Outstanding French Room with very rare Decor - Attributed to Louis Badeuille

This five-sided room with folding sides has original wall-paper, three multi-paned windows, extravagant wall mirrors with gilt paper frame, original lace curtains with gilt paper valences, two paintings with gilt paper frame, and is richly furnished : a fireplace with elaborate gilt ormolu mantel clock, a rare sofa, and four armchairs; the upholstered seats have original faux-quilted fabric covers and gilt ormolu paper trim.

Circa 1860, French decors usually have no glass window. A very limited number of decors have two windows; this is the unique example identified with three windows, and all glasses are original !

The decor is 8 3/4"(22.3 cm) high. Its total length is 26 5/8"(67.5 cm). The room in presentation is 15 3/4"(40 cm) wide and 9 1/2"(24 cm) deep. The table is 5 5/8"(14.4 cm) long and 2 3/4"(7 cm) high. The sofa is 4 1/2"(11.3 cm) wide. All seats are 4 5/8"(11.8 cm) high.

Excellent condition for the decor and the furnishings. Repairs to arms of the seats. Piano feet are re-glued. Good condition for the upholstery, the silk is slightly worn by the passing of time.

Museum piece. France - Circa 1860 - Attributed to Louis Badeuille.

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Denis Badeuille was born in 1807 in Aire-sur-la-Lys, a town in Northern France. In 1830, he married in Paris Anne Riolet, the daughter of Joseph Riolet, manufacturer of small children’s furniture.

In 1848 he took over his father-in-law’s business at 13 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth. In 1852, the business directory describes his activity:

Manufacturer of furniture in children’s toys, cutlery in satin, velvet, canvas, Persian; Gothic chairs, wheelbarrows, bonbonnières; apartment complete since 75c and above, room with entouirages, large beds for dolls, carriages of any size.

In 1853 the company moved to 26 of the same street, then in 1856 it went to 16 rue Grenier-saint-Lazare. She also rents the 6th floor, which was probably used as housing for Denis Badeuille but also many cousins and nephews, originally from Aire-sur-la-Lys and went to Paris to work in the family business.

In 1870, Denis Badeuille passed the business on to his niece, Adélaïde Guérin.