Carved Panel (See 969-1900)
1772 (made)
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Carved oak narrow panel with lyre, wheat sprays and birds.
Object details
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| Brief description | Carved oak narrow panel with lyre, wheat sprays and birds. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Henry Vaughan |
| Object history | This panel and its pair are fragments of panelling (boisseries) carved by the French carver Honore Guibert (1724-1791) under the supervision of the architect Gabriel for the salon of Madame du Barry at Fontainebleau. Two other panels, 967-1900 are fragments from the same scheme. The salon was commissioned by Louis XV in 1771, installed in 1772 and demolished by Louis XVI in 1774 and its fragments dispersed. Other fragments are held at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. (information supplied by Francois Gilles to Leela Meinertas January 2022) When the panels were Bequeathed in 1900 they were described as coming from Rambouillet. |
| Bibliographic reference | Gilles, Francois. "Orner les croisees au XVIIIe siecle, l'exemple des "guichets" du salon de Madame du Barry a Fontainebleau" Monumental, 2020 Vol I pp 48-51 |
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| Accession number | 968-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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