1940 FURNITURE STYLES

Honore Lannuier, Cabinet Maker From Paris A French Ebeniste in Federal New York

Charles-Honore Lannuier (1779-1819) was a leading figure in the development of a distinctive furniture style whilst in New York. Published to accompany an exhibition of his work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 1998, this is a study of Lannuier's life and work. Like Duncan Phyfe, of whom he was a contemporary, Lannuier made fashionable gilded card tables, marble-topped pier tables, bedsteads and seating furniture for the wealthy mercantile and social elite of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond and Savannah. The photographs in the book are accompanied by essays which discuss Lannuier's family and his origins in France, the years spent in New York, and his clients, in the context of connoisseurship and technical examinations of the furniture. Provenances and collection and publication history are also provided.

Size: 12 3/4 by 19 7/8 inches. Signed N. Turner lower right front, signed et dated 1913 and 2011 on the reverse, title on reverse. Acrylic and graphite on 200 gram paper from an auction catalogue titled “Catalogue des Tableaux Anciens, Objets d’Art et D’Ameublement, Collection… M. Eugene Kraemer, Aura Lieu a Paris, Galerie Georges Petite, 8 Rue de Seze, Les Lundi 28 et Mardi 29 Avril 1913 a 2 heures.” (Catalogue of Ancient Paintings, Art Objects and Furniture, from the M. Eugene Kraemer Collection, Auction to take place in Paris, at Gallery George Petite, 8 Seze Street, Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th of April, in the year 1913, at 2 o’clock.) This work was done on two pages from a rare, out of print auction catalogue purchased at an auction in Nice. Two pages from the catalogue were used as a background for an original painting. The pages were removed as one large sheet of paper. The numbers written in pencil next to the item description are a record of what that item sold for and were written by the catalogue holder at the time of the auction. © 2011 Neal Turner

Size: 12 3/4 by 19 7/8 inches. Signed N. Turner lower right front, signed et dated 1913 and 2010 on the reverse, title on reverse. Acrylic, Indian Ink and graphite on 200 gram paper from an auction catalogue titled "Catalogue des Tableaux Anciens, Objets d'Art et D'Ameublement, Collection M. Eugene Kraemer, Aura Lieu a Paris, Galerie Georges Petite, 8 Rue de Seze, Les Lundi 28 et Mardi 29 Avril 1913 a 2 heures." (Catalogue of Ancient Paintings, Art Objects and Furniture, from the M. Eugene Kraemer Collection, Auction to take place in Paris, at Gallery George Petite, 8 Seze Street, Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th of April, in the year 1913, at 2 o'clock.) This work was done on two pages from a rare, out of print auction catalogue purchased at an auction in Nice. Two pages from the catalogue were used as a background for an original painting. The pages were removed as one large sheet of paper. The numbers written in pencil are a record of what the item sold for and were written by the catalogue holder at the time of the auction. © 2010 Neal Turner

Parke-Bernet Galleries auction house, New York (14 March 1952). Sale Code: 1326. About 86 pages and 452 lot(s). Catalog is in English. Items presented in this catalog include: Table glass; Minton, Spode, Coalport and Other Table Porcelain; Silver and Silver-Plated Ware; Textiles and Window Hangings; French Furniture and Decorations; Domestic Carpets; Snuff Boxes, Netsuke and Other Bibelots; Georgian Silver and Sheffield Plate; Mezzotint Engravings in Colors by S. Arlent Edwards and Others; Paintings and Drawings; Tapestries; English Furniture and Decorations. Auction catalogs are valuable reference tool for pricing and identifying works of art and collectibles.