“Églomisé” glass commode from the collection of Maréchal Soult
The glass plaques executed by Antoine Rascalon
Paris, circa 1800
Details
Eglomisé glass, mahogany, Vert de Mer marble
H. 83,8 cm (33 in.); L. 128,4 cm (50 ¼ in.); D. 58,8 cm (23 in.)
Provenance
Jean de Dieu Marschal Soult Duke de Dalmatie (1769‑1851), Soultberg castle, Tarn, Southern France
His daughter Joséphine‑Louise‑Hortense Marchioness de Montchevreuil (1804‑1862), Montchevreuil castle, North of Paris
His son Auguste‑Napoléon‑Philippe de Mornay Marquess de Montchevreuil (1831‑1893)
His daughter Marie Marchioness de Balleroy (1872‑1935)
Her daughter Daisy Princess de Broglie Revel (1901‑1935), Montchevreuil castle
Her daughter Yolande Princess de Bourbon Parme (1928‑2014)
Bibliography
Œuvres de Belles Demeures, Meubles, from the series “Matériaux et Documents d’Art Décoratif”, Paris, 1908‑1909, pl. CII
“Églomisé” glass commode from the collection of Maréchal Soult
The glass plaques executed by Antoine Rascalon
Paris, circa 1800
This commode belongs to a small group of furniture characteristic of the collaboration between the celebrated decorator Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (1749-1825) and Antoine Rascalon (1742-1830), who specialised in the creation of “églomisé” glass. Their joint production was intended nearly exclusively for the King of Spain, Charles IV (1748-1819), as exemplified by a set made of commode and matching drop-front desk as well as a coach bearing the cypher of Charles IV, designed by Dugourc in 1799 and also adorned with comparable glass plaques.