Empire Salon Ameublement "Aux têtes des sygnes". Pierre Antoine Bellangé, Paris. Early 19th century. Pierre Antoine Bellangé1758 Paris - 1827 Paris. Mahogany, partially veneered, brass. Three-seater canapé and a pair of armchairs. Curved backs upholstered on all sides with straight armrests, running into armrests in the form of curved swan heads, the armrest areas of the canapé also upholstered on all sides. Straight frames on sabre legs. Laurel and rosette fittings in gilt brass. The fauteuils with the stamped signature "P. Bellangé" on the underside of the front frame. Seaweed or horsehair upholstery with straps and springs. Jacquard fabric upholstery with floral medallions and surrounding trimmings. The motifs used by P. A. Bellangé in his furniture creations refer to the first French Empire under Napoleon I. In addition to the symbolic honey bee, laurel branches and the Roman eagle, the swan motif was especially favoured by Napoleon's first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Cf. Ledoux-Lebard, Denise: Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle : 1795 - 1889. Dictionnaire des ébénistes et des menuisiers, Paris 1989, p. 50 ff. Lit.: Cordier, Sylvain: Bellangé, ébénistes : Une histoire du goût au XIXe siècle. Paris, 2012. Very high quality restored condition.With minimal signs of use and a few small scratches. With partial traces of inactive pest damage, already professionally sealed. One armchair with two drying cracks in the veneer, also professionally sealed, as well as slight fire damage to the front, inner frame rail with unsealed traces of inactive pest infestation. Legs of both armchairs jointed. Dimensions: canapé h. 89 cm, w. 169 cm, d. 59 cm, seat height 51 cm / armchairs h. 85 cm, w. 59 cm, d. 64 cm, seat height 51 cm. Pierre Antoine Bellangé 1758 Paris - 1827 Paris The name Bellangé stands for a family of French cabinetmakers who occupied an important place within the furniture art of the XIXth century. Pierre Antoine worked as a master in Paris from 1788, marrying Marie-Agnès, daughter of the cabinetmaker Alexandre-Nicolas Quenet. Later collaboration with one of his three sons, Louis-Alexandre. At the end of 1811, Pierre-Antoine Bellangé was appointed royal court cabinetmaker. Due to the quality, richness and grace of his furniture creations, his house enjoyed an excellent reputation, and even under the reign of Charles X it retained its prominent position. Furniture sets were made for many European courts, including the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Orders among others for Count Esterhazy, for Napoleon Bonaparte (Tuileries Palace), Joséphine de Beauharnais (Château de Malmaison) and for Joseph Bonaparte. Besides furniture in Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the White House.