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The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle, and Jeffrey Munger

2010

272 pages

29 illustrations

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

Directors Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Note to the Reader

Introduction
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Wood Paneling and Furniture
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Gilt Bronze and Mounted Porcelain
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger

Chimneypieces and Fireplace Furnishings
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Textiles and Leather
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Portraits
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain
Jeffrey Munger

Silver
Jeffrey Munger

Gold Boxes
Jeffrey Munger

Biographical Notes
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

Bibliography
Index
Photograph Credits

Met Art in Publication

Twelve-light chandelier, Giovanni Battista Metellino Italian, Gilt steel (gilding not original) and rock crystal, Italian, Milan — Twelve-light chandelier
Giovanni Battista Metellino
first quarter 18th century

Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris — Boiserie from the Hôtel de Varengeville
French, Paris
ca. 1736–52, with later additions

Boiserie from the Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, Austria, Isidor Canevale, Carved, painted, and gilded pine; plaster; gilt bronze; mirror glass; oak flooring, Austrian, Vienna — Boiserie from the Palais Paar, 30 Wollzeile, Vienna, Austria
Isidor Canevale
Johann Georg Leithner
ca. 1765–72, with later additions

Grand Salon from the Hôtel de Tessé, Paris, Nicolas Huyot, Carved, painted, and gilded oak; marble; plaster, French, Paris — Grand Salon from the Hôtel de Tessé, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1768–72, with later additions

Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun, Carved and painted oak, French, Paris — Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun
French, Paris
ca. 1770, with one modern panel

Boiserie from the Hôtel de Cabris, Grasse, Carved, painted, and gilded oak, French, Paris — Boiserie from the Hôtel de Cabris, Grasse
French, Paris
ca. 1774, with later additions

Shopfront from 3, quai de Bourbon, Île Saint-Louis, Paris, Etienne Séjournant, Oak, French, Paris — Shopfront from 3, quai de Bourbon, Île Saint-Louis, Paris
Etienne Séjournant
between 1775–77, with later replacements

Boudoir from the Hôtel de Crillon, Pierre-Adrien Paris French, Oak, painted and gilded, French, Paris — Boudoir from the Hôtel de Crillon
Pierre-Adrien Paris
ca. 1777–80

Room from a hotel in the Cours d'Albret, Bordeaux, Barthélemy Cabirol and his workshop, Pine, painted and carved, French, Bordeaux — Room from a hotel in the Cours d'Albret, Bordeaux
Barthélemy Cabirol
ca. 1785, with later additions

Cabinet, Oak and poplar wood veneered with ebony; ivory; stained ivory; bone, and various marquetry woods, including kingwood and amaranth; ebonized pearwood; gilt-bronze capitals and bases; plated-iron hardware, French, Paris — Cabinet
French, Paris
ca. 1645, with extensive later alterations

Figures Historiques du Vieux Testament, Jean Cousin the Younger French, Woodcuts — Figures Historiques du Vieux Testament
Jean Cousin the Younger
Jean Le Clerc
1614

Table, Pierre Gole, Oak and fruitwood veneered with tortoiseshell, stained and natural ivory, ebony, and other woods; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Table
Pierre Gole
ca. 1660

Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris — Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685

Clock with pedestal, André Charles Boulle French, Case and pedestal of oak with marquetry of tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and pewter; gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass with white enameled Arabic numerals; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock with pedestal
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1690

Armchair (fauteuil à la reine), Carved and gilded walnut, late 17th-century wool velvet (not original), French, Paris — Armchair (fauteuil à la reine)
French, Paris
ca. 1690–1710

Cabinet, André Charles Boulle French, Oak veneered with Macassar and Gabon ebony, ebonized fruitwood, burl wood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Cabinet
André Charles Boulle
ca. 1700

Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel lacquer, cherry wood, and purplewood; gilt-bronze mounts; brocatelle marble top, French, Paris — Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1745–49

Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) for Louise-Élisabeth of Parma, Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, Carved and gilded oak; original silk-velvet upholstery and gold trim, French, Paris and Italian, Parma — Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) for Louise-Élisabeth of Parma
Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot
Pierre Contant d'Ivry
ca. 1749

Bedside table (table de nuit), Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with tulipwood and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts; Sarrancolin marble; silk moiré drawer lining (not original), French, Paris — Bedside table (table de nuit)
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1750–56

Armchair (fauteuil à la reine) (part of a set), Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, Carved and gilded beech; wool and silk tapestry, French, Paris — Armchair (fauteuil à la reine) (part of a set)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1754–56

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