CIRCA 1829, FOR THE CHATEAU DES TUILERIES

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A ROYAL CHARLES X PARCEL-GILT AND GRAINED TABOURET
CIRCA 1829, FOR THE CHATEAU DES TUILERIES
The padded square-shaped seat covered in blue and gold silk damask, the ribbon-tied berried laurel moulded frieze above cabriole monopodi legs headed by lotus leaf and terminating in paw feet, with a printed inventory label to the seat-rail 'Château de Tuileries 1829- N. 87' and inscribed in black ink '1 er Salon Grance (?) appt' and with pencil inscription 'B...'
20 in. (51 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep

Provenance

The château de Tuileries

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Lot Essay

This elegant stool comes from an historical Parisian palace. Commissioned by Catherine de Medici, building works for the Tuileries began as early as 1564 and Louis XIV resided there while Versailles was under construction. When he left, the building was virtually abandoned. During the French Revolution, revolutionaries forced Louis XVI and his family to live there under house arrest. When Napoleon I came to power he made the Tuileries his home. As the Emperors residence, the Tuileries were redecorated in the Empire Neoclassical style with the help of some of the best known architects, designers, and furniture makers of the day. Between 1802 and 1812, Pierrea François Léonard Fontaine and Charles Percier, two of the most fashionable architects of the day, redecorated the two palaces of the Louvre and the Tuileries, very large commissions being given to Parisian workshops. The Tuileries served as the royal residence after the Restauration until supporters of the Commune destroyed most of the palace in 1871.

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