Name: Julien-Nicolas RIVART (1802-1867) - Elegant planter with a decor of Porcelain marquetry
Brand: Marc Maison
Availability: SoldOut

Style Napoleon III / Ref.10717

Julien-Nicolas RIVART (1802-1867) - Elegant planter with a decor of Porcelain marquetry

Dimensions:
Width: 19'' ¾  50cm
Height: 9'' ⅞  25cm
Depth: 12'' ¼  31cm

Origin:
Between 1850 and 1867.

Status:
Rosewood, gilt bronze, porcelain marquetry. In very good condition.

Bibliography :
Marc Maison et Emmanuelle Arnauld, Marqueteries virtuoses au XIXe siècle : Brevets d'invention. Rivart, Cremer, Fourdinois, Kayser Sohn et Duvinage, Dijon, Faton, 2012, p. 32.

Mounted in gilt bronze, this elegant planter is adorned with flower inlays, which great naturalism illustrates the technical mastery of Julien-Nicolas Rivart , the inventor of the porcelain marquetry which he patented in 1849. Daisies, roses, pansies, tulips, forget-me-nots petals are blooming in fresh colors on the surface of the wood, enhancing the preciousness of this work. The metal balcony running all the way is responding to it, in a round of elegant flowers, recalling the destination of this object, designed to receive natural flowers to be in harmony with those of porcelain.

The treatment of the tulip, in a delicate shade of colors, is characteristic of Pierre-Joseph Guérou 's style, a painter of the Sèvres Manufactory, who worked several times with Rivart . A specialist in porcelain flower paintings, he regularly participates to the Salon. Although his style is easily recognizable, his signature appears on very few pieces of furniture.

Several times rewarded at the World's Fairs , Rivart porcelain inlays are particularly appreciated by critics both French and English. Rivart 's technique, "one of the most important innovations for the decoration of the pieces of furniture", is unanimously greeted for the charm of its porcelain inlays and the originality of the process. This innovative technique has never been implemented except by its inventor: despite the critical success it met at the World's Fairs , where Rivart obtained several medals, it disappears with the death of the artist in 1867.

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