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Lot 1829 Dα

An Empire "Psyche" mirror

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 10.000 € (incl. premium)

An Empire "Psyche" mirror

Solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, ormolu mountings, mirror pane and replaced green silk cover on the reverse. Twisting mirror with triangular gable and numerous ormolu appliques on curved supports with casters. In pristine restored condition. H 198, W 97, D 58 cm.
Paris, around 1810, this model attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter.

Literature

Cf. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 3/2000, p. 336, for an identical piece stamped by François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter.
Cf. Nouvel-Kammerer (ed.), Symbols of Power. Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style 1800 - 1815, Paris 2007, cat. no. 103, for a similar, unstamped piece from the era.
Cf. Samoyault, Mobilier français Consulat et Empire, Paris 2009, fig. 408.