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Bibliotheque by Paul Sormani with Gilt Bronze and Brèche d'Alep Marble Top
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This Sormani bookshelf is made of kingwood and bois satine with a brèche d'Alep marble top. The center panel holds an open shelf with adjustable shelf and a section with sliding tambour doors below. Two side cabinets fronts are adorned with grillage so book spines can still be seen while being stored within the cabinet.
signed P. SORMANI PARIS/10. Rue Charlot on the lock-plates.
Maker: Paul Sormani (1817-1866)
Origin: French
Date: Circa 1880
Dimension: 44 1/2 in. High; 50 1/4 in. Wide; 16 in. Deep
Paul Sormani was a preeminent 19th Century Italian cabinetmaker (ébéniste) of Lombard-Venetian origin.
Having moved to Paris, Sormani established his workshop there in 1847 and soon began producing high quality items of standard and fantasy furniture, which he described as meubles de luxe (‘luxury furniture’). Sormani specialised in reproducing styles of the Louis XV and Louis XVI eras, which proved immensely popular with discerning European aristocracy. The Empress Eugenie, for example, who was wife of Emperor Napoleon III, chose to decorate her palaces with Sormani’s beautiful furniture.
Sormani frequently exhibited his impressive creations and was awarded prizes at all the major international exhibitions of the 1860s and 1870s. Notably, at the Parisian Exposition Universelle in 1867, judges described Sormani’s work as revealing “a quality of execution of the first order”.
On his death in 1877, the firm was taken over by Sormani’s widow, Ursula-Marie-Philippine Bouvaist, who, known as 'Veuve Sormani' was joined and later succeeded by her son.
- Creator:Paul Sormani (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 44.5 in (113.03 cm)Width: 50.25 in (127.64 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- Style:Louis XV (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880
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- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: F101717-061stDibs: LU4745229646582
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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