Paul Sormani

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Paul Sormani (* 1817 in Canzo ( Italy ) or Venice ; † February 4, 1866 or 1877 in Paris 3rd arrondissement ) was a French cabinet maker of Lombard-Venetian origin.

history

Paul Sormani started his business at 7, Saint Nicolas Cemetery in 1847 , then at 114, Rue du Temple in 1854 , and finally at 10, Rue Charlot in Paris in 1867 . Empress Eugénie , the wife of Napoleon III. , made the house successful by decorating its palaces with the creations of Paul Sormani.

When Paul Sormani died in 1877, his son Paul-Charles (1848–1926) and his mother Ursule Marie Philippine, née Bouvaist, resumed work under the name "Sormani Veuve Paul et Fils" from 1878. The carpenter and ornamentalist Édouard Lièvre worked with the Sormani House to create some pieces of furniture, some of which were made after Paul Sormani's death.

In 1914, his son Paul-Charles Sormani founded a boutique with Thiebault Frères on Boulevard Haussmann 134 in Paris. Maison Thiebault-Sormani will exhibit furniture in particular at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art in Paris in 1925: this shop produced high quality pieces in the style of Louis XV and Louis XVI . This lasted until 1934 when it closed.

In addition to the numerous examples of furniture from the French 18th century and the manufacture of furniture that was used during the reign of Louis XV. And Louis XVI. were directly inspired by fashion styles, Sormani manufactures parquet clocks and many tableware items such as jewelry boxes, bronze inkwells, writing cases or liqueur boxes, etc. Some desk models were perfect replicas of those of Jean-Pierre Tahan (dimensions, shapes, inlays , etc.). Many pieces of furniture by Paul Sormani are on display in the Ajuda National Palace in Ajuda , Lisbon Municipality , Portugal .

Awards

Maison Sormani participates in the major international exhibitions of 1855, 1862 and 1867 with "small chic furniture" and excellent reproductions of some of the pieces by the National Furniture Guard . She won a bronze medal at the Second Republic Exhibition in Paris in 1849, and received a silver medal at the 1855 World Exhibition in Paris , a bronze medal at the 1862 World Exhibition in London .

At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867 , his work was qualified as follows: "The entire production shows first-class workmanship". He received a silver medal there. In addition, Sormani received a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1878 , an honorary diploma at the Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883, and then the Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Accueil - Archives de Paris. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
  2. ^ L'oeil du collectionneur by Jean-Luc Ferrand. Retrieved July 3, 2020 (French).
  3. ^ Accueil - Archives de Paris. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
  4. ^ Paris 1925 - Ensembles mobiliers - Grand Palais. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
  5. ^ National Palace of Ajuda - Cadeira de braços. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Sormani, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cabinet maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Canzo , Italy or Venice
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1866 or 1877
Place of death Paris