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Empire Style Vitrine Cabinet with Integral Clock by Eugene Brunet
$164,652.45
£120,000
€141,370.60
CA$226,487.68
A$252,302.22
CHF 133,085.45
MX$3,059,242.60
NOK 1,693,038.86
SEK 1,577,172.93
DKK 1,055,669.21
About the Item
A very fine Amboyna wood and gilt-bronze empire style vitrine cabinet with a glazed front and sides. The cabinet is mounted all over with superb quality well chiselled gilt-bronze mounts and surmounted by a clock with an enamel dial face surrounded by Zodiac motifs. The cabinet is crowned with a bronze bust of Napoleon.
Signed E. Brunet.
French, circa 1880.
Eugene Brunet was one of the most successful ébénistes of high-quality Parisian furniture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He produced items for wealthy patrons and exhibited at many of the international exhibitions of the period. In 1889, he joined brothers Frederic and Alexandre Roux, establishing themselves at 20 rue de la Perle under the name of Roux Et Brunet. Brunet went on to manage the business alone.
The 1889 Exposition Universelle instantly showed Brunet’s influence on the Roux brothers, with a marked shift from Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Empire styles towards Louis XV Style with Boulle and Riesener influences. From then on, the Louis XV Style was more commonly used by the firm and echoed the works of Joseph-Emmauel Zwiener and Francois Linke. Roux Et Brunet had commissioned Linke to make furniture for them when he first arrived in Paris, and they also employed the renowned sculptor Léon Messagé for many of their designs.
Brunet was particularly well known for the superb quality of his gilt-bronze mounts, which were often designed by Messagé, who Linke and Zwiener also employed for their mounts. Brunet also purchased part and complete furniture from Linke and Zwiener. Some 40 folders exist containing drawings and watercolours of furniture designs by Brunet from the Second Empire to the 1920s – many of which show the hand of Messagé in their design and recall the work of Linke and Zwiener.
The connection between Brunet and Linke goes even further: in November 1896 Linke purchased 13 lots from a sale of the effects of Roux Et Brunet for 2,374 francs, almost certainly to have the right to use patterns for bronze casting. The pattern for the iconic crab-like acanthus that is now seen almost as a guarantee of Linke’s work was most likely purchased with lot 155, a “bureau Louis XV, rocaille a poignée coquille”.
Signed examples of Brunets work is comparatively rare, although some pieces reveal the stamp 'E.B' to the reverse of the bronze mounts.
A notable Louis XVI Style bureau plat by Brunet, signed ‘E.B.’ was in the collection of Pierre Lecoules.
Bibliography:
Ledoux-Lebard, Denise. Les Ebénistes du XIX siècle, Les Editions de l'Amateur, (Paris), 1984.
Mestdagh, Camille & Lécoules, Pierre. L'Ameublement d'Art Français, 1850-1900, Les Editions de L'Amateur, (Paris), 2010.
Payne, Christopher. Paris Furniture: The Luxury Market of the 19th century, Editions Monelle Hayot (Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau), 2018.
- Dimensions:Height: 80.71 in (205 cm)Width: 36.23 in (92 cm)Depth: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- Style:Empire (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Brighton, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B311841stDibs: LU1028019603082
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