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Jean-Henri Riesener

Furniture by one of the greatest cabinet-makers of the eighteenth century

JEAN-HENRI RIESENER (1734-1806)

Pair of corner cupboards

1780

Oak, mahogany, satinwood, sycamore, purplewood, holly, gilt bronze | 96.1 x 101.5 x 69.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 21212

In January 1780 Riesener was called to Louis XVI’s private study at Versailles in order to take measurements of the room, and the furniture in it, including Louis XV’s roll-top desk and a chest of drawers, so that he may make this pair of complementary corner cupboards. Both cupboards share many stylistic similarities with the chest of drawers, including a curved front, scrolling acanthus feet, a Hercules mask frieze and console mounts in the form of female terms.

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  • Creator(s)

    Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) (cabinet maker)

    Acquirer(s)

    George Watson Taylor (1770–1841)

    Joseph Fogg (1788–1830)

     

  • 96.1 x 101.5 x 69.2 cm (whole object)

  • Louis XVI, made for the King's Cabinet, Versailles, 1780; sold to Jean-Georges Treuttel, 1794; George Watson Taylor, his sale Christie's, London, 28 May 1825 lot 59, where bought by Robert Fogg for George IV (46 guineas).

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Zoology
        • Animals
          • Birds
          • Mammals
            • Carnivorous mammals
              • Felines
                • Lions
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Flowering plants
            • Roses
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Armour
              • Helmets
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Religions of antiquity
          • Classical mythology
            • Hercules
    Object type(s)
      • furnishings
        • furniture
          • case furniture
            • cupboards
              • corner cupboards

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