Rating and value of Jacques Duval-Brasseur's furniture and sculptures

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Rating and value of the artist

Thanks to his success with his innovative vision of architecture, and his conceptual talent, Jacques Duval-Brasseur has established himself since his lifetime as a sure value on the art market.

In recent years, the artist's rating has continued to evolve positively. Present on the French and American markets, Duval-Brasseur's furniture is among his most sought-after works.

In 2025, a bronze and glass table dating from 1970 sold for €19,000 while it was estimated at between €9,000 and €14,000, more than twice the low estimate. 

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Artist's style and technique

Jacques Duval-Brasseur (1934 - 2021) is a French designer renowned for his furniture sculptures that blend decorative art, sculpture and design. His aesthetic lies somewhere between surrealism, late art nouveau, organic fantasy and 1970s sculptural design.

His style is immediately identifiable with animal or plant forms, integrated into functional objects (tables, consoles, lamps and mirrors). The dominant motifs are fantastical animals, plant forms and marine elements. He integrates flora and fauna into a utilitarian structure without breaking the sculptural momentum.

He achieves a deliberate fusion between decorative art and autonomous sculpture, furniture never reduced to pragmatic use. Tables become mythological scenes, lamps luminous trees and cosoles hybrid assemblages of half-animal, half-plant.

The object is conceived as a habitable sculpture and poetic environment. It shows a taste for sweeping curves, twists and organic lines inspired by nature. The rhythms are ascending, with palms and branches fanning out and slender silhouettes.

There is never strict symmetry, the compositions are dynamic and often spiral. He works in brass and gilded bronze, the artist's signature materials. He makes frequent use of associated materials : sandblasted glass, smoked glass, crystal tops for tables, shells, shagreen and natural elements in certain models.

The surfaces are striated, hammered and engraved, inspired by natural textures, with a sought-after contrast between smooth parts and chiseled areas to create plays of light. It is heir to natural art nouveau (Guimard, Gallé) for organic vitality. His work has a closeness to 1970s designer-sculptors (Ado Chale, Claude Lalanne, Garouste et Bonetti).

He is highly sought-after for the coherence of his sculptural universe, the prestige of his materials and the rarity of his pieces. Today, Duval-Brasseur is associated with the revival of organically inspired design-sculpture and decorative arts.

The life of Jacques Duval-Brasseur     

Jacques Duval-Brasseur was born in 1934 in France, into a cultural environment conducive to the decorative arts and creative craftsmanship. His initial training was in applied arts and design, with an early interest in sculpture and working with materials.

He developed an early affinity for metallic materials and organic aesthetics. He began his career in the 1950s and 1960s, a period of renewal for French design. He became interested in the borderline between sculpture and furniture, a fundamental question that was to become the signature of his work.

His first creations were small decorative objects and sculptures combining metal and natural materials. In the 1960s and 1970s, he asserted his style based on fauna, flora, mythological forms and organic structures. He developed a unique sculptural vocabulary, working in brass, gilded bronze and hammered metal, which became his trademark.

He became one of the major French sculptural designers of the 1970s. He created tables, consoles, lamps and mirrors, all conceived as works of art. His organic, spectacular universe attracted an international clientele of private collectors, interior designers and specialized galleries.

He developed his own personal metalworking techniques: expressive chiseling, hammered textures, assembling metal sheets. He incorporates noble or natural materials such as smoked glass, crystal, shells and sometimes mineral fragments.

His approach is artisanal and demanding  each piece is conceived as unique or in very limited production. He exhibits in France, Europe and the United States. His work appeals to collectors of 1970s design, organic art lovers and high-end decorators.

Market segmentation and artist rating

Furniture-sculpture is the main segment of circulating works, including tables, consoles, lamps, mirrors and pedestal tables. Stand-alone sculptures such as fantastical animals, plant forms, birds and hybrid creatures are also in demand.

Decorative objects are also found, smaller pieces in brass or gilded bronze, often one-offs or in very small series. Monumental pieces are rare, high-value creations destined for prestigious interiors.

Small formats (objects, table lamps, decorative sculptures) are part of an accessible, highly liquid segment. Medium formats (coffee tables, floor lamps, mirrors) form the core of the market for collectors of 20th-century design.

Large pieces (monumental consoles, large mirrors, wall sculptures) form a premium segment. The most sought-after subjects are palm motifs (plamiers, palm leaves, fan-shaped branches), stylized animals (eagles, fish, felines, fantastic brass birds), tables with sculptural legs, sculptural lamps and pieces from the 1970s, the period most prized for its organic radicalism.

Valuation criteria include originality and typicality (hammered brass, flamboyant organic forms, spectacular appearance), state of preservation, provenance, rarity, period and sculptural complexity.

The geographic market is mainly in France and Belgium, but also in the United States, the United Roayume, the Middle East and Asia.

Liquidity is very high for typical webbed or animal pieces, excellent for tables with carved gilded brass bases and good for lamps and mirrors. It is more variable for experimental or atypical pieces.

A strong revaluation of its value has taken place since the 2010s thanks to enthusiasm for 1970s design and spectacular organic pieces. Works in gilded brass, very much in vogue in contemporary interior design, are experiencing sustained demand.

His signature

Not all works by Jacques Duval-Brasseur are signed. To be sure of the originality of your property, it is highly  preferable to have it appraised.

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