Pair of molded, carved, lacquered and gilded... - Lot 213 - Daguerre

Pair of molded, carved, lacquered and gilded wood footstools by Jacob D. from the Empire period for Marie Louise au Hameau de la Reine. The reserve belt decorated with rosettes, they stand on tapered legs with rings. Inventory mark in ink probably of 1818, PT 1235 and the numbers 3112 and 3113. H. 24 W. 37 D. 42,5 cm Provenance: Delivered for the salon of the Lord's house in the Queen's hamlet in Versailles in 1812. This pair of foot stools is part of an important delivery of salon furniture for the Hameau. It originally included a sofa, two bergères, eight armchairs, twelve chairs, a fireplace screen and finally the two stools presented here. Although the delivery was made by the talented upholsterer François-Louis-Castelnaux Darrac, it is indeed Jacob-Desmalter who is responsible for the wooden barrels. Darrac submitted his work for the seats in December 1811 (state no. 1050) and on May 20, 1812 for our two stools (O² 527). Here is his description of the delivery and the work done: "white and gold wood, upholstered, covered in painted velvet supplied by the Garde-Meuble, including canvas for lining, as well as the two pillows in coutil and feathers, all decorated in silk, including minor supplies and manner. For 1124,99, settled 1001,60." The two stools that we present are thus delivered later, on May 20, 1812, under the designation "2 foot stools / For white and gold wood. / Straps. Cloth of fur and horsehair. Soft cloth / Vauchelet fabric provided by the Garde-Meuble, including the way and minor supplies. 44,97 the one / Total 89,94" This textile garniture is innovative, because it is one of the first examples of painted silk velvet, whose preparatory cards are still preserved in the National Archives (O² 764). All the textiles of the second floor salon were supplied by the silk manufacturer Delaneuville, who was associated with Antoine Vauchelet, creator of this technique. The traceability of the imperial furniture There are no stencil marks under the Empire, but the delivery label gives us quite precise information about the order. In addition, the different inventories established are : - 1810 (added between 1811 and 1812) without number (salon furniture between n°1555 and 1558) - 1818 under the stencil mark PT 1235 in black - 1834 under the number PT 798 - 1839 under the stencil mark PT 5922 in red - This furniture is shown as issued on April 8, 1850 The hamlet of the Petit Trianon Picturesque group of factories, witnesses of the art of living at the end of the Ancien Régime, the Hameau was stripped of its furnishings during the Revolution. It was not until 1810 and the marriage of Napoleon I to Marie-Louise that work was undertaken at the Hameau. Alas, the marshy topography, which makes the houses particularly wet, the lack of the lack of maintenance over a period of ten years as well as the precipitous end of the Empire did not allow it to enjoy any kind of country charm. However, a certain number of orders were placed, some of which were very "Louis XVI" neoclassical, such as the mahogany chairs in the dining room. The furniture of the Grand Salon jaune, delivered in 1812, of which our stools were a part, stands out by its "aparat" and formal character in such a bucolic place. This set is now restored by a piece of furniture bequeathed by the Countess of Massa in 1965. Provenance: delivered for Empress Marie-Louise at the Hameau, for the Grand Salon jaune on the second floor in 1812. The estate was then given by Louis XVIII to the Duchess of Angouleme. Finally, Louis-Philippe passed it on to his son Ferdinand-Philippe and his daughter-in-law Hélène de Mecklembourg-Schwerin. This furniture entered private hands probably in 1850. We would like to thank Jean-Eudes Schoppmann for his precious help in describing this lot.