Louis XV Showcase Paul Sormani (french, 1817-1887)
Artist: Paul Sormani
VITRINEPAUL SORMANI (FRENCH,1817-1887)
Louis XV style window in rosewood marquetry, curved on all sides, oak backs,
Opening to a central door,featuring a mirror back and two glass shelves,
Rich ornamentation offinely chased ormolu,
Rounded by a leafy frieze in the door frame and on the sidesand on the sides,
The whole resting on curvedsurmounted by a bronze drop,
Upper part with doucinewith heart-shaped frieze gallery,
Pushbutton at bottom of doordoor,
signed "SORMANI PARIS34 boulevard Haussmann" on the lock,
About Paul SORMANI:Born in Canzo, LombardyLombardy, on October 25, 1817. On January 30, 1847, he marriedUrsule-Marie-Philippine Bouvaist, daughter of a copper founder.January 7, 1858,Joseph-Antoine Sormani, possibly his brother, signed a power of attorney to manage the company.Initially specializing in the manufacture of basic necessities and smallfurniture, located at 7 cimetière Saint-Nicolas in 1847, then at114, rue du Temple in 1854, the company took off and began makingLouis XV and Louis XVI furniture. Its production isexcellent quality.Empress Eugénie,wife of Napoleon III, made the company a success by decorating her palaceswith Paul Sormani's creations.Sormani's work is exhibited at all major national and internationalnational and international exhibitions, such as the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrieof 1849 and the great Parisian Universal Exhibitions of 1855 and 1867, whereSormani is honored by the juries and wins the highest awards for his "production that reveals a first-rate quality of execution".Following the Exposition Universelle1867, Sormani expanded and moved to 10 rue Charlot, where its workshopswhere its workshops took on their full importance. Paul-Charles Sormani, son ofPaul, born in 1848, worked with his father, and after his father's death,continued with his mother, under the name Veuve Paul Sormani et Fils inin Paris. After the 1914 war, they joined forces with Thiébaux and the companymoved to 134 boulevard Haussmann, where it remained until 1934, when it closed.closed.
Louis XV style window in rosewood marquetry, curved on all sides, oak backs,
Opening to a central door,featuring a mirror back and two glass shelves,
Rich ornamentation offinely chased ormolu,
Rounded by a leafy frieze in the door frame and on the sidesand on the sides,
The whole resting on curvedsurmounted by a bronze drop,
Upper part with doucinewith heart-shaped frieze gallery,
Pushbutton at bottom of doordoor,
signed "SORMANI PARIS34 boulevard Haussmann" on the lock,
About Paul SORMANI:Born in Canzo, LombardyLombardy, on October 25, 1817. On January 30, 1847, he marriedUrsule-Marie-Philippine Bouvaist, daughter of a copper founder.January 7, 1858,Joseph-Antoine Sormani, possibly his brother, signed a power of attorney to manage the company.Initially specializing in the manufacture of basic necessities and smallfurniture, located at 7 cimetière Saint-Nicolas in 1847, then at114, rue du Temple in 1854, the company took off and began makingLouis XV and Louis XVI furniture. Its production isexcellent quality.Empress Eugénie,wife of Napoleon III, made the company a success by decorating her palaceswith Paul Sormani's creations.Sormani's work is exhibited at all major national and internationalnational and international exhibitions, such as the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrieof 1849 and the great Parisian Universal Exhibitions of 1855 and 1867, whereSormani is honored by the juries and wins the highest awards for his "production that reveals a first-rate quality of execution".Following the Exposition Universelle1867, Sormani expanded and moved to 10 rue Charlot, where its workshopswhere its workshops took on their full importance. Paul-Charles Sormani, son ofPaul, born in 1848, worked with his father, and after his father's death,continued with his mother, under the name Veuve Paul Sormani et Fils inin Paris. After the 1914 war, they joined forces with Thiébaux and the companymoved to 134 boulevard Haussmann, where it remained until 1934, when it closed.closed.
4 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Good condition
Material: Rosewood
Width: 68
Height: 135
Depth: 32
Reference (ID): 1765657
Availability: In stock
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