Canapé bekleed met tapisserie met bloemboeketten

anonymous, c. 1750

Two armchairs and a sofa. Beech, upholstered in tapestry. The chairs: Paris, c. 1750 - 1760, by Jean-Baptiste Gourdin. The sofa modern. De tapestry: Paris, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1772. The tapestry upholstery was made for the Prince de Condé for the Chambre Rose at the Palais Bourbon in Paris. The original seat furniture to which it was applied does not survive.

  • Artwork typeseating furniture, suite, sofa, canapé
  • Object numberBK-16655-G
  • Dimensionsheight 103 cm x width 186.5 cm x depth 84 cm, height 46 cm x depth 61 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Canapé bekleed met tapisserie met bloemboeketten

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16655-G

  • Description

    Canapé, deel van een ameublement, vervaardigd van wit met goud beschilderd beukenhout en bekleed op een los raam met tapisserie, dat op een rode gedamasceerde grond boeketten, samengebonden door linten met strikken, vertoont. De voorpoten, voorzitregel, bovendorpel en stijlen van het rugraam dragen gestoken blad- en bloemmotieven. De armleggers met kussentjes eindigen in een voluut; de overhoeks geplaatse S-vormige poten in een acanthusblad. Gemerkt: I. Gourdin. Zie: BK-16655-a/f.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, France
    • maker: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • maker: workshop of Jacques Neilson, Paris
    • designer: Maurice Jacques, France
    • designer: Louis Tessier, France

  • Dating

    • c. 1750
    • c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 103 cm x width 186.5 cm x depth 84 cm
    • height 46 cm x depth 61 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? collection The Duke of Cumberland;{GRI, Digital Collections, Duveen Brothers records, Series II.I, Collectors’ files: Mannheimer, F., ca. 1924-1948, image 67, invoice to Dr Fritz Mannheimer, d.d. 9 February 1934; only the fabrics were in this collection.} ? from whom purchased by the dealer Duveen, Paris, 1922 or 1923;{Fowles 1976, p. 167; only the fabrics were part of this transaction, Duveen made them into furniture.} ? from whom, $24,000, to Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1934;{GRI, Digital Collections, Duveen Brothers records, Series II.I, Collectors’ files: Mannheimer, F., ca. 1924-1948, image 67, invoice to Dr Fritz Mannheimer, d.d. 9 February 1934.} purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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