Ref: 779
A Pair of Rare Chaises Lounges
Ref: 779
A Pair of Rare Chaises Lounges
1806 - 1812
83 x 172 x 62 cm (32⁵/₈ x 67³/₄ inches)
83 x 172 x 62 cm (32⁵/₈ x 67³/₄ inches)
Provenance: These chaise longues belong to a set from the Villa Bonaparte. Other pieces included a jardinière, now in the Villa Vigoni, and an armchair, now owned by the Bavarian Palace Administration, which match the set in terms of material, style, and the motif of the stylized swan protomes.
Literature: Le Mobilier Français du XIX siècle, Denise Ledoux-Lebard, p. 370 ill., p. 318 with ill.
Mobilier Directoire et Empire, Chantal Bizot, Ch. Massin, p. 23 Fig. Above
Hans Ottomeyer (Hrsg.), Das Wittelsbacher Album. Interieurs königlicher Wohn- und Festräume 1799 - 1848, Prestel Verlag, München 1979
Mobilier Directoire et Empire, Chantal Bizot, Ch. Massin, p. 23 Fig. Above
Hans Ottomeyer (Hrsg.), Das Wittelsbacher Album. Interieurs königlicher Wohn- und Festräume 1799 - 1848, Prestel Verlag, München 1979
Description: Empire Period
A pair of small benches resting on four tapered feet; swan-neck motifs
Fruitwood; green mohair velvet, Gaufrage Fontainebleau
A pair of small benches resting on four tapered feet; swan-neck motifs
Fruitwood; green mohair velvet, Gaufrage Fontainebleau
A Pair of Rare Chaises Lounges