Exceptional apple tree stamped Marcion, Empire period

Elegant and rare small sopha "en pommier" (also spelled "paumier") stamped by Pierre Benoit Marcion, from the Empire period.
First introduced in 1787 as a three-back settee, the architecture of the sopha shown here was designed to be placed near a fireplace: one of the cheeks remains at the same height as the back, while the other, lower, is positioned close to the hearth to take advantage of the heat.
The particularity and refinement of the model I'm proposing lies in the work on the top of the lateral headboards, which are both inverted and slightly twisted. And also in the design of the four black-stained wood screw feet.
Under the Empire, the term pommier was used to designate this short model, which was used almost exclusively in imperial palaces, as they were much appreciated by Emperor Napoleon.
Pierre Benoit Marcion (at the instigation of upholsterer Darrac) and Jacob Desmalter were, so to speak, the only cabinetmakers to supply pommiers.

Very good condition.
Garnet fabric upholstery with a semi of gold laurel wreaths.
Stamped P.Marcion
Empire period

Dimensions:
Height: 85 cm
Width: 128 cm
Depth: 73 cm

Marcion (1769-1840),
was one of Napoleon 1er's suppliers. From the time of the Directoire, he ran a cabinetmaking workshop and store on rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, near rue Chabanais, "Aux Égyptiens", and published advertisements inviting the public to see his "selection of furniture of the genre, in mahogany wood, richly decorated with bronze, after the beautiful forms of Etruscan, Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities". As his business grew, it soon moved to rue Helvétius (formerly Sainte-Anne), then rue Saint-Marc. In 1806, Marcion submitted bids to the Garde-meuble for the supply of boat beds, sofas, bergères and armchairs with winged figures, seats with "saber scabbard" legs, psyches, washbasins-tripodes, somnos or night tables, etc. A large number of works were commissioned from him. He was commissioned to create numerous pieces for the palaces of Saint-Cloud, Trianon, Compiègne, Fontainebleau and Rambouillet. One of his most important works was the bed for Empress Marie-Louise, which he made in 1809. This gilded walnut bed was richly carved with swans, garlands and foliage, and was completed by two torchères with kneeling figures supporting the canopy draperies. Marcion was also entrusted with considerable work for the service of the Crown's ministers and senior officers. A victim of the crisis that swept through French industry in the final years of Napoleon's reign, this cabinetmaker went bankrupt in 1814. The State collections contain a number of pieces stamped by P. MARCION.

Bibliography:
-Marcion ebeniste de Napoleon, Jean-Pierre Planchon, éditions Monelle Hayot
-Mobilier Français Consulat et Empire, Jean-Pierre Samoyault, éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo
-Les styles Consulat et Empire, Christophe Huchet de Quénetain, Les éditions de l'Amateur
-Le mobilier de Versailles XIXe siècle, Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel, Jean-Pierre Samoyault, éditions Faton

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