence period inspired by mythological themes and by the Orient. Shapes became more bowed and round like the distinctive “bombe” chest. Pretty and romantic, this style became enormously popular in Europe very quickly. Even today, the style endures. Some fine examples of our inventory include a Regence commode with ormolu mounts stamped by Mathieu Criaerd, large gilt-wood mirrors, and marble top cabinets. With Louis XV furniture, the asymmetry and heavy ornamentation of the Regence period was made even more lavish through the use of extravagant wood veneers and marquetry. Our inventory includes provincial armoires, Louis XV armchairs, lacquered cabinets, ormolu-mounted commodes, gilt-wood marble top consoles, writing tables and side tables stamped by the best cabinet makers such as Jacques Birckle, Nicolas Blanchard, Jean Mathieu Chevallier, Etienne Doirat, Bon Durand, Pierre Garnier, Jean Francois Hache, Jean-Jacques Manser and Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard. The Louis XVI period brought a change to neo-classicism. Intricate marquetry and floral designs were banded by geometrical trims and circumscribed by oval or round medallions. Some of our inventory includes Louis XVI chairs and bergeres, bureaux plats, marquetry cabinets, Kingwood commodes, neoclassical consoles, mirrors and occasional tables by such great cabinetmakers, Jean Pierre Dusautoy, George Jacob, RVLC Roger Vandercruse de La Croix, Jean Francois Leleu, Nicolas Petit, Martin Ohneberg, Jean-Baptiste Claude Sene and Nicholas Varrig. In 1789, the Revolution tore France apart, which brought several
governing groups fighting for power. This era’s name, Directoire, refers to
one of those selected groups. The style reflected the transition away from
the flamboyant monarchy. Marquetry was abandoned in favor of more austere
decorations. Some of our inventory includes sets of chairs, settees and
dining tables. With the downfall of Napoleon the wealthy noble class reinstated King
Charles X. In terms of furniture and decoration, this meant the creation of
a softer version of the Empire style. Woods were lighter in both color and
density, and the art of marquetry returned with decorative flowers, garlands
and rosettes. Such items in our inventory include side tables and center
tables. Le Trianon also carries American furniture from the 18th and 19th Century, Italian furniture and Continental furniture (Austrian, Hungarian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish) from the 17th, 18th, and 19th Century. Such American furniture includes Federal sideboards and sofas, convex mirrors and tilt-top tables. Our impressive Italian and Continental furniture includes Genovese commodes, ormolu mounted commodes, walnut credenzas, Piemontese tables and armchairs, inlaid slant front desks, painted and partial-gilt marble top consoles, Baroque and Rococo mirrors, parquetry center tables, trestle tables and marquetry card tables. Finally Le Trianon offers a selection of 17th and 18th tapestries, Aubusson carpets, works of arts, architectural elements, statuary, 18th and 19th Century chandeliers, French faience, Delft, English and French porcelain dinner sets, candelabra, sconces, tea caddies, boxes, trays and other decorative accessories.
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