ARTE ANTIQUES & FINE ART GALLERY
Los Angeles, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 22ʺW × 14.5ʺD × 58ʺH
- Styles
- Louis XVI
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Marble
- Veneer
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent Wear consistent with age and use. less
- Description
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This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section …
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This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section centred by a Mercury mask and sunburst with crossed lower branches, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags, above the tapering upright, the paneled front cast with a flower-filled vase flanked by scrolling foliage and floral swags, with paneled parquetry sides, on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet.
This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), now in the Louvre museum in Paris.
Literature:
Alcouffe, Daniel, Anne Dion-Tenenbaum, Amaury Lefeìbure, and Bill, G. B. Pallot. Furniture Collections in the Louvre. Dijon: Editions Faton, 1993, Vol. I, p. 286.
Kjellberg, Pierre. Le mobilier franc¸ais du XVIIIe sieÌcle: dictionnaire des eìbeìnistes et des menuisiers. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 2008.
Jean-Henri Riesener was the foremost cabinet-maker in France during the reign of Louis XVI (1774–1792). His richly decorated furniture is characterized by mahogany veneers, floral wood marquetry (inlaid decoration) and sculptural gilt-bronze mounts of superlative quality. Some of his pieces include hidden compartments unlocked by ingenious mechanisms. Several pieces attributed to him were bought for the Royal Collection by George IV (1762–1830), who was a great admirer of French works of art.
Born in Gladbeck, in Westphalia, Germany in 1734, Riesener immigrated to Paris as a young man and there joined the workshop of Jean-François Oeben. On Oeben's death, Riesener married his widow, took over the business, and secured his own reputation by completing the famous 'King's Desk' for Louis XV which he delivered to the Chateau of Versailles in 1769. In 1774 he was appointed official Cabinetmaker to the King (ébéniste ordinaire du garde meuble de la couronne), and from this time he regularly supplied furniture to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. One commode by Riesener in the Royal Collection (RCIN 21213) was originally made for the King's Bedchamber at Versailles. However, in 1784 Riesener was removed from his official post and replaced by a less talented and less expensive cabinet-maker, Guillaume Benneman. Riesener continued to supply exceptionally rich pieces for Queen Marie-Antoinette and her sister-in-law, the comtesse de Provence, but his decade in official royal service with access to large and significant commissions was over. The years after 1784 up to the French Revolution led Riesener to work with Paris dealers, including the pre-eminent marchand mercier, Dominique Daguerre.
Riesener survived the French Revolution, but his association with the monarchy proved damaging to his career and he died in relative obscurity in 1806. less
ARTE ANTIQUES & FINE ART GALLERY
Los Angeles, CA
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