BY ZWIENER JANSEN SUCCESSEUR, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY BED
BY ZWIENER JANSEN SUCCESSEUR, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The cartouche-shaped headboard surmounted by an acanthus spray, above a central panel inlaid with loose floral bouquets within an ormolu encadrement, the footboard similarly decorated, the angles headed by scantily-clad espagnolettes, the serpentine rails each centred by an urn, on tapering legs with paw-cast sabots, the mounts variously signed ZJ and ZN
64¾ in. (164.5 cm.) high; 61¾ in. (157 cm.) wide; 84¼ in. (214 cm.) long

Lot Essay

Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior-decorating firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la Cour d'Espagne and was awarded a silver medal at both the 1883 Amsterdam Exhibition and the Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle.

The firm relocated to 9, rue Royale, Paris, in 1885 around which time it incorporated the established firm of renowned ébéniste Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, renaming it Zwiener Jansen Successeur and adopting the practice of stamping pieces, as seen on this lot, ZJ.

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