An Empire giltwood furniture set, circa 1810, stamped by Pierre-Benoit Marcion, belonging to Marschal Mortier, Duke of Treviso
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
comprising two armchairs, two chairs and a bean-shaped sofa, with quiver mounts, with a blue embossed silk upholstery, two armchairs stamped P. MARCION and with label « Maréchal Mortier, Salon de jeux rez-de-chaussée CH », one chair stamped P. MARCION, one chair with a label « Maréchal Mortier, Salon de jeux rez-de-chaussée CH »
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Canapé: Haut. 96 cm, larg. 177 cm, prof. 69 cm ; Height 37 ¾ in, width 69 ¾ in, depth 27 in
Fauteuils: Haut. 97 cm, larg. 66 cm ; prof. 53 cm ; Height 38 in, width 26 in, depth 21 in
Chaises: Haut. 93 cm, larg. 48 cm ; prof. 46 cm ; Height 36 ½ in, width 19 in, depth 18 in
Grand salon on the ground floor of the Hôtel d'Hurnières for Marshal Mortier (1768-1835) ;
One armchair, Christie's London, 18 May 1995, lot 256;
Hôtel des Ventes de Saint Dié, 19 March 2006, lot 46.
J.-P. Planchon, Pierre-Benoît Marcion (1769-1840), ébéniste de Napoléon, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2007, p.153 (n°46/F11), p. 171 (n°Es280) 172 (n°164/Es282)
Related literature
D. Alcouffe, A. Dion-Tenenbaum, P. Ennès, Un âge d'or des Arts Décoratifs 1814-1848, Paris, 1991, exhibition catalogue, Grand Palais, 10 October - 30 December 1991, p. 289, n° 149