Madame Marie, Comtesse de Vache
Boudoir de la Reine
The collection "Boudoir de la Reine" (Queen's boudoir) contains all the furniture Marie Antoinette used in her boudoir, or "Cabinet with the moving mirrors" at château de Petit Trianon. It was in 1776 that Marie Antoinette ordered from Jean-Tobie Mercklein moving mirrors rising from the ground to close the two windows and obtain a boudoir with a double set of mirrors. In 1787, she ordered the Rousseau brothers new paneling in the arabesque style.
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The collection contains:
Armchair, Bergere, Sofa, Fireplace Chair and Taboret
Contains both PG and Adult versions
The furniture was ordered for the 'Cabinet with the moving mirrors' or boudoir, by Marie Antoinette in 1786 from Georges Jacob. Following the drawings by Jean-Démosthène Dugourc, George Jacob had provided the seats for this boudoir. The carved decoration mixes antique patterns and natural flower garlands, suitable for a private "country" residence, as Petit Trianon was. The seats are upholstered with "arabesque" silk material with blue background delivered by the house Reboul and Fontebrune of Lyon, and characterized by its cyclops motif, which has been rewoven identically for all the furniture in the room.
Thomire Table
The pedestal table, enriched with gilded bronzes by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, presents a rare detail: the sides of the feet , protected by a glass plate, are decorated with arabesques painted on paper by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée the Younger. At the top of the feet, medallions in Sèvres biscuit in the manner of Wedgwood reminds that the top was to receive a tray also in Sèvres porcelain, today replaced by a plate of veined white marble.
(The white marble on the top can be colored, or it can be replaced entirely by the marble of your choosing.
Fireplaces
Contains both versions
This magnificent yet elegant fireplace can be seen in the center of Queens boudoir. Made out of Carrara marble with gilt bronze decorations, it's adorned with two Ionic columns. In the middle of the columns we can observe the garlands of fruits and flowers. The middle part of the fireplace is decorated with the most exquisite neoclassical arabesque. In the middle is the Fleur-de-lis, religious, political, dynasty, artistic and emblematic symbol of monarchist France.
Fireplace screens
Contains both versions
Many pieces of furniture were commissioned by Marie Antoinette from Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sene (1748-1803), a member of an important dynasty of Parisian chair makers who received a royal appointment in 1784. Sene provided this beautiful fire screen for the Queen in 1788. The painted and gilt frame of the screen is embellished with floral motifs. The carver is not known, but Louis-François Chatard (ca. 1749-1819) was responsible for painting and gilding the frames. According to the 1789 inventory the screen was originally upholstered in a white-twilled cotton with rows of individual flowers embroidered by the queen herself. Marie Antoinette's interlaced initials, composed of blossoms embroidered in satin stitch, can be seen in the middle.
Mirror
This very simplistic rectangular mirror is located on all 4 walls of the Queens boudoir. Two of them (together with the entire portion of the wall) can be lowered down to let the daylight come form the windows, giving the name to the room - Cabinet with the moving mirrors. In this way the room achieves complete privacy.
Sconce
Beautiful gilt bronze three arm neoclassical sconce that stood above the fireplace in Queens Boudoir at Petit Trianon
Gilt bronze was used extensively for different types of lighting, ranging from freestanding candlesticks and candelabra to hanging chandeliers and lanterns. Sconces were usually placed on either side of a mirror so that the flames of their candles were reflected and multiplied in the glass.
Clock
Marie Antoinette owned a version of this clock in her boudoir. The original drawing was done by the sculptor Vion, who named the model "La Douleur" (The Pain). A young woman mourns the loss of her dead bird, placed on an ancient altar, while the Love presents her with another bird. This model is also known under the name of "La Pleureuse" (The Weeper), revealing a new sensibility that developed in late 18th century.
Mercurius Sculpture
Mercurius (or Mercury) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves.
The sculpture refers to the myth of Mercury, Argos and nymph Io, found in The Metamorphoses written by Ovid.
Jupiter falls in love with Io, a priestess of Hera, his wife, who quickly discovers the affair. Jupiter transforms himself into a bull and transforms Io into a beautiful, white heifer in order to hide from Hera's wrath. Hera understands his strategy and demands the heifer as a present. To end their affair, Hera puts Io under the guard of the giant Argos Panoptes, who has 100 eyes. Jupiter commands his son Mercurius to set Io free by lulling Argos to sleep with an enchanted flute. Mercurius, disguised as a shepherd, is invited by Argos to his camp. Mercurius charms him with lullabies and then cuts his head off.
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Available for purchase at the Louvre museum:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sapphos%20Garden/176/159/3198
Boudoir de la Reine
The collection "Boudoir de la Reine" (Queen's boudoir) contains all the furniture Marie Antoinette used in her boudoir, or "Cabinet with the moving mirrors" at château de Petit Trianon. It was in 1776 that Marie Antoinette ordered from Jean-Tobie Mercklein moving mirrors rising from the ground to close the two windows and obtain a boudoir with a double set of mirrors. In 1787, she ordered the Rousseau brothers new paneling in the arabesque style.
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The collection contains:
Armchair, Bergere, Sofa, Fireplace Chair and Taboret
Contains both PG and Adult versions
The furniture was ordered for the 'Cabinet with the moving mirrors' or boudoir, by Marie Antoinette in 1786 from Georges Jacob. Following the drawings by Jean-Démosthène Dugourc, George Jacob had provided the seats for this boudoir. The carved decoration mixes antique patterns and natural flower garlands, suitable for a private "country" residence, as Petit Trianon was. The seats are upholstered with "arabesque" silk material with blue background delivered by the house Reboul and Fontebrune of Lyon, and characterized by its cyclops motif, which has been rewoven identically for all the furniture in the room.
Thomire Table
The pedestal table, enriched with gilded bronzes by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, presents a rare detail: the sides of the feet , protected by a glass plate, are decorated with arabesques painted on paper by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée the Younger. At the top of the feet, medallions in Sèvres biscuit in the manner of Wedgwood reminds that the top was to receive a tray also in Sèvres porcelain, today replaced by a plate of veined white marble.
(The white marble on the top can be colored, or it can be replaced entirely by the marble of your choosing.
Fireplaces
Contains both versions
This magnificent yet elegant fireplace can be seen in the center of Queens boudoir. Made out of Carrara marble with gilt bronze decorations, it's adorned with two Ionic columns. In the middle of the columns we can observe the garlands of fruits and flowers. The middle part of the fireplace is decorated with the most exquisite neoclassical arabesque. In the middle is the Fleur-de-lis, religious, political, dynasty, artistic and emblematic symbol of monarchist France.
Fireplace screens
Contains both versions
Many pieces of furniture were commissioned by Marie Antoinette from Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sene (1748-1803), a member of an important dynasty of Parisian chair makers who received a royal appointment in 1784. Sene provided this beautiful fire screen for the Queen in 1788. The painted and gilt frame of the screen is embellished with floral motifs. The carver is not known, but Louis-François Chatard (ca. 1749-1819) was responsible for painting and gilding the frames. According to the 1789 inventory the screen was originally upholstered in a white-twilled cotton with rows of individual flowers embroidered by the queen herself. Marie Antoinette's interlaced initials, composed of blossoms embroidered in satin stitch, can be seen in the middle.
Mirror
This very simplistic rectangular mirror is located on all 4 walls of the Queens boudoir. Two of them (together with the entire portion of the wall) can be lowered down to let the daylight come form the windows, giving the name to the room - Cabinet with the moving mirrors. In this way the room achieves complete privacy.
Sconce
Beautiful gilt bronze three arm neoclassical sconce that stood above the fireplace in Queens Boudoir at Petit Trianon
Gilt bronze was used extensively for different types of lighting, ranging from freestanding candlesticks and candelabra to hanging chandeliers and lanterns. Sconces were usually placed on either side of a mirror so that the flames of their candles were reflected and multiplied in the glass.
Clock
Marie Antoinette owned a version of this clock in her boudoir. The original drawing was done by the sculptor Vion, who named the model "La Douleur" (The Pain). A young woman mourns the loss of her dead bird, placed on an ancient altar, while the Love presents her with another bird. This model is also known under the name of "La Pleureuse" (The Weeper), revealing a new sensibility that developed in late 18th century.
Mercurius Sculpture
Mercurius (or Mercury) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves.
The sculpture refers to the myth of Mercury, Argos and nymph Io, found in The Metamorphoses written by Ovid.
Jupiter falls in love with Io, a priestess of Hera, his wife, who quickly discovers the affair. Jupiter transforms himself into a bull and transforms Io into a beautiful, white heifer in order to hide from Hera's wrath. Hera understands his strategy and demands the heifer as a present. To end their affair, Hera puts Io under the guard of the giant Argos Panoptes, who has 100 eyes. Jupiter commands his son Mercurius to set Io free by lulling Argos to sleep with an enchanted flute. Mercurius, disguised as a shepherd, is invited by Argos to his camp. Mercurius charms him with lullabies and then cuts his head off.
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Available for purchase at the Louvre museum:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sapphos%20Garden/176/159/3198