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Commode
Guillaume Beneman1786
Château de Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau, France
During Louis XVI’s reign, the Queen’s Apartment was redecorated in the style of the day. In 1786 two ornate commodes were delivered for Marie-Antoinette’s Games Room. They were supplied by the cabinetmaker Beneman, and had been created under the direction of Hauré, based on a piece by Stöckel. Richly adorned with a motif of intertwining plants and featuring Sèvres porcelain panels depicting mythic figures, it complemented the arabesque walls painted by Michel-Hubert Bourgeois and Jacques-Louis-François Touzé, following Pierre Rousseau’s architectural designs.
Details
- Title: Commode
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1786
- Physical Dimensions: w18100 x h9600 x d7500 cm
- Ebéniste: Guillaume Beneman
- Type: Furniture
- Rights: (c) Château de Fontainebleau - RMN/Gérard Blot, http://www.photo.rmn.fr/cf/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=1&FP=13267974&E=2K1KTSGJ8PEZ7&SID=2K1KTSGJ8PEZ7&New=T&Pic=1&SubE=2C6NU0I9VMIP
- External Link: http://www.chateau-de-fontainebleau.com/Commode-de-Beneman
- Medium: Mahogany, bisque porcelain, gilt bronze, marble
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