BY PIERRE-BENOIT MARCION, CIRCA 1810

Details

AN EMPIRE GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
BY PIERRE-BENOIT MARCION, CIRCA 1810
Re-upholstered in close-nailed blue velvet, the frame carved with foliate scrolls, paterae and anthemia, the front rail stamped P. MARCION, the rear rail with torn early 19th century label 'Mr Le Marechal Mortie[r]....Salon de jeu Rez de Ch[aussée]...3f'

Provenance

Adolphe Edouard Casimir Joseph Mortier (1768-1835), duc de Trévise, Marshal of France under Emperor Napoleon and Prime Minister from 1834 to 1835.

Special notice

This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

Pierre-Benoît Marcion (d.1840) was cabinet-maker to Emperor Napoleon and was second only in importance to Jacob. A chair from the same suite (very probably the current lot) sold Christie's, London, 18 May 1995, lot 256.

More from Christie's Interiors

View All