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Sold 3/13/22 Pair of French Consulat Armchairs in the Egyptian Revival Taste

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36.25" h x 24" w x 28.5" d

A Pair of early 19th century French Bergeres. The chairs date from the Consulat period which is marked by the rise of both Egyptian revival and Empire style in French Furniture
The Consular period in France began in November 1799 when the Directory was overthrown in a bloodless coup and replaced by three consuls, including Napoleon. This overthrow followed a series of military disasters and insurrections that led to a breakdown of faith in the government. A few weeks after the coup Napoleon was named First Consul. In 1802 he was named First Consul for life and in December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor. The period of his reign as Emperor, from May 1804 to June 1815, is known as the Empire period.
Napoleon, having gained his position through his political and military achievements, used artists, designers and architects to promote and legitimize his regime. He appointed Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) as the official architects and designers of the Empire period and they became major exponents of the Empire style.
Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign brought about a craze in France for all things Egyptian. The detailed drawings of art and architecture published on his return by artist and archaeologist Dominique-Vivant Denon led to the incorporation of Egyptian motifs in the furniture and decorative arts of the following decades.  Circa  1800 - 1805.

Seat height : 18.5"

Antiquarian at Greenwich

Sold 3/13/22 Pair of French Consulat Armchairs in the Egyptian Revival Taste

Sold

Call For Location | 203-325-8070


36.25" h x 24" w x 28.5" d

A Pair of early 19th century French Bergeres. The chairs date from the Consulat period which is marked by the rise of both Egyptian revival and Empire style in French Furniture
The Consular period in France began in November 1799 when the Directory was overthrown in a bloodless coup and replaced by three consuls, including Napoleon. This overthrow followed a series of military disasters and insurrections that led to a breakdown of faith in the government. A few weeks after the coup Napoleon was named First Consul. In 1802 he was named First Consul for life and in December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor. The period of his reign as Emperor, from May 1804 to June 1815, is known as the Empire period.
Napoleon, having gained his position through his political and military achievements, used artists, designers and architects to promote and legitimize his regime. He appointed Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) as the official architects and designers of the Empire period and they became major exponents of the Empire style.
Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign brought about a craze in France for all things Egyptian. The detailed drawings of art and architecture published on his return by artist and archaeologist Dominique-Vivant Denon led to the incorporation of Egyptian motifs in the furniture and decorative arts of the following decades.  Circa  1800 - 1805.

Seat height : 18.5"

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