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Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

French, 1811-1895

Charles-Guillaume Diehl founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 Rue Michel-Le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments. It was his luxury boxes, however, (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown. Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861. In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active from 1867 until 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style, which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book “Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867”. He writes of a table of which “the pendant bearing hooks and the fan-shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love” and a jewelry case where “The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornamentation”. For this Universal Exhibition, Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors: Emile Guillemin (1841–1907), who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824–1910), who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet with marquetry and silver-plated bronzes. Diehl was again rewarded with a medal of honor at the Union Central Exhibition of 1869 and a progress medal at the Universal Exhibition in Vienna in 1873. Showered with praise by the critics, Diehl is considered one of the most innovative artists of the 19th century. His final appearance was at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he presented outside the competition, his most recent creations, including a work table in marquetry, which with its naturalistic grasshopper motif anticipated Art Nouveau.

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19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood Blackned Vanity Table Signed Diehl Paris 1800
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Roma, RM
Ladies' dressing table, French provenance, Napoleon III era, ca. 1850-1860. The side table has classic black lacquer with gilt bronze ornaments, on the top a floral pattern inlay. Signed on the lock Diehl Paris.
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Neo-Greek Pedestals. C.G. Diehl & J.Brandely, France, circa 1867
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Jean Brandely, Lebeuf Milliet & Cie Creil Montereau
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional pair of neo-Greek style pedestals, made in blackened pearwood, gilded galvanic bronze and glazed earthenware. The sheath-shaped shaft is decorated with rectangular plates...
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1860s French Greek Revival Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

Very Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Abattant by Diehl.
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI marquetry inlay secretaire A Abattant by Charles Diehl. Kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood inlay with fine gilt bronze ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Guillaume Diehl Cigar Boxe
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Cigar humidor, stamped by Charles Guillaume DIEHL (1811 - 1885), in ebony with inlaid decoration of friezes of scrolls, fleurons and lanceolate leaves, inside with five dra...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Brass

Diehl in Paris, Napoleon III Ebony Work Table / Vanity Table, 19th Century
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Beaune, FR
Lovely table with works or dressing table in ebony Louis XV - Napoleon III style. It is decorated with gilded and chiselled bronzes, signed on the interior lock "DIEHL - PARIS - 19 r...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Neo-Grec Torchères, 1870
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in New York, NY
A highly important pair of Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Ebony Neo-Grec Torchères / Pedestals circa 1870. Majestic and exemp...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long frieze drawer which opens to reveal a leather-inset secretaire with a pigeonhole fla...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Amboyna

Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

Neo-Greek Inkwell by C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet and J. Brandely, France, Circa 1867
By Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Diehl à Paris. Wood and silvered copper inkwell. Central drawer ornamented with an escutcheon and flanked by two small lateral drawers forming two containers, surmounted by a lid representing a nestling. Central niche ornamented with a winged creature. Inkwell flanked by two felines. Toped by a penholder representing a Moorish head resting on an eagle claw. This exceptional piece was realized thanks to the collaboration of ornemanist J. Brandely, sculptor E. Frémiet and cabinet-maker C.-G. Diehl. The motif of the fantasy creature dear to Diehl, is to be seen on the famous cabinet made by him in 1867 and now exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Inv. 1989.197). Arriving in Paris in about 1840 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 rue Michel-le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see “Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle”, D. Ledoux-Lebard, Ed. de l’amateur, 1982, p.164). It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see “l’Art en France sous le Second Empire”, Exposition Grand-Palais, Paris, 1979, p.133). Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861. In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active from 1867 until 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book “Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867” (vol. II, pp. 133 & 149). He writes of a table of which “the pendant bearing hooks and the fan shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love” (p. 133) and a jewelry case where “The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornamentation” (p. 149). For this Universal Exhibition Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors: Emile Guillemin (1841-1907) who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes (Orsay Museum, Paris, Inv. O.A.O. 992) and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet...
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1860s French Greek Revival Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Copper

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867
By Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare cigar humidor made in wood, with a front flap, discovering five sliding cane trays. Beautiful bronze and silver electroplated brass ornaments, such as the central niche decorated with a winged creature, surmounted on top of the cabinet with a feline. Resting on four tall legs joined by a stretcher decorated with a silvered pierced bronze incense burner. The central relief of that cellarette for cigars, with that fantasy creature, is directly inspired from the one designed by J. Brandely for the front door of the Merovingian Cabinet made by Diehl in 1867, and now preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Inv. 1989.197). Arriving in Paris in about 1840 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) founded his cabinet making and decoration firm at 19 rue Michel-le-Comte in 1885. His workshops produced elegant little pieces of furniture in rosewood and thuja and novelties with bronze and porcelain embellishments (see « Les ébénistes du XIXème siècle »,D. Ledoux-Lebard, Ed. de l’amateur, 1982, p.164). It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le Second Empire », Exposition Grand-Palais, Paris, 1979, p.133). Already rewarded with a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, he exhibited a jardinière with china columns and a liqueur cabinet at the Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1861. In collaboration with the designer Jean Brandely (active between 1867 and 1873), Diehl renovated his decorative repertory and created astonishing pieces of furniture in the Grecian style which had a dazzling success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, where his cabinets also won a silver medal. Certain motifs were so typical of Diehl’s work that they received extensive commentary by the art critic J. Mesnard in his book « Les Merveilles de l’Exposition Universal de 1867 » (vol. II, pp. 133 & 149). He writes of a table of which « the pendant bearing hooks and the fan shaped radiating motif which ornaments the entablature are engraved with love » (p. 133) and a jewelry case where « The head in fine Grecian style makes up the essential part of the fine gilt bronze ornementation » (p. 149). For this Universal Exhibition of 1867, Diehl also formed a partnership with two famous sculptors : Emile Guillemin (1841-1907) who carved the relief for a mahogany sideboard with galvanic gilt bronzes (Orsay Museum, Paris, Inv. O.A.O. 992) and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) who executed the low relief for a cedar medal cabinet...
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1860s French Greek Revival Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century, Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Bonheur Du Jour by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, by appointment only
Highly important and palatial Napoleon III Louis XV Revival Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour by Charles Guillaume Diehl, Designed by Jean Brandely, The Marquetry by E. Varlot, Paris. The rarity & importance of this magnificent piece cannot be overstated, it is without question one of the finest examples you will see. Originally commissioned for European nobility as a statement of love and marital grandeur. Incorporating the finest & rarest veneers and timbers of the time, including Harewood, Thuya, Purpleheart, palm wood and tulipwood. The beautifully shaped ormolu gallery on the top, gracefully curving outwards inset with fretted heart shapes highlight the incredible attention to detail that flow throughout this majestic piece. The upper section set either side with ormolu mounted fluted pilasters, aside two doors both individually set with masculine & feminine central marquetry panels of the most supreme quality, as you would expect from the master E. Varlot. The colors incorporated in the inlay are outstanding to behold, simply perfection. Opening to reveal the double top & bottom lock, engraved with Diehl's mark and address. Internally veneered in Rosewood of the richest color with one shelf. With two drawers below the doors, both veneered on the inside with Sycamore, one fitted for inkwells. The ormolu edged writing flap again centrally set with both a male & female figure now seated, holding hands with the lady holding a Mandoline, a true sign of happiness & love. The writing flap opening to reveal the original richly tooled velvet leather surface. The stand with one central frieze drawer, again lined inside with rosewood and with a top and bottom lock. On ormolu-mounted fluted legs. This grand Museum Quality masterpiece is in excellent condition for its age. Charles Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885) was of Germanic origins, he is considered among the most important & influential of cabinetmakers of the 19th century. He was born in Steinbach, Germany later moving to France, establishing his atelier in Paris in 1840, at the 3, Rue de Thorigny and then at the 170, Rue Saint...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Ormolu

French Center Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
A Centre Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle By Charles-Guillaume Diehl Of rectangular form, constructed in Bois Noirci and cut brass, using complex arabesque designs in the manner of Jean Berain; rising from square tapering collared legs conjoined by a stylised stretcher of ‘X’ form issuing from a central tablet; having three drawers to the frieze. French, Circa 1860 Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811–1885). Diehl was a German born cabinetmaker that worked and ran workshops in France from circa 1840 until 1885, specialising in small decorative cabinets...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Brass

Large Vitrine by Charles-Guillaume Diehl and Leon Bertaux
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular large French Napoleon III ormolu mounted showcase by Charles-Guillaume Diehl, and Helene Bertaux. Each one of the three glazed doors mounted with a relief-cast oval plaque depicting flying putti and a lady in various positions, flanked by acanthus leaves and ribbons. The shoulders mounted with female espagnolettes, topped with a gilt bronze bust of a lady. Lock plate signed DIEHL/19. R. Michel-le-Comte/PARIS The plaques by Helene Bertaux (Madame Leon Bertaux...
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19th Century French Antique Charles-Guillaume Diehl Furniture

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Bronze

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Charles-Guillaume Diehl furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles-Guillaume Diehl furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Charles-Guillaume Diehl were created in the Louis XVI style in france during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Guillaume Grohe, and Maison Giroux. Prices for Charles-Guillaume Diehl furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,128 and can go as high as $245,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $47,639.

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