Pair of gilded bronze pedestal tables with peach-colored veined and crystalline onyx top, supported by three pairs of gilded bronze faux bamboo legs, joined by a triangular spacer with curved sides
the lower spacer accommodates another small pedestal table topped with a scalloped edge with an openwork gallery.
We can see the JANSEN and JD 31 brand
At the end of the 19th century, such high-quality furniture was, among others, produced by Maison Jansen. The family business from Amsterdam specialized in decorative interior pieces, inspired by or having all the characteristics of a piece of furniture by Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820) but were manufactured around 1970.
Maison Jansen furniture is characterized by its superior quality and found its way to royal palaces and the White House during the era of John F. Kennedy. The style hallmarks that recur in Maison Jansen furniture are naturalistic elements, such as leaf and bamboo motifs, and the furniture often has a slender, light construction, while using heavy materials such as gilded bronze, brass, polished steel and marble.
Adam Weisweiler was born in Germany where he is said to have studied under David Roentgen (1743-1807), after which he moved to Paris where he became a master cabinetmaker in 1778. He mainly collaborated with the Marchands-merciers, as they could also providing them with oriental pieces and other luxury pieces, such as Japanese lacquer panels. Subsequently, he could sell his furniture through them to the French and English courts. Queen Marie Antoinette had a writing by Weisweiler at Saint Cloud Castle, and George the Prince of Wales commissioned several pieces of furniture for Carlton House in the 1780s.
Weisweiler's work is characterized by the combination of a multitude of luxury materials, such as gilded bronze, polished steel, Japanese lacquer, Sèvres porcelain plates and marble. Additionally, a degree of detail in all parts of the furniture is typical of his work. Weisweiler worked at a time when exoticism was all the rage in Europe, and this is clearly reflected in his work. It is manifested in the lacquer panels, which can be of both Eastern and European origin, as well as in the bamboo pattern that frequently appears in his furniture.
Diameter: 49cm
Height: 66 cm
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