"Tantalus Box In Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III Period 19th With Golden Crystal"
Cellar liquor in Boulle marquetry exceptional Napoleon III period
Work very fine marquetry, bronze foot, rcih bronze ornementation
Plateau presentation is very nice,
Beautiful interior in crystal with stars golden
with 4 decanters and 16 assorted in perfect condition
3 glasses with restauration
Crystal is original
key is ok
Dimensions : height : 28 cm width: 37 cm depth : 29 cm
A prestigious provenance... Felix Ringuet!!
Ringuet, Felix Adrien Louis (1873-1958),
director of the Ecole des Mines de Paris is the grandson of
RINGUET-LEPRINCE Auguste-Emile (1801-1886), upholsterer and cabinetmaker, son of Paul-François-Pierre-Martin Leprince, annuitant, and Jeanne Jarry, who, widowed in 1824, remarried in 1831 with Julien-Daniel-René Ringuet, upholsterer and furniture maker. In 1835, he married Marie-Félicité Marcotte. From 1831, he became the collaborator, then the partner, of his father-in-law. The business was called Ringuet Père et Fils, 36, rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs. After the death of his father-in-law in 1839, he established himself under the name of Ringuet-Leprince, upholsterer-cabinetmaker to the King. He also had a factory, a bronze depot and a mirror factory. Under his leadership, the house grew in importance and became very prosperous. Alongside his activities, he also served as an intermediary for an American household, the James Colle; extensive correspondence was established between them from 1840 to 1848, revealing that he bought works of art, furniture and objects from his factory for them. It was probably through his relations with the Colles that his brother-in-law Marcotte was encouraged to go and settle in America in 1848. Around 1849-1850, the two brothers-in-law opened a shop in New York at 347, 4th Street, under the business name Ringuet-Leprince and L. Marcotte et Cie. Ringuet-Leprince practiced in Paris until 1853 then sold his business to Roudillon. He came to live in New York in 1854-1855, but was never a "resident". It is likely that during his stay across the Atlantic, he created or developed the cabinetmaking workshop. Until that time, the Parisian company remained the main one, the furniture sold in the shop on 4th Street being made in Paris; then these were certainly executed on the spot. On the furniture that has come down to us, there is a noticeable difference in the execution between those dating from before 1854 and the others. They practiced together until 1860, then by mutual agreement their association was dissolved, the company name becoming Marcotte L. et Cie. They participated successfully in the Exhibition of 1839, then Ringuet-Leprince, alone, in those of 1844 and 1852 in London, where he obtained a second class medal. He also participated with Marcotte in the Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York in 1853.
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