Bernard Molitor, Mahogany armchair Consulate period circa 1800

Bernard Molitor, Consulat period mahogany armchair

Circa 1800
Exceptional Consulat-period Molded and Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Armchair, resting on Lion Paw Anterior Legs and Sabre Posterior Legs.
This richly molded and carved armchair is upholstered in red fabric with laurel wreath and antique vase decoration on a starburst background finished in trimmings. Palmetto-decorated armrests. Console of Armrests resting on Antique Draped Men's Terms terminating in a Lion's Hock and Paw Base. Good seating. Very fine carving.
Furniture of Exceptional Quality, Attributed to the Famous and Renowned Master Cabinet Maker, Bernard MOLITOR (1755 - 1833). We can find on this Armchair, the characteristics of Bernard Molitor's productions, Drapés à l'Antique, Pattes de Lions. Very similar Armchairs were sold at Christie's in 2018, and in 2002, at Tajan. The Mounts of our Armchair are to be Paired with Those Appearing on a Model of Office Armchairs traditionally attributed to Molitor; That of the Ferri & Associés Sale, Paris, April 13, 2012 and that of the Sotheby's Sale, New York, in 1999.
Bernard Molitor (1755 - November 17, 1833) - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Mastered on October 26, 1787. This cabinetmaker is represented in the Musée du Louvre by two Chinese lacquer cabinets, resting on ebony pedestals adorned with palmettes. It's only recently, after a great deal of research, that we're beginning to know and be able to talk about the life and work of Bernard Molitor. Coming from Luxembourg, he arrived in Paris in 1776 with his cousin Michel, and together they opened a small workshop in the privileged Arsenal district. Michel is thought to have worked with him for some time before taking an active part in the French Revolution. Once he had obtained his master's degree in 1787, Bernard Molitor continued his career as a cabinetmaker on his own, setting up shop on rue de Bourbon-Saint-Germain. Molitor soon acquired a high reputation, and by 1788 was receiving orders from the Court, which was seduced by the austere elegance of his work and his desire to moderate royal expenditure. When the Revolution broke out, he closed his workshop, but reopened it shortly afterwards, with the help of several craftsmen, to produce a wide variety of furniture: chests of drawers, secretaries, desks, small tables, all in mahogany, with pure lines and perfect execution. A highly innovative designer at the end of the Louis XVI period, he heralded the Empire style, using motifs of ivy leaves wrapped around detached columns and friezes of stylized palmettes or winged griffins on his refined, bronze-adorned furniture, a style that was to be widely used under the Empire. Alongside his luxurious pieces, Molitor also produced more classical furniture, always in mahogany and executed with the utmost care. Bernard Molitor thus came through this troubled period with little difficulty. In 1802, he moved his workshops to rue Saint-Honoré, then, under the Empire, to boulevard de la Madeleine. He ended his life near Fontainebleau, where he died in 1833.

Consulate period, circa 1800.
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Dimensions :

Height : 90 cm
Width : 61 cm
Depth : 65 cm
Seat height: 47 cm

In good condition.


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Ref: EKM8458MI0