The 19th-century German cabinetmaker Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener rose to prominence for his beautiful reproductions of Louis XV furniture in the Rococo style. The influence of the Art Nouveau movement can be seen in Zwiener's work as well, and his ornate cabinets, gilded writing desks and exquisitely detailed chests of drawers are just some of the many examples of his mastery of furniture design.
Zwiener was born in Herdon, Germany, around 1848. By 1880, he had moved to Paris and established a workshop on the Rue de la Roquette. Zwiener was quick to earn esteem among the European nobility as a producer of fine furniture. In 1884, he created a replica of the famous Bureau du Roi roll-top desk for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. He also partnered with famed French sculptor Léon Messagé, whose gorgeous designs are credited with helping Zwiener win the gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.
In 1895, Zwiener returned to Berlin after securing a commission from Wilhelm II. His workshop was taken over by cabinetmaker François Linke. Linke's style was similar to Zwiener's. Linke also continued to work with Messagé, preserving the workshop's tradition of exceptional craftsmanship.
In Germany, Wilhelm II was eager to showcase the talents of German furniture makers to the world. He tasked Zwiener with producing an extensive suite of furniture for his royal palaces. The furniture was exhibited at the German Pavilion during the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Later, many of the pieces followed Wilhelm II to his manor house, Huis Doorn, in the Netherlands, where he lived in exile.
Over his career, Zwiener also produced furniture for elite international clients like New York art collector Charles Tyson Yerkes and French author Baroness Hélène van Zuylen of the Rothschild banking family.
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Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Lamp Table By Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Lamp Table By Joseph Zwiener Joseph Zwiener With a wonderful veneered “Sunburst” top, each of the four sides cen...
Bronze, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Gueridon By Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Marquetry Inlaid Gueridon with Marble Top, By Emmanuel Zwiener. This gueridon or occasional table has a green marble top. The frieze has marquetry flowe...
Marble, Ormolu
$3,850 / set
H 30 in Dm 19.5 in
Mid-20th C. Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Gueridons/Sidetables
Located in Morristown, NJ
A charming and highly decorative pair of Louis XV style occasional or side tables, crafted in the 20th century with elegant parquetry tops framed by pierced brass galleries. Raised o...
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Pedestal Table
By France"
Located in TARBES, FR
Pedestal table or small tripod table from the end of the 19th century, the legs are in carved wood, oak top, wear of time consistent with age and use, piece of great originality. Goe...
Oak
$15,266
H 37.01 in W 18.51 in D 14.97 in
Italy 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Side Table Gueridon with Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
18th Century Louis XV Italian (Tuscany) walnut side table with drawings. It was a work table to contain embroidery accessories, a very charming piece. It shows a beautiful proportio...
Walnut
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Guéridon
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine ormolu-mounted and rosewood veneered gueridon à écritoire, stamped by the Parisian ébéniste Pierre-François Quéniard dit Guignard (1740-1794), became maître in 1767. He was a ...
Pine
$4,350
H 31.5 in Dm 21.25 in
Late 19th C. French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Gueridon, Green Onyx Top
Located in Morristown, NJ
An elegant and finely executed French Empire style gueridon, dating to the late 19th century, distinguished by its restrained neoclassical proportions and exceptional gilt bronze mou...
Onyx, Bronze
Opulent 19th Century Bronze Mounted Gueridon Table with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superbly elegant and opulent bronze & marble gueridon oval table having incredible ornate details. The black and gold color palette is strikingly beautiful.
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Parquetry Gueridon Stand with Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style gueridon or center table with nicely veined green marble top and gilt bronze mounts. The parquetry on the frieze and legs is bois de rose and bois Violette. The...
Brass, Bronze
$14,202Sale Price|42% Off
H 29.5 in Dm 25 in
French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted and Marquetry Gueridon Side Table
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany and tulipwood marquetry gueridon side-table. The circular top inlaid with a floral design marquetry and sy...
Bronze, Ormolu
Gueridon Louis XVI Style in Giltwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A french gueridon louis XVI style sign under the marble top by P. Migot, a very good cabinetmaker in BORDEAUX france the carvind in the bel...
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Mirrored Gueridon
By Maison Jansen
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French gueridon in the Louis XVI style, with tapered fluted legs, gilt-bronze mounts and pierced bronze galley. Table has its original mirrored glass top.
Bronze
Italian Gueridon Marquetry Tripod Table
Located in East Aurora, NY
An exceptionally nice Walnut octagon marquetry tripod table. The Marquetry design on the top, base, and legs are constructed of mixed hardwoods. The original surface has a great age...
Wood
$18,950Sale Price|41% Off
H 30.38 in W 23.13 in D 17 in
French 19th Century Mahogany & Ormolu Mounted Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-early 20th century Louis XV style mahogany, tulipwood, parquetry and ormolu mounted oval gueridon side table with a Brêche Violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The inset oval Brêche Violette marble top with a gilt-bronze surround, above a lozenge parquetry frieze with foliate ormolu mounts, with a drawer to one side, on cabriole legs headed by clasps and joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher centered by a finial, on scroll sabots. Unsigned. Circa: Paris, 1900. François Linke (1855-1946) was one of the most celebrated ébénistes of his time. Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Linke moved to Paris in 1875 and six years later established independent ateliers at 170, rue de Faubourg St. Antoine. As was the practice among contemporaries and noteworthy predecessors, such as Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson, Linke initially produced furniture derived from styles popular during the 18th century ancien régime. By 1900, his worldwide reputation as an individualistic master of high quality furniture was already established. However, with a huge display, placing his extravagant pieces in room settings and winning the Médaille d'Or for his Grand Bureau, Linke's participation in the Paris 1900 exhibition...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 30 in W 25 in D 20 in
Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderful late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV style Vitrine table by Joseph Zwiener Joseph Zwiener The oval shaped table with a beveled glass top encircled by a bronze frieze, above four side glass panels, the canted angles set with pierced foliate-cast clasps, standing on cabriole legs tapering to scrolled sabots. Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modeling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’ Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Bronze