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Lot Essay
This model relates closely to a set of appliques supplied for
Marie-Antoinette's Grand Cabinet, also named the Salon des Jeux
de la Reine, at Compiègne. They were made, circa 1787, under
the direction of the sculptor Jean Hauré, from a model byGilles-François Martin, cast by Forestier (either Etienne-Jean
Forestier maître-fondeur-ciseleur or his brother Pierre-Auguste
Forestier) and chased by Pierre-Philippe Thomire. Two pairs, until
recently at Fontainebleau, have been reinstated in Marie-Antoinette's
Salon des Jeux at Compiègne. Meanwhile, another pair is in The
James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor (no. 223, pp.
806-809) and a further two in the Wallace Collection, London (see The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture, 300-F366-9, pp.1426-1430). J.P. Samoyault illustrates a closely related pair supplied on 18 May
1805 by the bronzier-doreur, Antoine-André Ravrio, for the
salle à manger at the Petit Trianon, which pair was moved in July
of the same year to Fontainebleau and hung in Empress Eugénie's
dining-room (Pendules et bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous lePremier Empire, Paris, 1989, p.129, fig.95).
A pair of appliques of this same model were sold in the 'Vente H.
Dasson & Cie.', Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10-12 December 1894, lot 88,
(FF1,080). Amongst the related examples sold at auction, a pair of late 19th Century wall-lights of a closely related model was sold
Christie's, London, 30 September 2004, lot 34 (£7,170 with
premium).
Marie-Antoinette's Grand Cabinet, also named the Salon des Jeux
de la Reine, at Compiègne. They were made, circa 1787, under
the direction of the sculptor Jean Hauré, from a model byGilles-François Martin, cast by Forestier (either Etienne-Jean
Forestier maître-fondeur-ciseleur or his brother Pierre-Auguste
Forestier) and chased by Pierre-Philippe Thomire. Two pairs, until
recently at Fontainebleau, have been reinstated in Marie-Antoinette's
Salon des Jeux at Compiègne. Meanwhile, another pair is in The
James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor (no. 223, pp.
806-809) and a further two in the Wallace Collection, London (see The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture, 300-F366-9, pp.1426-1430). J.P. Samoyault illustrates a closely related pair supplied on 18 May
1805 by the bronzier-doreur, Antoine-André Ravrio, for the
salle à manger at the Petit Trianon, which pair was moved in July
of the same year to Fontainebleau and hung in Empress Eugénie's
dining-room (Pendules et bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous lePremier Empire, Paris, 1989, p.129, fig.95).
A pair of appliques of this same model were sold in the 'Vente H.
Dasson & Cie.', Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10-12 December 1894, lot 88,
(FF1,080). Amongst the related examples sold at auction, a pair of late 19th Century wall-lights of a closely related model was sold
Christie's, London, 30 September 2004, lot 34 (£7,170 with
premium).