Description
With flat and square back, molded frame and upper rail decorated with rosettes and palmettes, cylindrical armrests are lined with cuffs. The front legs are rectangular, the slightly curved front cross is decorated with five rosettes. The set is gray lacquered with gold embossed patterns. Attributed to Marcion.
Empire period (Service and maintenance restorations, very light, new upholstery).
H: 100 x W: 59 x D: 52 cm
Pierre-Benoît Marcion was born in Paris in 1769 to a father-merchant. In 1798 he advertised for the transfer of his workshop-store “Aux Egyptians” and offers a large selection of mahogany furniture adorned with gilded bronzes. His first official commission is very important, since in 1801 he delivers 82 mahogany chairs decorated with inlays to the Conservative Senate. From 1805 he regularly supplied the Imperial Furniture Guard and thus became one of the leading cabinet makers working for Napoleon, the second after Jacob-Desmalter. His commissions are of interest to the Petit Trianon, the Palais des Tuileries, the Palais Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau and Laeken. In addition to the seats Marcion also produces dressers, secretaries, libraries, consoles, offices, washbasins for the Emperor … The orders will become very significant from 1808, mainly for the Trianon, the Palais de Compiègne and from Fontainebleau, in 1813 for Monte Cavallo in Rome. Then the business becomes difficult it will have only small orders (Rambouillet and Compiegne). On the occasion of the evaluation of his stock in 1816, the Garde-meuble’s auditor wrote that his furniture “combines the perfect quality of the materials with the finish of the confection, the regularity of proportions … Mr. Marcion is one of the cabinetmakers of Paris who has furniture made with the utmost perfection … “. It should also add the perfect mastery of his sculptures and his gilded bronzes. In 1817 he ceased his activity and retired to Château-Thierry, where he owned two properties. On the death of his wife he returned to Paris where he died in May 1840.
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