A royal gift : the 1826 porcelain jewel cabinet

Author

McFadden, David Revere; Shinn, Deborah Sampson

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Magazine antiques. 1994, Num. 3, Vol. 146, 300-307, 18 col. ill.

ISSN

0161-9284

Abstract (en)

Discusses a secrétaire à bijoux, or jewel cabinet, presented by Charles X of France to Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies, on 29 June 1830 (New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum). The mahogany cabinet, which is elaborately decorated with porcelain plaques and gilt-bronze mounts, was made at the Sèvres porcelain factory 1824-1826.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Furniture -- France
• Jewel cabinets
• France
• 1800-1900
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Furniture
• Porcelain
• Plaques
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum||New York (NY, USA)
• Charles X, king of France, 1757-1836
• Commissions
• Francesco I, king of the Two Sicilies, 1777-1830
• Gifts
• Italy

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Mobilier -- France
• Armoire serre-bijoux
• France
• 1800-1900
• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres!!Sèvres (FRA)
• Mobilier
• Porcelaine
• Plaque
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum||New York (NY, USA)
• Charles X, roi de France, 1757-1836
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Francesco I, roi des Deux-Siciles, 1777-1830
• Dons
• Italie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950401-00312291

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