Collection Jean-Marie Rossi, D'un monde l'autre, Part II

A matched pair of Empire gilt-bronze mounted flamed mahogany bibliothèques, circa 1810

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Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

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Description

opening with two glassed doors with a spring mechanism, one with two lateral doors, and two doors on the lower part opening by a spring mechanism, the mounts applied with beams, with a white marble top; (electrified)

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Haut. 166,5 cm, larg. 171 cm, prof. 47 cm ; height. 65 ¾ in, width.67 ¼ in, depth. 18 ½ in

These bookcases are characteristic of the Empire period, with the use of mahogany prized by the Emperor, a simple and utilitarian form, and the presence of a few gilt-bronzes from the neoclassical vocabulary established by Napoleon I's ornamentalists, Percier and Fontaine. In this case, slender torches, synonymous with knowledge and a masculine attribute, enhance the flamed colour of the mahogany. This sobriety is found in many bookcases, for example a two-door mahogany bookcase kept at the Mobilier National (inv. GME 16778).

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