~FLAT DESK OF THE PRINCE OF JOINVILLE
~FLAT DESK OF THE PRINCE OF JOINVILLE
Made of solid oak, mahogany, and mahogany veneer. The straight body, resting on claw-foot legs, features two drawers on the work side and two pull-out compartments on the sides.
Empire period, attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob, known as Jacob-Desmalter.
Height: 72.5 cm – Width: 142.5 cm – Depth: 69 cm.
The back of one of the drawers bears a fragmentary antique label with an inscription in brown ink: “Chateau d’Arc” (??). The work surfaces are covered with green leather embossed with a fine pattern.
(Good overall condition, with some wear, missing pieces, and restorations).
Swietenia mahagoni (II/B). Pre-Convention specimen.
Provenance:
– From the Château d’Arc-en-Barrois, owned by François d’Orléans (1818–1900), Prince of Joinville.
– Catalog of the sale of the Count and Countess of Paris in Monaco on July 3 and 4, 1993, lot 181.
– Acquired from Galerie Gérard Orts, Paris.
– Private collection.
Description:
Our desk is comparable to an example preserved at the Grand Trianon, which is also unmarked. Delivered in 1810 by Jacob-Desmalter for the Emperor’s topographical cabinet, this desk was intended to serve as temporary furniture for the room, pending the delivery of a more prestigious “mechanical” desk. It is still housed at the Grand Trianon [Inv. No. T 516].
~FLAT DESK OF THE PRINCE OF JOINVILLE
Made of solid oak, mahogany, and mahogany veneer. The straight body, resting on claw-foot legs, features two drawers on the work side and two pull-out compartments on the sides.
Empire period, attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob, known as Jacob-Desmalter.
Height: 72.5 cm – Width: 142.5 cm – Depth: 69 cm.
The back of one of the drawers bears a fragmentary antique label with an inscription in brown ink: “Chateau d’Arc” (??). The work surfaces are covered with green leather embossed with a fine pattern.
(Good overall condition, with some wear, missing pieces, and restorations).
Swietenia mahagoni (II/B). Pre-Convention specimen.
Provenance:
– From the Château d’Arc-en-Barrois, owned by François d’Orléans (1818–1900), Prince of Joinville.
– Catalog of the sale of the Count and Countess of Paris in Monaco on July 3 and 4, 1993, lot 181.
– Acquired from Galerie Gérard Orts, Paris.
– Private collection.
Description:
Our desk is comparable to an example preserved at the Grand Trianon, which is also unmarked. Delivered in 1810 by Jacob-Desmalter for the Emperor’s topographical cabinet, this desk was intended to serve as temporary furniture for the room, pending the delivery of a more prestigious “mechanical” desk. It is still housed at the Grand Trianon [Inv. No. T 516].
