Title
Vanity table of Joséphine Bonaparte
Caption
Brothers Jacob Street Meslée (1796-1803)
Vanity table of Josephine Bonaparte, future Empress of the French
1802
Oak frame , solid mahogany for the base , if root at the belt, white Carrara marble , gilt bronze , chased and patinated
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This vanity table was delivered for the castle of Saint -Cloud in 1802 by the brothers Jacob , born of the association of cabinetmakers François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter et Georges Jacob son's . In 1805 ,It is In the bedroom of the Empress Josephine .
From 1810 , following the divorce of Napoleon with Josephine, IT WILL attributed to the new Empress , Marie Louise of Austria .
Subsequently,according to the inventory of St. Cloud in the year 1826 the vanity table is placed In the apartment of the first room attendantt. In 1830, Queen Marie Amelie takes possession of it until 1848 , the date of her force exile to England.
Photo by Michel Bury.
Date
1802
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury/Collection Chalençon
Reference
CLC12A00_003
License type
Rights managed
Available size
69,4Mb (1,8Mb) / 13,4in x 20,1in / 4030 x 6019 (300dpi)