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French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Meuble D'appui
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A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style mahogany, kingwood and stainwood ormolu-mounted marquetry two-door Meuble D'Appui attributed to either Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener or Zwiener Jansen Successeur, Paris. The serpentine molded marble top over a conforming case fitted with two doors centered by a floral spray within gilt bronze encardrements, raised on cabriole legs ending in cast-paw-feet, circa Paris, 1900.
Measures: Height: 48 inches (1.22 cm)
Width: 61 inches (1.55 cm)
Depth: 19 inches (49 cm)
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the 19th century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and 'Vernis Martin' panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a Gold Medal for what the jury reported as 'dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s'est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.'
A Group of furniture by Zwiener commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II of Prussia and exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris in 1900, was sold at Sotheby's New York June 29th, 1989, lot 270-275.
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener's departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke.
It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his "Z" initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener, a Berlin cabinetmaker who made furniture in a very similar style, most notably for the above mentioned Freidrich Wilhelm II. Research suggests however, that the German born Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, based in Paris from 1880-1895 and Julius Zwiener, recorded in Berlin after 1895, are probably one and the same. Since the eighteenth century, it had been a common practice for foreign cabinetmakers to gallicise their names whenever they worked in France.
Zwiener Jansen Successeur was the Parisian firm of Maison Jansen which was founded by Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1929) in 1880.
Literature:
Denise, LeDoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2000, pp. 645-647
- Attributed to:Zwiener Jansen Successeur (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 61 in (154.94 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
- Style:Louis XV (In the Style Of)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. A truly beautiful cabinet in good condition. Finely chased gilt-bronze with all gilt original.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
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