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Louis-Philippe Gilt Composition King Size Bed After Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1850

$90,020.61
£65,000
€76,454.69
CA$122,466.02
A$136,086.77
CHF 71,310.91
MX$1,668,861.59
NOK 909,529.09
SEK 855,651.58
DKK 570,625.26
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A Majestic Louis-Philippe Giltwood and Gilt Composition King Size Bed, after a model by Francois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter, the outwardly curved headboard flanked by two open-winged swans on foliate cornucopia supports ending in hoof-feet, the side-boards decorated with flower-filled scrolling acanthus and flower garlands, the foot-end with conforming cornucopia supports overflowing with fruits and flowers. French, circa 1850. This bed is identical in design to the one supplied to the Empress Joséphine by Francois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter for Malmaison in 1810 (L. de Groër, Les Arts Décoratifs de 1790 à 1850, (Fribourg), 1985; p. 84, fig. 137). An inventory taken upon the death of Joséphine of the contents of Malmaison lists in 1814 as item 486: [...]une couchette en bois sculpté et doré, avec son estrade, couverte en drap rouge, garnie de trois matelas de laine couverts de futaine blanche[...] This bed was moved to Bavaria by her son, prince Eugène, who gave it to Napoléon III when he visited Malmaison in 1867. (S. Grandjean, Inventaire après Décès de I'Impératrice Joséphine à Malmaison, (Paris), 1964, pp. 99 and 100).
  • Similar to:
    François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 50.01 in (127 cm)Width: 72.45 in (184 cm)Depth: 94.89 in (241 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis Philippe (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1850
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Brighton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: B714641stDibs: LU1028013448822

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