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96 - PART OF A sumptuous embroidered WINTER FURNISHING set from t…
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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PART OF A sumptuous embroidered WINTER FURNISHING set from the Parisian apartment of Count R. Pineton de Chambrun, comprising two pairs of curtains and four valances, Louis XVIII period, cream silk satin, embroidered with chenille thread in a vivid polychrome scheme. The central panel features a plant-motif lattice design; the borders are adorned with flowering acanthus scrolls set between friezes and pearl festoons, whilst the corners are highlighted by four radiating fleurs-de-lis. The backing is made of ecru linen canvas and cream bougran bearing handwritten numbers; the original taffeta lining on one pair of curtains bears two inventory marks in ink: T2576, The lining of the second pair is a later addition; a pleat needs to be unpicked at the top to restore the original height, 248 x 79 cm and 240 x 76 cm. Four curved valances with a matching design embellished with floral finials, approximately 43 x 128 cm. Trim from the same period, probably added later, in pink and green silk, comprising a cut-pile fringe with braided strands, matching tassels and garlands of cartisane rosettes. Good condition, a few small stains, slight discolouration, minor restorations. Entrusted by the current owner, a few loose pages from an anonymous brochure or magazine from the 1950s feature photographs of a replica of these curtains (sold in the following lot) adorning the windows of Count René de Chambrun’s lavishly decorated flat, Place du Palais Bourbon. The caption to the photograph attributes the furniture to Jean-Baptiste Lelarge (1743–1802) and cites the Princesse de Lamballe (1749–1792) as the patron who commissioned the curtains. Setting aside this anachronism, the refinement and opulence of this piece of furniture, featuring royal fleurs-de-lis and intended for a state room with at least four windows, clearly point to a patron of the highest rank. This patron might be found amongst the ancestors of the Count of Chambrun and related families (notably the Noailles and Lafayette families). It could also have been one of the many commissions placed by the Garde-meuble de la Couronne in 1817–1818 with the factories and workshops of Lyon, where both weaving and embroidery were practised. During this period, the decoration moved away from the attributes of the Empire style and was readily embellished with fleurs-de-lis; nevertheless, it remained part of a stylistic continuity maintained in particular by the two leading designers and ornamentalists of the time: J.D. Dugourc (1749–1829) and J.-L. de la Haymade de Saint-Ange (1780–1860). Among his many designs, the latter is notably responsible for the design of the lampas-upholstered piece of furniture woven in 1811 by Grand-Frères for Emperor Napoleon’s private sitting room; the border of this piece, which bears a resemblance to that of our curtains, clearly illustrates these stylistic continuities, (GMMP 26/001).
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About the sale Final memories of the castles of Trégranteur and La Roussière
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Auction time 07/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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