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Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani, circa 1870
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A fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani.
Paris, circa 1870.
Signed to the lockplates 'P. Sormani', 10 rue Charlot à Paris'.
This important pair of cabinets are veneered in a rich flame mahogany with Fine gilt bronze mounts. The cabinets have a part galleried top above a concave frieze and a panel mounted with winding rock roses. Below are four cabinet doors framed by fluted pilaster uprights; the upper doors mounted with gilt bronze ribbon tied garlands. The cabinets are supported on four toupie feet.
Born in Venice in 1817, Paul Sormani (1817-1877), was a Parisian maker of Fine 'meubles de luxe'. His work was described in the catalogue of the 1867 Exposition Universelle as: 'toute sa production révèle une qualité d'exécution de tout premier ordre' (all of his production reveals a quality of execution all of the first order').
Sormani exhibited at the International Exhibitions in Paris in 1849, 1855, 1867, 1878 and 1900, and in London in 1862, winning numerous medals.
Paul Sormani established the firm in 1847 at 7 Cimetière Saint-Nicolas in Paris, moving in 1854 to 114 rue du Temple, and in 1867 to 10 rue Charlot.
After his death in 1877 Sormani's son Paul-Charles took over the business that later moved to 134 Boulevard Haussmann.
It can be difficult to date Sormani's work, as the firm produced furniture for nearly ninety years. However, when Paul Sormani died in 1877, his wife and son took over the business and from this date onwards pieces are normally signed 'Veuve Sormani & Fils'.
Bibliography:
Mestdagh, Camille & Lécoules, Pierre. L'Ameublement d'art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 2010.
Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions - London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Collectors' Club, (Woodbridge, UK), 2006.
LeDoux - Lebard, Denise. Les Ébénistes du XIXe siècle, Les Editions de L'Amateur, (Paris), 1984; pp. 583-588.
- Creator:Paul Sormani (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 65.75 in (167 cm)Width: 42.52 in (108 cm)Depth: 14.97 in (38 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1870
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- Seller Location:Brighton, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B742331stDibs: LU1028014819862
Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani, counted among the most elite Parisian ébénistes of the 19th century, used the foundation of Louis XV and XVI styles for his meubles de luxe (luxurious furnishings).
Sormani received enormous attention as one of Paris’ finest and most influential ébénistes and earned worldwide acclaim by displaying his pieces at many of the world’s leading exhibitions. At the 1867 Exhibition Universelle in Paris the celebrated designer received an award and was described in the exhibition journal as “...a distinguished ébéniste of Paris, whose works deservedly attracted the attention of the public, and received the marked approval of the connoisseur.”
Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, decorated her palaces with beautiful creations by Paul Sormani whose designs were of a select few favored by the Empress. Revivals of Louis XV and XVI pieces were in high demand among affluent Parisians, and Sormani created many of the finest and most important furnishings of the period.
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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)
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