Category: French

Ormolu from pieces made by Parisian ébéniste Guillaume Beneman who made furniture for the king. Born in 1750, he died after 1811.

Secrétaire à Abattant (upper front detail). ca. 1800-1810.
Secrétaire à Abattant (upper front detail). ca. 1800-1810. French. Brass/gilded bronze. Image © Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Fair use license. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/drop-front-secretary-secretaire-abattant-80106?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection
Secrétaire à Abattant (sphinx detail). ca. 1800-1810.
Secrétaire à Abattant (sphinx detail). ca. 1800-1810. French. Brass/gilded bronze. Image © Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Fair use license. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/drop-front-secretary-secretaire-abattant-80106?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection
"Secrétaire Abattant" (front detail). 1787.
“Secrétaire Abattant” (front detail). 1787. Gilt-bronze. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beneman_Guillaume_secr%C3%A9taire_abattant_MET5.jpg
"Secrétaire Abattant" (caryatid detail). 1787.
“Secrétaire Abattant” (caryatid detail). 1787. Gilt-bronze. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beneman_Guillaume_secr%C3%A9taire_abattant_MET5.jpg

Art Deco rooms so chic that even Erté would swoon if he came over for cocktails.Plates from the 1925 publication “Une Ambassade Francaise” from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes. Charles Moreau, publisher.

Hall.
Hall. Rob Mallet-Stevens, designer. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF068413/00001/49?search=pochoir
Salon de Musique.
Salon de Musique. L. Sezille, architect. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF068413/00001/51?search=pochoir
Salle de Culture Physique.
Salle de Culture Physique. Francis Jourdain and Pierre Chareau, designers. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF068413/00001/47?search=pochoir
Salle a Manger.
Salle a Manger. G. Chevalier, architect. Joubert and Petit, mobilier. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via https://digital.wolfsonian.org/WOLF068413/00001/41?search=pochoir

Spring series public (free) post for Sunday, April 28th. Five more wonderful plates from Albert Racinet’s “L’Ornement Polychrome” (1869-1873). Link below

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"Chinois et Japonais." Plate 100.
“Chinois et Japonais.” Plate 100. Jetot, lithographer. Firmin Didot and Company, Paris, printer. Scanned by rawpixel from an 1888 edition. Cc0 Licence 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_from_L%E2%80%99ornement_Polychrome_by_Albert_Racinet_from_rawpixel%E2%80%99s_own_original_1888_publication_00100.jpg

 

Art glass to make anything sparkle. French.Maurice Marinot, artist (1882-1860). Painted too but I like these best.

Glass bottle and stopper, number 489. ca. 1925.
Glass bottle and stopper, number 489. ca. 1925. Clear glass internally decorated with turquoise and aubergine. Image © Sinai and Sons, London. Fair use license. via http://www.sinaiandsons.com/catalogue/20th%20Century/Glass/Maurice%20Marinot%20Perfume%20Bottle.php
Bottle with stopper. 1930.
Bottle with stopper. 1930. glass, internally decorated, acid-etched and wheel-carved. © CHRISTIE’S 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/maurice-marinot-1882-1960-bottle-with-stopper-5610553-details.aspx
Blue vase. Undated.
Blue vase. Undated. © Lauritz.com. Fair use license. via https://www.lauritz.com/en/auction/maurice-marinot-a-vase-glass/i4978727/?ver=0c#
Flacon (flask). Undated.
Flacon (flask). Undated. Flat glass with red inclusions on a gray background. © Estim Nation, Paris. Fair use license. via https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/maurice-marinot-1881-1960-130-c-a2b4fab829

More chic decor to try to live up to. From an album made by Maison Alphonse Giroux and left to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs so we can take a peek. French, 19th century.

Two frames. 1852-1870.
Two frames. 1852-1870. Pencil, pen and ink and gouache on paper. Image and photo © Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/deux-cadres-1
Chair, armchair and bench.
Chair, armchair and bench. 1852-1870. Pencil and gouache on paper. Image and photo © Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/chaise-fauteuil-et-banquette
Cup, bottle and flacon. 1852-1870.
Cup, bottle and flacon. 1852-1870. Pencil, black pen and ink and gouache on paper. Image and photo © Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/page-d-album-de-dessin-6
"Judgement of Paris" hand fan. 1852-1870.
“Judgement of Paris” hand fan. 1852-1870. Pencil and gouache on paper. Image and photo © Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/eventail-le-jugement-de-paris

More posts from this fabulous album coming. It has 102 images of which I’ve only looked at the first screen of.

Sèvres porcelain. Collection of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Two handled vase. 1782.
Two handled vase. 1782. French. Soft-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts. Charles de Wailly, designer. Nicolas Schradre and Jean-Claude Duplessis le Père, gilders. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/33480/two-handled-vase-3/
Fuchsia vase. ca. 1907.
Fuchsia vase. ca. 1907. Soft-paste porcelain with translucent enamel and gold. André-Fernand Thesmar artist. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/27203
Vase. 1767.
Vase. 1767. Decorated with the “bleu nouveau” ground color, overlaid with an unusual gilt pattern. Soft-paste porcelain. Cc0 License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/21601/oviform-vase-vase–oreilles-nouveau/

Hand fans to cool off with. So much prettier than air conditioning. French and all by Eventail Duvelleroy, Paris. An old firm that got a recent reboot. All these fans made afterward.

Apricot petal fan. Contemporary.
Apricot petal fan. Contemporary. Metallic apricot silk leaf with organza petals that open and close. Image © 2019 La Perfection Louis. Fair use license. via https://www.laperfectionlouis.com/products/luxury-hand-fan-apricot-petals
Fan with cream blue and gold tiles design and wooden sticks. Undated.
Fan with cream blue and gold tiles design and wooden sticks. Undated.© 2019 The Fan Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/shop/duvelleroy-tiles-gold-fan
Parrot fan. ca. 2015.
Parrot fan. ca. 2015. Created by Coralie Marabelle, it won a public award at the Hyères festival in 2015. Image © 2019 The Fan Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/shop/duvelleroy-parrot-fan

French Renaissance Revival jewels to sparkle up your Easter dress. Alphonse Fouquet, designer. Living from 1828 to 1911, he was the father of Georges Fouquet. From the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

Bracelet Diane. 1883.
Bracelet Diane. 1883. Gold in multiple tones, rose-cut diamond and enamel. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/bracelet-diane
Sphinx chatelaine. 1878.
Sphinx chatelaine. 1878. Melted, spun and engraved gold. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/chatelaine-sphinge
Watch with fighting chimeras. 1880.
Watch with fighting chimeras. 1880. Gold and glass. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/montre-combat-d-animaux-chimeriques

Plates from Emile-Allain Séguy’s pochoir book “Samarkande: 20 Compositions en couleurs dans le Style oriental.” Edited by Charles Massin. Published around 1914.

Plate IX.
Plate IX. Image © Cleveland Institute of Art. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.322
Plate XVIII.
Plate XVIII. Image © Cleveland Institute of Art. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.329
Plate XI.
Plate XI. Image © Cleveland Institute of Art. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.324
Plate X.
Plate X. Image © Cleveland Institute of Art. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.323
Plate XVI.
Plate XVI. Image © Cleveland Institute of Art. Fair use license. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.327

Séguy designed quite a few other pochoir books. Look out for blog posts with those coming soon. Just as beautiful.

Drawings of centerpieces from back when they made the social splash, not the food. From the archives of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Late 18th century to around 1840.

Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece). 18th c.
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece). 18th c. Made in Paris. Pen with brown ink and gray wash. Babel, maker. Image Musée des Arts Décoratifs. ©Photo Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/surtout-de-table-1?mode=default
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece).
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece). 1814-1830. Watercolor on paper. Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843). © Collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/surtout-de-table?mode=default
Design for two modèles de surtout de table (detail).
Design for two modèles de surtout de table (detail) (centerpieces). 1800. Spanish. Pen, brown ink, pencil and watercolor. Artist not known. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/deux-modeles-de-surtout-de-table?mode=default
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece) from the Album Giroux. 1852-1870.
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece) from the Album Giroux. 1852-1870. French. Crayon and gouache on paper. House of Alphonse Giroux, makers. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs. ©Photo Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/surtout-de-table-7?mode=default
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece). 1814-1830.
Design for a surtout de table (centerpiece). 1814-1830. French. Watercolor. Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843). Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs. ©Photo Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris/Jean Tholance. Fair use license.via http://collections.madparis.fr/surtout-de-table-4?mode=default
Dessin for a surtout à liqueur. 1775-1785.
Dessin for a surtout à liqueur. 1775-1785. Pen and ink with watercolor. Artist not known. Image © Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Fair use license. via http://collections.madparis.fr/modele-de-surtout-a-liqueur?mode=default