A pair of Napoleon III ormolu-mounted rosewood commodes à l'anglaise

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY ETIENNE-SIMON-EUGÈNE ROUDILLON, CIRCA 1865

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A pair of Napoleon III ormolu-mounted rosewood commodes à l'anglaise
In the Louis XVI Style, By Etienne-Simon-Eugène Roudillon, Circa 1865
Each surmounted by a breakfront brocatelle jaune marble top, the carcass underneath stamped E. ROUDILLON once to one, three times to the other, above a frieze drawer, above a cupboard door opening to reveal an interior fitted with adjustable shelves, flanked to each side by two 'D'-shaped shelves, on four square tapering feet, on foliate sabots
43½ in. (111 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 2 November 1990, lot 93.

Lot Essay

Born in 1820 at Saint-Alban, in Auvergne, Etienne-Simon-Eugène Roudillon established as tapissier-ébéniste in 1844. In 1853, he took over the house of Ringuet-Leprince. His workshops were located 9, rue Caumartin and employed up to 500 craftsmen.

He was in close contact with Fabergé, sharing part of their Royal and aristocratic clientèle such as Grand Duke Constantin of Russia.

Roudillon was awarded a medal at the 1844, 1867 and 1873 Great Exhibitions as well as the Légion d'Honneur in 1867. On 20 October 1877, he was nominated member of the Conseil de l'Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs.

The business was sold circa 1880 to Renault & Cie, which became Alavoine in 1890.

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