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“Napoleon’s second salon at Fountainebleau, furnished in 1810.
Carved and guilded armchairs upholstered in green cisele velvet
patterned with urns of flowers surrounded by rosettes
and palm leaves…”
Silk
Jacques Anquetil
Antique French silk brocade book cover…
Embellished with Napoleonic bees…
Silver half franc coin (marked Paris 1811) on ribbon acts as bookmark…
Simply Chateau… sold on Ebay
Charles Percier and Pierre-Francois-Leonard-Fontaine were
architects, interior decorators, and designers during the reign
of Napoleon.. refurbishing the palaces at Fontainebleau, Strasbourg,
and Versailles.The Empire style that they created drew on the classical art
and architecture that they so loved. Their aim was not to replicate the
buildings of antiquity, but to translate classic designs into
a modern idiom.” More…
Elle Decoration June ’08
An engraving from the collection of Percier and Fontaine c. 1801…
Created in mahogany by Jacob Brothers and preserved
at Fountainbleau.
Designed by Percier and Fontaine, this Tureen was part
of a large table service given by Napoleon to his sister…
“Traditional Empire bee design…
Fabrics, furnishings and ornaments of the Empire often featured
the Napoleonic motif-enormous N’s encircled by laurel wreaths,
eagles, and swans, in addition to bees….“
Fabrics
Caroline Lebeau
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Oh I’m crazy about this post! Fabulous photos:)
The Jacques Gracia photograph is perfection- I am going to have to see that book cover on ebay-