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Jean-Joseph Chapuis (Belgian, 1765-1864) Salon party in cherry wood, composed of six chairs and an armchair. The upside-down backrests are openwork; the entablature, decorated with a ewer in a rhombus adorned with brass fillets, surmounts a palmette. They stand on four legs, the front tapered, the back saber-shaped with a square cross-section. Stamped "Chapuis" on the rear belt. Jean-Joseph Chapuis, master in 1796. Late 18th-early 19th century. Imitation burgundy leather upholstery. Height 87 Width 44 Depth 48 cm. (restorations, including the armrest of the armchair, the uprights of two chairs, a front leg) Provenance: Val de Loire collection. Jean-Joseph Chapuis, late18th C.- early 19th C. A set of six cherrywood chairs and one armchair. Faux leather upholstery. Bibliography : - Denise Ledoux-Lebard, "Les Ebénistes du XIXe siècle", Paris, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1984, p. 118-199 ; - Anne-Marie Bonenfant-Feytmans, "Les meubles de l'ébéniste Jean-Joseph Chapuis aux Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire à Bruxelles", in "Bulletin des Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire", fascicule I, T. 57, Brussels, 1986. CHAPUIS' FURNITURE AT THE ROYAL CASTLE OF LAEKEN In 1806, Napoleon I commissioned Chapuis, along with other Belgian cabinetmakers, to draw up an inventory of the furniture at the Château de Laeken, former residence of the Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands. Now owned by the Emperor, he resided there on several occasions until 1812. To furnish his overseas palace, he regularly placed orders with this craftsman, described by Denise Ledoux-Lebard as "a very important Brussels cabinetmaker". The Empire was thus the most flourishing period for his workshop on Rue de Loxum, which employed "twenty or more workers" at the time. Awarded the title of Master in 1796, he was active until 1824. His work, hitherto obscured by an unfortunate confusion with a Parisian merchant of the same name, is gradually being rediscovered. Our suite of chairs, typical of Chapuis' creations, is very similar to a "cherrywood chair" preserved in the Château Royal de Laeken, today the residence of the Belgian royal family: "front legs sheathed, rear legs saber-shaped. Slightly crook-shaped backrest, finished with a grip bar, the openwork center decorated with a vase, the entablature adorned with ebony inlays presenting a vase inscribed in a rhombus". Let's also mention "nine cherrywood chairs, the back featuring an ebony inlaid buire", sold in Brussels on December 18 and 19, 1933 by Galerie Thémis.
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Jean-Joseph Chapuis (Belgian, 1765-1864) Salon party in cherry wood, composed of six chairs and an armchair. The upside-down backrests are openwork; the entablature, decorated with a ewer in a rhombus adorned with brass fillets, surmounts a palmette. They stand on four legs, the front tapered, the back saber-shaped with a square cross-section. Stamped "Chapuis" on the rear belt. Jean-Joseph Chapuis, master in 1796. Late 18th-early 19th century. Imitation burgundy leather upholstery. Height 87 Width 44 Depth 48 cm. (restorations, including the armrest of the armchair, the uprights of two chairs, a front leg) Provenance: Val de Loire collection. Jean-Joseph Chapuis, late18th C.- early 19th C. A set of six cherrywood chairs and one armchair. Faux leather upholstery. Bibliography : - Denise Ledoux-Lebard, "Les Ebénistes du XIXe siècle", Paris, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1984, p. 118-199 ; - Anne-Marie Bonenfant-Feytmans, "Les meubles de l'ébéniste Jean-Joseph Chapuis aux Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire à Bruxelles", in "Bulletin des Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire", fascicule I, T. 57, Brussels, 1986. CHAPUIS' FURNITURE AT THE ROYAL CASTLE OF LAEKEN In 1806, Napoleon I commissioned Chapuis, along with other Belgian cabinetmakers, to draw up an inventory of the furniture at the Château de Laeken, former residence of the Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands. Now owned by the Emperor, he resided there on several occasions until 1812. To furnish his overseas palace, he regularly placed orders with this craftsman, described by Denise Ledoux-Lebard as "a very important Brussels cabinetmaker". The Empire was thus the most flourishing period for his workshop on Rue de Loxum, which employed "twenty or more workers" at the time. Awarded the title of Master in 1796, he was active until 1824. His work, hitherto obscured by an unfortunate confusion with a Parisian merchant of the same name, is gradually being rediscovered. Our suite of chairs, typical of Chapuis' creations, is very similar to a "cherrywood chair" preserved in the Château Royal de Laeken, today the residence of the Belgian royal family: "front legs sheathed, rear legs saber-shaped. Slightly crook-shaped backrest, finished with a grip bar, the openwork center decorated with a vase, the entablature adorned with ebony inlays presenting a vase inscribed in a rhombus". Let's also mention "nine cherrywood chairs, the back featuring an ebony inlaid buire", sold in Brussels on December 18 and 19, 1933 by Galerie Thémis.
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