Bidspirit auction | Restauration Style Daybed ”Mauzancieux”

Restauration Style Daybed ”Mauzancieux” - Restauration Style Daybed ”Mauzancieux” This brand new Restauration Style Daybed ”Mauzancieux” is a masterfully crafted méridienne that embodies the early 19th-century French shift toward domestic comfort and restrained classical aesthetics, produced by the prestigious French institution Ateliers Allot. Built upon a sturdy solid beechwood frame, the piece features the characteristic silhouette of a high, scrolling backrest and a lower footrest. The exposed wood is defined by refined Neoclassical revival motifs, including prominent scrolled volutes on the armrests—a subtle evolution of the Empire ”swan-neck” line—and bold, console-shaped legs adorned with stylized carving. For enduring, stately comfort, the daybed utilizes an important 19th-century upholstery innovation consisting of traditional leaf fibre trimming on helical springs, all finished in a plush, luxurious olive-green velour mohair. This piece represents the pinnacle of French decorative arts from an ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) that has integrated eight foundational trades of fine furniture—including cabinetmaking, upholstery, and woodcarving—across eight generations of family expertise since 1812. 220cm long x 87cm wide x 83cm Ateliers Allot is a prestigious French family institution established in 1812 and headquartered on Rue de Vaugirard with showrooms in Paris, renowned for its mastery of traditional cabinetmaking and the rare ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) label. Spanning eight generations of expertise, the firm seamlessly integrates the eight foundational trades of fine furniture—including cabinetmaking, woodcarving, marquetry, and gilding—to produce and restore exquisite hand made pieces ranging from the Louis XIV era to contemporary bespoke designs entirely in-house, they offer an unparalleled level of historical authenticity, serving as a global benchmark for French decorative arts and ”art de vivre” [LOC 657]