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In 1774 Louis XVI ordered the creation of a vast and magnificent private library at Château de Versailles. Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698 - 1782), principal architect of the King, of which the library was his last royal creation, had to place it in the new room in place of his grandfather's "Salon des Jeux" (game room). The neo-classical decor of woodwork and glass cabinets gradually gave way to very beautiful furnishings.
The boiseries (woodwork) can definitely be considered the ultimate work of Ange-Jacques Gabriel and Antoine Rousseau, the first for drawing, the second for sculpture. Their bas-reliefs represent the symbols of literary genres, as well as Apollo and the Arts and France contemplating the portrait of Louis XVI. Above the fireplace, is a gilded bas-relief, of wisdom holding a torch in front of a medallion of the Dauphin, carried by two geniuses.
Because of the French revolution, or most notably the revolutionary sale of 1793 -1794, all of the furnishings and art of the Château de Versailles, including the furniture, mirrors, baths, and kitchen equipment, were sold in seventeen thousand lots.
A good portion of the furnishing is original, notably the large table whose 2.10 meter top is made of a single piece of mahogany, as well as the commode, specially made for this room by Riesener. The two globes, terrestrial and celestial, are also original as well. The rest of the furnishing was made for other residences of the king, notably Château de Compiègne and Petit Trianon, or for other rooms at Versailles like is the case for the Medailler and Console.
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This collection contains:
-Beautiful architectural model of an Ancient Roman temple with the goddess Venus, made in 1788 - (picture 2). Only available in full pack.
-Fully modular library cabinets - (picture 3)
-Jean-Henri Riesener's commode from 1778 - (picture 4)
-Writing table (bureau plat) by the same cabinetmaker from 1777 - (picture 4)
-Writing set (the whole set as a single object and each object separately included) - (picture 5)
-Fireplace made by Jacques-François Dropsy (available in white Carrara marble, with and without the gilding) - (picture 6)
-Andirons called "feu au sphinx" made in 1786 by Pierre-Philippe Thomire - (picture 6)
-Clock with Sèvres porcelain plaques from 1784 - (picture 6)
-Elaborate five-arm candelabra from the late 18th century - (picture 6)
-Six-part folding screen by Jean-Baptiste Boulard made in 1787 - (picture 7)
-Two globes (terrestrial and celestial) made in 1778 - (picture 8)
-Console made by Guillaume Benneman in 1786 - (picture 8)
-Medailler (cabinet for storing medals) ) by the same cabinetmaker from circa 1785 - (picture 9)
-Five-arm sconce from the late 18th century, made by design from Jean-Claude Duplessis
-Sèvres porcelain garniture consisting of 5 vases made in circa 1768 - (picture 10)
-Bust of Madame Victoire made out of Sèvres biscuit porcelain in 1763 - (picture 11)
-Tea Service made in Sèvres as well in the 1760s (the whole set as a single object and each object separately included) - (picture 12)
-Carpet from the Grande Galerie du Louvre made between 1668 and 1685 in Savonnerie manufactory - (picture 13)
-Seating suite (sofa, bergere, fauteuil, chair and taboret) made in 1790 by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené - (picture 14)
-Set of tables (round and square side tables, coffee table, and console) made in the 19th century in the style of Guillaume Benneman - (picture 15)
-Set of busts (Roman Emperors Geta, Lucius Verus, Septimius Severus, Marcus Aurelius, Empress Agrippina the Younger, and goddess Roma) as well as the vase with sculpted fire on top. All are available in white (colorable), white marble/pink marble, and white marble/gold variants. This set is only available in full pack. - (picture 16)
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