LOUIS XVI STYLE MIDDLE TABLE, BY LES FRÈRES WASSMUS,... Lot 229
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LOUIS XVI STYLE MIDDLE TABLE, BY LES FRÈRES WASSMUS, ÉBÉNISTE DE LA COURONNE, MID-19th CENTURY
in the style of the work by the famous cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler; oval-shaped, with central springs, in mahogany and bois de rapport veneer inlaid with reserve frames and fillets, with a rhomboid base and gilt bronze. It opens with two drawers in the waistband, decorated with friezes of rais-de-cœurs and pearls, with dark plaques of bouquets, foliage and foliage in the center.
Tapered uprights with asparagus fluting and a ring at the top. They are joined by "toupie" feet, also with fluting and lanceolate leaf corollas, the whole joined by an "H"-shaped spacer underlined by a pearled twist.
The top is surrounded by a molded bronze moulding.
Stamped twice by Wassmus.
(Very good condition, one rais-de-cœurs frieze to be refixed).
A center table by Wassmus Frères, stamped, mid-19th century
HEIGHT 76.50 - WIDTH 138 - PROF. 70 CM - H. 30,1 - W. 54,3 - D. 27,6 IN.
Two brothers, Jean-Henri-Chrétien and Jean Henri-Christophe, originally from Hanover, settled in Paris around 1816 and founded the Wassmus furniture factory. In 1840, they were described in the Almanachs du Commerce as manufacturers of "antique and modern furniture in all styles". By 1853, they were producing high-quality furniture using a wide range of techniques, including floral marquetry and Boulle work. The company reached its apogee during the reign of Napoleon III, under the direction of Henri Léonard Wassmus. Son of Jean-Henri-Chrétien, he trained in the family workshop and became the company's most skilled cabinetmaker, acquiring a reputation that culminated in his appointment as cabinetmaker to the crown. As a supplier to the Imperial Garde-Meuble under the Second Empire, Wassmus specialized in prestigious inlaid furniture. In the 1850s, the company reached its peak, supplying numerous pieces to the 1855 Universal Exhibition.
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