Bonheur du jour napoleon 3 biography
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Bonheur du jour napoleon 3 biography
A Rare and Important Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Mahogany and Lemon Wood Bonheur Du Jour
Édouard Kreisser (fl. 1843-1863), established his firm in Paris at 30 rue Neuve-du-Luxembourg in 1843, moving three times, finally to the prestigious rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honore in 1862.
This last address in a fashionable retail district was probably a showroom rather than a workshop, and reflected the patronage Kreisser received from both the French and English Royal families. In 1844 King Louis Philippe purchased “un dessus de baignoire” set with Sèvres plaques, for 2,000 francs.
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The following year a jardiniere was purchased for the rooms of the duc d’Aumale at the Tuileries (1,000 Francs). In 1846 the duc de Montpensier complimented Kreisser that he was was very satisfied with “l’exécution des objets d’art qu’il lui avait commandés”.
The firm was granted Royal Appointment to “sar la reine des Francais, fou