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Lot Essay
This pair of chenets forming urns are related to the oeuvre of André-Charles Boulle. The urns and female masks are indeed reminiscent of those adorning chandeliers attributed to the celebrated ébéniste and bronzier, such as the one now in the musée du Louvre (inv. OA 5101). It also relates to a design by Jean Bérain (1637-1711) which depicts a similar urns supported by scrolling legs (illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P. Proschel et al, Vergoldete Bronzen, I, Munich, 1986, p.48, fig.1.5.1). Bérain’s designs proliferated by engravings and inspired many artistes and artisans of his time, especially André-Charles Boulle who possessed in his own collection ‘dix huit livres en feuilles d’ornements de Berrain’, as indicated in his inventory after death in 1732.
MAURICE DE ROTHSCHILD
Maurice Edmond Charles de Rothschild (1881-1957) was the second son of Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934), the builder of the château de Pregny. In addition to his career as skilled financier and investor, Maurice created a political career for himself, serving as a senator for the Hautes-Pyrénées from 1919 and then from 1924 of the Hautes-Alpes. He followed his father into membership of the Academy of Fine Arts, in recognition of the collecting tastes he had honed during his short spell as a picture dealer. He inherited some of the Rothschilds' finest properties: on rue du Monceau and rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris, as well as Armainvilliers and Pregny, where he died on 5 September 1957.
MAURICE DE ROTHSCHILD
Maurice Edmond Charles de Rothschild (1881-1957) was the second son of Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934), the builder of the château de Pregny. In addition to his career as skilled financier and investor, Maurice created a political career for himself, serving as a senator for the Hautes-Pyrénées from 1919 and then from 1924 of the Hautes-Alpes. He followed his father into membership of the Academy of Fine Arts, in recognition of the collecting tastes he had honed during his short spell as a picture dealer. He inherited some of the Rothschilds' finest properties: on rue du Monceau and rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in Paris, as well as Armainvilliers and Pregny, where he died on 5 September 1957.