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Lot Essay
The 'TH' stamp, the only mark that can be found on all of the pieces, indicates that the suite was made for the Tuileries Palace at the beginning of the 19th century. It was delivered between 1803 and 1813, as can be concluded by the design of the stamp, which was only used during this period. The incomplete and terse entries in the records of the National Garde-Meubles indicate that originally there was no sofa. Appart from the fact that the sofa is stamped by Brion, it is also the only item to have the brand mark TH in an oval with three crowned fleur de lys, a mark that was only used after the Restoration (1815).
The suite was dispersed, as indicated by the great diversity of stamps.
The stamp 'V1860' refers to an inventory taken in 1820 at Versailles (Archives Nationales, Paris, AJ/19/386), in the room of Madame la Baronne Monnier. Number 1861 is 'a bergere in painted wood, yellow Utrecht velvet, Hyacinth design, feather cushion, gild nails'; number 1862, 'four armchairs, wood and fabric idem'. It appears that the suite was originally not gilt. The same description also appears in different inventories at Versailles in 1840 and in 1847, and at Compiegne in 1833.
The suite was dispersed, as indicated by the great diversity of stamps.
The stamp 'V1860' refers to an inventory taken in 1820 at Versailles (Archives Nationales, Paris, AJ/19/386), in the room of Madame la Baronne Monnier. Number 1861 is 'a bergere in painted wood, yellow Utrecht velvet, Hyacinth design, feather cushion, gild nails'; number 1862, 'four armchairs, wood and fabric idem'. It appears that the suite was originally not gilt. The same description also appears in different inventories at Versailles in 1840 and in 1847, and at Compiegne in 1833.