A PAIR OF RESTAURATION GILTWOOD CANAPES by Pierre Marcion, each with padded rectangular back, arms and bowed seat with squab cushion covered in blue silk, the channelled backrail carved with paterae and laurel leaves, the panelled seat-rail carved with paterae flanked by anthemia, on turned tapering legs with reeded capitals, one stamped P. MARCION, and with ink inscription Château de Navarre inscribed twice Aimes A-4960 and once with metal disc, and once 2ND M, the other inscribed are A-4959 and once with metal disc, and 2ND M PAIR, regilt

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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION GILTWOOD CANAPES by Pierre Marcion, each with padded rectangular back, arms and bowed seat with squab cushion covered in blue silk, the channelled backrail carved with paterae and laurel leaves, the panelled seat-rail carved with paterae flanked by anthemia, on turned tapering legs with reeded capitals, one stamped P. MARCION, and with ink inscription Château de Navarre inscribed twice Aimes A-4960 and once with metal disc, and once 2ND M, the other inscribed are A-4959 and once with metal disc, and 2ND M PAIR, regilt
57in. (145cm.) wide (2)

来源

The Château de Navarre, Normandy
Baron Fernande de Condé, the Chateau de Biarge, Charente, France, sold The Hall of Art Studios, Hollywood, U.S.A., 25 January, 1927.
Acquired at that sale by Paramount Studios, Hollywood, U.S.A., and bearing their inventory number A4960.

拍品专文

Pierre Benoit Marcion, 1769-1840

The Château de Navarre, Normandy was owned by Empress Joséphine and on her death her son Prince Eugène inherited le mobilier des appartements du Château de Navarre and one half of the plauts et provisions. Her daughter Princesse Hortense inherited the other half of des provisions of Navarre. The grandfather of Baroness Fernande de Condé was Baron de Rougemont who was in charge of Napoleon's household during his exile on St. Helena.

A very similar set of seat furniture by Pierre Marcion at Fontainebleau is illustrated in L. De Groër, Les Arts Decoratifs de 1790-1850, Paris 1985, p.147, fig.273 and in C. Terrasse, Musée de Fontainebleau - Musée de Grandes Architectures.