Bidspirit auction | ”Jeanselme” Empire-style day-bed

”Jeanselme” Empire-style day-bed - ”Jeanselme” Empire-style day-bed This brand new ”Jeanselme” Empire-style day-bed is a masterwork of 19th-century French Neoclassicism, embodying the ”sober magnificence” of the Napoleonic era and produced by the prestigious French institution Ateliers Allot. The piece is a direct tribute to the Jeanselme dynasty, the elite ébénistes who served the French imperial palaces and earned international acclaim at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition for their technical excellence. Crafted from solid beechwood, the day-bed features a signature ”Méridienne” silhouette with an asymmetrical curved backrest and headboards that terminate in graceful outward-scrolling volutes inspired by ancient Greek klismos furniture. The architectural frame is supported by four short, foliate-carved feet and is built using the highest standards of traditional garniture, including leaf-fibre trimming set upon high-tension helical steel springs. Sumptuously upholstered in a deep teal mohair velvet and accompanied by a matching cylindrical bolster cushion for ergonomic support, this piece measures 36 inches (92 cm) in height, 69 inches (176 cm) in width, and 27 inches (69 cm) in depth. It represents the pinnacle of French decorative arts from an ”Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (EPV) that has integrated eight foundational trades across eight generations of family expertise since 1812. 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 754]