REF NO : B64831

Paul Sormani

A Very Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestals

France, Circa 1870

£48,000

A Very Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestals, Attributed to Sormani. The pedestals are of tapering form with finely chiseled...

Dimensions

Height: 130 cm (52 in)
Width: 49 cm (20 in)
Depth: 41 cm (17 in)
REF NO : B64831

Description

A Very Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestals, Attributed to Sormani.

The pedestals are of tapering form with finely chiseled gilt-bronze mounts of bell husk swags and scrolling acanthus panels. The high quality of the workmanship and design strongly suggests the work of Paul Sormani.

Dimensions of tops:
Width 36cm / 14inches
Depth 34.5cm / 14inches

Date

Circa 1870

Origin

France

Medium

Mahogany

Paul Sormani

Born in Venice in 1817, Paul Sormani (1817-1877), was a Parisian maker of fine ‘meubles de luxe’. His work was described in the catalogue of the 1867 Exposition Universelle as: ‘toute sa production révèle une qualité d’exécution de tout premier ordre’ (all of his production reveals a quality of execution all of the first order’).

Sormani exhibited at the International Exhibitions in Paris in 1849, 1855, 1867, 1878 and 1900, and in London in 1862, winning numerous medals.

Paul Sormani established the firm in 1847 at 7 Cimetière Saint-Nicolas in Paris, moving in 1854 to 114 rue du Temple, and in 1867 to 10 rue Charlot.

After his death in 1877 Sormani’s son Paul-Charles took over the business that later moved to 134 Boulevard Haussmann.

It can be difficult to date Sormani’s work, as the firm produced furniture for nearly ninety years. However, when Paul Sormani died in 1877, his wife and son took over the business and from this date onwards pieces are normally signed ‘Veuve Sormani & Fils’.

Bibliography:
Mestdagh, Camille & Lécoules, Pierre. L’Ameublement d’art français : 1850-1900, Les Editions de l’Amateur, (Paris), 2010.

Meyer, Jonathan. Great Exhibitions – London, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, 1851-1900, Antique Collectors’ Club, (Woodbridge, UK), 2006.

Ledoux – Lebard, Denise. Les Ébénistes du XIXe siècle, Les Editions de L’Amateur, (Paris), 1984; pp. 583-588.

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