A Napoleon III Rope-Twist Stool, After A.M.E. Fournier, Third Quarter 19th Century
No reserve
Auction Closed
February 3, 09:38 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Re-upholstered in green silk , with rope twist frame, maker's brand underneath ROSSI FILS FABRIQUA..., together with a similar Napoleon III style rope-twist giltwood stool of later date
height 16 in.; diameter 22 in.
height 18 in,; diameter 25 in.
40.5 cm.; 56 cm.
45.5 cm.; 63.5 cm.
Christie's London, 18 November 2015, lot 565, for the Napoleon III Rope-Twist stool marked Rossi Fils
A.M.E. Fournier was established by 1850 at 109 Boulevard Beaumarchais, and later at Boulevard des Capucines. Besides case furniture, Fournier also produced a variety of upholstered pieces that were exhibited at many of the famous exhibitions of the second half of the 19th century, including the Exposition Universelle of 1867. One of his most popular and enduring creations was his design for the rope-twist stool, or pouf à cordes. A giltwood stool very similar to these stools is in the Château de Compiègne and is illustrated Helena Hayward, World Furniture, 1965, p. 241, pl. 928.
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