ITALIE DÉBUT DU XIXe siècle
ITALIE DÉBUT DU XIXe siècle
IMPORTANT CONSOLE AND MIRROR SOUND CONSOLE Walnut, gilt bronze, marble, mirror
Console: H. 99 cm, W. 150 cm, D. 72 cm
Mirror : H. 210 cm, W. 132 cm, D. 21 cm Total
height: H. 309 cm
This console supported by two runners each surmounted by a pair of monopods and connected by a spacer decorated with a stylized palmette presents again in belt this typical motif of the Empire style. Above the white marble top is a rectangular mirror framed by twin columns with a leafy base and capital.
The use of dark woods such as mahogany is symptomatic of the productions that arose during the reign of Napoleon I (1804-1815). An exotic species that was widespread at the end of the Louis XVI period (1774-1792), mahogany was predominantly used from the Consulate (1799-1804). Very expensive, it was seldom used in massive. From 1806, the continental blockade intended to ruin English trade by prohibiting the import of foreign products had the effect of eliminating supplies of exotic wood. However, as stocks of mahogany were large, it was only a few years later that the new use of native woods such as elm burl, ash and plane tree was noticed. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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ITALIE DÉBUT DU XIXe siècle
IMPORTANT CONSOLE AND MIRROR SOUND CONSOLE Walnut, gilt bronze, marble, mirror
Console: H. 99 cm, W. 150 cm, D. 72 cm
Mirror : H. 210 cm, W. 132 cm, D. 21 cm Total
height: H. 309 cm
This console supported by two runners each surmounted by a pair of monopods and connected by a spacer decorated with a stylized palmette presents again in belt this typical motif of the Empire style. Above the white marble top is a rectangular mirror framed by twin columns with a leafy base and capital.
The use of dark woods such as mahogany is symptomatic of the productions that arose during the reign of Napoleon I (1804-1815). An exotic species that was widespread at the end of the Louis XVI period (1774-1792), mahogany was predominantly used from the Consulate (1799-1804). Very expensive, it was seldom used in massive. From 1806, the continental blockade intended to ruin English trade by prohibiting the import of foreign products had the effect of eliminating supplies of exotic wood. However, as stocks of mahogany were large, it was only a few years later that the new use of native woods such as elm burl, ash and plane tree was noticed. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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