A French carved mahogany armchair and its footrest, 19th century
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 EUR
Lot Details
Description
in the Troubadour style, architectural-shaped, with large griffin-shaped armrests, carved with rosettes, ogives, tracery, and interlacing patterns, with a cramoisi silk upholstery, with a pencil inscription on the underside of the armchair "Brun E F S 183, grand-père de Ernest Théodore Brun décédé à Orgerus le 29 janvier 1943, selon lui le maître E. Brun (1805-1868) fut le sculpteur de l'Autel de la Patrie à l'Arc de Triomphe et ancien pensionnaire de Rome de 1835 à 1838. Quod attestator ego, ciré d'Orgerus et tampon du diocèse de Versailles" and two partially illegible stamps
The armchair : haut. 195, long. 70, prof. 80 cm ; Height 76 3/4 in, width 27 1/2 in, depth 31 1/2 in
The food-stool : haut. 15 cm, long. 54 cm, larg. 41 cm ; Height 6 in, width 21 1/4 in, depth 16 1/4 in
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Orangerie de Cheverny pour la 19ème année, Rouillac, Vendôme, 10 June 2007, lot 134
The cabinetmaker could be a renowned carpenter such as Fourdinois, Tahan, Bellangé, Cremer, or Durand. Comparisons can be drawn with several examples: the carved and gilded wooden chairs by Jacob-Desmalter (c. 1817–1820) for the Gothic cabinet of the Comtesse d’Osmond, now at the Petit Palais, Paris; the prie-dieu by Auguste-Émile Ringuet-Leprince presented at the 1844 Exposition des produits de l’industrie (Chantilly, Musée Condé); the seats from Hoffmeister Castle in Saxe-Coburg; and the cabinet, bedroom, and salon armchairs made for Louis II of Bavaria at Neuschwanstein Castle.