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Lot Essay
Etienne Levasseur, maître in 1766.
Etienne Levasseur (1721-1798) trained with the sons of André-Charles Boulle, probably with A-C Boulle the younger (1685-1745) or Charles-Joseph Boulle (d. 1754). By 1765, he was established as a privileged craftsman in the faubourg Saint-Antoine, at a shop known as au Cadran bleu, and obtained his maîtrise soon after. Among his patrons were the King's aunts, Mesdames Adelaïde and Victoire, and various amateurs such as the fermier général, Mulot de Pressigny. In 1782, he was made deputé of his guild. Levasseur specialised in copying and repairing Boulle furniture and his stamp appears on many Louis XIV pieces, including many in English country house collections. The principal marchand-mercier for Boulle furniture, Claude-François Julliot, was supplied by Levasseur as well as by Montigny, Joseph Baumhauer, Delorme and Weisweiler.
Etienne Levasseur (1721-1798) trained with the sons of André-Charles Boulle, probably with A-C Boulle the younger (1685-1745) or Charles-Joseph Boulle (d. 1754). By 1765, he was established as a privileged craftsman in the faubourg Saint-Antoine, at a shop known as au Cadran bleu, and obtained his maîtrise soon after. Among his patrons were the King's aunts, Mesdames Adelaïde and Victoire, and various amateurs such as the fermier général, Mulot de Pressigny. In 1782, he was made deputé of his guild. Levasseur specialised in copying and repairing Boulle furniture and his stamp appears on many Louis XIV pieces, including many in English country house collections. The principal marchand-mercier for Boulle furniture, Claude-François Julliot, was supplied by Levasseur as well as by Montigny, Joseph Baumhauer, Delorme and Weisweiler.