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A FRENCH ROSEWOOD APPLIED GILT BRONZE MOUNTED EN...

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A FRENCH ROSEWOOD APPLIED GILT BRONZE MOUNTED EN DOUCINE CABINET VENEERED WITH COROMANDEL LACQUER PANELS
BY MAISON CHARLES BERNEL AFTER A MODEL DATING TO THE LOUIS THE 15TH PERIOD BY BERNARD II VAN RISAMBURGH
ALSO KNOWN AS BVRB (1700-1760)
THE CABINET: FRANCE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
THE COROMANDEL LACQUER PLAQUES: CHINA, 19TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY EARLIER
The vertical cabinet of rectangle shape resting on four curved feet and opening by a single door panel. Made of massive wood it is all applied with rosewood and embellished with rocaille style gilt bronze mounts. The frontal door panel is set with a large single coromandel panel depicting numerous Daoist gods and attendants, the central figure likely being Master Wen also known as Master Tongxuan (通玄真人). Both sides are also set with coromandel lacquer panels, both depicting boys playing with roosters in the courtyard of a palace, one mirroring the other. The back of this cabinet bears a stamp "Maison Charles Bernel" together with a fleur de lys crest.
H: 191 cm - L: 112 cm - depth: 45 cm
Notes:
1. Bernard II van Risamburgh (active in the mid 18th century) was a Parisian ébéniste of Dutch and French extraction, one of the outstanding cabinetmakers working in the Rococo style. He is famous, notably, for his furniture made with coromandel lacquer panel. Around the mid-18th century, it appears that there was a high demand for pieces of furniture embellished with Coromandel lacquer. Indeed, the sale records of the Marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux (ca. 1703–1758) shows that, for the period 1748-1753, he sold several pieces of that type to his frequent customers, including Madame de Pompadour, the king’s mistress (see Duvaux 1748–58/1965, vol. 2, pp. 40, 80).
2. Maison Charles Bernel (1899-1956) was established passage Saint-Pierre Amelot in Paris. It was reputed for his pieces of furniture and eventually produced a dining room set designed by René Lalique for the “Decorative and Industrial Arts Exhibition” which took place in Paris in 1925.
3. The technique of Coromandel lacquer distinguishes by designs that are not painted on the surface but incised and filled with coloured lacquer. Objects decorated with Coromandel lacquer technique were shipped to Europe by way of the Coromandel coast of Southeast India, hence the name. 4
. Master Wen also known as Master Tongxuan (通玄真人), a disciple of Laozi, lived at the end of the Warring States period. He is believed to be the author of the the Wenzi (文子, i.e. “The Book of Master Wen”), a Daoist classic text which was widely read and highly revered in the centuries following its creation, and even canonized as Tongxuan zhenjing (通玄真經, i.e., “True Scripture of Understanding the Mysteries”) in the year 742 CE.
5. Compare with a pair of corner cabinets by BVRB set with Coromandel lacquer plaques preserved at The Metropolitan Museum of New York (The MET), The United States of America, under accession number 1974.356.189. Also compare with the original cabinet by BVRB after which ours would have been made currently on sale at Antiquites Rigot et Fils, France.

法国镀金红木柜
柜子,法国巴黎,约1900年
乌木漆板,中国,19世纪或早期

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A FRENCH ROSEWOOD APPLIED GILT BRONZE MOUNTED EN DOUCINE CABINET VENEERED WITH COROMANDEL LACQUER PANELS
BY MAISON CHARLES BERNEL AFTER A MODEL DATING TO THE LOUIS THE 15TH PERIOD BY BERNARD II VAN RISAMBURGH
ALSO KNOWN AS BVRB (1700-1760)
THE CABINET: FRANCE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
THE COROMANDEL LACQUER PLAQUES: CHINA, 19TH CENTURY AND POSSIBLY EARLIER
The vertical cabinet of rectangle shape resting on four curved feet and opening by a single door panel. Made of massive wood it is all applied with rosewood and embellished with rocaille style gilt bronze mounts. The frontal door panel is set with a large single coromandel panel depicting numerous Daoist gods and attendants, the central figure likely being Master Wen also known as Master Tongxuan (通玄真人). Both sides are also set with coromandel lacquer panels, both depicting boys playing with roosters in the courtyard of a palace, one mirroring the other. The back of this cabinet bears a stamp "Maison Charles Bernel" together with a fleur de lys crest.
H: 191 cm - L: 112 cm - depth: 45 cm
Notes:
1. Bernard II van Risamburgh (active in the mid 18th century) was a Parisian ébéniste of Dutch and French extraction, one of the outstanding cabinetmakers working in the Rococo style. He is famous, notably, for his furniture made with coromandel lacquer panel. Around the mid-18th century, it appears that there was a high demand for pieces of furniture embellished with Coromandel lacquer. Indeed, the sale records of the Marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux (ca. 1703–1758) shows that, for the period 1748-1753, he sold several pieces of that type to his frequent customers, including Madame de Pompadour, the king’s mistress (see Duvaux 1748–58/1965, vol. 2, pp. 40, 80).
2. Maison Charles Bernel (1899-1956) was established passage Saint-Pierre Amelot in Paris. It was reputed for his pieces of furniture and eventually produced a dining room set designed by René Lalique for the “Decorative and Industrial Arts Exhibition” which took place in Paris in 1925.
3. The technique of Coromandel lacquer distinguishes by designs that are not painted on the surface but incised and filled with coloured lacquer. Objects decorated with Coromandel lacquer technique were shipped to Europe by way of the Coromandel coast of Southeast India, hence the name. 4
. Master Wen also known as Master Tongxuan (通玄真人), a disciple of Laozi, lived at the end of the Warring States period. He is believed to be the author of the the Wenzi (文子, i.e. “The Book of Master Wen”), a Daoist classic text which was widely read and highly revered in the centuries following its creation, and even canonized as Tongxuan zhenjing (通玄真經, i.e., “True Scripture of Understanding the Mysteries”) in the year 742 CE.
5. Compare with a pair of corner cabinets by BVRB set with Coromandel lacquer plaques preserved at The Metropolitan Museum of New York (The MET), The United States of America, under accession number 1974.356.189. Also compare with the original cabinet by BVRB after which ours would have been made currently on sale at Antiquites Rigot et Fils, France.

法国镀金红木柜
柜子,法国巴黎,约1900年
乌木漆板,中国,19世纪或早期

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