Lot Essay
Envoy in Constantinople around 1796, Jean-François Deninger, called Denière (1774-1866) acted as fournisseur to the Garde-Meuble Impérial & Royal, supplying both the Duchesse de Berry and Louis-Philippe, while also working for the King of Spain. Along with Pierre-Philippe Thomire, he was one of the leading architects of the goût Egyptien under the influence of Baron Vivant Denon. Throughout his career, Denière not only sold models invented by his fellow bronziers but also bought the chefs modèles of former bronziers in sales liquidating their stock. His business as fabricant de bronzes was set up in 1803, and he is recorded at 58 rue de Turenne in 1813 and at 9 rue d'Orléans au Marais by 1820. Through numerous business partnerships he became increasingly popular, exhibited in a number of international fairs and was one of the first serious competitors to Thomire. Denière’s prominence as a leading bronzier of his time is illustrated by the important commissions he undertook.
The marks starting with EN and EB indicate that these lamps were inventoried in the Elysée palace at different times: once when it belonged to the Duchesse de Bourbon and was known as the Elysée-Bourbon from 1787, and again after 1808 when the building was referred to as Elysée-Napoléon.
The marks starting with EN and EB indicate that these lamps were inventoried in the Elysée palace at different times: once when it belonged to the Duchesse de Bourbon and was known as the Elysée-Bourbon from 1787, and again after 1808 when the building was referred to as Elysée-Napoléon.