From a European private collection
An Italian gilt a mecca and cream-painted wood daybed, circa 1810, once very probably belonged to Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
on four paw-feet, the mounts decorated with foliages and sunflowers, adorned with cypher "C" within a laurel and oak leave crown, with a cream and green striped silk upholstery
Haut. 89,5 cm, larg. 209 cm, prof. 84 cm; Height. 35 in, width. 82 1/4 in, depth. 33 in
The cypher "C" could be for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples (1782-1839);
European private collection
Related Litterature
Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Impero in Italia, Arredi e decorazioni d'interni dal 1800 al 1843, Milano, 1998.
Christophe Huchet de Quénetain, Les styles Consulat et Empire, Paris, 2005
Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Mobilier Français Consulat et Empire, Paris, 2009.
Jean-Jacques Gautier et Bertrand Rondot, Le château de Versailles raconte le Mobiler national, Quatre siècles de création, Paris, 2011.
Les sœurs de Napoléon, Trois destins italiens, Paris, 2013, exh. cat., Musée Marmottan-Monet, Paris, 3 October 2013 – 26 January 2014.
Jean-Jacques Gautier, Sièges en société, Histoire du siège du Roi-Soleil à Marianne, Paris, 2017.
Maria Teresa Caracciolo et Jehanne Lazaj, Caroline, sœur de Napoléon et reine des arts, Milan, 2017, exh. cat., Palais Fesch, Ajaccio, 30 June – 2 October 2017.
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