Marqueteries virtuoses au XIXe siècle, Brevets d’inventions (book)

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Marqueterie virtuose au XIXème siècle, Brevets d’inventions / Virtuoso marquetry in the 19th century, Patents of inventions (book) by Marc Maison and with the collaboration of Emmanuelle Arnauld. Editions Faton. 2012. New in blister. Supple cover. French version.

As all the research that has been done to date in this type of industry has remained unsuccessful and as I was the first to make this discovery which will offer such great advantages to the luxury trade, I come, Mr. Minister, claim priority for this new type of inlay. » Julien-Nicolas Rivart, patent of invention of September 18, 1849 The history of furniture in the Second Empire cannot be separated from technical innovation: the period is full of inventions in fields as diverse as sawing, veneer, furniture construction.

For the first time, the authors set out to study this history from a new angle, that of patents. Indeed, although much research has been undertaken on the history of the concept of industrial property, patents themselves have not until now been the subject of an in-depth study with regard to their relationship to the arts. decorative.

Among the large number of patents filed between 1840 and 1880, five manufacturers were particularly keen to transform the methods of ornamentation.
– Rivart, in 1849, with porcelain marquetry;
– Cremer in 1850, who used electroplating to make Boulle furniture with stronger veneer;
– Fourdinois, in 1864, combined sculpture and marquetry for the relief veneer of his productions;
– Duvinage in 1874 renewed the use of ivory by creating cloisonné mosaics.
– Kayser Sohn. The turn of the 20th century was not without innovations, as proven by Kayser Sohn’s inlays, again using electroplating.

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