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Console on
Sphinx Legs with a Mosaic Top "Sea-Bed"
Workshop of Jacob-Desmalter
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Six-candle
Chandelier with Crystal Vase
The Imperial Glass Manufactury
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Apollo's Chariot
mantel clock
Workshop of Pierre-Philippe Thomire
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The drawing-room was designed by Carlo Rossi in the first quarter
of the 19th century and formed part of the apartments of Countess
Maria Nesselrode. The small corner room is notable for refined combination
of the light-coloured walls with the painted frieze and ceiling
decorated with the images of cupids and flowers. The projecting
cornice, a characteristic element of Rossi’s interiors, is
richly adorned with stucco ornament and gilding. Opposite the windows
is a semicircular niche diminishing the effect of the room’s
irregular shape. The marble mantelpiece is decorated with two gilt
bronze candelabra and a bronze clock The Apollo's Chariotmade in France in the late 18th century. The console
table The Sea - Bed produced in the workshop of Jacob-Desmalter
is worthy of particular note. It belonged to Empress Josephine when
she lived in the château of Malmaison, later it was inherited
by her son Eugène.
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