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Royal Jewel Cabinet Cupboard
This is a cupboard. It was designed by Jean-Charles-Francois Leloy and Alexandre Évariste Fragonard and mount made by Louis-Honoré Boquet and Boullemier le jeune (the younger), probably Antoine-Gabriel Boullemier (French, 1781-1842) and Boullemier l'ainé (the elder), probably Francois Antoine Boullemier (French, 1773-1838) and executor: Pierre Huard and production directed by Alexandre Brongniart and Vicomte de La Rochefoucauld and painted by Pierre Huard, Riton and Antoine Béranger and manufactured by Godin (probably the younger) and Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and patron: Charles X, King of France. It is dated 1824–26 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is mahogany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf, platinum,verre églomisé; bronze, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
A gift from Charles X of France to Francis I of Naples in 1830, shortly before the latter died, this cabinet is the result of technical innovation, superb design and execution skills, and artistic inspiration. The large hard-paste porcelain plaques, very difficult to fire, are mounted in a gilt-bronze framework rather than on a wood frame. The size of the plaques and their detailed painted ornament were only possible by technical advances introduced in the 19th century. The Sèvres archives contain templates, drawings, and accounts related to the cabinet, including how much and for what each skilled specialist was paid, as well as comments by design director Alexandre Brongniart. Brongniart’s selection of decoration reinforces the piece’s function as a jewel cabinet: detailed depictions of jewelry and other valuables appear with scenes of Venus and Psyche at their dressing tables.
This object was
bequest of
Reverend Alfred Duane Pell and
transferred from
National Museum of American History.
It is credited Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
- Drawing, Panel of Arabesques for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris
- pen and black ink, brush and gouache, black chalk on toned paper, lined.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1911-28-219
- Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Cooler for Wine Bottle and Glasses
- pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor on cream laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-8316
- Candelabrum (England)
- silver.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1952-166-99-a/j
Our curators have highlighted 10 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Cabinet (China (for export))
- wood, lacquer, ivory.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger.
- 1968-160-1-a/g
- Armchair (France)
- parcel-gilt mahogany; yellow silk/cotton (present upholstery).
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1920-15-402
- Center Table (China)
- bronze, enamel, gold.
- Gift of Mrs. D. Chester Noyes.
- 1968-58-1-a/k
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 185 x 107 x 60 cm (6 ft. 13/16 in. x 42 1/8 in. x 23 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On reverse of large plaques, inset into hinged doors of upper section, stamped in underglaze blue: two crossed and intertwined "C"s with an "X" in the center, for King Charles X.
Cite this object as
Royal Jewel Cabinet Cupboard; Designed by Jean-Charles-François Leloy (French, 1774–1846), Alexandre Évariste Fragonard (French, 1780–1850); Mount Made by Boullemier le jeune (the younger), probably Antoine-Gabriel Boullemier (French, 1781-1842) and Boullemier l'ainé (the elder), probably Francois Antoine Boullemier (French, 1773-1838) (France), Louis-Honoré Boquet (French, active Sèvres 1816–ca. 1860); Painted by Pierre Huard (French, active 1811–1847), Riton (French, active 1825–1826), Antoine Béranger; Production directed by Alexandre Brongniart (French, 1770–1847), Vicomte (Sostène) de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1785–1864); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France), Godin (probably the younger); Patron: Charles X, King of France (French, 1757–1836); France; mahogany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf, platinum,verre églomisé; bronze, gold; H x W x D: 185 x 107 x 60 cm (6 ft. 13/16 in. x 42 1/8 in. x 23 5/8 in.); Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell; 1991-31-2
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making Design.
