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\r\nLabel to back of lower top - H.A.Comer, Antique & Modern Furniture, Works of Art, France, 1867-1901","additional_info":[{"title":"","text":"NINETEENTH CENTURY FURNITURE
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\r\nThe second half of the 19th century is, undoubtedly, the age when decorative arts favoured the revivalist taste, the fusion of styles and the collecting. At an age when society looked attentively at the past, the greatest masters of previous centuries were inevitably reinterpreted by the new artists, hence promoting the emergence of quality replicas that were accepted by their contemporaries as genuine works of art. The glory of the golden age of Versailles was reborn in the decorative arts, particularly in furniture, inspired by the artistic character of the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI and by the much admired prototypes of the great furniture makers such as Andre\u0301-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), Jean-Franc\u0327ois Oeben (1721-1763) or Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806).
\r\nIn 1860s Paris there a noticeable increase in the number of luxury furniture making workshops which, in that period employed 2000 workers, a figure
\r\nin stark contrast with the 14,500 employed by the lower quality furniture making workshops. Luxury furniture makers were amongst the most privileged Paris craftsmen, being responsible for the production of exceptional pieces of furniture often destined to the French Imperial House or to other European Royal Courts.
\r\nThe two tea tables that we are bringing to sale are particularly representative of the artistic quality and irreprehensible production technique of two exceptional artists of that era, Paul Sormani (1817-1877) and Franc\u0327ois Linke (1855-1946).
\r\n
\r\nLiterature:
\r\nPAYNE, Christopher, 19thCentury European Furniture, Antique Collectors \u0301Club 1985;
\r\nRODRIGUES, Tiago, The furniture of Maison Krieger at art auction: A fine vitrine in Louis XV style sold by Veritas at Lisbon, ArtisOn, no5, Lisboa, ARTIS-IHA\/FLUL, 2017;
\r\nVERLET, Pierre, Le mobilier royal franc\u0327ais du XVIIIe sie\u0300cle. IV \u2013 Meubles de la Couronne conserve\u0301s en Europe et aux E\u0301tats-Unis, Paris, Editions Picard, 1990;
\r\nVERLET, Pierre, Les e\u0301be\u0301nistes du XVIII sie\u0300cle franc\u0327ais, Paris, Hachette, 1963;
\r\nVERLET, Pierre, Les meubles franc\u0327ais du XVIII sie\u0300cle, 2o edic\u0327a\u0303o, Paris, Presses Universitaire de France, 1982
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\r\nPaul Sormani (1817-1877)
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\r\nPaul Sormani was one of the most famous furniture makers of 19th century France. Specialised in replicating Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture, he had as his professional competitors the great brand names of his era, such as Henry Dason (1825- 1896), G. Durand (1839-1920) and Franc\u0327ois Linke (1855-1946).
\r\nOf Italian background, Sormani was born in Canzo, in the Venice region (Como Province, Lombardy), in 1817. Aged 30 he married Ursule Marie-Philippine Bouvaist, settling in Paris soon after. Specializing in the making of necessaires, travelling cases and e\u0301tuis, he opens his first workshop at 7 Rue Saint Nicolas.
\r\nTwo years later, in 1849, Sormani participates in the Paris Industrial Exhibition being awarded a Bronze medal. One patent registered in England in 1852, for the invention of an \u201cimproved travelling case\u201d, demonstrates his creativity and originality, as well as the fact that, by then, he had opened shop in London. Other important Exhibition participations and awards will follow; in 1855 \u2013 at the Paris International Exhibition - he is awarded a First-Class Silver medal, and in 1862 - at the London Universal Exhibition- he is granted a 2nd Place medal.
\r\nIt is only from 1867 onwards, his workshop already sited at 10 Rue Charlot, that he develops a furniture production specialising in petits meubles de luxe et de fantaisie, as shown in that same year at the 2nd Paris Universal Exhibition, where he grabs a silver medal. Referred in the exhibition catalogue as \u201c(...) his production embodies a first-class quality of execution\u201d, this participation will unequivocally be a major contributing factor to his ensuing fame and commercial success.
\r\nAt one point employing the astonishing number of 150 workers, it is expectable that amongst those working in his workshop, there were many furniture makers, carpenters, bronze casters and perhaps painters (?), as these were the specialist arts represented in Sormani\u2019s creations. Through his sophisticated and careful furniture production and particular ebeniste craftsmanship, Sormani\u2019s became a household name amongst the Parisian elite and numerous European courts. Following his death in 1877, his wife and son Paul-Charles Sormani maintained the Rue Charlot premises open. In 1914, following a partnership agreement with Thiebault Fre\u0300res, they move to 134 Boulevard Haussmann, where the business will remain until eventually closing down in 1934, after almost 90 years of intense and prolific production.
\r\nSormani furniture can be seen in various private, particularly French, as well as museum collections, the one at the National Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon standing out in particular. In this important cluster all of Sormani\u2019s works are signed
\r\nand dated to the post 1867 production cycle. Acquired by Queen Maria Pia (1847-1911) in her various European travels, the collection includes a tea table (Inv.50859), similar to the one presented for sale, bought by the Queen in Paris in 1901. In the Palace photographic archives there exists a set of photos, sent by \u201cMaison Sormani\u201d to the potential royal client, in which the table is identified as \u201cmodel nr. 333\u201d.
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\r\nLiterature:
\r\nANDRADE, Maria do Carmo de, Paul Sormani e o estilo Lui\u0301s XV. Os mo\u0301veis preferidos da rainha D. Maria Pia, Pala\u0301cio Nacional da Ajuda, 2010
\r\nPAYNE, Christopher, 19thCentury European Furniture, Antique Collectors \u0301Club 1985
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