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Some Versailles Furniture Preserved at Waddesdon
08/1959 | 676/677 | 101
Pages: 265-269+271
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Riesener, Jean-Henri
buildings:
Château de Versailles, Versailles, France
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Great Britain
patrons:
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
places:
England / France / Paris / Versailles
subjects:
French / Furniture / Furniture makers / Ebénistes
subjects:
Collections, Private
subjects:
Documents / Inventories
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Secrétaire à Cylindre, by J. H. Riesener, for the Use of the Comte de Provence at Versailles. 1774. Height, 113 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
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18. Secrétaire à Cylindre, by J. H. Riesener, Made for a Daughter of France (?Madame Adélaïde). Height, 109 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
Attributed works:
19. Secrétaire à Abattant, by J. H. Riesener, Made for the Cabinet du Roi, Petit Trianon. 1777. Height, 143 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
Attributed works:
20. Writing-Table, by J. H. Riesener, Made for Madame Elizabeth at Versailles. 1778. Height, 66 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
Attributed works:
21. Writing-Table, by J. H. Riesener, Made for the Cabinet du Roi, Petit Trianon. 1777. Height, 78 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
Western art unattributed:
16. Bureau Plat, Copied from Lower Part of Bureau Louis XV for Use of Louis XVI in the Cabinet du Roi, Versailles. 1786. Height, 92 cm. (Waddesdon Manor.)
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Orders for Sèvres from the French Court
07/1954 | 616 | 96
Pages: 202-206
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Thomire, Pierre-Philippe
dates:
1700-1799
patrons:
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
patrons:
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
patrons:
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
places:
France / Paris
places:
Versailles
subjects:
Sèvres porcelain / Patronage / Royalty
subjects:
French / Ceramics / Porcelain
subjects:
Documents
subjects:
Courts (social groups) / Aristocracy
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Vase on Blue œils-de-perdrix Ground Bordered with Green, Made for Louis XV. 1759. Sèvres Porcelain. (Wallace Collection.)
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15. Vase with Decoration of Miniatures and Enamels, Possibly Made for Marie Antoinette. 1781. Sèvres Porcelain. (Wallace Collection.)
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16. Vase Known as 'Angora Vase' or 'Angola', Made for the Comte de Provence. 1772. (Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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18. Vase with Arabesques on Violet Ground, Mounted in Gilded Bronze, by Thomire. 1782. Sèvres Porcelain (Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission o H. M. the Queen.
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19. Vase Solaire, Made for Madame Adélaïde. 1772. Sèvres Porcelain. (Jones Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum.)
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20. Vase with Chinoiserie Decoration on Ground Studded with œils-de-perdrix, Mounted in Gilded Bronze, Made for Marie Antoinette. 1779. Sèvres Porcelain. (Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
Article
The Wallace Collection and the Study of French Eighteenth-Century Bronzes d'ameublement
06/1950 | 567 | 92
Pages: 154-157
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Thomire, Pierre-Philippe
artists:
Martin, Gilles-François
artists:
Hauré, Jean
artists:
Galle, André
artists:
Gouthière, Pierre
artists:
Pithoin, Quentin-Claude
artists:
Forestier, Étienne-Jean
artists:
Feloix, Louis-Gabriel
buildings:
Château de Versailles, Versailles, France
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
patrons:
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
patrons:
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
places:
France / England
subjects:
French sculpture / Metalwork / Bronzes / Bronzes d'ameublement
subjects:
Bronziers / Documents / Correspondence
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Wall-Light of Gilt Bronze Supplied for the Grand Cabinet de la Reine at Fontainebleau in 1788. Height, 91.5 cm. (Wallace Collection.) 3. Candlestick of Gilt Bronze Made by Pitoin for the Cabinet de la Méridienne at Versailles in 1781. Height, 25.4 cm. (Wallace Collection.) 4. Wall-Light of Gilt Bronze after a Model by Martin Made in 1787. Height, 76.8 cm. (Wallace Collection.) 5. Wall-Light of Gilt Bronze Cast by Feloix and Gilded by Galle, Supplied for St Cloud in 1787. Height, 94 cm. (Wallace Collection.)
Short Notice
Two Pieces of Furniture by Leleu
04/1949 | 553 | 91
Pages: 110-111+113
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Leleu, Jean-François
dates:
1750-1799
patrons:
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
places:
France
subjects:
French / Furniture / Ebénistes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Chest-of-Drawers, Made by J. F. Leleu for the Use of the Prince de Condé at the Palais Bourbon. 1772. (Wallace Collection.)
Attributed works:
20. Chest-of-Drawers, made by J. F. Leleu. 1773. (Petit-Trianon, Versailles.)
Attributed works:
21. Another View of the Same Chest-of-Drawers.
Short Notice
Six Chairs from Fontainebleau in the Wallace Collection
05/1938 | 422 | 72
Pages: 242-244
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Boulard, Jean-Baptiste
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
France
subjects:
Furniture / French
subjects:
Chairs / Ecole de Fontainebleau
subjects:
Ebénistes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
One of Six Chairs from the Palace of Fontainebleau. Wood by Boulard. Carving by Haure, Vallois & Chatny. 1786. 94 by 56 by 56 cm. (Wallace Collection). Shorter Notices: Six Chairs from Fontainebleau in the Wallace Collection
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A Faenza Panel at the Victoria and Albert Museum
10/1937 | 415 | 71
Pages: 182-184
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Signorelli, Luca
artists:
Pellipario, Nicola
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Siena
subjects:
Italian painting / Maiolica / Roman iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A-Faenza Panel, Here Identified as The Deputation to Coriolanus. About 1516-20. 38.5 by 38.5 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum). Shorter Notices: A Faenza Panel at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Attributed works:
B-The Deputation to Coriolanus, by a Pupil of Luca Signorelli. About 1509. Fresco, Transferred to Canvas, 126 by 128 cm. (National Gallery). Shorter Notices: A Faenza Panel at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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A Commode by Riesener in the Victoria and Albert Museum
04/1937 | 409 | 70
Pages: 188+190-191
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Riesener, Jean-Henri
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Furniture / French / Attributions
subjects:
France / England
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Commode, Here Identified As by Riesener. Marquetry with Bronze Mounts, 130 by 85 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Shorter Notices: A Commode by Riesener in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Two Commodes by Marchand in the Wallace Collection
12/1936 | 405 | 69
Pages: 276-277+281
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
artists:
Marchand, Nicolas-Jean, b. ca. 1697
buildings:
Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
France
subjects:
French / Furniture / Ebénistes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A-Commode. Rose-Wood Veneer, with Gilt-Bronze Mounts; Height, 84 cm.; B-Commode. Lacquered, with Gilt-Bronze Mounts; Height, 85 cm. Both by Marchand (1755). From the Chateau of Fontainebleau. Shorter Notices: The Two Commodes by Marchand in the Wallace Collection
Attributed works:
Fig. 1. Number on the Marble Top of the Commode on Plate B
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Fig. 2. The Name Stamped on Each of the Commodes on Plate A-B
Short Notice
A Commode and a Pair of Encoignures in Windsor Castle
10/1936 | 403 | 69
Pages: 186-188
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Author:
Verlet, Pierre (Verlet, Pierre)
Subjects
dates:
1750-1799
museums and institutions:
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
patrons:
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
places:
France / England
subjects:
Furniture / French / Commodes a encoignures / Encoignures
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A, B-Two Encoignures, Made by Riesener 1780. Height of Each, 98 cm. (All in Windsor Castle). Shorter Notices: A Commode and a Pair of Encoignures in Windsor Castle
Attributed works:
C-Commode, Made by Riesener. 1774. Height, 94 cm. (All in Windsor Castle). Shorter Notices: A Commode and a Pair of Encoignures in Windsor Castle