Henri-Auguste Fourdinois
Cabinet on stand, 1878
Satinwood, silver, bronze, ivory, lapis lazuli, velvet, satin, enamel
h. 65 in. (165 cm) - w. 50 in. (127 cm) - d. 24 3/8 in. (62 cm)
Designed by Joseph Chéret
Sculpted by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Enameled by Alfred Thomson Gobert
Designed by Joseph Chéret
Sculpted by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Enameled by Alfred Thomson Gobert
Unique piece
Further images
COLLECTION OF MUSÉE D'ORSAY, PARIS
COLLECTION OF MUSÉE D'ORSAY, PARIS
Provenance
Fourdinois sale, Hôtel Drouot, 24th-25th January 1887, lot 5 - Portuguese private collection, acquired directly at the above sale - Thence by descent until 2014 - Christie's, London, 18th September 2014, lot 100 - Galerie Marc Maison, Paris - French private collection, 2014-2025.Exhibitions
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878 (Fourdinois was awarded a Grand Prix)Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1882
International Colonial and Export Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1883
Literature
Luc Leo, 'Ameublement H. Fourdinois', in L’industrie au XIXe siècle, Paris, 1878, pages 17-32 - L.A., 'Un rénovateur de l’émaillerie française, A.T. Gobert', in Revue des arts décoratifs, 1er janvier 1894 - Olivier Gabet, 'Sources et modèles d’un ébéniste au XIXe siècle : l’exemple d’Henri Fourdinois (1830-1907)', in Bulletin de la Société de l’Histoire de l’Art Français, 2002, pages 261-278 - Marc Maison, Emmanuelle Arnauld, Marqueteries virtuoses au XIXe siècle. Brevets d’inventions, Dijon, 2012.Join our mailing list
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