Description
Product History - Inspiration
Following a visit to France at Monet’s House in Giverny, he discovered a magnificent secretary of the King which was exposed, and gave him the inspiration to create a work in memory of the great History of France. It is a unique creation by Robert Lefebvre, inspired by a Louis XV secretary, using more wood sculptures than at the time.The history of the Kings of France is painted in transparency by Hugues Nolet-Voyer, “A great moment in history.” Hugues is fascinated by this era of the Kings of France.
Fabrication
Top – Rounded corners – 1 large drawer in the center and 2 drawers on the sides. Top front – Curved and rigid panel, in one piece, which folds to close the secretary. The curved panel comes from a cut in the wood. Sides – Tips with grooves in the frame used to insert the painted panels. 4 legs in “volute” with sculptures of acanthus leaves.
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a) Right side – up: Marquise de Pompadour down: Louis XV offers the Marquise the Grand Trianon b) Left side – up: Marie Anne of Tournelle down: Bellevue castle offered to Louis XV by Madame de Pompadour c) Curved flap : Left – Louis XV – departure to war – Center – Louis XV presents Marie Antoinette to her grandson Louis XVI. Right -Reine Marie Leszczynska (mother of the 10 children of Louis XV) d) Front left: Marie Antoinette e) Center front: Fleur de Lys f) Front right: Louis XVI g) Rounded each side: Lady representing the French Revolution «Inspired of Eugène de la Croix’s painting »
