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Leitizia Bonapartes, Madame Mere Dressing Mirror and Jewellery Cabinet
$80,000
£60,822.03
€70,190.93
CA$111,978.54
A$125,386.07
CHF 65,420.19
MX$1,527,737.23
NOK 830,135.57
SEK 789,237.89
DKK 523,929.12
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A mahogany cheval mirror and jewellery cabinet, once belonging to Leitizia Bonaparte, Napoleon's mother. The veneered semi circular topped mirror framed by columns topped with gilt bronze cassolettes and single arm candle holders.
The bottom section is fronted by two doors which open to reveal nine shallow leather cartonniers and six jewellery drawers; the whole carcass richly decorated with gilt bronze friezes and various classical motives. Similar gilded bronze mounts are found on various pieces of furniture in the collection of the Louvre Paris.
This rare museum worthy piece of furniture came from the Chateau Du Pont Sur Seine. The piece is not stamped but the quality of the mahogany and the amount of finely chiseled and burnished gilt bronze mounts, plus the presence of the cartonnier and jewellery drawers almost certainly point to a royal provenance and which almost certainly came from the workshop of Georges Jacob.
The Chateau De Pont Sur Seine was originally built in 1632 and hosted such important historical figures as Catherine de Medicis and Cardinal Richelieu. In the late 17C it was acquired by the Duc de Saxony, one of Louis XVI’s uncles whose family maintained ownership until 1792 until the start of the French Revolution when they had to vacate to escape the guillotine. While it suffered damage by the revolutionairies it was still very habitable and in 1805, Napoleon purchased the chateau for his mother Madame Letizia Bonaparte where she resided until Napoleon’s fall from grace in 1814. Madame Mere was permitted to borrow furniture and other object d’art from Imperial collections and it is almost certain that this mirror was one such piece. After Madame Mere fled the chateau, it was taken over by the victorious Prussian Prince De Wurtemberg and after having pillaged and plundered a lot of the chateau’s lavish furnishings ordered his troops to burn it down. The chateau lay in ruins until 1820 when it was acquired by a French Industrialist Casimir Perier who reconstructed it to its original splendor and where he resided with his family. Towards the end of the 19thC the Duke’s son added various major extensions to the Chateau as it stands today. The mirror came from the estate of Duc D’Audiffret Pasquier.
French, circa 1800.
- Attributed to:Georges Jacob (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 67 in (170.18 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
- Style:Empire (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1800
- Condition:Reupholstered. Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Bronze mounts have been re-gilt and the mahogany French Polished. Mustard Yellow French Empire style fabric was used to upholster the back of the mirror.
- Seller Location:Vancouver, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4631214794021
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