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Ternisien & Dantant - Desk Of Lady Louis XV In Mahogany - XIXth
Mahogany and mahogany veneer Louis XV lady's desk.
The tray is bean-shaped, sheathed in leather.
It opens with three drawers in front and rests on slightly curved legs.
Beautiful ornamentation of gilded bronzes
Iron mark TERNISIEN & DANTANT
Period 19th century
H.: 76 cm; L.: 116 cm; P.: 55 cm
Félix-Alfred Ternisien is recorded in the "Almanachs du Commerce" as a cabinetmaker working at 42 rue Fontaine-au-Roi between 1860 and 1870, then at 234 rue Saint-Honoré from 1870. Under the reign of Napoleon III, Ternisien collaborated with Dantant, who was both a cabinetmaker and a leading tapestry designer. In 1856,
During the reign of Napoleon III, Ternisien collaborated with Dantant, who was both a cabinet maker and a leading tapestry designer.
In 1856, Ternisien and Dantant produced the furniture for the Imperial train based on plans by Viollet-le-Duc.
In 1874, the Count of Paris, Philippe d'Orléans, commissioned Viollet-le-Duc to restore the Château d'Eù; Viollet-le-Duc in turn hired Ternisien and Dantant to supply the furniture for the Château according to his own detailed drawings.
Ternisien completed the rooms in Rio rosewood, highlighted by a deep carving for the gilt room, the billiard room and the prince's study, as well as the execution of a large gun cabinet and a stoup for the chapel in 1877.
The majority of this furniture is now in the Louis Philippe Museum at the Château d'Eù
The tray is bean-shaped, sheathed in leather.
It opens with three drawers in front and rests on slightly curved legs.
Beautiful ornamentation of gilded bronzes
Iron mark TERNISIEN & DANTANT
Period 19th century
H.: 76 cm; L.: 116 cm; P.: 55 cm
Félix-Alfred Ternisien is recorded in the "Almanachs du Commerce" as a cabinetmaker working at 42 rue Fontaine-au-Roi between 1860 and 1870, then at 234 rue Saint-Honoré from 1870. Under the reign of Napoleon III, Ternisien collaborated with Dantant, who was both a cabinetmaker and a leading tapestry designer. In 1856,
During the reign of Napoleon III, Ternisien collaborated with Dantant, who was both a cabinet maker and a leading tapestry designer.
In 1856, Ternisien and Dantant produced the furniture for the Imperial train based on plans by Viollet-le-Duc.
In 1874, the Count of Paris, Philippe d'Orléans, commissioned Viollet-le-Duc to restore the Château d'Eù; Viollet-le-Duc in turn hired Ternisien and Dantant to supply the furniture for the Château according to his own detailed drawings.
Ternisien completed the rooms in Rio rosewood, highlighted by a deep carving for the gilt room, the billiard room and the prince's study, as well as the execution of a large gun cabinet and a stoup for the chapel in 1877.
The majority of this furniture is now in the Louis Philippe Museum at the Château d'Eù
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