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Antique Painted Bench or Settee, ex-Madeleine Castaing, after design by Chapuis
About the Item
A very decorative 'curule' settee, late 19th century after a design by Jean-Joseph Chapuis.
Provenance: Madeleine Castaing, Maison de Lèves, Chartres, France.
Why we like it
Besides the iconic provenance, this bench is a great example of the 19th century design, informed by classical antiquity. Decorated in the exotic 'Etruscan' style to simulate patinated bronze, with its dramatically exaggerated curves, evoking the ancient Roman 'sella curulis' - a symbol of magisterial power, this settee is truly a special example of its kind. A squab cushion covered in a fabric complimenting other textiles in the existing interior will complete the look of this super-stylish bench.
Provenance – Madeleine Castaing
Together with a pair of armchairs en-suite (sold by us in may 2022), this settee was photographed in the vestibule at Maison de Lèves near Chartres - country house of the iconic French interior designer and antiques dealer Madeleine Castaing (1894–1992). Madeleine married the heir and art critic Marcellin Castaing – the legendary love of her life – who in the 1920's acquired a neoclassical gentilhommière at Lèves, that she had been admiring since her days in a convent school nearby, for her to "unwind" as he explained. The house would become one of her masterpieces as she discovered her own vocation for interior design. Extant photographs reveal a number of changes that had been made to the interiors over time. The writer Maurice Sachs once wrote about Madeleine's passion for her home: “The constant transformations she made to the estate kept her as busy as the world can keep a socialite…”. The contents of Maison de Lèves as well as Castaing's Rue Jacob gallery and the apartment above were auctioned off by Sothebys in 2004.
Design – Jean-Joseph Chapuis
A suite of white painted and parcel-gilt seat furniture made to this distinctive design was supplied by Chapuis to the Royal Palace at Laeken, near Brussels, circa 1805. One of the armchairs was sold by Phillips, London, 29 April 2014, lot 305 (£31,250). Another armchair, from the collection of Pierre Berge´ was sold Sotheby's Paris, 30 October 2018, lot 338 (€8,125).
Jean-Joseph Chapuis was an important Belgian furniture designer who was active mainly in the first half of the 19th century and has since become a well-known figure in studies of design history that trace the development of modernism to the turn of the 19th century. The present design is often cited as an important early example of the use of laminated bentwood in furniture. Examples of this model are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (stamped Chapuis), the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Neue Sammlung, Munich and Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein.
Illustrated:
The Art of Interior Decoration, Hachette, London, 1962, vol. 1, p. 60.
Literature:
Denise LeDoux-Lebard, Le mobilier francais du XIXe sie'cle, 1795-1889: dictionnaire des e´be´nistes et des menuisiers, Paris, 1989, p. 120.
L'univers de Madeleine Castaing. Mobilier et objets d'art de sa demeure de Lèves et de sa galerie rue Jacob, Sotheby's Paris, 30 September – 1 November 2004
- Similar to:Jean Joseph Chapuis (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 46.86 in (119 cm)Depth: 25.2 in (64 cm)Seat Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
- Style:Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880-1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Structurally sound and ready to be placed. Decoration distressed.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1781226371882
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