Gabriel Viardot was one of the leading representatives of Japanese-style furniture much in vogue in the late 19th century. Today’s collectors can appreciate this work in the sale of a selection of furniture typical of his art: over fifteen pieces at affordable prices ranging from €200 to €3,000. Viardot began his career as a woodcarver in 1849 before taking over the family cabinetmaking business in 1861 and guiding it in a new direction. Although he always kept to the principle of making small-scale drawing-room furniture, he literally revolutionized its style.
A Collection of Furniture by Gabriel Viardot, Master of Japanism
A major figure in Japanism during the late 19th century, Gabriel Viardot designed to showcase and drawing-room furniture inhabited by dragons and bedecked with mother-of-pearl.
